AIDS Weekly

HIV/AIDS Risk Behavior - Relationship between risk taking propensity and risky sexual behavior

HIV/AIDS Risk Factor - Drug-related risks higher than sex-related risks in injection drug users

HIV/AIDS Therapy - Canadian researchers develop method to assess thymus function

HIV/AIDS Therapy - Membrane permeability of abacavir consistent with its ability to penetrate CNS

HIV/AIDS Therapy - Novel 6-aminoquinolone derivatives have potent anti-HIV activity

HIV/AIDS Therapy - Novel HIV integrase inhibitors block strand transfer into host DNA

HIV/AIDS Therapy - Novel pyridinone analogues potent again wild-type and mutant HIV strains

HIV/AIDS Threat - Report says gay and bisexual Cambodian men risk spreading HIV/AIDS

HIV/AIDS Treatment - AIDS drug sent to Africa

HIV/AIDS-Associated Candida Infection - Oral Candida variants in HIV disease similar to those seen in pre-HAART era

HIV/AIDS-Associated Dementia - Remote memory access similar in HIV-associated dementia and Huntington disease

HIV/AIDS-Associated Encephalitis - Altered P-glycoprotein expression in patients with HIV encephalitis

HIV/AIDS-Associated Illness - ALS-like illness caused by HIV-1 subtype C

HIV/AIDS-Related Disease - New PCR tests improve diagnosis of AIDS-related CNS complications

HIV/AIDS-Related Infection -  C. neoformans-related meningitis reported in AIDS patients in French Guiana

HIV/AIDS-Related Pain - BDI-FS is useful for assessing mood disorders in HIV patients with chronic pain

Healthcare Access - HIV positive women in Zambia tend to use only free public health services

Helminth Vaccine - Chronic immune activation associated with helminthic infections reviewed

Immunology - Anti-TNF has good safety profiles in those with chronic viral infections

Influenza - Pennsylvania Department of Health confirms first influenza case

Legal Issues - U.S. NIH doctor seeks whistleblower protection over AIDS drug safety

Leishmaniasis - Nested PCR sensitive/specific for diagnosis of visceral leishmaniasis from PBMC

Mother-to-Child HIV Transmission - HIV-1 endocytosis linked to virus gene expression in polarized trophoblasts

Mother-to-Child HIV Transmission - NIAID issues statement on safety and effectiveness of nevirapine

Multiple Sclerosis - Immunology-focused company announces expansion of multiple sclerosis program

Pain Medicine - Enrollment target reached for opioid-induced constipation trial

Personnel - Biotech company appoints chief scientific officer

Prion Disease - AMM may develop partial neuroprotective function in long-lasting prion diseases

Prostate Cancer - Ritonavir enhances effects of docetaxel in androgen-independent prostate cancer

Public Health - Company to provide HIV/AIDS treatment information to high-risk groups

Research Education - Nonprofit research institute opens learning lab for high school students

Social Issues - More HIV positive women in South Africa choosing to become pregnant

Virology - Diterpenes isolated from marine alga active against HIV-1 RT