Human Growth Hormone

waltky · Dec 21, 2012

Anything to make a buck...

Big Pharma cashes in on HGH abuse
21 Dec.`12 - A federal crackdown on illicit foreign supplies of human growth hormone has failed to stop rampant misuse, and instead has driven record sales of the drug by some of the world's biggest pharmaceutical companies, an Associated Press investigation shows.

The crackdown, which began in 2006, reduced the illegal flow of unregulated supplies from China, India and Mexico. But since then, Big Pharma has been satisfying the steady desires of U.S. users and abusers, including many who take the drug in the false hope of delaying the effects of aging. From 2005 to 2011, inflation-adjusted sales of HGH were up 69 percent, according to an AP analysis of pharmaceutical company data collected by the research firm IMS Health. Sales of the average prescription drug rose just 12 percent in that same period.

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EDITOR'S NOTE Whether for athletics or age, Americans from teenagers to baby boomers are trying to get an edge by illegally using anabolic steroids and human growth hormone, despite well-documented risks. This is the second of a two-part series.

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Unlike other prescription drugs, HGH may be prescribed only for specific uses. U.S. sales are limited by law to treat a rare growth defect in children and a handful of uncommon conditions like short bowel syndrome or Prader-Willi syndrome, a congenital disease that causes reduced muscle tone and a lack of hormones in sex glands. The AP analysis, supplemented by interviews with experts, shows too many sales and too many prescriptions for the number of people known to be suffering from those ailments. At least half of last year's sales likely went to patients not legally allowed to get the drug. And U.S. pharmacies processed nearly double the expected number of prescriptions. Peddled as an elixir of life capable of turning middle-aged bodies into lean machines, HGH a synthesized form of the growth hormone made naturally by the human pituitary gland winds up in the eager hands of affluent, aging users who hope to slow or even reverse the aging process.

Experts say these folks don't need the drug, and may be harmed by it. The supposed fountain-of-youth medicine can cause enlargement of breast tissue, carpal tunnel syndrome and swelling of hands and feet. Ironically, it also can contribute to aging ailments like heart disease and Type 2 diabetes. Others in the medical establishment also are taking a fat piece of the profits doctors who fudge prescriptions, as well as pharmacists and distributors who are content to look the other way. HGH also is sold directly without prescriptions, as new-age snake oil, to patients at anti-aging clinics that operate more like automated drug mills. Years of raids, sports scandals and media attention haven't stopped major drugmakers from selling a whopping $1.4 billion worth of HGH in the U.S. last year. That's more than industry-wide annual gross sales for penicillin or prescription allergy medicine. Anti-aging HGH regimens vary greatly, with a yearly cost typically ranging from $6,000 to $12,000 for three to six self-injections per week.

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Angrytaxpayer · Dec 23, 2012

GH has some benefits but it didn't help Sylvester Stalone one bit. He's still ugly as hell!

Jackster · Dec 23, 2012

Angrytaxpayer said: ↑

GH has some benefits but it didn't help Sylvester Stalone one bit. He's still ugly as hell!
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But it helped him get rich, which means you dont need looks for hot babes.

Steady Pie · Dec 23, 2012

Who cares what its consequences are, individuals should be able to make the choice, and companies should be able to produce it should they be able to find profit within.

Injeun · Dec 23, 2012

They sell HGH all over the internet. You don't need a scrpt for it. And the cost is not prohibitive. So one needn't be affluent to get it. The results vary according to testimonials. Just because the FDA hasn't approved it, doesn't mean it's not effective. Lot's of herbs and supplements are distributed and taken without FDA approval. Go into any vitamin or health store and find out. Heck, WalMart and Eckerds carries shelves of supplements that aren't FDA approved. Big deal.

As for the OP's signature, I'll carry a musket when he ditches the internet, and lights his sod home with whale oil. Same tact for the MSM....no more satellite, cable, electricity, etc. Go back to the manual printing press and false teeth made of wood. sheesh!

Richard Powell · Jan 25, 2013

For a proper growth it is essential to have proper diet but this query is unsolved in mind of people how these hormones affect their growth. The set of information presented with the medium of this post will help you in this consideration.

waltky · Feb 20, 2013

Synthetic chemicals cause problems for human endocrine system...

Many Synthetic Chemicals Disrupt Hormone System
February 19, 2013 A new study by the U.N. Environment Program and the World Health Organization finds many synthetic chemicals affect the hormone system and could have significant health implications. The joint study updates scientific evidence presented 10 years ago and identifies the effects of human exposure to so-called Hormone-Disrupting Chemicals.

Human health depends on a well-functioning endocrine or glandular system to regulate the release of certain hormones that are essential for some functions. They regulate metabolism, growth and development, sleep and mood. Some substances known as endocrine disrupters can alter the functions of this hormonal system increasing the risk of adverse health effects. World Health Organization Director of Public Health and Environment, Maria Neira, says there is growing evidence that some endocrinal disrupting disorders or diseases are on the rise. The speed to which these diseases are increasing cannot exclusively be justified by genetic problems," said Dr. Neira. "It has to be as well be associated with environmental factors, issues like nutrition or bad nutrition or age or other factors that I would say are external and probably combined.

Endocrine disrupting chemicals are found in many household and industrial products. They can enter the environment mainly through industrial and urban discharges, agricultural run-off and the burning and release of waste. Human exposure to these chemicals can create a lower sperm count in young men and contribute to breast cancer in women. Dr. Neira says prostate cancer risks are higher among those men exposed to pesticides, particularly in those countries where occupational health is not well developed.

We have an association as well with adverse effects on the developing nervous system in children and those can include a negative impact on brain development... and we have seen an excess risk of thyroid cancer among those workers who are using pesticides, said Dr. Neira. The report also raises concerns on the impact of endocrine disrupting chemicals on wildlife. For example, it notes exposure to such chemicals in the U.S. State of Alaska may contribute to reproductive defects, infertility and antler malformation in some deer populations.

It says the decline in population species of otters and sea lions may also be partially due to their exposure to PCBs, the insecticide DDT, and other persistent organic pollutants and metals, such as mercury. Among its recommendations, the study urges more comprehensive testing to identify other possible endocrine disrupters, their sources, and routes of exposure. It notes what is known about these chemicals is just the tip of the iceberg.

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waltky · Aug 5, 2013

Granny always tellin' possum to take a bath so's he'll grow up to be a big possum...

Clean water and soap 'boost growth' in young children
31 July 2013 > Access to clean water and soap not only improves hygiene but may boost growth in young children, research suggests.

A review of global data found evidence of a small increase in height - about 0.5cm - in under-fives living in households with good sanitation. The studies took place in Bangladesh, Ethiopia, Nigeria, Chile, Guatemala, Pakistan, Nepal, South Africa, Kenya and Cambodia. Poor growth affects 265m children globally with long-term health impacts. The evidence from 14 studies involving nearly 10,000 children comes from a review of evidence known as the Cochrane review, led by the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (LSHTM) and the international charity WaterAid.

Repeated illnesses

Dr Alan Dangour, a public health nutritionist at the LSHTM who led the report, said providing clean water, sanitation and hygiene is an effective way to reduce deaths from symptoms such as diarrhoea. The analysis suggested, for the first time, that better access to these services may also have a small but important impact on the growth of young children, he said. "What we've found by bringing together all of the evidence for the first time is that there is a suggestion that these interventions improve the growth of children and that's very important," he told BBC News. "This is the first time really that evidence has been provided to support the provision of water sanitation and hygiene interventions to improve growth."

Poor growth is linked to dirty water

He said there is a clear link between a child drinking dirty water, getting diarrhoea and having poor growth, because repeated illnesses in early childhood can impair growth.
'Scourge of malnutrition' "It makes absolute sense that there should be a link between dirty water, diarrhoea and growth outcomes but it's interesting that it's never been shown before," said Dr Dangour. "Half a centimetre doesn't sound a lot but in our estimates that increase in growth equates to a reduction in stunting of about 15%, which is quite important."

Commenting on the research, Dr Francesco Branca, director of nutrition for health and development at the World Health Organization (WHO), said: "This review shows that a multi-pronged approach is the way to go - bringing together actions to improve food quality and safety as well as feeding and care of children, with others to prevent and treat infections and improve the home environment - to address the scourge of chronic malnutrition." Poor height growth, or stunting, affects 165m children worldwide, increasing the risk of death and reducing productivity in adulthood, according to the WHO. Undernutrition is a cause of 3.1m deaths annually - nearly half of all deaths in children under five.

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