Growth Hormones Are an Important Topic

March 7, 2008 Postmarks

The Hard Line

The Hormones

"...for all the stupidities committed in its name, the Hormones would serve the Austin diocese as the puritan deacons..."

Jan. 26, 1996 Music Feature by Greg Beets

Bullhead

This Oscar nominee and Fantastic Fest winner from Belgium is a startling crime drama about the bovine hormone mafia.

"...himself, along with his cows, with steroids and growth hormones. In addition to the ’roid rage the hormones cause,..."

Feb. 17, 2012 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Brightburn

What if Superman, but bad?

"...into a 12-year-old (Dunn) with bigger problems than raging hormones, and the power to do anything he wants. Unfortunately..."

May 31, 2019 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

The History Boys

If you like your British movies quick, raunchy, reflective, and bittersweet, then The History Boys, based on the stage play, is for you.

"...whimsical exploration into the purpose of knowledge, performance, and hormones. Taking the industrial wasteland of 1983’s Sheffield as its..."

Dec. 22, 2006 Movie Review by Toddy Burton

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

The fourth Potter emphasizes the emotional over the gothic

"...us right into the heart of the beast: teenage hormones, fallings-out with friends, meeting weird kids from other schools,..."

Nov. 18, 2005 Movie Review by Marrit Ingman

Dear Pillow

Provocative Austin-made feature pushes sexual buttons meant to arouse and provoke, but never satisfy.

"...is fueled in equal measure by Wes’ thrumming young hormones and Dusty’s need for a friend and desire to..."

Sept. 3, 2004 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Raising Victor Vargas

"...the most universal of themes – first love, confused hormones, parental clashes – with originality. (Raising Victor Vargas first..."

June 6, 2003 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

To Your Health

Are bioidentical progesterone pills similar to the natural progresterone cream in the treatment of menopausal symptoms?

"...have the same molecular shape and structure as the hormones made by your own body. Your body can use..."

April 1, 2005 Column by James Heffley, Ph.D.

To Your Health

As 'nanotechnology' enters into the field of medicine, what is now called 'blood spot testing' may emerge as the future of blood testing

"...to measure levels of a variety of other substances, hormones in particular, in blood. Blood collection from a finger..."

Jan. 21, 2005 Column by James Heffley, Ph.D.

To Your Health

As 'nanotechnology' enters into the field of medicine, what is now called 'blood spot testing' may emerge as the future of blood testing

"...to measure levels of a variety of other substances, hormones in particular, in blood. Blood collection from a finger..."

Jan. 14, 2005 Column by James Heffley, Ph.D.

To Your Health

I desperately need more energy. I know my adrenal glands are not up to par, and I have heard about using adrenal gland concentrate for this. Is it safe to try?

"...it was replaced by a synthetic thyroid hormone. The hormones from the thymus gland are still being investigated today..."

Jan. 23, 2004 Column by James Heffley, Ph.D.

To Your Health

The evaluation of thyroid status is one of the most formidable tasks in medicine

"...a hormone from the pituitary gland (TSH). These thyroid hormones, principally T3, affect weight loss or gain, energy level,..."

Oct. 29, 2004 Column by James Heffley, Ph.D.

To Your Health

I am in early menopause and was recently was diagnosed as hyperthyroid. I would rather not have surgery or radioactive iodine treatment. Are there other options?

"...butterfly-shaped gland, located close to the windpipe, secretes two hormones: thyroxine (T4) and tri-iodothyronine (T3). Approximately 93% of the..."

Jan. 9, 2004 Column by James Heffley, Ph.D.

To Your Health

Is there any therapy to help deal with precocious puberty?

"...both a direct and an indirect effect on the hormones that coordinate the activity of the various cells of..."

Sept. 10, 2004 Column by James Heffley, Ph.D.

Stressed Out? Let Your Freak-Out Flag Fly!

Making stress into a friend instead of a foe

"...as the fight-or-flight reaction, in which a variety of hormones mobilize in anticipation of fighting, or fleeing from, a..."

Oct. 2, 2020 Features Feature by Nora Ankrum

Only Bowie

Long lost 1995 Austin compilation wields a license to freak

"...rightly refocused the conversation: The Music. His group the Hormones contributes one of Only Bowie’s best tracks, “John, I’m..."

Feb. 10, 2016 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

New Documentary Every Body Illuminates the “I” in LGBTQIA

Local intersex activist Alicia Roth Weigel talks new doc

"...say that you can continue to force surgeries and hormones on intersex kids. So they're saying, don't give surgeries..."

June 30, 2023 Screens Post by Lina Fisher

Austin City Council Proclaims Oct. 26 Intersex Awareness Day

Activist Alicia Roth Weigel discusses intersex rights, says I eXYst

"...physical autonomy – my ability to live without supplemental hormones, which not only carry health risks but are expensive..."

Oct. 18, 2019 Qmmunity Post by Alicia Roth Weigel

The Hormones

"...Texas oil-and-ranching hamlet of Alice. Veteran Chronicle scribe and Hormones bandleader, he became a key figure in the insurgent..."

July 14, 2017 Music Review by Greg Beets

The Hightower Report

Free Market Hypocrites; and Lobbyists Go Shopping

"...mothers – do not want their families drinking sex hormones. So there has been such a consumer outcry against..."

Dec. 21, 2007 News Column by Jim Hightower

To Your Health

Outside of antidepressants, what are the best ways to treat postpartum depression

"...in hormone levels, most of the interest focuses on hormones and there is scant research into the involvement of..."

May 26, 2006 Column by James Heffley, Ph.D.

To Your Health

Is salmon calcitonin as worrisome as Fosamax?

"...patterned after the calcitonin made by salmon. Ordinarily, pig hormones resemble human hormones most closely, but in this case..."

Nov. 14, 2003 Column by James Heffley, Ph.D.

To Your Health

After my third baby I didn't lose the weight I gained during pregnancy, and I have even gained some more. What is going on?

"...The thyroid hormone interacts strongly with female hormones. Following delivery, when female hormones are readjusting, the level..."

Sept. 12, 2003 Column by James Heffley, Ph.D.

To Your Health

I want to try a supplement of DHEA. Is it worth paying extra for 7-keto DHEA, since I've heard it has less chance of side effects?

"...breast, ovarian, or endometrial cancers are most responsive to hormones, but in practice estrogen can promote cancer at other..."

Feb. 14, 2003 Column by James Heffley, Ph.D.

To Your Health

For years my periods have been getting worse, but I'm afraid if I go to the doctor he would find endometriosis, and I don't want to use hormones. Are there any alternatives?

"...would find endometriosis, and I don't want to use hormones. Are there any alternatives?..."

Jan. 11, 2002 Column by James Heffley, Ph.D.

Mighty Real

Photo Essay: Austin's Underground Drag Scene

"...Hormones Part of the illicit trade at the bars is..."

Feb. 18, 2000 News Feature by Jana Birchum

It's Not Nice to Fool Mother Nature

Understanding the Science

"...importing American beef that has been treated with growth hormones is another case in point. A majority of the..."

Aug. 6, 1999 Food Feature by Virginia B. Wood

Dancing About Architecture

A Day at the Races

"...will be utilizing his facilities while he's overseas. Fresh Hormones All this time you've been hearing that Ron Williams..."

Aug. 23, 1996 Music Column by Ken Lieck

Mr. Smarty Pants Knows

"...According to EverydayCheapskate.com, the label “No hormones” on chicken is meaningless because federal regulations prohibit the..."

June 14, 2024 Column by Mr. Smarty Pants

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