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MLB 'Actively Going After' Players Linked to Miami Clinic Named In PED Investigation

Joe Student — Mon, 18 Mar 2013 13:09:46 +0000

Major League Baseball is "actively going after" players who were named in a newspaper report on Miami-based clinic Biogenesis, including Alex Rodriguez and Ryan Braun. The warning came a day after Detroit Tigers minor league pitcher Cesar Carrillo was suspended 100 games for violating the minors' drug prevention and tre

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Report: NBA To Test For HGH

Joe Student — Mon, 11 Mar 2013 13:09:06 +0000

The NBA and its players union are nearing an agreement that will allow testing of players' blood for human growth hormone (HGH), ESPN reports. If the league and the National Basketball Players Association can come to terms, testing could begin as soon as the

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Will the Yankees Void Alex Rodriguez's Contract Over Alleged PED Use?

Joe Student — Wed, 30 Jan 2013 13:36:34 +0000

A report late Tuesday said the New York Yankees were investigating ways to potentially void the contract of third baseman Alex Rodriguez if he were to be suspended by Major League Baseball for his alleged involvement with a Miami clinic that dispensed performance-enhancing drugs (PEDs).

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Did They Make The Right Call?

Kristine Bellino — Thu, 10 Jan 2013 12:58:20 +0000

The Baseball Writers' Association of America agreed to not agree on anyone...none of the eligible players nominated this year made it into the Baseball Hall of Fame.

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Study: Kindney Transplant Recipients Don't Have to Take Steroids

Daryl Nelson — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 20:22:22 +0000

Those who immediately stop taking the steroid prednisone after a kidney transplant are more likely to avoid harmful side effects, according to a study published in the Clinical Journal of the American Society Nephrology.

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