AIDS Weekly

HIV/AIDS Research - Two functional distinct populations of CD8 T cells identified

HIV/AIDS Risk Factors - Alcohol use associated with increased sexual risk taking in HIV-infected persons

HIV/AIDS Risk Factors - Reducing sexual risk behavior of men who have sex with men reviewed

HIV/AIDS Symptom Management - Cannabis improves symptom control in HIV-infected patients

HIV/AIDS Testing - AIDS organization and diagnostic device company launch campaign against AIDS

HIV/AIDS Therapy - CD4+ decline identified in patients with complete HIV suppression with TDF/ddI

HIV/AIDS Therapy - Stampidine alone or as part of HAART is potent HIV inhibitor

HIV/AIDS Transmission - AIDS continues to spread in illegal plasma-donating community in China

HIV/AIDS Treatment - FDA Tentatively Approves First Generic Nevirapine

HIV/AIDS Treatment - Tests can identify who needs HIV treatment in resource-poor countries

HIV/AIDS Vaccine - Hematopoietic stem cell gene therapy against HIV infection reviewed

HIV/AIDS Vaccine - Natural killer cell function monitored during simian HIV infection

HIV/AIDS Vaccine - Quaternary neutralizing epitope on HIV-1 virus particles may be vaccine target

HIV/AIDS Vaccines - CROfessionals expedites phase II HIV monotherapy trial

HIV/AIDS Vaccines - Findings in HIV/AIDS vaccines provide new insights

HIV/AIDS Vaccines - ITSSD: Brazil Will Break International Law with Theft of U.S. Drug Patents

HIV/AIDS Viral Pathogenesis - Episomal viral cDNA evolution is a surrogate of ongoing HIV replication

HIV/AIDS-Related Candidiasis - Antibiotics/low CD4 increase oropharyngeal candidiasis rate in HIV patients

HIV/AIDS-Related Cervical Cancer - Increased risk of preinvasive cervical lesions among HIV-infected women

HIV/AIDS-Related Disease - CMV end-organ disease progresses despite abundant CMV-specific CD8+ cells

HIV/AIDS-Related Lipodystrophy - Ultrasonic tumescent liposuction treats HIV-related cervicodorsal lipodystrophy

Herpesvirus - Gammaherpesvirus 68 ORF27 gene product contributes to intercellular viral spread

Influenza - Efficacy results for FluBlOk recombinant influenza vaccine reported

Kaposi Sarcoma-Associated Herpesvirus - Sexual orientation associated with Kaposi sarcoma-associated herpesvirus subtype

Multiple Sclerosis - FOXP3 identified as gene marker for impaired immune regulation in MS

Pain Medicine - Survey shows physicians and consumers approve of medicinal marijuana use

Personnel - HIV therapeutics-focused company appoints Neil Graham, MD, chief medical officer

Postherpetic Neuralgia - Pharmaceutical company initiates phase 3 postherpetic neuropathy study

Sexual & Reproductive Health - Contraceptive device company to introduce condom for women in Europe

Simian Immunodeficiency Virus - Interleukin-15 increases CD8+ T cells and NK cells in SIV infection

Tuberculosis Vaccines - Researchers detail new studies and findings in the area of tuberculosis vaccines

Vaccine Development - New vaccine protects dogs longer against deadly diseases with fewer shots

Virology - HIV may produce inhibitory microRNAs that block protein production

Virology - Hepatitis C viremia influences T-cell counts in HIV-coinfected patients