antidoping

Incoming Editor-in-Chief Roman Gähwiler unveils a reimagined SEMS journal – a sports medicine magazine with recurring sections and an English-first approach. This special issue focuses on vascular (sports) medicine and..

A 20-year-old floorball player in the L-UPL has recently been diagnosed with ADHD. Her general practitioner referred her to a specialised psychologist for assessment and the general practitioner has now..

In the fall of 2020, various publications of research into abuse and malpractice in Swiss sport caused consternation. As a result, on January 1, 2022, the Antidoping Switzerland Foundation was..

L’abréviation DHEA signifie déhydroépiandrostérone, un précurseur hormonal des hormones sexuelles masculines et féminines. La médecine dite «anti-âge» est à la mode et les cures d’hormones promettent une vie avec plus..

Die Abkürzung DHEA steht für Dehydroepiandrosteron, eine Hormonvorstufe für männliche und weibliche Sexualhormone. Die sogenannte «Anti-Aging-Medizin» liegt im Trend, und Hormonkuren verheissen ein Leben mit mehr Freude und weniger Beschwerden...

Le lancement d’un service national et indépendant de signalement et d’enquête sur les manquements à l’éthique et les abus répond à un besoin fort du sport suisse. Après avoir reçu..

Mit der Lancierung der nationalen, unabhängigen Melde- und Untersuchungsstelle für Ethikverstösse und Missstände wurde ein starkes Bedürfnis im Schweizer Sport erkannt. Nachdem im ersten Jahr bereits 264 Meldungen bei Swiss..

Sports physicians who take care of both leisure and elite athletes tend to be confronted with doping practices in various facets. The authors of this article aimed to examine attitudes,..

Pharmacological interventions play a substantial role in the treatment of psychological complaints. However, while psychosocial and psychotherapeutic strategies are preferred for the treatment of mild to moderately severe symptoms, the..

The current ideal of beauty consists of a strong shift towards physical activity and aims to develop a muscular, athletic physique. While the athletic ideal for women has been a..

The fight against doping is not primarily a fight against fallible athletes and coaches but rather a fight for clean athletes and coaches. Therefore, the present study aimed to investigate..

The body of evidence on structural prevention is scarce and needs further development. This study contributes to international research by analysing 10-year outcomes of a multicomponent programme promoting a healthy..

Within a clinical sports medical setting the discussion about doping is insufficient. In elite-sports use of pharmaceutical agents is daily business in order to maintain the expected top-level performance. Unfortunately,..

There is a strong belief among the general population that sport has positive effects. However, only some preventive effects of sport meet these high expectations. Numerous studies have specifically shown..

As soon as he prescibes medicine to an athlete, any physician is confrounted if he wants or not, and if he is aware of it or not, with the numerous..

In 2008, the World Anti-Doping Agency officially launched the biological passport. The first validated module to operate was the blood module to fight erythropoietin (EPO) and blood transfusion abuse. It..