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Human growth hormone Indication: Wasting associated with AlDS data

October 17, 1994 7:00 AM UTC

University investigators reported at the Third International Symposium on Nutrition and HIV/ AIDS that injections of the hormone resulted in significant increases in weight, particularly lean body mass, than patients injected with placebo.

Patients using hGH gained an average of 3.6 pounds over three months of therapy, including a gain of 6.6 pounds of lean body tissue. They lost an average of 3 pounds of fat. ...