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blood tests stories: 7 news summaries

(Newser) - Pre-race World Championship blood tests on super South African runner Caster Semenya revealed testosterone levels three times typical female rates, a source tells the Telegraph. The results of the tests, carried out in South Africa, contributed to a decision by sports officials to call for "gender verification" tests on... More »

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gender • Berlin • South Africa • testosterone • anabolic steroids • East Germany • World Championships • blood tests • gold medal • gold medalist • gender confusion • women athletes • Caster Semenya • gender test

Food Allergies? 75% Are Bogus

Inaccurate testing results in huge number of misdiagnoses, experts say

Jul 20, 09 8:24 AM CDT
(Newser) - Food allergies are on the rise, but faulty tests are behind much of that increase, the Los Angeles Times reports. Eating controlled amounts of a certain food under medical supervision is the only way of knowing whether you’re allergic to it, but primary-care doctors are more likely to employ... More »

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health • allergy • diagnosis • blood tests • food allergies • testing

Cycling Battles Doping With 'Biological Passports'

Blood profiling case could determine the future of antidoping 

Feb 28, 09 4:50 AM CST
(Newser) - A landmark doping case being pursued by cycling authorities could help the sport pull ahead of the pack in the fight against performance-enhancing drugs, the New York Times reports. Cycling's governing body is preparing a case using blood profiles—or "biological passports"—that show telltale changes in the... More »

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Floyd Landis • cycling • doping • bicycling • sports doping • WADA • blood tests • World Anti-Doping Agency

Key Olympic Drug Test Could Be Unreliable

False negatives for blood-boosting agent raise fears of cheating

Jul 22, 08 2:11 PM CDT
(Newser) - Labs that test athletes for evidence of doping could be letting cheaters slip through, the BBC reports. Negative results for samples an anti-doping scientist deems suspicious have raised doubts about the fairness of the field at next month's Olympic Games. With some versions of a blood-boosting drug available cheaply and... More »

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2008 Beijing Olympics • sports doping • blood tests • World Anti Doping Agency • EPO

 Olympians Adjust to
 Tougher Drug Tests 

Athletes must keep agency up to speed on their whereabouts

Jul 1, 08 1:59 PM CDT
(Newser) - Many US professional athletes aren't accustomed to giving blood and urine samples during their off seasons, but with the Olympics approaching, that's all been changing, writes USA Today. The US Anti-Doping Agency requires all potential competitors to comply with a "whereabouts program" and submit to random screenings for HGH... More »

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basketball • soccer • 2008 Beijing Olympics • human growth hormone • sports doping • USADA • blood tests • baseball • drugs in sports

Blood Test May Predict Dementia 6 Years Early

Some worry over boost in insurance costs; others want wider study

Apr 7, 08 1:42 PM CDT
(Newser) - A new blood test can warn of Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s diseases six years before symptoms appear, its makers say. The assessment, set to launch this summer, could allow patients to begin fighting the ailments early with through dietary changes, exercise and drugs, the Daily Mail reports. But some... More »

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health insurance • dementia • drug companies • Parkinson's disease • blood tests • Alzheimer's Disease

Blood Test Predicts Alzheimer's

Breakthrough diagnosis could aid treatment

Oct 15, 07 3:24 AM CDT
(Newser) - A new blood test not only diagnoses Alzheimer's, but it can predict with 91% accuracy who will suffer from the disease in the future, reports the San Jose Mercury News. The test, developed by San Francisco company Satoris, identifies the disease by detecting unusual activity in 18 proteins associated with... More »

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stroke • diagnosis • blood tests • proteins • National Institute on Aging • tumors • Mayo Clinic • Patrick Lynn • Satoris • Alzheimer's Disease

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