by Marc Carig (The Star Ledger)
TAMPA, Fla. — Alex Rodriguez offered no new details on Tuesday about his relationship with a Canadian doctor mired in a doping investigation, who claimed a day earlier that he treated the Yankees superstar last year during as he rehabbed from major hip surgery.
“I’m not going to get into any of that,” Rodriguez said, when asked to respond to Anthony Galea’s claim that he prescribed anti-inflammatory medication to the star player, though not human growth hormone.
Rodriguez said last week that he planned on cooperating with investigators’ requests for an interview, as part of a federal probe into Galea, who has stirred controversy with “blood-spinning” techniques that reportedly help speed the healing process.
But Rodriguez said he doesn’t know when or where he will meet with authorities investigating Galea, who has also been accused of [more...]
by Dan Schiff (OverTheCounterToday.com)
A Senate staffer confirmed that Sen. John McCain no longer supports a bill he introduced to significantly tighten regulatory requirements for dietary supplements.
McCain offered the Dietary Supplement Safety Act of 2010, S. 3002, in February. The Arizona Republican will now collaborate with Sen. Orrin Hatch, R-Utah, on revised legislation that allegedly provides for transparency and safety within the supplement industry but without the intensive regulatory intervention proposed in S. 3002. No timeline is set for introduction of a new bill.
Hatch thanks McCain for withdrawing his support of the original legislation in a March 4 letter.
“I’m counting on you to work with me to make sure this important industry does not fall prey to over-regulatory regimes and mounds of costly government bureaucracy,” Hatch writes.
It seemed only a matter of time before [more...]
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By matt | Published: March 5, 2010
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By Michael S. Schmidt
Major League Baseball’s top drug-testing official confirmed Thursday that M.L.B. was studying starting blood tests for human growth hormone in the minors and that obtaining the kits required for the tests was not going to be a significant problem.
The official, Rob Manfred, spoke about H.G.H. testing after a conference on the science of doping at Major League Baseball offices in Midtown Manhattan. Nearly two weeks ago, a rugby player in England was the first athlete to be suspended for a positive H.G.H. test. That, in turn, has baseball eager to follow up by using the test among its minor leaguers. [more...]
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By matt | Published: March 4, 2010
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Justin Weaver, 28, of Swansea, South Wales, was uncovered as a long-time anabolic steroid addict as he was jailed for 16 months.
He used an ex-girlfriend and South Wales Police civilian worker to check whether his activities were being investigated, the court heard.
Weaver was sentenced at Swansea Crown Court today with five others who all played larger or smaller parts in the complex drug case.[more...]
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By matt | Published: March 3, 2010
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High levels of a hormone called insulin-like growth factor 1 (IGF-1) are associated with an increased risk of cancer death in older men, a new study has found.
The findings, published in the March issue of the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism, suggest that IGF-1 may prove a useful biomarker for predicting cancer risk.
IGF-1, which is similar in structure to insulin, is regulated by growth hormone. Levels of growth hormone and IGF-1 decline as men and women age and this decrease is believed to be linked to health problems associated with old age. In an attempt to counter this, some people take supplemental growth hormone to elevate levels of IGF-1, according to background information in an Endocrine Society news release about the study. [more...]
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By matt | Published: March 3, 2010
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For cops in New York City, taking completely legal over-the-counter supplements can get them into trouble, even fired. That is because in addition to steroids, the NYPD has banned certain legal supplements.
Many of these pills supposedly help you build muscle and lose weight. They are 100 percent legal.
But in December, the NYPD issued an internal personnel bureau memo specifically banning the use of 21 supplements. [more...]
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By matt | Published: March 3, 2010
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By Michael S. Schmidt
The federal investigation of the Canadian-based doctor Anthony Galea continued to take on a distinct New York tone on Tuesday as the third Met or Yankee in three days acknowledged that he had been contacted or interviewed by the authorities in connection with Galea’s activities.
Carlos Beltran, the Mets’ injured center fielder, told reporters at the team’s spring training facility in Port St. Lucie, Fla., that he had met with federal agents in recent days to discuss his interactions with Galea during the 2009 season, when Beltran was sidelined for several months with a bone bruise in his knee. [more...]
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By matt | Published: March 3, 2010
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By Ken Millstone
A lawsuit brought by environmentalists in California claims popular brands of fish oil dietary supplements contain unsafe and illegal levels of the carcinogenic chemicals known as polychlorinated biphenyls, or PCBs.
The lawsuit, filed in California Superior Court in San Francisco, targets eight supplement manufacturers or distributors - CVS Pharmacy, Rite Aid, General Nutrition Corp., Solgar, Twinlab, Now Health, Omega Protein and Pharmavite - for alleged violations of California’s Proposition 65, which requires that consumers be warned about chemical exposures.
The plaintiffs are two citizen environmentalists and the Mateel Environmental Justice Foundation. Their initial testing found that levels of PCBs in supplements in popular fish oil products varied wildly, from about 12 nanograms per recommended dose in the best performer to more than 850 nanograms in the worst performer - a factor of 70. [more...]
