Susan Hasty, Publisher
Table of Contents . . . May 19th, 1997
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Conference Coverage (Blood Safety) - Pc4 Selectively Inactivates Viruses
Conference Coverage (NCVDG) - Baltimore Committee: Fill Gaps in HIV Vaccine Research
Conference Coverage (NCVDG) - HIV's Hidden Epitopes Now a Tempting Vaccine Target
Conference Coverage (NCVDG) - Live SIV Vaccine Protects Against Heterologous Challenge
Conference Coverage (NCVDG) - NIAID Chief Predicts Success for HIV Vaccine Quest
Conference Coverage (NCVDG) - Support Grows for Human Test of Live HIV Vaccine
AIDS Therapies - Drugs Nearly Wipe Out HIV in Tonsils; How Quickly is Debatable
AIDS Therapies - Monoclonal Antibody Blocks HIV Infection In Lab Tests
AIDS Therapies (Alferon N Injection) - Phase III Trial Target Enrollment in HIV+ Patients Completed
AIDS Therapies (PMPA) - Human Testing of Oral PMPA for Treatment of HIV Begins
AIDS Therapies (Rescriptor + AZT) - Drug Trough Concentration Higher in Women with HIV
AIDS Therapies (Viracept) - Drug Availability Expanded in Canada
At-Risk Populations - Experts Gather To Explore Why American Women Are Fastest Growing Group With HIV
Bone Marrow Transplant - Researchers Find Fetal Marrow Highly Effective In Transplants
Contraceptives - Data Complement Anti-STD Activity of PRO 2000 Gel
Drug Development - Anvirzel Developed As Weapon Against Cancer and AIDS
Education and Prevention - Private Funders Often Overlook Prevention Programs
Funding - Grand Jury Indicts Eight on Charges of Misusing AIDS Funds
Funding - Grant Received To Support Women's AIDS Trial Recruitment Program
Funding - Unsanctioned AIDS Charity May Be Diverting Funds From Those In Need
Gay/Lesbian Issues - N. Dakota Votes To Confine Those With HIV; Hate Crimes
Genetics - Gene Modifying Oligonucleotide Technology Applied Successfully to Living Cells.
Genetics - Knocking Out Gene Produces Mighty Mice
Genetics - Link Found To Gene Detection Microbes and Toxic Chemicals
Genetics (QS-21 Adjuvant) - QS-21 Enhances Immune Response of DNA Vaccines
HIV (Testing) - Rapid HIV Test Authorized for Sale in India
HIV Transmission - Women Using Condoms to Prevent STDs Continue Hormonal Contraception
HIV Vaccines - HGP-30 Shows Recognition of Major Subtypes in Human and Animal Studies
Herpes Simplex Virus (Treatment) - Insufficient Forvade Marketing Data Announced
Industry News (Settlement) - Bayer To Pay Millions To U.S. AIDS Survivors
International (Africa) - First African Health Sciences Conference For South Africa
Pathogenesis (Mycobacterium avium) - Receptor-Independent Pathway Involved in M. avium Growth
Pediatrics (Viramune) - Combination Therapy Found Safe/Effective in HIV-1 Infants and Children
Vaccine Development - Researchers Say Bird Virus-Based Vaccine Shows Promise Against HIV
Vertical Transmission - Health Officials Campaign To Help Pregnant HIV Infected Women
Virology - Silent Reservoir Of Cells Source of Latent HIV Infection
DNA Vaccines - "DNA Vaccination: A Novel Genetic Approach to Inducing Immunity Against Disease."
Epidemiology (HIV-1) - "Genetic Diversity of HIV-1 in Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire."
HIV Gene Therapy - "Development of Novel anti-CCR5 Hairpin Ribozyme: Treatment for HIV Infections."
HIV Gene Therapy - "Present and Future Prospects of Gene Therapy for HIV."
HIV Vaccines - "A Synthetic Peptide Immunogen which Mimics SIV Envelope Heterogeneity."
HIV Vaccines - "Characterization of Soluble Suppressor Activity Produced by CD8+ T Lymphocytes from Macaques Immunized with Attenuated SIV Strains."
Pathogenesis (HIV-1) - "HIV-1 Disruption of Hematopoiesis."
Vectors (HIV-1) - "High-Titer Pseudotyped HIV-1 Vectors."
Vectors (HIV-1) - "Intrabody-Mediated Knockout of the High-Affinity IL-2 Receptor in Primary Human T Cells using a Bicistronic HIV-1 Based Vector."
AIDS Therapies (Immunology) - "Potent Inhibition of HIV-1 Infectivity in Macrophages and Lymphocytes by a Novel CCR5 Antagonist."
Cryptococcosis - "Incidence and Factors Associated with Extrapulmonary Cryptococcosis among Persons with HIV Infection in Los Angeles County."
Cryptococcus neoformans - "Cytologic Diagnosis of Cryptococcus neoformans in HIV-Positive Patients."
Epidemiology (HIV) - "Reconstruction and Prediction of the HIV/AIDS Epidemic among Adults in the European Union and in the Low Prevalence Countries of Central and Eastern Europe."
HIV Gene Therapy - "Inhibition of Human Immunodeficiency Virus-1 (HIV-1) Replication after Transduction of Granulocyte Colony-Stimulating Factor-Mobilized CD34+ Cells fro
HIV Gene Therapy - "Studies on the Effect of the Combined Expression of anti-tat and anti-rev Genes on HIV-1 Replication."
HIV Vaccines - "Vaccine-Specific Antibody Responses Induced by HIV-1 Envelope Subunit Vaccines."
HIV/HBV Coinfection - "Interactions Between HIV and Hepatitis B Virus in Homosexual Men: Effects on the Natural History of Infection."
Kaposi's sarcoma (KSHV) - "Human Herpesvirus Type 8 DNA Sequences in Biological Samples of HIV-Positive and Negative Individuals in Sicily."
Kaposi's sarcoma (KSHV) - "Infection with AIDS-Related Herpesviruses in Human Immunodeficiency Virus-Negative Infants and Endemic Childhood Kaposi's sarcoma in Africa."
Kaposi's sarcoma (KSHV) - "Visualization of Human Herpesvirus Type 8 in Kaposi's sarcoma by Light and Transmission Electron Microscopy."
Obstetrics - "Fertility and Reproductive Choice in Women with HIV-1 Infection."
Sexual Health - "Consistency of Condom Use among Users of Injectable Contraceptives."
Sexual Health - "Effect of Changing Partnership Formation Rates on the Spread of Sexually Transmitted Diseases and Human Immunodeficiency Virus."
Sexual Health - "Factors Influencing Condom use Among Heterosexual Users of Injection Drugs and Crack Cocaine."
TB/HIV Coinfection - "Tuberculin Skin Test and CD4+/CD8+ T Cell Counts in Adults Infected with the Human Immunodeficiency Virus in Medellin, Colombia."
Transfusion (Overview) - "Tools for Improving Quality in the Transfusion Service."
Transmission (HIV) - "Late Postnatal Mother-to-Child Transmission of HIV-1 in Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire."
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