With
performance-enhancing drugs, "dying to win" can become a death wish.
According to a source from the Lebanese Basketball Federation who asked to remain anonymous, at least two of the players who tested positive for
performance-enhancing drugs are Lebanese.
The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) issued new recommendations earlier this month which say there should be more equipment and advice for people who inject
performance-enhancing drugs and image-related drugs used for tanning.
He said: "Early in my professional career, it became clear that, given the widespread use of
performance-enhancing drugs by cyclists at the top of the profession, it was not possible to compete at the highest level without them.
Summary: Geneva, July 06,2010,SPA-- The Geneva-based World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) inked here today an accord with IFPMA (The International Federation of Pharmaceutical Manufacturers and Associations) to formally cooperate in catching athletes who use
performance-enhancing drugs and alert WADA to any.
Under the bill, officers would be allowed search for
performance-enhancing drugs and to possibly criminalise competitors caught with banned substances.
The lawsuit claims the Mayweather camp knew that Pacquiao had never taken
performance-enhancing drugs, knew their statements were false but made them anyway out of "ill-will, spite, malice, revenge,and envy".
MANNY Pacquiao has filed a lawsuit against Floyd Mayweather Jr and Golden Boy Promotions boss Oscar de la Hoya over claims he has used
performance-enhancing drugs.
The New York Times has revealed that two of the biggest stars, past and present, from winning Boston Red Sox teams -- Manny Ramirez and David Ortiz -- were among about 100 major league players to test positive for
performance-enhancing drugs in 2003.
Dwain Chambers Two-year ban in 2003 for using
performance-enhancing drugs but has since won medals at European and World levels.
To determine the total amount of synthetic chemicals and
performance-enhancing drugs its organic farming practices have avoided using, Organic Valley compared its member-farm data to 20 years of USDA data on conventional farm use.
We strongly believe there is no place in baseball for
performance-enhancing drugs and we support the efforts of the commissioner to continually improve the testing process," the Yankees statement read.
