Friday, August 26, 2016

In Norway asthma drugs for healthy athletes. “Preventive health care” – TVN24

Photo: Cephas / CC BY 4.0 Sundby (left) lost his last Crystal Ball

In Norway, home of cross-country skiing, asthma medications given even healthy runners. These reports gave The country’s television TV2, which is based on the words of the members of the national team. Director of staff translators and argues that it is a “preventive health care”.



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as reported by TV2, kadrowiczom suggested the possibility of taking asthma medications as soon as joined the national team. The coaching staff had to know that athletes, which is proposed not to reject, never at her sick. The names of the runners in the television reportage not disclosed.



“Someone should investigate”

When asked to comment on the matter Timo Seppala, director of the Finnish Committee Anti-Doping, noted in an interview with the daily “Ilta Sanomat” it looks suspicious.

– it is against the ethics of the athlete. Someone should investigate. Someone should investigate the activities of the same federation. These drugs can not be administered simply – justified.



Remedy

With such arguments do not agree to the director of the Norwegian national team in cross-country skiing Vidar Lofshus.

Use asthma drugs explained as follows: – it is a preventive healthcare. The lungs are still the most important tool for cross-country skiers, and we must ensure that their airways everything was fine.

It is known from previous statements line of defense of the persons cooperating with the Norwegian federation. Recently, a professor at the University of Oslo Kai-Hakon Carlsen outlined, that for cross-country skiing “Asthma is an occupational disease arising due to inhalation of cold air with great effort.”



How healthy medication for epilepsy

all translations Norwegian side irritate the Finns.

Personally, I think all Norwegian sample from the years 2013-2015 should be re-examined. Then we can get clarification on whether drug therapy for asthma was systematic and controlled

Sami Jauhojärvi

– Effect preventive in healthy subjects failed to prove. On the contrary. It may be that long-term use of the drug for asthma cause irritation of the bronchial tubes. These drugs widen the small pulmonary vessels through which comes much easier to dust and pollution – said Seppala.

– It’s like a healthy man served drugs for epilepsy that case did not have epilepsy – pictured.



to investigate

Sami Jauhojärvi, Finnish Olympic champion in cross country skiing diagnosed with asthma exercise, said while the newspaper “Ilta Sanomat” that this case you would have to take a closer look.

– I personally think that all Norwegian samples from the years 2013-2015 should be re-examined. Then we can get clarification on whether drug therapy for asthma was systematic and controlled – said 35-year-old.

The representatives of the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) reported already to their Norwegian colleagues (ADN), as soon as possible submitted explanations in this case.

42 69 to asthmatics

not so long ago the Norwegian newspaper “Verdens Gang” reported that according to its calculations, 42 of 69 Norwegian Olympic medals in cross country skiing from the winter Games Albertville 1992 to 2014 Sochi gained were by athletes using drugs against asthma.

“this statistic is calculated very carefully and includes only those athletes who were treated and officially used the preparations of asthma,” – emphasized in the publication.

the figure Norwegians taking asthma medications have long wondered too Justyna Kowalczyk.

the theme of drugs enlarging the surface of the lungs appeared after the recent disqualification Martin Sundby’ego. Norway because of excess doses of medicines for asthma lost the crystal globe for victory in the World Cup in the 2014/2015 season.

Author: ks / Twis / Source: sport.tvn24.pl, tv2.no, Ilta Sanomat

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