Susan Hasty, Publisher
Table of Contents . . . December 20th, 2004
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HIV/AIDS & Tuberculosis - TB enhances efficient HIV transmission in lower respiratory tract mucosa
HIV/AIDS Disease Progression - Selenium status associated with increased HIV disease progression in pregnancy
HIV/AIDS Research - Selected AA substitutions in C-terminal region of HIV-1 CA affect virus assembly
HIV/AIDS Research - Viremic HIV-1 infection associated with increased overall NK cell activity
AIDS/HIV Pathogenesis - DC-SIGN interference inhibits HIV transmission from dendritic to T cells
AIDS/HIV Pathogenesis - Leukocyte antigen alleles linked to viral load in HIV seroconverters
AIDS/HIV Transmission - Topical microbicides to prevent HIV-1 transmission compared
AIDS/HIV Vaccine - Disease-modifying HIV vaccines could increase epidemic severity
AIDS/HIV Vaccine - HIV immunization strategies involve adenovirus and poxvirus vaccine vectors
AIDS/HIV Vaccine - Increased HIV mucosal replication linked to mucosal cytokine activation
AIDS/HIV Vaccine - Method to predict impact of nonsterilizing vaccine against HIV developed
Business Update - Diagnostics company continues to expand in Southeast Asia
Clinical Trials - Company suspends enrollment in phase 3 study of pathogen inactivation system
Collaborations - Companies to develop HIV vaccine
Disease Transmission - More prenatal care in developing world needed to combat HIV/AIDS
Evolutionary Biology - A possible ancient origin for tuberculosis found in Casablanca
Gender & Health - Gender inequities fuel spread of HIV
Gender & Health - Women and girls need access to AIDS therapies and protection from violence
Global Health - Four million more health workers required to improve global health
Global Health - Important priorities for prevention and treatment of HIV/AIDS
Grants - Dartmouth ends foundation with $1.6 million grant
HIV Therapy - Interim results reported from second phase III study of tipranavir
HIV/AIDS - Evangelicals willing to donate money to support children orphaned by AIDS
HIV/AIDS - Microbicide producer comments on the UNAIDS/WHO 2004 AIDS Epidemic Update
HIV/AIDS - Proof-of-principle results for HIV drug candidate released
HIV/AIDS Diagnosis - CDC updates status of HIV testing in U.S.
HIV/AIDS Education - U.N. system marks World AIDS Day by spotlighting epidemic's impact on women
HIV/AIDS Epidemiology - Rates of U.S. HIV/AIDS diagnoses are steady; racial disparities persist
HIV/AIDS Epidemiology - Ten U.N. agencies urge new focus on women and HIV in Latin America
HIV/AIDS Funding - $1.6 million grant will fund children's clinic in Tanzania
HIV/AIDS Funding - HHS awards $10.4 million to fight AIDS on 3 continents
HIV/AIDS Pathogenesis - Complement receptor type 3 increases productive HIV-1 infection of DCs
HIV/AIDS Prevention - Africa: HIV prevention efforts don't address specific needs of women
HIV/AIDS Prevention - Counseling plus case management reduces HIV risk behaviors in IVDUs
HIV/AIDS Prevention - Health experts urge U.S. to expand AIDS prevention policies
HIV/AIDS Prevention - Health groups, researchers fight AIDS spread in women
HIV/AIDS Prevention - Illinois Governor bars health agency from giving out flavored condoms
HIV/AIDS Prevention - Inconsistent condom use related to abuse history and HIV serostatus
HIV/AIDS Prevention - Thousands rally to mark World AIDS Day in Bangladesh
HIV/AIDS Research - HIV-1 virus-like particles lacking nucleocapsid domain fail to package APOBEC3G
HIV/AIDS Research - NIAID seeks applicants to lead revamped HIV/AIDS clinical trials networks
HIV/AIDS Risk - Asia marks World AIDS Day amid new warnings that women most at risk
HIV/AIDS Therapy - HIV research project scoops innovation prize
HIV/AIDS Therapy - Multiple factors affect quality of life for male HIV/AIDS patients on HAART
HIV/AIDS Therapy - New cell therapy can make HIV its own worst enemy
HIV/AIDS Therapy - Novel indole beta-diketo acid derivatives have anti HIV-1 integrase activity
HIV/AIDS Therapy - Promising early insight into HIV vaccine research
HIV/AIDS Therapy - Two AIDS medicines back on WHO prequalification list
HIV/AIDS Transmission - Preventing infection among HIV+ men who have sex with men reviewed
HIV/AIDS Treatment - U.N. health agency reinstates two Indian AIDS drugs to approved list
HIV/AIDS Treatment - U.S. women with HIV lack access to healthcare
HIV/AIDS Treatment - United Nations urges better help for women, girls infected with HIV
HIV/AIDS Trends - Government falls short of pledge to 'break the back' of AIDS
HIV/AIDS Trends - North Dakota has lowest incidence of AIDS
HIV/AIDS-Associated Infection - Fusospirochetosis causes necrotic oral ulcers in HIV-infected patients
HIV/AIDS-Related Pneumocystis - Pneumocystis pneumonia infection is a continuing public health issue
Liposomal Delivery - Ovarian cancer cells internalize TAT-peptide modified liposomes by endocytosis
Medical Misconduct - Killer nurse reviewing old files in quest to ID victims
Micronutrients - Patients coinfected with viral hepatitis and AIDS require extra antioxidants
Outbreak Surveillance - U.S. approach to outbreak detection uses five interacting health care systems
Personnel - Biopharmaceutical company appoints vice president, regulatory affairs
Pharmacology - New CE technique analyzes AZT's efficacy in reducing vertical HIV transmission
Pneumocystis Pneumonia Transmission - PCP transmitted from hospitalized HIV patients to renal transplant recipients
Pulmonary Hypertension - New treatment offers marked improvement in deadly hypertension
Sexual & Reproductive Health - "Recreational" Viagra, illicit drug use relatively common among gay men
Vaccine Development - Dutch biotech inks agreement to develop AdVac vector for AIDS vaccine program
Virology - New data supports the utility of telomerase activation for HIV/AIDS therapy
Visceral Leishmaniasis - Clinical experience on Impavido published
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