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Riccardo Ricco Tests Positive for Undetectable New Drug Mircera at 2008 Tour de France

July 18, 2008 by Millard Leave a Comment

Cyclist Riccardo Ricco of the Saunier Duval-Scott team tested positive for the new performance enhancing drug Mircera (methoxy polyethylene glycol-epoetin beta) at the 2008 Tour de France. Ricco is a top cyclist on the Tour and the King of the Mountains and White Jersey leader. Mircera is a third generation version of erythropoietin manufactured by pharmaceutical giant Hoffman-LaRoche […]

Organization Provides Free Steroids for Cyclists in Tour de France

July 16, 2008 by Millard Leave a Comment

A professional cyclist was caught with a tattoo suggesting he received free anabolic steroids and erythropoietin (EPO) at the 2008 Tour de France. Damiano Cunego rides for the Italian UCI ProTeam Lampre. The tattoo on Cunego’s left arm stated “I’m Doping Free” with a large smiley face. Does this mean that the Italian-based organization “Doping […]

Pumping Up Steroid Hysteria

Perhaps because I lagged well behind my peer group, physically at least, until I was well into my twenties, most of my childhood associations with sports are unpleasant. The shortest and most physically maladroit … [Read More...] about Pumping Up Steroid Hysteria

Why Ordinary People Should Fear the World Anti-Doping Agency

Elite athletes may have little to fear from the World Anti-Doping Agency's (WADA) as doping in sports persists unabated. However, ordinary people should be afraid of how WADA's increasing influence in national … [Read More...] about Why Ordinary People Should Fear the World Anti-Doping Agency

Is the Soreness from Testosterone Injections Normal?

Mr. Llewellyn: I’ve been getting very sore from testosterone enanthate injections. I’ve also had a fever two times for a couple of days after my shot. It is the first time I have used the drug. I’ve only tried Deca … [Read More...] about Is the Soreness from Testosterone Injections Normal?

Body Shaving: Grooming Trend … or Mental Illness?

"Sociologists and anthropologists of medicine have largely focused their research on sickness and illness, thus obscuring social scientific investigations of health and healthiness." -- Robin Saltonstall, 1993 (p. … [Read More...] about Body Shaving: Grooming Trend … or Mental Illness?

Anabolic Steroids and Erythrocytosis Polycythemia

Introduction The use of anabolic steroids can lead to a condition called erythrocytosis. It’s a condition in which your body has too many erythrocytes, or red blood cells, in its blood. Sometimes this is also … [Read More...] about Anabolic Steroids and Erythrocytosis Polycythemia

Riccardo Ricco Tests Positive for Undetectable New Drug Mircera at 2008 Tour de France

Organization Provides Free Steroids for Cyclists in Tour de France

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