Friday, August 1, 2008
New exercise drug create doping fear.
The announcement of the discovery of two new drugs with the potential to enhance physical endurance, is already fueling fear among anti-doping agencies, that it may be abused by competitive athletes. Reacting to those sentiments, GlaxoSmith-Kline which developed one of the drugs tested on couch potato mice, said that if athletes put their hands on the drug , "they won't be getting it from us."
Some athletes determined to put their hands on the new drug, said they know a couple of mice willing to trade their for some cheese.
Some athletes determined to put their hands on the new drug, said they know a couple of mice willing to trade their for some cheese.
Labels: doping, Exercise Drugs
New pills give same benefits as excercise.
Researchers at the Salk Institute in San Diego have announced that they have found two drugs that gave athletic endurance to couch potato mice. One drug known as Aicar , increased the sedentary mice's endurance on treadmill by 44 % after just four weeks; the second drug known as GW1516, increased the mice's endurance by 75 % when combined with exercise.
After hearing the news, couch potato everywhere convened , elected a commissioner and put out their regular season calendar.
After hearing the news, couch potato everywhere convened , elected a commissioner and put out their regular season calendar.
Labels: Exercise Drugs
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