Pharmacology

Growth Hormone Can Improve Fibromyalgia Pain, Polypharmacy Puts Older Chemotherapy Patients at Risk, Obese Women and the Vaginal Ring, and Transfusion Rates for IBD Patients

Adding growth hormone (GH) to treatment for fibromyalgia can help reduce pain, with sustained effects, according to a multicenter trial carried out in 13 clinical institutions throughout Spain.


 

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