Susan Hasty, Publisher
Table of Contents . . . October 9th, 2006
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HIV/AIDS Epidemiology - HIV drug-resistant and nonsubtype B strains increasingly common in perinatally infected
HIV/AIDS Pathogenesis - Protection against X4-tropic HIV-1 superinfection involves CD4 HIV-1 Nef mechanisms
HIV/AIDS Prognostics - Time from HIV-1 seroconversion to CD4/CD8 ratio inversion predicts time to AIDS
HIV/AIDS Therapy - Interleukin-2 reconstitutes defective HIV- and CMV-specific CD8+ cell proliferation in HIV/AIDS
HIV/AIDS Transmission - Breastfeeding plus zidovudine reduces mortality rate at 7 months compared with formula feeding
Antifungals - Combination antifungal therapy valuable in pre-emptive management of high-risk patients
Blood Safety - Cerus initiates Phase I clinical trial for Intercept blood system for red blood cells
Blood Safety - U.S. FDA fines American Red Cross $4.2 million for failure to meet established blood safety laws
Business Update - Caretek Medical announces re-branding as Glide Pharma
Business Update - Theratechnologies selects Comintell's KXC competitive intelligence software
Collaborations - Bristol-Myers Squibb, Medivir partner to develop, commercialize MIV-170 for HIV-1 infection
Enterocytozoon Bieneusi - Enterocytozoon bieneusi propagated in immunocompromised rodents
Finance - Sinovac reports 73.3% sales increase over prior year for 6 months ending June 20, 2006
HIV/AIDS Alcohol Abuse - Alcohol abuse linked with inpatient healthcare in HIV-infected and -uninfected veterans
HIV/AIDS Behavioral Medicine - Intoxication associated with risky sexual behavior in male veterans with HIV/AIDS
HIV/AIDS Behavioral Medicine - Poor mental health-related quality of life in HIV/AIDS associated with unsafe sex
HIV/AIDS Behavioral Medicine - Social network of an individual is most powerful predictor of HIV risk behavior
HIV/AIDS Cognition - Cognitive abilities of HIV/AIDS patients decline with disease progression
HIV/AIDS Diet & Nutrition - Micronutrient supplementation increases CD4 counts in HIV-infected patients on HAART
HIV/AIDS Drug Development - HIV integrase inhibited by pyranylated trimeric quinones and biquinones
HIV/AIDS Drug Development - HIV-1 integrase inhibited by purine derivatives at low micromolar range
HIV/AIDS Drug Development - HIV-1 reverse transcriptase dimerization inhibited by TSAO-T derivatives
HIV/AIDS Drug Development - Small-molecule HIV-1 gp120 inhibitors prevent HIV-1 entry
HIV/AIDS Drug Resistance - HAART initiation choice should consider transmitted multidrug resistant HIV-1
HIV/AIDS Education - Educational video during informed consent of HIV clinical trial ensures comprehension
HIV/AIDS Epidemiology - HIV-infected subjects and matched comparators identified from existing datasets
HIV/AIDS Epidemiology - Pediatric HIV/AIDS rising in Lagos
HIV/AIDS HAART - HAART treatment interruption higher in women
HIV/AIDS HAART - P-glycoprotein inhibition increases central nervous system uptake of indinavir
HIV/AIDS Infection - Multidrug regimens rapidly eradicate intestinal protozoa in HIV/AIDS patients
HIV/AIDS Mental Health - Primary mania and HIV-related secondary mania clinically and immunologically distinct
HIV/AIDS Neurodevelopment - Abnormal neurodevelopment persists in HIV-infected children under 3 years even after HAART
HIV/AIDS Pathogenesis - CD4+ T cell activation drives the depletion of naive CD4+ T cells in HIV/AIDS
HIV/AIDS Pathogenesis - HIV replication elicits little cytopathic effects in productively infected cells
HIV/AIDS Pathology - Bone mineral density is reduced over time in human immunodeficiency virus-infected women
HIV/AIDS Prevention - Adolescents choose oral contraceptives and not condoms after abortion
HIV/AIDS Prevention - Drama-based intervention promotes voluntary counseling and HIV testing
HIV/AIDS Research - More New Yorkers with AIDS died of non-HIV-related causes in 2004 than in 1999
HIV/AIDS Testing - PEPFAR Funds 396,000 more of Chembio's HIV tests for Nigeria
HIV/AIDS Therapeutic Drug Monitoring - Reversed-phase liquid chromatography validated for plasma tipranavir levels
HIV/AIDS Therapy - Cellulose sulfate gel appears safe and well tolerated as contraceptive/antimicrobial agent
HIV/AIDS Therapy - Highly active antiretroviral therapy raised visfatin and RBP-4 and lowered adiponectin in HIV
HIV/AIDS Vaccine - AlphaVax reports AIDS vaccine induced antibody response to HIV gag antigen in 100% of recipients
HIV/AIDS Vaccine - Lentiviral DNA vaccine provides protection against AIDS in macaques
HIV/AIDS Vertical Transmission - Immune activation reduction does not explain transmission prevention effect of nevirapine
HIV/AIDS-Associated Cytomegalovirus - Cytomegalovirus retinitis associated with risk of incident vision loss in HAART era
HIV/AIDS-Associated Primary Cerebral Lymphoma - HAART exposure not associated with HIV-associated primary cerebral lymphoma
Hepatitis C Virus - Chronic hepatitis C-HIV co-infection can warrant liver biopsy
Kaposi Sarcoma - Hypoxia-induced KSHV lytic replication mediated in part through cooperation of HIF-1 alpha
Needlestick Injuries - Majority of needlestick injuries can be prevented
Needlestick Injuries - Universal precautions against needle stick injuries lacking in U.K. hospitals
Patents - Targeted Genetics licenses new patent related to adeno-associated virus-based therapies
Pulmonary Tuberculosis Treatment - Moxifloxacin shows increased activity after 4 weeks of pulmonary tuberculosis treatment
Simian Immunodeficiency Virus Pathogenesis - Compensatory substitutions restore normal core assemble in SIV isolates
Tissue Engineering - Clearant presents patient data at one-year post-surgery showing complete range-of-motion recovery
Tobacco Use - Smokers may be at a greater risk of HIV infection
Vector Development - Novel replication-incompetent adenoviral B-group vectors have been developed
Vector Development - Replacement of R region of SIV-based vectors by heterologous elements was examined
HIV/AIDS - Data from the United States advance knowledge in HIV/AIDS research
HIV/AIDS - Data from the United States and Canada advance knowledge in HIV/AIDS research
HIV/AIDS - Findings from the United States and South Africa in HIV/AIDS provide new insights
HIV/AIDS - New findings from the United States and Japan in the area of HIV/AIDS detailed
HIV/AIDS - New findings in HIV/AIDS described from Spain, Italy and the United States
HIV/AIDS - Recent findings from Spain and the United States illuminate research in HIV/AIDS
HIV/AIDS - Recent findings from Spain, the United Kingdom and the United States illuminate research in HIV/AIDS
HIV/AIDS - Recent findings in HIV/AIDS described by researchers from Scotland and the United States
HIV/AIDS - Recent studies from the United States and France add new data to HIV/AIDS research
HIV/AIDS - Recent studies from the United States, Italy and Japan add new data to HIV/AIDS research
HIV/AIDS - Reports from Taiwan, the United States and Italy add new data to HIV/AIDS research
HIV/AIDS - Reports from the United States add new data to HIV/AIDS research
HIV/AIDS - Reports from the United States and Uganda advance knowledge in HIV/AIDS research
HIV/AIDS - Reports from the United States, Canada and South Africa advance knowledge in HIV/AIDS research
HIV/AIDS - Reports from the United States, India and France describe recent advances in HIV/AIDS research
HIV/AIDS - Research from the United States in HIV/AIDS provides new insights
HIV/AIDS - Researchers from the United States and Japan report recent findings in HIV/AIDS
HIV/AIDS - Researchers from the United States describe findings in HIV/AIDS studies
HIV/AIDS - Researchers' findings from Spain, Thailand and Canada advance HIV/AIDS research
HIV/AIDS - Researchers' work from Netherlands, Canada and France adds to HIV/AIDS body of knowledge
HIV/AIDS - Researchers' work from the United States and Japan adds to HIV/AIDS body of knowledge
HIV/AIDS - Studies from Germany and the United States add new findings to HIV/AIDS body of knowledge
HIV/AIDS - Studies from the United States and Spain advance knowledge in HIV/AIDS research
HIV/AIDS - Studies from the United States and United Kingdom describe new findings in HIV/AIDS research
Hepatitis C Virus - Researchers from the United States and Switzerland report recent findings in hepatitis C virus
Virology - New findings from the United States in the area of virology described
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