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Article: USADA OFFICIAL DISAGREES WITH REVIEW ON HGH
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- The Gazette
- Article date:
- April 27, 2008
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The head of the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency isn't buying a study that
found worsened athletic performance among young men who use human
growth hormone.
Travis Tygart, chief executive officer of Colorado Springs-based
USADA, disputed the results of a review conducted by a San Jose,
Calif., doctor that was published last month in the Annals of
Internal Medicine.
Hau Liu of the Santa Clara Valley Medical Center argues HGH does
not improve exercise capacity or strength based on the 27 studies
involving 303 participants his research team analyzed. He notes
multiple side effects such as fatigue and swelling for HGH users.
"It's sort of like the studies on steroids back in the '70s,"
Tygart said. ...
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