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Test Developed for Abuse of New Heart Drug by Athletes
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[SIZE=-1]Scientists in Germany have developed a test that can identify a new type of drug that could be misused by athletes looking to gain an advantage over their competition.[/SIZE]
[SIZE=-1]The test can detect benzothiazepines, a new drug with promising potential for the treatment of heart conditions. However, the drug also improves muscle endurance, and experts believe athletes seeking to improve their performance could abuse it. And researchers caution that athletes could begin using benzothiazepines before human trials are even completed. [...][/SIZE]
Mario Thevis, from the Center for Preventive Doping Research at the German Sport University of Cologne, told BBC News that speed was a critical aspect of the drug .
"As soon as these drugs enter human trials, there is a huge potential for them to be misused in sports, he said.
"This preventive research lets us prepare before these compounds are officially launched."
[SIZE=-1]Loughborough Universitys Professor Barrie Houlihan, who heads Britains Sport Anti-Doping Research Steering Group, embraced the finding, and emphasized the need to keep ahead of drug cheats. [...][/SIZE]
[SIZE=-1]"We are always wary that there are drugs being used that have not been identified, he said.[/SIZE]
[SIZE=-1]"I was told that there are currently 11 different blood boosting drugs around, and we are only able to test for one of them.[/SIZE]
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[SIZE=-1]RedOrbit, TX [/SIZE]
[SIZE=-1]Scientists in Germany have developed a test that can identify a new type of drug that could be misused by athletes looking to gain an advantage over their competition.[/SIZE]
[SIZE=-1]The test can detect benzothiazepines, a new drug with promising potential for the treatment of heart conditions. However, the drug also improves muscle endurance, and experts believe athletes seeking to improve their performance could abuse it. And researchers caution that athletes could begin using benzothiazepines before human trials are even completed. [...][/SIZE]
Mario Thevis, from the Center for Preventive Doping Research at the German Sport University of Cologne, told BBC News that speed was a critical aspect of the drug .
"As soon as these drugs enter human trials, there is a huge potential for them to be misused in sports, he said.
"This preventive research lets us prepare before these compounds are officially launched."
[SIZE=-1]Loughborough Universitys Professor Barrie Houlihan, who heads Britains Sport Anti-Doping Research Steering Group, embraced the finding, and emphasized the need to keep ahead of drug cheats. [...][/SIZE]
[SIZE=-1]"We are always wary that there are drugs being used that have not been identified, he said.[/SIZE]
[SIZE=-1]"I was told that there are currently 11 different blood boosting drugs around, and we are only able to test for one of them.[/SIZE]
[SIZE=-1]...[/SIZE]
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