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Saturday, 10 January 2009 at 4:17 pm Posted by smp

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Texas to reconsider $6M steriod testing in schools (AP)

Posted: 10 Jan 2009 08:32 AM CST

AP - Boys and girls in all sports, from football to tennis to cross country, have been randomly selected.

CDC director is out, government e-mail says (AP)

Posted: 10 Jan 2009 12:15 AM CST

In this Thursday, July 31, 2008 file photo, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Director Julie Gerberding prepares to testify on Capitol Hill in Washington. Gerberding has resigned as director of the Atlanta-based U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and will be replaced as of Jan. 20, 2009 by a deputy who will serve as interim director. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)AP - The woman who led the nation's public health agency in a post-Sept. 11 world of bioterrorist fears is out, her resignation announced in a Friday night e-mail to employees.

Stimulant exemptions in baseball on the rise (AP)

Posted: 10 Jan 2009 11:23 AM CST

AP - Baseball authorized nearly 8 percent of its players to use drugs for ADHD last season, which allowed them to take otherwise banned stimulants.

Pentagon: Purple Heart won't be awarded for PTSD (AP)

Posted: 10 Jan 2009 09:27 AM CST

AP - The Pentagon on Thursday sought to assure troops that it takes post-traumatic stress seriously despite the recent decision not to award the Purple Heart to those with the disorder.

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