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Buffalo FBI probing Tiger Woods' doctor Tony Galea for links to banned doping drugs HGH, Actovegin
[SIZE=-1]The Canadian doctor who performed a controversial medical procedure on Tiger Woods is under criminal investigation for drug violations on both sides of the border, bringing scrutiny to his colleagues, including one who worked closely with BALCO athletes and Yankee superstar Alex Rodriguez.[/SIZE]
[SIZE=-1]Dr. Tony Galea was arrested in October and his Toronto clinic was raided by Canadian authorities after his assistant was detained at the U.S.-Canadian border and reportedly found to be in possession of illegal drugs, including human growth hormone (hGH) and Actovegin - a drug extracted from calf's blood that is closely monitored by the World Anti-Doping Agency.[/SIZE]
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[SIZE=-1]Actovegin, illegal in the United States, has long been viewed suspiciously by anti-doping authorities. An extract of bovine blood serum, it is thought to have effects similar to those of erythropoietin, or EPO, which boosts endurance by raising the blood's oxygen-carrying capacity.[/SIZE]
[SIZE=-1]In 2000, French authorities investigated the Tour de France team of Lance Armstrong after a French television crew revealed that it had found Actovegin in a bag discarded by support members of Armstrong's U.S. Postal team. Officials from the team later said that it was on hand for a staff member who may have needed it, but that no riders used it.[/SIZE]
[SIZE=-1]In 2004, while giving a series of lengthy interviews to a Spanish newspaper, professional cyclist and whistleblower Jesus Manzano detailed his use of Actovegin among many other drugs.[/SIZE]
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