Doug Barron, an American professional golf player, has tested positive for doping. He is the first golfer that is being temporarily banned for using performance enhancing substances.
Since the testing was started on July 2008 there has not been positive test results since now. Barron has been banned for one year for breaking the PGA anti-doping [...]

According to Jamaican Amateur Athletics Federation, the Jamaica Anti-Doping Commission, and the International Amateur Athletics Federation five Jamaican athletes who were to be on the team for next month’s World Championships have tested positive for doping.
An Italian newspaper Gazzetta dello Sport has named the give athletes. According to them they are Yohan Blake training partner [...]

On 15th June Times Online published an article about body shaping, a dangerous new trend where people use anabolic steroids to get their body pumped up faster. The exact number of not known but the use has moved from professional athletes to ordinary people.
“Our best indication comes from syringe exchange schemes. We know that more [...]

The Russian skier, sprint specialist Natalia Matvejeva has been caught using doping. The urine sample which Matvejeva gave in Whistler last January has been found to contain EPO hormone.
Erythropoietin (EPO) hormone increases the production and concentration of red blood cells and haemoglobin in the blood. This leads to increased aerobic endurance. Too high epo levels [...]

Piracetam is a successful drug on the neurological disorders it is used for. Nowadays more piracetam products have popped up in the sport supplement market but what are the effects on sports?
Piracetam increases concentration by increasing the blood flow and oxygen to the brain. However, all effects of piracetan are neurological and there has been [...]

Piracetam is a nootropic drug used medically for the treatment of dementias. It effects brain and increases cognitive functions such as memory and learning. Piracetam can be obtained in the USA with or without a physician’s prescription.
What is interesting is the effects of using this drug in sports. Some of the drugs that are designed [...]

Recently a bunch of NFL players were banned casue their blood samples contained prohibited diuretic, bumetanide. The diuretic can be used as a masking agent for steroids. Now a new law suit is filed, asking the banned players to be allowed finish the season.
The new lawsuit, filed by the National Football League Players Association, states [...]

The focus of NSF Certified for Sport program is to reduce the athletes risk of using banned substances accidentally. The products that are approved for certification usually contain a NSF Certified for Sport(TM) Mark on their label.
The NSF Certification program was developed in response to growing demands by athletes, coaches, team owners and [...]

There are both natural and synthetic steroids. By anabolic steroids people mean anabolic-androgenic steroids. They are the synthetic derivatives of the naturally occurring male anabolic hormone - testosterone.
Testosterone triggers the maturing of the male reproductive system in puberty, including the growth of body hair and the deepening of the voice. They also make the body [...]

Recently Austria’s cyclist Bernhard Kohl admitted to taking Cera during this year’s Tour de France. CERA is a similiar blood booster compared to EPO, which helps athletes to take in more oxygen. Germany’s Stefan Schumacher, Leonardo Piepoli and Riccardo Ricco have also failed Cera tests.
These doping cases have had its impact on cycling scene. For [...]