No proof that growth hormone therapy makes you live longer

From Stanford School of Medicine researchers say there’s no evidence to suggest that this purported fountain of youth has any more effect than a trickle of tap water when it comes to fending off Father Time. “There is certainly no data out there to suggest that giving growth hormone to an otherwise healthy person will make him or her live longer,� said Hau Liu, MD, a research fellow in the division of endocrinology and in the Center for Primary Care and Outcomes Research, and first author of a review study published in the Jan. 16 issue of Annals of Internal Medicine. “We did find, however, that there was substantial potential for adverse side effects.�