Doctors Seek Way to Treat Muscle Loss

[Nelson Vergel]

Testosterone can do this easily, as long as doctors have a very close monitoring on hematocrit since older men tend to have more problems with polycythemia

Why muscles wither with age is captivating a growing number of scientists, drug and food companies, let alone aging baby boomers who, despite having spent years sweating in the gym, are confronting the body's natural loss of muscle tone over time.

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/08/31/h...l=1&adxnnlx=1283259693-/5OVKCtiMHD2uTxULb30yQ