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Original articles

• Popular drugs in sport: descriptive analysis of the enquiries made via the Drug Information Database (DID) (3 November, 2008)

  A Petróczi, D P Naughton
• Central aponeurosis tears of the rectus femoris: practical sonographic prognosis (27 January, 2009) Free

  R Balius, A Maestro, C Pedret, A Estruch, J Mota, L Rodríguez, P García, E Mauri
• Recreational soccer is an effective health-promoting activity for untrained men (19 December, 2008)

  P Krustrup, J J Nielsen, B R Krustrup, J F Christensen, H Pedersen, M B Randers, P Aagaard, A-M Petersen, L Nybo, J Bangsbo
• The effects of inhaled L-methamphetamine on athletic performance while riding a stationary bike: a randomised placebo-controlled trial (3 November, 2008)

  F Dufka, G Galloway, M Baggott, J Mendelson
• Personal best marathon performance is associated with performance in a 24-h run and not anthropometry or training volume (2 April, 2008)

  B Knechtle, A Wirth, P Knechtle, K Zimmermann, G Kohler
• Preliminary study of the effects of Tai Chi and Qigong medical exercise on indicators of metabolic syndrome and glycaemic control in adults with raised blood glucose levels (2 April, 2008)

  X Liu, Y D Miller, N W Burton, W J Brown
• Regular Tai Chi Chuan exercise improves T cell helper function of patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus with an increase in T-bet transcription factor and IL-12 production (2 April, 2008)

  S-H Yeh, H Chuang, L-W Lin, C-Y Hsiao, P-W Wang, R-T Liu, K D Yang
• Does occupational success influence longevity among England test cricketers? (10 April, 2008)

  P J Boyle