Read more growth hormones stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/595/growth-hormones.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 12:35:23 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/41409/latest-us-drug-overdose-hormones-for-short-kids.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSince 2003, when the FDA relaxed restrictions on the use of growth hormone (GH) for children, more parents have been looking to give their shortest offspring a leg up in the world. But while many health professionals agree that taller kids may have higher self-esteem, dosing the short ones may...http://www.newser.com/story/41409/latest-us-drug-overdose-hormones-for-short-kids.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 31 Oct 2008 13:55:25 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/33011/olympians-fearful-of-chinese-food-chemicals.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagIn addition to concerns about air quality in Beijing this August, many Olympic athletes are worried about contaminants and chemicals in the food, ABC News reports. With many of China's agricultural products boosted by growth stimulants, or steroids, or amped by antibiotics, athletes are particularly concerned that they might unwittingly...http://www.newser.com/story/33011/olympians-fearful-of-chinese-food-chemicals.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 22 Jul 2008 4:57:16 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/20770/scientists-link-gene-mutation-to-longevity.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA genetic mutation that makes cells less responsive to growth hormone has been linked to human longevity, Scientific American reports. A recent study looked at children of Ashkenazi Jews with a family history of long life and an average age of 98, and compared their genes with the children of...http://www.newser.com/story/20770/scientists-link-gene-mutation-to-longevity.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 05 Mar 2008 11:42:00 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/11079/mlb-stars-bought-roids-from-fla-clinic.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThree more baseball players, including outfielder Jose Guillen and retired third baseman Matt Williams, have been named as buying steroids from a Florida anti-aging clinic that has since been raided for suspected illegal drug sales, the San Francisco Chronicle reports, citing records. Prescriptions at the clinic were written by a...http://www.newser.com/story/11079/mlb-stars-bought-roids-from-fla-clinic.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 06 Nov 2007 14:38:07 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/5579/great-heights-indeed-for-ukraine-giant.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagLeonid Stadnik knows how the weather is up there. The 8-foot-5 Ukrainian was declared the planet's tallest man by Guinness World Records yesterday, the AP reports, displacing a 7-9 Mongolian. Stadnik is 6 inches short of the all-time mark, held by an American.http://www.newser.com/story/5579/great-heights-indeed-for-ukraine-giant.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 09 Aug 2007 19:18:35 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/869/red-meat-may-harm-sons-sperm.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMen whose mothers ate a lot of beef during pregnancy have lower sperm counts, finds a study attempting to track the effect of growth hormones fed to cattle. While the specific chemicals weren't identified, sons of pregnant women who ate beef more than seven times a week were three times...http://www.newser.com/story/869/red-meat-may-harm-sons-sperm.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 28 Mar 2007 8:23:35 CDT