Every consumer should be wary of every product that they take to ensure that it will not pose health risks for them. Health conscious people turn to supplements to enhance their physique and stay fit. But not all products available in the market can fulfill that need. There are even legal supplement products which may produce undesirable results. What more if these products came from illegal sources? Since the supplements industry is a multi-billion business, there are a lot of people who wa... Read Full Story

The International Olympic Committe (IOC) was not happy when they learned that one of the torch bearers for the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics is currently banned for violating one of their policies, taking of steroids. It got the media attention when a Greek athlete who is currently serving her suspension for 2 years participated in the torch relay for the Winter games in Canada. Emmanuelle Moreau, spokeswoman of the IOC issued a statement to the press that it is clearly indicated in the gui... Read Full Story

The supplements industry has been in the headlines for the previous months due to its involvement in the tainted supplements controversy. The FDA had already issued warning letters to some nutritional companies selling anabolic steroids products. The Congress initiated a hearing to determine if a new law is needed to stop the proliferation of supplement products tainted with anabolic steroids. Enforcement authorities feel that existing laws were not enough thus making it more difficult to mo... Read Full Story

Two large pharmaceutical companies venture into the development of human growth hormone and other biosimilar products. Critical Pharmaceuticals of Europe recently announced that it will develop a nasal spray of human growth hormone (hGH) using its proprietary technology. The company was able to get £1.5m funding from Wellcome Trust. Pharmaceutical companies are interested in investing in HGH development because of its large market. In 2007, the estimated sales of HGH worldwide reached $2.8 b... Read Full Story

If every sport organizations are implementing strict policy on the use of performance enhancing drugs and steroids, Dallas Mavericks owner has a different stand on the issue. His statement draws various reactions from sports writer as well as other critics who are against steroid use in sports. Many people reacted because it may send a wrong signal to athletes that using performance enhancers are okay to excel in sports. Mavericks owner Mark Cuban told a group of students during a forum at t... Read Full Story

Professional wrestling is always associated with steroid use. Several professional wrestlers were already implicated in the use of performance enhancing drugs that brought them to fame but at the same time risking their lives. The “attitude era” is synonymous with wrestlers dependent on steroids. The story of Chris Benoit is an example of how steroids can ruin career and family if not used properly. Other wrestler’s deaths from the time of Hulk Hogan up to the time of John ... Read Full Story

Members of the weightlifting team of India have not learned their lesson from previous competitions where they were banned because of positive tests for performance enhancing drugs. The fiasco in 2004 and 2006 may happen again because of the latest report that three additional weightlifters from their national team failed a drug test conducted by the World Anti-doping Agency (WADA). Last month, 2 lifters failed an out-of-competition-test. The series of tests conducted by WADA is in connectio... Read Full Story

The host for the 2012 Olympics wants to make the next olympics clean and free from controversies especially when it comes to doping athletes. The country is aware that some professional athletes may still take the risk of using prohibited substances to gain competitive advantage. In every Olympic competition, many athletes are still found violating the IOC rules particularly the list of banned substances. The United Kingdom is now establishing new regulations and as well as created a new age... Read Full Story

The move of the American Herbal Products Association (AHPA) requesting FDA to strictly enforce existing laws against illegal steroid products adds-up to the existing burden of the agency. During the Senate hearing last month, FDA said that it is a difficult task for the agency to control the proliferation of dietary supplements tainted with steroids. The agency intimates that a new law could solve the problem in the supplements industry. However, the legislators still believes that the curre... Read Full Story

Yamaha has always been a leader in the field of sound reproduction. The quality of sound output of Yamaha devices is so good that professionals always look for this brand without making any exceptions. They are used to mask minor glitches in voice pitch or even a missing tune. The EMX powered mixer series also has the superb performance and reliability that makes Yamaha the preferred choice for program managers around the world.The three primary powered mixers manufactured by Yamaha are EMX50... Read Full Story