AIDS Weekly

HIV/AIDS Pathogenesis - New research in the area of HIV/AIDS pathogenesis detailed

HIV/AIDS Pathogenesis - R362A mutation at the C-terminus of capsid inhibits HIV-1 RNA packaging

HIV/AIDS Pathogenesis - TNF-alpha contributes to induction of an effective immune response against HIV-1

HIV/AIDS Pharmaceutical Research - Extended-release clarithromycin well tolerated and bioequivalent to IR formulation

HIV/AIDS Prevention - Anti-HIV drug has potential to prevent transmission in women

HIV/AIDS Prevention - Call issued for Anglo-French alliance to combat AIDS epidemic

HIV/AIDS Prevention - HIV risks reduced among African American girls when mothers teach about disease

HIV/AIDS Prevention - Journal takes in-depth look at HIV/AIDS over the past 25 years

HIV/AIDS Prevention - Lewis X component in human milk inhibits HIV-1 transfer to CD4+ T lymphocytes

HIV/AIDS Risk Factors - Effectiveness of community outreach to prevent HIV/AIDS in drug users is examined

HIV/AIDS Risk Factors - Report presents results of the Expanded HIV Risk Factor Assessment Project

HIV/AIDS Risk Factors - Study reveals variables affecting HIV risk for African-American women

HIV/AIDS Sociology Research - Thailand community reactions are positive toward persons with HIV/AIDS and their parents

HIV/AIDS Testing - HIV subtype predicts likelihood of early death from AIDS

HIV/AIDS Therapy - Dextrin sulphate 4% appears to be well tolerated in low-risk HIV-negative women

HIV/AIDS Tobacco Use - Tobacco smoking increases mortality and decreases quality of life in HIV/AIDS

HIV/AIDS Transmission - HIV interacts with target cells in the genital mucosa in multiple ways

HIV/AIDS Transmission - Optimism is growing for acceptance of female condoms for preventing HIV transmission

HIV/AIDS Vaccines - Multigene HIV-1 subtype C DNA vaccine is ready for clinical trials

HIV/AIDS Vaccines - People at risk are most likely to volunteer for HIV vaccine clinical trials

HIV/AIDS Vaccines - Reports advance knowledge in HIV/AIDS vaccines research

HIV/AIDS Vaccines - Researchers provide details of new studies and findings in the area of HIV/AIDS vaccines

HIV/AIDS Vaccines - Study compared protocols to optimize production of HIV-1 lentiviral particles

HIV/AIDS-Related Infection - HIV/AIDS impacts skin diseases through multifaceted mechanisms

HIV/AIDS-Tuberculosis Coinfection - No particular MTB or M. avium clones prevail in HIV-infected persons in Japan

HIV/AIDS-Tuberculosis Coinfection - Tuberculosis modestly increases T-cell proliferation in the absence of HIV

Kaposi Sarcoma-Associated Herpesvirus - Researchers detail new studies and findings in the area of Kaposi sarcoma-associated herpesvirus

Multiple Sclerosis - CD45 mutation may increase the risk of multiple sclerosis

Personnel - Biotech company names Neil Roth acting president

Product Licensing - Beverly Hills California physician licenses Prometa physiological protocols

Product Licensing - Molecular tests company licenses newly discovered coronavirus CoV-NL63 to bioMerieux

Product Licensing - Reproductive health organization licenses Biosyn-patented microbicides for the prevention of HIV

Sexual & Reproductive Health - Majority do not believe abstinence programs are effective in preventing or reducing HIV/AIDS

Sexual & Reproductive Health - Male circumcision protects female partners from HIV, other STDs

Vaccine Delivery - Dendritic cells were targeted using pH-responsive microparticle vaccine carriers

Virology - Study compared drug therapy regimens in antiretroviral therapy-naive adults

Zygomycosis - Zygomycosis is an emerging fungal infection