Lance Armstrong’s admission caused anger in thousands persons

The American cyclist Lance Armstrong was denying using doping products for years. However he was accused of administering forbidden medications many times, he continued to claim that he never administered forbidden preparations. Even when the USADA proved that the cyclist doped, he cheated about doping. But finally, Lance Armstrong decided to admit to administering EPO, testosterone and blood transfusions.
Although many athletes used doping products and avoided detection successfully, there was anything uncommon in the doping case of the legendary American cyclist. The American cyclist reached great success in sports. He acquired 7 Tour de France titles. He got also some other awards. Lance Armstrong got worldwide success. However he was subjected to many drug tests, he never tested positive for any forbidden medicine.
Of course, the American cyclist is not the only sportsperson who has doped. Sportspersons have used prohibited medications during past years. They continue to take steroids and other related drugs nowadays. And professional athletes will apply them in future. Intake of steroids and other performance-enhancing drugs is spread in professional sports. Almost each sportsperson takes banned products. While several sportspersons test positive for forbidden drugs and receive bans, others avoid detection.
When it comes to the attitude to Lance Armstrong’s doping, it’s mainly negative. Many individuals got great anger, when the celebrated cyclist admitted to administering EPO, the steroid testosterone and blood transfusions. Many persons believed in him. They thought that Lance Armstrong was “clean”. That’s why their disappointment was significant.
And what do you think about “clean” sports? Anti-doping officials should ponder over this issue. While anti-doping officers state that they have sophisticated tests to combat doping in sports, a lot of sportspersons administer anabolic steroids and/or other related medications and remain undetectable.
While Lance Armstrong has admitted to applying banned medicines, anti-doping agencies should acknowledge that their policies are improper.

Polish boxer: anabolic steroids don’t represent key to success in sports

Przemyslaw Saleta’s opinion about Lance Armstrong’s steroid use differs from that of thousands persons. The polish boxer doesn’t condemn the American cyclist. Przemyslaw Saleta notices that Lance Armstrong has acted like almost each professional sportsperson. The 7-time Tour de France winner has taken banned medications and lied about his doping. It’s not surprising. Almost each sportsman applied steroids and other related products.
While many athletes that take prohibited products are caught by anti-doping officials and sentenced to bans, Lance Armstrong has never tested positive for any prohibited drug. He could avoid detection, despites of having been subjected to thousands drug tests. Of course, It goes without saying that Lance Armstrong is not the only sportsperson that has avoided detection successfully. Let take Chinese sportspersons as an example! They are sponsored by the state. The state provides money enough to acquire such medicines that are undetectable. So, numerous Chinese sportspersons apply performance-enhancing drugs without being detected. It becomes evident that sportspersons that have much money may apply performance-enhancing drugs and remain undetectable. Lance Armstrong is only one of such athletes.
Przemyslaw Saleta has an uncommon proposal. He thinks that anabolic steroids and other related preparations should be legalized in professional sports. According to this sportsman, anabolic steroids and other performance-enhancing drugs are not dangerous for health, if they are administered by adults that possess sufficient knowledge about ways to consume them appropriately. Przemyslaw Saleta claims that application of anabolic steroids and other related preparations by athletes should be monitored by doctors. So, athletes are likely to avoid serious adverse effects.
Furthermore, Przemyslaw Saleta claims that steroids and other related medicines are indispensible in such sports, as cycling. Cycling is a sport where sportspersons should endure too extreme conditions while training and competing. Thus, anabolic steroids and other related medicines help cyclists to maintain health in better conditions. Cycling in itself is dangerous without anabolic steroids and other performance-enhancing drugs.
But Przemyslaw Saleta specifies that steroids and other related preparations should be forbidden in amateur sports. Moreover, young athletes must not be also permitted to apply these drugs because they may cause serious harm in them. Teenagers must not administer such preparations because they may get grave side results.
Nevertheless, Przemyslaw Saleta notes that it is wrong to think that anabolic steroids and other doping products represent the key to success. According to him, success is a result of hard working.

Criminal penalties for illicit operations of drug manufacturers

A lot of pharmaceutical companies violate laws. But just some of them are punished harshly. A lot of pharmaceutical companies avoid harsh penalties successfully. But only when serious scandals are caused by illegal actions of pharmaceutical companies, they are sentenced to proper punishments. For example, anyone knows about the meningitis outbreak which has spread across the country because of contaminated steroid injections produced by a Massachusetts compounding center. Of course, owners and officers of the company will be sanctioned properly. But when illegal operations of drug manufacturers don’t result in such serious problems, they continue with their business successfully.
The media reports about illegal actions linked with anabolic steroids, painkillers and other prescription medications daily. But you may see that pharmaceutical companies get only light sentencing for illicit sale of steroids and other doping products. So, athletes and bodybuilders have free access to doping products. They acquire anabolic steroids and other related medications from compounding pharmacies and use them for athletic needs. Furthermore, several pharmaceutical companies provide fake prescriptions for steroids. Corrupt physicians supply customers of pharmacies with prescriptions that are given without required evaluation of customers’ individual conditions.
Compounding pharmacies are responsible not only for illicit distribution of steroids. Certain pharmaceutical companies produce medicines in unsterile conditions. As a result, many individuals get tainted medicines and suffer from severe complications, using  these products. Some individuals even die from contamination resulted from application of contaminated medications. As you are probably informed, 39 individuals died because of fungal meningitis caused by contaminated methylprednisolone acetate injections.
The late contamination with fungal meningitis should have an impact on decisions of appropriate authorities. Criminal sanctions should take place. Otherwise, health of many individuals is in a serious danger. Prescription medicines must be sold just under real prescriptions. All products must be manufactured in sterile conditions. If compounding pharmacies don’t obey all laws, they must be punished. They must not be permitted to continue with business, if they violate laws. Loss of licenses should be accompanied by other serious sanctions.

Why did Lance Armstrong get testicular cancer?

However the disgraced American cyclist Lance Armstrong has already lost his 7 Tour de France titles and other awards, his doping scandal is still hotly disputed. Numerous persons are still expressing their thoughts related to this case. Not only his alleged administration of performance-enhancing drugs is disputed but several persons also contend about Lance Armstrong’s testicular cancer. Why has Lance Armstrong got this disease in his young years? What has caused this illness in him?
Whoopi Goldberg, a well-known American actress is also implicated in debates related to Lance Armstrong’s doping scandal. While she has been chiefly involved in discussions connected with marijuana and other related drugs, now she has chosen to join those who fight against anabolic steroids and other doping products.
According to Whoopi Goldberg, Lance Armstrong has suffered from testicular cancer because of steroid use. The actress claims that anabolic steroids are likely to lead to cancer. She believes that these medications may induce appearing and developing cancer. Whoopi Goldberg considers that experts should inform people about probable links between anabolic steroids and cancer. The actress notices that experts can determine whether Lance Armstrong has developed cancer because of steroids.
But what do other famous persons consider about Lance Armstrong’s testicular cancer? Bob Weiner, a well-known political commentator, notices that anyone should be very cautious while suggesting that anabolic steroids are responsible for development of cancer. This person realizes that these medicines are demonized for many unwanted reactions that are quite dangerous for consumers’ health and even life. But he adds that it is uncommon to demonize steroids for cancer. Such suppositions are serious. Bob Weiner believes that this issue has nothing to do with anti-doping morality.
Nevertheless, Bob Weiner is inclined to believe that Lance Armstrong’s testicular cancer has developed because of anabolic steroids. This disease normally doesn’t occur in young men. Why then has Lance Armstrong experienced it? Since scientific literature suggests that links between cancer and steroid abuse may exist, Bob Weiner doesn’t deny statements of Whoopi Goldberg.
But as it has been already noticed, this issue is not included in those of anti-doping programs. Anti-doping officials focus on morality and they don’t care about protection of sportspeople’s health.

Tennessee health officials merit obtaining gold medal

The meningitis outbreak caused by tainted steroid injections could have been prevented. But since the FDA didn’t utilize its authority for this purpose suitably, over 500 persons were contaminated with this disease and 39 recipients of the injections died.
Tennessee officials turned out to show competence under such circumstances. They were praised by legislators for their decisive actions.
It was announced that many individuals who had been given epidural steroid injections produced by the NECC experienced complications. When Tennessee health officials were informed about this situation, they enforced all health facilities to stop using preparations produced by the compounding center from Massachusetts. Furthermore, they informed immediately about contamination health officials of other states. Actions of Tennessee health officials were quick and decisive. They acted rapidly and did everything in order to prevent further contamination and improve the situation.
If Tennessee health officials hadn’t acted so rapidly and competently, more individuals would have been contaminated with fungal meningitis and more deaths would have occurred.
As for the FDA, it showed incompetence. It didn’t utilize its power decisively in order to improve the situation. Then it tried to justify its negligence, noting that its power was not cleared and established enough to influence on such large-scale compounding centers, as the NECC. But the FDA’s excuse was not accepted.
Tennessee health officials merit obtaining a gold medal for their actions.
However some individuals suppose that they could avoid contamination, warnings about certain risks still exist. Numerous persons are still hospitalized. Others are visited by health officials. If any negative results occur at injection sites of those who have introduced the contaminated steroids, they should call health care providers immediately.

All Filipinos love Manny Pacquiao

Every Filipino knows and likes the professional fighter Manny Pacquiao. This fighter represents own country successfully. Thus, Filipinos are proud of him. This sportsman is devoted to his fighting career. Manny Pacquiao is considered to be a national sports hero and an international star. The fighter is known around the world.
It is important to notice that Filipinos love Manny Pacquiao not only for his success in sports. While several Filipinos say that they are not interested in boxing at all, they notice that they love Manny Pacquiao. It’s not surprisingly. Manny Pacquiao is a very benevolent and unselfish person. Certain persons notice that he is humble and proud at the same time. While he successfully represents his country during fights, he serves other persons. Have you heard that Manny Pacquiao is a politician? This person is a public servant. It is interesting to note that he doesn’t expect others to serve him. He desires to serve and help others.
Manny Pacquiao has unpleasant experience. His life has not been always easy. This person has experienced numerous difficulties like other people of the third world. His father has left the family, when Manny Pacquiao has been a boy. So, Manny Pacquiao has not had an easy life. He has gone through poverty. He knows what other Filipinos experience and how they feel. That’s why being a public servant, Manny Pacquiao tries to improve his people’s life.
The boxer is also a religious person. He reads the Bible every day. His actions manifest that he believes in God.
 There is only one thing that causes controversy. Manny Pacquiao is suspected of doping. A lot of persons suppose that physical changes in this fighter point at steroid use. But Manny Pacquiao maintains that he has never taken steroids. His strength coach Ariza claims that the boxer succeeds because of new training methods elaborated by him. Ariza notes that he is a scientist who has elaborated new training regimen which has been adopted by Manny Pacquiao successfully.
Manny Pacquiao notices that he succeeds because of God’s help and workouts. He makes it clear that he is not bothered by steroid accusations because he knows that he has never applied any illegal products. Manny Pacquiao also reminds about the disgrace of the American cyclist Lance Armstrong. He notices that he doesn’t want to have success with the help of illegal preparations because such methods can ruin his good name.

Bacterial contaminants are found at NECC

It is widely discussed about the meningitis outbreak that has occurred in some states of America. Contaminated Methylprednisolone Acetate injections led to fungal meningitis in more than 500 individuals. The contamination turned out to be tragic for 39 patients: they died. The majority of deaths took place in Tennessee.
It was claimed that contaminated steroid injections had been produced by the New England Compounding Center (NECC) which is located in Massachusetts. The FDA tested the compounding center in order to set what resulted in contamination and see the situation at the NECC. It was affirmed by the FDA that the contaminated steroid injections were really manufactured by this compounding pharmacy.
According to the Associated Press, the FDA claimed that it was evident that manufacture of preparations was unsterile at the NECC. The FDA noticed that leaking water and uncontrolled temperature were just several problems at the company. The equipment used for manufacture of solution for injections was unsterile.
Furthermore, the FDA stated that there were certain other contaminants. Several bacterial contaminants were found at the compounding center. Although these contaminants were not real pathogens, they could cause infection as well. These bacterial contaminants were found in such drugs, as Betamethasone and Triamcinolone. There were not any cases reported about contamination resulted from application of these products. But it was noted that these medicines were also able to lead to contamination. Although the bacterial contaminants were anywhere in the environment, they had not to be in preparations. This fact pointed at unsterile conditions at the pharmacy and confirmed that the Methylprednisolone Acetate injections turned out to be contaminated with fungal meningitis because they were manufactured in inappropriate conditions.
The situation made it clear that new rules on pharmacies should be established. Contamination should be prevented. Otherwise, public health is in danger in the USA.

Barry Larkin educates young athletes about risks linked with steroids

The retired MLB player Barry Larkin notices about his negative attitude towards athletes that have ever used steroids and/or other forbidden medications. He claims that such baseball players that have ever been linked to doping products must not be elected for the Baseball Hall of Fame. To be elected for the Hall of Fame is the highest honor which is gotten by baseball players. Barry Larkin has been introduced in the Hall of Fame last year. He believes that steroid users should not acquire the greatest honor. They should realize that they have made a serious mistake, when they have made a decision to administer steroids and/or other related medications. Their decision points that they should be out of this club forever.
Barry Larkin belongs to the most successful baseball players. He has receieved certain awards, while playing professional baseball.
Barry Larkin also notices about Pete Rose who is kept out of the Baseball Hall of Fame. This athlete has gambled on baseball games. That’s why he has been banned from professional baseball for the whole life. Thus, he doesn’t have any possibility to enter the Hall of Fame. Barry Larkin considers that those who have ever taken forbidden substances should receive similar suspension. They must not be in the Hall of Fame.
Barry Larkin has played during the steroid era. He doesn’t plan to demonize those that have played with and against him. He doesn’t make rash conclusions about other baseball players. Barry Larkin claims that no any athlete should be punished, if his guilt has not been proven. He remains to be innocent until it will be evident that he has actually used steroids and/or other related remedies.
Barry Larkin also participates in teaching young sportspeople about risks linked with administration of steroids. He has established a charity foundation which has been called after his name. So, the former successful baseball player puts great efforts in order to make baseball clean. He urges young athletes not to apply steroids and other doping products. Barry Larkin wants to see baseball drug-free.

Dana White: Anderson Silva has great skills

The UFC president Dana White continues to argue that the fight between Anderson Silva and George St-Pierre will occur. However Anderson Silva has specified that he is not interested in the fight, the UFC president doesn’t lose his hope. Dana White guarantees that the fight between these persons will take place before Anderson Silva ends his athletic career.
Anderson Silva will also fight against Jon Jones. But now Jon Jones trains in order to fight against Chael Sonnen. The fight is scheduled to take place in April this year.
Since Anderson Silva and St-Pierre don’t express any antipathy to each other, fans desire more eagerly to watch the fight between Anderson Silva and Jon Jones.
During interviews both Anderson Silva and George St-Pierre have said that they don’t want to face one another. Despites of their statements, Dana White underlines that he knows the situation better. He argues that while Anderson Silva and George St-Pierre state that they don’t want to face each other in the ring, it isn’t true. The UFC president claims that totally opposite words are pronounced behind the scenes. In addition to these conditions, Anderson Silva never refuses fans’ proposals. The fighter always does what he has to do.
Dana White praises Anderson Silva. He says that this fighter has amazing abilities. Anderson Silva has showed his brilliant performance numerous times.
It is interesting to note that Anderson Silva has defeated Stephan Bonnar that has taken steroids.
Saying about the fight against Anderson Silva, Stephan Bonnar noted that his opponent displayed amazing skills. He added that Anderson Silva defeated him entirely. He felt as if he hadn’t won any fight. So, Stephan Bonnar lost the fight, despites of his administration of prohibited products.
The UFC president doesn’t discontinue praising Anderson Silva. The UFC president claims that the fighter evaluates his skills correctly and he knows that he can win any match. That’s why Anderson Silva is ready to face any fighter anytime.

FDA wants to achieve clearness in rules

The fungal meningitis outbreak that started in September last year had serious impact upon America. Contaminated injectable steroids were produced by the New England Compounding Center (located in Massachusetts) and used by a lot of persons. As a result, over 400 persons were contaminated with fungal meningitis in more than 20 states. 39 persons sickened with this illness died. 14 deaths were in Tennessee.
It became evident that it needed to do something for prevention of such cases. Contamination must not take place in future. The FDA had to meet with representatives of all states for discussion of this problem. Thus, lately a meeting took place in order to find ways linked with prevention of contamination in the future.
It was underlined during the conference that new laws on compounding centers should be established.
Representatives of certain states claimed that they did suitable job in their states and no any person experienced troubles linked with contamination. Moreover, they underlined with criticism that they were not aware of what happened in other states.
When it comes to the FDA, its authority over such situations is not established properly. Federal court cases that were during past years depressed the authority of the FDA significantly. In addition to these problems, several laws seem to be unclear.
Margaret Hamburg, the FDA Commissioner, expressed the proposal to improve the situation through the following changes:
- to improve training of state regulators;
- to promote sharing information between the FDA and states;
- to eradicate ambiguity from laws.

These items seem to be fair. Such changes will probably help to promote improving public health of Americans. It goes without saying that if rules contain ambiguity, no any agreement will be reached. That’s why new rules should be introduced and existing rules should be modified.
The FDA hopes that state regulators will coact with it in order to prevent manufacturing and shipping contaminated drugs.

Will you always remember Lance Armstrong?

The year 2012 has gone away. Thinking about 2012, what will you notice about sports? Which names will you pronounce? Will you notice about great baseball players? Will you say about the dishonored American cyclist Lance Armstrong? Will you talk about the Summer Olympics? Will you discuss concussions of football players? Will you note about suicides committed by several professional football players? What will you notice about Melky Cabrera?
Of course, anyone will remember the case linked with Lance Armstrong while speaking about sports of 2012. Every individual will notice about the role of anabolic steroids in cycling and in other sports. Any person will mention about potential negative results of steroids taken for performance-enhancing effects. Any person interested in sports will remember what journalists have stated about anabolic steroids, lying in sports and numerous methods of sportspeople to succeed in professional sports.
Thinking about sports of 2012, you will possibly notice about the steroid era in baseball and integrity of this sport. You will also notice about criminal actions of Jerry Sandusky and his coaching career at Penn State.
But let guess what future generations will remember. What will historians remark one hundred years later? Will they focus on stories related to James LeBron, Melky Cabrera and Jerry Sandusky? Will they remember concussions of professional football players? However they will possibly talk over these situations, the hottest debates will be linked with Lance Armstrong’s steroid scandal. This is a case which will be never forgotten. Many persons will remember achievements of Lance Armstrong in cycling and his further downfall. Undoubtedly, they will also notice about his foundation Livestrong and impact of his disgraced reputation upon the charity organization. They will remember that usage of steroids resulted in loss of Tour de France titles, distancing from Livestrong and several other troubles. The legendary cyclist will be ever in the memory of the American society.

Roger Clemens succeeded in baseball before his alleged steroid use

Fans of baseball and a lot of other persons seem to be anxious by results of voting for the Hall of Fame. Some amazing players have not been elected for the Baseball Hall of Fame. It is not surprisingly that you also ask why they have not been elected. Under guidelines of voting, those that have demonstrated great baseball abilities and contributed to their teams substantially should be elected. Undoubtedly, such baseball players, as Roger Clemens, Barry Bonds, Sammy Sosa, Rafael Palmeiro, Mark McGwire and several other sportsmen have demonstrated great abilities and accomplishments while playing professionally. Why are they kept out of the Baseball Hall of Fame?
Many voters state that they will never support those that have ever been linked to steroids and/or other doping products. Dopers should get penalty. Future generations should realize that they will never actually succeed, if they administer doping products.
What would you do, if you were a member of the Baseball Writers’ Association of America? Would you support consumers of steroids?
In fact, voters never possess complete information about admitted and suspected consumers of steroids. You can’t prove that Roger Clemens has really administered performance-enhancing drugs. A lot of persons have suspicions but there is no any proof. How may voters refuse to support him? Are they sure that he has administered anabolic steroids and other banned drugs? –No, they aren’t. That’s why it is unfair to keep Roger Clemens out of the Baseball Hall of Fame just because of suspicions.
While some voters are ready to support suspected steroid users, they claim that they will never vote for an admitted consumer of steroids. However it seems to be right, let analyze the situation better! Have steroids played any essential role in success of certain baseball player? For example, if even Roger Clemens has applied performance-enhancing drugs, it is possible to convince anyone that he has succeeded not because of steroid use. Amazing accomplishment of this well-known baseball player have been manifested before his alleged steroid use. According to several affirmations, Roger Clemens has taken steroids since 1998 and then in 2000 and 2001.  But the most amazing achievements have been done by him before 1998. So, no one can state that steroids have helped Roger Clemens to succeed in professional baseball. That’s why he should be elected for the Hall of Fame.
Moreover, why are a lot of persons inclined to demonize just dopers? Isn’t it the society that presses sportspeople to start applying steroids and other related drugs?

Roger Clemens, Barry Bonds and Sammy Sosa are supported by certain Hall of Famers

Some Hall of Famers assert that users of steroids must never be in their club. They claim that such baseball players, as Sammy Sosa, Barry Bonds and Roger Clemens should be kept out of the Baseball Hall of Fame. They are very glad that these athletes didn’t receive needed percentage of voting to enter the Hall of Fame. According to them, it is fair. They believe that otherwise our kids get confused. They will believe that they are permitted to take anabolic steroids and whatever they desire and remain unpunished. So, it would be a bad example for future generations. Al Kaline, Goose Gossage and some others who belong to the Baseball Hall of Fame have this point of view. They even note about cycling, as a good example to follow.
What happened actually in cycling? The successful American cyclist was accused of taking prohibited medications. As a result, he forfeited his 7 Tour de France titles and sentenced to life-time suspension.
So, some members of the Baseball Hall of Fame affirm that cycling is a good example for baseball. Baseball players that are found guilty of doping should be suspended from this sport entirely. Record books must not contain information about success of those that have been caught administering forbidden substances. Those that have cheated should be punished appropriately.
Nonetheless, not each member of the Baseball Hall of Fame has the same opinion. For example, Juan Marichal supports Barry Bonds, Sammy Sosa, Mark McGwire, Roger Clemens, etc. He notices that these baseball players should be elected for the Hall of Fame. These individuals are stars in baseball. No one could prove that they have really taken performance-enhancing drugs. Since there is no any proof, suspicions mean nothing.
Under rules linked with voting for the Hall of Fame, baseball players that have great skills and those that have contributed to their teams substantially should be in the Hall of Fame.  Undoubtedly, Sammy Sosa, Barry Bonds and Roger Clemens were great players. They made obvious contributions to their teams. That’s why they should be in the Hall of Fame.

Angel “Memo” Hernandez knows best methods to increase muscles

Any fan saw that the body of the American boxer Juan Manuel Marquez had been altered obviously. What caused such evident changes in the sportsperson?
Since Juan Manuel Marquez is connected with the admitted steroid dealer Angel “Memo” Hernandez, a lot of individuals suspect that the boxer’s muscles have been enhanced because of anabolic steroids and/or other related medicines. Angel “Memo” Hernandez has been employed as a strength coach of Juan Manuel Marquez. This individual was connected with the BALCO scandal. As it was learnt, this person supplied numerous elite athletes with anabolic steroids and other related preparations. He presented information about some sportspersons who obtained forbidden substances from him.
Finding out that Angel “Memo” Hernandez has been a distributor of steroids, a lot of persons think that he provides doping products to Juan Manuel Marquez. Some suspicions and even accusations were presented by Freddie Roach, Manny Pacquiao’s trainer. Freddie Roach said that it would be excellent to subject the both boxers Juan Manuel Marquez and Manny Pacquiao to drug testing before the fight.
Actually, Freddie Roach didn’t have any proof. He focused only on increased muscles of Juan Manuel Marquez.
Later Manny Pacquiao’s trainer affirmed that he didn’t mean anything serious. He said that he was just joking.
Angel “Memo” Hernandez affirmed that he was not only a coach. Since he is a scientist, he knows a lot of things. He knows the best ways to increase muscles and add strength. Angel “Memo” Hernandez says that he knows the methods to do it legally. No any illegal product is included in his methods. But he refuses to reveal his methods. The coach affirms that this is a secret.
As for Juan Manuel Marquez, he claimed that he never used any forbidden drug. He underlined that it was not drugs which caused the obvious changes in his physique. Furthermore, he added that weight was not the most important factor while fighting. According to him, a fighter should possess intelligence, speed and strength in order to win.
Neither Juan Manuel Marquez, nor Manny Pacquiao was subjected to testing for prohibited drugs before the fight. Such tests are commonly conducted by the Nevada State Athletic Commission after matches.