Three new studies strongly support using inexpensive and widely available drugs to treat people who are seriously ill with COVID-19. The drugs are steroids, and the research published Wednesday ...

A while back, I shared results on a small study that looked at the potential behavioral side effects of steroids in dogs. A more recent study was completed by Notari, Burman, and Mills that took the ...

Steroids are chemicals produced in body to support functions like promoting growth and development or in reducing stress. Steroids can also refer to synthetic drugs that can help treat many health ...

Why, ethically, does the use of steroids in sports bother us? The medical issues are fairly straightforward. The use of anabolic steroids increases the athlete's chance of getting liver cancer. Heavy ...

Steroids get a bad rap — but do they deserve it? From the steroid scandals that plagued major league baseball to the jokes that surround steroid side effects among weightlifters and bodybuilders, ...

Jack has a degree in Medical Genetics from the University of Leicester.View full profile Jack has a degree in Medical Genetics from the University of Leicester. You may have seen an athlete before and ...

Steroids can have a powerful effect on blood sugar levels. In some cases, steroids can even trigger the development of diabetes, a condition known as steroid-induced diabetes. If you already have ...

Anabolic steroids are synthetic hormones that enhance muscle growth and increase male sex characteristics. They’re sometimes prescribed to help teen boys who have delayed puberty, or to older men who ...

During the NFL annual meetings in 2005, coach Jim Haslett (then of the New Orleans Saints) delivered a series of comments that set off a renewed firestorm about the Pittsburgh Steelers use of steroids ...

Mark McGuire will probably be remembered as much for his use of the "dietary supplement" androstenedione (Andro) as he will for the seventy home runs he hit in 1998. While you can debate whether one ...