Commissioner Outlines Drug-Testing Program
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LA JOLLA, Calif. â PGA Tour Commissioner Tim Finchem was at Torrey Pines on Wednesday and outlined the tourâs drug-testing program, which will commence in July.
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Major League officials wanted to learn what kind of performance-enhancing drugs the slugger used.
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OTTAWA -- The federal government&#39;s drug-benefit program is wasting tens of millions of dollars and is open to potential abuse by individuals seeking narcotics to feed their addiction and possibly trade and sell them on the black market, states Auditor
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The Food and Drug Administration will appoint a panel of outside specialists to advise the agency on how to tell the public about medicines.
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DALLAS _ Scientists say the Bush administration is developing a chemical testing program that favors the chemical industry when it comes to judging whether certain substances in the environment might cause cancer, infertility, or harm to babies in the womb.
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Medical researchers said the U.S. needs a system independent of the F.D.A. to detect harmful effects of drugs already on the market.
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The Food and Drug Administration announced it would hire the government's top scientific review agency to figure out whether its drug-safety system is adequate.
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Drug users in England are to get shopping vouchers if they stay clean as part of a pilot scheme.
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Senators on Tuesday pressed Health and Human Services nominee Mike Leavitt for a permanent commissioner for the Food and Drug Administration, which has been without one for nearly a year amid rising concerns about the safety of drugs on the market.
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WASHINGTON _ Miami-Dade County commissioners tout an annual trip to the nation's capital as a chance to lobby for the needs of the county, meet with decision-makers and take home sorely needed federal dollars.
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Key players and officials say a drugs-testing policy is urgently needed in golf, according to World Anti-Doping Agency chairman Dick Pound.
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It would seem a drug executive&#39;s dream come true. A week ago Thursday, the secretary of health and human services summoned the top officials of MedImmune to his office in Washington to ask
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Major League Baseball has introduced a Department of Investigations to lead the fight against drugs in the sport, it said on Friday. The new department will have "primary responsibility for conducting all investigations into violations of Major League Baseball's rules and policies," said an MLB statement.
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(CBS/AP) Senate Commerce Committee Chairman John McCain (R-Ariz.) says he will introduce legislation imposing drug testing standards on professional athletes if baseball players and owners do not adopt a stringent crackdown on steroids by January, The
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The International Cricket Council says it will step up its drug-testing procedures at the World Cup.
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NEW PROVIDENCE, New Jersey  - Two states are initiating random testing this week to try to stop the use of illegal performance-enhancing drugs in high school sports.
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Thursday in Washington, the nation&#39;s drug czar and other officials kicked off a new campaign aimed at steering young drivers away from drugs and alcohol.