Hyderabad: The indiscriminate use of steroid-based creams for fungal infections, itching and skin rashes is contributing to a ...

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 ...

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 ...

The desire for a six-pack body may look impressive, but doctors are warning that shortcuts through steroids and unsafe supplements are leading to serious health problems among young people. The issue ...

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 ...

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 ...

Illicit steroids have moved beyond the headlines of the sports page. Olympic medalist Marion Jones drew jail time for lying about her familiarity with the performance-enhancing drugs, and televised ...