Susan Hasty, Publisher
Table of Contents . . . February 8th, 1999
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Conference Coverage (Retrovirus) - End Seen For Mother-to-Child HIV Spread in U.S.
Leishmaniasis - Case Highlights Prevention Is Best Treatment
Lyme Disease - Prevention Efforts Essential Despite Vaccine Availability
Pathogenesis (TB) - CDC Examines Mycobacterium tuberculosis Infection
Transmission - Contagious Man Infects Train Passengers
At-Risk Populations - Unsafe Sex May Be Increasing
Diabetes - CDC Announces Research Program for Diabetes
Food-Borne Illness - Listeria Outbreak Claims Life
Influenza (Epidemiology) - Flu Season Mild So Far, But Cases Increasing
Knowledge, Attitudes, and Behavior - AIDS on the Rise in Michigan's Upper Peninsula
Lead Poisoning - Poisoning Case Linked to Asian Remedy
Nutrition - Optimune Selected by AIDS Clinical Trial Group for Study
Testicular Cancer (Epidemiology) - Incidence Rising Sharply in Ontario, Canada
Therapies - Campaign Targets Oral Complications of Cancer Treatment
Thyroid Disease (Environment) - Results Announced from Hanford Study
Vaccine Safety (HBV) - Hepatitis B Vaccine Is Life-Saving
Knowledge, Attitudes and Behavior - "Adherence to Antiretroviral Therapy in the HIV Outpatient Study (HOPS)."
Drug Regimens (Effectiveness) - "Protease Inhibitor (PI) Versus Nonnucleoside Reverse Transcriptase Inhibitor (NNRTI) Based Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy (HAART) as Initial Therapy for HIV Infection. DOUB
Epidemiology (HIV/AIDS) - "Is There Really a Heterosexual AIDS Epidemic in the United States? Findings From a Multisite Validation Study, 1992-1995."
Haemophilus influenzae - "Reemergence of Invasive Haemophilus influenzae Type b Disease in a Well-Vaccinated Population in Remote Alaska."
RSV Pneumonia (At-Risk Populations) - "Respiratory Syncytial Virus Pneumonia Among the Elderly: An Assessment of Disease Burden."
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