Doping-Personalized testing could be effective, experts say
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LAUSANNE, Switzerland  - Personalized blood profiling should help doping testers to tackle currently undetectable methods of cheating in sport but stringent controls are needed to make it work, experts say.
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In the wake of leaked grand jury testimony that implicated superstars Barry Bonds and Jason Giambi in the BALCO steroid scandal, Major League Baseball and the Players Association may be close to forging a tougher new policy on drug testing.
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Researchers on Monday unveiled genetically engineered mice that can run farther and longer than their naturally bred brethren, bringing the "genetic doping" of elite athletes a small step closer.
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Athletes were tested for human growth hormone for the first time during the Athens Olympics, World Anti-Doping Agency chief Dick Pound said Friday.
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The United States Anti-Doping Agency received an important validation yesterday in its attempt to punish athletes who were suspected of doping in the Balco steroids scandal but who had not failed a drug test.
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Cycling authorities have decided to study the possibility of imposing mandatory DNA testing on ProTour cyclists to combat doping.
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Question their motives, but baseball commissioner Bud Selig and his counterparts from around the world of sports were right about this much: The fight against doping won't be won simply by applying pressure from the top down.
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After steroids and other black-market fixes, whatâs next for cheaters? Playing God with genetics.
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NEW YORK (Ticker) - With the dark cloud of steroids continuing to hover over baseball, it appears a tougher drug-testing policy may be in effect by spring training.
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Researchers have unveiled genetically engineered mice that can run farther and longer than their naturally bred brethren, bringing the âgenetic dopingâ of elite athletes a small step closer to reality.
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Experts suggest that your genes may determine how much you will benefit from a work-out at the gym.
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The Olympic governing body on Sunday  promised to escalate its anti-doping fight by increasing  surprise out-of-competition drug tests and improving the  quality of testing.
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Changing his stance, PGA commissioner Tim Finchem is calling on golf to come up with a universal policy to test for performance-enhancing drugs.
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New drugs that are currently in clinical trials for muscle-wasting diseases could become the next big thing for athletes.
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Despite millions of dollars in research over the last decade, anti-doping authorities are uncertain if they will be able to deter use of HGH at the 2008 Olympics in Beijing.
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MADRID, Spain - Olympic time-trial cycling champion Tyler Hamilton of the United States has apparently failed tests designed to detect a form of performance-enhancing blood transfusions.    A spokesman for Hamilton's team, Phonak, said Tuesday that tests on Aug...
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The Food and Drug Administration has approved the first genetics-based lab test to help physicians personalize their patients' drug doses.