Human chorionic gonadotropin (HCG) injections can help boost fertility in both men and women. HCG injections trigger a woman to ovulate and prepare the egg for fertilization. HCG injections can ...

If you’re looking for a quick and effective way to lose weight, chances are you’ve heard about the hCG diet. The three-week crash diet promises to help people drop large amounts of weight with the aid ...

Quick quiz: does pregnancy cause weight loss or gain? It seems like a dumb question but it’s a test that the promoters of the “hCG diet” seem to have failed. Short for human chorionic gonadotrophin, ...

Despite clear and consistent advice from health experts that the “secret” to losing weight is eating less and moving more, it seems we’re still obsessed with finding a quick fix instead. The latest ...

Is the ultra-low-calorie diet with hormone injections safe or sustainable? Feb. 28, 2011— -- With one-third of Americans obese and many more overweight, the nation is desperate for a weight-loss ...

More and more people are bringing back an old idea with new interest. The HCG diet has been around for decades. We've talked about HCG drops several times in HealthWise, but the drops were originally ...

Agencies issue warning to companies marketing and selling unapproved drugs. Dec. 6, 2011 — -- The Food and Drug Administration and the Federal Trade Commission issued warning letters today to ...

Is the hCG diet a safe, healthy and effective way to drop pounds? Or is it a gimmicky, unhealthy and even unsafe regimen that doesn’t help its followers achieve long-term weight loss? Many experts ...