Cannavaro in failed doping test

[Le Chef]

Wow

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/europe/8298063.stm

[little dave hedgehog]

for cortizone?!?!?!

this is getting out of hand. failing dope tests for bee stings, allergy meds and stuff like that is just stupid.

cocaine on the other hand... (glares at mutu)

[Craig_H]

Isnt cortisone the same thing that players are injected with when injured, to get them through a game?

How can it be illegal?

[Red_Polo]

Isnt cortisone the same thing that players are injected with when injured, to get them through a game?

How can it be illegal?

My guess is...

Intra-articular cortisone injections only have local effects, so can only really be used as treatment for exisiting injury/inflammation. Administered orally however, it's effects are generalised so it can be used to enhance performance directly, or indirectly through increased tolerance to training.

[Craig_H]

My guess is...

Intra-articular cortisone injections only have local effects, so can only really be used as treatment for exisiting injury/inflammation. Administered orally however, it's effects are generalised so it can be used to enhance performance directly, or indirectly through increased tolerance to training.

Didnt realise there was a distinction between injecting it and taking it orally.

How do you know this? Very impressive

[Red_Polo]

Didnt realise there was a distinction between injecting it and taking it orally.

How do you know this? Very impressive

I work in an imaging department that gets a lot of Premiership footballer players in.

[Craig_H]

I work in an imaging department that gets a lot of Premiership footballer players in.

And they go into detail about the medical side of it?

[Red_Polo]

Of course, I mean if you went for a scan and they didn't go into detail about the medical side of things in the report you'd be a bit miffed wouldn't you?

[The_weatherman]

Of course, I mean if you went for a scan and they didn't go into detail about the medical side of things in the report you'd be a bit miffed wouldn't you?

I take it, it's some sort of MRI, X-ray imaging department...not Image department

[Craig_H]

Of course, I mean if you went for a scan and they didn't go into detail about the medical side of things in the report you'd be a bit miffed wouldn't you?

You probably would. I underestimated you Polo...and misunderstood the type of imaging you meant My bad.

[dom9]

[rudedog]

You probably would. I underestimated you Polo...and misunderstood the type of imaging you meant My bad.

Craig = Bond villain

[Craig_H]