Fuck, lost my message. Anyway, Neddysmith and lex, you two are both retarded. If you don't even understand the difference between amoxicillin, benzylpenicillin and phenoxymethylpenicillin, how dare you comment on the professional ability of those who do?
Especially when it's based on lack of knowledge about a set of chemicals used for either personal vanity or for increased sporting performance, neither of which have anything to do with clinical practice.
>most are only insured to do just that
Mate, you have absolutely no clue what you're talking about.
Yes, the study is terrible. The inclusion criteria was "people who tested positive for steroids at autopsy", of course they're going to find steroid related damage. The standard figure given is that 80% of medical studies are crap and should be ignored. Of course, you need to have some understanding of how to conduct research and the practice of medicine to be able to decide whether it's a decent study. Unfortunately, neither journalists nor random people on bodybuilding forums have that understanding.