Bryan Wilson, 40, a former resident of Columbia but now lives in Kansas City was sentenced to two years and eleven months in federal prison. April Jones, 35, his former wife, faces only six months of imprisonment. Both sentences are not entitled to a parole.

The third defendant is Jason Varner, 35, of Jefferson City. He attempted to buy steroids worth $10,000. His case was separate although related to the two previous cases. He received three years probation with three months house arrest.

The three were a part of the largest illegal steroids investigation on history in 2007. The operation was called “Operation Juice Box”. This was a part of “Operation Raw Deal”. It targets anabolic steroids trafficking as well as the import of raw materials mainly from China.

Wilson and his ex-wife used to deal steroids illegally from 2003 to September 15, 2007. Wilson was arrested on September 15 where he was found to possess one kilogram of raw steroid powder at the Nifong UPS store.

Wilson faces charges of conspiracy to sell anabolic steroids and conspiracy to commit money laundering. Jones, on the other hand, faces one count of money laundering.

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COLUMBIA — Three defendants arrested as part of the largest illegal steroid investigation in history were sentenced in a federal court on Monday, according to a release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office Western District of Missouri.

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Anabolic steroids in urine can now be traced in a matter of seconds. Thanks to the technology that combines two state-of-the-art techniques, desorption electrospray ionization (DESI) and tandem mass spectrometry.

Zheng Ouyang, R. Graham Cooks and colleagues, developed the new method, which can identify seven different anabolic steroids in a few seconds using a urine sample.

One of the growing problems in sports is the use of banned substances, particularly anabolic steroids and performance-enhancing drugs by professional athletes to hasten muscle growth and gain advantage in their athletic performance. Some of the sports affected by these banned substances are track and field, baseball, football and cycling.

Some of the famous personalities involved in steroids controversies were track and field players Marion Jones and Ben Johnson; baseball stars Alex Rodriguez, Barry Bonds, Roger Clemens, Mark McGwire, and many more. American cyclist Floyd Landis was stripped of his championship in the 2006 Tour de France. Professional and college football players alike use steroids to help them in their performance.

The method was described in Analytical Chemistry. It involves no time-consuming sample preparation and takes only a few seconds.

Current methods involves time-consuming processes and complicated preparation steps. In addition, results take longer to determine.

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Amid growing concerns about sports “doping,” researchers in Indiana and China report development of a faster and more efficient method for detecting the presence of illegal anabolic steroids in urine.

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The California Horse Racing Board (CHRB) announced last Tuesday that none of the horses that participated in the Breeder’s Cup World Championships tested positive for any prohibited substance such as TCO2 and anabolic steroids.

All samples from the Breeder’s Cup horses were collected Monday night and were sent to the Kenneth L. Maddy Equine Analytical Chemistry Laboratory at the University of California-Davis. Testing was completed Tuesday morning with results showing that none of the horses failed the drug test. The Maddy lab tested for 45 anabolic steroids and hundreds of other prohibited drugs.

All horses underwent pre-race and post-race testing for TCO2 levels in blood. However, post-race testing was only performed on the first three finishers in all 14 Breeders’ Cup races plus additional random horses selected by the stewards. Post-race testing was additionally done on urine samples.

A random out-of-competition testing was done on 25% of the horses pre-entered in the competition. This is in addition to the routine testing done for the Breeder’s Cup. US samples were brought and analyzed in the Maddy Laboratory while samples from international competitors were brought to racing laboratories in France, England and Ireland.

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None of the horses that ran in the Breeders’ Cup World Championships tested positive for TCO2 or any prohibited substances, the California Horse Racing Board announced on Tuesday.

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As per a paper being presented at the American Society of Nephrology’s 42nd Annual Meeting and Scientific Exposition in San Diego, California, athletes making use of anabolic steroids though benefiting from improved muscle mass and strength run a high risk of destroying their kidney function.

It was indicated by the findings that the habitual and long-term use of steroids can lead to serious health complications on the kidneys, a fact that was not recognized till now.

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Reports of professional athletes who abuse anabolic steroids are increasingly common. Most people know that using steroids is not good for your health, but until now, their effects on the kidneys have not been known. Leal Herlitz, MD (Columbia University Medical Center) and her colleagues recently conducted the first study describing injury to the kidneys following long-term abuse of anabolic steroids. The investigators studied a group of 10 bodybuilders who used steroids for many years and developed protein leakage into the urine and severe reductions in kidney function. Kidney tests revealed that nine of the ten bodybuilders developed a condition called focal segmental glomerulosclerosis, a type of scarring within the kidneys. This disease typically occurs when the kidneys are overworked. The kidney damage in the bodybuilders has similarities to that seen in morbidly obese patients, but appears to be even more severe.

When the bodybuilders discontinued steroid use their kidney abnormalities improved, with the exception of one individual with advanced kidney disease who developed end-stage kidney failure and required dialysis. Also, one of the bodybuilders started taking steroids again and suffered a relapse of severe kidney dysfunction.

It was remarked that steroids pose a direct and harmful effect on the kidneys and must be avoided at all times.

The study was conducted in the laboratory of Dr. Vivette D’Agati, MD at Columbia Univeristy Medical Center and the list of co-authors included Glen Markowitz, MD, Joshua Schwimmer, MD, Michael Stokes, MD, Cheryl Kunis, MD, Vivette D’Agati, MD, (Columbia University Medical Center); Alton Farris, MD, and Robert Colvin, MD (Massachusetts General Hospital).

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According to a new research conducted at the University of Cambridge, City traders are likely to make more than average profits when they have high morning testosterone levels.

It was hypothesized by the involved scientists that this improved performance may be because of the fact that testosterone is known to increase appetite for risk and confidence - two qualities that can easily augment the performance of any trader.

Testosterone is a steroid hormone that controls competitive encounters and sexual behavior.

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The researchers also speculated that if testosterone continued to rise or became chronically elevated, it could begin to have the opposite effect on a trader’s profitability by increasing risk-taking to unprofitable levels. Previous studies have shown that administered testosterone can lead to irrational decision-making. They believe that this is because testosterone has also been found to lead to impulsivity and sensation seeking, to harmful risk taking, and in extreme cases (among users of anabolic steroids) to euphoria and mania.

Testosterone may therefore underlie a secondary consequence of the ‘winner effect‘ in which a previous win in the markets leads to increased, and eventually irrational, risk taking in the next round of trading.

It was concluded that the influence of naturally produced steroids in the body, especially cortisol and testosterone, can provide insights into how and why people caught in crashes often find it tedious to make a rational decision.

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Pneumonia patients can recover faster when steroids are administered in conjunction with antibiotics when compared against those recovering with antibiotics alone, according to a study by scientists from the UT Southwestern Medical Center.

The study suggested that use of steroids with antibiotics can prove to be a very effective option when it comes to treating inflammation in the lungs of a pneumonia patient. This study was headed by Dr. Robert Hardy, Study’s Senior Author & Associate Professor of Internal Medicine and Pediatrics.

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Adding corticosteroids to traditional antimicrobial therapy might help people with pneumonia recover more quickly than with antibiotics alone, UT Southwestern Medical Center scientists have found.

Unlike the anabolic steroids used to bulk up muscle, corticosteroids are often used to treat inflammation related to infectious diseases, such as bacterial meningitis. Used against other infectious diseases, however, steroid therapy has been shown to be ineffective or even harmful.

In a study available online and in a future issue of the Journal of Infectious Diseases, researchers at UT Southwestern show that mice infected with a type of severe bacterial pneumonia and subsequently treated with steroids and antibiotics recovered faster and had far less inflammation in their lungs than mice treated with antibiotics alone.

It was also remarked during the study that a combination of steroids and antibiotics is one of the best available therapy options for patients during asthma (M pneumoniae infection) attack. Researchers also said that while antibiotics are good options for killing the bug, steroids are good for treating inflammation in the lungs.

The findings of this study were supported by the National Institutes of Health.

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Adam Longo, 28, a former state trooper admitted to court last Tuesday to possessing anabolic steroids. A judge asked Longo what his plead was, and he replied that he was guilty of the charges.

He will be sentenced in Natrona County for the next week or so for the felony. His maximum penalty could have been five years of imprisonment, but since his legal counsel bargained a deal with the prosecutors, he only has to face five years probation.

Longo’s name was linked to former Wyoming state trooper, Franklin Ryle Jr.’s case who was accused of kidnapping a Wal-mart truck driver.  According to police investigations, anabolic steroids were discovered inside Ryle’s desk.

Longo admitted to head of Wyoming Highway Patrol, Col. Sam Powell that he had used steroids during the last 18 months and that had given some to Ryle. Longo further added that he obtained the steroids from a local Casper gym.

Since Longo had no criminal record, and the anabolic steroid he possessed was initially for personal use, prosecutors easily agreed to the plea agreement. One prosecutor even said Longo’s cooperation was extraordinary.

He was represented last Tuesday by his lawyer, Michael Krampner.

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A former state trooper will likely avoid jail time after admitting in court Tuesday to possessing anabolic steroids.

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According to a research presented at the American Heart Association’s Scientific Sessions 2008, the larger body size of professional soccer players does not enhance the risk of atherosclerosis or cardiovascular disease after they retire.

Benjamin D. Levine, M.D., senior author of the study and director of the Institute for Exercise and Environmental Medicine at Presbyterian Hospital of Dallas, remarked that active players prevent the progression of pre-diabetes from becoming real diabetes by following an active lifestyle.

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“Perhaps by remaining fit, the players were able to prevent the progression of pre-diabetes from becoming real diabetes,” said Benjamin D. Levine, M.D., senior author of the study and director of the Institute for Exercise and Environmental Medicine at Presbyterian Hospital of Dallas. “The prevalence of obesity, using normal criteria, is really high when you look at NFL players.

“But the BMI is only a crude measure of fatness. For the athletic community it may be biased against very dense, muscular people who may have a high BMI but not as much fat. The BMI might not tell the whole story.”

This study was based on retired players from another era. The football players today are about 50 percent larger than they were a quarter of a century ago, said Levine, who is also professor of internal medicine in the Division of Cardiology at UT Southwestern. “Today, there is a lot of incentive for football players to get as big as possible through eating, extensive training or by using anabolic steroids and growth hormones. The criterion for success is that bigger is better.”

Whether current or recently retired players are at greater risk for cardiovascular events or death merits further study, given the larger body sizes of today’s NFL player, he said.

It was found during the study that the retired National Football League (NFL) players had a considerably lower prevalence of diabetes, metabolic syndrome, sedentary lifestyle, and hypertension when compared to other men.

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Research shows that anabolic steroids help build muscle mass in two ways. One is by increasing the breakdown of protein in the body and the second is by helping the body recover faster by reducing the anti-catabolism process in the body.

Intense exercise often causes a hormone called “cortisol” to be released by the body. This hormone, however, is unfavorable for bodybuilders since it “eats away” at muscle tissue. As much as possible, bodybuilders would want to perform heavy exercises but prevent catabolism from happening.

Recently, a small Colorado company started selling a potent anti-catabolic agent called RX5. It is claimed that this new supplement proves to be much better than anabolic steroids in preventing catabolism. Thus, it builds muscle faster than steroids.

Aside from its strong anti-catabolic properties, it is also said to reduce recovery time by 30% to 50%. The supplement is composed of the best amino acids blended to give you immediate effect and could even make you muscular on a daily basis.

What is surprising about this formulation is that researches were done back in 1940s; however, it was so overlooked until now. German scientists found that amino acids were the most anabolic and would have wanted to formulate an anabolic agent to compete with the most popular steroid, Deca Durabolin.

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Tyrone LaRose, a 42-year-old MBA student, tried to get serious with bodybuilding and wanted to gain weight fast. He bought a supplement called Tren last fall. Had he known the substance was an anabolic steroid, he would not have touched it.

LaRose gained the weight he was looking for, going from 285 lbs to 335 lbs. He took the pills for three consecutive months, lower than the recommended dose.

However, his eyes started to look almost cat green and his complexion started showing that something was terribly wrong with him. His father brought him to the emergency room where he was diagnosed as having severe jaundice. A biopsy revealed that he had severe jaundice.

LaRose is a part of the many cases who filed a lawsuit against American Cellular Labs.

Dr. Zeid Kayali, a liver transplant from Loma Linda University Medical Center saw the amount of liver damage in a cluster of patients who have a history of taking Tren. He was so alarmed that he reported it to US FDA.

In an interview, Senator Arlen Specter said, nutritional supplements are not subjected to pre-clearance. Therefore, if ever your see products and are not sure what is in it, do a research before buying and using the product.

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(CBS) Since the first CBS News story aired last March, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has begun to crack down on designer steroids like Tren, but as CBS News correspondent Kelly Cobiella reported on ”The Early Show,” they are still very available — and very dangerous.

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