Article: Jury of opinion still out on human growth hormone Cost of $14,000 a year may limit access to wealthy

Don and Ann Ashmus and some other Kanawha Valley residents believe they've got an answer to the physical and mental decline of aging.

Human growth hormone.

"It keeps you young," said Ann, who is in her late 60s. After six months of taking a daily dose of a human growth hormone precursor in powder form, she said she is experiencing a restoration of muscle mass, a thickening of her skin, decreased wrinkling, elevation of mood and enhanced immune function. Don, meanwhile, said he is sleeping better, improving his game of tennis, slimming down, feeling more energetic and enjoying sex more. "I'm in the best shape I've ever been in," said Don, a 69-year-old retired Carbide engineer. So what is ...

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