Here is a story of two heroes.  One, a woman named Lisa Bahrenburg from Fort Mill SC, and the other, a gentleman name Donald (Don) Nicholas, Jr. of Charlotte NC.  This story is heart-warming and demonstrates true altruism from both individuals.  Lisa is an active mother, wife, daughter, and church member.  She and her husband [...]

Glenn D. Braunstein, MD; Deborah R. Cameron, RN In 1941, Geist and Salmon reviewed the use of testosterone (T) propionate in 422 women for treatment of menopausal symptoms, menometrorrhagia, dysmenorrheal, premenstrualtension, ovulation pain, endometriosis, and mastopathies. This early use of an androgen was not for replacement due to a deficiency, but rather for its inhibitory [...]

OBJECTIVE quality of life tends to be adversely affected in adults with GH deficiency. The aim of this study was to examine changes in quality of life in a large group of GH-deficient adults receiving long-term GH replacement therapy. DESIGN the study was conducted in two stages. The first stage was a prospective, open trial [...]

Carefully timed administration of melatonin is an effective treatment for circadian-phase disorders; in addition, melatonin has a soporific side effect. Some persons become sleepy after taking doses as low as 50 mg; others cannot distinguish 50 mg from placebo. At present, there is no way to predict who will become sleepy from a given dose. [...]

Human growth hormone combined with a high-protein diet significantly eased the symptoms of Crohn’s disease in three-quarters of patients with moderate to sever cases, a study found. Crohn’s affects the digestive tract, causing persistent diarrhea, abdominal pain, bleeding and breakdown of the intestinal wall. About half of all Crohn’s patients require surgery at some point [...]