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Researchers at LSU Health Sciences
Center have been awarded nearly $3 million in grant money by the National
Institutes of Health to help patients who are being treated at the HIV
outpatient clinic run by the University Hospital.
A study will examine how treatment
for alcohol use disorders affects the long-term health of patients. According
to Dr. Patricia Molina, head of the Physiology Department and director of the
Alcohol and Drug Abuse Center of Excellence, there’s a greater chance that
medications will not be as effective if an individual is HIV infected and
consumes alcohol, and that he/she will lose body mass and develop secondary
infections and neurological deficits.
Louisiana has one of the highest rates of HIV
infection, and alcohol use increases the likelihood of spreading the virus.
The Friends of AIDS Foundation is
dedicated to enhancing the quality of life for HIV positive individuals and
empowering people to make healthy choices to prevent the spread of the HIV
virus. To learn more about The Friends of AIDS Foundation, please visit: http://www.friendsofaids.org.
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