The full Committee held a hearing at 10:00 a.m.to examine the myths and facts about performance-enhancing substances such as human growth hormone, B12 and other substances. A preliminary transcript of this hearing is now available.

The following witnesses testified:

• • Dr. Susan Shurin, Deputy Director, National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute, National Institutes of Health
  • Dr. Thomas T. Perls, MD, MPH, Associate Professor of Medicine and Director, New England Centenarian Study, Boston University School of Medicine
  • Dr. Alan D. Rogol, MD, Ph.D, Professor of Clinical Pediatrics, University of Virginia; Professor of Clinical Pediatrics, Indiana University School of Medicine, also representing the Endocrine Society
  • Dr. Todd Schlifstein, Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Hospital for Joint Diseases