Tiger Woods sports doc charged in Canada

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A sports physician linked to Tiger Woods has been charged in Canada with sale of an unapproved drug used to enhance athletic performance.

The news earlier percolated up that Woods had been treated for a knee problem by Anthony Galea, a Canadian sports medicine specialist, who administered a legal therapy called plasma spinning to boost platelet levels in the blood.

The drug for which Galea is charged is an extract of calfs blood named Actovegin that is illegal under the World Anti-Doping Authority if injected.

Galea was charged with sale of an unapproved drug, conspiracy to export a drug and smuggling goods to Canada. The doctor treated Woods after knee surgery four times, visiting his home near Orlando, Florida, in 2008.

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