They promise youth, but supplements of human growth hormone are a dangerous dream. Vivienne Parry reports
Hormones, the chemicals that carry messages around the body, have always been pounced on by charlatans making extravagant promises about their rejuvenating powers. A century after the term
Synthetic version could one day treat range of inflammatory diseases.
Fish oil's reputation as a panacea has expanded in recent years, with studies showing benefits in ailments ranging from asthma to heart disease. How it works has has been a mystery, but a new study now helps to provide the answer, and suggests that aspirin could boost the beneficial effect even further.
WASHINGTON - Food containing olive oil can carry labels saying it may reduce the risk of coronary heart disease, the government says, citing limited evidence from a dozen scientific studies about the benefits of monounsaturated fats.
As long as people don't increase the number of calories they consume daily, the Food and Drug Administration (news - web sites) confirmed a reduction in the risk of coronary heart disease when people replace foods high in saturated fat with the monounsaturated fat in olive oil.
Throw out the farmed salmon: Genetic engineering has turned mice into a source of healthy omega-3 fat and could let humans produce it themselves.Source: http://www.betterhumans.com/News/news.aspx?articleID=2004-02-04-4
Results of a study by researchers from Finland have linked some viral infections with mental decline.u00a0 Dr Timo E Strandberg from the University of Helsinki, and colleagues studied 383 elderly people with cardiovascular disease. Results showed that people who had been infected with either cytomegalovirus (CMV) or the herpes simplex virus (HSV) type I or II were significantly more likely to suffer from mental impairment.
Kelly Nelson began taking HGH in May 1997 and four months later she placed first in bodybuilding contest for the over-35 age division. Today she is 72 years old.
By Carol Ann Ryser, MDEditorial Note: Anti-Aging Medical News advises readers that this article is based on the clinical experiences of Dr. Ryser and reflects her educated medical opinion regarding a theoretical basis for adult onset growth hormone deficiency. Publication of this article does not imply endorsement of this position by either A4M or Anti-Aging Medical News.
For over three decades, children diagnosed with dwarfism (short stature) have been prescribed Human Growth Hormone (HGH). In these tens of thousands of cases worldwide, short stature syndrome has been successfully - and safely - treated.
The 1990 study by Dr. Rudman of the Medical College of Wisconsin ushered in a new and exciting era for HGH therapy.
