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NEWS ABOUT: growth hormones

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Latest US Drug Overdose: Hormones for Short Kids

Prevalence of 'lifestyle drugs' when some have no healthcare indictment of system

Oct 31, 08 1:55 PM CDT
(Newser) - Since 2003, when the FDA relaxed restrictions on the use of growth hormone (GH) for children, more parents have been looking to give their shortest offspring a leg up in the world. But while many health professionals agree that taller kids may have higher self-esteem, dosing the short ones may... More »

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growth hormones • drug companies • children • height • children's health care • lifestyle drug

 Olympians Fearful of
 Chinese Food Chemicals 

Athletes worried about mystery additives plan to pack their own food

Jul 22, 08 4:57 AM CDT
(Newser) - In addition to concerns about air quality in Beijing this August, many Olympic athletes are worried about contaminants and chemicals in the food, ABC News reports. With many of China's agricultural products boosted by growth stimulants, or steroids, or amped by antibiotics, athletes are particularly concerned that they might unwittingly... More »

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China • steroids • growth hormones • 2008 Beijing Olympics • athlete • antibiotics • Chinese food

Scientists Link Gene Mutation to Longevity

Alteration makes cells less receptive to
growth factor

Mar 5, 08 11:42 AM CST
(Newser) - A genetic mutation that makes cells less responsive to growth hormone has been linked to human longevity, Scientific American reports. A recent study looked at children of Ashkenazi Jews with a family history of long life and an average age of 98, and compared their genes with the children of... More »

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medical breakthrough • health • growth hormones • aging • genetic mutation • genes • longevity • aging process • insulinlike growth factor 1 • Ashkenazi Jews

MLB Stars Bought 'Roids From Fla. Clinic

Latest leak names three, including Matt Williams, Jose Guillen

Nov 6, 07 2:38 PM CST
(Newser) - Three more baseball players, including outfielder Jose Guillen and retired third baseman Matt Williams, have been named as buying steroids from a Florida anti-aging clinic that has since been raided for suspected illegal drug sales, the San Francisco Chronicle reports, citing records. Prescriptions at the clinic were written by a... More »

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Oakland Athletics • steroids • growth hormones • MLB • San Francisco Giants • Seattle Mariners • Cincinnati Reds • Arizona Diamondbacks • Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim • athlete • Jose Guillen • Washington Nationals • Matt Williams • baseball

Great Heights Indeed for Ukraine Giant

8-foot-5 former veterinarian is world's tallest living man

Aug 9, 07 7:18 PM CDT
(Newser) - Leonid Stadnik knows how the weather is up there. The 8-foot-5 Ukrainian was declared the planet's tallest man by Guinness World Records yesterday, the AP reports, displacing a 7-9 Mongolian. Stadnik is 6 inches short of the all-time mark, held by an American. More »

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China • growth hormones • world record • height • Ukraine • Leonid Stadnik • human growth hormone • Guinness World Records

Red Meat
May Harm Sons' Sperm

Lower fertility found in men whose moms scarfed beef during pregnancy

Mar 28, 07 8:23 AM CDT
(Newser) - Men whose mothers ate a lot of beef during pregnancy have lower sperm counts, finds a study attempting to track the effect of growth hormones fed to cattle. While the specific chemicals weren't identified, sons of pregnant women who ate beef more than seven times a week were three times... More »

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medicine • food • pregnancy • fertility • motherhood • health • growth chemicals • growth hormones

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