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Article: Detection Of HGH Met With Skepticism
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- The Washington Post
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- December 21, 2007
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Despite tens of millions of dollars in research over the last
decade, international anti-doping authorities are uncertain about
whether they will be able to deter use of human growth hormone at
the 2008 Summer Games in Beijing.
The current blood test for HGH has significant shortcomings and
is still not available for widespread implementation, anti-doping
officials say, and a urine test has yet to be developed.
"It's not at the stage where we would say it is state-of-the-
art," said David Howman, director of the World Anti-Doping Agency.
Though some officials say they expect a long-awaited blood test
to be available for drug testing in the coming months, others say
they are skeptical given ...