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Steroids pose risks to health, 'spirit' of sports

Yesterday's Mitchell Report on chemical cheating in baseball, at last putting on record the decade-old reports of widespread steroid use in the sport, provided the shock value of marquee names and a public-relations spin of future commitment, but barely touched on the major concerns of anti-doping experts.

"Three things," said Dr. Gary Wadler, a Manhasset-based expert on drugs in sport and...

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