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Steroid Nation (Free subscription) | 06/09/2008
Dmitriy Gaag, an Olympic athlete in triathlon from Kazakhstan tested positive for EPO prior to the Olympics. Interesting that Gaag tested positive at a meet in Des Moines Iowa on June 20th. Apparently results banned the athlete from Beijing, although we are checking on this (He was listed in the pre-Olympic program). (from Tri24/7) The International Triathlon Union (ITU) today announced it has imposed...
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Divorce Law Journal (Free subscription) | 05/09/2008
Digest of Valentine v. Horan, released today, will follow. The decision affirms a DVO entered 5 years after domestic violence occurred and addresses what notice required for EPO and DVO.
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IPKat—IP news and fun for everyone (Free subscription) | 04/09/2008
The IPKat noticed on le blog du droits européen des brevets a mention of an interesting little decision from the EPO boards of appeal, T 580/06 , which relates to whether fax transmissions can be relied on. The headnotes of the case read: " Der "OK"-Vermerk auf dem Sendebericht eines Telefax ist als Beweis für die fehlerlose und vollständige Zustellung anzusehen, durch welche das Telefax in den Verantwortungsbereich...
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Ferris Research (Free subscription) | 19/08/2008
ArcSight Event Management and Log Management Solutions to Integrate with McAfee ePO to deliver a Single Comprehensive Solution for Monitoring the Enterprise, Managing Compliance and Mitigating Threats
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Podium Cafe (Free subscription) | 12/08/2008
Cast your mind back to the 2007 Tour de France. Iban Mayo tested positive on the A sample for EPO. Then, confusion took over. The B sample disappeared or was un-testable. Someone with a better memory than I can resurrect those details. The A sample flew around the world for testing and re-testing. Paris, Lausanne, Sydney, and back to Paris. Though the sample did not get to go to Ghent - Mayo requested...
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Beijing Olympics 2008 Live (Free subscription) | 12/08/2008
Spain has the dubious honor of having the first athlete to fail a doping test. The athlete was cyclist, Maria Isabel Moreno and tested positive for the drug EPO. She was to compete in the women�s road race and individual time trial. She faces a two year ban and may miss the London 2012 Olympics 3 Vote(s)
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Philadelphia Inquirer (Free subscription) | 12/08/2008
In the first official doping case of the Beijing Olympics, Spanish cyclist Maria Isabel Moreno was kicked out of the Games yesterday after testing positive for EPO.
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The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 12/08/2008
Beijing - The system to detect erythropoietin (EPO) is probably one of the most sophisticated and delicate operations at the Beijing Olympics, a major challenge in the hands of a dream team of scientists. Precision is crucial, because athletes' hon...
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Pure Pedantry (Free subscription) | 12/08/2008
A Spanish cyclist, Maria Isabel Moreno, became the first person at the Beijing Olympics to test positive for a banned substance . It's cycling, so no shocker that the banned substance was Epo. No word on whether it is the new type of Epo called CERA that Riccardo Ricco tested positive for in the Tour de France. Anyway, I wrote a big post on Epo that has all I want to say on the matter. Read the comments...
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France24 (Free subscription) | 11/08/2008
An exciting third full day of competition in Beijing saw five world records broken in the Water Cube. However, the first drugs scandal of the Olympics tarnished the day when Spanish cyclist Maria Isobel Moreno tested positive for EPO.
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Russia News Net (Free subscription) | 11/08/2008
has been kicked out of the Games after testing positive for EPO, a blood-enhancing drug. Could Spain, which doesn't a have particularly successful history in the doping discipline, be the true Cindere...
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France24 (Free subscription) | 11/08/2008
Spanish cyclist Maria Isobel Moreno tested positive for EPO according to the International Olympic Committee. She is the first athlete to fail a drugs test at the Beijing Olympics, prompting "disgust" at the International Cycling Union.
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International Herald Tribune (Free subscription) | 11/08/2008
María Isabel Moreno, who had been due to compete in the women's road race and individual time trial, tested positive for EPO, the International Olympic Committee said.
