Trainer McLaughlin suspended 30 days in Ky. for violating medication rules
Ky. stewards suspend trainer McLaughlin LEXINGTON, Ky. — Trainer Kiaran McLaughlin said Wednesday he won’t challenge a 30-day suspension for violating horse medication rules in Kentucky, although he insisted he was trying to prevent his horses from coughing, not give them an edge. 2 Americans, 1 Israeli win Nobel chemistry prize for studies on ribosomeSTOCKHOLM — Two Americans and an Israeli scientist won the 2009 Nobel Prize in chemistry on Wednesday for atom-by-atom mapping of the protein-making factories within cells — a feat that has spurred the development of antibiotics. Americans Elizabeth Blackburn, Carol Greider and Jack Szostak win Nobel medicine prizeSTOCKHOLM — Americans Elizabeth H. Blackburn, Carol W. Greider and Jack W. Szostak won the 2009 Nobel Prize in medicine on Monday for discovering a key mechanism in the genetic operations of cells, an insight that has inspired new lines of research into cancer. International Equestrian Federation urged to create independent unit to help fight dopingGENEVA — The International Equestrian Federation has been advised to create an independent investigation unit to help clean up lingering drug problems in the sport. Risk of death higher for prostate cancer patients with heart disease who use hormone therapyCHICAGO — A new study links hormone therapy for prostate cancer with a higher risk of death in older men who’ve had serious heart problems. |