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AIDS Weekly

Susan Hasty, Publisher

Table of Contents . . . March 1st, 2004

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Related Areas: Other Issues in AIDS Weekly | Other Publications

HIV/AIDS Gene Therapy - Novel gp41-derived peptides inhibit HIV cell entry

Pediatric HIV/AIDS - HAART induces abnormal bone metabolism, reduces BMD in children

HIV/AIDS - Microbead-conjugated anti-gp41 antibodies can isolate HIV-infected cells

HIV/AIDS Pathogenesis - C-type lectin DC-SIGN microdomains enable HIV entry

HIV/AIDS Therapy - Lipid membranes likely involved in enfuvirtide activity

HIV/AIDS Therapy - T-20 cross-reactive gp41 antibody does not reduce T-20 efficacy

AIDS Therapy - Three-year data highlight Viread efficacy, safety, and side effect profile

Blood Screening - Procleix Ultrio Assay clinical trials commence

Business & Finance - Company to close Palo Alto facilities, cut workforce, focus on drug discovery

Chronic Fatigue Syndrome - Phase III CFS clinical trial complete

Cognitive Function - Alcohol abuse history could pose problems for HIV patients

Collaborations - Marketing agreement signed for promotion of aspergillus test

Drug Development - Antiretroviral mechanisms of DSB identified

Drug Development - Antiviral and DNA-cleaving activities of fullerene derivatives reviewed

Drug Development - Inhibition of HIV integrase by styrylquinoline derivatives characterized

Facial Lipoatrophy - FDA accepts filing for Sculptra

Finance - Cachexia drug developer secures $12M in financing

Fungal Infection - Whole genome optical map completed of world's most frequent fungal infection

HIV Prevention - LA County to intensify fight against HIV, STDs in gay bathhouses

HIV Transmission - Rate in U.S. is approximately 4% per year

HIV/AIDS - AIDS threatens Mozambique teachers and students

HIV/AIDS - Bayesian inference used to clarify evolutionary relationship of HIV, SIV

HIV/AIDS - Bulgarians in AIDS trial supported by Libyan virologist

HIV/AIDS - HIV discrimination case settled by surgeon

HIV/AIDS Dementia - CXCR4 mediates gp120 neurotoxicity in cerebellar granule cells

HIV/AIDS Epidemiology - AIDS rising in black male college students

HIV/AIDS Epidemiology - HIV rates, risk factors among different IDU types determined

HIV/AIDS Funding - Geneva-based agency to provide India with funds to prevent AIDS

HIV/AIDS Infection - HIV among pregnant women at Mexican hospital much higher than reported earlier

HIV/AIDS Opportunistic Infection - Enyzme immunoassay suitable for cryptosporidiosis diagnosis

HIV/AIDS Opportunistic Infection - Murine T cytotoxic-1 CD8 cells are effector cells against P. carinii

HIV/AIDS Proteomics - Pol incorporation into Gag VLPs is independent of upstream Gag domain

HIV/AIDS Proteomics - Protease activity regulates Env-mediated membrane fusion

HIV/AIDS Public Health - Social networks and oral testing improve minority HIV screening rates

HIV/AIDS RNA Research - Nucleocapsid-RNA interactions crucial for stability, but not assembly

HIV/AIDS Receptor Studies - Internalization and recycling mechanisms of CCR5 clarified

HIV/AIDS Therapy - Effects of indinavir on sterol, fatty acid homeostasis clarified

HIV/AIDS Therapy - Houston firm set to begin human trials of new HIV treatment

HIV/AIDS Therapy - Injection drug use attenuates HAART benefits

HIV/AIDS Therapy - Methamphetamines augment HIV replication in humans

HIV/AIDS Treatment - December price hike on AIDS medicine under investigation

HIV/AIDS Treatment - LA-based AIDS care group sues over huge increase in cost of drug

HIV/AIDS Treatment - Two-drug regimen can reduce vertical transmission risk to below 2%

HIV/AIDS Vaccine - Measles virus expressing HIV proteins induces antibodies to HIV

HIV/AIDS Vaccine - Monoclonal antibodies show promise for AIDS vaccines

HIV/HBV Coinfection - HBV treatment can lead to recovery of virus-specific T-cell responses

Healthcare Access - HIV treatment as a human right - learning from Thailand's experience

Healthcare Access - Nigerian AIDS sufferers complain that shortages and corruption threaten lives

Hepatitis C Virus - Highest therapy response rates to date seen in coinfected patients

Hepatitis Virus - Clinical trials of Procleix Ultrio Assay begin on Procleix Tigris system

Immunology - HIV exhausts the immune system through chronic nonspecific activation

Legal Issues - Prosecutors investigating December price hike on AIDS medicine

Patents - Patent granted for EradicAide technology to diagnose, prevent, treat AIDS

Pediatric HIV/AIDS - Production of drug-sensitive HIV continues in children during successful HAART

Perinatal HIV - Nevirapine plus zidovudine to prevent perinatal HIV in Thailand

Perinatal HIV - Stopping AIDS spread to newborns may harm mothers

Personnel - Biopharmaceutical company appoints Kevin Reilly to board of directors

Personnel - Biotechnology company appoints new member to board of directors

Pharmacokinetics - Pharmacokinetics of emtricitabine in HIV-infected children determined

Public Health - Should compulsory screening of immigrants be part of U.K. policy?

Restructuring - Biopharmaceutical research company reduces debt

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