AIDS Weekly
Susan Hasty, Publisher
Table of Contents . . . August 9th, 2004
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HIV/AIDS Blood Safety - Nucleic acid testing for HIV-1 and HIV-2 increases safety of donated blood
HIV/AIDS Prognostics - T cell activation/maturation help predict treatment response in HIV infection
HIV/AIDS Research - HIV-1 RNA level in cervical secretions influenced by menstrual cycle
HIV/AIDS Research - Minor baseline HIV protease mutation predict 90M mutation at virological failure
AIDS Therapy - NAFTA officials back generic AIDS drugs for poor nations
AIDS/HIV - AIDS-related episodes on TV program increase calls to CDC AIDS hotline
AIDS/HIV Therapy - Protective T-cell epitope in p15gag of leukemia virus identified
Abortion - Africa: Efforts to prevent unsafe abortions fall short, especially for HIV+
Allergy & Immunology - Novel mechanism used by infectious agents subverts first line of host defense
Antimicrobial Resistance - MRSA and vancomycin-resistant enterococci associated with adverse outcomes
Antiretroviral Therapy - I50L is signature mutation for ATV resistance in treatment-naive HIV-1-infection
Antiretroviral Therapy - Stability and activity of ADAM NNRTIs improved
Business Update - Supply company signs agreement with Bayer Diagnostics
Cervical Cancer - Common therapy for HIV associated with cervical abnormality regression
Collaborations - siRNA deal expanded, candidates chosen for development against HIV
Contraception - Use of birth control by HIV positive women in France evaluated
Diagnostics - T. vaginalis infection in men detected by sampling multiple genitourinary sites
Diagnostics - Molecular diagnostics tests provided to Quest Diagnostics
Drug Development - New database will contain published, unpublished HIV protein info
Evolutionary Biology - HIV reveals evolution of a primate defense against intragenomic infiltrators
Finance - Viral disease-focused company provides preliminary second quarter results
HIV Prevention - New HIV entry inhibitor drug candidate to advance to phase II
HIV Therapy - Tipranavir safety, pharmacokinetics data reported at AIDS conference
HIV/AIDS - Africa: Vaginal gel promising for HIV prevention
HIV/AIDS - CEO asserts patent protection is crucial for next generation HIV/AIDS medicines
HIV/AIDS - Company reports negative results for phase III HIV/AIDS study
HIV/AIDS - Data offers best HIV RNA response in given highly active antiretroviral therapy
HIV/AIDS - Female peer educators in Djibouti emphasize change in sexual behavior
HIV/AIDS - Four new AIDS medicines added to the WHO prequalification list
HIV/AIDS - Fuzeon-based therapy provides significant long-term benefit
HIV/AIDS - Interim analysis of a Phase IIb study of tipranavir in HIV-positive patients
HIV/AIDS - Microbicide research at USAID gets funding boost in House bill
HIV/AIDS - Mothers, babies in South Africa will continue nevirapine monotherapy for now
HIV/AIDS - Pharma company presents clinical data HIV drugs, including PA-457
HIV/AIDS - REYATAZ received FDA approval to include new data and dosing in package insert
HIV/AIDS - Reverset clinical trial results presented at AIDS conference
HIV/AIDS - Studies Viread and Emtriva published in JAMA
HIV/AIDS - UN official says only empowering women can slow AIDS epidemic in Africa
HIV/AIDS - UN: Action against AIDS must address epidemic's increasing effect on women
HIV/AIDS - West African community joins network of community-based treatment support programs
HIV/AIDS & Heart Disease - CABG for unstable angina does not effect CD4 cells and HIV viral load
HIV/AIDS Diagnostics - Clinical trials begin for HIV lateral flow rapid tests
HIV/AIDS Diagnostics - HIV-1 subtype G detected using Cobas ampliscreen test
HIV/AIDS Epidemiology - CDC reports stability of HIV rates among older Americans
HIV/AIDS Funding - UNAIDS welcomes U.K.'s new 1.5 billion pound AIDS strategy
HIV/AIDS Managed Care - Solid organ transplantation in HIV-infected patients feasible in era of HAART
HIV/AIDS Prevention - Foundation launches major initiative to prevent spread of HIV
HIV/AIDS Prevention - HIV trends among men who have sex with men reported at AIDS conference
HIV/AIDS Prevention - Lay health advisor-based AIDS programs successfully employ safe sex practices
HIV/AIDS Prevention - Progress seen in adolescent sexual health
HIV/AIDS Prevention - Treatment availability in Botswana sparks demand for HIV testing services
HIV/AIDS Prevention - U.N.-supported group launches HIV/AIDS media education efforts
HIV/AIDS Prevention - Unique radio drama compels people in Botswana to seek AIDS information
HIV/AIDS Prevention - Yale receives $2.1 million grant for HIV work in India
HIV/AIDS Research - Activated macrophage/microglial cells have neuroprotective role in HIV infection
HIV/AIDS Research - Activated naive B cells in HIV-1 infection down-regulate CXCR5 on their surface
HIV/AIDS Research - Anti-HIV activity found in peptides derived from SDF-1 C-terminal sequence
HIV/AIDS Research - Bidirectional SF2/ASF-/SRp40-dependent ESE regulates HIV-1 rev/env/vpu/nef mRNAs
HIV/AIDS Research - C-terminus alterations of HIV-1 vpr do not correlate to disease intensity
HIV/AIDS Research - Configurations of metallocyclams and relevance to anti-HIV activity elucidated
HIV/AIDS Research - HIV-1 genomes reside within actively transcribed host genes in resting CD4 cells
HIV/AIDS Research - ICAM-3 increases HIV-1 transcription and viral production
HIV/AIDS Research - Nef enhances infectivity of HIV-1 particles produced in primary T cells
HIV/AIDS Research - Proteoglycans contribute to HIV-1 brain invasion
HIV/AIDS Research - SIN HIV-1-based vectors identify synthetic endothelial cell-specific promoters
HIV/AIDS Testing - AtHomeDiagnostics.com offers only FDA-approved HIV test for sale to consumers
HIV/AIDS Testing - New HIV/AIDS tests more accurate, reproducible, cheaper, study shows
HIV/AIDS Therapies - Pharmaceutical firm shares results from programs to fight HIV/AIDS
HIV/AIDS Therapy - South African pharma company granted patent license for HIV/AIDS drug efavirenz
HIV/AIDS Therapy - Study results of protease inhibitor for AIDS presented at conference
HIV/AIDS Therapy - University medical researchers discuss findings at International AIDS Conference
HIV/AIDS Transmission - GMHC addresses meth use and syphilis as they relate to HIV transmission
HIV/AIDS Treatment - Companies to develop co-package of Combivir and Viramune for developing world
HIV/AIDS Vaccine - Biopharma company reports encouraging preliminary HIV/AIDS vaccine results
HIV/AIDS Vaccine - First patients enrolled in HIV vaccine trial
HIV/AIDS Vaccine - Preliminary EP HIV-1090 trial data presented at international AIDS conference
HIV/AIDS Vaccine - Tomatoes may offer edible AIDS vaccine
Hepatitis - Assay proven to ID previously undedectable hepatitis B blood donations
Herpesvirus - Herpesvirus protease inhibited by dimer disruption
Herpesvirus - KSHV-encoded latency-associated NA inhibits lytic replication by targeting Rta
Herpesvirus - Kaposi sarcoma-associated herpesvirus GP K8.1 is dispensable for virus entry
Immunology - Drug company reports data on HIV research at international AIDS conference
Immunology - T-cell differentiation distinct in persistent human virus infection
Influenza A Virus - PB1-F2 creates variably sized pores in planar lipid membranes
Legal Issues - CytRx provides update on Massachusetts Ethics Commission preliminary inquiry
Oral Mucositis - Clinical study of MF5232 for oral mucositis drug yields positive results
Pediatric HIV/AIDS - Antiretroviral treatment raises cholesterol in children
Pharmaceutical & Drug Development - Lymphocytes transformed by EBV-related HSV may be useful for antiviral screening
Pharmaceutical & Drug Development - Novel screening assay identifies antiviral compounds
Pharmaceutical & Drug Development - Protease inhibitor nelfinavir inhibits replication of coronavirus
Prion Diseases - Technology reduces infectious prions from blood prior to transfusion
Pulmonary Hypertension - Pulmonary arterial hypertension guidelines caution calcium channel blocker use
Retrovirology - BAF has roles in chromatin, nuclear structure, and retrovirus integration
Retrovirus - Foamy virus reverse transcriptase has greater polymerase activity than HIV-1 RT
Substance Abuse - HIV treatment programs routinely exclude drug users, experts warn
Transplant Medicine - Illinois first state with law allowing HIV organ transplants
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