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Growth Hormone and Athletic Performance In a "Systematic Review" of the effects of Growth Hormone and athletic performance," medical scientists concluded that "Although the limited available evidence suggests that growth hormone increases lean body mass, it may not improve strength; in addition, it may worsen exercise capacity and increase adverse events." In: Annals of Intern. Med., March 17, 2008 (pub. ahead of print.) By: Drs. Liu, Bravata, Hoffman, et al., Santa Clara Valley Med. Ctr., San Jose, Cal., Stanford U., Stanford, Cal., and the Veterans Affairs Palo Alto Health Care System, Palo Alto, Cal. Editor's note: the fact that growth hormone is a natural substance and is Alternative Medicine, does not make it necessarily efficacious or harmless. SEARCH BY SUBJECT - TABLE OF CONTENTS THIS MONTH'S HEALTH BULLETIN NEWS
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