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 Court Handcuffs NFL 
 on Drug Testing 

Says players are protected from suspension by state laws

Sep 19, 09 10:54 AM CDT
(Newser) - A federal court has given the NFL—and, in fact, all sports leagues—a big headache in the effort to crack down on doping, the New York Times reports. A three-judge panel in Minneapolis made it much tougher for the league to suspend players caught using banned substances, ruling that... More »

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NFL • steroids • doping • Minnesota Vikings • drug test • sports doping

(Newser) - Major League Baseball is in the midst of an injury epidemic, the New York Times reports, and hurting teams want to know why. Injuries are up 26% from 2006—the Mets alone have lost nearly a quarter of their opening day roster. One potential reason: 2006 is when the... More »

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MLB • New York Mets • drug test • amphetamines • performance-enhancing drugs • random drug testing

(Newser) - Manny Ramirez has tested positive for a banned substance and will be suspended for 50 games beginning immediately, the Los Angeles Times reports. Reports have identified the substance as HCG, a drug commonly used to treat female infertility but also taken to raise testosterone levels at the end of steroid... More »

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steroids • MLB • Manny Ramirez • New York Yankees • Alex Rodriguez • Los Angeles Dodgers • drug test • performance-enhancing drugs • sexual enhancement

Retesting Nails 6 Olympic Drug Cheats

New technique
exposes athletes'
use of banned
blood booster

Apr 29, 09 6:07 AM CDT
(Newser) - Six Olympic drug cheats have been exposed long after the end of the 2008 Beijing Games, CNN reports. The IOC—which keeps test samples on file for eight years after events finish—rechecked 948 samples after a new test for a banned blood booster was developed. Silver medal-winning Italian cyclist... More »

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2008 Beijing Olympics • doping • drug test • Olympians • Olympic athletes • IOC • Davide Rebellin

OPINION

 Expose the Users 
 to Clear the Clean 

'Real victims' of performance drugs are those left behind

Feb 10, 09 10:20 AM CST
(Newser) - The steroids-in-baseball "shame game" shouldn’t be limited to A-Rod and Barry Bonds, writes Mike Wise in the Washington Post. To keep mum on the others who cheated the game is to ignore the "real victims": The regular players who "chose correctly between right and wrong" ... More »

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steroids • MLB • Barry Bonds • Alex Rodriguez • drug test • baseball • performance-enhancing drugs • minor league baseball

But Wait, A-Rod Wasn't Alone

Jackson, Schilling wonder why no one's divulging the other 103 steroid users from '03

Feb 9, 09 11:22 AM CST
(Newser) - Amid all the questions about Alex Rodriguez's alleged steroid use, two big ones have been overlooked: Who are the other 103 players who tested positive in 2003, and why have no other names surfaced? Yankees legend Reggie Jackson brought this up to the New York Post, and perhaps surprisingly, Boston's... More »

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Curt Schilling • Alex Rodriguez • anabolic steroids • drug test • Reggie Jackson • drugs in sports

 Winehouse Ex 
 Back in the Pokey 

Winehouse hubby violated bail

Dec 3, 08 10:03 AM CST
(Newser) - It’s shockingly back to prison for Amy Winehouse’s soon-to-be ex-hubby, the Independent reports. Blake Fielder-Civil reportedly broke the terms of his early-release bail by failing a drug test. He had earlier claimed to be clean, thanks to his forced stint in rehab. After failing the test, Fielder-Civil supposedly... More »

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rehab • prison • drug addiction • celebrity • Amy Winehouse • Blake Fielder Civil • drug test

Jet Lag Pill Can Reboot Biological Clock 

New drug could replace addictive sedatives as travel cure

Dec 2, 08 3:21 PM CST
(Newser) - A new drug could allow travelers to fly past jet lag without the lingering drowsiness of addictive sedatives, the BBC reports. The drug resets natural sleep rhythms by adjusting the body’s sleep hormone, melatonin, allowing sleep to come sooner and last longer. If approved, Tasimelteon could provide welcome relief... More »

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sleep • jet lag • air travel • sleep deprivation • drug test • sleeping pills • sleeplessness • jet set

Makers of Whizzinator Plead Guilty

Fake penis meant to scam drug tests could land pair in prison

Nov 25, 08 11:47 AM CST
(Newser) - The intrepid entrepreneurs behind the Whizzinator have pleaded guilty to two charges of conspiracy in US federal court, the BBC reports. George Wills and Robert Catalano sold the prosthetic penis, which helps customers pass drug tests by storing and heating fake urine samples, online for 3 years. They could face... More »

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drug test • random drug testing • e-commerce • online sales

Deuce, 7 Others Face NFL Suspensions Over Drug Tests

McAllister, other Saints head list

Oct 25, 08 12:05 PM CDT
(Newser) - At least eight NFL players have tested positive for banned substances, including the Saints’ Deuce McAllister, Will Smith, and Charles Grant, and Houston’s Bryan Pittman, reports Denver's Fox 31 and ESPN. Many of the accused, including Pittman, are big linemen who tested positive for the weight-loss diuretic Bumentanide, which... More »

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NFL • Houston Texans • steroids • New Orleans Saints • drug test • Deuce McAllister • performance-enhancing drugs

Armstrong Hits Back at Critical Tour Official

7-time winner says clean record refutes 'embarrassing' charge

Oct 6, 08 9:32 AM CDT
(Newser) - Lance Armstrong pointed yesterday to his clean drug record in dismissing jabs from the head of the Tour de France's parent company, the BBC reports. “I won the Tour 7 straight years and was never found to be guilty of doping,” said the cyclist, planning a 2009 comeback,... More »

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cycling • Tour de France • Lance Armstrong • drug test

 Queen's Guards Fired for Drugs

Five members of a ceremonial unit test positive

Aug 26, 08 12:57 PM CDT
(Newser) - Five soldiers from the Queen of England's ceremonial guard unit have been fired after testing positive for Class A drugs, reports the Times of London. A failed test is virtually a guaranteed career-ender in the British Army, and only a slim 0.8% of personnel have tested positive in the... More »

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British military • Britain • drug test • Royal Horse Artillery

(Newser) - American Airlines faces FAA fines of more than $7 million for a series of safety and maintenance violations and for deficiencies in its drug and alcohol testing, the Wall Street Journal reports. In proposing one of its biggest fines ever, the FAA accuses American of knowingly flying planes that needed... More »

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FAA • Delta Air Lines • American Airlines • Southwest Airlines • drug test • fines • Federal Aviation Administration • AMR Corp • McDonnell Douglas • MD-80 • safety violations

Cities' Sewage Serves as Giant Drug Test

Analyzing waste for
illicit substances
sheds light on use

Jun 23, 08 4:38 PM CDT
(Newser) - Across the world, raw sewage is being analyzed for clues to illegal drug use. Environmental scientists are testing waste from US and European cities to gather data, which reveals everything from what's popular to which days see the greatest use of which substances. "Every sample has one illicit drug... More »

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drugs • London • Las Vegas • heroin • cocaine • methamphetamine • Milan • sewage • drug test

NFL Drug Testers to Keep Eye on Owens

Cowboys star
missed test in midst
of contract negotiations

Jun 10, 08 1:32 PM CDT
(Newser) - Dallas Cowboys wide receiver Terrell Owens has been put on the NFL's "reasonable cause" group for drug screening after failing to make himself available for a random test, ESPN reports. Owens' "plausible" excuse for not returning the league's calls on that day has saved him from disciplinary action,... More »

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NFL • Dallas Cowboys • Terrell Owens • drug test • performance-enhancing drugs • random drug testing

Feds Have 104 Positive MLB Drug Tests

And may release names, despite vow
of anonymity

May 18, 08 5:42 PM CDT
(Newser) - US Attorneys have a list of 104 baseball players who failed a 2003 drug test, even though the players' union vowed to keep those names secret. The union has contested the Feds' search, but the list could become public in a matter of weeks, reports the New York Times. More »

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steroids • MLB • drug test • BALCO • baseball • Mitchell steroids investigation • performance-enhancing drugs

Deaths Spark FDA Review of Botox Safety

'Off-label' use under scrutiny after fatalities, severe reactions

Feb 8, 08 5:05 PM CST
(Newser) - The FDA is investigating the safety of Botox and a competing medication after learning that the drug might have caused death and breathing problems in children being treated for cerebral palsy, Reuters reports. That's not an approved use for the cosmetic drug; docs administer it because it can block nerve... More »

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FDA • drug companies • Botox • drug test • side effects

Now Rodeo Bulls Face Steroid Tests

Amid scandals, bull riding seeks to prove its animal stars are clean

Jan 27, 08 7:18 AM CST
(Newser) - Juicing isn't just for humans anymore—or at least that's the new worry on the rodeo circuit, as bulls are now being tested for steroids. To keep suspicion away from the ring, the Professional Bull Riders are beginning tests to "ensure the integrity of the sport," and first... More »

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steroids • drug test • Big Bucks • Professional Bull Riders • bull riding • rodeo

Blowing Off 3 Drug Tests Cost Brit Her Kids

Pop princess couldn't get out of bed,
lost boys to K-Fed

Oct 5, 07 3:12 AM CDT
(Newser) - Britney Spears lost custody of her two sons last week because she blew off three court-ordered drug tests and hadn't bothered getting a California license while continuing to drive. The pop princess slept through two of the tests and simply wasn't available for a third, reports E! Online. The court... More »

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Britney Spears • Kevin Federline • custody • drug test

Golf Groups Ban Drugs, Will Start Screening

PGA will implement its new anti-doping policy beginning next season

Sep 20, 07 4:44 PM CDT
(Newser) - Finally catching up with other professional sports, major golf groups today announced new anti-doping policies, to be put into effect in 2008. Though the PGA Tour isn't adopting the World Anti-Doping Association list of banned substances, the AP reports, it has its own laundry list, which includes anabolic agents, hormones,... More »

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steroids • golf • drug use • doping • drug test

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