The study made no mention of anabolic steroids, illegal bodybuilding drugs whose side effects sometimes include coronary disease.

He preached against the use of anabolic steroids, artificial bodybuilding drugs whose potential side effects include cancer, heart and liver damage, impotence and sterility.

She refused to congratulate her East German conquerors because she was sure they had taken illegal bodybuilding drugs.

There are no effective tests for HGH, which has made it the drug of choice among athletes who insist on using a bodybuilding drug.

Ben Johnson of Canada ran 9.79 in the 1988 Seoul Olympics, only to lose the gold medal and the world record when he tested positive for illegal bodybuilding drugs.

Steroids are artificial bodybuilding drugs barred by most sports partly because they can cause cancer, and heart, liver and reproductive-system problems.

If the label is correct, the incident would reinforce the widely held belief that China's female swimmers have been using banned bodybuilding drugs.

In addition, the Chinese are believed to have utilized East German coaches and sports scientists, and many Westerners suspect the Chinese speed comes from banned bodybuilding drugs.

Representative John E. Sweeney, Republican of New York, said he found out about the bodybuilding drugs through his teenage son.

One of those cases, the commission said, involved an athlete who competed in the 2000 Sydney Olympics and had previously tested positive for an anabolic steroid, an illegal bodybuilding drug.