WADA Praises MLB at Growth Hormone Summit
[November 11th, 2008] by Millard BakerThe first annual 2008 Growth Hormone Summit was held by Major League Baseball (MLB) and the UCLA Medical School this week in Beverly Hills, California. The “Growth Hormone Summit: Barriers to Implementation of HGH Testing in Sports” focused on several issues related to the use of HGH in sports:
(1) understanding the currently available methods for identifying use of hGH and understanding the viability of urine testing for hGH in the future;
(2) building a consensus on the most effective methods of implementing widespread blood testing for abuse of hGH;
(3) identifying future strategies for hGH testing; and
(4) understanding the United States Laws regarding the regulation and distribution of hGH.
WADA senior science manager took the opportunity to praise MLB’s anti-doping efforts at the summit. … Read the rest of this entry »

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