Angelo Galati faces drug charges
Angelo Galati, 42, of Bentleigh East, a weightlifting champion known as “Mr Bench” is facing charges of steroid possession.
The weightlifter appeared at Moorabbin Magistrates’ Court on January 14 after being charged with possessing anabolic steroids.
From Bayside-leader.whereilive.com.au:
Galati has five Mr Australia titles to his name and is a world record bench presser.
Police prosecutor Leading Sen-Constable Adrian [...]
Sport cheats go online to make blood doping viral
The world witnessed Ben Johnson fall to disgrace two decades ago and the yellow-eyed, shame-faced and seemingly faster than light Johnson presented an image for the public perception of a drug cheat. Things have changed now and Johnson model is close to obsolete today.
Now, anti-doping officials share unanimity about what the [...]
Surf lifesaving athlete banned
Peter Atkins, the surf lifesaving athlete from Australia, has been banned from the sport for two years for using a banned substance.
The Currumbin Barbarians surf boat crew member was banned by the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) after he tested positive for the steroid stanozolol in an in-competition test in March.
From Dailytelegraph.com.au:
AUSTRALIAN [...]
Doping tests should be scrapped for international sports
According to a research published ahead of print in the British Journal of Sports Medicine, and steroid (testosterone) doping tests should be scrapped for international sporting events since they ignore ethnic disparities in hormonal activity.
A single indiscriminate threshold for picking up steroid abuse in international sport is no fit for the purpose, the research said.
From [...]
US judge quashes appeal by Doug Barron
Doug Barron, who became the first golfer to be banned for using performance enhancing drugs, has received another jolt when his appeal to quash the ban was rejected by a US federal judge. It was ruled out the judge that it would not be fair on other players trying to qualify for [...]
Past glory retained by body muscles
A physiologist at the University of Oslo in Norway, Kristian Gundersen, said that muscles of the body have the ability to retain a memory of past fitness as DNA-containing nuclei that could proliferate when a muscle is exercised.
It was remarked by Gundersen that the finding highlights the fact that exercising, early [...]
Urinary tract infection can be treated with Forskolin extract
Extract of the Indian coleus plant, Forskolin, which is available over-the-counter at health food stores can cut down on urinary tract infections as per a research team at Duke University Medical Center.
The research was funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH).
From News-medical.net:
Lead researcher microbiologist Dr. Soman Abraham says the herb is known to [...]
Drug test failure for Scott MacLeod
An investigation was initiated by the Scottish Rugby Union after Test lock Scott MacLeod failed to clear a drugs test.
After a urine sample provided by the Scarlets forward was found to contain abnormally high levels of testosterone, MacLeod pleaded his innocence and asked for a B sample to be tested.
From Espnstar.com:
Scarlets chief executive Stuart Gallacher [...]
Herbal treatment suggested for urinary tract infections
An extract from Forskolin, Indian coleus plant, which can be bought over the counter at health food stores, has the ability to cut down on urinary tract infections, according to a research team at Duke University Medical Center.
The research was funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH).
From News-medical.net:
Lead researcher microbiologist [...]
Baseball haunted by steroid accusations
Alex Rodriguez, star third-baseman for the New York Yankees and baseball’s highest-paid player, who recently touched the magical figure of 600 career home runs, has been accused of making use of steroids.
It seems that there is no getting back for the game of baseball, which has been haunted by steroid accusations in the recent [...]