NIH study first to show effect in this age group; long-term significance unknown
Bethesda, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–November 22, 2011. Toddlers receiving anti-HIV drugs have higher cholesterol levels, on average, than do their peers who do not have HIV, according to researchers at the National Institutes of Health and other institutions.
The researchers found that cholesterol levels tended to be highest among children who received a certain type of drugs — those known as protease inhibitors. The…
