Federal prosecutors hoped that Andy Pettitte’s testimony would help to prove that Roger Clemens lied before Congress

The desire of the federal government linked with the case of Roger Clemens was following: they hoped to prove that this sportsperson had lied before the Congress about usage of anabolic steroids and HGH. But the government couldn’t achieve this goal. It was expected that Andy Pettitte would tell the jury that Roger Clemens had told him that he had taken the forbidden drugs during a conversation in 1999 or in 2000. But the statement of Andy Pettitte was shocking for prosecutors. He claimed that he couldn’t affirm that Roger Clemens had used steroids and HGH because he was not sure.
In fact, did the statement of Andy Pettitte shock the prosecutors? This person swore for the 2008 Congressional hearings on application of steroids in the Major League Baseball that Roger Clemens admitted to intake of HGH. But he pronounced opposite statements at the Barrett Prettyman Federal Courthouse in Washington.
Michael Attanasio, a defense attorney for Roger Clemens, asked Andy Pettitte whether he may say that he is 50-50 that he has understood wrongly Roger Clemens about HGH. Pettitte answered that he is actually 50-50 about this aspect.
When the prosecutors heard Pettitte’s answer, they didn’t know what to do. They stated that Pettitte never said this way, when he was asked certain times.
The judge Reggie Walton noticed that he understood that Andy Pettitte’s answer has been conflicted. In fact, his statement was following: “I don’t know”.
The attorneys for Roger Clemens used the moment of the prosecutors’ confusion. They requested the judge to brush aside the testimony of Andy Pettitte because he was 50-50. The attorneys concluded that he probably misunderstood Roger Clemens or he forgot the details of the conversation.  
The government has responded that the jury still allows taking in consideration the testimony of Andy Pettitte. ASUSA Dunham has confirmed that under federal rules jury is allowed to choose which affirmation to believe. This person hopes that the jury will brush aside the testimony that doesn’t support the government.
Thus, the testimony provided by Andy Pettitte and his wife caused problems. Testimonies of his wife during the first trial led to the declaration of a mistrial by the judge Walton.
Pettitte affirms that he is Roger Clemens’ friend. Clemens must also confirm that they are friends after Andy  Pettitte’s last testimony.

Confusion between the terms “a supplement” and “a medicine”

What can be called “a medication”? The FDA confirms that a drug is a substance; it is not a supplement. It is applied for diagnosis, treatment, prevention of illnesses, for appropriate influence on body’s functions. It is possible to add that a drug is a drug that has nothing common with politics and great money.
But you may come across certain confusion today. A law that has been established in 1994 by Senators Orrin Hatch and Tom Harkin has caused the confusion between dietary supplements and drugs. So, mega-billion dollar supplements industry has induced developing the disorder in clear definitions. Users’ ignorance and several legislative statements with doubled sense have played great role in creation of following wrong conception: everything that is sold is safe.
This incorrect conception led to various serious cases. For example, more than a year ago 2 young soldiers of the U. S. Army died as a result of administration of so-called “dietary supplements” Jack3d and OxyElite Pro. The case is still investigated. In fact, it has been set that those soldiers had utilized an amphetamine-like synthetic substance which has been called “dimethylamylamine”. It had negative influence on their cardiovascular and nervous systems. Since it has changed function of bodies, it is a medication. Although it is a forbidden substance used by sportspeople, it is getable at the Vitamin Shoppe or GNC.
Health stores offer for sales preparations which are similar to that substance mentioned above. They are purchasable as dietary supplements but it is not true.
Another example is DHEA. It represents a steroid which can be transformed in consumers’ bodies into anabolic steroids or neurohormonal steroids. This aspect influences on physiological functions of body. Is it a supplement really?
Another product which is getable as a dietary supplement is RockHard Weekend. It contains various compounds. But does anybody know which compounds are contained in the bottle? May anyone be sure that they are safe for administartion?
One of people’s mistakes is that they think the following way: if any product is derived from plants, it is safe for application. A lot of persons think that such supplements can’t affect body’s functions. It is wrong to believe this way. There are plants that are toxicant. It is not allowed to consume them.
Hemlock was the poison that led to Socrates’ death. It was derived from certain herb. Ricin that is considered to be one of the most poisonous substances on the Earth is derived from a castor been roots. That’s why it is important to know what you consume in order to prevent administering preparations which contain any poison, regardless they are from herbs or not.
Why are companies allowed to sell drugs as if they were supplements? Supplements don’t pass any FDA control. Here we can say about affirmations with doubled sense. The Hatch-Harken law allows the supplement industry to elaborate products that are labeled as supplements. But are they really supplements? Certain medicines are purchasable, being labeled as supplements. But it is wrong entirely. These preparations can be unsafe.
Does anyone suppose that anabolic steroids and other related preparations may be marketed as dietary supplements? Do they supplement or cure? A term was introduced in order to avoid using medical terms. This term is “to support”. What does this verb mean? Isn’t it a wink to the term “to treat”?
The FDA intends to establish control over dietary supplements. There will be a requirement for all new supplements to be safe.
Pharmaceutical companies spend great amount of dollars in order to determine whether new drugs are safe. Some of them fail to be called “safe” due to grave unwanted responses. But as for manufacturers of supplements, they don’t have these troubles because there do not have such regulations in supplement industry.
Supplement regulations are based on money and not on science. Actually, they should have the same regulations like those that are established for pharmaceutical companies.

Important truth about Anavar side effects
There is a possibility to specify the most standard Anavar side effects. Such side consequences that appear in high percentage of those who utilize this product are included in this group. Let enumerate these side symptoms: depression, loss of appetite, cystic acne, hair loss, itching, sensation of a need to vomit, vomiting, breathing difficulties, dark urine and worsening of sexual life. However these effects are negative, there is a good side here. Certain Anavar side effects happen due to predisposition and inappropriate intake of this product. Thus, if you are not predisposed genetically to these unwanted consequences and obey all rules, you may avoid them.

Justin Gatlin and Dwain Chambers want to participate in the 2012 London Olympics

Two runners who have served bans plan to manifest that they can compete successfully without intake of steroids. They are going to compete at the 2012 London Olympics. Justin Gatlin, an American sprinter, and the British runner Dwain Chambers want to display that they can win, competing clean.
They have already demonstrated that they are worthy to be called “Olympic champions”. While Justin Gatlin has won the gold medal, Dwain Chambers has received the bronze medal in the 60 meter sprint a1t the 2012 World Indoor Athletics Championship in Turkey.
The USA Track and Field and the US Olympic Committee invited Justin Gatlin to professional sports. These two organizations noticed about their attitude to this sprinter, supporting him.
When it comes to Dwain Chambers, it is not clear yet whether he will be permitted to participate in the Olympics. This sportsperson was not so supported, as Justin Gatlin was. Chambers received cold response from the British Olympic Association (BOA). This athlete’s return to sports induced the decision of the BOA to suspend athletes that have been caught using steroids from the Olympics forever.
The World Anti-Doping Agency has informed the BOA that this rule didn’t meet criteria the WADA rules connected with steroids. The BOA decided to war on WADA and to prevent participation of Dwain Chambers for the United Kingdom in the Olympics. The BOA has taken the case to the Court of Arbitration for Sports (CAS).
so, while Justin Gatlin was supported by the US Olympic Committee, Chambers’ case wasn’t pleasant.
Justin Gatlin has never acknowledged that he had applied steroids intentionally. But Chambers took the total responsibility for usage of steroids.
Gatlin tested positive for testosterone in April 2006. The world record of this athlete was annulled after the results of testing had been pronounced. At the beginning Justin Gatlin was suspended for eight years. Later his suspension was reduced by half due to cooperation with the USADA.
Justin Gatlin didn’t acknowledge that he had utilized steroids intentionally. He blamed his masseuse for application of a testosterone cream during a massage.
On the contrary, Dwain Chambers admitted that he had administered steroids and taken the whole responsibility for the violation of steroid laws. He was sentenced to 2-year ban. This runner forfeited all medals he won since 2002.
Various attitudes to these sprinters have demonstrated the difference between perceptions of sportspersons who have used steroids by anti-doping officials in the USA and in the UK.

Jose Canseco will not be allowed to play professional baseball without a TUE

Jose Canseco, a former player of the Major League Baseball, didn’t agree to submit to a test for steroid, when he tried to come back to the Mexican Baseball League. It was earlier confirmed that the “Tigres de Quintana” of Cancun provided him the second chance and invited him to play.
This baseball player didn’t agree to submit to tests for steroids that had to be conducted by officers of the Mexico’s National Commission for Physical Culture and Sport (CONADE). CONADE represents government agency that manages Olympic sports in Mexico.
Cuauhtemoc Rodriguez Meza, the chief executive officer of this baseball team, confirmed that Jose Canseco would not be allowed to play for the team because he had acknowledged that he used prohibited preparations.
Jose Canseco admitted that he was on testosterone replacement therapy under supervision of a physician in the US. He mentioned that he was receiving TRT since 2008. This player was not surprised by the requirement to submit to steroid testing. He wrote on his Twitter account last month that the Minor League Baseball would conduct testing for forbidden drugs.
As it is known,  an athlete is allowed to take steroids for TRT and take part in competitions, if he/she has acquired a therapeutic use exemption (TUE). A TUE permits application of forbidden medicines, if it is justified by medical needs.
It is known that Jose Canseco has prescription from his physician that supports his need to receive TRT. But he doesn’t have any TUE for intake of testosterone.
Jose Canseco has publicly admitted that he had a prescription from his health care provider to apply testosterone as a part of testosterone replacement therapy. He wrote about  this factor in a documentary in 2008. He claimed that he discontinued using illegal steroids and had low testosterone production that was provoked by steroids. Then his doctor prescribed him administering a testosterone gel in order to escape from side effects of steroids.
It is clear that Jose Canseco’s application of steroids is justified because he has medical need for usage. But since he doesn’t have any TUE, it is unclear whether he would join the team that has steroid testing.
The CEO of “Tigres de Quintana” noticed that he had known that Jose Canseco was on TRT but he invited him to play, just with a TUE.

Ben Johnson claimed that he has eaten a hamburger which was made of testosterone-injected beef

In case you say “Ben Johnson”, you can observe which knowledge other individuals have. You may see which interests they have and what they think about. People are divided into 2 groups in this situation. Some persons ask at once about the poet and dramatist Ben Johnson of the Renaissance. Others ask: “Oh, are you speaking about the cheater?”
Nobody may doubt that the athlete Ben Johnson cheated. It wasn’t a simple cheat. This athlete tested positive for banned medications at least three times. Furthermore, it was even after his 2 suspensions and a return. But it noted that there has been something unusual in his lie. When he cheated, he did it brilliantly. This athlete cheated such way that everyone believed. Of course, he didn’t lie in a small village; he did it, when he was in a high position, when the whole planet was looking at him. This sportsperson was on the greatest stage, when he cheated each person in the world. So, he continued to celebrate his fake winning at the 1988 Olympics. This sportsperson remained to be considered one of the greatest sprinters in the world. A lot of people have kept believing that it was the greatest race that was ever run at Olympics.
Everyone lies in advertisings in shows. But the levels of cheating are different. There is inclination during competitions to present own things in a better light. This is not only trying to lie; it is a real cheat. But as it commonly happens, each person argues that it is done by everyone and there is nothing abnormal here. Numerous persons try to justify their lie by the factor that every person does the same way.
Nevertheless, the argument of Ben Johnson which was spoken by him during his defense was quite unusual. This athlete claimed that the hamburger that was eaten by him was made of testosterone-injected beef. But then he administered steroids again. Undoubtedly, it was cheating.
If you even utilize anabolic steroids, you need to have enough courage to admit your intake instead of saying lies.
Clenbuterol results may help you to evaluate this product appropriately
Clenbuterol results are brilliant. This opinion is supported widely by persons who have ever utilized this medicine. Manifest positive results are observed by sportspersons who utilize it for cutting results and by people who want to lose extra fat. Clenbuterol results are following: increase of lean muscles, decrease of fat, enhancement of erythrocytes and endurance. Moreover, this preparation is able to decrease severity and frequency of asthma attacks. Although this drug has ability to cause essential positive effects, overdosing is unsafe. It can be even fatal. If those who take it are supervised by specialists, users usually prevent dangerous aspects.

Will Usain Bolt win at the 2012 London Olympics?

Sebastian Coe, the chairman of the London Organising Committee 2012, thinks that the sprinter Usain Bolt has ability to break another world record without intake of anabolic steroids or/and other forbidden medicines. There was a discussion about effects of steroids upon increase of performance and winnings.
But Sebastian Coe continues to confirm that the sportspersons that have intensive and hard workouts rarely succeed due to medications which may enhance performance. Sebastian Coe reports that any person knows that Usain Bolt works very hardly to get wanted results. This runner has success without steroid use. He progresses obviously. Sebastian Coe notices that there are rare cases, when those that apply steroids and don’t have intensive workouts break world records.
Actually, numerous elite sprinters have been sentenced to bans because they have tested positive for steroids. 3 of them obtained the title “The World’s Fastest Man”. They are Ben Johnson, Justin Gatlin and Tim Montgomery. Beside of them, such sprinters, as LaShawne Merritt, Marion Jones, Dwain Chambers and Kelli White tested positive for prohibited products and were suspended.
Sebastian Coe was a celebrated middle distance runner too. He received the golden medal in the 1500 meter race at the 1980 Moscow Olympics and Los Angeles Olympics of 1984. Sebastian Coe thinks that since he has had ability to break world records without application of steroids or/and other related medicines, Usain Bolt will be capable to do it too.
Coe notes that he has broken 12 world records and never applied any prohibited product.
Gideon Bolt, Usain’s father, has foretold that Usain will run a 9.4 the 100 meter rate. This time is claimed to be the limit of human abilities. It is not possible to run this distance more quickly. Sebastian Coe notes that it is possible without administration of steroids.
What is it important to comprehend about AndroGel dosage for acquiring wanted effects?
AndroGel dosage is indicated by doctors that take into account following aspects: testosterone levels of patients, responses of their systems to usage of this product, individual conditions and other drugs which are used by patients. It is usually advised to begin with the AndroGel dosage of 5 mg a day. The quantity is corrected during the therapy. If levels of testosterone are very reduced, the quantity has to be enhanced. If the levels are more enhanced than the normal rate, the therapy with this medication should be stopped. The dosage must be regulated just by doctors but not by patients.

Jose Canseco can’t escape from nightmares about steroids

The former professional baseball player Jose Canseco has said that he experiences nightmares related to steroids. He has reported that he has started to experience nightmares from the time of writing the book “Juiced: Wild Times, Rampant Roids, Smash Hits and How Baseball Got Big”. This book described administration of steroids by certain MLB players. The author has stated on his Twitter account that nightmares linked with steroids hunt him since he wrote the book. Moreover, he continues to have them till today. The former professional baseball player compares them with a demon who never sleeps.
The former professional baseball player has called himself the “godfather of steroids in baseball”. He noticed in his book about administration of steroids by certain MLB players quite openly. This work was tuned out to be a bestseller. ”The godfather of steroids in baseball” has noted names of the players who have used anabolic steroids. Jose Canseco stated that he had been pushed out of professional baseball due to his book.
The former professional baseball player named such sportspersons, as Rafael Palmeiro, Ivan Rodriquez, Jason Giambi and Juan Gonzalez, claiming that they had applied steroids. He also identified Alex Rodriquez and Roger Clemens but he didn’t claim that he had known about intake of steroids by these sportspersons directly.
The most well-known name that has been mentioned by Jose Canseco in his book is the name of the former professional baseball player Mark McGwire who hit 70 homeruns. Canseco reported that McGwire had taken Deca Durabolin and Winstrol, when they played with the Oakland A’s.
Canseco noted that he had injected Mark McGwire with steroids many times in the bathrooms and in other places. He noticed that he injected McGwire before their trainings or after them.
At the beginning no one was inclined to believe that these statements were true. Mark McGwire denied usage of steroids. But later the accusations were proven. Finally Mark McGwire acknowledged that he had taken steroids and HGH. He reported that Jose Canseco had described the truth.
McGwire acknowledged that he had applied prohibited preparations and he had apologized about this aspect. He noted that he was using them during the 90s. Later McGwire has obtained possibility to play baseball professionally again. Mark McGwire was engaged as a St. Louis Cardinals’ hitting instructor.
As for Jose Canseco, he desires to receive the second chance and to return to the MLB. The “Tigres de Quintana Roo” have decided to give the 2nd chance. Jose Canseco hopes that this is his step in direction to the MLB.

The risks connected with intake of steroids by wrestlers are very increased

The businessman Mark Mansa from Bethel (Connecticut) was accused in distributing anabolic steroids to High School students from the Greater Danbury.
But it was not proven yet whether it is so, as it has been said. Numerous persons doubt that wrestlers of High Schools have bought and used forbidden products. High School wrestling is a favorite sport in Greater Danbury area. Attraction to this sport blinds many people wholly. They don’t even suggest that it may be true that wrestlers of High Schools have used steroids, especially anabolic steroids.
Why are anabolic steroids underlined particularly? Anabolic steroids are utilized to gain muscle mass in short time quite essentially. So, a lot of persons claim that while High School students of other sports might have taken steroids, wrestlers don’t belong to their group. Their statement has been supported by the wrestling coach Ricky Shook. His team is famous due to winning 10 State Open titles. The trainer assures that there is no any link with steroids.
Actually, wrestlers cannot administer steroids or other related products for bulking effects because there are strict weight indications that are established and controlled by the CIAC.
The wrestler Matt Saraceno was asked about possibility of applying steroids by people who are implicated in this sport. This wrestler claimed that there was no any possibility of taking steroids. He mentioned that steroids couldn’t help to store the weight of the body down. He stated that it was not possible.
Thus, this wrestler broke affirmations of numerous persons about possibility of applying steroids by wrestlers. Since steroids are used to increase muscle mass, it would be as an adverse reaction for a wrestler that puts efforts to maintain his body weight in order to meet criteria of certain weight class. Moreover, the indications connected with weight loss are very strict in wrestling. Even unessential changes in body mass may cause numerous problems. Sudden weight increasing and getting of muscles will cause some problems like sudden loss of body weight.
The CIAC claims that wrestlers must avoid unnatural loss of body weight. Only concrete amount of body mass may be lost during a season. The CIAC checks changing in body weight of wrestlers. The, the risks related to administration of forbidden substances are quite high for wrestlers.
The trainer Shook confirms that he doesn’t want to coach those who utilize banned medicines, alcohol and tobacco. He notes that he says these words each year during interviews for the New-Times. Thus, the coach states that he doesn’t coach any drug user. But if he finds such guy in his team, he will proclaim about this case.
The trainer Shook concludes that wrestling is healthy in comparison with its position in earlier time. They have a specific program. The wrestlers are submitted to to urine analyses and hydration. This is the sport that makes more tests than any other sport that is in Connecticut.
However the coach has admitted that a wrestler may hide his intake of steroids from him, but it is unlikely.
Thus, wrestling avoids administration of forbidden medications. There is hope that it will continue to follow this way.

Steroids may prevent pneumonia in persons with brain injuries

The French have conducted certain studies related to pneumonia and steroids. According to the results of their studies, those who have brain injuries can avoid complications connected with pneumonia, if they are treated with the steroid hydrocortisone. These recent researches have shown certain benefits of steroids for therapeutic purposes.
Pneumonia that is caused by traumatic brain injury is a severe illness. Unluckily, it occurs frequently. The Journal of the American Medical Association has noted that the percentage of pneumonia which appears due to traumas is 40-60 %. It is more spread among people who have experienced brain injuries.
Early post-traumatic pneumonia requires serious medical care and hospitalization. The risk of death is quite high. Undoubtedly, prevention of this disease is clinical as well as economic issue.
Dr. Antoine Roquilly of the University of Nantes in France has claimed that experimental and clinical data have demonstrated that intake of corticosteroids may decrease the appearing as well as severity of pneumonia.
A research linked with this condition was conducted 3 years from 2006 to 2009. 150 persons who experienced different types of dangerous brain injuries were treated with the steroid hydrocortisone. Other individuals with this condition were cured only with sugar pills. Over half of individuals that were given sugar pills started to experience pneumonia over the month. As for those who were treated with hydrocortisone, the results were more promising. Less than 36 % of them acquired pneumonia during the same period of time. So, they didn’t need to be ventilated mechanically. Moreover, they prevented respiratory problems which troubled the persons who were cured with sugar pills.
Dr. Lisandro Irizarry of the Brooklyn Hospital Center in New York City has stated that the study is interesting but it requires further researches in order to be claimed a part of standardized therapy.
In fact, any person that has experienced a brain injury may confront the problem, when he/she doesn’t have ability to engage in normal oral hygiene and routine expectorating of mucus. It can lead to great amounts of bacteria. It increases the risk linked with pneumonia. So, when a body has such stress, as a trauma, certain hormones, including hydrocortisone, should assist in healing. But this process can be suppressed by trauma. That’s why such patient needs an external supplement of steroids for a short period of time in order to enhance healing responses of the body.
However these studies have proven usefulness of the steroid hydrocortisone for individuals with brain injuries, some more studies have to be conducted. It demonstrates that steroids can save lives of people in several cases.

Which factors promote using steroids by American youth?

American youth adore their sports stars. They have already numerous such idols from the days of the baseball players Babe Ruth and Shoeless Joe Jackson till the stars of nowadays: the football player Peyton Manning and the baseball player Derek Jeter. Fans observe and repeat their each move.
Isn’t it dangerous to idolize sports stars of today? It can be risky. Today sports heroes earn millions of dollars due to administration of steroids. However the NFL and the MLB fight against usage of controlled substances, the war seems to lack success. Usage of steroids like cancer destroys sports. However American youth are taught about serious adverse symptoms of these medicines, the results are not good.
It is said that youth are suppressed to take steroids. They try to meet the needed criteria of college admission; they idolize current professional athletes. The all these factors promote taking steroids.
Of course, all parents desire their children to have success. If children go info sports, their parents desire them to compete successfully and to continue to play professionally. Children realize that it is not easy to do it. Which are the consequences? The pressure impacts greatly on American youth. Over 10 % of teenagers feel that they have to cheat in order to be successful. College admission levels have been reduced due to budget cuts. The Recovery Place claims that it may lead to the situation, when high school students will look for other ways to have ability to stand out among crowds. Abuse of steroids can seem for teenagers to be the best alternative way.
American youth observe that many professional sportspeople have succeeded differently. Some of them did it due to their talents and intensive trainings; others applied steroids and other related preparations. If American youth follow those who dope, which will be the consequences?
Prolonged usage of steroids can lead to addiction to these drugs. Furthermore, steroid users can experience such adverse results, as liver disorders, cancer, hypertension, icterus, kidney dysfunctions and bad cholesterol. These undesirable effects are claimed to be serious; they can threaten to life.
Undoubtedly, parents don’t desire to see their children with health problems. They want their children to reach goals because devotion to sports and hard trainings. But it is difficult to do it because many others cheat, taking steroids. Now it is time to do everything to push out steroids. These products shouldn’t disturb to achieve our goals.

Future of baseball is light

The Major League Baseball experienced certain troublesome periods of time. It endured two situations which are considered to be 2 world wars for baseball: the 1919 Black Sox scandal and the betting of Pete Rose on baseball. Nowadays the MLB suffers from steroid era. It is widely believed that it will have ability to endure this period too. There was a case that had an essential impact on baseball as well. It was the case connected with Barry Bonds.
Of course, Barry Bonds was not the only player of the MLB who doped. Moreover, he is not the last of them. Numerous baseball players have used forbidden medications to enhance performance. Numerous baseball players have gotten awards and millions of dollars due to usage of controlled substances.
The sums of money which may be gotten justify the risks related to administration of steroids and other performance-enhancing drugs. The baseball players that apply banned medicines do not worry so scrupulously about their reputation, as they trouble about getting money. Such individuals are responsible for the influence which is spread upon fans who try to be similar to them and upon future generation that will have hot discussions about the steroid era in baseball.
No one doubts that any baseball player who administrates steroids destroys his honor. It is made just for money. Such individual trades own reputation just for getting money.
Nevertheless, it is believed that future of baseball is light. Many baseball players possess talents and proper skills; they train intensively and devote themselves completely to this sport. They are honest persons. They keep their honor. Such persons love baseball truthfully. They don’t worry just about money. Such baseball players are motivated by actual love to baseball.
Actually, the MLB is against steroids. But unluckily, there are individuals in each sport that take unfair advantage due to administration of steroids.
Our hope is light: we believe that the day comes, when we’ll observe athletes who compete not because of intake of steroids and other related medications but due to natural talents, skills and hard workouts.

There is no any link between steroids and brain cancer

The professor of Wisconsin’s University Norm Fost claims about several common misconceptions related to anabolic steroids. However several experts notice about severe and even life-threatening negative effects of anabolic steroids, Dr. Fost denies these affirmations, confirming that they don’t have any scientific basis.
But affirmations of this specialist are not so often quoted by media as statements about severe side results of steroids. So, the message of Norm Fost that steroids are not so dangerous, as it is believed, is written once for every 500-time conclusion that steroids represent a real evil.
Furthermore, editors usually create a wrong perception among readers, writing the quotes of this expert incorrectly. For example, a headline of a radio talk sounds following: “UW-Madison doctor: steroids aren’t harmful at all”. The headline is wrong. It is misleading. Norm Fost has never clamed that steroids were not harmful at all. It is obvious that these preparations can lead to various unwanted consequences. Norm fost doesn’t deny risks of appearing negative results. In fact, this doctor says some other things. This doctor notices that possible risks of steroids are significantly exaggerated. Norm Fost denies the statement that steroids cause the rare type of brain cancer. According to some sources, this led to the death of Lyle Alzado, a player of the NFL. Dr. Fost notices that there is no any connection between the death of this player and steroids.
Alzado demonized his prolonged steroid abuse for the primary brain lymphoma which finally led to his death. Assertion of this player was the only evidence that indicated about the connection between his administration of steroids and the brain cancer.
But a question appears here. Why did Alzado make public his steroid use, blaming anabolic steroids for his diseases? Couldn’t you find this aspect strange?
In fact, it was said that AIDS had affected his immune system and induced destroying his body by the primary brain lymphoma.
A pathologist noticed that Lyle Alzado had had T-cell lymphoma which was connected with AIDS. According to Dr. Thomas DeLoughery, Alzado feared that the public would proclaim that he died from AIDS because of the cancer.
Pathologists at OHSU claimed that Lyle Alzado had had B-cell lymphoma that was not connected with HIV or AIDS.
The physician DeLoughery explained the case. He said that T-cells of this person were inflamed but the malignant cells were B-cells.
While specialists disputed about AIDS and the type of cancer that Lyle Alzado had, nobody of them noted about links between his brain lymphoma and intake of steroids.

Religious principles of Anna Watson didn’t allow her to use steroids in order to become a model

Anna Watson, an university cheerleader of Georgia, noted that she was pressured to take steroids to obtain a fitness modeling contract. Her modeling agent indicated her to administrate Anavar to get needed 50 pounds of muscles. This person was tempted but finally she rejected this recommendation. This lady claimed that her body was “a temple” and she would not affect it.
This person claimed that she had been tempted by usage of steroids a lot of times. The agent tried to present steroids as something good.
It was noted that she would obtain a $75,000 per year fitness modeling contract, if she apply steroids and get 50 pounds of muscles. This lady said that she told Elite Model Management representatives in Paris. Elite is one of the most prestigious modeling networks. Such celebrated models, as Adriana Lima, Cindy Crawfors and Gisele Bundchen belong to Elite.
But Anna Watson preferred to be a cheerleader at the University to being involved in the glamorous world. Furthermore, this lady refused to take steroids because this factor was not in harmony with her religious principles. this lady confirmed that she didn’t serve a modeling agent but God. Anna Watson added that she had been created as a beautiful creation. This person made a conclusion that she would not break her moral and religious principles just to take photos. She decided not to destroy her health.
Some questions appear, reading these statements. One can ask whether Elite Model Management looks for models that have the same appearance like competitive female bodybuilders. Or may be Anna Watson just want to draw public’s attention by taking advantage of bad attitude to steroids?
It is said that if Anna Watson acquires 50 pounds of muscles, she will be allowed to compete on national bodybuilding stage. But what is for contract of 75, 000 dollars per year? Sportspersons know that such sums of money are not got easily even in sports. But may such large sum of money be received from modeling agency? It is controversial.
Women that are involved in bodybuilding compete greatly to get prize money. Females with muscular appearance are more likely to obtain money from “schmoes” (males that have sexual fetish for muscular females) than from such prestigious modeling agencies, as Elite.

Unusual case for anti-doping programs

Administration of anabolic steroids and other medications that increase performance is widespread among amateur as well as professional athletes. It isn’t surprisingly, when athletes test positive for banned medications. But there are several unusual situations, when an individual tests positive for many prohibited preparations. Here is a case.
Alexandre Dougnier, a teenage amateur French cyclist tested positive for more than 10 forbidden preparations, including more than 5 steroid metabolites. It was at a race in France in May, 2011. This young person has been sentenced to 3-year ban from competitions.
It was determined that this young cyclist had administrated such steroids, as Anavar, Dianabol and Winstrol. Other steroid metabolites that were found in his urine sample included 3-Hydroxystanozolol, 16b-Hydroxystanozolol, 4b-Hydroxystanozolol, Oxandrolone, epi-Oxandrolone, 6b-Hydroxymethandienone and 17-epi-Methandienone.
This young cyclist was a member of the Parisian Athletic Club de Boulogne-Billancourt. Several individuals notice that Alexandre Dougnier might have been a follower of the club’s doper Jacques Anquetil. This person has been considered to be a famous individual of cycling’s history. He was a member of the club de Boulogne-Billancourt in 1950s and 1960s. He was the first cyclist who had won the Tour de France 5 times. He had obtained also 2 Olympic medals.
Jacques Anquetil used steroids and other performance-enhancing drugs. Moreover, this cyclist defended doping during a TV debate with the French sports minister. He noticed that it was not possible to endure cold, heat waves and rain in mountains during cycling without doping. Jacques Anquetil claimed that only a fool individual would endure this agony connected with the extreme sport of cycling without performance-enhancing drugs. This celebrated cyclist added that drug testing might deprive personal liberty. Jacques Anquetil concluded that everybody doped.
It is important to notice steroids were not so widespread among cyclists in 1950s and 1960s. Usage of more dangerous amphetamines was more widespread during those years. As for administration of anabolic steroids, it has become more enhanced during past two decades.
Let see which affirmations have been said about steroids, when other cyclists have been caught taking them. When the cyclist Floyd Landis was caught applying testosterone, it was argued by his legal team that neither anabolic steroids, nor other performance-enhancing drugs were able to increase performance in cyclists. As for the distributor of steroids Joseph Papp, he didn’t agree with this statement. He noticed that intake of steroids was widespread in elite cycling. According to his words, a person can apply testosterone gels in a clever way without being caught by anti-doping programs: users of transdermal testosterone must take in consideration time of detection.
Alexandre Dougnier wasn’t careful and didn’t put efforts to avoid detection. He probably didn’t suggest that cyclists would be tested for banned preparations at the race in Aubervilliers.

Cyborg Santos wrote to her fans on Twitter that Ronda Rousey would be her next victim

Dana White, the president of the UFC, proclaimed about the end of the female featherweight division in Strikeforce. He noticed that it was related to positive of Christiane Cyborg Santos for Winstrol. The president of the UFC noted that this condition would induce the ending of the whole division. Santos lost her title. That’s why Dana White came to the conclusion linked with the end of the division.
It is said that Dana White didn’t suggest which would be the response of some individuals to the Winstrol metabolites that had been discovered in Santos’ sample. He didn’t except that a significant war would start on Twitter between famous female mixed martial artists.
Rowdy Ronda Rousey who is the top of female MMA featherweight and who has received the bronze medal in judo noted about her negative attitude to usage of anabolic steroids and her attitude to Cyborg Santos.
Rowdy Rousey made her thoughts about this issue public. She expressed them during an interview with TapouT Radio. Rowdy Rousey noted that administration of steroids was caused by uncertainty of sportspeople in their skills, strength and abilities. She explained that the decision to apply performance-enhancing drugs came from the feelings that the individuals were not enough skilled to win in competitions. Rowdy Rousey claimed that administration of steroids and other related medications displayed psychological weakness of users. According to this female fighter, this weakness leads to lying.
Rowdy Rousey noticed about her attitude to the ban of Cyborg Santos during various interviews. This person talked to Mauro Ranallo during “The MMA Show” that she knew that Santos had taken forbidden preparations. Rowdy Rousey said that she never had respect toward Santos. Rowdy Rousey concluded that she was glad to know out that Santos had been caught and banned.
As for Cyborg Santos, she became indignant because of Rousey’s affirmations. She told her fans on Twitter that Rousey would be her next victim at the fight. The fight will probably be after successful serving of the suspension by Santos. She hopes that she will be welcomed by Strikeforce.
Santos wrote following words, referring to Rowdy Ronda Rousey: “Proxima victim…Ronda! No mercy!!” Santos hosted a photo of Gina Carano after she defeated her at Strikeforce Female Championship. But she didn’t host the real photo. Instead of it, she used Photoshop to exaggerate the damages which were imposed by her upon Gina Carano.
Rowdy Rousey didn’t wait a lot; she responded to the comments and the picture immediately. She had harsh words for Cyborg Santos, blaming her for cheating and for posting the photo, using Photoshop.
A lot of individuals believe that the war on Twitter between Rowdy Ronda Rousey and Christiane Cyborg Santos is more entertaining than certain real fights. It seems that this war is the preparation for the fight between Rousey and Santos in 2013.

A steroid user killed a teacher

Johnnie Lee Wiggins is a NPC heavyweight bodybuilder. This bodybuilder was enough successful. This bodybuilder took the third place at the 2011 NPC Emerald Cup and won the 2011 NPC Empire Classic.
Johnnie Lee Wiggins was a boyfriend of Prudence Hockley. She taught English at Woodinville High School in Washington. This lady met Lee Wiggins in a gym. He was a personal trainer at that moment.
Once Johnnie Lee Wiggins saw another man’s car in the yard of her home. It was on Christmas day. This bodybuilder was a jealous individual. Johnnie Lee Wiggins beat the woman very brutally. Then he left Prudence Hockley unconscious and bleeding on the ground in the yard. Prudence Hockley was taken in a medical centre where she died that day. The child of this lady was at home and called police and hospital.
It was not the first time, when this bodybuilder was aggressive towards a lady. Some ladies said that he was very jealous person. They also confirmed that he became aggressive many times.
Earlier Lee Wiggins served over 5 years in jail for assault, robbery and theft. It was in Georgia. This bodybuilder was released in 2008. During May 2011 Johnnie Lee Wiggins was under supervision of the Washington Department of Corrections.
It is important to note that Johnnie Lee Wiggins was released on probation. During this time a police officer caught him possessing anabolic steroids; he attacked the officer. The Washington Department of Corrections sent him to Georgia but this bodybuilder didn’t inform the Georgia Department of corrections that he had come back.
It was said that this bodybuilder had had “roid rage”. Actually, this term is widely used by media that claims that it is a side effect of anabolic steroids. But it is necessary to mention that the affirmation about uncontrolled aggressiveness which is believed to be caused by intake of anabolic steroids is not proven scientifically. Only a significantly small number of steroid users experience this reaction. Usage of steroids doesn’t lead to violence against women. Millions cases of domestic violence happen each year but they have no connections with anabolic steroids.
There are other factors that lead to domestic violence. Anabolic steroids should not be blamed for uncontrolled manner and violence. Media has to find other aspects to blame for tragedies.

Intake of controlled substances by surfers

Anabolic steroids are taken by surfers too. Sport governing body announces that controlled preparations are a great problem in this sport. That’s why the Association of Surfing Professionals made a decision to implicate testing for anabolic steroids and other prohibited drugs which are used for increase of performance.
The Association of Surfing Professionals had some discussions with the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA). They asked how they could introduce testing for banned products into surfing. Since anti-doping program of the WADA is claimed to be the best policy, the surfing organization intends to apply this protocol. Undoubtedly, this is the next victory of the WADA which contributes in the opportunity to manage anti-doping programs in sports.
It is known that surfing is a competitive sport. So, strength, speed and endurance are main abilities that promote winning. So, surfers could think that administration of anabolic steroids and other performance-enhancing drugs promotes success greatly. It is also necessary to take in consideration that amount of money that is received by winners is large. Winners obtain no less than 100, 000 dollars. Desire to get money could lead surfers to decision to administrate anabolic steroids.
Nonetheless, it is said that usage of anabolic steroids and other medications that increase performance is not widespread in surfing. A lot of individuals believe that administration of recreational drugs is more widespread among surfers than intake of steroids. Sport of 1970s and 1980s was oftan associated with marijuana and lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD). Current facts justify this impression. The number of surfers who are caught administrating marijuana, methamphetamine and cocaine is quite enhanced.
Andi Irons, a professional surfer, died in November 2010. A heart attack that he had was caused by drug abuse. It was determined that steroids hadn’t been involved in this fatal case. Traces of methamphetamine, cocaine and methadone metabolites were found in his system.
Another surfer, Peter Davi, died in December 2007. Enhanced levels of meth were also found in his system.
As for the professional surfer Anthony Ruffo, he was caught distributing meth.
Only the professional surfer from Brazil Neco Padaratz was caught taking steroids. He was sentenced to one-year ban. This person tested positive for prohibited drugs in 2004. This surfer said that he had administrated these products to get a complete recovery from back injuries. In spite of his defense, he was sentenced to a ban. He was the first individual who was caught taking steroids by the Association of Surfing Professionals. According to numerous sources, he remains to be the only surfer who has ever been caught by the ASP.
The ASP has already the initial budget for introduction of the WADA steroid program into surfing.
While it is unlikely that steroids represent a problem in surfing, the new drug-testing program may create a wrong public impression.

Anabolic steroids should not be demonized for Hegstrand’s death

The Road Warriors, a professional wrestling tag team, were first that introduced bodybuilding-type muscularity in this sport. This tag team was composed of Hawk (Mike Hegstrand) and Animal (Joe Laurinaitis). Hegstrand died in 2003. The death of this person was sudden because of a heart attack. This person died at the age of 46. As it is known, popular media usually writes about deaths of professional wrestlers, connecting the cases with administration of anabolic steroids. The death of Hegstrand was not an exception. After his death many articles appeared in newspapers which demonized anabolic steroids for this case.
Joe “Animal” Laurinaitis admitted to administration of steroids by this professional wrestling team. But he confirmed that these medications hadn’t caused Hegstrand’s death. He added that other conditions were responsible for Hegstrand’s death as well as deaths of other wrestlers. Joe Laurinaitis noticed that such drugs, as cocaine and Xanax had to be demonized for such cases. Laurinaitis claimed that he wanted to explain that steroids had not been connected with death of Hegstrand.
Joe Laurinaitis noted that cocaine and Xanax had contributed in the death of this professional wrestler. He also said that these drugs caused deaths of such individuals, as Henning, Rick Rude and Davey Boy Smith. According to Joe Laurinaitis, administration of cocaine frequently leads to intake of morphine. These drugs corrupt health completely and cause heart attacks.
Why must affirmation of Laurinaitis be true? He was in Australia with Hegstrand. He knows about what he tells. Recently this wrestler joined to Andrew William Wright to say about his experiences with “Hawk”.

If steroid dealers were cautious, they could prevent arrests

Distribution of anabolic steroids without any prescription to increase performance is illegal in United States. If anybody wants to sell these medications and is implicated in operations related to the steroid black market, this individual takes risks having serious problems. But there are also ways to avoid or lower risks being caught by police officers.
Steroid dealers have to follow all traffic rules. This aspect is very important. If a person violates any traffic rule, driving his vehicle, police officials’ attention will be attracted on this action. Imagine what happens: when anyone violates speed limit laws, he/she will be stopped by police officials. Furthermore, if this individual also smokes pot with his friend, driving the vehicle and violating traffic laws, drug-sniffing dogs will be probably brought to determine whether there are any drugs in the car.
Furthermore, clever steroid dealers store the all preparations, the price list and the customer list in a safe place. But if several distributors of steroids keep all these things in the car in which they were smoking pot, violating speed limit rules, they will be caught possessing steroids illegally with intentions to distribute them. Then the troubles begin.
Steroid dealers may think that it isn’t required to describe such advices because it goes without any saying that all distributors of illegal drugs comprehend these precautions. But real facts show that some distributors of steroids make such mistakes and that’s why they are caught.
A case will be presented further. Deputies of Yavapai County Sheriff Office stopped a vehicle driven by Johnson because this man violated certain traffic laws. The deputies supposed that there might be contraband in this car. The suppositions were justified. Marijuana, some 10-ml vials of the steroid testosterone and syringes were found in this cat. Some documents founded in the vehicle showed that the amounts of steroids were at the price of over 3,000 dollars.

Police officers from Oregon that use deadly force will be tested for steroids

Many persons suppose that “roid rage” or uncontrolled aggressive behavior is a normal undesirable consequence that occurs in those that administrate steroids. Furthermore, several persons claim that it is even impossible to prevent this negative symptom, if you administrate steroids. Nonetheless, it is not proven scientifically that it is a real undesirable reaction of anabolic steroids. But even if we suppose that it exists, it may appear just in small number of steroid users.
Since a lot of persons think that “roid rage” is an adverse consequence of anabolic steroids, numerous ill-informed legislative suggestions were made. Some such proposals have been made in Oregon. It has been proposed to introduce certain new laws. According to these new laws, if any police officials have been involved in deadly force, or if police force resulted in severe injuries, they have to be tested for steroids.
The same proposal was made by the politician Lew Frederick in Oregon House of Representatives. Those police officers who have used deadly force will be investigated, tested for some drugs and their mental health will be evaluated as well.
In fact, it is unclear why police officials that use deadly force will be tested for steroids. Can intake of steroids prove that use of deadly force was unjustified? Is it confirmed that steroids because of aggressiveness can make police officers unable to make reasonable decisions?
Investigation team is a reasonable idea for police officials who apply deadly force. But usage of steroids is not to be taken in consideration here. Positives or negatives for steroids can’t determine whether deadly force has been applied appropriately or not. It doesn’t matter a police official has applied steroids, aspirin or just consumed juice.
Thus, it is possible to make a conclusion that legislators turn to be captivated by hysteria connected with “roid rage” of anabolic steroids. It goes without saying that illegal intake of steroids by police officers has to be a legitimate concern. But it is not spoken about uncontrolled aggressiveness as a principal reason in this situation. The problem is that illegal intake of controlled substances by police officers makes them vulnerable to corruption and the steroid black market. Such police officers may compromise.