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Youth Born with HIV May have Higher Heart Disease Risk, NIH Network Study Shows

Researchers advise reducing risk through diet, exercise, not smoking

Bethesda, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–February 24, 2014.  Nearly half of adolescents who have had HIV since birth may be at increased risk for cardiovascular disease — including heart attack and stroke — later in life, according to a National Institutes of Health network study.

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The findings are the latest results from the Pediatric HIV/AIDS Cohort Study (PHACS), a multi-site, long-term follow-up study of children and youth who have…

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