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"According to an updated systematic review published in The Cochrane Library, exercise could be of great help to people suffering from depression. Authors of the review found evidence suggesting that symptoms of depression are reduced by exercises, although they say more high quality trials are needed."

"Lance Armstrong should have his seven Tour de France victories reinstated because of the prevalence of doping at the time, says former cyclist Jan Ullrich. Ullrich told Sport Bild magazine he would "give Armstrong the Tour victories back. … That's how it was back then." "Bjarne Riis was given back his victory from 1996. That's how things were at the time. It's not helping anyone to have lines struck through the roll of honour," Ullrich said."

"The British Horseracing Authority (BHA) has reviewed and amended its Anti-Doping and Medication Control Policy after being prompted by steroid scandals in Great Britain earlier this year."

"Campbell-Brown, one of the cornerstones of Jamaica's recent sprinting success, returned a positive test for a banned diuretic at the Jamaica International Invitational meet in May. She was suspended while the disciplinary committee reviewed the case and missed Jamaica's national championships and the chance to race at the 2013 world championships in Moscow."

"Colombian climbing sensation Nairo Quintana has remarked that fight against doping of cycling has helped him excel at the Tour de France by allowing his intense training to make a difference."

"According to a new study that included audio tests of close to 1,000 youth, teenagers are more likely to have hearing loss if their mothers smoked during pregnancy."

"According to a new analysis of over 53,000 volunteers, the use of low-dose CT scans to screen high-risk patients for lung tumors is far more effective at preventing lung cancer deaths than scanning those at low risk."

"The investigation of Major League Baseball into alleged doping may take many months to resolve with the league and union still in talks about the crisis."

"Next year, British drugmaker GlaxoSmithKline will seek marketing approval for the world's first malaria vaccine after trial data showed the shot significantly cut cases of the disease in African children."

"According to media reports from Turkey, at least 16 oil wrestlers have tested positive for banned performance enhancing substances in the latest doping scandal to hit the country."