Prevalence of Complementary and Alternative Medicine Use Among HIV Patients for Perceived Lipodystrophy Complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) use is common among some patients who test positive for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). Changes in body-fat distribution can occur in some patients on prolonged highly active antiretroviral therapy. Currently, there are fewer effective treatments for the condition...Conclusions: The rate of CAM use among the HIV-positive population is high and is primarily used to improve general health [more...]