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IDS Sports Voluntary Nationwide Recall of Products

Sunday, January 31st, 2010

The Food And Drug Administration (FDA) has notified IDS Sports that the recalled products contain the following undeclared substances, which FDA considers to be steroids: “Madol,” “Turinabol,” “Superdrol,” and/or “Androstenedione.”

Read more on FDA.gov

Bodybuilding.com and FDA Recall 65 Products

Saturday, January 30th, 2010

FDA believes that the recalled products contain the following ingredients that are currently classified, or the FDA believes should be classified, as steroids: “Superdrol,” “Madol,” “Tren,” “Androstenedione,” and/or “Turinabol.” Acute liver injury is known to be a possible harmful effect of using steroid-containing products. In addition, steroids may cause other serious long-term adverse health consequences in men, women, and children. These include shrinkage of the testes and male infertility, masculinization of women, breast enlargement in males, short stature in children, a higher predilection to misuse other drugs and alcohol, adverse effects on blood lipid levels, and increased risk of heart attack, stroke, and death.

Read more on FDA.gov

Some Antiviral Drugs Could Make Diseases Worse, New Study Suggests

Friday, January 29th, 2010

New research raises concerns about an emerging strategy for stopping viral infections. According to the study, medications that cause viruses to die off by forcing their nucleic acid to mutate

Read more on Science Daily.

Yoga Reduces Cytokine Levels Known to Promote Inflammation, Study Shows.

Thursday, January 28th, 2010

Regularly practicing yoga exercises may lower a number of compounds in the blood and reduce the level of inflammation

Read more on Science Daily.

Thyme Oil Can Inhibit COX2 and Suppress Inflammation

Wednesday, January 27th, 2010

For those who do not drink, researchers have found that six essential oils -from thyme, clove, rose, eucalyptus, fennel and bergamot — can suppress the inflammatory COX-2 enzyme, in a manner similar to resveratrol.

Read more on Science Daily.

Male Y chromosome has overturned longstanding ideas about its evolutionary history.

Tuesday, January 26th, 2010

A new look at the human Y chromosome has overturned longstanding ideas about its evolutionary history. Far from being in a state of decay, the Y chromosome is the fastest-changing part of the human genome and is constantly renewing itself.

Read more on New York Times.

Scientists Create Super-Strong Collagen

Monday, January 25th, 2010

Scientists have created the strongest form of collagen known to science, a stable alternative to human collagen that could one day be used to treat arthritis and other conditions.

Read more on Science Daily

The neurons that shaped civilization

Saturday, January 23rd, 2010

Neuroscientist Vilayanur Ramachandran outlines the fascinating functions of mirror neurons. Only recently discovered, these neurons allow us to learn complex social behaviors, some of which formed the foundations of human civilization as we know it.

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