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Posted on 10/07/2003 7:41:56 PM PDT by sdk7x7
Edited on 04/22/2004 12:37:21 AM PDT by Jim Robinson. [history]
In a society where most kids view towering NBA stars as heroes, the craving to be bigger and taller is only natural. Now, their dreams of gaining a few extra inches may soon come true.
A recent controversial FDA decision will allow doctors to prescribe a supplemental growth hormone to short patients with completely normal hormone levels.
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Our culture's neurotic aversion to discussing inherent racial differences is on display here. "Such short stature" is only "an abnormality stemming from an unidentified disorder" if it isn't a natural genetic trait inherited from the parents. I see a lot of South/Central American Indians and their children in NYC -- many of the women are under 5 feet, and many of the men barely 5 feet, and their children are tiny as well. I don't see any "disorder" here, but I do see qualification under the new hormone eligibility standards. But don't hold your breath for the FDA to amend the standard to include a clause to the effect of "except where the short stature is a natural feature of ethnicity".
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