Middleweight contender to contest drug test results

The middleweight contender, Chael Sonnen, will contest against California State Athletic Commission’s claim that he tested positive for “abnormally high” levels of testosterone.
Sonnen, who recently tested positive for drugs, is expected to break his silence on the drug issue in the coming few days, as per Sonnen’s manager, Mike Roberts.
From Mmafighting.com:
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UFC fighter struggles against doping claims

Chael Sonnen, the UFC fighter, who came within two minutes to stun Anderson Silva, the Ultimate Fighting Championship middleweight title holder, recently tested positive in UFC 117 drug-screening test for a performance enhancing drug.
The biggest match of the sportsman’s career is now in jeopardy after the positive drug result.
From Montrealgazette.com:
According to a report Monday night [...]

Positive drug tests leads to revoked license

The license of middleweight title contender, Chael Sonnen, has been suspended by the California State Athletic Commission for failing to clear a drug test and testing positive for steroids.
The positive test was brought to the attention of authorities after loss of Sonnen to Anderson Silva during UFC 117 last month.
From Nesn.com:
The suspension cancels the highly [...]

Zivile Balciunaite vehemently denies using banned drugs

The European women’s marathon champion, Zivile Balciunaite, has vehemently denied taking banned drugs after a provisional suspension was imposed on her by the Lithuanian athletics federation.
The athlete was suspended by the Federation after a urine test at the European championships in Barcelona this year was found to have a deviation from the allowed [...]

Gatlin sets eye on London 2012 Olympics

Justin Gatlin, the 28-year-old American, has his eyes on competing at the London 2012 Olympics after serving a doping ban of four years.
The athlete will be participating in 100m at a small track meet in Estonia and remarked that his motivation to run comes from his family.
From Guardian.co.uk:

Gatlin won gold in the 100m at [...]

Muscle atrophy treatment with Des-acyl ghrelin

Des-acyl ghrelin, a form of ghrelin (the appetite-stimulating hormone found in the body), was found useful for offering relief to patients afflicted with muscle atrophy. This finding was disclosed by results of an animal study that were presented at the Endocrine Society’s 91st Annual Meeting in Washington, D.C.
Study co-author [...]

Folashade Abugan stripped of Delhi CWG Games 2010 medals

According to a statement by the Commonwealth Games Federation, Folashade Abugan of Nigeria has been stripped of her two Delhi CWG Games 2010 medals after she failed a drugs test.
The athlete became the third Nigerian after 110m hurdler Samuel Okon and Damola Osayemi tested positive for the banned stimulant methylhexaneamine.
From Guardian.co.uk:

Nigerian officials at the [...]

South African runner found with tripled testosterone level

Britain’s Daily Telegraph has reported that an 18-year-old South African runner who won the 800 meters gold at the Berlin World Athletics Championships had tripled the normal female level of testosterone in her body.
Caster Semenya, the runner, was withdrawn after the IAAS representatives asked the South African team to cancel the [...]

Canseco expressed regret over steroids controversy

The former baseball slugger, Jose Canseco, has expressed disappointment and regret over his involvement in the steroids controversy surrounding the game of baseball.
The former MVP disclosed some names in a one-hour documentary titled, “Jose Canseco: The Last Shot,” in which he mentioned names of some players as users of steroids in his book, “Juiced“, which [...]

Way for total cortisone synthesis opened by Woodward

Robert B. Woodward, professor of Chemistry will be reading a paper before The Chemical Society of London for announcing that he and a research team have completed the first total synthesis of a complete steroid.
This announcement will clear the road for a possible complete synthesis of the drug used in treating arthritis, cortisone.
From Thecrimson.com:

Steroids are [...]