1 A player's first positive test for stimulants results in mandatory drug counseling plus 6 additional tests over the rest of the year, but no monetary sanctions. 2  A second positive test results in a 25-game suspension without pay.
Although the appendix is a part of your gastrointestinal tract, itâs a vestigial organ. This means that it provides no vital function and that you may live a normal, healthy life without it. The purpose of the appendix is unknown. Some believe it contains tissue that helps your immune system process infections in your body. If you donât get treatment for an inflamed appendix quickly, it can rupture and release dangerous bacteria into your abdomen. The resulting infection is called peritonitis.
Some scientists believe that the appendix does have a useful function in the body. They have done research which suggests that the appendix stores good bacteria that the body needs. If the good bacteria in the digestive system are damaged or wiped out by a severe infection in the bowel they say that the appendix may release the bacteria it has been storing back into the rest of the bowel.