A Scottsboro Police officer has admitted to illegally using anabolic steroids according to an announcement made on Monday morning during a divorce hearing.

Chris McIllwain, the Scottsboro Police Officer, admitted to obtaining and illegally making use of steroids.

From Waff.com:

Also in court Monday, he was questioned as a police officer what he would do if he caught someone else in possession of illegal steroids. “We arrest them,” he said.

But in a stunning revelation, officer McIllwain admitted he told Scottsboro Police he had used steroids in his pre-employment application.

WAFF 48 asked Chief Ralph Dawe to comment.  Here’s how the conversation went.

Want to talk to us chief?

“Ah, no thank you not today, said Chief Dawe.

“You knew, you guys knew he was using steroids when you hired him.”

Four years ago, the Scottsboro Police Department was made aware of the officer’s use when he was hired.

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A British man was arrested after he was found assisting a foreign website operator market nearly 10 million baht in illegal steroids, sedatives, and sexual-performance drugs.

Neil Patterson Hartley, 58, was taken into custody at the Mickey Beer Bar on Soi Buakaow Nov. 4.

From Pattayamail.com:

Among the contraband were sexual-performance drugs Kamagra jelly, Levitra, and Viagra. Police said several of these were branded copies of the actual drug. Also in the office were sleeping pills and stronger sedatives such as diazepam. Most were packed in bottles or envelopes ready for distribution. Investigators also uncovered a cache of illegal steroids, including HG521c.

Hartley was charged with purchase, concealment and distribution of illegal narcotics, import-export violations, pharmaceutical-license offenses and working without a work permit.

Bangkok Crime Suppression Division investigators discovered a pharmacy’s worth of drugs being packaged for overseas distribution in a later raid of Hartley’s View Talay 6 condominium office.

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UK Athletics has been accused of encouraging Brett Morse, the British discus thrower, to leave his South Wales training stable and work with a coach who was banned for taking anabolic steroids.

Vesteinn Hafsteinsson, a former discus thrower, tested positive for the steroid nandrolone during the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics and was suspended for two years.

From Telegraph.co.uk:

UK Athletics says it was Morse’s personal decision to change coaches and insists it is not paying Hafsteinsson for his services.

But Bevan, who competed for Britain in the javelin at the 1992 Barcelona Olympics, claims the move to Hafsteinsson was orchestrated by UK Athletics. He cites an email, seen by Telegraph Sport, which was sent to him by UK Athletics head coach Charles van Commenee on Oct 16, 2010.

“We identified a need for greater technical input into Brett’s training and a person who could deliver that to the athlete and his coach in a controlled and monitored environment. The athlete has now chosen to work with this coach,” a spokeswoman for UK Athletics said.

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Cialis is one of the world’s most preferred drugs when it comes to reclaiming lost libido and sexual life. An erectile dysfunction drug, Cialis is commonly used by sportsmen and others on anabolic steroids and performance enhancing drugs after their use has lowered the production of testosterone during a steroid cycle and caused sexual dysfunction.

Also known as Tadalafil or Tadalafil citrate, the erectile dysfunction drug is defined medically as a selective inhibitor of cyclic guanosine monophosphate (cGMP)-specific phosphodiesterase type 5 (PDE5). The chemical name of Cialis is pyrazino[1′,2′:1,6]pyrido[3,4-b]indole-1,4-dione, 6-(1,3-benzodioxol-5-yl)-2,3,6,7,12,12a- hexahydro-2-methyl-, (6R,12aR)-. Active ingredient in the tablets of Cialis is Tadalafil citrate and magnesium stearate, microcrystalline cellulose, sodium lauryl sulfate, talc, titanium dioxide, croscarmellose sodium, hydroxypropyl cellulose, hypromellose, iron oxide, lactose monohydrate, and triacetin are the inactive ingredients.

In order to experience its benefits, Cialis should be taken 4 ½ hours before a sexual session. It is considered better than Viagra as it provides benefits lasting for 2-3 days compared to benefits of 5-8 hours of Viagra. It is also considered better than Levitra as far as active life of the two drugs is concerned. No meal planning is required while using Cialis and this is one of its biggest benefits.

Medically, Cialis is recommended by medical practitioners for those suffering from pulmonary arterial hypertension. Available in different forms–capsules, injections, creams, and tablets—Cialis can be purchased online with or without a medical prescription and is a rescue drug to say the least. It helps sportsmen restore testosterone levels after a steroid cycle involving harsh or aromatizable steroids and help them and others get rid of sexual or erectile dysfunction in quick time.

The ideal dose of Cialis is 2.5 mg per day taken preferably at the same time every day for 5-7 days. This dosage may be increased up on medical recommendation to 5 mg per day taken preferably at the same time every day for 5-7 days. It is very important to note that this drug should not be combined with other erectile dysfunction drugs and treatments.

Cialis use is not recommended to those having allergies to Tadalafil or any of its ingredients or suffering from high blood pressure or stroke or pregnant and breastfeeding women and should also be avoided by individuals who take “nitrates” for chest pain. The use of Cialis cannot be assumed to protect an individual from sexually transmitted diseases and the drug should not be assumed as a birth control drug. Use of Cialis must be discontinued at the earliest and medical advice must be sought on an immediate basis if an individual experiences symptoms such as chest pain, dizziness, or nausea during sex after taking Cialis. No two doses of Cialis should be taken together.

In order to maintain its shelf life, Cialis should be kept at a controlled room temperature of 25°C (77°F) with excursions permitted up to 15-30°C (59-86°F). This erectile dysfunction drug should also be protected from children, pets, direct sunlight, heat, and moisture to maintain its efficacy and prevent unauthorized use.

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One Pennsylvania columnist thinks he has figured out why Alex Ovechkin is not the same as he was in the past years, as the Capitals continue to find their footing after recent changes to the coaching staff.

According to the Pennsylvania Observer-Reporter’s John Steigerwald, Ovechkin is now off the juice.

From Wtop.com:

The guy was superhuman when he first came into the league. He had the hardest shot anybody had seen in years. Goalies around the league talked about how it was different from everybody else’s shot.

He’s taking about half as many shots as he used to.

Is any of this proof that Ovechkin’s performance was enhanced before, and now it’s not? No. But, you combine it with the fact that his doctor was charged with bringing PEDs over the border from Canada, and it gives you the right to be suspicious.

Add to that the fact a Washington D.C. chiropractor was investigated after he bragged about supplying steroids to members of the Capitals and Washington Nationals.

The chiropractor Stigerwald refers to is Douglas Nagel, who was arrested in 2010 for purchasing anabolic steroids from a Florida dealer.

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According to U.S. researchers, young football players may be at elevated risk for stroke.

Dr. Jared R. Brosch and Dr. Meredith R. Golomb of Indiana University School of Medicine looked at case studies of teen football players who suffered a stroke and found some potential causes for the disease in young football athletes, including increased hyperventilation, repeated neurological injury, and use of anabolic steroids.

From Upi.com:

The study authors point out the increase in obesity presents a two-fold risk, as it not only increases the force of impacts among the players, but also the likelihood for other stroke risk factors such as hypertension.

“Two of our subjects had mild hypertension, but were too young to have had the many years of exposure that would lead to chronic vascular injury,” Brosch and Golomb said in a statement.

The findings were published in the Journal of Child Neurology.

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Human chorionic gonadotropin, more commonly referred to as HCG is a glycoprotein consisting of a peptide chain of 244 amino acids. Its molecular weight is 36.7 kDa.

HCH is heterodimeric in nature composed of an α (alpha) subunit identical to that of follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH),luteinizing hormone (LH) and  thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH) and a β (beta) subunit which forms a distinctive feature of HCG. It’s α (alpha) subunit has a peptide chain of 92 amino acids and β-subunit consists of 145 amino acids. This peptide chain is encoded by six highly-homologous genes, arranged in tandem with pairs inverted on its chromosome. These two subunits are known for creating a hydrophobic core which is surrounded by a high surface area-to-volume ratio, approximately 2.8 times that of that sphere. Most of the amino acids on the outer side are hydrophilic.

This glycoprotein hormone is primarily released in the body when a woman is pregnant. It is released by the developing embryo in the uterus and then later by the syncytiotrophoblast which is actually a part of the placenta surrounding the embryo. Some cancerous tumors are also known to cause the production of this hormone. Hence if it is found in high measures in a patient who is not pregnant, it plays an important role in help rule out any risk of cancer. However, it has still not been found whether the production of HCG is a contributing factor or a result of tumorigenesis taking place in the patient. The luteinizing hormone (LH) is a pituitary analog of HCG and is secreted in the pituitary gland of both males as well as females. Owing to its similarity to LH, this chorionic gonadotropin is clinically used to induce testosterone production in the testes of males and ovulation in the ovaries of females. It is also known to activate apoptosis and play an active role in cellular differentiation and proliferation.

Benefits of HCG:

• A highly known benefit of HCG is that when combined with a low calorie diet, it triggers the hypothalamus to release upto 2000 to 4000 calories in a single day.

• HCG when ingested orally is known to target the abnormal fat stored in the body. This fat mainly complies with lipids which do not burn even by dieting and rigorous workouts.

• HCG intake greatly changes the appetite of a person. From large quantities ingested in a single meal, HCG administration naturally makes the person to eat smaller meals and this habit tends to stay with the person for life.

• When taken orally, HCG initiates the body to lose some great amount of body fat as well as weight. The body will undergo contouring and one might see a decrease in its circumference until it adjusts itself to its metabolic weight.

• As the person loses fat, his/her skin retracts improving the tenderness of the skin.

• A major drawback associated with drugs used for weight loss is that low calorie in the body often leads to loss of muscle mass as well. However, in case of HCG there is no such side effect seen.

Users of HCG have also reported many beauty benefits of its use:

• They have found that because of healthy eating their acne as well as black spots have greatly reduced.

• People have experienced elimination of dark circles under the eyes as under HCG diet, fast food and sodas are not consumed which are the main causes of dark circles.

Beneficial in bodybuilding:

• HCG happens to be one of the most desirable drugs for bodybuilders and people undergoing heavy workouts competitive purposes, for it helps in recovery of muscle soreness way much faster than other steroids.

• Weight loss caused by HCG administration is rapid but is considered to be safe which is 20 to 40 pounds a month.

Human chorionic gonadotropin is largely employed as a tumor marker, as its β subunit is released by some cancerous cells. Therefore it is used for tracking seminoma, choriocarcinoma, germ cell tumors, hydatidiform mole formation and teratoma.

In order to experience long term benefits of HCG, it is important for the person to maintain the HCG diet as well as regular exercise regime.

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Seven people accused in Operation Puerto doping scandal in cycling would be finally stand trial in Spain, facing up to two years in prison.

More than 50 cyclists were implicated, including three-time Tour de France champion Alberto Contador, Ivan Basso, Jan Ullrich, and Alejandro Valverde, in the use of performance-enhancing substances or practices.

From News.smh.com.au:

The accused, who also stand to lose their professional licences, are charged with endangering athletes‘ health in their handling of blood samples since they cannot be charged retroactively for a doping crime.

Cycling’s biggest doping scandal has been a scar to Spain’s reputation for fighting doping as a Madrid judge twice shelved the case.

Spanish authorities found bags of blood, blood transfusion equipment and anabolic steroids from raids in Zaragoza and Madrid in May 2006.

Valverde is the only Spanish rider who has been punished using Puerto evidence.

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The ongoing standoff between NFL players with WADA and its American arm, USADA, over human growth hormone testing, is becoming intense with each passing day.

“To me it’s clear that WADA is more interested in bullying us into a test than in scientifically supporting and justifying their testing protocol,” NFL Players Association Executive Director DeMaurice Smith said.

From Washingtonpost.com:

The union has taken the brunt of public criticism for the delay in implementing an HGH test, but WADA is equally to blame for its lack of transparency and refusal to answer some basic questions the union is asking — questions that Congress and NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell also should be asking. Questions such as: Is there enough independently published medical science that validates the test? How was it devised, and its parameters established?

“That’s odd to me,” said Doping researcher Don Catlin, founder of the UCLA Olympic lab and the man who cracked the Bay Area Laboratory Co-Operative case. “I don’t understand it. Scientists with a good finding are usually crawling to get published in a peer-reviewed journal so the world can see it.”

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Somatomedin C is a protein found in humans and is commonly termed as Insulin-like growth factor 1 (IGF-1).  It is one of the most important hormones responsible for growth in children and has a molecular structure and size similar to that of Insulin.  It has a molecular weight of 7649 daltons and consists of a peptide chain with 70 amino acids in a single chain having three intramolecular disulphide bridges.

It is associated with the peptide family, commonly identified as the growth factors. Known to be a highly anabolic hormone, it is produced in liver and the peripheral tissues particularly in the cells of skeletal muscles. The presence of the Human Growth Hormone (HGH) in the body is considered to trigger the release of IGF-1 as its response. It is one of the most sought after substances by bodybuilders for the reason that it initiates the development of muscles in a very short period. As a result of rigorous training, the body experiences an increase in the Growth Hormone (GH) as well as the IGF-1 which causes the muscle cells to grow. Where GH is considered to have very strong anabolic properties, it is IGF which is believed to be responsible for its primary anabolic nature.

Growth hormone is mainly produced in the anterior pituitary gland which then flows into the blood stream stimulating the liver to produce IGF-1.  As a result, IGF-1  then  leads to the systemic body growth  of all the cells in the body mainly those of the  skeletal muscles, cartilage, bone, liver, kidney, nerves, skin, hematopoietic cell and the lungs. Apart from IFG’s insulin-like effects, IGF-1 also initiates regulated cell growth and development in the nerve cells and cellular DNA synthesis.

Deficiency of any of these two substances causes stunted growth in children who are then given recombinant GH to restore their condition.  People suffering from IGF-1 often suffer from Laron syndrome (Laron’s dwarfism) and are treated with recombinant IGF-1.

Normally 98% of IGF-1 is always seen to be bound to one of 6 binding proteins (IGF-BP).  The protein responsible for 80% binding of IGF is IGFBP-3and is bound to it in 1:1 molar ratio.

When administered, IGF-1 leads to the building of new muscle tissue by initiating the synthesis of protein along with the retention of nitrogen in the body. The prime functions associated with this are hyperplasia, which causes an increase in the muscle tissue and mitogenesis or the growth of new muscle fibers. This makes IGF -1 a highly favoured option for bodybuilders and power lifters seeking not only their muscle development but growth of muscle fibers as well.

Another benefit of employing IGF-1 is that it has a strong effect on the lipid metabolism of the body. In other words, it also plays a significant role in burning the body fat at a relatively fast rate. IFG-1 is also known to be a neuroprotector as well as a neuropromotor and finds its use in the improvement of functions related to the mind like reflexes, memory and ability to learn.

IGF-1 is employed as one of the most important substances required for the production of connective tissue in the joints, thereby ensuring appropriate bone density.

Being a highly potent drug for the development of muscle mass and fat-cutting, IGF’s Lr3 IGF-1 version is also considered to be equally powerful. Here Lr3IGF-1 stands for Long R3 Insulin-like Growth Factor-I or Long R3IGF-I.  It is a peptide of 83 amino acid analog of human IGF-I consisting of an entire human IGF-1 sequence. However, the only difference is that there is a substitution of an Arg for the Glu at position 3 and 13 amino acid extension at the N-terminus of the peptide.  It is for this reason that Long R3IGF-I is comparatively considered to be a more potent drug.

Some factors believed to cause changes in the levels of growth hormone (GH) and IGF-1 are the user genetic make-up, time of the day it is taken, age, sex, exercise status, stress level, nutrition level and body mass index (BMI). Reduction in IGF-1 signaling is also associated with the contribution of ‘anti-aging’ effects during calorie restriction phase.

A word of caution here is that increased use of IGF is often associated with enhanced risk of cancer.

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