Business Wire - October 23, 2001
But the question remains: does it work and, in particular, is it an answer to unwanted side effects? The anti-viral "cocktail" of modern AIDS drugs (also called Highly Active Anti-Retroviral Therapy or HAART) frequently cause high cholesterol and triglyceride levels. Bastyr University medical researchers, working with their colleagues at the University of Washington, hope to resolve the garlic question with a nearly one million-dollar grant from The National Institutes of Health.
The NIH research grant is yet another example of research money flowing to the Puget Sound medical community in search of answers to the HIV puzzle. Bastyr University has been a pioneer in Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM) treatments for HIV. In the late 1980's, an early, pilot study on holistic CAM interventions led the way to the establishment of one of the nation's leading natural treatment centers. That center, at Bastyr University, was the first CAM program to receive federal money for HIV research.
Our Puget Sound community can once again be part of the solution by signing on as a subject volunteer. Potential study participants need to be HIV positive and taking the anti-viral "cocktail". Volunteers not only help solve the problem of anti-viral side effects, but receive health care benefits as well. For instance, they get very frequent viral load tests, so patient and physician can closely monitor the response to drugs. They will be seen by some of the top AIDS researchers in the nation and will be provided with specialized dietary information.
Drug/herb interactions have been a source of concern to some in the mainstream medical community. The Bastyr University study is distinguished by the many steps taken to determine if the interaction between garlic and the anti-viral drugs is safe.
Bastyr University is internationally recognized as a pioneer in the study of natural healing and is the leading university for natural health sciences in the United States. Bastyr encompasses a multi-disciplinary and rigorous curriculum, and the largest natural health clinic in the state of Washington in addition to our world-renowned research institute. For more information, please visit our web site at www.bastyr.edu
CONTACT: For Bastyr University Kathleen Warren, 425/602-3103
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