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Combining Exercise with Male Hormone Therapy Benefits Men with HIV Wasting Disease

Published in AIDS Weekly, April 26th, 1999

Men who suffer from HIV wasting syndrome can benefit significantly from a combination of exercise and regular, moderate doses of male hormones, according to a new clinical study led by a University of California San Francisco researcher.

The study team found the combined therapy produced an increase in lean-body mass and muscle strength, regardless of whether a patient was undergoing treatment with HIV anti-retroviral drugs known as protease inhibitors.

"This is an important point because weight gain after initiation of protease inhibitor therapy usually takes place through the accumulation of body fat, but our goal in patients with HIV related...

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