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- 31: Drugs in Sports
- ... new. East Germany athletes used drugs to enhance their performance. Soviet Union was also involved in drug experimentation. In the United States the drug culture had become so widespread that steroids and stimulants were known to every high school coach. The use of drug was believed by athletes to enhance performance, in one way or another. Until 1960, nothing was done ... drugs taken to enhance performance. Blood testing is a more efficient way, it can detect drugs that urine testing cannot. By the beginning of the 1980s, the use of anabolic steroids had become quite common. These drugs - and the allied substances, testosterone and human growth hormone - were basic muscle builders. They increased mass and strength, while producing, as one side effect ... to stop exhaustion with a caffeine hit? The answer would seem to be that drugs such as pain-killers are not a valid remedy for a medical condition, where as steroids are a remedy for only one condition. Losing! All that differed was the choices of drugs by a particular group. Tennis players, for example are most likely to use ...
- 32: Muscles In The Human Body
- ... to muscle mass. Regular exercise stresses muscle fibers slightly, and because of this added work, the fibers increase in size. Another technique to increase muscle size is the use of steroids. Over a hundred years ago, scientists thought testosterone was the cause of masculine features in males. In the 1930 s scientists tested with anabolic steroids on dogs. The result was an increase in muscle mass. By the early 1950 s athletes in Europe and Russia were using steroids for their competitions. These steroids were noticed after several weight lifting records were beaten by Russian lifters. After this, Dr. Ziegel proved that testosterone was indeed the reason for ...
- 33: Performance Enhancing Drugs
- ... tragic end is Florence Griffith Joyner’s death. Though she was tested and found with no drugs in her system, she was rumored to have taken small doses of anabolic steroids during her illustrious track and field career. Another reason is many health risks, many not resulting in death though. These include stoppage of growth, loss of bodily functions, dehydration, and ... sees the highest rate of competitors using performance enhancing drugs is bodybuilding. Many of these athletes were skinny and not very popular during their high school years. They use the steroids to bulk up and create a shield against the criticism. Due to this fact of psychological instability and the effect of the steroids, a violent person is created from a once calm person. This has been illustrated in the many murders involving bodybuilders recently. An example of one of these murders was ...
- 34: Physical Fitness
- ... run as fast or lift as much as somebody else. When exercising you should start small, and work your way up. You can weight train, run, and participate in sports. Steroids are used for personal and medical reasons. Some people take the easy way out and will use steroids when they lift for quicker results. Anabolic steroids are made from testosterone a male hormone. It will increase muscle mass but it could have permanent effects on the user. Girls who take anabolic steroids will grow facial ...
- 35: Asthma And How Medication Allows For Increased Performance
- ... when taken as prescribed will improve a person's performance. There are many medications that can be taken to control the onset of asthma attacks. Anti-inflammatory drugs such as steroids, steroid inhalers, and steroid tablets are used as perverters and controllers of asthma. These drugs reduce the inflamation in the airways and reduce the need for other drugs. Steroids though take a few hours to have an effect and therefore ineffective if needed for immediate relief. Other treatments include allergy shots and Antihistamines which can be used as a ... which cause narrowing of the air passages by producing contractions of airway muscles.2. Cromolyn (also known as Intal), is used as a preventer in a similar way to inhaled steroids. Intal is a drug consisting of a dry powder which can be taken orally and should be taken before exercising to prevent and reduce the symptoms of asthma. Cromolyn ...
- 36: Breast Cancer 2
- ... teen years a chemical is released in the brain called gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH). In a normal pre-teen body GnRH tells the ovaries and testes when to start making steroids. Low doses of Provera have shown to bind to the receptors in the brain and block GnRH production. There are certain disorders that children can develop- when their GnRH is not released into the brain. For instance, gonadotropin-independent precocity, this is when the Childs ovaries or testes still make steroids even without the release of GnRH. Since these children are still producing steroids without GnRH being released, low doses of Provera are not effective. For the body to produce steroid hormones it must convert cholesterol into estrogens and other related substances. In ...
- 37: Drugs: Hurt Players and Sports
- ... Maradona, and Darryl Strawberry are all big name sport stars. They all play different sports, but all have the same problem: they tested positive for using illegal drugs. Cocaine, anabolic steroids, and painkillers are just a sample of drugs found in sports. Cocaine is described this way, “It makes you feel like you can do anything, and for athletes who long to be in control all the time, that's a strong temptation” (Coffey 1). Anabolic-androgenic steroids are synthetic forms of hormones that produce muscle faster (Rozin 176). Over fifty percent of the players in the National Football League are weekend or recreational users of cocaine (Burwell ... sport. Drugs are hurting sports everywhere. In 1994, the Chinese woman's swim team captured six gold and three silver medals in the world championships held in Rome, everyone shouted “steroids!” “How else could anyone get so good so fast” (Rozin 176)? It has nothing to do with what sport it is, drugs can have a major effect on it. ...
- 38: Eczema
- ... often effects babies and is nicknamed cradle cap. WHAT ARE POSSIBLE TREATMENTS FOR RELIEF OF ECZEMA’S SYMPTOMS? The main treatments offered to an eczema patient are emollients and topical steroids. Another possible treatment are antihistamines and antibiotics taken orally, but they are a rare last resort. Emollients are mixtures of oils, fats, and water that help to restore both the ... ointment, lotions, and medicinal bath oils, and are sold by prescription. Emollients need to be used several times a day, even when the skin is apparently free of eczema. Topical steroids are carefully designed anti-inflammatory medicines that are used to bring eczema under control quickly. They soothe inflammation and itching, reduce the risk of infection, and help the skin heal. Topical steroids are available in ointments, creams, and lotions, and are only available through prescription.
- 39: Biology, The Five Major Compounds
- ... as forming basic structures of cell membranes and as energy storage molecules as well. In this group of lipids, there are about three main types: true fats (triglycerides), phospholipids, and steroids. True fats represent the body’s most abundant and concentrated source of usable energy. When they are oxidized, they yield large amounts of energy. They are stored chiefly in fat ... but rather structural components of cells. Lecithin is a phospholipid that is part of our cell membranes and myelin provides electrical insulation for nerve impulse transmission. The third group is steroids and cholesterol is an important steroid. Cholesterol is another component of cell membranes and a form of cholesterol in the skin is changed to vitamin D on exposure to sunlight. All of the sex hormones like estrogen and testosterone are also steroids. So despite the links to bad effects, cholesterol is an essential substance for human beings. Proteins are very important in biological systems as control and structural elements. Proteins do ...
- 40: Creatine 2
- ... move less and lift more weight. While this may seem kind of trivial, some researchers today think that one of the stimulating factors of steroid use is water retention. Anabolic steroids may actually work in part because of cellular fluid retention in the muscles. The swelling action and the related stretching of the cells may in and of itself cause a reaction, which stimulates the muscle cells to grow. So in some respects creatine might be as good as steroids. Whether you're an accomplished athlete or you've just started an exercise program, you need to know about creatine. Many supplements touted over the years as muscle builders have ...
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