Docs Halt Growth of World's Tallest Man

The world's tallest man may have reached his peak, thanks to treatment by researchers at the University of Virginia Medical Center. Measuring at 8-feet-3 inches, 29-year-old Sultan Kosen of Turkey is listed in the 2011 Guinness World Records at the tallest living man. Kosen visited the university in May 2010 for treatment for a disorder called acromegaly, which is usually caused by a tumor in the pituitary gland.

He was placed on a new medication that could potentially help control the production of growth hormone and stop his continued growth. And, according to university officials, doctors in Turkey say Kosen has stopped growing.