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Growth hormone Growth hormone is a polypeptide hormone synthesised and secreted by the anterior pituitary gland which stimulates growth and cell reproduction in humans and other vertebrate animals. This article describes human growth hormone physiology, with brief mentions of the diseases of GH deficiency, GH excess (acromegaly and pituitary gigantism), as well as GH treatment, and HGH quackery. Each of these topics is treated more fully in separate articles. Terminology Growth hor ...
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- Growth hormone linked to diabetes
The Earth Times - Mon, 26 Feb 2007 10:29 EST
- Diabetes case tied to growth hormone "doping"
Reuters - Tue, 27 Feb 2007 03:23 EST
- Growth Hormone To Boost Athletic Performance Risks Diabetes
ScienceDaily - Mon, 26 Feb 2007 04:00 EST
- Growth Hormone To Boost Athletic Performance Risks Diabetes
MedicalNewsToday - Wed, 28 Feb 2007 08:00 EST
- Ambrx Initiates Phase I/II Clinical Trial Of Novel Human Growth Hormone Product Candidate
MedicalNewsToday - Tue, 13 Feb 2007 08:00 EST
- Hormone 'could treat infertility'
BBC - Tue, 06 Mar 2007 12:22 EST
- Growth hormone doesn't slow aging
Reuters - Tue, 16 Jan 2007 05:43 EST
- To Settle Suit, Maker Agrees to Withdraw Growth Drug
New York Times - Wed, 07 Mar 2007 02:58 EST
- Inhibitory Effect Of Snake Venom Toxin From On Hormone-Refractory Human Prostate Cancer Cell Growth
MedicalNewsToday - Mon, 05 Mar 2007 08:00 EST
- No Proof That Growth Hormone Therapy Makes You Live Longer, Study Finds
ScienceDaily - Wed, 31 Jan 2007 04:00 EST
- Study: Hormone Patch Safer Than Pill
Washington Post - Sun, 25 Feb 2007 08:38 EST
- Pregnancy Hormone May Help Treat MS
WebMD - Fri, 23 Feb 2007 09:51 EST
- Hormone patches, gels safer for menopause?
MSNBC - Sun, 25 Feb 2007 07:30 EST
- Pregnancy Hormone May Offer Treatment For Multiple Sclerosis
MedicalNewsToday - Mon, 26 Feb 2007 04:00 EST
- Growth Hormone Doesn't Help You Live Longer
MedicalNewsToday - Tue, 16 Jan 2007 09:00 EST
- Leading Advocates Against Genetically Modified RBGH Milk File Citizen's Petition With FDA
MedicalNewsToday - Thu, 22 Feb 2007 08:00 EST
- Study finds pregnancy hormone may offer cure for multiple sclerosis
The Earth Times - Thu, 22 Feb 2007 12:13 EST
- Pregnancy Hormone May Help Treat MS
WebMD - Fri, 23 Feb 2007 12:00 EST
- Protein Key To Organ Growth
MedicalNewsToday - Mon, 26 Feb 2007 07:00 EST
- Pregnancy hormone may offer hope for MS patients
Reuters - Tue, 20 Feb 2007 10:06 EST
- Starbucks plans switch to growth-hormone-free milk
Reuters - Tue, 16 Jan 2007 07:18 EST
- Starbucks plans switch to growth-hormone-free milk
Reuters - Tue, 16 Jan 2007 07:18 EST
- Starbucks plans switch to growth-hormone-free milk
Reuters - Tue, 16 Jan 2007 09:01 EST
- Steroid Use Fails To Boost Pregnancy Rates In Infertility Treatments
ScienceDaily - Tue, 06 Mar 2007 04:00 EST
- Hormone 'no anti-ageing elixir'
BBC - Tue, 16 Jan 2007 12:11 EST
- Protein Key To Organ Growth
ScienceDaily - Tue, 20 Feb 2007 04:00 EST
- Pregnancy Hormone Key To Repairing Nerve Cell Damage
ScienceDaily - Wed, 21 Feb 2007 04:00 EST
- Study: Glucocorticoid no fertility benefit
The Earth Times - Sat, 03 Mar 2007 01:53 EST
- No Proof That Growth Hormone Therapy Makes You Live Longer
MedicalNewsToday - Wed, 17 Jan 2007 08:00 EST
- No Proof That Growth Hormone Therapy Makes You Live Longer, Study Finds
ScienceDaily - Tue, 16 Jan 2007 04:00 EST
- High-fat, Low-carbohydrate Diet Significantly Slows Tumor Growth And Enhances Health In Mice
MedicalNewsToday - Mon, 26 Feb 2007 08:00 EST
- Medicare Benefit Appears to Slow Spending Growth on Drugs
Washington Post - Wed, 21 Feb 2007 05:00 EST
- Pregnancy Hormone May Ease Multiple Sclerosis
MedicineNet - Thu, 22 Feb 2007 07:00 EST
- Severe stress may result in brain damage
The Earth Times - Mon, 05 Mar 2007 10:39 EST
- In Obesity, Brain Becomes 'Unaware' Of Fat
ScienceDaily - Wed, 07 Mar 2007 04:00 EST
- Early Life Growth Spurts Protect Against 'Bad' Cholesterol
MedicalNewsToday - Tue, 06 Mar 2007 08:00 EST
- Growth Hormone No 'Magic Bullet' for Aging
MedicineNet - Tue, 16 Jan 2007 07:00 EST
- Enzyme Critical For Early Growth Of Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms
MedicalNewsToday - Tue, 20 Feb 2007 05:00 EST
- MedPAC Releases Reports With Recommendations On U.S. Health Care System Changes, Medicare Physician Payments
MedicalNewsToday - Tue, 06 Mar 2007 10:00 EST
- Birth Weight, Gestation Period May Be Linked To Depression, Chronic Pain
MedicalNewsToday - Sun, 04 Mar 2007 08:00 EST
- Red Pepper: Hot Stuff For Fighting Fat?
ScienceDaily - Mon, 05 Mar 2007 04:00 EST
- Steroid Use Fails To Boost Pregnancy Rates In Infertility Treatments
MedicalNewsToday - Sun, 04 Mar 2007 05:00 EST
- Cancer Cells Forming Blood Vessels Send Their Copper To The Edge
MedicalNewsToday - Sun, 04 Mar 2007 08:00 EST
- Copper linked to tumor blood vessels
The Earth Times - Thu, 01 Mar 2007 04:25 EST
- Stress-related Adult Disease May Originate In Fetal Development
ScienceDaily - Thu, 01 Mar 2007 04:00 EST
- Green Tea And COX-2 Inhibitors Combine To Slow Growth Of Prostate Cancer
MedicalNewsToday - Sun, 04 Mar 2007 08:00 EST
- Role Of Appetite Hormone MCH In Insulin Production Uncovered By Joslin-led Study
MedicalNewsToday - Mon, 29 Jan 2007 06:00 EST
- Early Life Growth Spurts Protect Against 'Bad' Cholesterol
ScienceDaily - Fri, 02 Mar 2007 04:00 EST
- Appetite Hormone: Findings May Lead To Treatments That Stimulate Insulin Production
ScienceDaily - Sat, 27 Jan 2007 04:00 EST
- Non-hormone drug decreases hot flashes
Reuters - Tue, 27 Feb 2007 05:45 EST
- Toward Powerful New Anticancer Drugs With New Ways Of Targeting Tumors
MedicalNewsToday - Thu, 01 Mar 2007 10:00 EST
- MIT Bioengineer Advances Survival, Promise Of Adult Stem Cells
MedicalNewsToday - Sat, 03 Mar 2007 12:00 EST
- Failing Mouse Hearts Safely Regenerated With Programmed Embryonic Stem Cells
MedicalNewsToday - Sat, 03 Mar 2007 07:00 EST
- Green Tea And COX-2 Inhibitors Combine To Slow Growth Of Prostate Cancer
ScienceDaily - Fri, 02 Mar 2007 04:00 EST
- Spectrum Pharmaceuticals Announces Completion Of NDA Filing For Satraplatin For Hormone Refractory Prostate Cancer
MedicalNewsToday - Sat, 17 Feb 2007 08:00 EST
- Genes Discovered That Can Slow Cell Division And May Fight Cancer
MedicalNewsToday - Sat, 03 Mar 2007 12:00 EST
- Cancer Drug Can Extend Survival In Patients With Deadly Brain Tumors
ScienceDaily - Wed, 28 Feb 2007 04:00 EST
- Sex Hormone Signaling Helps Burn Calories
ScienceDaily - Tue, 27 Feb 2007 04:00 EST
- Bioengineer Advances Survival, Promise Of Adult Stem Cells
ScienceDaily - Tue, 27 Feb 2007 04:00 EST
- Toward Powerful New Anticancer Drugs With New Ways Of Targeting Tumors
ScienceDaily - Mon, 26 Feb 2007 04:00 EST
- Green Tea And COX-2 Inhibitors Combine To Slow Growth Of Prostate Cancer
MedicalNewsToday - Thu, 01 Mar 2007 04:00 EST
- Cancer Cells Forming Blood Vessels Send Their Copper To The Edge
ScienceDaily - Tue, 27 Feb 2007 04:00 EST
- Failing Mouse Hearts Safely Regenerated With Programmed Embryonic Stem Cells
ScienceDaily - Wed, 28 Feb 2007 04:00 EST
- Washington Post Profiles Growth Of Revolution Health
MedicalNewsToday - Thu, 01 Mar 2007 12:00 EST
- Philadelphia Hormone Therapy Trial Completed
MedicalNewsToday - Sun, 25 Feb 2007 08:00 EST
- Pregnancy provides MS repair clue
BBC - Thu, 22 Feb 2007 02:33 EST
- Trial Investigating A Promising New Treatment For Head And Neck Cancer Has Begun
MedicalNewsToday - Tue, 27 Feb 2007 06:00 EST
- Growth cannot guarantee improved public health: Amartya Sen
The Earth Times - Sat, 10 Feb 2007 05:10 EST
- Enzyme Critical For Early Growth Of Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms
ScienceDaily - Thu, 15 Feb 2007 04:00 EST
- New Protein Inhibitor Impedes Growth Of Cancerous Cells
MedicalNewsToday - Tue, 13 Feb 2007 08:00 EST
- Disrupting Brain's Stress System Intensifies Opiate Withdrawal
ScienceDaily - Wed, 28 Feb 2007 04:00 EST
- Long Term Results Confirm The Survival Benefit Of Taxotere®-based Treatment In Patients With Metastatic Hormone Refractory Prostate Cancer
MedicalNewsToday - Mon, 26 Feb 2007 05:00 EST
- Hormone Drug Type Makes Survival Difference In Advanced Breast Cancer
MedicalNewsToday - Fri, 02 Feb 2007 11:00 EST
- Mayo Clinic Researchers Safely Regenerate Failing Mouse Hearts With Programmed Embryonic Stem Cells
MedicalNewsToday - Wed, 28 Feb 2007 08:00 EST
- Study Finds Reduced Brain Growth In Alcoholics With Family Drinking History
MedicalNewsToday - Mon, 26 Feb 2007 05:00 EST
- Diet-based method to treat brain cancer
The Earth Times - Sat, 24 Feb 2007 09:32 EST
- Caregivers' cortisol doesn't drop
The Earth Times - Wed, 21 Feb 2007 08:07 EST
- Hormone Drug Type Makes Survival Difference In Advanced Breast Cancer
ScienceDaily - Thu, 01 Feb 2007 04:00 EST
- New Protein Inhibitor Impedes Growth Of Cancerous Cells
ScienceDaily - Fri, 09 Feb 2007 04:00 EST
- Wyeth to Pay $3 Million in Cancer Suit
New York Times - Wed, 21 Feb 2007 03:12 EST
- Pony Express Protein: Protein Found That Rallies Biological Clock
ScienceDaily - Fri, 23 Feb 2007 04:00 EST
- Study Confirms Link Between Hormone, Insulin-Producing Cells
MedicineNet - Mon, 12 Feb 2007 07:00 EST
- Reduced brain growth in alcoholic families
The Earth Times - Thu, 22 Feb 2007 11:27 EST
- Employers Expect 8% Increase In Health Care Costs This Year, Survey Finds
MedicalNewsToday - Tue, 27 Feb 2007 12:00 EST
- How Stem Cells Are Regulated
ScienceDaily - Thu, 22 Feb 2007 04:00 EST
- Cancer Drug Can Extend Survival In Patients With Deadly Brain Tumors
MedicalNewsToday - Mon, 26 Feb 2007 02:00 EST
- TOP Classes Of Biologics With 2006 Sales Of US$ 63.8 Bln
MedicalNewsToday - Mon, 26 Feb 2007 05:00 EST
- Lower Dosing Regimens Of Bisphosphonates Show Antitumor Effects In Mice
MedicalNewsToday - Sun, 25 Feb 2007 12:00 EST
- Androgen Receptor Decoy Molecules Block The Growth Of Prostate Cancer
MedicalNewsToday - Mon, 26 Feb 2007 08:00 EST
- Taxotere® (docetaxel) Significantly Improves The Survival Of Patients With Advanced Prostate Cancer
MedicalNewsToday - Mon, 26 Feb 2007 08:00 EST
- Study Finds Reduced Brain Growth In Alcoholics With Family Drinking History
ScienceDaily - Thu, 22 Feb 2007 04:00 EST
- An enzyme may keep aneurysms from growing
The Earth Times - Mon, 19 Feb 2007 05:47 EST
- Fixed Versus Growth Intelligence Mindsets
MedicalNewsToday - Thu, 22 Feb 2007 07:00 EST
- Lower Dosing Regimens Of Bisphosphonates Show Antitumor Effects In Mice
ScienceDaily - Wed, 21 Feb 2007 04:00 EST
- Public Citizen Petitions FDA To Ban Birth Control Pills Containing Hormone Desogestrel
MedicalNewsToday - Fri, 09 Feb 2007 02:00 EST
- Study finds drug helps brain tumors
MSNBC - Mon, 19 Feb 2007 02:06 EST
- Alternative Brain Cancer Treatment: High-fat, Low-carbo Diet Slows Tumor Growth In Mice
ScienceDaily - Wed, 21 Feb 2007 04:00 EST
- Ha-ras Goes It Alone In Bladder Cancer
MedicalNewsToday - Tue, 30 Jan 2007 03:00 EST
- FDA Approval for LaserComb
The Earth Times - Sat, 17 Feb 2007 11:12 EST
- Growth Drug Is Caught Up in Patent Fight
New York Times - Sat, 17 Feb 2007 03:03 EST
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