Sawyer Schafer English III 2 January 2013 Doping in Sports: “Is it that bad?” Sports and competition have always been‚ are and always will be greatly emphasized in the world. Competitions have provided not only entertainment but a way of life for people for decades. History shows that sports have been played ever since the earliest days when ancient greece had olympic games. |Those games were a large part of their entire existence. |Not
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Case Study: Phineas Gage What: Got an iron pole up through the base of his head‚ through the front brain and exited the top. So What: He was awake and showed no signs of brain damage. He only lost his left-eye vision. There was no paralysis or language problems. Though‚ his behavior changed drastically. He could not follow though with plans‚ became much more agitated and could not maintain social relationships due to impaired social abilities (pornographic language etc.). Shows that: The balance
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Angeles Times. N.p.‚ 01 Aug. 1989. Web. 11 Mar. 2011. . 7)"History of Steroids." Anabolic Steroids - Steroid .com. N.p.‚ n.d. Web. 11 Mar. 2011. . 8) Kenny‚ Prestwood‚ Gruman‚ and Marcello. "Effects of Transdermal Testosterone on Bone and Muscle in Older Men with Low Bioavailable Testosterone Levels." Pubmed. N.p.‚ May 2001. Web. 11 Mar. 2011. . 9) "Lionel Messi Biography." Lionel Messi. N.p.‚ n.d. Web. 11 Mar. 2011. . 11) Murphy‚ Patricia. "Steroid Problems in the Military." Kuow News. N.p.‚ 22 Nov
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Chemical Eric: Dealing with the Disintegration of Central Control by[pic] Eric Ribbens Department of Biological Sciences at Western Illinois University Part I—At Fifteen… [pic] He was‚ his mother always said‚ the cutest little boy ever‚ and she had always adored him. So strong‚ so sturdy‚ confidently charging through life. At 10‚ he joined a Little League baseball team‚ and made the All-Star team in his first year. It wasn’t until quite some time later that she realized something was
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What are anabolic steroids? "Anabolic steroids" is the familiar name for synthetic substances related to the male sex hormones (e.g.‚ testosterone). They promote the growth of skeletal muscle (anabolic effects) and the development of male sexual characteristics (androgenic effects) in both males and females. The term "anabolic steroids" will be used throughout this report because of its familiarity‚ although the proper term for these compounds is "anabolic-androgenic steroids." Anabolic steroids
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Anabolic Steroids Description: Anabolic steroids are performance enhancing drugs. They are a synthetic form of the chemical testosterone that is normally found in the body. By taking anabolic steroids‚ a person’s testosterone level can be raised up to a hundred times more than the usual amount of 2.5 to 10 mg. Per day. The increase in testosterone increases anabolic activity‚ which results in greater muscle bulk. It also increases protein synthesis and androgenic activity (enhanced secondary
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through prescription. They are often prescribed for ailments in which the body does not grow correctly because of a lack of testosterone (NIDA InfoFacts‚ np). Steroids are taken either orally or through an injection. The most common oral steroids are anadrol‚ oaxadrin‚ dianabol‚ and winstrol. The most common injected steroids are deca-durabolin‚ durabolin‚ depo-testosterone‚ and equipoise. There are also legal steroidal supplements such as dehydroepian-drosterone and androstenedione (NIDA Research
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1 When you are involved in athletics‚ you have to be competitive. You have to want to win more than anybody else. Athletes these days‚ however‚ are really taking winning to the extreme. Athletes today are using various supplements to increase their size‚ muscle mass‚ and their potential to perform well. Athletes have been taking all kinds of supplements to gain an edge on their opponents. Little do they know‚ these supplements are not FDA approved. No one knows the long-term
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Ever since the beginning of steroid testing in mixed martial arts‚ which began in about 2000‚ there have been positive tests for steroids which have tainted the sport of MMA and the fighter’s careers. Athletes who use steroids have an unfair advantage on their competitor. Steroids are dangerous to the fighter’s well-being and are banned from MMA for that reason. Steroid use in MMA is a big problem. There should be more testing done on fighters and harsher penalties on fighters who test positive for
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MALE REPRODUCTIVE SYSTEM Contents Vasectomy 3 BPH – Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia 4 ED – Erectile Dysfunction 6 Andropause 7 Gynecomastia 8 PSA Testing 9 Peyronie’s Disease 10 Diphallia 12 Cryptorchidism 13 Orchiopexy 14 Prostate Cancer 15 STD’s 17 a) Chlamydia 17 b) Gonorrhea 18 c) Syphilis 19 d) Herpes Genitalis 20 Paternity Test 21 Viagra (sildenafil) 22 Circumcision 23 Vasectomy A vasectomy is the surgical procedure performed on men in which the vas deferens (the tubes that carry
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