Australian scientists create test to detect blood doping
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Australian researchers have come up with a world first accurate test to detect blood doping in athletes. The test was developed by researchers from Royal Prince Alfred Hospital
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NEW YORK  - "Doping" with a blood substitute intended for surgery patients may do little to boost athletes' endurance, and may instead cause dangerous spikes in blood pressure, a new study suggests.
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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.
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Olympic athletes soon will have their blood tested for human growth hormone, but the NFL and baseball officials instead are embracing the unproven concept of urine testing in their bid to stop use of the performance-enhancing drug.
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A second blood sample taken from  Waterford Crystal, the horse Cian O'Connor rode to win  Ireland's only gold medal at the Athens Olympics, has also  tested positive for banned substances, local media reported  Tuesday.
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Scientists develop an electronic device to test for serious head injuries.
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Scientists develop a colour test which shows up unique chemical changes in the breath of people with lung cancer.
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A defective B test sample means that the American Tyler Hamilton will not be stripped of the Olympic time-trial gold medal he won in Athens in spite of an apparent positive result for blood doping on his first blood sample.
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MONDAY, Aug. 30 (HealthDayNews) -- Health experts see great promise in an experimental blood test designed to detect ovarian cancer in its early stages.
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Scientists in Hong Kong and China said Wednesday they have developed a test to detect bird flu infections in humans within hours, which could give health officials an important tool for controlling the killer virus.
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Edinburgh University scientists and students devise a test to detect the presence of arsenic in water supplies.
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MADRID : American cyclist Tyler Hamilton, who won the Olympic time trial gold medal last month, faces a two-year ban after becoming the first ever athlete to give a positive test for blood doping.
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Scientists say a new DNA test may help prove if people have had their health damaged by exposure to chemicals.
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While the triathlon world awaits a statement from German Nina Kraft, credible sources from around the world confirm Kraft as having tested positive in an A sample for the performance- enhancing drug Erythropoietin from her victory at the Hawaii Ironman
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Nutritional supplements tested by a  World Anti-Doping Agency-accredited laboratory and approved by  men's tennis body the ATP will be available to players from  next year's Australian Open, officials said Tuesday.
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A nationwide survey of people who sold blood during the early 1990s is to be launched to establish whether they have been infected with the HIV virus.
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Australian researchers said they had developed a new skin test which can identify potential victims of Alzheimer's disease early.