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AIDS Weekly

Susan Hasty, Publisher

Table of Contents . . . April 5th, 2004

Non-Subscriber - Summaries Only

Related Areas: Other Issues in AIDS Weekly | Other Publications

Drug Development - Cell-penetrating, Rev-binding peptides can protect against HIV

Drug Development - Fungal derivatives show promise as HIV integrase inhibitors

Drug Development - Novel benzophenones show promise as anti-HIV NNRTIs

HIV/AIDS Therapy - Hepatotoxic effects comparable for all ARVs

HIV/AIDS Therapy - Routine resistance testing can improve ART outcome in experienced patients

HIV/AIDS Women's Health - Vitamin A supplements may increase risk of vertical HIV transmission

Brain Cancer - Ritonavir treatment may benefit glioblastoma patients

Breast Cancer - Caelyx demonstrates efficacy, reduced cardiac toxicity

Drug Development - Betulonic acid-based agents active against HIV, influenza A, other viruses

Finance - Biotechnology company completes $23.1M series B financing

Finance - Vaccine development helps drive company's 25% revenue increase in 2003

Genomics & Genetics - Vestigial theta-defensin pseudogenes identified in humans

HIV Exposure - Quebec calls 1200 people for HIV tests, acupuncture clinic reused needles

HIV/AIDS - Canada's Foreign Minister says AIDS crisis has become a human rights issue

HIV/AIDS - Ohio AIDS center to close due to dwindling donations

HIV/AIDS - U.N. plan to treat HIV/AIDS sufferers endangered by lack of money

HIV/AIDS Dementia - Soluble Fas levels in CSF correlate with HIV dementia severity

HIV/AIDS Education - AIDS awareness educators reach out to secretive gay Arab community

HIV/AIDS Opportunistic Infection - First Mycobacterium haemophilum infection in AIDS patient in Italy reported

HIV/AIDS Opportunistic Infection - Novel Cryptococcus species isolated from AIDS patients

HIV/AIDS Prevention - AIDS prevention programs get $47 million infusion from Gates Foundation

HIV/AIDS Proteins - Membrane-active gp41 regions identified

HIV/AIDS Therapy - Impact of HCV coinfection on risk of HAART-induced liver damage reviewed

HIV/AIDS Therapy - Mitochondrial-to-nuclear DNA ratio may mark mitochondrial toxicity

HIV/AIDS Therapy - NIH grant to fund drug development for multidrug-resistant HIV

HIV/AIDS Therapy - Untimed drug levels powerful tool for measuring treatment compliance

HIV/AIDS Vaccine - High-mannose-type oligosaccharides bind to human antibody 2G12

HIV/AIDS Vertical Transmission - HIV p24 antigen test can detect subtype G strains

HIV/AIDS Women's Health - Antiretroviral therapy does not prevent HPV-induced genital lesions

HIV/HCV Coinfection - IFN-alpha with ribavirin can suppress virus-specific immunity

Immunology - Adaptive regulatory T cells suppress killing of persistently infected cells

Immunology - Data presented on molecular mechanism of action for HE2000

Immunology - Effects of morphine on HIV gp160-induced monocyte apoptosis clarified

Immunology - Similarities between HIV infection and aging may aid fight against both

Legal Issues - Rhode Island doctor found guilty of diluting vaccines

Occupational Health - Doctors call for balancing of patient/worker viral transmission protection

Personnel - Bosko Djordjevic elected to board of directors

Poliomyelitis Vaccine - Controversial polio vaccines are safe, Nigerian president says

Psychosocial Issues - Returning to work is difficult for men with HIV/AIDS

Public Health - Hispanics face significant disparities in pharmaceutical treatment

Quality Assurance - Company announces an upgrade to ISO 9001:2000 certification

Simian Foamy Virus - Study confirms transmission of retrovirus

Supplement - JUVEN added to Ross Products' line

Tuberculosis Prevention - New TB vaccine now in Phase I tests

Tuberculosis Therapy - Rifamycin resistance risk similar for rifampin and rifabutin DOT regimens

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