Susan Hasty, Publisher
Table of Contents . . . October 11th, 2004
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HIV/AIDS Epidemiology - HIV-1 subtypes unchanged among heterosexuals in England and Wales from 1997-2000
HIV/AIDS Therapy - HIV salvage therapy safe and effective in patients with >200 CD4+ cell counts
HIV/AIDS Therapy - Novel technique monitors safety/efficacy of HIV therapy
HIV/AIDS Therapy - Stereochemistry and regiochemistry of NNRTI profoundly affects anti-HIV activity
Human Immunodeficiency Virus - Targeting of HIV-1 RNA-DNA hybrid structures potential strategy for therapy
AIDS/HIV Therapy - Effort underway to improve the quality of HIV care in U.S.
AIDS/HIV Vaccine - Breakthrough infections occur during HIV-1 vaccine trials
AIDS/HIV Vaccine - Correlates of immune protection in HIV-1 infection reviewed
AIDS/HIV Vaccine - Development of AIDS vaccine from South African perspective presented
AIDS/HIV Vaccine - Filter for HIV-1 vaccine pipeline urgently needed
AIDS/HIV Vaccine - HIV and SIVCTL escape have implications for vaccine design
AIDS/HIV Vaccine - Polymeric microspheres deliver HIV Tat protein in vaccine applications
AIDS/HIV Vaccine - Poxvirus boost of DNA-primed monkeys augments peak lymphocyte responses
AIDS/HIV Vaccine - Program changes needed to introduce vaccines targeted at adolescents
Antimicrobials - Pesticide.net publishes article on antimicrobial technology
Antioxidants - Antioxidant intervention protective against oxidative DNA damage
Bacterial Resistance - MRSA isolated from the environment in a veterinary teaching hospital
Clinical Trials - Phase 2 clinical data indicate Remune induces HIV-specific immune response
Communicable Disease - Proposal would force treatment of communicable diseases
Complementary & Alternative Medicine - African patients with HIV seek out herbal remedies
Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease - vCJD epidemic estimated at 150-500 deaths if 11-15 year incubation period
Drug Development - Bioscience company updates investors on development status of ZFP gene therapies
Drug Safety - Antiretroviral HIV therapy during pregnancy has special considerations
Esophageal Variceal Bleeding - Sanvar IR approved in Mexico for esophageal variceal bleeding, other indications
Feline Virus Infection - Viral infection outbreaks seen in cats in Wroclaw city area in Poland
Generic Drugs - FDA accepts NDA filing for megestrol acetate oral suspension NCD
Global Health - Combining TB treatment, HIV testing and treatment could save many African lives
HIV/AIDS - Reported Los Angeles County AIDS cases up 89% over past 2 years
HIV/AIDS Dementia - HIV dementia mechanism discovered
HIV/AIDS Detection - Confocal microscopy used to detect and quantitate HIV-1 particles
HIV/AIDS Drug Resistance - Only HR-1 sequencing necessary to characterize T-20 resistance in HIV infection
HIV/AIDS Epidemiology - AIDS epidemic poses serious threat to Europe
HIV/AIDS Epidemiology - Primary HIV-1 drug resistance is low in Brazil
HIV/AIDS Epidemiology - Traditional beliefs about cause of AIDS in South Africa lead to social stigmas
HIV/AIDS Funding - Group to support HIV/AIDS community for 3 more years with $1 million grant
HIV/AIDS Healthcare - HIV/AIDS healthcare infrastructure helps decrease risk of drug resistance
HIV/AIDS Healthcare - Psychological needs not being met for HIV-infected heterosexual men
HIV/AIDS Prevention - AIDS prevention programs can be transferred to developing countries
HIV/AIDS Prevention - American Indian center, Harm Reduction Project to track HIV/AIDS
HIV/AIDS Prevention - Asia must tackle HIV in injecting drug users
HIV/AIDS Prevention - California governor signs one needle bill, vetoes another
HIV/AIDS Research - APOBEC3F is suppressed by HIV-1 and HIV-2 Vif proteins
HIV/AIDS Research - Antiretroviral host factor APOBEC3G targets specific virus species
HIV/AIDS Research - Decreased T-cell proliferation is central in CD4 cell expansions induced by IL-2
HIV/AIDS Research - HIV Gag self-association is not significantly influence by the P2 domain
HIV/AIDS Research - HIV-1 Gag assembles to a capsid through the formation of the 60 S multimer
HIV/AIDS Research - HIV-1 Nef equips dendritic cells to reduce survival and function of CD8 cells
HIV/AIDS Research - Human cytidine deaminase APOBEC3G is a broad antiviral enzyme
HIV/AIDS Research - Impaired cytokine production may contribute to OI in patients with CD4 recovery
HIV/AIDS Research - Monocyte behavior in HIV-1 influenced by FNf and protease/antiprotease ratio
HIV/AIDS Research - Monocytes and CD4+ cell compartmentalization of HIV-1 occur in late infection
HIV/AIDS Research - NRTIs have different effects on resting cells infected with HIV
HIV/AIDS Research - Prostate is a reservoir for HIV-1
HIV/AIDS Research - Residual granulocytes likely source of alpha-defensins released into CD8 culture
HIV/AIDS Research - TRIM5alpha important natural barrier to cross-species retrovirus transmission
HIV/AIDS Therapy - Access to HAART increasing in Thailand
HIV/AIDS Therapy - Antifungal peptides inhibit HIV-1 reverse transcriptase
HIV/AIDS Therapy - DCP analogues are potent anti-HIV agents
HIV/AIDS Therapy - Guidelines detail provision of adherence support to individuals receiving HAART
HIV/AIDS Therapy - No clinically significant drug interactions observed with tenofovir DF
HIV/AIDS Therapy - RNA aptamers promising as anti-HIV therapeutic tool
HIV/AIDS Therapy - Serum-free IC50 values determined for lopinavir and ritonavir
HIV/AIDS Therapy - Single mutations at HR1 env region result in loss of susceptibility to ENF
HIV/AIDS Transmission - Street children/youth in Turkey misinformed about HIV transmission/protection
HIV/AIDS-Associated Disease - HIV-1 Tat increases adhesion of monocytes and T-cells to the endothelium
HIV/AIDS-Associated Tuberculosis - TB control/HIV care failures may contribute to continuing HIV-associated TB
HIV/AIDS-Related Drug Resistance - Novel method detects drug resistance of M-tropic and T-tropic HIV isolates
HIV/AIDS-Related Immunology - ILT2 expression may interfere with CD8 cell function by suppressing IFN-gamma
HIV/AIDS-Related Lipoatrophy - No change in mtDNA copy numbers in PBMCs in patients switched to abacavir
Hepatitis C Virus - Liver fibrosis predicts pegIFN/ribavirin outcome in HCV coinfection
Hepatitis C Virus Infection - Non-injecting sexual partners of HCV-infected persons at high risk for infection
Hepatitis C Virus Research - Hepatitis C virus targets DC-SIGN and L-SIGN to escape lysosornal degradation
Immunization - Combining treatment and testing of TB and HIV could save lives in Africa
Kaposi Sarcoma-Associated Herpesvirus - Recombinant KSHV with fluorescent protein enables study of lytic gene expression
Medical Marijuana - State medical marijuana applications open in October
Retrovirus Research - SIV Vpr/Vpx kill bystander noninfected CD4+ cells by induction of apoptosis
Sexually Transmitted Diseases - South Africa: Close connection between sexual assault and women's STI, HIV risk
Stem Cell Research - Economic study demonstrates Proposition 71 benefits to California's economy
Tuberculosis - Bovine tuberculosis is a new threat to Africa
Virology - Study of capsid proteins may shed light on retroviruses
Virology Vaccine - Dendritic cell vaccine protects against Friend retrovirus infection
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