Susan Hasty, Publisher
Table of Contents . . . February 20th, 2006
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Disease Associations - High prevalence of HPV infections in urine samples from HIV-infected men
HIV/AIDS HAART - HIV protease mutations predict virological response to lopinavir and ritonavir
HIV/AIDS HAART - Some patients have less rapid relative decline in AIDS incidence in first year on HAART
HIV/AIDS Screening - HIV ELISA kits for antibody screening have variable sensitivity and specificity
HIV/AIDS Seroconversion - Some seroconverters can control HIV viremia spontaneously
Antiviral Therapy - Antiretroviral therapy response may be altered in HCV antibody-positive HIV-infected patients
Blood Safety - South African program associated with decline in HIV-1 in blood donations
Business Update - Biotech company restructuring to advance inflammatory arthritis product candidate
Clinical Trials - Noncompliance may underestimate topical microbicide efficacy in clinical trials
Collaborations - Licensing agreement inked with CONRAD for collaboration on microbicide pipeline
Diagnostics - Distributor appointed for rapid HIV tests in Tanzania
Diagnostics - Johns Hopkins Hospital implements routine oral fluid HIV screening program
Disease Associations - Markers predict mortality in HIV-infected patients with end-stage liver disease
Drug Development - Drug discovery from medicinal plants discussed
Drug Development - U.S. IND filing for HIV/AIDS therapeutic is delayed
Epidemiology - HIV decline in Zimbabwe linked to behavioral change
Epidemiology - High percent of nontuberculous mycobacteria isolated from various specimen types in Zambia
Finance - Alliance with University of Mississippi wins NIH research grant
Genetics & Genomics - MHC Haplotype Project details third of eight most common human haplotypes
HIV/AIDS Behavioral Medicine - Psychosocial factors correlate with HIV/AIDS men seeking sex partners on the Internet
HIV/AIDS Diagnostics - Single-parameter volumetric flow cytometer enumerates absolute CD4 cells in HIV/AIDS
HIV/AIDS Drug Development - Phosphonate prodrugs more active against HIV compared to the parent PMEA
HIV/AIDS Drug Resistance - K103N is the most common mutation in patients receiving antiretroviral therapy in Kampala
HIV/AIDS Education - HIV/AIDS knowledge moderate among high school students in Korea
HIV/AIDS HAART - DDI has a dose-dependent influence on immune recovery in tenofovir-treated patients
HIV/AIDS HAART - Low-dose ritonavir has a modest inhibitory effect on CYP2D6 in extensive metabolizers
HIV/AIDS HAART - Reports describe recent advances in HIV/AIDS HAART research
HIV/AIDS HAART - Researchers' data advance HIV/AIDS HAART research
HIV/AIDS Immunotherapy - HIV-1 escape mutants have recurrent loss of virus replication with triple mAb therapy
HIV/AIDS Occupational Injury - Work-related injury rates increased among HIV-infected gold miners
HIV/AIDS Pathogenesis - HIV-1 Nef induces dedifferentiation of podocytes in HIV-associated nephropathy
HIV/AIDS Pathogenesis - IL-7R alpha expression on CD8 cells independent of HIV RNA and T-cell activation
HIV/AIDS Pathogenesis - New findings in HIV/AIDS pathogenesis described
HIV/AIDS Pathogenesis - Primary HIV-1 infection sets the stage for important B lymphocyte dysfunctions
HIV/AIDS Pathogenesis - Proliferation-incompetent CD4 cells generated in the presence of chronic Ag exposure
HIV/AIDS Pathogenesis - Researchers detail new studies and findings in the area of HIV/AIDS pathogenesis
HIV/AIDS Pharmacokinetics - Variation in oral clearance of saquinavir predicted by CYP3A5*1 genotype
HIV/AIDS Prevention - Preventing HIV infection in a seronegative partner is cost-saving to society
HIV/AIDS Research - New HIV data show growing AIDS epidemic in China
HIV/AIDS Risk Factors - Herpes simplex virus type 2 seropositivity increases risk for contracting HIV infection
HIV/AIDS Screening - Study concludes free HIV tests cheaper than charging when goal is preventing AIDS
HIV/AIDS Transmission - Perceived social and institutional barriers may hinder efforts to eradicate perinatal HIV
HIV/AIDS Vaccines - Encouraging data reported in preclinical trials of HIV vaccine
HIV/AIDS Vaccines - Immunization with CCR5-based cycloimmunogen protects against SHIV challenge
HIV/AIDS Vaccines - New data illuminates research in HIV/AIDS vaccines
HIV/AIDS Vaccines - Nonstructural SIV antigens improve vaccine protection from simian AIDS
HIV/AIDS Vaccines - Recent findings illuminate research in HIV/AIDS vaccines
HIV/AIDS Vaccines - Study examined roles of cellular and humoral immunity in SHIV in DNA/MVA-vaccinated macaques
Health Promotion - AstraZeneca and African-American organization launch health education campaign
Hepatitis A Virus - HAV vaccine responses occur in HIV-infected children during HAART
Hepatitis C Virus - T cell responses differ between chronic HCV infection and HIV/HCV co-infection
Immunology - Infant transplant patients resist infections that kill adult AIDS patients
Mergers & Acquisitions - Atlanta-based biotech and Dauphin Technology announce merger agreement
Personnel - Pharma company promotes Amal Naj to vice president, investor development and strategy
Preeclampsia - Preeclampsia/fetal death risk are higher in women on HAART
Tropical Disease - Experts say controlling neglected diseases will boost fight against HIV, TB, malaria
Vaccine Development - Beta-chemokine agonist for human CCRs with unique selectivity characterized
Vector Development - Foamy virus vectors expressing siRNAs inhibit simian immunodeficiency virus
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