Athletes who use anabolic steroids may gain muscle mass and strength, but they can also destroy their kidney function, according to a paper being presented at the American Society of Nephrology's 42nd Annual Meeting and Scientific Exposition in San Diego, Calif. The findings indicate that the habitual use of steroids has serious harmful effects on the kidneys that were not previously recognized.
- Joshua Schwimmer
Bodybuilding with steroids damages kidneys. http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_rel... (One of the more unusual & controversial papers I've co-authored.)
Athletes who use anabolic steroids may gain muscle mass and strength, but they can also destroy their kidney function, according to a paper being presented at the American Society of Nephrology's 42nd Annual Meeting and Scientific Exposition in San Diego, Calif. The findings indicate that the habitual use of steroids has serious harmful effects on the kidneys that were not previously recognized.
- Joshua Schwimmer
Case Records of the Massachusetts General Hospital from The New England Journal of Medicine -- Case 33-2009 -- A 35-Year-Old Woman with Fever, Abdominal Pain, and Hypotension after Cesarean Section
- Joshua Schwimmer
Kidney Notes - Notes on Medicine & Technology: Atypical Hemolytic-Uremic Syndrome in the New England Journal of Medicine - http://www.kidneynotes.com/2009...