Susan Hasty, Publisher
Table of Contents . . . December 1st, 2003
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HIV/AIDS Immunotherapy - IL-7 safely stimulates T-cell renewal in SIV-infected macaques
HIV/AIDS Risk Factor - Alpha1-antitrypsin gene mutations may raise HIV infection risk
HIV/AIDS Diagnostics - Heat-denatured signal-amplified HIV p24 assay suitable for use in developing areas
HIV/AIDS Diagnostics - Novel molecular HIV test has single-copy sensitivity for viral RNA
HIV/AIDS Lipodystrophy - Elevated cytokine levels in adipose tissue suppress adiponectin output in HALS patients
HIV/AIDS Therapy - Long-term HAART does not lead to full T-cell recovery
AIDS Epidemiology - Bisexuality, abuse, drugs behind AIDS spread among South's rural blacks
AIDS Prevention - China can use lessons from anti-SARS battle to take on AIDS, U.N. expert says
Addiction Medicine - High-dose methadone linked to QT prolongation and Torsades de Pointes in HIV patients
Co-Morbid Disease - New TB vaccine shows promise in people with AIDS
Finance - Biopharma company announces third quarter 2003 financial results
Finance - Company reports record first quarter sales of VScan test kits
Finance - Lipid-focused company reports improved results in third quarter
Fungal Infections - Ravuconazole, voriconazole, and albaconazole are active against Chaetomium
Genomics and Genetics - Human genes involved in HIV life cycle have high alternate splicing rates
HIV Diagnostic - Investigational device exemption application submitted for HIV-1 test
HIV Gene Therapy - Gene vector for HIV cleared to begin phase I/II trial
HIV Vaccine - Preclinical development program initiated for new HIV vaccine candidate
HIV and AIDS Prevention - HIV-related preventive behavior in U.S. improves in many population groups
HIV/AIDS Dementia - Oxidative stress likely involved in early HIV Tat-related neurodegeneration
HIV/AIDS Diagnostics - Despite high cost, PCR assay for group O HIV suitable for use in endemic areas
HIV/AIDS Epidemiology - Children left motherless by AIDS in U.S. drops from 1978 to 1998
HIV/AIDS Proteomics - HIV Nef signaling - but not trafficking - underlies impaired T-cell development
HIV/AIDS Proteomics - HIV Nef's ability to downregulate MHC-I molecules key to viral immune escape
HIV/AIDS Proteomics - HIV Tat interacts with distinct proteasomal alpha and beta subunits
HIV/AIDS Therapy - Educational program fails to improve adherence to HIV treatment in minority patients
HIV/AIDS Therapy - Expanded HIV care needed for aborigines and women in Canada
HIV/AIDS Therapy - HAART effective for pediatric HIV patients
HIV/AIDS Therapy - LC/MS/MS assay suitable for measuring atazanavir levels in peripheral blood
HIV/AIDS Therapy - Rituximab shows promise for HIV patients with Castleman disease
HIV/AIDS Transmission - Whole milk component of breast milk carries highest HIV load
HIV/AIDS Vaccine - Attenuated FIV vaccine protects against systemic or mucosal challenge
Healthcare Access - China offers free treatment to AIDS patients with financial woes
Opportunistic Infection - Mycobacterium xenopi treatment is unnecessary for HIV patients on HAART
Patents - Patent expands adeno-associated virus manufacturing processes and technology
Pediatric AIDS - Potential low-cost options for monitoring disease status described
Policy - AIDS epidemic should be treated as a disaster
Policy - UNAIDS welcomes Canada's move to implement WTO pact on generic medicines
Regulatory Issues - WHO steps up action against fake medicines
Tuberculosis Diagnostics - Amplified ribosomal DNA restriction analysis useful for identifying M. tuberculosis
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