Thyroid medication could be banned in sports

08 Jul 2015


US and UK anti-doping agencies are lobbying to ban the use of thyroid hormone in global sports, amid concerns it is being used to boost performance rather than treat disease.

Wall Street Journal

A separate feature in the BBC asks just how easy it is to be a drugs cheat in sport.

BBC News


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Adrenal Diabetes Metabolism Obesity Cardiovascular Bone Endocrine-Disrupting Chemicals Endocrine-Related Cancer Neuroendocrinology Reproduction Steroid and Steroidogenesis Thyroid

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