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AIDS Weekly

Susan Hasty, Publisher

Table of Contents . . . December 1st, 2003

Non-Subscriber - Summaries Only

Related Areas: Other Issues in AIDS Weekly | Other Publications

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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