Growth Hormone Treatment For HIV Patients Improves Abdominal Fat...

Courtesy ScienceDaily  Tue, 08/05/2008 - 20:30

For human immunodeficiency virus-infected patients with treatment-related abdominal obesity and growth hormone deficiency, receiving low-dose growth hormone resulted in improvement in fat and blood pressure measurements but worsened glucose levels, according to a study in the Aug. 6 issue of JAMA, a theme issue on HIV/AIDS.


 

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