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AIDS Weekly

Susan Hasty, Publisher

Table of Contents . . . March 28th, 2005

Non-Subscriber - Summaries Only

Related Areas: Other Issues in AIDS Weekly | Other Publications

HIV/AIDS Diagnostics - Dermatological symptoms can be first sign of asymptomatic HIV infection

HIV/AIDS Prevention - Community-based health-education strategy increases STD awareness in rural India

HIV/AIDS Research - Cyclo-oxygenase-2 inhibitors restore immune function in retroviral infections

Virology - Efavirenz-related K103N mutation may not be detected by standard genotyping

AIDS Funding - U.S. HHS awards almost $1.7 billion for HIV/AIDS care

AIDS Mortality - U.N.: AIDS may kill 80 million Africans by 2025

Animal Models - SIV macaque model may help elucidate antibody response to HIV in breast milk

Bloodstream Infection -  Burkholderia stabilis outbreak caused nosocomial bloodstream infections

Business & Finance - Anti-infectives-focused biotech company reports Q4, year end 2004 results

Cancer Risk - Association between HIV/AIDS and cancer risk assessed in southeast England

Cognition - Nef neurotoxicity associated with cognitive deficits in HIV infection

Collaborations - NIH funds development of T-cell based therapy for AIDS

Diagnostics - Studies advance knowledge in diagnostics research

Drug Abuse - Study examines consequences of Thailand's "war on drugs"

Drug Resistance - Some HIV patients at risk of exhausting treatment options

Embryonic Stem Cell Research - Frozen-thawed embryos superior to fresh for embryonic stem cell establishment

Epidemics - Outbreak frequency selection explains frequent infection via pathogen evolution

Epidemics Dynamics - Actual reproduction number adds to understanding of epidemic dynamics

Epidemiology - Hepatitis C rarely causes the death of homeless people coinfected with HIV

Epidemiology - Reproductive practices used by HIV infected women in Brazilian city studied

Finance - Gene products company reports 4th quarter and year end 2004 financial results

Grants - Charleston, West Virginia, facility gets $2.3 million grant for AIDS victims

HIV Prevention - Company announces 50% enrollment in phase III HIV prevention trial in Ghana

HIV Research - Data on investigational HIV compounds presented at CROI

HIV/AIDS - Antibody that neutralizes most HIV strains described

HIV/AIDS - Data comparing Viread vs. Abacavir presented at meeting

HIV/AIDS - Data presented on HIV drug candidate indicates no development of resistance

HIV/AIDS Coinfection - HIV coinfection facilitates the natural history of sexually transmitted diseases

HIV/AIDS Diagnostics - Medical company announces expansion of HIV test kits to China

HIV/AIDS Diagnotics - Diagnostics firm initiates Africa clinical trials program

HIV/AIDS Drug Adherence - Good HAART adherence associated with better rates of viral suppression

HIV/AIDS Drug Development - Computational approach predicts drug anti-HIV activity

HIV/AIDS Epidemiology - Steady rise in HIV among heterosexuals seen in the U.K.

HIV/AIDS Pathogenesis - Mathematical models study interaction between immune system and HIV

HIV/AIDS Pathogenesis - Studies advance knowledge in HIV/AIDS pathogenesis research

HIV/AIDS Prevention - Few needle sharers perceive susceptibility of contracting HIV

HIV/AIDS Prevention - HIV/AIDS knowledge increases the likelihood of HIV testing in Uganda

HIV/AIDS Prevention - Studies of the social context of microbicide use to prevent STDs inadequate

HIV/AIDS Research - HIV-HCV coinfection should be treated with pegylated interferon combination

HIV/AIDS Research - PRO 2000 shown to inhibit HIV and herpes simplex virus

HIV/AIDS Research - Pharma company announces HIV drug candidate trial results

HIV/AIDS Research - Phase 1 trial results for HIV treatment announced

HIV/AIDS Research - Reports advance knowledge in HIV/AIDS research

HIV/AIDS Research - Study of AIDS-blocking pill progressing

HIV/AIDS Resistance - Biologists discover why 10% of Europeans are safe from HIV infection

HIV/AIDS Risk Behavior - Alcohol use associated with HIV risk behavior among rural adolescents

HIV/AIDS Testing - Early detection of kidney dysfunction in HIV patients using new marker studied

HIV/AIDS Testing - Utility of virologic assays in HIV management discussed iat conference

HIV/AIDS Therapy - Antifungal peptide inhibits leukemia proliferation and HIV-1-RT activity

HIV/AIDS Therapy - BioScience company announces data from HIV treatment program

HIV/AIDS Therapy - Study examines lessons learned at Africa's first public antiretroviral clinic

HIV/AIDS Therapy - Two chemicals boost immune cells' ability to fight HIV without gene therapy

HIV/AIDS Therapy - Variable molecular structures contribute to protease inhibitor resistance

HIV/AIDS Vaccine - DermaVir is a new topical vaccine for HIV/AIDS

HIV/AIDS Vaccine - E-communications company teams with U2's Bono to combat AIDS, poverty in Africa

HIV/AIDS Vaccine - Experiences of men who have sex with men with risk counseling reported

HIV/AIDS Vaccine - HIV genomic RNA sequences in female genital tract and blood reported

HIV/AIDS Vaccine - Innate immunity in experimental SIV infection and vaccination explored

HIV/AIDS Vaccines - Researchers' data advance HIV/AIDS vaccines research

HIV/AIDS-Associated Disorder - Acquired rectal fistula may be sign of HIV infection in children

HIV/AIDS-Associated Virus - CNS DNA/RNA virus types depend on whether immunocompetent or immunocompromised

Heart Disease Risk - HIV is not an independent risk factor for severe heart disease

Hematology - New research in the area of hematology detailed

Hepatitis C Therapy - FDA approves drug combination as first hepatitis C treatment for HIV patients

Hepatitis C Virus - U.S. FDA approves Pegasys and Copegus as hepatitis C treatment for HIV patients

Human Herpesvirus-8 Infection - Sociological risk factors determined for HHV8 infection in cancer patients

Human Papillomavirus - Subsequent HPV risk in HIV+ women not lowered by natural infection

Kidney Disease - National survey finds high correlation between kidney disease and risk factors

Malignant Gliomas - FDA clears phase I/II recurrent malignant gliomas clinical trial

Mergers & Acquisitions - Majority control of TherapyEdge acquired

Mother-to-Child HIV Transmission - Program evaluation in Bangkok finds factors that hinder women's use of services

Multiple Sclerosis - Multiple sclerosis microarray studies with RPI-78M analysis completed

Multiple Sclerosis Vaccine - Phase 2 study on safety, dosing of vaccine for multiple sclerosis announced

Obesity - High-fat diet alters homeostatic regulation of energy balance

Pharmaceutical Research - Scientists' findings show regulation of immune cell memory

Respiratory Syncytial Virus - Research company expands distribution for monoclonal antibodies against RSV

Sexually Transmitted Infection - Exploring sexual networks yields insights into sexually transmitted infections

Sexually Transmitted Infection - Presumptive periodic treatment an ineffective anti-HIV strategy in sex workers

Syphilis - Syphilis rates increasing around the world

Vaccines Development - Researchers provide details of new studies and findings in the area of vaccines development

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