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Hedo Turkoglu suspended 20 games by NBA for violating league's drug policy
In yet another blow to the Orlando Magic during a largely dismal season for the franchise, the NBA suspended small forward Hedo Turkoglu on Wednesday for 20 games without pay for testing positive for methenolone, an anabolic steroid. Turkoglu said the...
Tags: Pharmaceuticals, Hedo Turkoglu
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Daring to Ignore the PED Question
In light of Lance Armstrong’s Oprah interview and a kerfuffle over Ray Lewis and deer antler spray, the topic of performance-enhancing drugs has been in the news with renewed vigor. It has culminated with this overwrought, hyper-ventilating column...
Tags: Amoxicillin (drug), Lance Armstrong, Babe Ruth, Deer Antler Velvet (dietary supplement), Baseball
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Army seeks death for Sgt. Robert Bales in Afghan shooting rampage
SEATTLE -- The commanders at Joint Base Lewis-McChord have decided to refer the case against Army Staff Sgt. Robert Bales for a general court-martial on charges that he murdered 16 civilians in a late-night shooting rampage outside a remote Army outpost...
Tags: FBI, Trials, Lawyers, Court Preliminary, Kandahar Massacre (2012)
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In meningitis outbreak, fear lingers for patients with few answers
A national outbreak of fungal meningitis linked to a tainted steroid killed two Marylanders. Nearly two dozen people living with the disease and hundreds of others who may have been exposed fear they may be next. Sheila Smelkinson began suffering in...
Tags: Back Pain, Diseases and Illnesses, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Pharmaceuticals, Medical Procedures and Tests
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Local bike shop owners have mixed feeling about Lance Armstrong
caleb.calhoun@herald-mail.comScott Gordon, owner of River City Cycles, a bicycle shop in Williamsport, still has a picture of Lance Armstrong on his wall, and despite the cyclist’s recent confession that he used performance-enhancing drugs, Gordon has no plans to take it down....Tags: Recreational Substance Use, U.S. Anti-Doping Agency, Testicular Cancer, Cycling, Tour de France
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Afghan slaying: Defense depends on Sgt. Bales' mental health
Army Staff Sgt. Robert Bales, accused of killing 16 civilians in Afghanistan, will undergo a sanity review before a mental health defense can be presented, a military judge decided Thursday. Col. Jeffery Nance ordered the review, a step in the ongoing...Tags: Valium (drug), Health, Judges, Armed Conflicts, Afghanistan
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Dozens sue pharmacy involved in meningitis outbreak, but compensation uncertain
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Dennis O'Brien rubs his head as he details ailments triggered by the fungal meningitis he developed after a series of steroid shots in his neck: nausea, vomiting, dizziness, drowsiness, blurred vision, exhaustion and...
Tags: Civil Laws, Laws, Diseases and Illnesses, Trials, Medical Procedures and Tests
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Fallston man died of fungal meningitis
John C. "Jack" Millhausen, an 84-year-old Fallston resident, is at least the second Marylander to die of fungal meningitis in a national epidemic that experts say is slowing but about which many questions remain.
Millhausen died Nov. 15 at Gilchrist...Tags: Peter G. Angelos, Diseases and Illnesses, Medical Procedures and Tests, Symptoms, Pikesville
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Cardinal George: Doctors 'couldn't find any evidence of cancer'
Tribune reporterMedical tests have shown that Chicago's Cardinal Francis George appears to be free of cancer, he said in a wide-ranging interview, though doctors have advised the Roman Catholic archbishop to skip two Christmas Day traditions dear to him. Because months...Tags: Holy Name Cathedral, Healthy Diet, Health Treatments, Biotechnology, Medical Procedures and Tests
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A Silent Culture of Acceptance Surrounds the Use of ADHD Drugs on Campuses
Roughly one in three college seniors nationwide has taken illegally obtained prescription amphetamines. And they don't feel bad about it. That's according to the Center on Young Adult Health and Development, a research institute at the University of...
Tags: Southern Connecticut State University, Fairfield County, Health and Safety at School, Heart Problems, Teaching and Learning
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Get a Pre-Purchase Exam before you put the horse under the tree
If you can't judge a book by its cover, you certainly can't rely on casual observation when it comes to buying a horse. Once you've narrowed the field and found a horse that is a good match for you, it's time to schedule a pre-purchase exam. It may be...Tags: Arthritis, Medical Procedures and Tests, Horse (animal), X-rays
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No. 3 story of 2012: Meningitis outbreak cases linked to facilities in Roanoke, Montgomery County
WDBJ7 Anchor/ReporterWe've counting down our top 7 stories of 2012 this week. Coming in at number 3 is the story of a nationwide outbreak of fungal meningitis traced to tainted steroid shots. Several dozen cases were linked to medical facilities in Roanoke and...Tags: Roanoke (Roanoke, Virginia), Back Pain, U.S. Congress, Montgomery County (Virginia), Meningitis
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