Growth hormone safe for infants with chronic kidney failure

Thursday, June 3, 2010 - 17:01 in Health & Medicine

Infants with chronic renal failure (CRF) grow slowly, a problem that usually improves with aggressive nutritional therapy. When it doesn't, growth hormone is a safe and effective treatment to promote growth, according to a study appearing in an upcoming issue of the Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology (CJASN).

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