Goryunova Receives One-Year Suspension
10.03.10
Goryunova took diet pills called "Turbo Slim," Russian head coach Andrei Rodionenko told news service "All Sport."
"She did not notice that it contained a prohibited drug," he said. "I can't say the name, but, in general, it is more or less the equivalent of furosemide."
Furosemide is a diuretic and is banned by the International Olympic Committee and International Gymnastics Federation. Goryunova is the second gymnast to receive a suspension in 2010. In January, the FIG gave former Brazilian world champion Daiane dos Santos a five-month suspension for testing positive for furosemide in July 2009.
Goryunova's ban is retroactive to November 2009, when she tested positive at a domestic competition. The 17 year old finished 16th all-around at the 2009 European Championships in Milan, and won gold on uneven bars and balance beam at the 2009 World Cup in Maribor.
The suspension is the second blow this year to Goryunova. Her long-time coach, Yelena Mashinskaya
Source: International GYMNAST Magazine Online
Furosemide Study Discussed at AAEP Convention
26.02.10
Exercise-induced pulmonary hemorrhage (EIPH), or bleeding into the airways, is an "extremely prevalent condition associated with high-intensity exercise in horses," according to Paul S. Morley, DVM, PhD, Dipl. ACVIM, professor of clinical sciences at Colorado State University. At the 2009 American Association of Equine Practitioners Convention, held Dec. 5-9 in Las Vegas, Nev., Morley discussed the landmark study he conducted on the effects of furosemide, marketed as Salix for horses (but also called Lasix in humans), with co-investigators Kenneth W. Hinchcliff, BVSc, PhD, Dipl. ACVIM, professor and Dean of the Faculty of Veterinary Science at the University of Melbourne, Australia; and Alan J. Guthrie, BVSc, PhD, Director of the Equine Research Centre at the University of Pretoria in South Africa.
The study's impending publication in the Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association (JAVMA) was announced in June 2009, at which point it gained massive
Source: TheHorse.com
Chavez Jr. fined, suspended
02.03.10
The 24-year-old Chavez admitted using furosemide, a diuretic on the commission's list of banned medications, to make weight for the 160-pound bout.
In addition to the fine and suspension (retroactive to the date of the violation), Chavez's 10-round unanimous decision over Rowland was changed to a no contest, making his record 40-0-1 with one no decision and 30 knockouts.
"I'm glad to put this behind me," said Chavez, who can return to the ring in June and is looking at a possible fight against John Duddy. "I was hoping for no suspension, but it was fair. When the situation is not in your hands, there's not much you can do about it."
Chavez's Las Vegas attorney, Peter Bernhard, said his client "was treated fairly."
Chavez was contrite during a two-hour hearing before the five-member panel. He admitted using furosemide twice -- once eight days before the fight and again two days before entering the ring.
Chavez, who was hospitalized 10 days before the fight because of exhaustion and dehydration, said his personal physician, Dr. Jose Salazar, gave him the diuretic after Chavez received intravenous fluids and electrolytes in the hospital. Chavez was 7 pounds over the 160-pound limit eight days before the fight and weighed 163 pounds two days before the bout.
Source: Las Vegas Review - Journal
"I can't say the name, but, in general, it is more or less the equivalent of furosemide." Furosemide is a diuretic and is banned by the International
The 24-year-old Chavez admitted using furosemide, a diuretic on the commission's list of banned medications, to make weight for the 160-pound bout.