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PROLONGED USED OF STEROID MEDICATIONS CAN CAUSE CATARACTS by stuart Patient Expert

Posted Thu 09 Dec 2010 12:00am become like frosted window or yellowed. Cataracts are the common cause of vision loss for aging individuals. The common symptoms of this condition include blurring of vision, sensitivity to the light, poor night vision, and double vision in one eye. According to studies, people who use steroids medication such as corticosteroids have higher risk Read on »

FDA Warns Consumers Not to Use Body Building Products Marketed as Containing Steroids or Steroid-Like Substances by Health: Hearsay & Headlines Posted Fri 31 Jul 2009 11:47am associated with the use of body building products that claim to contain steroids or steroid-like substances. Those adverse events include cases of serious liver injury, stroke, kidney...The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today issued a Public Health Advisory (PHA) warning consumers to stop using body building products that are represented as containing Read on »

STAMP, A Novel Cofactor and Possible Steroid Sparing Agent, Modulates Steroid-induced Induction or Repression of Steroid Recepto by nih.gov Posted Mon 30 Apr 2007 5:00pm Description of Invention: Steroid hormones such as androgens, glucocorticoids, and estrogens are used in the treatments of many diseases. They act to regulate... of steroid hormones on a specific tissue or on a specific receptor of the steroid receptor family often cause undesirable effects in other tissues or on other receptors. STAMP (SRC-1 Read on »

World AIDS Day: Adverse Impact of Steroid Law and Steroid Hearings on Anabolic Therapies by Nelson V. Patient Expert

Posted Thu 18 Dec 2008 7:28pm (DEA) to pass the Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1988 and the Anabolic Steroid Control Act of 1990. The legislators were guided by the moral condemnation of athletes that use anabolic steroids and performance enhancing drugs rather than a rational empirical analysis of steroid use and abuse and the effects of such legislation on leigitmate medical research Read on »

The Steroid Debate...30 Years and still going... by Rocco C. Patient Expert

Posted Thu 02 Oct 2008 4:24pm death to bodybuilders, football players and other athletes group steroids in the death but the death usually was caused by another drug that was used such as diuretics. I am by no means promoting the use of steroids but there is absolutely no evidence that supports the claims that steroid use can cause death or proposed maladies. The only reason why Read on »

Steroid Phobia by Kevin .. Posted Sun 14 Sep 2008 1:29pm use of topical steroid. Since most people are scared to use too much of the cream, they tend to under-treat the underlying problem which causes the patient to use the steroid... If athlete's use steroids, they develop nasty cancers that make them pay in the long run. If you use a topical steroid, the same thing will happen, right? Not at all Read on »

Steroid use by Yusuf Posted Fri 11 Sep 2009 12:00am , one must be extremely careful with the steroids. There are many benefits from steroids but there are equally ranged side effects as well. You must be mentally ready to use these products. Educate yourself on the use of steroids from online articles and other informative sites. A genuine looking website must give you the extended information on steroids Read on »

Steroid Delirium by Eva M. Patient Expert

Posted Mon 20 Oct 2008 10:34pm Steroids in professional sports (yeah, I know ... I'm stretching a bit by including pro wrestling as a sport) IS a problem that needs to be addressed. Steroids do more than pump up the body. The abuse of steroids can lead to psychiatric problems as well. The tragic story of Chris Benoit should be a wake up call. read more | digg story ... Read on »

What Does A Steroid Injection Do For My Face? by Sarah B. Patient Expert

Posted Sat 26 Dec 2009 10:01pm Elle inquires…What exactly are steroid injections and where can I get them? The Right Brain Replies: Steroids are a hormone-like chemical that can reduce inflammation in the body. They’re in the news a lot, usually related to some kind of abuse in the sports world, because certain types of steroids can be used to increase muscle mass Read on »

Anabolic Steroid Induced Hypogonadism by Nelson V. Patient Expert

Posted Thu 18 Dec 2008 7:28pm night, October 20th. Jose Canseco, the former baseball superstar who blew the whistle on the game’s steroid scandal, has used steroids himself for the past 24 years. Now Jose... are remarkably safe and have been used in medicine for over 50 years. The greatest risk is associated with untreated anabolic steroid induced hypogonadism. But the medical community doesn Read on »