Welcome to the Tue, 12/25/2010 – 02:00 edition of Off Topic! You are looking at the next step in the evolution of VCN, the Off-Topic page. Have you ever been frustrated because you had a burning desire to call someone a sandbagger and could only hope to be timely by posting your comment to a photo gallery page or on a page describing a charity ride?
Well, your prayers have been answered! You can post your comment from the home page and it magically comes to rest here with the other orphans from the land of Misfit Comments. The page gets refreshed every day, but not to worry! Each day’s page will be archived and treasured, so you can look back on past pages with pride, shame or disgust-depending on how the day’s conversation went. So post away! We’ve got an internet to fill up.
Neuvation Cycling is having a 10% off sale. I don’t know about their bikes but the wheels are great and are incredibly well-priced. No, I’m not a pumper, I’m an NYC guy
Here’s a curious little scientific study. http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/12/101222141725.htm
Not so much for the fact that the drugs are EPO analogs used for people with resistance to EPO, but for the fact that corticosteroids are used to restore diminished red blood cell stores in some people.
…. certain anemias fail to respond to EPO, creating a large unmet medical need. In the case of Diamond Blackfan anemia (DBA), patients lack a sufficient number of EPO-responsive cells. Instead, corticosteroids such as prednisone or prednisolone are used to treat DBA, although it has been unclear exactly how these agents affect erythropoiesis……