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AIDS Weekly

Susan Hasty, Publisher

Table of Contents . . . October 4th, 2004

Non-Subscriber - Summaries Only

Related Areas: Other Issues in AIDS Weekly | Other Publications

Antiretroviral Therapy - Recommendations made for two versus three drugs for postexposure HIV prophylaxis

HIV/AIDS Coinfection - Antiretroviral therapy is safe for women with HCV infection

HIV/AIDS Epidemiology - Factors associated with short delay between initial HIV test and AIDS elucidated

HIV/AIDS Epidemiology - South African youth using safe-sex practices

Information Technology - Novel HIV glucosidase inhibitors developed with computer-aided technology

AIDS/HIV Pathogenesis - AIDS progression linked to Fok-I polymorphism of VDR gene

AIDS/HIV Therapy - Memory CD4+ T cell responses in HIV not restored by antiretroviral therapy

AIDS/HIV Vaccine - Gag CTL-positive vaccinees recipients do not have anti-gag p17 response

AIDS/HIV Vaccine - HIV vaccine combination safe and immunogenic in HIV-negative adults

AIDS/HIV Vaccine - Heat shock protein mediates cross-presentation of exogenous HIV antigen

AIDS/HIV Vaccine - Immune responses to hemagglutinin/SHIV-like particle vaccine reported

AIDS/HIV Vaccine - Immunization with Listeria controls virus load after FIV challenge

AIDS/HIV Vaccine - Methods to monitor oligomeric state of HIV vaccine antigen evaluated

AIDS/HIV Vaccine - Papillomavirus-HIV-1 gp41 virus-like particles induce HIV antibodies

AIDS/HIV Vaccine - Plasmacytoid dendritic cell activation augments SIV-specific T cells

AIDS/HIV Vaccine - Recruiting London gay men into HIV vaccine trial is feasible

AIDS/HIV Vaccine - Screening for HIV-specific T-cell responses recommended

Antiretroviral Therapy - Novel podophyllotoxin derivatives have anti-HIV activity

At-Risk Populations - South Africa: Rural woman risk HIV for employment

Business Update - VScan exposure increases in the Caribbean

Cancer Therapy - Successful pre-IND meeting for AVR118 with FDA reported

Contraception - Personal lubricant has antimicrobial and sperm-inhibiting potential

Diagnostics - Biotech holding company receives endorsement of Infectech's Identikit

Disease Prevention - Zinc deficiency impairs immune function and resistance to infection

Disease Transmission - Lack of contraception in developing counties leaves women susceptible to HIV

Education - South African women using beaded crafts to talk about HIV/AIDS

HIV/AIDS Epidemiology - HIV testing rate among African Americans not increasing due to low awareness

HIV/AIDS Epidemiology - Indigenous foods help mitigate the HIV/AIDS crisis in West and Central Africa

HIV/AIDS Healthcare - HIV specialists and oncologists differ in pain management and palliative care

HIV/AIDS Healthcare - HIV-affected families must deal with complex psychosocial issues

HIV/AIDS Healthcare - Patient-provider relationship must improve to increase long-term quality of life

HIV/AIDS Infection - Normal CD4 and CD8 values established in healthy Chinese adults from Shanghai

HIV/AIDS Prevention - IVDA cessation concomitant with decrease in other addictions and unsafe sex

HIV/AIDS Research - Bivalent miniproteins enhanced anti-HIV activity over monovalent miniproteins

HIV/AIDS Research - HIV-1 nef effects on CD4 expression/infectivity are independent of rafts

HIV/AIDS Research - HIV-specific CTL cultures + IL-7 and IL-15 does not improve cell growth/function

HIV/AIDS Research - Ligands for ICOS potentially suppress HIV-1 replication mainly at entry stages

HIV/AIDS Research - Low-level HIV replication in glial cells associated with p55 alterations

HIV/AIDS Research - Polyanions are able to modulate HIV-1 pathogenesis

HIV/AIDS Research - Presence of functional vif influences HIV-1 infectivity and disease

HIV/AIDS Research - RT residue 215 active in resistance of multidrug-resistant HIV containing i69SS

HIV/AIDS Research - Simple model simulates cellular changes in T cells following HIV-1 infection

HIV/AIDS Research - Trim5 alpha protein restricts HIV-1 and murine leukemia virus

HIV/AIDS Research - Vif expression controlled to be low and optimal by proteasome degradation

HIV/AIDS Therapy - Efavirenz discontinuation associated with multiple factors

HIV/AIDS Therapy - Improved procedures produce good yields of HIV-1 integrase inhibitors

HIV/AIDS Therapy - Traditional healers vital in AIDS prevention and control programs in Africa

HIV/AIDS Treatment - Biopharm company announces start of clinical trial for HIV therapy

HIV/AIDS Treatment - First lady of Zambia dedicates new AIDS treatment clinic in Chikankata, Zambia

HIV/AIDS Treatment - WHO evaluates progress in providing AIDS drugs to victims in developing world

HIV/AIDS-Related Disorder - HIV-related sexual dysfunction in women mainly driven by psychological factors

HIV/AIDS-Related Infection - OI prophylaxis reduces drug-related toxicity and pharmaceutical interactions

HIV/AIDS-Related Neuropathy - gp120 and NRTIs cause sensory neuron apoptosis through activation of JNK pathway

Hepatitis - Strategies to manage patients with viral hepatitis discussed at conference

Hepatitis C Virus - CCR5-Delta32 and CCR2-V641 polymorphisms not related to HCV infection response

Hepatitis C Virus - Cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma increasing despite HCV infection decline

Herpesvirus - Post-transcriptional regulator of KSHV controls gene expression through IRES

Herpesviruses - Marijuana may be useful as an antiviral drug

Human Immunodeficiency Virus - HIV-1 nef down-regulates antigen-presenting molecules

Kaposi Sarcoma - Peptide derived from eosinophil-derived neurotoxin induces apoptosis in KS cells

Legal Issues - Biotechnology company challenges validity of Benitec's Australian patent

Mergers & Acquisitions - Graffinity Pharmaceuticals and MyoContract merge

Misconduct - Travel expenses spark investigation at Arkansas Health Department

Patents - Pharma announces settlement in HIV patent dispute with Roche

Philanthropy - Trick-or-Treat for UNICEF campaign 2004 to help children in Latin America

Pneumococcal Vaccine - Anti-polysaccharide IgG linked to pneumococcal disease risk in HIV-1

Prescription Drug Costs - Arkansas program cuts medications to save money

Retrovirus - TRIM5 alpha genes encode Ref1 and Lv1 retroviral restriction factor activities

Retrovirus Research - FIV nuclear protein Orf-A expresses properties similar to HIV-encoded Vpr

Sexual & Reproductive Health - U.N. says billions more dollars needed to meet goals on sexual health

Virology - HIV-1 Vif: Multiple ways to outsmart the body's defenses?

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