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...this cascade of events could be interrupted, researchers reasoned, then further paralysis might be prevented. In 1990 Michael Bracken of Yale University and his colleagues showed that large doses of an inexpensive steroid, methylprednisolone, could do the job. Apparently, the drug attaches itself to the oxygen free radicals, preventing them from attacking vulnerable tissue. Bracken's study showed that if administered within eight hours of the accident, methylprednisolone could cut the amount of secondary damage in half, sometimes making the difference between the patient's being able to walk...
...drug, which was quickly administered to Byrd, has become a standard treatment for spinal-cord injuries in the U.S., and health authorities are studying proposals that would allow paramedics to inject the steroid at the scene of an accident. Just as important, says Bracken, methylprednisolone has erased the notion that these injuries are hopeless: "It's opened the door to many other studies that may lead to better recovery." Several groups are testing substances that provide the benefits of methylprednisolone without the side effects, which include depressing the immune system...
...days when one nation can dominate the world of swimming are past." Still, with 11 of 31 gold medals, the U.S. firmly outdistanced its closest competitors. The Unified Team captured six, Hungary five and China four. The conspicuous loser was united Germany, with only one gold. In 1988 the steroid-dependent East German women had sacked 10 golds, but that was before new doping controls...
...gender front, a female swimming commentator's voice filled with horror as she hinted at steroid use by the Chinese team--sounding less concerned by the possible violation of the rules than by the specter of "women with deep voices! masculine women!" Quick, somebody call Steven King...
...dedicated to training and resent new NCAA rules restricting collegiate athletes to 20 hours of practice a week. Thompson is so fitness conscious that she "relaxes" from swimming with an aerobics workout. Nicole Haislett idolizes Arnold Schwarzenegger and often poses flexing her considerable biceps. There are even rumors of steroid use among U.S. women. One, Angel Martino, was banned for 16 months after testing positive for nandrolone at the 1988 U.S. team trials. Now she is back in the 50-m freestyle and maybe a relay...