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Growth Hormone

Researchers hoped the human growth hormone could be used in reducing the signs of aging in people. But, as Wendy Schmeltzer reports, scientists now believe that while treatment with the hormone might make a person look younger, it doesn't appear to have any real effect on the health of those who take it.

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