Susan Hasty, Publisher
Table of Contents . . . May 5th, 2003
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HIV/AIDS Vaccine - Peptide constraints enhance anti-gp41 immunogenicity
Pediatric HIV/AIDS - TREC analysis shows little thymic damage during adolescence
AIDS/HIV Therapy - Techniques for optimizing macaque T-cell yields identified
Cytomegalovirus Retinitis - Risk of vision loss is high in AIDS patients
HIV/AIDS Genomics and Genetics - Standard viral genotyping systems suitable for use with non-subtype B strains
HIV/AIDS Vaccine - Adenovirus vector shows promise
AIDS Prevention - CDC tries new strategies in HIV battle
AIDS Research - Stampidine first effective agent against FIV
AIDS Test - FDA clears Cobas Amplicor HIV-1 Monitor Test
AIDS Testing - Rapid HIV test earns regulatory approval for China
AIDS Therapy - Study: Half of HIV patients who died at Parkland not on antiviral
AIDS Therapy - Virucort may slow development of HIV
HIV/AIDS Diagnosis - Modified p24 antigen detection assay effective
HIV/AIDS Diagnostics - Novel immunochromatographic assay fast, accurate
HIV/AIDS Epidemiology - Subtype frequency varies in different regions of Venezuela
HIV/AIDS Pathogenesis - CX3CR1 mutation linked to rapid disease progression
HIV/AIDS Proteomics - Six-helix bundle may protect fusion pores
HIV/AIDS Public Health - Harm reduction programs reduce drug users' risky behavior
HIV/AIDS Public Health - Orphan crisis in sub-Saharan Africa blamed on AIDS prevalence
HIV/AIDS Testing - Novel assay provides fully automatic viremia measurements
HIV/AIDS Therapy - High interlaboratory variability seen in drug level measurements
HIV/AIDS Therapy - Indinavir suppresses glycogen synthesis in HepG2 hepatoma cells
HIV/AIDS Therapy - Test errors do not explain viremia "blips" in patients on combination therapy
HIV/AIDS Vaccine - First AIDS vaccine tested in Africa generates low immune response
Hypertension - HIV Tat protein useful for angiotensin II study
Innovative Research Grants - Drug discovery, development research grant program announced
Kaposi Sarcoma - HHV8 and HIV Tat interaction linked to pathogenesis
Molecular Biology - Discovery of proteins suggests possible new therapeutic targets
Mycobacteria - Ribosomal DNA useful for nontuberculous mycobacteria identification
Opportunistic Infection - Pneumocystis carinii load linked to alveolar macrophage count
Opportunistic Infections - Tobacco use increases pulmonary infection, treatment failure risk
Pediatric HIV/AIDS - Drug-resistant viral genotypes common in neonates
Pneumonia - Efficacy results of DB289 in pneumonia trial released
Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome - Report discusses lessons learned from China crisis
Tuberculosis Therapy - Treatment restores normal neutrophil function in HIV-negative patients
Vaccine Adjuvant - RANTES and CpG oligodeoxynucleotides effective adjuvants in SIV vaccine
Virology - HIV vaccine candidate taken by into phase I trial in U.S., Africa
Virology - Researchers find method to study hidden HIV reservoirs
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