Chronic use of anabolic-androgenic steroids among male weightlifters leads to myocardial dysfunction and accelerated coronary atherosclerosis, according to a new study published online ahead of print ...

Editor's note: This is the first of an eight-week series of articles examining the effects of commonly abused substances on athletic performance and overall health. There should not be a controversy ...

The quick and dirty route to gaining strength is to take some kind of anabolic steroid. These drugs actually trick the body into building up muscle mass and endurance — but they can also age you far ...

Performance enhancing or doping substances such as anabolic steroids and erythropoietin, a hormone that enhances the production of red blood cells and increases oxygen consumption in the body, are no ...

Anabolic androgenic steroids (AAS), a synthetic version of the male sex hormone testosterone, are sometimes used as a medical treatment for hormone imbalance, and its use is known to have many side ...

The use of anabolic steroids has been associated primarily with men. But over the past few decades, we’ve been discovering more about different groups who use these drugs – including women and younger ...

Other-Nomenclature Commonly used terms-Steroids, ‘Roids’, juice, hype, weight trainers, gym candy, Arnolds, stackers, Pumpers Anabolic steroids can produce power-packed, adrenaline–pumping ...

Anabolic steroids are drug that mimic the naturally occurring male sex hormones. Doctors prescribe anabolic steroids for skeletal muscle growth and the development of male sexual characteristics for ...