Muscle strength improvements shown in adults undergoing long-term growth hormone treatment

Swedish investigators have found that adults who take growth hormones to supplement adult-onset growth hormone deficiency exhibited increased muscle strength during the first five years of treatment and experienced less loss of strength than would normally be expected during the second five years of treatment. ... Continue Reading

"Bioidenticals" – a safe, proven alternative to synthetic replacement-hormone therapy

“Bioidenticals” – natural progesterone – have been proven in hundreds of studies to be at least as effective as synthetic replacement-hormone therapies for alleviating symptoms of menopause, and proven to be safer. ... Continue Reading

A study is underway to determine if memory problems are linked to menopause

The eroding supply of the hormone oestrogen could be a key to early memory problems that strike around the time of menopause, suggest researchers from Monash University. ... Continue Reading

Who's Who in Anti-Aging and Regenerative Medicine

Week of February 23, 2009Ronald N. Rothenberg, MDClinical Professor, Preventive & Family Medicine for University of California

As a pioneer in the field of Anti-Aging Mecidine, Ronald Rothenberg, MD, was one of the first physicians to be recognized for his expertise to become fully board certified in the specialty. Dr. Rothenberg founded the Calfornia HealthSpan Institute in Cencinitas, Calfironia in 1997 with a commitment to transforming our understanding of and finding treatment for aging as a disease. Dr. Rothenberg is dedicated to the belief that the process of aging can be slowed, stopped, or even reserved through existing medical and scientific interventions.

Week of February 23, 2009 At the upcoming 17th World Congress on Anti-Aging and Regenerative Medicine in Orlando(April 23-25, 2009), Dr. Rothenberg will be presenting, A PRACTICAL APPLICATION OF TREATING ADULT HORMONE DEFICIENCY USING BIO-IDENTICAL HORMONE REPLACEMENT THERAPY. This workshop is designed to teach the physician how to practice medicine with the use of Human Hormone Replacement. This is the medicine they did not teach you in Medical School. You will learn the basic and advanced techniques of using Human Hormones to prevent the degeneration of aging. This is a must for Ob/Gyns and General Practitioners, Physician Assistants, Nurse Practitioners, Naturopaths, and Family medicine Physicians. For more information, call 1-888-997-0112. ... Continue Reading

A long fertile lifespan can help protect women from developing Parkinson's

A study has shown that women with a longer lifespan between the time they start menstruating and the time they complete menopause have less risk of developing Parkinson's disease. ... Continue Reading

Global Anti-Aging Products Market to Reach $291.9 Billion by 2015, According to New Report by Global Industry Analysts

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Anti-aging vitamins and supplements for health maintenance is a growing market fuelled by the aging population seeking to keep the dreaded signs of aging at bay. Scientific breakthroughs, technological improvements, aggressive marketing claims, coupled with rise in the number of younger consumers opting for skin treatments to preserve their youth will spark growth in worldwide anti-aging products to reach $291.9 billion by 2015. ... Continue Reading

The effects of long-term endurance training on the immune and endocrine systems of elderly men: the

a decline in immune and endocrine function occurs with aging. The main purpose of this study was to investigate the impact of long-term endurance training on the immune and endocrine system of elderly men. The possible interaction between these systems was also analysed. ... Continue Reading

Dr. Pati's Framework for Anti-Aging Medicine

Are you on a quest for anti-aging remedies? Is there such a thing, a magic pill or a secret solution? Yes, the search for magic pills, the age control genes and the secret remedies continues hotly pursued in the world of research. Yes, there is a growing body of evidence that the human life span can be extended, with some Japanese Okinawans living upwards of 120. But is it the extension of life that intrigues us? Or is it the possibility that we may live as productive, happy and disease-free people if we use restorative approaches to correct imbalances in hormones, nutrition, toxins, mind and body, allowing our body does what it does best; keep us healthy. ... Continue Reading

Worldhealth.net Broadcasts Urgent Call to Doctors for Training to Meet the Demand for Bio-Identical Hormone Replacement Therapy (BHRT).

With the demand for BHRT now far exceeding the supply of trained doctors, A4M is issuing a call to action to the nation’s doctors to commence board certification studies at the 17th World Congress on Anti-Aging and Regenerative Medicine this spring in Orlando, Florida. ... Continue Reading

A4M announces special Hormone Replacement Workshop at the 17th World Congress on Anti-Aging Medicine.

“Putting It All Together: The Nuts and Bolts of Hormone Restoration in Men and Women” will be held in Orlando, Florida on April 23, 2009 in conjunction with the upcoming World Congress on Anti-Aging Medicine. ... Continue Reading

Growth hormones can prevent loss of muscle mass following bariatric surgery

A new study to be published in the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism has discovered that growth hormones may be effective in treating morbidly obese patients. ... Continue Reading

Bio-Identical Hormones, Oprah and Some Important Facts

By Dr. Sangeeta Pati FACOG.
Logic dictates that human identical, bio-identical products are the only acceptable products when we are restoring hormones or nutrients. Why use a product that acts like the real thing when you can get the real thing? Oprah's recent show about hormone replacement therapy brings to the forefront of discussion the real need to help women (and I should add men) who suffer from symptoms and the real need for people to continue their quest for better health and options. ... Continue Reading

Rapid menopause can increase the risk of heart disease

Women who completed menopause within three years had a greater buildup of fatty plaque in their carotid arteries, placing them at an increased risk of early development of heart disease. ... Continue Reading

HRT can shrink the brain

New research suggests that some forms of hormone replacement therapy (HRT) can cause brain shrinkage in postmenopausal women. ... Continue Reading

HRT reduces risk of colorectal cancer

Study results suggest that hormone replacement therapy (HRT) that combines estrogen with progestin may dramatically reduce a women’s risk of developing colorectal cancer. ... Continue Reading

Testosterone therapy increases sex drive of postmenopausal women

Testosterone therapy is an effective treatment for low libido in postmenopausal women, suggest results of an international study of more than 800 women. ... Continue Reading

Growth hormone secretagogue helps seniors to gain muscle mass

A recent study has found that a daily dose of the growth hormone secretagogue MK-677 can help elderly people retain, and even increase, their muscle mass. ... Continue Reading

Timing and formulation of HRT determines heart attack risk

The age at which a woman begins taking hormone replacement therapy (HRT), its formulation, and how it is administered has a significant effect on their risk of having a heart attack, suggest the results of the largest observational study of HRT since the Women’s Health Initiative (WHI) Study. ... Continue Reading

HRT 'can increase quality of life'

A major new study has revealed that hormone replacement therapy (HRT) can offer "significant" benefits in the quality of life women can enjoy. ... Continue Reading