Tuesday, February 12, 2008
Public Health, Steroid Use in Sports
Public Health, Steroid Use in Sports
Committee Holds Hearing on Myths and Facts about Human Growth Hormone, B12, and Other Substances
The full Committee held a hearing at 10:00 a.m.to examine the myths and facts about performance-enhancing substances such as human growth hormone, B12 and other substances. A preliminary transcript of this hearing is now available.
The following witnesses testified:
- Dr. Susan Shurin, Deputy Director, National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute, National Institutes of Health
- Dr. Thomas T. Perls, MD, MPH, Associate Professor of Medicine and Director, New England Centenarian Study, Boston University School of Medicine
- Dr. Alan D. Rogol, MD, Ph.D, Professor of Clinical Pediatrics, University of Virginia; Professor of Clinical Pediatrics, Indiana University School of Medicine, also representing the Endocrine Society
- Dr. Todd Schlifstein, Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Hospital for Joint Diseases
Documents and Links
Chairman Waxman's Opening Statement (207 KB)- Testimony of Dr. Susan Shurin (51 KB)
- Testimony of Dr. Thomas Perls (2 MB)
- Testimony of Dr. Alan Rogol (95 KB)
- Testimony of Dr. Todd Schlifstein (403 KB)
- Preliminary Hearing Transcript (4 MB)
- Hearing Summary (25 KB)
