Renewed concerns about the role of performance-enhancing drugs in professional sports have prompted national and state policymakers to focus on the problem of steroid abuse by teenagers. This abuse ...

New research presented at this year's European Association for the Study of Diabetes (EASD) meeting in Munich, Germany (12-16 Sept) shows that anabolic steroid abuse is associated with impaired ...

Research has already shown that taking anabolic steroids is associated with high blood pressure and an increased risk of developing heart conditions such as left ventricular hypertrophy. Now research, ...

Q: Can steroid users become addicted? Dr. Morse: They meet all the criteria for addiction: spending substantial time getting the drugs and recovering from them, needing to take higher doses to get the ...

The use of supraphysiologic doses of anabolic androgenic steroids (AAS) has extended beyond competitive bodybuilding into the general gym-going population, often without an adequate understanding of ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Gay and bisexual boys are almost six times as likely as their heterosexual peers to misuse steroids, according to a new study. "What was most surprising to us was the ...

Illegal use of anabolic steroids not only has dangerous side effects during use but also can harm of men's testicular function years after they stop abusing steroids, according to a study published in ...

Taking serious note of reports that candidates appearing in the ongoing Haryana Police recruitment drive may be misusing anabolic steroids to artificially enhance muscle mass and gain an unfair ...

Synthetic testosterone, also known as anabolic‑androgenic steroids (AAS), is a controlled drug prescribed for delayed puberty in boys, testosterone (T) deficiency in adults, breast cancer, gender ...

New Delhi: Walk into almost any gym in a big Indian city and the scene feels familiar — rows of young men working toward sculpted shoulders, sharp abs, and that promised “12-week transformation” seen ...

NEW DELHI: The six-pack look achieved through shortcuts may appear impressive, but the hidden toll of steroid abuse can be devastating. Rising cases of heart attacks, liver injuries and severe ...

Q: Should clinicians ask about other drug use, too? Dr. Morse: Yes. Many patients who are addicted to steroids have a co-occurring substance-use disorder. Steroids are called “gateway” drugs because ...