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AIDS Weekly

Susan Hasty, Publisher

Table of Contents . . . March 6th, 2006

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Related Areas: Other Issues in AIDS Weekly | Other Publications

HIV/AIDS Pathogenesis - HIV-1 and HIV-2 have different replication kinetics in macrophages

HIV/AIDS Pathogenesis - PTX-B-oligomer suppresses IL-6-induced HIV-1 and chemokine expression via AP-1 inhibition

HIV/AIDS-Related Disorders - HIV-associated amyotrophic lateral sclerosis syndrome may improve following HAART

HIV/AIDS-Related Infections -  P. jirovecii genotype distributions differ between immunocompetent infants and HIV+ adults

Sexual & Reproductive Health - Researchers seek dual-purpose vaginal contraceptive for HIV/AIDS prevention

Behavioral Medicine - Public sex environment-based unprotected anal sex remains an HIV reinfection risk

Business Update - Immuno-pharmaceutical company targeting MS, HIV therapies announces new business strategy

Clinical Trials - HIV/AIDS vaccine trial launched in Entebbe, Uganda, as three-way collaborative effort

Clinical Trials - Promising results reported from Debio-025 trial in HIV-1-infected subjects

Collaborations - India-based pharma company enters joint venture to market antiretroviral products in South Africa

Diagnostics - Reports advance knowledge in diagnostics research

Disease Associations - Leprosy and confinement show high association with hepatitis C

Disease Associations - Treating mental health problems in injection drug users could reduce HIV risk behaviors

Drug Development - Data supports small-molecule telomerase activator drugs for HIV/AIDS therapy

Epidemiology -  Candida dubliniensis detected in oral cavities of HIV/AIDS patients in Venezuela

Finance - Biotech company reports 2005 financial results

Finance - Calypte Biomedical notified by the American Stock Exchange

HIV/AIDS Behavioral Medicine - Behavioral interventions reduce self-reported unprotected sex in men who have sex with men

HIV/AIDS Behavioral Medicine - HIV risk behaviors identified among subgroup of amphetamine injectors

HIV/AIDS Behavioral Medicine - Self-deception does not explain high-risk sexual behavior in the face of HIV/AIDS

HIV/AIDS Demographics - HIV/AIDS epidemic continues to hit non-Hispanic blacks hardest in U.S.

HIV/AIDS Diagnostics - Diagnostic tests company upgrades dry filter spot HIV-1 collection solution to monitor viral load

HIV/AIDS Drug Abuse - Methadone maintenance in HIV-infected drug users associated with better HAART compliance

HIV/AIDS Drug Development - NNRTI DABO analogues are moderately active against HIV-1 and HIV-2

HIV/AIDS Epidemiology - Rural South Africans with HIV/AIDS have wide spectrum of physical and psychological symptoms

HIV/AIDS Epidemiology - Several factors account for variability in HIV diagnosis rates

HIV/AIDS HAART - Prolonged HAART increases cardiovascular disease risk in HIV-infected children

HIV/AIDS Healthcare Costs - Free HIV voluntary counseling and testing increases daily testing in resource-poor settings

HIV/AIDS Mental Health - Dehydroepiandrosterone appears to treat depression in HIV/AIDS

HIV/AIDS Pathogenesis - Ezrin immunoreactivity in HIV/AIDS correlates with additional HIV encephalopathy

HIV/AIDS Pathogenesis - Findings in HIV/AIDS pathogenesis provide new insights

HIV/AIDS Pathogenesis - Immature dendritic cell-derived exosomes can mediate HIV-1 trans infection

HIV/AIDS Pathogenesis - Myristoylated HIV Gag has greater than 2-fold increase in binding affinity to model rafts

HIV/AIDS Pathogenesis - NF-kappaB p50-histone deacetylase 1 complexes constitutively bind latent HIV LTR

HIV/AIDS Pathogenesis - NK cell exposure to HIV Env proteins causes cellular abnormalities

HIV/AIDS Pathogenesis - Recent findings in HIV/AIDS pathogenesis described

HIV/AIDS Pathogenesis - Recent findings in HIV/AIDS pathogenesis provide new insights

HIV/AIDS Prevention - Community solidarity plus government policy reduces HIV and STI risk in female sex workers

HIV/AIDS Prevention - HIV prevention knowledge used to negotiate HIV risk in persons with mental illness

HIV/AIDS Prevention - Multiple data sources were used in developing profiles to inform HIV prevention

HIV/AIDS Prevention - Needle syringe programs reduce HIV infection among IDUs without increasing drug use

HIV/AIDS Research - CypA effects HIV-1 replicative ability such that both high and low CypA limits replication

HIV/AIDS Research - New research reaffirms ability of TNX-355 to block HIV-1

HIV/AIDS Research - Pharma company discontinues U.S. Fortovase sales and distribution

HIV/AIDS Research - Phase II trial shows MK-0518 plus OBT has greater antiretroviral activity than placebo plus OBT

HIV/AIDS Research - Study shows HIV patients respond well to Reyataz therapy

HIV/AIDS Social Grants - Social grants reduce poverty-related burden in households affected by HIV/AIDS

HIV/AIDS Surveillance - Model creates bridge between data collection and program planning in HIV/AIDS surveillance

HIV/AIDS Therapy - Drug compound kills multiple HIV strains in in vitro lab test, researchers report

HIV/AIDS Therapy - IL-7 induces immunological improvement in SIV infection under antiviral therapy

HIV/AIDS Therapy - Positive results reported from Aptivus (tipranavir) RESIST studies

HIV/AIDS Vaccine - Replication-defective viruses safe and efficient for vaccines and vaccine vectors

HIV/AIDS Vaccine - Vaccination with adenovirus vectors elicited broad immunity to SIV

HIV/AIDS Vaccines - Reports add new data to HIV/AIDS vaccines research

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

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

HIV/GB Virus C Coinfection - African GB virus C genotypes can inhibit HIV replication

HIV/Tuberculosis Coinfection - HIV-1/tuberculosis coinfected patients have decreased Vdelta2+ T cell function

Hepatitis C Virus - Intrahepatic cytokine expression is downregulated during HCV/HIV co-infection

Kaposi Sarcoma-Associated Herpesvirus - KSHV/HHV-8 is involved in neoplastic transformation of only certain types of lymphoma

Molecular Diagnostics - Data highlighting the role of molecular diagnostics presented at major HIV/AIDS meeting

Pediatric HIV/AIDS - HIV-infected children have lower bone mass for their age and gender

Public Health - Pneumococcal vaccine in children decreases pneumococcal disease in HIV+ adults

Sexual & Reproductive Health - Interventions may help childhood sexual abuse survivors avert adult sexual risk behavior

Sexual & Reproductive Health - STD male-to-female ratio provides clues to behavior changes in men who have sex with men

Tuberculosis - Chronic cough in endemic areas may be due to tuberculosis and other infections

Tuberculosis Vaccines - Texas, Brazilian scientists collaborate on TB vaccine

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