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FDA Panel: Two Thumbs Down for New Oral Testosterone Drugs

Advisory committee unpersuaded by new trial data for Tlando, Jatenzo

Radiation Tx for Persistent Acromegaly Safe, Effective

Helped normalize IGF-1 levels after surgery failed

Heavy Pot Smoking Linked With Stunted Growth

Study adds to evidence for developmental abnormalities with teen marijuana use

Duplication Error May Make Giants

Novel mutation may underlie some cases of gigantism.

Effects of Early Puberty in Girls Persist as Adults

Women with a history of idiopathic precocious puberty had increased rates of clinical hyperandrogenism, but fertility was normal in adulthood among those who had been treated for the condition, a cross-sectional study found.

Vitamin D, IGF-1, Growth Hormone Have Deep Ties

Vitamin D and insulin-like growth factor-1 (IGF-1) are involved in a complex interplay that may have implications for growth hormone dosing, researchers found.

Growth Hormone May Boost Heart Function, Too

Giving growth hormone to deficient patients with chronic heart failure may slow progression of the condition, researchers found.

Case Study Links 'Pot' to Pituitary Damage

PHOENIX -- Daily use of marijuana over 15 years was associated with a case of low testosterone, follicle-stimulating hormone, and luteinizing hormone, researchers reported here.

RSNA: Growth Hormone May Help Heavy Women With Bone Problems

CHICAGO -- Premenopausal women who are obese may not be spared from osteopenia, as some research has suggested, but growth hormone therapy may help spur bone formation, researchers said here.