Barry Bonds tested positive for anabolic steroids three times in 2000 and 2001, as per hundreds of documents filed by the government.

The prosecutors said that Bonds also tested positive for performance enhancing drugs in 2003, which was confirmed by a urine test supplied by Bonds.

From Espnstar.com:

Bonds is scheduled to be tried on 10 counts of perjury and one count of obstruction of justice related to his BALCO grand jury testimony.

Bonds testified to a federal grand jury in 2003 that he used the “cream” and the “clear” but did not know that they were performance-enhancing drugs. The urine samples could prove the existence of other steroids in his body.

During testimony, Bonds said he never took steroids. The government alleges that Bonds lied under oath and that at least two of his positive tests stemmed from injections of steroids.

Bonds steadfastly denied during his testimony that he has been injected by his former personal trainer, Greg Anderson.

Bonds will be arraigned Thursday, after which his lawyers will be looking to exclude much of the government’s evidence. In a motion filed last week, Bonds’ attorneys asked U.S. District Judge Susan Illston, who is presiding over the perjury case, to suppress several pieces of evidence, including those 2003 urine samples.

According to the New York Times, Bonds provided samples that did not test positive under baseball drug testing program but those samples, when tested again by federal authorities after they seized them in a 2004 raid, revealed positive drug results.

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A weightlifter from India, Monika Devi, has been tested positive for steroids that led to withdrawal of her participation from the Beijing Games.

The only weight lifter from the Indian contingent tested positive only a few hours before her scheduled departure to Beijing.

From Espnstar.com:

The Manipuri lifter, who was to compete in the 69 kg category, was selected to the squad amidst allegations of bribery.

In the pre-Olympic trial conducted by Indian Weightlifting Federation in July this year, P Sailja of Andhra Pradesh had performed better than Monika but the latter was chosen ahead of her.

However, earlier in April this year, Monica had done better in the Asian Championship in Japan.

Perhaps, the silver lining in the latest doping scandal to hit India is that the athlete was not disgraced in front of the world, and was withdrawn before the Games.

This doping incident has once again revealed the ever-popular link of professional sportsmen with anabolic steroids and performance enhancing drugs.

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The 2004 Olympic champion and a former world-record holder in the 100 meters, Justin Gatlin, has lost status among the world’s sprinting elite during much of the last four years but is expected to face new obstacles after his suspension came to an end.

Gatlin appealed his penalty after he tested positive for steroids and since then has made serious efforts for reshaping life as an aspiring professional football player and fitness entrepreneur but will be able to participate only in lower-tier invitational meets at the major European meets.

From NYTimes.com:

Once the world’s top sprinter, Gatlin won three medals at the Athens Olympics. He won the 100 and the 200 at the 2005 world championships, and in May 2006 he equaled Asafa Powell’s world record in the 100, running 9.77 seconds.

Less than three months later, however, Gatlin disclosed that he had tested positive for a testosterone precursor at a meet the previous April, although he said he did not knowingly use the drug.

Gatlin lost two appeals. But his suspension could have been far worse than four years. With a previous violation for taking medication for attention deficit disorder, he could have been barred for life as a double offender.

Gatlin has never admitted guilt and said that for much of the time he was suspended he struggled to understand the cause of his positive test in 2006. Now he is concentrating on again being a dominant sprinter.

“I would love to know what happened to me, and I think the world would love to know,” Gatlin said. “But that’s not what I’m trying to focus on. I have to get ready to run anywhere under the sun.”

Gatlin and his former coach Trevor Graham blamed a massage therapist for the positive steroid test after Gatlin tested positive. Graham was suspended from track for life after the test.

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The Major League Baseball and the National Hockey League have instigated investigations into doping claims. This was after it was learned that a Florida couple allegedly sold illegal steroids to players from the Washington Capitals and Washington Nationals.

Richard and Sandra Thomas, the couple, were arrested by the police in Polk County, Florida for possession of illegal drugs worth US dollars 200,000.

From Espnstar.com:

According to both the Tampa Tribune and Washington Times, Richard Thomas claimed to have sold the drugs to professional athletes in several sports, and identified both the Nationals and Capitals.

“We have no reason to believe there is any merit to this story, but the National Hockey League and the Washington Capitals take all such allegations seriously,” said Capitals president Dick Patrick in a statement.

“Capitals players have fully participated in the NHL’s random drug testing program, and at no point has a Capitals player tested positive. In addition our players have been tested at international events, such as World Championships and Olympics. We welcome and will fully cooperate with the NHL’s investigation.”

NHL deputy commissioner Bill Daly added: “The Washington Capitals have no knowledge of any aspect of this allegation.

“Capitals players were subjected to no-notice testing five separate times over the past two seasons pursuant to the terms of the Collective Bargaining Agreement and there was no indication of any improper conduct or wrongdoing.”

Polk County sheriff Grady Judd said that Richard Thomas did not identify any individual players when making his claim.

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A sexual enhancement pill marketed for both women and men contains a steroid, DEHA, which can lead to higher-than-normal levels of male and female hormones according to Health Canada.

Dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA) is a controlled drug in Canada and can only be bought with a prescription.

From Cbc.ca:

The product has been sold online and may have been carried at other retail outlets in Canada.

Health Canada says ExtenZe could cause health problems in people with a history of abnormal heart rhythms, blood clotting disorder and liver disease.

It should be avoided by anyone who suffers from epileptic seizures or is taking anti-seizure medicine.

In addition, the steroids in the pills could increase the risk of hormonally based cancers such as prostate, breast and ovarian cancers.

Taking the products without medical supervision could also put consumers at risk of drug interactions or other harmful side effects.

Health Canada recommends anyone who has been using ExtenZe sexual enhancement products to consult a doctor, and report any problems they may be having as a result of taking the pills.

It was also revealed that ExtenZe pills also include one more steroid, pregnenolone, which can lead to anxiety, anger, heart palpitations, and irritability.

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A high-profile job offer of technical operations manager for weightlifting to a known former drugs cheat was withdrawn by officials for London 2012 Olympics.

Sevdalin Marinov, 42, had been offered the role of technical operations manager for London 2012 Olympics despite of the fact that he tested positive for steroids in 1994 and faced a life ban that was subsequently overturned.

From Telegraph.co.uk:

Locog chairman Lord Sebastian Coe – currently in Australia celebrating the 10-year anniversary of the Sydney Olympic Games – was not aware of the intended appointment. Coe, a strong anti-drugs campaigner, has previously come under attack for refusing to use Linford Christie in any official capacity because of his previous drug record.

In an internal Locog memorandum circulated to staff at their Canary Wharf headquarters earlier this week, Marinov’s sports career was highlighted, including his 1988 Olympic gold medal for Bulgaria, three world titles, world record and a 1994 Commonwealth Games gold medal when he represented Australia.

But Marinov’s murky drug links were omitted even though his past was well known in weightlifting – both by some Locog officials and at the highest levels of the International Weightlifting Federation.

Marinov served a two-year ban for taking steroids soon after he had moved to Australia.

Locog weightlifting chief Matthew Curtain was the chief executive of the Australian Weightlifting Federation when Marinov was being investigated by Victorian police and the Australian Sports Anti Doping Authority following a 2003 drugs raid at his premises.

Marinov is the son-in-law of the International Weightlifting Federation vice-president Sam Coffa and was all set to take up the new job next Monday but Locog have withdrawn the job offer after an intervention by the senior management.

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Researchers have expressed hopes that a powerful form of a newly approved over the counter painkiller could be used for dramatically reducing one form of form of dental disease in animals and may also hold good for preventing tooth loss in humans.

It is believed that an estimated 94 million people are affected with periodontal disease in the United States alone and the disease is one of the most common infections faced by human beings.

From Thecrimson.com:

Flurbiprofen is a more potent version of ibuprofen, which was approved in May for over the counter sales and was used in prescription form since 1974 to treat arthritis pain and other problems.

Like aspirin, ibuprofen and flurbiprofen are classified as non-steroidal, anti-inflammatory drugs which stop the swelling and redness of bodily injury.

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Doctors believe the same response to injury. When caused by some dental bacteria, eats away the bone around the teeth. So their strategy is to save the teeth by the thwarting one of the body reactions to infection.

“I am optimistic that flurbiprofen and other not yet tested, non-steroidal, anti-inflammatory drugs will prove to be an effective way of slowing down bone loss around the teeth.” said Assistant Professor of Periodontology Ray C. Williams, who is conducting the research with Marjorie Jeffcoat, also an assistant professor of Periodontology.

In a study at the Harvard School of Dental Medicine, a medicine called flurbiprofen will be administered to volunteers. Researchers from Harvard have already found that the drug has the potential of reducing bone loss around the teeth by as much as 66 percent in dogs.

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