Public interest to the steroid case of Roger Clemens was renewed after the death of the reporter Mike Wallace

Mike Wallace, a brilliant investigative reporter, who was one of the original correspondents of CBS’ 60 Minutes died, when he was 93 years old. This journalist made fascinating interviews with world celebrated individuals. The latest stories were linked with the baseball star Roger Clemens and accusations related to administration of anabolic steroids and HGH by this person. Mike Wallace’s last appearance on TV was linked with this case.
The interview with Roger Clemens about steroids was presented in January, 2008. Rusty Hardin, the defense attorney for Roger Clemens, arranged the appearing of this baseball star in the Show 60 Minutes. Roger Clemens had to defense himself against accusations of Brian McNamee, his former personal coach. This coach accused Roger Clemens in intake of anabolic steroids and HGH. He collaborated with investigators of Mitchell Report, when they investigated the extent of steroid use in the Major League Baseball.
Wallace didn’t enforce Clemens to tell that he applied steroids. He just convinced him to prove to others that he had administered neither steroids, nor HGH. Roger Clemens stated that he would pull a tractor with his teeth, if he had used steroids.
The interview of Clemens was a calamitous public relations maneuver for Rusty Hardin. It was not a perceptive interview. But it renewed the interest after death of Wallace.
In fact, Wallace presented much more significant interviews during his career. The steroid interview with Roger Clemens was not the most interesting. Why did it draw each person’s attention?
Other interviews of Wallace are quite interesting. Wallace made an interview with the lawyer of the president Richard Nixon and the assistant to the president for Domestic Affairs John Ehrlichman during the Watergate scandal. Wallace determined the Watergate scandal as “perjury”. He named such methods of Richard Nixon, as thefts, spying, obstruction of justice, etc. The scandal led to resignation of the president.
Wallace arranged also an interview with the Iranian leader Ayatollah Khomeini. The reporter named him a “lunatic”. But he was quoting the president Anwar el-Sadat of Egypt.
Another individual that was interviewed by Wallace was the Vice President of Research and Development at a tobacco company. Jeffrey Wigand admitted that executives of the company cheated before the Congress about their knowledge linked with nature of nicotine.
However these interviews were significant, a lot of persons directed their attention to insignificant interview with the former baseball player Roger Clemens. It may be because while lying of Roger Clemens before the Congress can lead to federal struggle against steroids, the war on nicotine will never exist.

Kathy Jager will be allowed to compete at the age of 70

Kathy Jager, a famous sportswoman, tested positive for anabolic steroids at the 2011 USA National Masters Outdoor Track And Field Championships in Berea. That’s why this sportswoman was excluded from participation in competitions. Kathy Jager must not compete till the age of 70. This is the decision of the United States Anti-Doping Agency.
This sportswoman used steroids because these products were prescribed by the physician to stabilize her hormone balance. According to the rules of World Anti-Doping Agency, sportspersons may take steroids for medical needs and participate in competitions, if they receive a Therapeutic Use Exemption (TUE). But as it is known, Kathy Jager did not receive a TUE that could allow her to use these substances without being banned from competitions.
It is necessary to observe that this popular sportswoman doesn’t treat application of anabolic steroids seriously.
This sportswoman tested positive for methyltestosterone at the 1999 World Association of Veteran Athletes World Championships in Gateshead (Great Britain) after she had broken world records in running of 100 meters. That competition was between sportspersons of 55-59 years old. It was the first time she was banned for application of banned substances. Now it was her second time.
As it was found out, this popular sportswoman utilized EstraTest HS that contained esterified estrogens and methyltestosterone in a pill.
Kathy Jager pointed out that she had administrated EstraTest for medical purposes. But the World Masters Association didn’t believe and refused to allow her to compete.
Kathy Jager’s case caused many debates. Several people condemned her for application of banned medications, others justified her.
When she was banned the first time, she took steroids in order to avoid menopausal problems. The drugs were prescribed by her healthcare provider. Later she ceased administrating prescribed medications and started to administrate herbal preparations.
So, this woman must not take part in competitions till the age of 70 years old. If she had received a TUE, she could compete. But nobody knows whether the WADA will give her a TUE or not.

How do steroids influence on brain cells?

It is well-known that steroids are utilized by a lot of sportsmen in order to enhance muscle mass and energy. But according to recent studies, administration of steroids is a too harmful aspect for brain cells. Since these preparations induce level of testosterone in body, they influence negatively and even destruct brain cells. This confirmation about destruction of brain cells by enhanced amount of testosterone was approved by a study conducted by Yale School of Medicine that was published in the Journal of Biological Chemistry.
Scientists suggest that abnormal aggressiveness displayed by steroids consumers testify that certain amount of brain cells was destroyed due to taking of steroids.
Barbara Ehrlich, a professor, a leader of a research related to administration of steroids, advices not to condemn those who utilize steroids, when they behave unproperly. It is necessary to know that it must have been not their fault. Steroids must have had fault of abnormal actions of those who utilize these preparations.
The study leaded by Yale School of Medicine displayed that testosterone killed brain cells. One of principal functions of testosterone secreted naturally is following: to destroy brain cells that can be dangerous for the whole body due to their destructions. But when level of this hormone is increased, it destroys not only destructed cells but healthy ones too. It can cause such severe problems, as appearing of Alzheimer's and Huntingdon's disease and others.

Aggressiveness of hamsters due to steroids
Hamsters were recruited in one of researches published in the journal Behavioral Neuroscience. The specialists participated in the research observed effects of anabolic steroids upon the hamsters. The hamsters that were given these medicines became too aggressive. Their brain activity was changed much due to these medications.
The researches concluded that steroids damaged people’s brain the same way as hamsters’ brain. According to their conclusions, people suggest that steroids are forbidden due to their athletic effects. But people must realize that the chief reason is negative influence of these preparations upon human health. Steroids should be applied only for medical purposes by prescriptions of specialists. Steroids use in sports has to be forbidden totally.