AIDS Weekly

HIV/AIDS Therapy - Antiretroviral treatment decisions based on toxicity/resistance/convenience

HIV/AIDS Therapy - Each nucleoside/nucleotide backbone of HIV therapy has its advantages

HIV/AIDS Therapy - Genotypic HIV drug resistance in plasma may predict resistance in genital tract

HIV/AIDS Therapy - Improved activity of abacavir prodrug due to increased CBV-TP metabolites

HIV/AIDS Therapy - Mandela urges South Africans to participate in AIDS survey

HIV/AIDS Therapy - Marketing authorization application submitted for Tipranavir

HIV/AIDS Therapy - Mechanism elucidated for bleomycin inhibition of HIV-1

HIV/AIDS Therapy - NRTIs decrease mitrochondrial DNA synthesis and oxidative enzyme content

HIV/AIDS Therapy - Quality of life increased with enfuvirtide plus optimized background regimen

HIV/AIDS Therapy - Safety data should not be extrapolated from early to new HIV protease inhibitors

HIV/AIDS Transmssion - Woman gets jail time for violating HIV law

HIV/AIDS-Related Cardiology - Surgical drainage not justified in AIDS-related cardiac tamponade

HIV/AIDS-Related Depression - Nonadherence to HAART independently associated with depression

HIV/AIDS-Related Insulin Resistance - Indinavir increases glucose production in healthy HIV-uninfected men

HIV/AIDS-Related Mycobacterium - Mycobacterium avium complex infection in HIV infection rare in the era of HAART

HIV/AIDS-Related Nutrition - Nutrition management is complicated in HIV-infected persons

HIV/AIDS-Related Renal Disease - Increased prevalence of HIV-related end-stage renal disease is minimal

HIV/AIDS-Related Wasting Syndrome - Hyperphagia contributes to normal body composition in asymptomatic HIV infection

Healthcare Delivery - Performance incentives improve quality of TB/HIV healthcare delivery

Healthcare Disparities - Blacks get HIV medications later than whites

Hepatitis - Hepatitis study information presented at conference

Hepatitis B Virus - EMEA issues positive opinion on hepatitis B vaccine containing Corixa's MPL

Herpesvirus - E2F1/CDK2 promoter activation requires N- and C-terminal regions of KSHV LANA

Herpesvirus - Kaposi sarcoma-associated herpesvirus immediate early gene activity explored

Human Papillomavirus - Microscopy/RT-PCR identifies mechanisms of long-term HPV oral mucosal infection

Immunology - Subnormal immunity to measles in found in HIV+ mothers and infant cord blood

Information Technology - DRC wins $4.8M contract to support the U.S. Navy's HIV management system

Kaposi Sarcoma Herpesvirus - KSHV ORF36 protein kinase activates c-Jun N-terminal kinase signaling pathway

Kaposi Sarcoma-Related Herpesvirus - Poly(ADP-ribose) polymerase 1 binds to KSHV TR and modulates latency replication

Leukemia - Antiviral therapy for adult T cell leukemia lymphoma is promising

Mother-to-Child HIV Transmission - P-glycoprotein inhibitors plus indinavir might reduce vertical infection

Natural Products - HIV-1 inhibitory compounds isolated from Calophyllum brasiliense leaves

Pediatric Cancer - Nongenetic causes are most likely risk factors for childhood cancer development

Personnel - Yves Rosconie named president, CEO of Canadian endocrin-focused biopharm company

Pneumocystis Carinii Pneumonia - Enrollment completed for DB289 clinical trial in Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia

Quality of Life - Physically active HIV-infected persons have higher life satisfaction

Sexual & Reproductive Health - Rare sexually transmitted disease on rise in Netherlands

Sexual Dysfunction - Study finds high prevalence of sexual dysfunction in HIV+ women

Stem Cell Transplantation - Daily IV busulfan + cyclophosphamide for 4 days followed by SCT may be toxic

Tuberculosis -  Mycobacterium avium strains exhibit differential virulence

Type 2 Diabetes - Data demonstrate the potential of arimoclomol for the treatment of diabetes

Vaccine Development - License agreement reached for MedPulser DNA Delivery System in two applications

West Nile Virus - Diagnostics company announces clearance of diagnostic assay for West Nile Virus

World Population - United Nations report says world population could be 9 billion in 2300