Growth hormone

...League Baseball. Whether the powers-that-be like it or not, the rampant use of PEDs in their sport-specifically, human growth hormone (HGH)-is reason enough to have the conversation until all that can be done to eliminate their use IS...

In this article: Albert Pujols, Major League Baseball, San Francisco Giants, Alex Rodriguez, Barry Bonds, HGH, St. Louis Cardinals, and Oakland Athletics

...created word before Congress when asked about former teammate Andy Pettitte's testimony of their conversation concerning human growth hormone. Misremembered has the makings of a memorable horse, winning four of his seven starts,...

In this article: Roger Clemens, Clark Handicap, and Human Growth Hormone

...enlargement) is a syndrome that results when the pituitary gland produces or receives excess quantities of growth hormone (hGH)*. An individual with this condition suffers from a number of effects, which include some or all...

In this article: Steroid, Fedor Emelianenko, NBA, Acromegaly, Dream, and K-1

...medalist at the 2004 Games in Athens, during raids that led to 11 people being detained. Spain's Guardia Civil discovered EPO and growth hormones while raiding clinics, pharmacies, and homes linked to former Kelme cycling team doctor...

In this article: Allen Iverson, Tug Hulett, Royals, Solheim Cup, Paul Kelly, Jeremy Mayfield, NBA, Jamie Moyer, and Andruw Jones

...oral delivery or NOD technology, to develop oral formulations for biopharmaceuticals, including insulin, exenatide, interferon, human growth hormone and more. Nodlin is the first candidate developed with NOD technology and is positioned...

In this article: Insulin, Diabetes, Human Growth Hormone, Exenatide, Amputation, and China

Human growth hormones and drugs for erectile dysfunction were among illegal medicines seized in Northern Ireland as part of an international operation. The Department of Health has confirmed the drugs were among those recovered as part of...

In this article: Department of Health, Benzylpiperazine, Amphetamine, and Northern Ireland

...early ovarian failure. One of the most common features of Turner syndrome is short stature; so since the age of 1, Chloe has been taking growth hormones daily. "I tell anyone who'll listen about the wonderful care she receives, about the...

In this article: Turner syndrome, Iowa, and Hormone

...the example case of the exenatide peptide fused to XTEN, with a projected human half-life of 139 hours, and preclinical data on human growth hormone fused to XTEN with a half-life in monkeys of 110 hours. "Based on data from several...

In this article: Peptide, Nature Biotechnology, Exenatide, Medical advice, Growth hormone deficiency, and Factor VII

...with radiotherapy, often reduces the size of tumours, but they usually grow back rapidly, and become resistant to further treatment. A growth hormone called FGF-2 appears to speed division of the cancer cells, and to trigger a survival...

In this article: Lung cancer, Fgf-2, Imperial College London, Cancer Research, Surgery, Cisplatin, Cancer, and Cancer Research UK

...released new medical guidelines for the accurate diagnosis and effective ethical treatment of growth hormone deficiency in affected patients. Growth hormone replacement therapy has proven useful for children and adults with...

In this article: Growth hormone deficiency, ACE, Osteoporosis, Diabetes mellitus, American Association, Obesity, The American College, and United States