Age management medicine
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Age management medicine is a field of alternative medicine.[1] It is not recognized by the American Medical Association.[2]
Terminology
Other names for the field include "antiaging medicine", "regenerative medicine", and "longevity".[3]
Criticisms
Age management medicine is controversial.[2] The field is underregulated and supported by insufficient scientific evidence. People who practice it open themselves up to legal liability on grounds of negligence–malpractice, warranty issues, and product liability.[4] The use of growth hormone has been frequently recommended; however, such use is associated with cancer.[3] Age management medicine is often promoted by anti-aging practitioners specializing in nutritional supplements and hormone-replacement, a practice that may lead to harmful side-effects.[5]
See also
References
- ^ Walker, Richard F (2007). "Challenges facing age-management/longevity medicine". Clinical Interventions in Aging. 2 (2): 175–177. PMC 2684514. PMID 18044133.
- ^ a b "'Age management' is a controversial new medical focus". CNN. May 9, 2007.
- ^ a b Russell, Sabin; Writer, Chronicle Medical (8 June 2006). "Cancer took life of noted user of growth hormone". SFGate.
- ^ Reisman, Neal R. (1 July 2004). "Anti-Aging Medicine: The Legal Issues: Legal Issues Associated With the Current and Future Practice of Anti-Aging Medicine". The Journals of Gerontology: Series A. 59 (7): B674–B681. doi:10.1093/gerona/59.7.B674. PMID 15304531.
- ^ "The Risks of Anti-aging Medicine". CNN. December 14, 2016.