Susan Hasty, Publisher
Table of Contents . . . April 12th, 2004
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Drug Development - Novel HIV fusion inhibitor T-1249 safe, effective in early trials
HIV/AIDS Therapy - HIV-infected cells have heightened vulnerability to electrical damage
HIV/AIDS Dyslipidemia - Bone mineral loss frequent in female patients during HAART
HIV/AIDS Neuropathology - Murine spatial learning and long-term potentiation disrupted by HIV Tat
HIV/AIDS Pathogenesis - Thiol/disulfide exchange needed for R4 HIV T-cell fusion during viral entry
Kaposi Sarcoma - Novel immunoassay distinguishes KS from mimics
Atherosclerosis - Heart disease more common, progresses quicker in HIV patients
Business Update - Immtech continued to prepare for commercialization
Disease Transmission - Project aims to develop microbicides to protect women against HIV
Finance - Biotech company loss of $0.05 per share, provides clinical update
Finance - Biotech company reports 2003 net loss of $11.0 million
HIV/AIDS - AIDS conference to mobilize leaders to get drugs to the needy
HIV/AIDS - African delegates meet to plan joint response to AIDS pandemic
HIV/AIDS - Applications submitted for fixed-dose coformulation of Viread and Emtriva
HIV/AIDS - Health Canada official to join global HIV partnership
HIV/AIDS - More government, community involvement needed to tackle Asia AIDS epidemic
HIV/AIDS - Phase I clinical trial initiated for PA-457 oral anti-HIV compound
HIV/AIDS - Retina Rainbow HIV-1 RNA test distributors announced
HIV/AIDS - U.N. report: AIDS threatens China's progress in living standards
HIV/AIDS Awareness - Media coverage of HIV/AIDS decreasing, but focus on global epidemic increasing
HIV/AIDS Cancer - Anti-HHV-8 therapy effective against multicentric Castleman disease
HIV/AIDS Cancer - Bone marrow features in AIDS patients characterized
HIV/AIDS Drug Resistance - Development of indinavir resistance can be insidious
HIV/AIDS Epidemiology - "Dipping" may throw off conventional measures of sexual behavior
HIV/AIDS Epidemiology - HIV rates rising among the elderly
HIV/AIDS Epidemiology - Pacific islands face rapidly expanding HIV epidemic
HIV/AIDS Genomics & Genetics - Effect of within-patient HIV mutation on population-level evolution clarified
HIV/AIDS Genomics & Genetics - Recombination dynamics of HIV genome determined
HIV/AIDS Immune Control - HIV-induced phenotype changes hamstring Gag-specific CD4 cells
HIV/AIDS Immune Control - HIV-infected lymphocytes modulate fibronectin output via TGFbeta1 secretion
HIV/AIDS Immune Control - Interaction between Leishmania and HIV clarified
HIV/AIDS Neuropathology - Effects of HAART on CNS disorders elucidated
HIV/AIDS Policy - Failures of Russian AIDS policy dissected
HIV/AIDS Policy - Politics of AIDS control in Uganda examined
HIV/AIDS Prevention - Gates Foundation provides $47 million for AIDS programs in India
HIV/AIDS Public Health - Participatory action research program has promising results in Philippines
HIV/AIDS RNA Research - Novel base triple identified in HIV TAR hairpin
HIV/AIDS Therapy - Lipid profiles induced by different antiretroviral drugs characterized
HIV/AIDS Tuberculosis - Effects of HIV/TB coinfection of mothers in poor areas clarified
HIV/AIDS Vaccine - AIDS vaccine to be tested on humans
HIV/HBV Coinfection - Treatment for HBV infection in HIV patients reviewed
Heart Disease - Safety study of Lexipafant completed, phase III commences
Infectious Disease - Oral mucosa defends against Candida albicans infection in humans
Kaposi Sarcoma - Inflammatory cytokines may aid KSHV latency
Legal Issues - AIDS care group sues drug company for false advertising
Medical Marijuana - Spokespeople sought to endorse marijuana in variety of medical applications
Personnel - Diagnostics company names Giles Crouch VP marketing & business development
Policy - New report finds UN stance on illicit drugs fuel global HIV infections
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