Hollywood craze for human growth hormone

Hollywood’s latest health craze is — wait for it — human growth hormone. Alana Stewart tells the new March issue of Vanity Fair: “I had started...

Rod Stewart's former wife Alana Stewart finds secret of eternal youth

Alana Stewart, the former wife of the ageing rocker Rod Stewart, admits to using human-growth-hormone therapy to prevent her hair from going grey.

How antipsychotic medications cause metabolic side effects such as obesity and diabetes

In 2008, roughly 14.3 million Americans were taking antipsychotics—typically prescribed for bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, or a number of other behavioral disorders—making them among the most prescribed drugs in the U.S. Almost all of these medications are known to cause the metabolic side effects of obesity and diabetes, leaving patients with a difficult choice between improving their mental ...

How antipsychotic medications lead to obesity and diabetes

Washington, Feb 2 (ANI): A number of antipsychotic drugs are known to cause the metabolic side effects of obesity and diabetes, leaving patients with a difficult choice between improving their mental health and damaging their physical health, researchers say.

Novartis delivers strong underlying financial performance in 2011, expects 2012 sales to be in line with 2011

Fourth quarter sales rose 5% while core[1] operating income grew 17% in constant currencies (cc); full year sales up 12% cc and core operating income up 16% cc Net sales increased 4% (+5% cc) to USD 14.8 ...