http://jama.jamanetwork.com/ en-us Thu, 01 Nov 2012 00:00:00 GMT Tue, 01 Jan 2013 00:49:23 GMT Silverchair editor@jama.jamanetwork.com webmaster@jama.jamanetwork.com http://jama.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?articleID=182075 Wed, 18 Jun 2008 00:00:00 GMT Olshansky S, Perls TT. <span class="paragraphSection"> A consequence of the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform's recent hearing on the Mitchell Report on steroid and growth hormone (hGH) use was recognition that the misguided use of hGH by professional athletes and entertainers contributes to the far more frequent and increasing problem of anti-aging clinics, Web sites, compounding pharmacies, and producers selling the drug to the general public for medically inappropriate uses. In the face of evidence of illegal distribution of hGH, in January 2007, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) published an alert specifying that anti-aging, bodybuilding, and athletic enhancement are not approved indications for hGH.</span> 299 23 2792 2794 10.1001/jama.299.23.2792 http://jama.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?articleID=182075