Gender Difference, Nutritional Supplements and Drug use in Sport to Enhancing Performance: an Italian Revision over the Last Decade

In last years, there has been a multitude of studies on doping, such as in recreational and in amateur sport.The extent of this phenomenon was clarified for special populations (like e.g.bodybuilders) and for special substances (mostly for anabolic steroids).Doping is present in sportsmen and women; the reasons why may be many and various.The aim o

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The influences of social support expressed from doctors and disclosed from peers on patient decision-making: an analysis from the online health community

Abstract Patients are turning to OHCs to deal with the stresses and complications of infertility.As a stigmatized disease, infertile patients may value informational support and emotional support differently, which is ignored in existing studies.Based on social support theory, this study aims to reveal the role of informational support and emotiona

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