Integrative Medicine Alert – September 1, 2006

September 1, 2006

• Human Growth Hormone for Improved Strength and Increased Muscle Mass in Athletes

  O'Mathúna DP. Human growth hormone for improved strength and increased muscle mass in athletes. Altern Med Alert 2006;9:97-101

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• Hormones and (Anti-)Aging

  In the late 1980s, at veterans administration hospitals in Milwaukee and Chicago, 12 men age 60 and older began receiving injections three times a week that dramatically reversed some signs of aging.

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• Spirituality and Health

  Sasser H. Spirituality and health. Altern Med Alert 2006;9:101-104.

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• Clinical Briefs With Comments from Russell H. Greenfield, MD

  Greenfield RH. U.S. CAM kids. Altern Med Alert 2006;9:105-107. Greenfield RH. First do no harm: Iron supplements and pregnancy. Altern Med Alert 2006;9:107-108. Greenfield RH. Work can kill us: Stress and the metabolic syndrome. Altern Med Alert 2006;9:108.

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• Supplement: Taking a Spiritual Assessment

  Discussions of spiritual beliefs and practices can be uncomfortable and awkward for the practicing physician.

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