Growth hormone reduces abdominal fat, cardiovascular risk in HIV patients on antiviral therapy
Monday, August 4, 2008 - 08:56
in Health & Medicine
Low-dose growth hormone treatment reduced abdominal fat deposits and improved blood pressure and triglyceride levels in a group of patients with HIV lipodystrophy, a condition involving the redistribution of fat and other metabolic changes in patients receiving combination drug therapy for HIV infection...
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