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This is yet another example of the media jumping all over a subject, promoting disinformation. It has to do with the assumption that Anna Nicole Smith may have been using HGH. The medical examiner never conclusively said that was what she took, yet the article takes it as fact. With all the publicity over Anna's death, now a senator has taken it upon himself to make HGH a controlled substance. Arrrgh!!
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/17840738/site/newsweek/
The tail paragraph of the article:
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Law enforcement is evidently concerned as well. As part of the Albany County D.A.'s investigation, authorities have arrested doctors, pharmacists and clinic operators in New York and Florida—all part of what prosecutors describe as an elaborate network to sell HGH and steroids illegally on the Internet. The investigation, which is still ongoing, will likely gain more attention when the D.A. reveals the names of professional athletes and celebrities who were alleged customers (HGH is popular among some athletes because it's hard to detect in drug tests). In response, New York Sen. Charles Schumer is proposing a bill that would make HGH a controlled substance and give the federal government the power—which it doesn't currently have—to prosecute the illegal sale of prescriptions. "Certainly what's happened with Anna Nicole Smith will help" authorities crack down on unauthorized HGH use, says Perls. "The more attention, the more pressure will be brought to do something about this."
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http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/17840738/site/newsweek/
The tail paragraph of the article:
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Law enforcement is evidently concerned as well. As part of the Albany County D.A.'s investigation, authorities have arrested doctors, pharmacists and clinic operators in New York and Florida—all part of what prosecutors describe as an elaborate network to sell HGH and steroids illegally on the Internet. The investigation, which is still ongoing, will likely gain more attention when the D.A. reveals the names of professional athletes and celebrities who were alleged customers (HGH is popular among some athletes because it's hard to detect in drug tests). In response, New York Sen. Charles Schumer is proposing a bill that would make HGH a controlled substance and give the federal government the power—which it doesn't currently have—to prosecute the illegal sale of prescriptions. "Certainly what's happened with Anna Nicole Smith will help" authorities crack down on unauthorized HGH use, says Perls. "The more attention, the more pressure will be brought to do something about this."
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