PrintAugust 11, 2010
Joe Biden and Other Obstacles to Preventive Sick Care
In the sick care domain, there are several dirty words. Two are "anabolic" and "steroid."The Ur anabolic steroid (AS) is testosterone (T). Erroneously characterized as a male hormone, it is produced by both sexes, where it exerts anabolic effects -- i.e., it builds tissue. Another term for AS is "androgens" since AS also have androgenic (masculinizing) effects.The relationship between sick care and these dirty words is multifarious, complex, broad, and deep.The relationship between government and these dirty words is sickening. Literally.For now, all that will be covered is the matter of chronic illness prevention and anabolic steroids. (The values of AS in treatment are left for another essay.)Before continuing, let's address three sensational aspects to anabolic steroid use:1. In sport, for performance enhancement, AS are used in doses reported to be over one hundred times those used therapeutically. To put this into perspective, one hundred times the...(Read Full Article)
