Growth Hormones Don't Boost Performance

By STEPHANIE NANO, Associated Press Writer, Medicine & Health / Other

(AP) -- Athletes who take human growth hormone may not be getting the boost they expected. While growth hormone adds some muscle, it doesn't appear to improve strength or exercise capacity, according to a review of studies that tested the hormone in mostly athletic young men.

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