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    Predicting The Return Of Prostate Cancer: New Study Betters The Odds Of Success  Jul 4, 2009
    When faced with the likelihood that their cancer has spread, many men opt to undergo hormone therapy, which blocks testosterone production, a fuel for prostate cancer ... Besides immediate hormone therapy, other options for men whose PSA is rising are to use hormone therapy intermittently, enroll in clinical trials testing experimental therapies or combinations of them, or to "watch and wait" until imaging scans can locate metastatic disease. (Science Daily)

    Police Work Undermines Cardiovascular Health, Comparison To General Population Shows  Jul 4, 2009
    Violanti and colleagues have been studying the role of cortisol, known as the "stress hormone," in these police officers to determine if stress is associated with physiological risk factors that can lead to serious health problems such as diabetes and cardiovascular disease. In a study accepted for publication in Psychiatry Research that looked at the male-female differences in stress and signs of heart disease, Violanti found that female police officers had higher levels of cortisol when they... (Science Daily)

    Wake Up, Check Your E-mail, Buy Some Weed  Jul 4, 2009
    Halem has been medical marijuana user himself, as he was diagnosed with a hormone deficiency five years ago, which made the busy life of a journalist an impossibility for him. "When you're on steroids twice a week marijuana smoothes things out," he said. (ABC News -- Business)

    Sundia MediTech Appoints Dr. Chen Chen as Senior VP of Chemistry  Jul 4, 2009
    In his research and management positions at Neurocrine, Dr. Chen achieved many outstanding scientific and industrial accomplishments, including development of two small molecule antagonists, NBI-42902 and elagolix (aka NBI-56418), of the gonadotropin-releasing hormone receptor into clinical studies. Elagolix, the most advanced in this class, is currently finishing Phase II trials by Neurocrine for the treatment of endometriosis. (PR Newswire)

    First Evidence That Female Human Embryos Adjust The Balance Of X  Jul 4, 2009
    (June 18, 2007) The hormone progesterone is vital to ovulation and pregnancy, however various aspects of its roles throughout pregnancy are not well understood. A hurdle to expanding our knowledge of the effects of. (Science Daily)

    How Fructose Impairs the Memory  Jul 4, 2009
    In animals, fructose-rich diets increase the production of fat and promote resistance to the energy-regulating hormone insulin ... Parent s team is examining whether the hippocampus of the memory-impaired rats became resis-tant to the hormone. (Scientific American)

    No comments posted.  Jul 4, 2009
    According to a 2005 study of British civil servants in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (and cited on the popular health website WebMD), the happier the participants were, the lower the levels of the stress hormone cortisol, a hormone directly linked to heart disease, the number one killer in America ... Measurements of blood fibrinogen and salvia cortisol, the stress hormone linked to diabetes and heart disease, were taken after a stress test, at which point researchers... (Los Angeles Downtown News, CA)

    Teva, Antares get FDA OK for hormone in new device  Jul 3, 2009
    NEW YORK Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. and Antares Pharma Inc. said Monday the companies received Food and Drug Administration approval for use of the human growth hormone Tev-Tropin in a needle-free injection system. The drug is already approved as an injection. (Yahoo News -- Pharmaceutical Industry News)

    Newsweek: Are the chemicals in fireworks dangerous?  Jul 3, 2009
    When ingested, perchlorate is absorbed by the thyroid gland in place of iodine, which can interfere with the production of thyroid hormone, an essential part of metabolism and mental development. As a result, perchlorate exposure may be particularly harmful to fetuses. (MSNBC -- Technology)

    Do you smile when you walk in your door?  Jul 3, 2009
    Zeisel explains why: "After a busy day, if your kitchen design makes you face away from family or company, wondering what the noises and bustle going on behind you mean your brain is more likely to continue to produce adrenaline and cortisol, the hormones associated with anxiety, fear, and stress. "But when you face into the room and can see what's going on, you feel safer and more in control; then oxytocin, the bonding hormone, and serotonin, associated with relaxation and enjoyment, have a... (CNN)

    Exercise In A Pill?  Jul 3, 2009
    my right leg did healmy Body was that of a construction worker at 5''10" 190lb at age 48now it is a pot bellied old man, so the benefits on this are clear, and I wish I had this now by hypnotoad72 August 1, 2008 8:53 AM PDT Cool! Now if only they''d make an o r g a s m in a pill. Viagra only starts the process, but people really want the complete experience... :-S by rytom64 August 1, 2008 9:29 AM PDT Great for people with disabilities. But otherwise, it''s mainly for lazy people. by... (CBS News -- Health)

    Rate of Breast Cancer in Italy Significantly Higher Than Previously Reported  Jul 3, 2009
    "The results also strongly suggests that measures for adopting primary preventative measures to investigate and eliminate dietary, behavioral and environmental causes of breast cancer, such as estrogen in food, hormone pills, smoking, dioxin and pollution.". The study was done by a multidisciplinary team of researchers (epidemiologists, oncologists, radiologists and surgeons) Antonio Giordano, M.D., Ph. (PR Newswire)

    Sportsmen behaving badly are likely a product of their environment  Jul 3, 2009
    It's likely alcohol was a factor but perhaps more relevant was their hormonal profile - the cocktail of testosterone, cortisol and various enzymes that influence the way those hormones impact on the body ... Consider the views of an expert in the field, Professor Bob Josephs of the University of Texas: "One can get pretty dysfunctional if one is high in testosterone and one loses a dominance battle. This dysfunction can appear as emotional distress, an inability to concentrate, an increase in... (Sydney Morning Herald -- Sport)

    Urination causes burning  Jul 3, 2009
    My doctor told me it was because of my hormones and prescribed a vaginal hormone pill, which I use twice a week. I read an article in a magazine that said women my age shouldn't use hormones because it will hasten Alzheimer's disease ... I trust you were tested (and found to be negative) for this possibility before your physician then diagnosed vaginal atrophy due to low hormone levels. (Erie Times-News, PA)

    Growth Hormone May Build Muscle in Older Men  Jul 3, 2009
    WEDNESDAY, July 1 (HealthDay News) -- Elderly men who exercised and received the growth hormone known as "mechano growth factor" (MGF) showed increased muscle mass, according to a British study ... The growth hormone may also benefit patients who can't do intensive exercise because of diseases such as muscular dystrophy, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), kidney disease or cancer. (MEDLINEplus)

    • Jury still out on female hormone-replacement therapy  Jul 3, 2009
    Jury still out on female hormone-replacement therapy DEAR DR. GOTT: I am an 85-year-old lady ... My doctor told me it was because of my hormones and prescribed a vaginal hormone pill, which I use twice a week ... I read an article in a magazine that said women my age shouldn't use hormones because it will hasten Alzheimer's disease. (Burley South Idaho Press, ID)

    The Scoop on Healthy Frozen Scoops!  Jul 3, 2009
    She and the other judges also like the ingredients, including hormone free milk and fair trade flavors. Nutrition pamphlets are available at Ben 's counters, and there are lots of healthy choices-sorbets, frozen yogurts, and even full fat ice creams like the next winner. (CBS News)

    Court Orders Spammers to Pay $3.7 Million  Jul 3, 2009
    7 million that they made while sending out illegal e-mail messages pitching bogus weight-loss products and human growth hormone pills. The operation, with key players located in Canada and St. Kitts, used spammers to drive traffic to Web sites selling an extract of the hoodia gordonii plant that the sellers claimed would cause significant weight loss and a "natural human growth hormone enhancer" that sellers claimed would reverse the aging process, the U.S. Federal Trade Commission said... (Yahoo News -- Technology)

    Fish farm ready for first arrivals arrive  Jul 3, 2009
    This means no growth hormone, no chemicals, and no manipulation. Marlow says the company won t pursue becoming certified organic, because the laws on what is considered certified organic are changing. (Hudson Register Star, NY)

    Environmental Cues Control Reproductive Timing And Longevity  Jul 3, 2009
    ScienceDaily (July 2, 2009) When humans and animals delay reproduction because food or other resources are scarce, they may live longer to increase the impact of reproduction, according to a new study by University of Minnesota researchers published in the June 25 issue of PLoS One. The discovery, which explains why starvation can lead to longer life, has important implications for improving human health and lengthening lifespan. (Science Daily)

    Thorpe submits drug test defence  Jul 2, 2009
    The Australian returned a drug test in May 2006 with abnormal levels of testosterone and leutenising hormone ... "ASADA can confirm on Wednesday 16 August it received the full and final submissions from Ian Thorpe into the matter of his unusual testosterone, epitestosterone and luteinizing hormone levels," the statement read ... Both testosterone and leutenising hormone are on the banned list but are naturally produced by the body. (Yahoo News -- Swimming)

    Graham Indicted For Role In Probe  Jul 2, 2009
    who testified that he provided steroids, human growth hormone and the performance-enhancing drug EPO under Graham's direction from about 1996 through 2000, according to the New York Times. A public records search showed that Graham's assistant coach, Randall Evans, shared an address in Laredo with Heredia in 1999. (Yahoo News -- Track and Field)

    Judge Affirms Clemens Suit Dismissal  Jul 2, 2009
    McNamee has told federal agents, Mitchell and a House committee that he injected Clemens more than a dozen times with steroids and human growth hormone from 1998-2001. Clemens has denied using performance-enhancing drugs. (Click2Houston, TX)

    Counterfeit Drug Strategy Proposed  Jul 2, 2009
    pharmacist discovered that bottles of Neupogen, a growth hormone prescribed for AIDS and cancer patients, were filled only with saltwater. The FDA report on measures to combat drug counterfeiting was compiled in consultation with drug manufacturers, wholesalers, retailers and pharmacy groups. (Yahoo News -- Pharmaceutical Industry)

    Hormone treatment eases post-surgery distress in children  Jul 2, 2009
    Melatonin is a hormone secreted by the pineal gland, regulates sleep, moods and reproductive cycles. Secretions of melatonin increase during exposure to light. (EurekAlert!)

    Obesity on the rise  Jul 2, 2009
    The fat cells are causing the adrenal gland to secrete a hormone called aldosterone that triggers a cascade that leads to higher blood pressure and even physical changes in the heart, causing it to become enlarged, Dr. Harshfield said. "Once you get a bigger heart, you've got problems all the way down the line," he said. (The Augusta Chronicle)

    Apple CEO Steve Jobs back at work few days a week  Jul 2, 2009
    In early January, Jobs said in a statement that he was suffering from an easily treated hormone imbalance, but he reversed course less than two weeks later, saying his medical condition was more complex than he initially thought. He announced he would take a leave of absence until the end of June. (Madison Daily Leader, SD)

    Alzheimer's Symptoms Reversed In Mice  Jul 2, 2009
    GCSF is a blood stem cell growth factor or hormone routinely administered to cancer patients whose blood stem cells and white blood cells have been depleted following chemotherapy or radiation ... 22, 2008) A new study shows that a drug that increases the release of growth hormone failed to slow the rate of progression of Alzheimer's disease in. (Science Daily)

    Lack of sleep 'hits women harder'  Jul 2, 2009
    However, she said differences in hormone levels might be key. There is work to suggest that inflammatory marker levels are different in pre- and post-menopausal women. (BBC News -- Health)

    Hormones May Affect Neurological Disease Risk  Jul 2, 2009
    TUESDAY, June 30 (HealthDay News) -- Fluctuating hormone levels may explain trends in the timing of women's susceptibility to neurological diseases such as Parkinson's, schizophrenia, Alzheimer's, Tourette's and attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder, new research suggests. Significant estrogen level changes occur at various stages of women's lives, including adolescence and menopause, and as a result of menstrual cycles. (MEDLINEplus)

    Risky Business: Stressed Men, But Not Stressed Women, More Likely To Gamble And Takes Risks  Jul 2, 2009
    Stressful experiences have been shown to stimulate the release of cortisol, commonly known as the "stress hormone." Participants randomly assigned to the stress group held a hand in ice-cold water, which raised cortisol levels, particularly among female participants. No participants were using hormone birth control. (Science Daily)

    FBI to Review Whether Roger Clemens Lied to Congress  Jul 2, 2009
    Feb. 28 (Bloomberg) -- 's denial that he used steroids and human growth hormone will be reviewed by the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the first step in possible perjury charges against the former All-Star pitcher ... McNamee testified that he injected Clemens 20 times with steroids and human growth hormone. (Yahoo News -- Drugs in Sports)

    Experiment seeks to head off Type 1 diabetes  Jul 2, 2009
    About 3 million Americans have Type 1 diabetes, where the body mistakenly attacks and destroys cells in the pancreas that produce insulin, the hormone crucial to converting blood sugar to energy. It's different than the far more common Type 2 diabetes that is usually linked to obesity, where the body produces insulin but gradually loses the ability to use it properly. (North County Times)

    Blood stem cell growth factor reverses memory decline in mice  Jul 2, 2009
    GCSF is a blood stem cell growth factor or hormone routinely administered to cancer patients whose blood stem cells and white blood cells have been depleted following chemotherapy or radiation. GCSF stimulates the bone marrow to produce more white blood cells needed to fight infection. (EurekAlert!)

    What Celebrity Deaths Teach Us About Surviving Our 50s  Jul 2, 2009
    Hormone check (for women going through menopause). FOX NEWS VIDEOS. (Fox News)

    Top 11 Celebrity Pill Poppers  Jul 1, 2009
    A toxicology report also found human growth hormone and chloral hydrate, a sleep medication. Medical examiner Joshua Perper said he did not believe Smith tried to kill herself. (ABC News)

    Diabetics Urged to Stay on Popular Insulin Lantus  Jul 1, 2009
    Unlike human insulin, a hormone normally produced by the pancreas that helps the body use glucose for energy, Lantus has a slightly altered molecular structure that allows it to last longer in the body. "It's frequently prescribed in the United States. When I have patients with type 1 or type 2 diabetes, I give that drug. It's been very effective," Robertson said. (MEDLINEplus)

    Triggering muscle development -- a therapeutic cure for muscle wastage?  Jul 1, 2009
    Scientists in the UK and Denmark have shown that if elderly men were given growth hormone and exercised their legs showed an appreciable muscle mass increase ... In addition to intensive exercise, muscles need to be stimulated by growth hormone (GH) in order to release MGF. Since there is a natural decrease in the levels of this hormone as we age, this may combine with the lack of intensive physical activity to cause muscle wasting in elderly people. (EurekAlert!)

    Dairy case confusion - Today, there’s more to milk than fat content  Jul 1, 2009
    The U.S. Food and Drug Administration agrees, finding no significant difference between organic milk and what flows from cows given synthetic growth hormones to boost production ... Even if the synthetic hormones, approved by the FDA in 1994, do not show up in conventional milk, they say, they seem to raise the level of other, naturally occurring hormones in the milk that could pose problems for humans ... They also contend that artificial hormones are rough on the cows, causing more infections... (Missoulian, MT)

    Deciphering the dairy case  Jul 1, 2009
    Milk: Conventional milk comes from cows that might have been treated with antibiotics and injected with synthetic growth hormone ... No added hormones: Milk from cows not treated with synthetic bovine growth hormones (called rBGH and BST on some labels) ... Sometimes billed as hormone-free, but that s a misnomer, since all milk has naturally occurring hormones. (Racine Journal Times, WI)

    Pregnancy stress damages baby's brain  Jul 1, 2009
    The placenta is crucial for foetal development as it usually protects the unborn baby from the stress hormone cortisol. However, when the mother is stressed, the placenta becomes less protective and the mother's cortisol may have an effect on the foetus, said an Imperial release. (India Times, India)

    How can I manage bipolar disorder if I can't afford meds?  Jul 1, 2009
    Many people with bipolar disorder have too little thyroid hormone, which can make their mood episodes come on more rapidly and more often. If your thyroid is a little low, it's an easy thing to take a daily supplement. (CNN -- Health)

    Sanofi Stock Drop Spurred Journal's Rush to Publish Studies on Lantus Drug  Jul 1, 2009
    Lantus is a modified form of insulin that is used to control blood-sugar levels in diabetics who have difficulty producing the hormone naturally. The injectable therapy, approved for sale in the U.S. in 2000, was the first once-a-day form of insulin. (Bloomberg -- Europe)

    Doctors say more ovary transplants possible  Jul 1, 2009
    Doctors have often found it difficult to restore an ovary's function after transplantation, largely because it takes time for the blood and hormone supply to be re-established. Piver and colleagues attempted to solve this problem by dividing the transplant into two procedures: an initial graft of small pieces of ovarian tissue to encourage blood vessels to grow put in place three days before the real transplant. (North County Times)

    Were Clemens' 'implausible' comments perjury?  Jun 30, 2009
    The apparent falsehoods, the investigators wrote, ranged from Clemens' claim that he had never used or even discussed using human growth hormone, to his assertions that team trainers often injected him with vitamin B-12 during his 24-year career ... Relying on McNamee, Mitchell said Clemens had used growth hormone and steroids when he played for the Toronto Blue Jays and Yankees ... Pettitte also said Clemens had confided in him about his use of growth hormone. (Yahoo News -- Drugs in Sports)

    Congress Asks for Probe of Clemens  Jun 30, 2009
    It was called after Clemens's former trainer, Brian McNamee, said he injected Clemens with steroids and human growth hormone in a report on performance-enhancing drug use in baseball by former Senate majority leader George J. Mitchell that was released in December ... McNamee, a witness in a federal steroid investigation, told the committee he injected Clemens at least 38 times between 1998 and 2001 with human growth hormone and three different steroids: Winstrol, testosterone and nandrolone,... (Yahoo News -- Drugs in Sports)

    FBI to Review Whether Roger Clemens Lied to Congress  Jun 30, 2009
    Feb. 28 (Bloomberg) -- 's denial that he used steroids and human growth hormone will be reviewed by the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the first step in possible perjury charges against the former All-Star pitcher ... McNamee testified that he injected Clemens 20 times with steroids and human growth hormone. (Yahoo News -- Drugs in Sports)

    Breast Cancer Numbers Dip Most in Wealthy, Urban Areas  Jun 30, 2009
    Hormone-replacement therapy probably accounts for differences between rich and poor women: study ... FRIDAY, June 26 (HealthDay News) -- Cases of invasive breast cancer in the United States have declined overall, but the decrease is significantly less marked in poor women who live in rural areas, possibly due to differences in the use of hormone therapy (HT), a new study suggests ... This difference may be because of variations in levels of exposure to news linking hormone therapy with breast... (MEDLINEplus)

    New Data Supports Significant Economic and Clinical Value of MENOPUR(R) in IVF  Jun 30, 2009
    New data from an economic analysis presented today at this year's European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology (ESHRE) congress showed that, within the parameters of the simulation model used, the in vitro fertilisation (IVF) treatment MENOPUR (highly-purified human menopausal gonatropin or HP-hMG) offered considerable cost-savings over recombinant follicle stimulating hormone (rFSH) ... HP-hMG, contains both FSH and hCG-driven (human chorionic gonadotropin) LH-activity (luteinizing... (PR Newswire)

    Back at Work  Jun 30, 2009
    In early January, he said in a statement that he was suffering from an easily treated hormone imbalance, but less than two weeks later Jobs said his medical condition was more complex than 00000C54 he initially thought. Related Stories. (Fox News)

    Thorpe submits drug test defence  Jun 30, 2009
    The Australian returned a drug test in May 2006 with abnormal levels of testosterone and leutenising hormone ... "ASADA can confirm on Wednesday 16 August it received the full and final submissions from Ian Thorpe into the matter of his unusual testosterone, epitestosterone and luteinizing hormone levels," the statement read ... Both testosterone and leutenising hormone are on the banned list but are naturally produced by the body. (Yahoo News -- Swimming)

    USADA officer Lowell makes collect calls on athletes  Jun 30, 2009
    Sometimes, USADA arrives with a licensed phlebotomist to draw blood and test for human growth hormone. Even though this is my fourth out-of-competition test, I think it s great, said Rothmeier. (Boston Globe)

    Thorpe moves to scuttle doping claims  Jun 30, 2009
    "ASADA can confirm on Wednesday, August 16 2007 it received the full and final submissions from Ian Thorpe into the matter of his unusual testosterone, epitestosterone and luteinizing hormone levels," the agency said in a statement. "This material will now be examined by ASADA and a determination made as to the way forward."For operating reasons ASADA cannot go into any more detail. (Yahoo News -- Swimming)

    Hottest sex variations  Jun 30, 2009
    And when you're intimate like that, you're likely to have a strong orgasm, which releases Oxytocin, the bonding hormone which creates a physiological bonding mechanism between you and your beau. 1. (India Times, India)

    Whitaker suspended after horse fails drug test  Jun 30, 2009
    The 49-year-old Briton has been provisionally banned after his horse, Tackeray, tested positive for the synthetic hormone Altrenogest during a competition last month at La Baule, France. Whitaker has requested his "B" sample be tested. (FindLaw News)

    Banking ovaries may extend baby-making span  Jun 30, 2009
    Doctors have often found it difficult to restore an ovary's function after transplantation, largely because it takes time for the blood and hormone supply to be re-established. Click for related content. (MSNBC -- Health)

    New shot aims to head off Type 1 diabetes  Jun 30, 2009
    3 million in U.S. have Type 1 diabetesAbout 3 million Americans have Type 1 diabetes, where the body mistakenly attacks and destroys cells in the pancreas that produce insulin, the hormone crucial to converting blood sugar to energy. It's different than the far more common Type 2 diabetes that is usually linked to obesity, where the body produces insulin but gradually loses the ability to use it properly. (MSNBC -- Health)

    Teva, Antares get FDA OK for hormone in new device  Jun 30, 2009
    NEW YORK Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. and Antares Pharma Inc. said Monday the companies received Food and Drug Administration approval for use of the human growth hormone Tev-Tropin in a needle-free injection system ... Discover the power of Human Growth Hormone to help you look and feel younger. (Yahoo News -- Pharmaceutical Industry News)

    Needle-free injections OKd for Teva growth hormone  Jun 30, 2009
    Needle-free injections OKd for Teva growth hormone - Philadelphia Business Journal ... Needle-free injections OKd for Teva growth hormone ... and said Monday that the Food and Drug Administration has approved the use of Antares needle-free injection device to administer Teva s Tev-Tropin human growth hormone. (Philadelphia Business Journal, PA)

    Lean Mass Better For Developing Bones In Young People  Jun 30, 2009
    3, 2009) Growth hormone treatment for six months after weight loss surgery reduces patients' losses in lean body mass and skeletal muscle mass, according to a new. . (Science Daily)

    Big U.S. study will test vitamin D, fish oil  Jun 30, 2009
    Vitamins C, E, folic acid, beta carotene, selenium and even menopause hormone pills once seemed to lower the risk of cancer or heart disease until they were tested in big studies that sometimes revealed risks instead of benefits. In October, the government stopped a big study of vitamin E and selenium pills for prostate cancer prevention after seeing no evidence of benefit and hints of harm. (Chippewa Falls Chippewa Herald, WI)

    Insulin Analogue Glargine Possibly Increases Cancer Risk  Jun 30, 2009
    (May 5, 2008) One of the characteristic features of the disease type 2 diabetes is the inability of cells of the body to respond to the hormone insulin, something known as insulin resistance. One of the effects of. (Science Daily)

    Stress Puts Double Whammy On Reproductive System, Fertility  Jun 30, 2009
    Scientists know that stress boosts levels of stress hormones - glucocorticoids such as cortisol - that inhibit the body's main sex hormone, gonadotropin releasing hormone (GnRH), and subsequently suppresses sperm count, ovulation and sexual activity. The new research shows that stress also increases brain levels of a reproductive hormone named gonadotropin-inhibitory hormone, or GnIH, discovered nine years ago in birds and known to be present in humans and other mammals ... This small protein... (Science Daily)

    Small weight loss 'ups fertility'  Jun 30, 2009
    Levels of the male hormone testosterone - high concentrations of which are found in PCOS patients - also fell as blood flow improved, which would also boost a woman's chances of conceiving naturally. The findings also raise the possibility for looking into whether a drug that improves the flow of blood to the womb could help women get pregnant. (BBC News -- Health)

    Followup: Antiperspirants And Cancer  Jun 30, 2009
    "Breast and prostate cancer share similarities and likely represent homologous cancers in females and males, respectively. The role of hormones such as testosterone and estrogen in carcinogenesis is well established. Despite worldwide research efforts, the pathogenesis of these diseases is largely not well understood. Personal care products containing estrogens or xenoestrogens have raised concern as a breast cancer risk, especially in young African-American women. In the United States (US)... (CBS News)

    Toxic chemicals affect steroid hormones differently in humans and invertebrates  Jun 30, 2009
    The research, led by a team at the Universit de Lyon, ENS Lyon, provides insight into the evolution of steroid hormone signaling and the relationship of steroid synthesis to enzymes that detoxify harmful chemicals in the environment ... "For a long time, it has been thought that many invertebrate animals share with humans the same steroid hormones and enzymes that synthesize steroids. However, our research indicates that the method by which toxic chemicals effect the steroid hormone signaling... (EurekAlert!)

    Clemens: Friend Andy Pettitte 'misheard' steroid talk  Jun 30, 2009
    McNamee -- who served as Clemens' trainer until 2007 -- countered that he injected Clemens with only testosterone, the steroid Winstrol or human growth hormone ... Pettitte previously acknowledged using human growth hormone in 2002 ... McNamee's attorneys last week, however, showed reporters photos of needles and gauze that McNamee said were used to inject with steroids and human growth hormone. (Yahoo News -- Drugs in Sports)

    Does Apple still need Jobs?  Jun 29, 2009
    who is a pancreatic cancer survivor, revealed at the beginning of this year that a hormone imbalance caused the considerable weight loss that had some speculating whether his cancer had returned. "The remedy for this nutritional problem is relatively simple and straightforward, and I've already begun treatment," Jobs wrote in a letter addressed to the "Apple community" on January 5. (CNN)

    Gastrin Plays Significant Role In Helicobacter-induced Stomach Cancer  Jun 29, 2009
    ScienceDaily (June 28, 2009) A group led by Columbia University Medical Center's Timothy Wang, M.D., has studied the role of Helicobacter infection in the development of stomach cancer and found that the hormone gastrin, which stimulates secretion of gastric acid, plays a key role in the development of Helicobacter-induced stomach cancer, and may have distinct effects on carcinogenesis in different parts of the stomach. See also. (Science Daily)

    Gene Therapy Gets Under The Skin  Jun 29, 2009
    26, 2005) Long-term hormone therapy used earlier in menopause is associated with fewer wrinkles and less skin rigidity in postmenopausal women, Yale School of Medicine researchers report in the August issue of. (Sep. (Science Daily)

    Clemens: Friend Andy Pettitte 'misheard' steroid talk  Jun 29, 2009
    McNamee -- who served as Clemens' trainer until 2007 -- countered that he injected Clemens with only testosterone, the steroid Winstrol or human growth hormone ... Pettitte previously acknowledged using human growth hormone in 2002 ... McNamee's attorneys last week, however, showed reporters photos of needles and gauze that McNamee said were used to inject with steroids and human growth hormone. (Yahoo News -- Drugs in Sports)

    Can your bikini line predict fertility troubles?  Jun 29, 2009
    Caused by excess male sex hormones, PCOS can spur body-hair growth and disrupt ovulation ... Your next step: PCOS raises insulin levels and could eventually lead to diabetes and heart disease, so see your doctor to have your hormone levels tested ... It helps lower insulin, in turn balancing sex hormones and restoring regular ovulation and fertility. (MSNBC -- Health)

    Advantages and annoyances of being tall  Jun 28, 2009
    Tall cancers are cancers where sex hormones play a role - namely breast and prostate cancer, Cohen reports. Among the possible explanations: Tall people eat a lot more, which can elevate a key growth hormone that encourages cell replication, or tall people tend to reach puberty earlier and experience longer exposure to adult levels of sex hormones. (Boston Globe)

    Truth or consequences  Jun 28, 2009
    That disconnect in credibility, rather than steroids or human growth hormone, was the theme of the nearly five-hour hearing ... Elijah E. Cummings, a Baltimore Democrat, repeatedly asked Clemens if he remembered he was under oath when querying why the pitcher's friend, Andy Pettitte, would have lied about a conversation in 1999 or 2000 regarding human growth hormone. (FOX61, CT)

    FBI to Review Whether Roger Clemens Lied to Congress  Jun 27, 2009
    Feb. 28 (Bloomberg) -- 's denial that he used steroids and human growth hormone will be reviewed by the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the first step in possible perjury charges against the former All-Star pitcher ... McNamee testified that he injected Clemens 20 times with steroids and human growth hormone. (Yahoo News -- Drugs in Sports)

    Hormone Could Improve Diabetes Treatment  Jun 27, 2009
    THURSDAY, June 25 (HealthDay News) -- A hormone might be an effective biomarker to help improve treatment of type 2 diabetes, U.S. researchers report. Adiponectin is a metabolic hormone that regulates a number of processes, including glucose regulation and metabolism of fat for energy production ... This new study found that levels of the hormone in patients with type 2 diabetes helped predict how patients responded to certain diabetes drugs. (MEDLINEplus)

    Glory for Girls Announces Partnership With Target.com  Jun 27, 2009
    All of the Glory for Girls products are free of known potentially harmful ingredients, such as artificial colors or fragrances, petrochemicals, parabens, sulfates, phthalates and hormone disruptors. The 100% vegan formulas are clinically and allergy tested, biodegradable, and the packaging is made of recyclable plastics. (PR Newswire)

    Congress Asks for Probe of Clemens  Jun 27, 2009
    It was called after Clemens's former trainer, Brian McNamee, said he injected Clemens with steroids and human growth hormone in a report on performance-enhancing drug use in baseball by former Senate majority leader George J. Mitchell that was released in December ... McNamee, a witness in a federal steroid investigation, told the committee he injected Clemens at least 38 times between 1998 and 2001 with human growth hormone and three different steroids: Winstrol, testosterone and nandrolone,... (Yahoo News -- Drugs in Sports)

    Dairy case confusion - Today, there’s more to milk than fat content  Jun 27, 2009
    The U.S. Food and Drug Administration agrees, finding no significant difference between organic milk and what flows from cows given synthetic growth hormones to boost production ... Even if the synthetic hormones, approved by the FDA in 1994, do not show up in conventional milk, they say, they seem to raise the level of other, naturally occurring hormones in the milk that could pose problems for humans ... They also contend that artificial hormones are rough on the cows, causing more infections... (Missoulian, MT)

    What is the Abercrombie look?  Jun 27, 2009
    " It's a Mecca for teenagers at half-term coming from outside London, but even those who feel intimidated can end up buying the wares, says Mr Sanderson. "There is this high energy, high hormone level. We half-wish we could look that good. (BBC News -- UK)

    Ohhh . . .No? Dealing With Post-Sex Regret  Jun 27, 2009
    If oxytocin, the cuddle hormone that promotes a sense of attachment, has no emotional connection to attach to, the body feels empty. Sad, sorrowful and/or angry, she regrets sex despite the physical gratification of climax. (Fox News)

    Was taking up to 3 powerful narcotic pain relievers at same time...  Jun 27, 2009
    The hormone adrenaline is released by the body instead of food to sustain it and provide energy. This leads to bursts of abnormal hyperactivity. (The Drudge Report)

    Inhaled growth hormone safe for children deficient in this key protein  Jun 27, 2009
    INDIANAPOLIS A multi-center clinical trial led by a Riley Hospital for Children endocrinologist has found that inhaled growth hormone (GH) is well tolerated by children with GH deficiency and that this easy-to-use method can, over a one-week period, safely deliver GH to the blood stream ... "We need to find less painful ways of administering drugs to children and we were pleased to see that inhaling GH raised the levels of two important indicators in the blood in these children for whom GH was... (EurekAlert!)

    Sanofi-aventis Stands Behind the Safety of Lantus(R)  Jun 27, 2009
    Diabetes is a chronic, widespread condition in which the body does not produce or properly use insulin, the hormone needed to transport glucose (sugar) from the blood into the cells of the body for energy. More than 230 million people worldwide are living with the disease and this number is expected to rise to a staggering 350 million within 20 years. (PR Newswire)

    Thorpe moves to scuttle doping claims  Jun 27, 2009
    "ASADA can confirm on Wednesday, August 16 2007 it received the full and final submissions from Ian Thorpe into the matter of his unusual testosterone, epitestosterone and luteinizing hormone levels," the agency said in a statement. "This material will now be examined by ASADA and a determination made as to the way forward."For operating reasons ASADA cannot go into any more detail. (Yahoo News -- Swimming)

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