The Australian Racing Board has announced a ban on anabolic steroids, which will apply to horses both in and out of competition from the age of six months.
Anabolic Steroids - Types, Benefits, Athletes and steroids ,Testing for steroids, Risks
Anabolic steroids can produce power- packed, adrenaline – pumping performances but they also reflect a saga of condemnation and shame.
Anabolic steroids can produce power- packed, adrenaline – pumping performances but they also reflect a saga of condemnation and shame.
The announcement came in the wake of the Mahmood al-Zarooni scandal, following which the British Horseracing Authority has been vocal in opposing the use of steroids and has raised the issue for worldwide discussion.
Mahmood Al Zarooni was an Emirati horse-racing trainer at the Godolphin horse-racing operation, who had confessed to doping 11 prize thoroughbreds belonging to Dubai's ruler Sheikh Mohammed, and has been banned for eight years in a scandal, which is reportedly the biggest in the sport of horse racing, reports said.
'Dose Doubling Strategy' of Inhaled Steroids in Acute Ashtma Attack Being Questioned by New Studies
Increasing the dose of inhaled corticosteroids at the onset of an acute asthma aggravation may not cut down the need for rescue oral corticosteroids. Doubling the dose may provide fake reassurance.
Increasing the dose of inhaled corticosteroids at the onset of an acute asthma aggravation may not cut down the need for rescue oral corticosteroids. Doubling the dose may provide fake reassurance.
Vietnam Officials Concerned About Safety Of Young Jockeys
Reports say, with its small horses and tiny jockeys, racing at Vietnam's only track is a low-key affair receiving high-level attention as officials threaten a crackdown on under-age riders.
Reports say, with its small horses and tiny jockeys, racing at Vietnam's only track is a low-key affair receiving high-level attention as officials threaten a crackdown on under-age riders.
First Horse Slaughterhouses to be Opened in US Since 2007
Congress is trying to forbid sale and export of horse meat even as it is clear that Americans do not like horse meat.
Congress is trying to forbid sale and export of horse meat even as it is clear that Americans do not like horse meat.
