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Article: Is Grampa Using Human Growth Hormone, Too?(research on the efficacy of using human growth hormone to slow the aging process)
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- U.S. News & World Report
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- February 15, 2008
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Byline: Adam Voiland
With lawmakers grilling Roger Clemens on Capitol Hill this week about using performance-enhancing drugs, human growth hormone (HGH) is back in the spotlight. Hardly a surprise, given the metronome of such news stories since Jose Canseco published Juiced in 2005, a tell-all tale that alleges widespread steroid use among major leaguers.
What is surprising is how widely human growth hormone is used beyond the arena of athletics. Government investigations such as the U.S. attorney's Operation Phony Pharm (http://www.usdoj.gov/criminal/cybercrime/porterIndict.htm) and the Albany district attorney's Operation Which Doctor ...