New research has linked growth hormone treatment to serious adverse health effects years later. By Jane E. Brody An 8-year-old boy I know is small for his age, shorter and slighter than his friends, ...

Human growth hormone (hGH) is linked to muscle mass, weight loss, and increased athletic performance. You produce hGH naturally, but you can also get injections of recombinant growth hormone (rhGH).

Recent research findings put a spotlight on the link between human growth hormone (HGH) and Alzheimer’s disease. Could taking HGH increase your risk of Alzheimer’s? Ultimately, scientists say they ...

A standard-dose recombinant growth hormone therapy administered for 2 years demonstrated positive effects on both growth and nutritional status in prepubertal children with Silver-Russell syndrome, a ...

Human growth hormone (HGH) is a hormone that’s essential to our development. Most people produce enough HGH throughout their lifetime. But for those with a deficiency in growth hormone (or a few other ...

Growth hormone, produced by the pituitary gland, plays a critical role in cell regeneration, growth, and maintaining healthy body tissue, including the brain and vital organs. While synthetic human ...

After damning accusations by Major League Baseball's Mitchell Report, New York Yankees pitcher Andy Pettitte has admitted not to steroid use but to using human growth hormone. Gary Wadler of the ...

Pfizer disclosed the regulatory action late Friday. FDA complete response letters are not public documents, and the company did not say what concerns or questions were raised by the agency about the ...