Drug testing

NASCAR's Jeremy Mayfield Suspended For Failed Drug Test

Michael Santo — Sat, 09 May 2009 20:15:18 -0500

On Saturday, NASCAR driver Jeremy Mayfield was suspended indefinitely for failing a random drug test. He joined LA Dodgers OF Manny Ramirez as another sports figure hit with a suspension over illegal drug use this week.

It's getting tougher to trick pre-employment drug tests

harminka — Mon, 08 Sep 2008 08:52:57 -0500

Laboratories that perform pre-employment drug screening are fighting back — against hundreds of products now on the market that promise to mask evidence of illicit drug use, according to an article scheduled for the Sept. 8 issue of Chemical & Engineering News, ACS' weekly newsmagazine.

School drug tests a 'waste of money'

seher — Tue, 25 Mar 2008 16:03:35 -0500

A year-long study from the Federal Government's advisory group on drugs has found drug testing in schools would be a waste of money.

Drug studies more likely to have favorable conclusions

harminka — Sat, 17 Nov 2007 01:46:08 -0600

Previous work has shown that, when a drug study was funded by the company that made that drug, the results might be biased in favour of that drug because the methods or analyses were manipulated.

FDA petition would protect public from dangerous drugs

harminka — Thu, 15 Nov 2007 09:49:32 -0600

In a petition filed today with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, an international coalition of scientists and doctors seeks to compel the agency to stem the flood of dangerous drugs reaching American consumers by mandating the use of scientifically superior non-animal testing methods when those alternatives exist.

Biology-based process maintains cell properties, lets nature do the rest

harminka — Tue, 06 Nov 2007 11:51:51 -0600

Each year, pharmaceutical companies invest millions of dollars to test drugs, many of which will never reach the market because of side effects found only during human clinical trials. At the same time, the number of patients waiting for organ transplants continues to increase.

Random drug testing not reliable in keeping teen athletes from using

harminka — Fri, 19 Oct 2007 10:56:32 -0500

Random drug and alcohol testing does not reliably keep student-athletes from using. In fact, the mere presence of drug testing increases some risk factors for future substance use, Oregon Health & Science University researchers report. Their findings are published in the November issue of the Journal of Adolescent Health, the journal of the Society for Adolescent Medicine.

DNA-damage test could aid drug development

Anastvatz — Tue, 15 May 2007 14:56:33 -0500

In the daunting marathon that leads to successful drugs, promising drug candidates must pass toxicity tests before entering clinical trials.