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AIDS Weekly

Susan Hasty, Publisher

Table of Contents . . . June 23rd, 1997

Non-Subscriber - Summaries Only

Related Areas: Other Issues in AIDS Weekly | Other Publications

AIDS Vaccines - Merck Pledges Aggressive Development of HIV DNA Vaccine

AIDS Therapies - Genetic Trickery Offers New Way To Target HIV

AIDS Therapies - Lexirin Strategy Reassessed in Light of AIDS Triple Therapy Success

AIDS Therapies - Multikine Immunotherapy Study Begins

Blood Banking - Traceback Searches Are Valuable in Locating HIV Infected Donors

Cachexia - Nutrient Mixture's Ability To Prevent Muscle Wasting in AIDS Patients Examined

Conference Coverage (NCVDG) - Accessory Genes Improve Apollon HIV DNA Vaccine

Conference Coverage (NCVDG) - EpiMatrix Algorithm Finds New HIV CTL Epitopes

Conference Coverage (NCVDG) - One Deadly Virus Fights Another

Cytomegalovirus - CMV Retinitis May Follow Antiretroviral Therapy

Diabetes - Steroid Conjugates Discovery Offers Therapeutic Promise

HIV Gene Therapy - Therapeutic Genes Transduced into Hematopoietic Stem-Progenitor Cells

HIV Testing - Aware Rapid HIV Test As Accurate As ELISA/Western Blot

HIV Testing - Phase I Studies Completed on Simplex Rapid HIV Saliva Test

Industry News - Worldwide HIV/AIDS Therapeutic Market Report Announced

Industry News (Acquisitions) - New HIV Protease Inhibitors Acquired

Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma - Low Doses of Chemotherapy Effective in Treating Lymphoma

Pathogenesis - Predicting Length of Time Until HIV+ Patients Develop AIDS

Pediatric AIDS - Distinguishing Routine Infections From Immune Deficiency

Prophylaxis - Condom Use Soars in The United States

Prophylaxis - Louisiana Health Department Pushes Its Own Brand of Condoms

Prophylaxis - Phase I Pro 2000 Gel Safety Trial Completed

Vaccine Research - Immunogenic HIV, Rabies Antigens Produced in Plants

Vaccine Research (Adjuvants) - Nontoxic Cholera Mutant Enhances Mucosal Immunity

Immunology (Disease Susceptibility) - "Host Genetics of Tuberculosis, Malaria and HIV Infection in Africans."

Infection Control (International) - "International Epidemics: National Threats."

Kaposi's Sarcoma (Prognosis) - "Prognosis of Kaposi's Sarcoma as an Initial and Later AIDS-Associated Illness."

Kaposi's Sarcoma (Risk Factors) - "Risk Factors for HHV8 Seropositivity and Progression to Kaposi's Sarcoma in a Cohort of Homosexual Men, 1981-96."

Kaposi's Sarcoma (Therapy) - "A Phase I Trial Administering the Angiogenesis Inhibitor TNP-470 (AGM-1470) to Patients (PTS) with HIV Associated Kaposi's Sarcoma (KS)."

Kaposi's Sarcoma (Therapy) - "Stealth Liposomal Doxorubicin or Bleomycin/Vincristine for the Treatment of AIDS-Related Kaposi's Sarcoma."

Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma (Risk Factors) - "Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma in HIV+ and HIV- Homosexual Men in the San Francisco Bay Area: Allergies, Prior Medication Use COMM

Clinical Trials - "An Approach to the Validation of Markers for Use in AIDS Clinical Trials."

Cytomegalovirus - "Cytomegalovirus (CMV) Viremia and the CD4+ Lymphocyte Count as Predictors of CMV Disease in Patients Infected with Human Immunodeficiency Virus."

Diagnostics (HIV) - "Diagnosis of Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection using Citrated Whole Blood."

HIV Vaccines - "Protection of Monkeys Vaccinated with vpr- and/or nef-Defective Simian Immunodeficiency Virus Strain Mac Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 Chimeric Viruses: A Potential Candidate Live-Attenu

HIV Vaccines - "Strong Augment Effect of IL-12 Expression Plasmid on the Induction of HIV-Specific Cytotoxic T Lymphocyte Activity by a Peptide Vaccine Candidate."

Histoplasmosis - "Markedly Elevated Serum Lactate Dehydrogenase Levels are a Clue to the Diagnosis of Disseminated Histoplasmosis in Patients with AIDS."

Immunology - "Function and Phenotype of Immature CD4+ Lymphocytes in Healthy Infants and Early Lymphocyte Activation in Uninfected Infants of Human Immunodeficiency Virus-Infected Mothers."

Immunology - "Severe Life Stress as a Predictor of Early Disease Progression in HIV Infection."

Kaposi's sarcoma (KSHV) - "Detection of Serum Antibodies to a Kaposi's sarcoma-Associated Herpesvirus-Specific Peptide."

Mucosal Candidiasis - "Weekly Fluconazole for the Prevention of Mucosal Candidiasis in Women with HIV Infection - A Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Trial."

Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma - "Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma of the Heart in Patients Infected with Human Immunodeficiency Virus."

Pneumocystis carinii - "A 5-Year Retrospective Review of Adverse Drug Reactions and Their Risk Factors in Human Immunodeficiency Virus-Infected Patients Who Were Receiving Intravenous Pentamidine Therapy for Pneumocystis carinii ENDIT

Primary Care - "Efficiency and Rationality in the Planning of Health Care for People with AIDS: An Application of the Balance of Care Approach."

Sexual Behavior - "Adolescents, Sexual Behavior and HIV-1 in Rural Rakai District, Uganda."

Sexual Behavior - "Assessing Participation Bias in a Sexual Behaviour Survey: Implications for Measuring HIV Risk."

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