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Doctor involved in doping case charged in Canada (AP)

Submitted by dlfa on Wed, 12/16/2009 - 11:08am.
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/sports/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091216/ap_on_bi_ge/us_canadian_doctor_doping"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091215/capt.52da992ad292451a838fa1561e4d0a0e.canadian_doctor_doping__cpt101.jpg?x=130&y=91&q=85&sig=_.AHnot8s7b_pEjW.Ak_Kw--" align="left" height="91" width="130" alt="FILE - This Dec. 16, 1999, photo shows Dr. Anthony Galea treating a patient with shock wave therapy at the Institute of Sports Medicine in Toronto. The New York Times reported on its Web site Monday night, Dec. 14, 2009, that Galea was found with human growth hormone and Actovegin, a drug extracted from calf's blood, in his bag at the U.S.-Canada border in late September. He was arrested Oct. 15 in Toronto by Canadian police. Galea, who has treated golfer Tiger Woods, swimmer Dara Torres and NFL players, is suspected of providing athletes with performance-enhancing drugs, according to a newspaper report. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press/The Toronto Star, Rick Eglinton)" border="0" /></a>AP - A doctor who has treated golfer Tiger Woods and many other pro athletes was charged by Canadian authorities on Wednesday with selling an unapproved drug known as Actovegin.</p><br clear="all"/>