Word: gland
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...years it was thought that these changes were inexorable and irreversible, but it is now clear that they are influenced by changing levels of HGH. Produced by the pituitary gland at the base of the brain, the hormone stimulates the growth of bones and organs in children and helps maintain healthy tissues in older people...
...like going to the dentist, only better," said Barbara Bush last week, after undergoing the first of ten consecutive days of radiation therapy at Washington's Walter Reed Army Medical Center. She is being treated for Graves' disease, an affliction that inflames the thyroid gland and can cause bulging, watery eyes and double vision. After her session, she dashed off with characteristic aplomb to the White House pool for her customary 60 laps...