Monday, 20 March 2017 HANGZHOU: Researchers in China have discovered that a drug used to treat diabetes could be effective against a form of deadly breast cancer. Triple-negative breast cancer is particularly aggressive among the 4 clinical subtypes of breast cancer, said Dong Chenfang, a professor at Zhejiang University …
Read More »Two Premiership rugby union players test positive for cocaine
Friday, 27 January 2017 : The unnamed players returned samples showing out-of-competition cocaine use. However, the latest RFU annual anti-doping report revealed there were only four violations for performance-enhancing drugs – all at amateur level. “It’s an extremely low number of positive cases,” said RFU anti-doping manager Stephen Watkins. “That’s not …
Read More »Madonna’s teenage son Rocco Ritchie Was Arrested for Weed Possession
It looks like Rocco Ritchie ran into some trouble recently, but managed to keep it under wraps for nearly two months. Madonna‘s 16-year-old son was arrested in September for possession of weed following a stop and search by officers from Camden borough. The Metropolitan Police tell us Ritchie was taken …
Read More »SEA Games foreign medallist tests positive for doping
Wednesday, 6 September 2017 : A foreign medallist at the Kuala Lumpur SEA Games has tested positive for a banned substance. The Olympic Council of Malaysia (OCM) secretary Datuk Low Beng Choo (pic) confirmed that they had been notified by the Kuala Lumpur 2017 medical and anti-doping committee head Datuk …
Read More »Chris Creveling the US speed skater accepts four-year doping ban
Tuesday, 16 May 2017 : The 30-year-old American, who won 5,000m relay silver at Sochi 2014, will miss the 2018 Games in Pyeongchang. He has accepted the US Anti-Doping Agency’s sanction, which is effective from 18 November 2016, the date of his provisional suspension. Traces of clomiphene were found in …
Read More »Doctor says L-carnitine injection not recorded correctly on Mo Farah
Thursday, 20 April 2017 : Dr Robin Chakraverty said the amount of L-carnitine was well within World Anti-Doping Agency (Wada) limits. Dr Chakraverty said the substance was given to help the Briton’s performance. He said he gave 13.5 millilitres of the legal supplement, below the maximum allowed of 50ml within …
Read More »Seven more Russians cleared to compete as neutrals
Wednesday, 12 April 2017 : The sport’s governing body said on Tuesday that the seven had all met the “exceptional eligibility criteria” after satisfying the board that they have been training in an environment that passes the necessary anti-doping requirements. Russia’s athletics federation (RUSAF) is suspended after a World Anti-Doping …
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