HIV drug side-effects to go under the microscope

The unforeseen health problems for long-term HIV sufferers due to their anti-retro viral drugs are to be examined as part of a €13.5m medical research funding drive.

HIV drug side-effects to go under the microscope

State body the Health Research Board confirmed the project will be included alongside studies focusing on cancer, pneumonia, and the road to universal health insurance during a high-profile meeting yesterday.

Speaking at the Royal College of Physicians in Ireland in central Dublin, HRB chief executive Graham Love said the fund will be split between 36 studies into a range of health issues over the next five years.

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