Susan Hasty, Publisher
Table of Contents . . . March 17th, 1997
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Conference Coverage (Retrovirus) - "Unprecedented" HIV Levels Seen in OI Tissues
Conference Coverage (Retrovirus) - HIV Level Correlated with Increased Energy Expenditure
Conference Coverage (Retrovirus) - Minor Maladies Increase HIV Viremia, Immune Activation
Conference Coverage (Retrovirus) - Topical Vaginal Microbicide Blocks HIV and Genital Herpes
AIDS Therapies - Cellular Therapy Program Expansion in HIV/AIDS Study Announced
AIDS Therapies - Readers Receive Update on Therapeutics Market Developments
AIDS Therapies (Clinical Trials) - WF-10 Phase IIb Trial Initiated To Treat AIDS
AIDS Therapies (Diagnostics) - Monitoring Test for Mutant Strains Completed
At-Risk Populations - HIV Risk High, Infection Rate Low in Marginalized Populations
Blood Banking (HIV Testing) - p24 Antigen or RNA PCR Testing Adds Little to Blood Safety
Blood Banking (Safety) - Hold on Clotting Factor Lifted After No HIV Found
Cancer Gene Therapy - HIV-1 Vpr Tumor Suppressive Effects Reported
Candidiasis - FDA Clears Sporanox for Oral and Esophageal Infections
Conference Coverage (Retrovirus) - Could Vaccination Protect Brain Against HIV?
Diagnostics (HIV) - Control Peptide Is Essential for Accurate Results
Drug Development - Cholesterol, AIDS, and Antibiotic Drugs Make News in 1996
Epidemiology - Deaths from AIDS Show First Significant Drop Nationwide
Euthanasia - Republicans Seek To Ban Assisted Suicide in Alabama
Genetics - Monkey Cloning Procedure Aids Research and Fuels Controversy
HIV Gene Therapy - Clinical HIV Gene Therapy Trial Initiated: In Vitro Data Encouraging
HIV Testing - Committee Approves Proposal Allowing Sale of Test Kits in Iowa
HIV Testing - Letter of Intent Signed To Sell Blood and Saliva Tests
HIV-Based Vectors - Pseudotyped, Defective, High-Titer HIV-1 Particles Show Potential
International (Europe) - AIDS Deaths Down in France 25 Percent in 1996
International (Europe) - Caelyx Launch Announced in United Kingdom and Germany To Treat Tumors
Needle Exchange Programs - Lack of Programs May Have Permitted Preventable HIV Infections
Pathogenesis - Correcting Levels of Key Peptide May Help Fight HIV
Pathogenesis - HIV Progression Discovered by Mapping Distribution of Chemokine Receptors
Pediatrics - Award Presented for Critical Study in HIV/AIDS
Prisons - Testing All Inmates for HIV Might Save Money
Prophylaxis (HIV) - San Francisco Hospital Wants To Test "Morning After" Treatment
Survival/Mortality - AIDS Treatment Offers Mixed Blessing
Dengue (Puerto Rico) - "The Economic Impact of Dengue in Puerto Rico: 1984-1994."
Diagnostics (HIV-1) - "Comparison of Branched DNA and RT-PCR Assays for Reproducible Quantification of the Same Sample and Quantification of Different HIV-1 Subtypes."
Disease Associations - "Risk of Cancer in People with AIDS."
Disease Associations - "Upregulation of HIV in Tissues Infected with Opportunistic Pathogens."
Genetic Analysis (HIV-1) - "Positive and Negative Sense Transcription from the HIV-1 LTR."
HIV Gene Therapy - "Gene Therapy in HIV."
Kaposi's sarcoma (Chemotherapy) - "DOX-SL (Stealth Liposomal Doxorubicin HCL) Maintenance Therapy After Response in AIDS-Related Kaposi's Sarcoma."
Kaposi's sarcoma (Chemotherapy) - "The Use of Intralesional Vinblastine in the Treatment of Oral Kaposi's Sarcoma."
Kaposi's sarcoma (Epidemiology) - "Declining Incidence of Kaposi's Sarcoma in Australia: the Australian AIDS Cohort."
Kaposi's sarcoma (Risk Factors) - "Recent Developments in Defining the Cause of Kaposi's Sarcoma."
Long-Term Non-Progressors (HIV-1) - "Update on the Sydney Blood Bank Cohort (SBBC): Long-Term Non-Progressor (LTNP) HIV-1, Blood Transfusion Recipients with a Common Donor, 11DAS
Opportunistic Infections (AIDS) - "The Changing Spectrum of Pulmonary Disorders in AIDS Patients: A Post Mortem Study."
Protease Inhibitors (Antivirial) - "Nonclinical Pharmacokinetics of an HIV Protease Inhibitor."
AIDS Therapies (Neurotoxicity) - "Acetyl-Carnitine Deficiency in AIDS Patients with Neurotoxicity on Treatment with Antiretroviral Nucleoside Analogues."
AIDS Therapies (Syngeneic Lymphocyte Infusions) - "Development of Antibodies to Fetal Calf Serum with Arthus-Like Reactions in Human Immunodeficiency Virus-Infected Patients Given Syngeneic Lymphocyte Infusions."
Blood Banking (Testing) - "Cost-Effectiveness of Expanded Human Immunodeficiency Virus-Testing Protocols for Donated Blood."
Diagnostics (HIV) - "Detection of Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 and Type 2 Antibodies by a New Automated Microparticle Immunoassay AxSYM HIV-1/HIV-2."
HIV Testing - "Evaluation of Two Novel Immunoassays Designed to Detect HIV Antibodies in Oral Fluids."
Immunology (Mucosal Response) - "Mucosal Immune Responses in Four Distinct Compartments of Women Infected with Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1: A Comparison by Site and Correlation with Clinical Information."
Kaposi's sarcoma - "Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor Vascular Permeability Factor Is an Autocrine Growth Factor for AIDS-Kaposi sarcoma."
Kaposi's sarcoma (KSHV) - "Detection of Human Herpesvirus 8 DNA in Semen from HIV-Infected Individuals but Not Healthy Semen Donors."
Kaposi's sarcoma (KSHV) - "Development of a Quantitative Competitive Polymerase Chain Reaction for Human Herpesvirus 8."
Kaposi's sarcoma (KSHV) - "The Prevalence of Serum Antibody to Human Herpesvirus 8 (Kaposi sarcoma-Associated Herpesvirus) among HIV-Seropositive and High-Risk HIV-Seronegative Women."
Kaposi's sarcoma (Therapy) - "Efficacy of Pegylated-Liposomal Doxorubicin in the Treatment of AIDS-Related Kaposi's sarcoma after Failure of Standard Chemotherapy."
Knowledge, Attitudes and Behavior - "Sex, Drugs and HIV Counseling and Testing: A Prospective Study of Behavior-Change among Methadone-Maintenance Clients in New England."
Knowledge, Attitudes and Behavior (HIV) - "AIDS-Related Knowledge and Beliefs among Incarcerated Adolescent Males."
Knowledge, Attitudes and Behavior (HIV) - "Intended Sex with Fewer Partners: An Empirical Test of the AIDS Risk Reduction Model among Injection Drug Users."
Physician-Assisted Suicide - "Physician-Assisted Suicide and Patients with Human Immunodeficiency Virus Disease."
Psychosocial - "Shattered Assumptions: Time and the Experience of Long-Term HIV Positivity."
Psychosocial - "Stability of Mood Despite HIV Illness Progression in a Group of Homosexual Men."
Sexual Behavior - "Sexual Behaviour Patterns and Other Risk Factors for HIV Infection in Rural Tanzania: A Case-Control Study."
Sexual Behavior - "Sexual Negotiation in the AIDS Era: Negotiated Safety Revisited."
Survival/Mortality (HIV) - "Impact of HIV/AIDS on Life Expectancy in the United States."
TB/HIV Coinfection - "Clinical Presentation of Pulmonary Tuberculosis Associated with Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome in Metropolitan Tokyo."
Toxoplasmic Encephalitis - "A Prospective Study of Criteria for the Diagnosis of Toxoplasmic Encephalitis in 186 AIDS Patients."
Transmission (HIV) - "HIV Transmission by Transplantation of Allograft Skin: A Review of the Literature."
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