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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial><SPAN class=625302218-12012010>One of the US
baseball stars yesterday confessed to having been using steroids during the
period in which he broke a bunch of long standing records. Unfortunately
the American proletariat totally missed the valuable signal among the
noise. We treat it as a big cheating scandal instead of realizing that
this is a perfect opportunity to test the value of various medications, a
terrifically valuable laboratory in so many ways. We have preserved
absurdly detailed records on the performance of so many players, from over a
century, most of which are from before artificial steroids existed, so we have a
great control group. We could use the information to help others achieve
higher athletic performance, or help the aged combat the cruelty of the
years. </SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial><SPAN class=625302218-12012010>Instead we toss
the valuable information into the wastecan of shame. The shame is on
us.</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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