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Some athletes use DHEA, testosterone
Anti-aging supplements don't work, says study
10/20/2006 11:34:34 PM
NEW DELHI, OCT. 20: New England Journal of Medicine has a sensational discovery: Widely used DHEA supplements and testosterone patches have failed to deliver their touted anti-aging benefits. Dr K Srekumar Nair of the Mayo Clinic, lead author of one of the first rigorous studies has been quoted by the journal as saying: "I don't think there is any case for administering these to elderly people. The study has revealed that the substances did not improve the participants' strength, their physical performance, or certain other measures of health. DHEA, a steroid that is a precursor to the sex hormones testosterone and estrogen, is made by the body, but levels decline rapidly after age 25. DHEA supplements are marketed as rejuvenating agents, and U.S. sales hit 50 million dollars last year. Testosterone is available by prescription only. But the Food and Drug Administration classifies DHEA as a supplement, meaning it can be sold without meeting the same safety and effectiveness standards as a drug. Yet another sensational discovery: Some athletes use DHEA and testosterone...
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Govt. anticipates suicide attacks
J&K-based terror groups to target politicians' relatives
10/20/2006 11:32:48 PM
NEW DELHI, OCT. 20: The Union Home Ministry has just dashed off the "most urgent" message to Jammu and Kashmir and Delhi administration, drawing their attention to the re-structured plan of the terror groups to target relatives of select politicians in the coming days. The message is the product of "specific information" furnished to the Home Ministry by intelligence agencies with regard to the posibility of suicide attacks. And this "speciofic information", EARLY TIMES was officially told, that Kashmir-based terror groups intended to target relatives of select politicians not only in Jammu and Kashmir but also in the Delhi region. At a ...
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