performance enhancing drugs

Russia's Maria Sharapova appealed a two-year suspension for taking the banned drug meldonium.

What Does It Take To Get A Drug Banned For Enhancing Athletes' Performance?

2:35pm June 14, 2016

by Carolyn Beans

The World Anti-Doping Agency considers whether a drug can unfairly improve athletes' chances of winning — and also whether it could harm them — when deciding to blackball a drug.

Dee Gordon had a .333 average and 205 hits last year; this year, he's been hit with a lengthy suspension over two performance-enhancing drugs.

Dee Gordon, National League's Reigning Batting Champion, Gets 80-Game Penalty

2:10pm April 29, 2016

by Bill Chappell

Just three months ago, Gordon signed a contract extension with the Miami Marlins that's worth $50 million over the next five years.

Participants play the latest video games at the gamescom computer game fair in Cologne, Germany, on Wednesday. The Electronic Sports League, which sponsors a tournament in the city later this month, says it will require random drug tests to ensure players

Video Game League Announces Random Drug Tests For Competitors

1:43pm August 13, 2015

by Scott Neuman

The Electronic Sports League is implementing the new requirement after a top player at one of its tournaments acknowledged he and his team "were all on Adderall" during competition.

Even versions of Zi Xiu Tang Bee Pollen labeled "genuine" and "anti-counterfeit" have been found to contain the drug sibutramine, which was supposed to come off the U.S. market in 2010 for safety reasons.

Banned Drugs Still Turning Up In Weight-Loss Supplements

9:04am October 23, 2014

by Allison Aubrey

Just because the Food and Drug Administration recalls a supplement because it contains dangerous substances doesn't mean the product disappears from the market.

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Belgian Blue bulls look like they are made of muscle because they have a mutation in the gene that codes for the protein myostatin. In humans, as in other types of cattle, myostatin normally limits the number of muscle fibers that form before birth and th

New Muscle Drugs Could Be The Next Big Thing In Sports Doping

11:03am August 12, 2013

by Jon Hamilton

From human growth hormone to EPO, many sports doping products these days come from big drug companies, not rogue chemists. Scientists and body builders warn that new drugs being developed to treat muscle wasting disease will also likely be abused by athletes — with little chance of detection.

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