Web Activities
UNIT 3: HOMEOSTASIS
Chapter 8 – Chemical Signals Maintain Homeostasis
Page Number
Question
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Try This Activity: Chemical Signals and Sports
Find out more about the use of banned drugs in sports.
a. Choose one banned drug and explain the unfair advantage
it provides.
b. What are some of the health risks associated with its use?
c. Identify some of the technologies used to detect whether an athlete
is using the drug.
Anabolic
Steroids
Anabolic Steroids is one of eight parts in a series of short articles
published by ESPN.com on the subject of drugs and athletics. The articles
focus primarily on the reasoning behind taking banned substances and
the health effects of these substances. Students can access the remainder
of the articles by clicking on the “Drugs and Sports”
icon on the left side of the page.
Sport
- The Sinister Side
Sport - The Sinister Side is a series of short articles outlining
some of the more common banned drugs and their side effects. There
is also some discussion of prevalence of drugs in sport, and the role
of administration.
Olympic
Medical Commission
On the Olympic Medical Commission Web site, there are links to documents
concerning the methods and measures taken to prevent the use of banned
substances in the Olympic games. A link to the right of the page leads
to a document reporting the commission’s activities during the
Salt Lake City Olympic games.
Doping
From the Amateur Athletic Foundation of Los Angeles comes this essay
on various Olympic topics including Doping. It provides a good, brief
summary of the issue.
Common
Drugs of Use and Abuse
This extensive list of links relating to Drug Use in Sports includes
a section on Common Drugs of Use and Abuse, which contains links and
information about the main categories of performance enhancers.
Listing
of Banned Substances
This Listing of Banned Substances and performance enhancing methods
is published by the World Anti-Doping Agency - a major player in the
global athletic scene.
Drug
Classification Booklet
The Canadian Centre for Ethics in Sport has published the Drug Classification
Booklet, which informs athletes of the substances banned in Canada
for use in competition.
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Explore an Issue – Take a Stand: Protecting Athletes
Statement: Not enough is being done to prevent the use of banned substances
in sports.
- In your group, research the issue. Search for information
in newspapers, periodicals, CD-ROMs, and on the Internet.
Prepare a list of points and counterpoints for your group to
discuss. You might consider these questions:
i. Are some countries complicit in helping athletes hide
positive drug tests? Are athletes being sacrificed for national glory?
ii. Are organizers of events compromised in their desire to identify
users of banned substances by continually pushing for more records?
iii. What improvements could be made to help eliminate banned substances
from athletics?
Drugs
in Sports
Yahoo’s list of Web sites related to Drugs in Sports includes
many international sites with information on policy and regulations,
as well as some headline news stories.
Drug
Use in Sports
This legal issue Web site provides an excellent assortment of links
relating to Drug Use in Sports, many to do with policy by various
professional and amateur sports organizations, and global athletic
authorities. Some listings are for sites devoted to strategies to
prevent drug abuse among athletes.
World
Anti-Doping Agency
The World Anti-Doping Agency is the foremost global organization dedicated
to preventing the abuse of performance enhancers by athletes; it works
in conjunction with the Olympic organizers to police the banned substance
code at all Olympic games. Their Web site has a range of information
on the current codes, the organization, activity at past Olympic games,
and an FAQ page.
Canadian
Centre for Ethics in Sport
The Canadian Centre for Ethics in Sport is the agency responsible
for executing our country’s doping control program. Their Web
site provides information on this program, and Canadian regulations.
Under the ‘Drug-Free Sport’ section is a link to download
the Canadian policy document.
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Section 8.5 questions
15. To alleviate the symptoms of menopause, many women turn
to hormone replacement therapy (HRT). Although estrogen–the main
hormone in HRT–reduces “hot flashes,” prevents bone
loss, and may even improve memory, it raises the risk of blood clots
and ovarian and breast cancer. Using the Internet and other resources,
investigate and write a brief report on what is being done to meet the
demand for HRT without subjecting women to its risks. Include some lifestyle
changes that might help in the management of menopause.
Menopause
Online
Menopause Online is a Web site by a lifestyle magazine that outlines
the treatment options for menopausal symptoms. Both hormone replacement
therapy and ‘alternative’ treatments are discussed.
Menopause
and Progesterone
Menopause and Progesterone is a well-written, informative article
about hormone replacement therapy and the advantages of natural progesterone
as a treatment for menopause. Note that the source of this Web page
is an alternative health company that sells natural progesterone.
Menopause
News
A series of articles on a range of alternative programs and treatments
for menopausal symptoms are featured on Menopause News.
Natural
Progesterone
Natural Progesterone is the treatment of choice to alleviate symptoms
of menopause, according to this book excerpt posted on the Web site
of a company that sells natural progesterone. The essay contains a
long list of possible side effects from estrogen therapy.
The
Menopausal Patient and Hormone Replacement Therapy
This is a balanced article with good coverage of the symptoms associated
with menopause, the benefits and risks of estrogen therapy, and alternative
treatments. A medical doctor explains the results of research into
The Menopausal Patient and Hormone Replacement Therapy from Louisiana
State University.
What
do I need to know about hormone replacement therapy?
From the Society of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists of Canada comes
the answer to the question, The article What do I need to know about
hormone replacement therapy? presents Canada-specific information
in an easy-to-read style. Further facts on menopause and hormone therapy
are accessible via the links at the bottom of the page.
