ROUND-UP: ELIMINATION OF STEROIDS IN SPORTS (continued)
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**1. BRIAN KILMEADE, co-host of the "FOX & Friends" and author of "The Games Do Count": "Reports of Jason Giambi using steroids and Barry Bonds 'unknowingly' taking steroids is ruining the integrity of Major League Baseball. I am calling on baseball to invalidate Barry Bonds' single season record and ban him for at least a year from the game. Any reasonable person would conclude that he is not telling the truth. Giambi should voluntarily give up his salary and contract if he has any real sense of regret for duping the fans, his teammates and the Yankees organization. If this is not done, the fans should speak out by avoiding games, especially games Bonds takes part in."
**2. NICHOLAS A. DINUBILE, M.D., orthopaedic consultant to the Philadelphia 76ers and a member of the AMERICAN ACADEMY OF ORTHOPAEDIC SURGEONS, can discuss the short- and long-term effects of performance-enhancing drugs, like anabolic steroids and growth hormones, on athletes: "Side effects include health issues with the cardiovascular, metabolic and musculoskeletal systems. Performance-enhancing drugs are extremely powerful and dangerous. While these drugs may make an athlete's body temporarily stronger, they also make the body more vulnerable. This can set an athlete up for a number of serious health problems, including career-ending muscle and tendon injuries."
**3. DR. BENJAMIN POWELL, research fellow at the INDEPENDENT INSTITUTE and professor of economics at SAN JOSE STATE UNIVERSITY: "Baseball is a business that responds to fan demands. If fans want steroids out of the game, baseball's players and owners have an incentive to adopt rules against usage because it would impact profits. No government legislation is required to get efficient steroids rules."
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