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BusinessWeek
November 28, 2005
Arlene Weintraub |
Human Growth Hormone: Unproven and Unsafe HGH is often hyped as a cure for aging. But as so with most fountains of youth, there's no proof that it works. And it can be harmful. But for now, off-label use of human growth hormone appears to be a growth industry.   |
BusinessWeek
March 20, 2006
Arlene Weintraub |
Selling The Promise Of Youth The anti-aging industry is offering a dizzying array of hormones and supplements. Business is booming. But some remedies are risky, and the benefits are unproven. |
BusinessWeek
August 26, 2010
Bess Levin |
The Old and the Beautiful How the boomers' fear of mortality became an $88 billion annual industry is described in Arlene Weintraub's book, Selling the Fountain of Youth: How the Anti-Aging Industry Made a Disease Out of Getting Old -- And Made Billions |
BusinessWeek
March 20, 2006 |
Biotech's Diet In A Bottle Could Extend Your Life A handful of biotech companies are developing drugs that produce the effects of caloric restriction in the body without depriving people of food. |
Fast Company
Elizabeth Segran |
The Eternal Problem Silicon Valley Can't Solve Last year Google launched Calico Labs, a medical company whose goal is to tackle aging and illness. Other companies have also joined in this quest. |
Bio-IT World
January 12, 2004
Karen Hopkin |
High-Tech Search for the Fountain of Youth Dramatic advances may help biotechs develop drugs that slow aging. |
Reason
August 2002
Ronald Bailey |
Forever Young The new scientific search for immortality |
Managed Care
February 2002
Alan M. Muney |
Evidence-Based Medicine Needs To Be Promoted More Vigorously This means using a carrot-and-stick approach with physicians. Those who respect the evidence should be rewarded; others should face penalties... |
American Family Physician
December 15, 2006 |
Tips for Using Medicines Wisely A patient guide and suggestions for safe medicine use. |
AskMen.com
September 11, 2014
Chris Riddell |
The Anti-Aging Diet Here are 31 foods every guy should be eating to stay young. |
American Family Physician
July 1, 2000
Jennifer Devoe, M.D., M.Phil. |
Resident and Student Voice My Experiences at an 'Orphan' School: The Importance of Finding 'Parents' |
BusinessWeek
March 20, 2006
Arlene Weintraub |
What's That in Dog Years? It doesn't matter how you feel - the H-Scan will tell you how old you really are. |
Popular Mechanics
March 2008
Glenn Reynolds |
The End of Aging? Inside the New Hunt for a Cure to Growing Old Researchers have started looking into ways to slow, stop or perhaps even reverse the changes that accompany aging. If these scientists succeed, their breakthroughs may lead to major changes in human society. |
BusinessWeek
March 20, 2006 |
Legal Tangle At The Fountain Of Youth There has been new light shed on allegations that Pharmacia Corp. improperly promoted its drug Genotropin to doctors who intended to use it as an anti-aging treatment. The U.S. Justice Dept. is continuing its investigation. |
Pharmaceutical Executive
March 1, 2011
Jerry Coamey |
Engage the Physician! New research shows that gauging the mind of the clinician is crucial to timely uptake of the new diagnostic tools offered by the genomic revolution |
The Motley Fool
September 24, 2007
Billy Fisher |
A Fountain of Youth? A study sponsored by Sirtris Pharmaceutical shows potential for the fight against aging. Investors, take note. |
Managed Care
November 2002
Sharon Baker |
Applause, Catcalls Greet Retainer Medicine Proponents tout personalized care and easy access, and imply superior health care. Critics fear "elitist" practices. |
AskMen.com
May 2, 2012 |
Stay Young Have you ever heard of resveratrol? Neither had we. It's the plant compound found in red wine, said to help prevent cancer and diabetes. Now it may even prolong your life. |
American Family Physician
September 1, 2006 |
Getting Your Child to Take Medicine What to do if you child won't take his/her medicine. |
Outside
November 2003
Stuart Stevens |
Drug Test Everybody knows that many athletes cheat by using performance-enhancing drugs like steroids, testosterone, and EPO. But what is it like to take these banned substances? Do they really help you win? To find out, we sent an amateur cyclist out to try them and report back. |
Science News
July 10, 2004 |
Medical Advice Affiliated with the International Journal of Medicine, Medicine On-Line taps the knowledge and experience of physicians from around the world, who give impartial reviews of medical issues and also present current research findings. |
Information Today
December 1, 2008 |
Free Resource--Global Library of Women's Medicine The Global Library of Women's Medicine has launched online and is freely available in beta. More than 650 world experts have provided a definitive resource on the latest therapeutic options in women's medicine. |
Sports Central
November 29, 2011
Diane M. Grassi |
MLB's HGH Test More Smoke and Mirrors Major League Baseball's latest feat of extended "labor peace" with the Major League Players Association was reached on November 22, 2011. |
