enhancing drugs

Olympic Cheats Use 'Drug Tattoos'

Sky News (Free subscription) | 17 hours ago

Olympic cheats are taking performance-enhancing drugs via tattoos in an effort to win gold, according to an expert.

Australian swimmer Thorpe sues over drug slur

The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 08/04/2008

Sydney - Five-time Olympic gold medalist Ian Thorpe is suing French sports newspaper L'Equipe over claims he used performance- enhancing drugs. Lawyers for the retired Australian swimmer were in a Sydney court Monday setting a September date for lega...

Ian Thorpe to sue French newspaper over drug use claims

The Telegraph (Free subscription) | 08/04/2008

Australian pursues legal proceedings over claims that he used performance-enhancing drugs.

Gusev off Russia squad after drug test

Russia News Net (Free subscription) | 08/05/2008

... said.Gusev did not test positive for doping, and has not been accused of using performance enhancing drugs, Gusyatnikov said.'We believe him, we have faith, but who knows? Maybe in the technical data something will show up.'Astana was not at the Tour de France in July and Gusev's high-mountain training for Beijing could have altered his blood values, Gusyatnikov said.'He spent a lot...

Thorpe suing French newspaper over drug slur

SI.com (Free subscription) | 08/04/2008

SYDNEY, Australia (AP) -Five-time Olympic swimming champion Ian Thorpe has decided to pursue legal proceedings against a French newspaper and journalist he alleges defamed him by publishing claims he used performance-enhancing drugs.A story written by Damien Ressiot and published by the daily sports newspaper L'Equipe in March 2007 reported that Thorpe gave a urine sample in 2006 that...

Beijing Faces Big Challenge in Keeping Olympics Drug-Free

Deutsche Welle: DW-WORLD.DE (Free subscription) | 08/03/2008

China is seeking to avoid a repeat of the drugs scandals that have become a regular feature of sports competitions when the Beijing Olympics open on Aug. 8. But how clean will the event be?

Researchers Identify Drugs that Enhance Exercise Endurance

Curing Death by Curing Aging (Free subscription) | 08/02/2008

Researchers have identified two drugs that mimic many of the physiological effects of exercise

Ian Thorpe to sue over drug report

The Australian (Free subscription) | 08/03/2008

SWIM champion Ian Thorpe has decided to pursue legal proceedings against a French newspaper and journalist he alleges defamed him by publishing claims he used performance enhancing drugs.A report written by journalist Damien Ressiot and published by the daily sports newspaper L'Equipe in March last year said Thorpe gave a sample in 2006 that showed abnormal levels of testosterone and...

Olympic crackdown on drug cheats

Channel 4 (Free subscription) | 08/02/2008

The Olympic authorities have stepped up their efforts to weed out drug cheats ahead of the Beijing Games.

Researchers Identify Drugs that Enhance Exercise Endurance

HHMI News (Free subscription) | 07/31/2008

HHMI researchers have identified two drugs that mimic many of the physiological effects of exercise. The drugs increase the ability of cells to burn fat and are the first compounds that have been shown to enhance exercise endurance.

Drugs offer promise of fitness without effort

International Herald Tribune (Free subscription) | 08/01/2008

Mike Batista, center, with other members of the Old School Physical Education class at the recreation center in Newport, New Hampshire (Cheryl Senter/Associated Press)Drugs offer promise of fitness without effortCan you enjoy the benefits of exercise without the pain of exertion? The answer may one day be yes — just take a pill that tricks the muscles into thinking they have been working out...

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Hoy: I know people think I am taking drugs

The Guardian (Free subscription) | 08/01/2008

Chris Hoy has admitted that observers believe his career is due to performance-enhancing drugs

First performance-enhancing drugs for exercise endurance?

Eurekalert (Free subscription) | 07/31/2008

( Cell Press ) While steroids can help build the bulky muscles that lend athletes and body builders power and speed, there hadn't been a drug capable of building the endurance needed to run a marathon or to ride a bike through the Alps. Now, there just might be, suggests a new study in mice reported in the journal Cell, a Cell Press publication.

China’s Anti-doping Body Conducts 5,007 Drug Tests

China Digital Times (Free subscription) | 07/31/2008

China's anti-doping authorities say they have embarked on the country's most ambitious and comprehensive drug testing program ahead of the Olympics. From ABC News, Australia. The Olympic motto is "Faster Higher Stronger" and Chinese authorities say they are doing all they can to ensure their athletes try to ...

Athletes: Play Sports Clean, Hard and True

PR News Wire (Free subscription) | 4 hours ago

Orthopaedic surgeons stress the dangers of performance-enhancing drugs ROSEMONT, Ill., Aug. 7 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The eyes of the world are on the 2008 Summer Olympic Games. More than 10,000 athletes from 205 countries will be vying for Gold, Silver and Bronze medals across 28 sporting events. These athletes have been rigorously training their bones, muscles and joints...