AS OLYMPICS APPROACH, TWO NEW DRUGS EMERGE

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With the Olympic Games just a week away, two new, undetectable drugs have emerged, which could help endurance athletes improve their performance.

Only a couple of weeks ago, Riccardo Ricco, the Italian cyclist, tested positive for a new drug called CERA, a so-called third generation of the banned red blood cell-boosting substance EPO.

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