Extended Therapy Helps Drug-Addicted Teens Nov 5, 2008
The researchers found that patients receiving extended treatment had more urine tests that were positive for opioids at weeks four and eight, than at week 12. By the fourth week of treatment, 26 percent of extended-therapy patients had positive urine tests, compared to 61 percent of the short-term therapy patients. (Washington Post)
Weight-loss pill StarCaps suspends shipments Oct 31, 2008
However, a study published in the November/December 2007 issue of the Journal of Analytical Toxicology found traces of Bumetanide in urine tests of people who took StarCaps. Performed by the Center for Human Toxicology at the University of Utah, the study found "unregulated dietary supplements may put consumers at risk for unwitting consumption of prescription medications, and that it is possible for athletes to inadvertently test positive for Bumetanide and face disciplinary actions.". (Muscatine Journal, IO)
Weight-pill sales halted after NFL suit Oct 31, 2008
However, a study published in the November/December 2007 issue of the Journal of Analytical Toxicology found traces of Bumetanide in urine tests of people who took StarCaps. McAllister and two other Saints, defensive ends and , all are appealing possible four-game suspensions they could face as first-time violators of the NFL's doping policy. (SportsIllustrated.CNN -- NFL)
Drug use suspected in death, injury of inmates Oct 30, 2008
His report notes that between 1998 and 2007, the rate of positive samples in random urine tests on inmates dropped only marginally, to 12 per cent from 12. 8. (Globe and Mail -- National)
Ross TuckerINSIDE THE NFL Oct 30, 2008
If these guys were really intent on trying to beat the system, they would take human growth hormone, which is still undetectable in urine tests. There's no need to take an anabolic steroid and then a masking agent because that only complicates matters. (SportsIllustrated.CNN -- NFL)
Q&A: Dr. Tom Roberts knows diabetes personally Oct 29, 2008
As a teenager, he had to have regular urine tests and received insulin shots twice a day ... The urine tests were extremely inaccurate, Roberts recalled. (La Crosse Tribune, WI)
New Drug May Strengthen Women's Bones Oct 29, 2008
In addition, blood and urine tests showed that denosumab suppressed markers of bone turnover. This suggests the drug achieved effective suppression of bone resorption, the researchers said. (MEDLINEplus)
Where have Olympics drug tests gone? Oct 16, 2008
In total, the IOC conducted 4770 tests, which comprised 3801 urine tests and 969 blood tests. Included in the urine tests were 817 EPO tests and included in the blood tests were 471 human growth hormone tests. (The Age, Australia)
Coal industry, unions criticize drug test plan Oct 15, 2008
Watzman said MSHA should allow blood, hair and saliva testing rather than restricting mine operators to urine tests. MSHA took testimony from sites in Beaver, Washington, D.C., Pittsburgh, Englewood, Colo. (WKRC.com, OH)
IOC rechecking blood tests from Beijing Oct 10, 2008
"I've been tested four times [in China], before I even started running. These guys took urine tests and blood tests. After every event final, I've been tested," he said. "I've been tested out of competition so many times I lost track.". (Boston Globe)
IOC to retest doping samples from Beijing Oct 10, 2008
These guys took urine tests and blood tests. After every event final, I've been tested, he said. (San Diego Union-Tribune -- Sports)
Tour chief hails new anti-doping test Oct 8, 2008
The French agency has been retesting blood samples from the race in a bid to catch more cyclists they suspect may have used CERA. The original urine tests had cast a shadow of doubt over several riders but proved inconclusive. The tour started July 5 and ended July 27. (MSNBC -- Sports)
Cycling's Olympic future is in limbo Oct 8, 2008
The French Anti-Doping Agency has been retesting blood samples from the Tour in a bid to cat 00002924 ch more cyclists they suspect may have used CERA. The original urine tests had raised suspicions but proved inconclusive. Bach said IOC medical experts should now consider resting samples from the Beijing Olympics to check for the same. (MSNBC -- Sports)
Piepoli, Schumacher positive at Tour de France Oct 7, 2008
The French Anti-Doping Agency has been retesting blood samples from the race in a bid to catch more cyclists they suspect may have used CERA. The original urine tests had cast a shadow over several riders but proved inconclusive. This year's Tour was run under the auspices of the French cycling federation. (MSNBC -- Sports)
New test could help catch serious infections in babies Oct 6, 2008
Routine evaluation of infants less than 3 months of age includes blood tests, urine tests, and often a lumbar puncture for spinal fluid, followed by treatment in the hospital with antibiotics. Prompted by the inefficiency of current fever management in young infants, Bachur and colleagues have sought a rapid diagnostic test that will determine which children have serious infections at the first visit to the ED. "We hope to identify those infants that are at very low risk of serious infection and... (EurekAlert!)
Towns battle to go light on the alcohol Oct 4, 2008
Urine tests on children in Fitzroy Crossing have stopped turning up chlamydia and gonorrhea. "It's not that we've stopped measuring; it's just that it's not there.". (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)
Former SRCI corrections officer found guilty Oct 3, 2008
Giving My Opinion wrote on Sep 26, 2008 2:39 PM:" I will say this much, for months many people have gotten defensive regarding what happened to Ms. Fowler and her husband as if she is a victim. Many of you speak as if you have first hand knowledge of what happened. Is this because she told you so, or you were actually there?Be it as it may, the people at the DA Office, the Argus, Snake River all have a job to do, and when something of this caliber directly affects you then it is all bogus and... (Ontario Argus Observer, OR)
* CHINESE FOOD SCANDAL: Hospital lists branches for stone testing Sep 25, 2008
Parents who fear their children might have consumed melamine-tainted formula or food can take the children to one of the branches for urine tests and ultrasound examinations and the Taipei City Government will pay the costs, Huang said. Meanwhile, the Council of Agricultures (COA) Department of Animal Husbandry reiterated yesterday that testing shows that fresh milk produced in Taiwan is melamine-free. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Getting ready for 2.5m travelers Sep 25, 2008
"The transportation agency has teamed up with the health agency to routinely administer urine tests for bus drivers to assure they are free from alcohol. It's for passengers' safety and comfort," Prijanto said. He called on the fire agency to prepare its officers and facilities to prevent any blaze within 24 hours. (Jakarta Post, Indonesia -- City)
Sadler to answer for steriod use Sep 21, 2008
The racing board filed complaints against Sadler for excessive levels found in post-race urine tests taken from Soupy, the winner of the third race on Aug. 1; Tizsweetdreams, who finished third in fourth race on Aug. 1; Chanjo, the winner of the 10th race on Aug. 2; and Sunshine Ridge, the winner of the fifth race on Aug. 3. Sadler said on Saturday that as a result of the complaints he is no longer administering steroids to his horses. (ESPN -- Horse Racing)
The buzz over caffeine: It can help your workout Sep 19, 2008
After the ban was lifted, caffeine levels in WADA urine tests decreased in most sports. If it wasn't worth banning, athletes apparently figured, it wasn't worth taking. (Globe and Mail -- Business)
Several Tour de France riders retested for EPO Sep 18, 2008
The original urine tests, carried out in a Lausanne-based laboratory, had cast a shadow of doubt over several riders but proved inconclusive. advertisement. (MSNBC -- Politics)
Tour de France to retest samples Sep 18, 2008
The original urine tests, carried out in a Lausanne, Switzerland-based laboratory, had cast a shadow of doubt over several riders but proved inconclusive. Bordry declined to name the cyclists concerned, adding that the AFLD must first inform the riders if they are positive before making any news official. (News & Observer -- Sports)
Local woman shares her story of addiction Sep 13, 2008
Because she was forced to take urine tests, Ulich tried to use drugs only occasionally. But she said she felt powerless to her own addiction. (Abington Mariner, MA)
Listeriosis primer outlines risks, symptoms, treatment Sep 13, 2008
For example, blood and urine tests should be done and antibiotics started for pregnant women with a fever or signs of sepsis. The current outbreak of listeriosis has been linked to a Maple Leaf Foods meat processing plant in Toronto. (CBC.ca)
Urine tests set for bus drivers Sep 11, 2008
JAKARTA: Bus drivers and ticket collectors will be required to have urine tests seven days before and after Idul Fitri to ensure passengers' safety during holiday travels ... "The urine tests will show whether a bus driver or a collector uses drugs or alcohol," said Hendah Sunugroho from the transportation agency, as quoted by beritajakarta. (Jakarta Post, Indonesia -- City)
* Sumo boss quits as Russians expelled for using marijuana Sep 9, 2008
In a bid to show it was an isolated incident, the sumo authority carried out surprise urine tests on 69 wrestlers X but concluded that two more Russians, Roho and Hakurozan, had smoked marijuana. Roho, 28, whose real name is Soslan Boradzov, and Hakurozan, 26, whose name is Batraz Boradzov, both flatly denied smoking marijuana. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
* Sumo drug scandal deepens as test results are positive Sep 7, 2008
Hakurozan and his brother Roho, whose real name is Boradzov Soslan Feliksovich, tested positive after urine tests carried out by the Japan Sumo Associations anti-doping panel. Photo: AP. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Russian sumo wrestlers test positive for marijuana Sep 2, 2008
Roho and Hakurozan, who are brothers, tested positive after urine tests carried out on a total of 69 wrestlers. Shohei Onishi, an official on the Japan Sumo Association's anti-doping panel, announced the results Tuesday. (International Herald Tribune -- Arts)
Arsenic may be disease culprit Sep 1, 2008
In an article in the Aug. 20 edition of the Journal of the American Medical Association, or JAMA, Dr. Ana Navas-Acien and her co-authors reported their analysis of nearly 800 American adults who had urine tests for arsenic in a 2003-04 government health survey. Their study indicated patients whose urine contained higher levels of arsenic -- most likely from long-term exposure to the chemical in their drinking water -- had nearly four times greater odds of having Type 2 diabetes than those with... (Fresno Bee -- Local)
Drug testing policy in effect Aug 29, 2008
Once testing begins, 30 percent of athletes will be subject to urine tests at the beginning of each sports season; another 20 percent of athletes will be subject to random testing every other week during the season. Tests will screen for alcohol, amphetamines, barbiturates, cocaine, ecstasy, marijuana, methamphetamine, morphine, opiates, oxycodone and other drugs. (Montana Standard, MT)
Most memorable Summer Olympics Aug 25, 2008
The U.S. effort included a dozen athletes who have been voluntarily submitting to extra blood and urine tests in a bid to prove each is doping free - among them Phelps and decathlon champion. Overall, said Jim Scherr, the USOC's chief executive, "We consider this one of our most successful engagements in the Olympic Games, ever.". (MSNBC -- Sports)
* Researchers find mutations behind childhood cancer Aug 25, 2008
The findings, published in the British journal Nature, will make it possible to use simple ultrasound or urine tests to monitor children with this mutation so that any signs of the cancer can be tackled at an early stage. This story has been viewed 275 times. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Bolt was often put to the test Aug 24, 2008
"I've been tested four times [in China], before I even started running. These guys took urine tests and blood tests. After every event final, I've been tested," the Jamaican said yesterday, one of his three gold medals dangling from a red ribbon around his neck. "I've been tested out of competition so many times I lost track.". (Boston Globe)
Bolt’s Olympic feat will be great’ for track and field Aug 24, 2008
These guys took urine tests and blood tests. After every event final, I ve been tested, the Jamaican said Saturday, one of his three gold medals dangling from a red ribbon around his neck. (Helena Independent Record, MT)
Abbott to Cut 1,000 Jobs From Diagnostic Unit Aug 22, 2008
The company sells a variety of blood and urine tests used to diagnose various diseases and medical conditions. The company said the actions will cost $370 million before taxes, with about $150 million of that amount falling in the second half of 2008. (ABC News -- Wire)
Aussie 007 wants psych test for wife Aug 21, 2008
Lazenby also is undergoing urine tests to prove his sobriety. "He's been tested and he's been clean," Mr Sands said. (Melbourne Herald Sun)
Two drug hot spots raided, 17 arrested Aug 20, 2008
The arrested suspects, including a family of four, later underwent urine tests at the city police headquarters, nine of whom were tested as drugs positive ... Meanwhile, the parents and their 13-year-old daughter had negative urine tests. (Jakarta Post, Indonesia -- City)
Dr. James Rota Aug 19, 2008
Why had this not been detected by the blood and urine tests that the previous physicians had performed. Apparently, mercury vapor or organic mercury does not stay in the fluids of the body but attaches to the cells of the organs of the body. (Malibu Times, CA)
1,397 traffic summonses issued over two days Aug 18, 2008
Supt Raveendran said that of the number, 19 were tested positive for drugs in their urine tests while five were arrested in connection with motorcycle theft. Two were arrested for possessing false driving licences while one was arrested for possession of pornographic VCDs, he said. (The Star Online, Malaysia)
Center seeks to resolve Unas tragedy Aug 18, 2008
All but three were eventually released after being subject to urine tests. The remaining three are being charged with distributing drugs. (Jakarta Post, Indonesia -- City)
Torres could show mother superior Aug 16, 2008
"And now, if anyone questions me, there is nothing else I can do. I have given myself out there. I have done blood tests, urine tests. Anything that they want to test I have agreed to do. So if anyone accuses me of anything, I take it as a compliment. They must think I am going that fast.". How fast. (Boston Globe -- Sports)
India weightlifter probe ordered Aug 14, 2008
The Indian Weightlifting Federation (IWF) described the initial positive test report as "flimsy" and argued that urine tests by the Delhi-based laboratory were not up to international standards. Ms Devi was reported to have failed a Sports Authority of India (SAI) urine test on 29 July, which revealed the presence of a performance-enhancing anabolic salt. (BBC News -- South Asia)
Powell complains about drug tests; IAAF puzzled Aug 13, 2008
Gay, who arrived in China at the end of last week, said Monday he had been "blood-tested once and urine-tested once since I've been here.'' Gay, swimmer Michael Phelps and sprinter Allyson Felix are among a dozen American athletes whose body chemistry is profiled using a series of blood and urine tests under a voluntary U.S. Anti-Doping Agency program that Davies characterized as similar to that run by the IAAF. Davies said the IAAF program, like USADA's, uses so-called longitudinal tests in... (The Star Online, Malaysia -- Sports)
Doping-Jamaica worried about many drugs tests Aug 13, 2008
More than 32 blood and urine tests have been conducted on Jamaican athletes in the past five days alone, a number that has alarmed team officials. "We are concerned that this could have a serious effect on our athletes," Don Anderson told Reuters. (International Herald Tribune)
Mac Cherry: Olympic athleticism and being a good sport Aug 12, 2008
I don t think they need to waste all the money doing blood and urine tests on these athletes anymore, just do a quick check for tails. Personally, I think if these people want to turn their skin into human test tubes it may be a bad choice, but it should be their choice and instead of the cost and effort to monitor banned substances, they should just make everything legal and let the freak show begin. (Winona Daily News, MN)
Olympic Games: Researchers Explore What Makes Better Athletes, The Physiology Of Performance, And More Aug 7, 2008
Another study suggests that it is very difficult to detect the use of some steroids through urine tests in some ethnic groups. "Researchers have started to test the tests and have raised questions about the accuracy of the existing tests. They've shown that if you don't do the test soon after people take the drug, it may be very difficult to detect (especially if EPO is take in low doses)," Dr. Joyner says. (Science Daily)
German Court Orders Treatment Over Pope Incident Aug 5, 2008
He also was banned "categorically" from consuming alcohol and drugs, and must undergo regular urine tests, the court said. The man was not identified in the statement, in keeping with German court practice. (Newsmax)
Family ties and a gift of life Aug 3, 2008
But as Amy passed each medical checkpoint, including numerous blood and urine tests, the feeling grew in her that she was meant to be Nathans donor. Her family, naturally, worried for her. (Gillette News-Record, WY)
Poll: Doping questions cloud Americans' view of Games Jul 31, 2008
" A 'responsibility to clean it up' According to USADA, 25 U.S. track and field athletes and two coaches have been sanctioned for using or distributing banned substances since the 2004 Olympics, including Jones. As part of a plea deal with federal prosecutors, she admitted to using steroids in the 2000 Sydney Games and lying to federal agents about doing so. She is serving a six-month prison sentence that began in March and returned the five medals she won in Sydney. Canada's Ben Johnson, who... (USA Today -- Sports)
This little drug went to market Jul 31, 2008
Those remaining in the trial were tracked for six months, and the results, reported late last year at a conference in New Zealand, showed that most participants had a marked reduction in cannabis use (which was verified by urine tests). Bell and Montebello are evaluating the results, which appear encouraging, and preparing them for publication. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)
Letters for Tuesday, July 29, 2008 Jul 29, 2008
Others are detected through urine tests. A woman s regular yearly exam (Pap Test) does not test for STDs, it is only a screening test for cervical cancer. (Lihue Garden Island, HA)
Rogge expects up to 40 doping cases in Beijing Jul 27, 2008
At the 2000 Sydney Olympics, there were 12 positive doping results from 2,500 urine tests. Rogge said at Beijing there will be 4,500 tests. (MSNBC -- Sports)
Hardy tests positive for little known drug Jul 25, 2008
That's surely one of the reasons it doesn't get into the U.S."Catlin now runs Anti-Doping Research, a nonprofit organization he founded to research performance-enhancing drugs, uncover new drugs being used illegally and develop tests to detect them.ALSO ON THIS STORYCatlin is a proponent of replacing drug testing at events where samples are identified by numbers, not athletes' names with using multiple blood and urine tests to establish a baseline for athletes, then comparing... (MSNBC -- Sports)
Low uptake mars chlamydia testing Jul 24, 2008
Screening is done via urine tests, mainly in contraceptive clinics, GP surgeries or through outreach work in bars, clubs and colleges, as it has been designed to get to people not using sexual health services. Over the last few years, testing has been gradually rolled out across the country, with the government pumping 70m into the NHS to get it fully up and running by 2007-8. (BBC News -- UK)
Dara 'Deja Vu' Torres returns for another Olympics Jul 24, 2008
I have done blood tests, urine tests, anything that they want to test I have agreed to do. So if anyone accuses me of anything I take it as a compliment. (Scripps Howard News Wire)
33 club visitors caught for drugs Jul 21, 2008
In addition to the raids, police also carried out urine tests on some 96 people. Head of the Jakarta Anti-Narcotics Board (BNP) Comr. (Jakarta Post, Indonesia -- City)
Drugs Scandal Hits Tour de France Jul 18, 2008
This tension inevitably casts a shadow on the other top competitors who have not tested positive, both those who adamantly shun doping and those who have managed to beat the blood and urine tests. Seven-time Tour champion , who was never accused by race officials of doping, has had to repeatedly fend off accusations from Irish and French journalists that he broke the rules. (Time.com)
Airport cops take urine tests after drug bust Jul 15, 2008
Urine tests have been ordered for all 383 officers stationed at Soekarno-Hatta International Airport following the weekend arrest of three airport officers for the alleged possession of narcotics. "All officers at the airport are required to submit to a urine test, without exception, including myself," airport police chief Sr. Comr. (Jakarta Post, Indonesia -- City)
Former Chinese Olympian banned four years for drugs Jul 13, 2008
In the first half of the year, China conducted nearly 1,400 urine tests and 80 blood tests on athletes with four proving positive. It has not identified the four, or said if Song was among them. (The Star Online, Malaysia -- Sports)
Substance Abuse Care in Pregnancy Helps Mom, Baby Jul 13, 2008
Kaiser Permanente Northern California (KPNC) screens pregnant members for substance abuse with questionnaires and urine tests and offers "state of the art" treatment through its Early Start program, the researchers explain in their report. Women identified as having problems receive care from a specialist in both prenatal care and substance abuse treatment who is based at her local Woman's Health Clinic. (MEDLINEplus)
ONCE BITTEN, TWICE SHY: Can fans trust Tour de France? Jul 5, 2008
Riders on those teams now submit to a regime of blood and urine tests far more intrusive than anything they'd ever experienced before. Conducting this so-called "third-party testing" for Garmin and Columbia is the Agency for Cycling Ethics, which puts together detailed "longitudinal" profiles of each rider -- hematocrit and hormone levels, and the production of new red blood cells. (SportsIllustrated.CNN)
SpectraCell Laboratories Now Measures Vitamin C Jul 3, 2008
Unlike traditional serum, hair and urine tests, SpectraCell's FIA(TM) measures how an individual's white blood cells function in specific nutritional environments. Over 30 vitamins, minerals, amino acids and antioxidants are evaluated. (PR Newswire)
IOC: Beijing anti-doping program sports' broadest Jul 3, 2008
"The article does not in my view have any relation to doping controls in sport.''He said new testing kits to detect human growth hormone have been sent across the world for national and regional anti-doping teams to take out-of-competition samples.The IOC takes over responsibility for doping controls when the athletes' village opens in Beijing on July 27.From that day, athletes can be asked to give samples without notice at any time and in any place. National Olympic committees must provide... (MSNBC -- Sports)
Trials: Breathtaking, nerve-wracking Jul 3, 2008
In addition to urine tests, blood tests are being conducted for the first time at the trials on the top three finishers per event, as well as randomly selected athletes. "I would hope that would scare people off," Roe said, because blood will be stored and retested later if necessary for newly discovered drugs. (AZCentral -- Sports)
