Trophogen Selects ABL as Contract Manufacturer for Recombinant, Human Follicle-Stimulating Hormone (rhFSH) Analog

Trophogen Inc., a biotechnology company developing hormone and related growth factor analogs for human infertility, animal superovulation, and human cancers together with Advanced BioScience Laboratories Inc.

NFL commissioner pushes for HGH tests

NFL commissioner Roger Goodell says progress has been made in reaching a deal with the players union that would allow for human-growth hormone testing of all players to begin.

Wada chief warns of anti-doping fatigue

DRUGS IN SPORT: LESS THAN six months before London 2012, the World Anti-Doping Agency fears fewer than one in five drug cheats is being caught and urged against complacency from governments and sporting bodies in tackling the problem.

Pound decries delays in HGH testing for NFL

International Olympic Committee member Dick Pound says there is known and suspected use of human growth hormone in the NFL and claims union lawyers who seek more information about testing for the performance-enhancing drug "flock to the pseudo-science like ants to a picnic." Writing an op-ed piece for Play True magazine, the official publication of the World Anti-Doping Agency, Pound,...

Novel stem-cell technique to enhance bone growth

A research team led by UC Davis Health System scientists has developed a novel technique to enhance bone growth by using a molecule which, when injected into the bloodstream, directs the body's stem cells to travel to the surface of bones.