FDA Warns Manufacturers About Illegal Steroid Products Sold As Dietary Supplements

In healthy volunteers, the equivalent of two cups of coffee reduced the body's ability to boost blood flow to the heart muscle in response to exercise, and the effect was stronger when the participants were in a chamber simulating high altitude, according to a new study in the Jan. 17, 2006, issue of the Journal of the American College of Cardiology... click link for more info.Working on genetically engineered obese mice with seriously thickened hearts, a condition call cardiac hypertrophy, scientists at Johns Hopkins have used a nerve protection and growth factor on the heart to mimic the activity of the brain hormone leptin, dramatically reducing the size of the heart muscle... click link for more info.Made it! Geri Winkler has completed the first part of his great adventure: in early February, he reached Katmandu, the capital city of Nepal, by bike. He has now completed the first half of his ambitious expedition and is setting his sights on the next goal - the summit of Mount Everest. From the Dead Sea in Jordan, the lowest point on earth, to the highest - the diabetic adventurer intends to make this journey by sheer muscle power... click link for more info.The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today warned several manufacturers and distributors of unapproved drugs containing steroids that continued distribution and sale of these products without FDA approval could result in regulatory action including seizure and injunction. FDA is concerned that the use of these products, which are marketed as dietary supplements and promoted for building muscle and increasing strength, may cause serious long-term adverse health consequences in men, women, an... click link for more info.

• FDA Warns Manufacturers About Illegal Steroid Products Sold As Dietary Supplements