2010 Arnold Classic Line-Ups
by Joe Pietaro
Kai Greene has made it official. He will be defending his Arnold Classic championship come March and will have another deep line-up to do it against. The two biggest names trying to take his title will be Phil Heath and Dexter Jackson, himself a former winner of the contest.
Co-producer Jim [...]
Jesse Haggard Defense Attorneys Remain on Steroid Case After Exposing Government Deception
by Millard Baker
Dr. Jesse Haggard was permitted to keep his chosen legal representation in the Applied Pharmacy steroid case after the federal government failed in their attempts to have his attorneys removed from the case. United States Magistrate Judge Sonja Bivins rejected the prosecutors [...]
New York Times Highlights Steroid Use in IFBB Pro Bodybuilding
by Millard Baker
The New York Times highlighted the widespread use of steroids in competitive bodybuilding suggesting that anabolic steroids cause a specific form of kidney disease known as focal segmental glomerulosclerosis. This was the disease that required IFBB pro bodybuilder Flex Wheeler to undergo kidney transplant [...]
Slate Pharmaceuticals Supports Testosterone Replacement Therapy for Pro Athletes
by Millard Baker
Robert Whitehead, the President and CEO of Slate Pharmaceuticals, released a statement defending the use of the anabolic steroid testosterone by professional athletes when prescribed by a physician to treat low testosterone levels. Slate is the manufacturer of Testogel testosterone pellets. The statement is noteworthy [...]
Super Strength Substance (Myostatin) One Step Closer to Human Trials
by Aaron Saenz
National Children’s Hospital used Macaques to test the effects of myostatin blocking on primates. The result: Muscular Monkeys
Get muscles now, ask me how. As published in the journal Science Translational Medicine, researchers at the National Children’s Hospital (NCH) and Ohio State University have [...]
Next Proteins Lawsuit
Long before BSN’s NO XPLODE or Superpump 250 hit the market, the leading pre-workout powder was called “Ultimate Orange” which was made by Next Proteins with the help of the “steroid guru” Dan Duchaine (pictured above). The now deceased Dan Duchaine supposedly formulated the product back in 1981 with a basic blend of [...]
United States Anti-Doping Agency teams up with NFL, MLB to curb steroid-spiked supplements
by Wayne Coffey and Michael O’Keeffe
The United States Anti-Doping Agency is teaming up with the NFL, Major League Baseball and other sports organizations to pressure the federal government to crack down on rogue companies that manufacture supplements spiked with steroids and other banned [...]
Senate Hearing Examines DSHEA vs. Pre-market Approval
On September 29, the Senate Judiciary’s Subcommittee on Crime and Drugs held a hearing presided over by subcommittee chairman Senator Arlen Specter (D-PA) and ranking member Senator Orrin Hatch (R-UT) concerning hidden steroids in bodybuilding supplements. Sen. Specter, putting forth the idea that supplements should be pre-approved at the [...]
Competitive Edge Labs Lawsuit
Men claim dietary supplement M-drol caused liver problems, sue maker and distributor
By John Suayan, Galveston Bureau
GALVESTON – A Houston law firm has filed a pair of suits against a Virginia dietary supplement manufacturer on behalf of two men who complained of liver problems as a result of taking a steroid.
