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- 41: Creatine In Sports
- ... almost anything to get an edge. One of the primary things an athlete will do is put supplements into their body. These supplements range from protein shakes to illegal anabolic steroids. Some sports supplements are incredibly safe and effective, yet others work for a while and then fizzle out, while others still work well but do more damage than good in the long run. In the past athletes had to turn to such things as anabolic steroids or blood doping (the process of taking out blood and adding oxygen to it and putting it back into your body in order to increase a persons endurance). However, these ...
- 42: Creatine
- ... 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 ...
- 43: Treating Anaphylaxix
- ... intracellular cAMP levels, as well as potentiating catecholamines and stimulating their release; these effects make it a useful tool in dealing with persistent bronchospasm. (Physician Assistant, 8/94) Even though steroids (glucocorticosteroids) have some potentially beneficial effects for the relief of bronchospasm and hypotension, they are not recommended for the treatment of acute anaphylactic symptoms due to the fact that it takes four to six hours for them to be effective. (JAMA, 11/26/82) But, steroids such as methylprednisolone and hydrocortisone, are useful in shortening the duration of, and reducing the severity of prolonged anaphylactic reactions, as well as preventing the recurrence of delayed symptoms. (Physician ...
- 44: The Effect Of Advertising On P
- ... can run a mile in one hundred degree weather under twelve minutes, or swim fifteen laps across a pool in one minute? Is physical fitness being anorexic or being on steroids. That’s what the media makes it look like. The average female super model is up to fifty pounds underweight. Sixty-two percent of football players take some form of ... a lack of confidence. It’s not just girls that are shown in these ads. Guys are shown that they should be muscular, and well built. They sometimes turn to steroids to get like that. Some even develop eating disorders. Guys also get a lack of confidence, they just won’t admit it. Most advertising discourages acceptance of people that are ...
- 45: Hepatitis A
- ... also been linked with a form of liver cancer called hepatocelluar carcinoma, particularly in Asia and Africa. Of those contracting chronic hepatitis, most are women under the age of 45. Steroids are used to treat certain cases of chornic hepatits of nonviral origin, but their prolonged use in treating Hepatitis B is not effective and may even spped of lvier damage. Tests of a newer treatment that combines the uses of steroids with alpha Interferon, however, are showing promise of greater ef! fectiveness. Alpha interferon has been approved for therapeutic use against hairy-cell Leukemia and Alpha inferferon is also being tested ...
- 46: Pulmonary Agents
- ... during the duration of the clinical illness. The increased susceptibility to bacterial infection during steroid therapy mandates careful surveillance of the patient. No human studies have shown any benefit from steroids, and steroids are thus not recommended in individuals without evidence of overt or latent reactive airway disease. Prevent/treat pulmonary edema. Positive airway pressure provides some control over the clinical complications of ...
- 47: Fighting For Our Love Ones
- ... the condition (4). Other diseases for which marijuana can be used for are depression, epilepsy, migraine headaches, asthma, pruritis, sclerdome, severe pain, and dysteria. Marijuana should be treated like morphine, steroids, and valium. An illegal drug can have a legitimate, legal use. There are laws against the abuse of morphine, steroids, and valium, but they are also properly prescribed by doctors everyday. Just as law recognizes that these drugs and many other controlled substances have a legitimate medical uses, it is ...
- 48: Birth Control
- ... control pills, as can drugs such as phenobarbital, phenytoin, and rifampin. Birth control pills can also increase the risk of toxicity of drugs such as BZDs, beta blockers, caffeine, some steroids, and tricyclic antidepressants. Just because your birth control pills may be designed to mimic your natural menstrual cycle doesn't mean they are a totally natural solution that won't ...
- 49: Multiple Sclerosis
- ... acuity, blurred or cloudy vision, and double vision. The treatment depends on the stage of the problem. If it is a new part of an attack, visual loss responds to steroids. If it is a persistent problem, glasses or special lenses might be the best treatment.7 page 3 Bladder problems are unfortunately not uncommon with MS. The most common are ...
- 50: Adrenal Glands
- ... to combat the fall in blood pressure associated with types of shock. Norepinephrine is formed in the body from the amino acid tyrosine, and epinephrine is formed from norepinephrine. Mineralocorticoids steroids control the overall body fluid. Mineralocorticoids are critical to regulate concentrations of minerals in extracellular fluids. The major target of aldosterone is the distal tubule of the kidneys. There it ...
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