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Load More...Looks like he won substantial damages for a ban relating to a non prohibited substance. Always an odd case this one.. #sakho #doping
https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/premier-league/mamadou-sakho-wada-doping-liverpool-crystal-palace-b1591887.htmlCrystal Palace’s Mamadou Sakho sues Wada for £13m over drugs-test error.
Was the drug detected, higenamine, banned at the time (it is named on the list now)? Not all labs were testing for it. Shows the complications of the current prohibited list.
https://www.theguardian.com/football/2019/jul/24/crystal-palace-mamadou-sakho-sues-wada-for-13m-over-drugs-test-error-liverpool?CMP=share_btn_twYou said… what?
Dr Tom Bassindale on Jamaicans and footballers: how to interpret a single urine sample
3rd Apr 17
Thanks Christiaan, I agree it is a real thing, it looks like China and Mexico have a particular issue, amongst…Christiaan Bartlett on Jamaicans and footballers: how to interpret a single urine sample
3rd Apr 17
The contaminated meat causing clenbuterol positives is a real thing: https://www.wada-ama.org/en/media/news/2011-10/wada-withdraws-cas-appeal-in-case-of-mexican-footballers but as you say this exoneration maybe only possible…Dr Tom Bassindale on Forensic scientists arrested following probe at Manchester toxicology lab
20th Feb 17
Thanks Bob, a useful example for our students of the importance of getting it right or holding your hand up…
analysis archive
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Cognitive bias in Forensic Science
Posted on October 22, 2014 | 2 CommentsForensic evidence needs to be considered impartially and without prejudice. Recently cognitive bias has become somewhat a buzzword in FS circles… Recently I read a slightly tongue in cheek tweet from an […] -
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Forensic Horizons – research conference 2013
Posted on November 24, 2013 | 3 CommentsOne year ago I attended a Forensic Science Society meeting about research and wrote the post ‘Forensic Science Research – What Research?‘. That has been one of my most read pages […] -
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Sarin in Syria – the UN evidence
Posted on September 20, 2013 | No CommentsAfter much speculation as to whether chemical weapons had been used in Syria, last week the UN issued a report from their inspectors. They reported solid scientific evidence of detection of chemical agents. […] -
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AICAR – the get fit without exercise drug
Posted on July 4, 2013 | 14 CommentsPart three of the new doping mini series – this time AICAR. A drug to help lose weight, gain muscle and get fit even without exercise? This week I will take a […] -
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SARMS – another class of new doping compounds
Posted on June 12, 2013 | 7 CommentsCycling has again thrown itself into the spotlight for the wrong reason, doping. A selective androgen receptor modulator (SARM) called ostarine has been detected in the urine from a cyclist, so […] -
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Sarin – a chemical weapon used in Syria?
Posted on June 5, 2013 | 2 CommentsToday it was announced that samples taken from Syrian civilians had been tested in the UK for the presence of chemical weapons. Sarin was detected – what is it and how […] -
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Awaiting the results of toxicology testing…
Posted on March 26, 2013 | No Comments‘Awaiting the results of toxicology testing’. A frequently heard addition to a news report on a suspicious death. Thanks for coming to WeAreForensic – be sure to follow on Facebook […] -
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Hair drug testing – fit for forensic use?
Posted on March 11, 2013 | 9 CommentsHair testing – is it a method that can be used in the court room or should it be consigned to research laboratories until it is a flawless technique? Following my blog last week […] -
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Hair testing for sport and social drugs
Posted on February 27, 2013 | 13 CommentsFollowing the tragic death of the cricketer Tom Maynard there has been a recommendation that hair testing should be carried out on sportsmen and women to enable the detection of drug […] -
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Methamphetamine lab children – exposed to drug fumes
Posted on November 25, 2012 | 1 CommentIn New Zealand there is a big methamphetamine problem. In the years from 2000 to 2009 the number of clandestine laboratories found and raided by Police increased from 9 to 135. […]
