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The Battle Continues Against Pharmacological Cheating in Sports

 

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Even after steroids scandals in Major League Baseball and more than 30 athletes were withheld from the winter Olympics in Vancouver for breaking anti-doping rules, why do athletes still engage in pharmacological cheating? The latest concern among sport officials is a new erythropoietin called Hematide, still in investigate trials. Dr. Gary Wadler, chairman of the World Anti-Doping Agency's Prohibited List and Methods Sub-Committee, talks to host Bruce Japsen about the never-ending battle against the abuse of pharmacology in order to enhance athletic ability.

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Focus on Sports Medicine

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Gary Wadler, MD
Dr. Gary Wadler is an internist with special expertise in the field of drug use in sports. He is the lead author of the textbook Drugs and ...more

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