Growth hormone (GH or HGH), also known as somatotropin or somatropin, is a peptide hormone that stimulates growth, cell reproduction and regeneration in humans and other animals.It is a type of mitogen which is specific only to certain kinds of cells.rowth hormone (GH or HGH), also known as somatotropin or somatropin, is a peptide hormone that stimulates growth, cell reproduction and regeneration in humans and other animals.
While at least half of prisoners have some mental health concerns, about 10 percent to 25 percent of U.S. prisoners suffer from serious mental illnesses, such as major affective disorders or schizophrenia, the report finds.
Prisons are state or federal institutions. 1  The rate of HIV among prisoners is 5 to 7 times that of the general population. 2  In 2006, 16.9% of all people living with HIV in the US were in a correctional facility at some point. 3  In 2008, there were about 20,449 people with HIV in state and federal prisons.