Susan Hasty, Publisher
Table of Contents . . . October 18th, 2004
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AIDS/HIV Vaccine - HLA class I serotypes important in vaccine efficacy assessments
AIDS/HIV Vaccine - Parenteral and mucosal DNA vaccination enhances SHIV infection control
HIV/AIDS Treatment - HIV vaccine trial moving to enroll last cohort of volunteers
AIDS/HIV Research - Classic AIDS diagnosed in sooty mangabey after an 18-year natural infection
AIDS/HIV Vaccine - Site mapping in HIV genome may provide new approach to vaccine design
Business Update - Pharmaceutical company reports on potential divestiture of Israeli operations
Childhood Immunizations - Researchers and policy makers asked to "fast track" access to childhood vaccines
Disease Prevention - Antiretroviral therapy of HIV+ moms who breastfeed may protect infants
Drug Resistance - HIV-1 K103N mutation present in antiretroviral therapy-naive patients
Drug Resistance - Higher amprenavir plasma minimal concentration associated with lower resistance
Environmental Health - Fungal burden monitored for 2 years in a Florentine hematology ward
HIV/AIDS Coinfection - High frequency of HIV/HBV coinfection in Cote d'Ivoire
HIV/AIDS Epidemiology - Act now to avoid a major HIV/AIDS epidemic in Western Pacific region, WHO says
HIV/AIDS Epidemiology - HIV-1 CTL escape mutants frequently transmitted in HLA-A24-positive Japanese
HIV/AIDS Epidemiology - Population genetics of HIV-1 group O estimates radiation from 1890 to 1940
HIV/AIDS Gene Therapy - Hammerhead and hairpin ribozymes effective against various HIV-1 target sites
HIV/AIDS Prevention - Bono urges British lawmakers to fight AIDS, poverty in Africa
HIV/AIDS Prevention - New Mexico shifts AIDS education
HIV/AIDS Prevention - Pope again stresses chastity to fight AIDS' spread
HIV/AIDS Prevention - Texas city sues prostitute to curb HIV infections
HIV/AIDS Prognostics - Total lymphocyte count not a substitute for CD4 cell count in HIV management
HIV/AIDS Research - APOBEC3G encapsidated through direct interaction with HIV-1 Gag
HIV/AIDS Research - Apolipoprotein E has antioxidant properties against HIV-1 Tat-induced toxicity
HIV/AIDS Research - Backbone dynamics of HIV-1 RT RNase H domain similar under all conditions
HIV/AIDS Research - Cleavage of HIV-1 GagPol precursor by activated protease occurs intramolecularly
HIV/AIDS Research - ERK-2 regulates viral assembly and release by phosphorylating HIV-1 p6(Gag)
HIV/AIDS Research - HIV mRNA nuclear export elements regulate protein function and virion assembly
HIV/AIDS Research - HIV proviruses genetically diverse within an infected cell
HIV/AIDS Research - HIV-1-specific CD4+ T cells directly contribute to antiviral immunity
HIV/AIDS Research - Mitochondrial DNA not a marker of toxicity in HAART-treated patients
HIV/AIDS Research - NHEJ DNA repair pathway has role in completion of HIV-1 DNA integration process
HIV/AIDS Research - Packaging HIV vectors with FIV is viable alternative to HIV structural proteins
HIV/AIDS Research - RNA interference against PARP-1 efficiently suppresses HIV-1 replication
HIV/AIDS Research - Unpaired nucleotides facilitate HIV-1 RT displacement synthesis via duplex RNA
HIV/AIDS Screening - South African sales of new rapid result HIV tests begin
HIV/AIDS Therapy - Amprenavir-ritonavir is a viable option for twice-daily or daily HIV therapy
HIV/AIDS Therapy - Drug resistance mutations in HIV-1 RT increase template-switching frequency
HIV/AIDS Therapy - HIV-1 viral fitness targeted as a therapeutic strategy
HIV/AIDS Therapy - Lopinavir/ritonavir plus phenytoin results in a two-way drug interaction
HIV/AIDS Therapy - Spirodiketopiperazine-based CCR5 inhibitor active against HIV-1
HIV/AIDS Transmission - N-9-containing lubricants may enhance rectal transmission of HIV and other STDs
HIV/AIDS Treatment - Therapeutic drug monitoring useful tool in treatment of HIV-1-infected children
HIV/AIDS-Associated Cancer - Cancer registry data useful resource for monitoring HIV-associated cancers
HIV/AIDS-Associated Lymphoma - T- and B-cell lymphoma demographics/immunology in HIV-infection characterized
Immunology - C5a receptor essential for optimal generation of antiviral CD8+ T cell response
Immunology - TaqMan RT-PCR assay sensitive/specific for respiratory syncytial virus detection
Immunology - gp120/gp120 mAB/CCL5/CL12 do not alter DC activation and maturation processes
Kaposi Sarcoma-Associated Herpesvirus - KSHV ORF57 protein interacts with REF protein and acts as RNA export factor
Legal Issues - Health Department says four employees inappropriately received money
Leishmaniasis Vaccine - Progress in vaccine research for visceral leishmaniasis reviewed
Medicare - Maryland General Hospital in compliance for Medicare
Opportunistic Infection - P. carinii CBK1 gene may function in signaling pathways for cell growth/mating
Personnel - Diversity in U.S. healthcare professions is separate, unequal, commission says
Public Health - Customizable information delivery system for HIV/AIDS community launched
Retrovirus - NC structural interactions with other Gag domains necessary for Psi RNA binding
Retrovirus - Retroviruses spread by induction of virological synapses
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