NIH to fund first large-scale trial for heart disease prevention among people with HIV

Studies have shown that individuals with HIV are 50–100 percent more likely to develop cardiovascular disease (including heart attack and stroke) than individuals without HIV; however, more research is needed to determine if use of statins is the answer.  The National Institutes of Health (NIH) is now funding the largest cardiac prevention trial in HIV,…

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NIH to spend $1.5 million to study why 75 percent of lesbians are obese

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) is spending $1.5 million to study the “high public-health significance” of why 75 percent of lesbian women are obese and gay men are not, according to a report in The Washington Times. “Obesity is one of the most critical public health issues affecting the U.S. today,” the description of…

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