Olivier Renière banned
Steroids have once again brought trouble for the Canadian Interuniversity Sport (CIS) football.
A running back with the Université de Montréal Carabins, Olivier Renière, was found to be using a substance on the World Anti-Doping Agency’s 2011 “prohibited list” and will be banned for two years from all CIS sports.
From Cupwire.ca:
Renière’s adverse result came out of [...]
Murray Inquiry adjourned by NSW Stewards
According to the Greyhound Racing NSW Stewards, the stewards inquiries into positives swab found in two greyhounds trained by New South Wales greyhound trainer Tim Murray has been adjourned.
The inquiries were set down after both Knocka Who and Solitary Sam returned positives swabs to an anabolic steroid metabolite.
From Australianracinggreyhound.com:
According to the analysts report [...]
Game of football has one more cheater
The failed drug test of Kolo Toure is not new to the world of football that has already seen some of the biggest stars falling prey to name and fame.
The failed test also highlights the fact that the relationship between anabolic steroids and football is still on a surge despite tall claims by anti-doping authorities.
From [...]
Effects of supplements among war zone troops
After alcohol, pornography, and smoking, dietary supplements may be the next possible target of forbidden vices for deployed troops.
There is enough evidence for suggesting that even the legal OTC forms of such supplements can lead to unconsciousness, heart palpitations, and death among troops, particularly those in desert climate conditions like Afghanistan, as per [...]
Focus on dietary supplements and war zone troops
The military’s list of forbidden vices for deployed troops may target dietary supplements used by weight lifters to increase muscle mass.
It was remarked by Col. Erin Edgar, a physician who commanded the 28th Combat Support Hospital in Baghdad in 2006 and 2007 that 20 percent of 2,332 cases of soldiers who complain [...]
FDA continues to warn public on supplement use
A recent news release contained three cases of previously healthy males who had acknowledged use of various dietary supplements claiming to contain steroid-like substances.
These various accounts followed last week’s news of FDA posting a list of recalled dietary supplements either suspected or proven to contain steroid and steroid-like substances.
FDA gave an advisory to the public [...]