Steroids are a class of medicines that mimics natural hormones. Corticosteroids are beneficial for inflammatory conditions like asthma and arthritis as they suppress immune activity. On the other hand ...

Q: Can steroid users become addicted? Dr. Morse: They meet all the criteria for addiction: spending substantial time getting the drugs and recovering from them, needing to take higher doses to get the ...

New research presented at this year's European Association for the Study of Diabetes (EASD) meeting in Munich, Germany (12-16 Sept) shows that anabolic steroid abuse is associated with impaired ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Gay and bisexual boys are almost six times as likely as their heterosexual peers to misuse steroids, according to a new study. "What was most surprising to us was the ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Male bodybuilders who take muscle-building anabolic steroids risk sexual problems, reduced fertility and heart trouble, a study confirms. Among bodybuilders who voluntarily ...

Synthetic testosterone, also known as anabolic‑androgenic steroids (AAS), is a controlled drug prescribed for delayed puberty in boys, testosterone (T) deficiency in adults, breast cancer, gender ...

The desire for a six-pack body may look impressive, but doctors are warning that shortcuts through steroids and unsafe supplements are leading to serious health problems among young people. The issue ...

Q: Should clinicians ask about other drug use, too? Dr. Morse: Yes. Many patients who are addicted to steroids have a co-occurring substance-use disorder. Steroids are called “gateway” drugs because ...