Fda Halts the Sale of Muscle Booster

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Federal officials on Thursday ordered 23 companies, including two from New Jersey, to stop selling a steroid-like substance once used by retired baseball slugger Mark McGwire.

Andro, short for androstenedione, is a steroid precursor - the body converts it into testosterone, and, to some extent, estrogen.

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Fda Halts the Sale of Muscle Booster

Anabolic steroids, which build muscle, are controlled substances, available only under certain circumstances with a prescription. However, the Food and Drug Administration announced Thursday that andro poses the same health risks as steroids and ord...

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