AIDS Weekly articles from August 2001

AIDS Weekly archives from August 2001

HIV Patients Do Not Have Increased Graft-Versus-Host Risk.(Brief Article)
August 6, 2001... 2001 AUG 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by Michael Greer, senior medical writer - Patients infected with the HIV virus do not suffer from an elevated risk of graft-versus-host disease after transfusion, according to researchers in the...

Few Young Gay Males Avail Themselves of Hepatitis B Vaccine.(Brief Article)
August 6, 2001... 2001 AUG 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by Sonia Nichols, senior medical writer - Even though a hepatitis B vaccine has been available for almost 20 years, the vaccination rate in young gay males is still falling short, researchers at the...

Intermittent Detectable HIV Levels Do Not Predict Treatment Failure.(Brief Article)
August 6, 2001... 2001 AUG 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- HIV patients who receive triple-drug therapy to suppress viral levels below the limit of detection frequently experience intermittently detectable HIV RNA in blood plasma, but this does not predict...

Structured Drug Holidays Can Increase Viral Presence In Spinal Fluid.(Brief Article)
August 6, 2001... 2001 AUG 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by Michael Greer, senior medical writer - Planned treatment interruptions after failed antiretroviral therapy for HIV infection can lead to an increase in the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) viral...

Interferon/Ribavirin Combination Therapy More Effective At Reducing HCV Load In HIV(+).(Brief Article)
August 6, 2001... 2001 AUG 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A clinical study has revealed that interferon/ribavirin combination therapy is more effective than interferon monotherapy at reducing hepatitis C viral load in HIV infected persons in the first 12...

Antibodies May Aid Early Control.(Brief Article)
August 6, 2001... 2001 AUG 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by Michael Greer, senior medical writer - Contrary to conventional wisdom, HIV specific antibodies appear to be involved in viral suppression during the acute stages of infection, researchers in the...

Resistance Based On Many Factors.(Brief Article)
August 6, 2001... 2001 AUG 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by Michael Greer, senior medical writer - Resistance to sexual HIV transmission appears to be a complex process with a number of different underlying factors, researchers in Italy say. Massimo...

Feline Vaccine Protects Against Multiple Subtypes.(Brief Article)
August 6, 2001... 2001 AUG 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by Michael Greer, senior medical writer - Researchers have developed a vaccine for the feline version of HIV that they say offers protection from a range of viral strains. Ruiyu Pu and...

Anticancer Drug May Also Be Effective For HIV Treatment.(Brief Article)
August 6, 2001... 2001 AUG 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by Michael Greer, senior medical writer - Researchers in Maryland say that 9-nitrocamptothecin (9NC), usually used in cancer treatment, has potential for use in HIV patients as well. C.L. Hung...

Drug-Resistant Strains Have Limited Replication In Thymus.(Brief Article)
August 6, 2001... 2001 AUG 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by Michael Greer, senior medical writer - The decreased susceptibility to protease inhibitors seen in some strains of HIV comes at the expense of their ability to replicate in thymus cells,...

HIV Resistance Tests Can Predict Response To Therapy.(Brief Article)
August 6, 2001... 2001 AUG 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A study presented on July 10, 2001, at the 1st International AIDS Society Conference on HIV Pathogenesis and Treatment shows that Virco's resistance tests can predict clinical response to HIV...

Murabutide Can Control Lymphocyte Infection.(Brief Article)
August 6, 2001... 2001 AUG 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by Michael Greer, senior medical writer - Researchers in France say that Murabutide, a nonspecific immune modulating drug, can inhibit HIV replication in lymphocytes. "We have previously shown...

Program To Combat Disease In Poorest Nations.(Brief Article)
August 6, 2001... 2001 AUG 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- What began as a small crusade to provide HIV positive patients with leftover and discarded treatments has grown into a full-scale program for providing treatment for people living with HIV/AIDS in...

SDF-1-Derived Peptides Can Be Modified Without Side Effects.(Brief Article)
August 6, 2001... 2001 AUG 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by Michael Greer, senior medical writer - Some peptides derived from stromal cell-derived factor 1 (SDF-1) can be modified to enhance their viral inhibiting abilities without affecting their impact...

Coupling Phospholipids With Existing Drugs Increases Effectiveness.(Brief Article)
August 6, 2001... 2001 AUG 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Buoyed by continued successes of a novel method for targeting drugs inside the body, Louis S. Kucera, PhD, has formed Kucera Pharmaceutical Co. as a spinoff from Wake Forest University School of...

AIDS Deaths In Prisons Fall Sharply.(Brief Article)
August 6, 2001... 2001 AUG 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- AIDS-related deaths in U.S. prisons have fallen sharply because of better treatment, but increasing numbers of inmates have tested positive for HIV, a Justice Department study says. In 1999,...

Between 500 And 700 Mozambicans Contract HIV Each Day.(Brief Article)
August 6, 2001... 2001 AUG 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Each day, between 500 and 700 Mozambicans contract HIV, the health ministry said in a report released at the end of June 2001. About 1.3 million Mozambicans - about 7% of the population - are...

Cidofovir Cream Effective For Anogenital Wart Treatment.(Brief Article)
August 6, 2001... 2001 AUG 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by Michael Greer, senior medical writer - Topical cidofovir cream is an effective therapy for clearing up anogenital warts in patients infected with HIV, researchers in Italy report. "Treatment...

Routine Voluntary Testing Recommended In Areas Of High HIV Prevalence.(Brief Article)
August 6, 2001... 2001 AUG 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A key goal in the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) strategic HIV prevention plan is to increase the proportion of HIV infected individuals who are aware of their HIV status. ...

Lipopeptides Can Induce HIV Specific Immune Responses.(Brief Article)
August 6, 2001... 2001 AUG 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by Michael Greer, senior medical writer - Lipopeptides from HIV proteins may provide the basis for an HIV vaccine, researchers in France report. Gilles Pialoux and colleagues at Rothschild...

Vaccine For Developing World Shows Unexpected Activity.(Brief Article)
August 6, 2001... 2001 AUG 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- VaxGen, Inc. (VXGN) presented laboratory data at an international scientific conference indicating that antibodies to HIV subtype C (HIV-C) have an unexpected ability to bind to significant regions...

Intrakine Blockade Of Chemokine Receptor May Have Potential Against HIV.(Brief Article)
August 6, 2001... 2001 AUG 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- In one clever, but still unproved, scheme for blocking the progression of AIDS, a so-called intrakine is to be transduced into lymphocytes to prevent surface expression of a molecule required for...

EMS Workers Reduce Injury Risk With Switch To Self-Retracting Device.(Brief Article)
August 6, 2001... 2001 AUG 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by Sonia Nichols, senior medical writer - A University of Arizona investigator proposes that by switching to self-retracting lancets, emergency medical system (EMS) workers can reduce their risk for...

Breast Milk Has Antifungal Properties That May Protect Infants.(Brief Article)
August 6, 2001... 2001 AUG 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Breast milk possesses antifungal properties that may protect infants from infection by the opportunistic yeast that causes thrush, researchers have found. Caused by the common yeast Candida...

Nevirapine Linked To Liver Damage.(Brief Article)
August 13, 2001... 2001 AUG 13 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by Michael Greer, senior medical writer - The non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor nevirapine carries a substantial risk of liver damage after extended use, researchers warn. Esteban...

Novel Assay Superior For Subtyping African Strains.(Brief Article)
August 13, 2001... 2001 AUG 13 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by Michael Greer, senior medical writer - A novel assay for determining HIV strain subtypes may make it easier to study African strains of the virus, researchers in Georgia report. "The gp120...

Structural Basis Found For NNRTI Cross-Resistance.(Brief Article)
August 13, 2001... 2001 AUG 13 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by Michael Greer, senior medical writer - Researchers in New Jersey have found a structural abnormality in a mutant strain of HIV that may explain its broad cross-resistance to non-nucleoside RT...

Diarrhea May Be Linked To Fat Malabsorption.(Brief Article)
August 13, 2001... 2001 AUG 13 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by Michael Greer, senior medical writer - HIV patients suffering from diarrhea often display impaired intestinal fat absorption, researchers in the United States report. "Highly active...

Infected Women May Be At Higher Risk For Anal Cancers.(Brief Article)
August 13, 2001... 2001 AUG 13 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by Michael Greer, senior medical writer - Women infected with HIV have a higher rate of anal lesions, which may be precursors to malignancies, researchers in the United States warn. "Anal...

Study Looks At Genomic Variability Of Hepatitis C In Patients Coinfected With HCV/HIV.(Brief Article)
August 13, 2001... 2001 AUG 13 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The University of Cincinnati (UC) College of Medicine has received a $2.5 million grant from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases of the U.S. National Institutes of Health to...

Minor Mutations In HIV Virus Have Major Impact.(Brief Article)
August 13, 2001... 2001 AUG 13 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A study by researchers at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) indicates that HIV can mutate key proteins in order to hide from an immune attack, and once these mutations occur they persist. ...

First Vaccine Developed That Protects Against SIV In Monkeys.(Brief Article)
August 13, 2001... 2001 AUG 13 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- University of California scientists have developed the first vaccine that protects against vaginal transmission of a virus closely related to HIV. In studies with monkeys, all vaccinated...

Comparing Lamivudine To Emtricitabine Influenced By Cell Line.(Epivir)
August 13, 2001... 2001 AUG 13 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- New research comparing the in vitro antiviral potency of Epivir(R) (lamivudine or 3TC, GlaxoSmithKline) and emtricitabine or FTC contradicts earlier study results and found no significant...

Efavirenz Provides Greater Long-Term Viral Suppression.(Brief Article)
August 13, 2001... 2001 AUG 13 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- DuPont Pharmaceuticals presented data showing that combination therapy with its anti-HIV drug Sustiva(TM) (efavirenz), a non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor (NNRTI), continues to provide...

Hypersusceptibility To Drugs Leads To Improved Patient Outcomes.(Brief Article)
August 13, 2001... 2001 AUG 13 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- ViroLogic, Inc. (VLGC) announced that a new study using its highly sensitive PhenoSense(TM) HIV drug resistance assay demonstrates that HIV patient outcomes can be significantly improved by the...

Initiative Targets 'Orphan Genes' For Drug Development.(Brief Article)
August 13, 2001... 2001 AUG 13 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The American Foundation for AIDS Research (amfAR) announced research awards totaling over U.S. $3 million for new projects to develop an AIDS vaccine, microbicides, new anti-HIV drugs, and methods...

Multidrug Transporters Can Reduce Protease Inhibitor Levels.(Brief Article)
August 13, 2001... 2001 AUG 13 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by Michael Greer, senior medical writer - Proteins commonly expressed by some blood cells may increase the risk of developing drug-resistant strains of HIV, researchers in the U.K. and Australia...

Nevirapine Combination Matches Protease-Inhibitor-Based Regimen.(Brief Article)
August 13, 2001... 2001 AUG 13 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Final one-year results of the international COMBINE study show that an anti-HIV treatment regimen of Viramune(R) (nevirapine) plus Combivir(TM) (3TC/ZDV) demonstrate comparable efficacy, when...

No HIV Mutation Found After Long-Term Treatment With Immune Therapy.(Brief Article)
August 13, 2001... 2001 AUG 13 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Trinity Medical Group USA, Inc. (TMGU) announced the presentation of clinical studies showing that random genotype testing in patients using its immune-based therapy for HIV, Remune(TM), did not...

Non-Peptidic Protease Inhibitor Suppresses HIV In Resistant Patients.(Brief Article)
August 13, 2001... 2001 AUG 13 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Recent research demonstrates the antiretroviral potency and durability of tipranavir in protease inhibitor-experienced patients. Tipranavir is the first non-peptidic protease inhibitor (NPPI)...

Once-Daily Didanosine Is Safe, Effective, And Convenient.(Brief Article)
August 13, 2001... 2001 AUG 13 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Once-daily Videx(R) EC (enteric-coated didanosine) as part of a triple drug regimen provides an effective, well-tolerated anti-HIV therapy with antiviral activity similar to an AZT/3TC...

Leukoreduction Does Not Affect Transfusion Need.(Brief Article)
August 13, 2001... 2001 AUG 13 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by Michael Greer, senior medical writer - While reducing the white blood cell (WBC) population in blood products also thins the population of red blood cells (RBCs), leukoreduction has little...

Tuberculosis-Related Chemokine Disturbance May Hasten Progression.(Brief Article)
August 13, 2001... 2001 AUG 13 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by Michael Greer, senior medical writer - Elevated levels of inflammatory chemokines may underlie tuberculosis-related acceleration of HIV progression, researchers say. Zahra Toossi and...

Clinical Trial Findings Show Remune Has "Significant Effect" On Viral Load.
August 13, 2001... 2001 AUG 13 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- New virological findings from the Phase II clinical trial (STIR 2102) completed in Spain with Remune(TM) (HIV-1 Immunogen), an investigational immune-based therapy of the Immune Response Corp....

Tampon Eluents Can Be Used As Samples.(Brief Article)
August 13, 2001... 2001 AUG 13 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by Michael Greer, senior medical writer - HIV tests using genital blood samples taken from tampons are sensitive enough to be clinically useful, according to researchers in the United States ...

Prevention Program For Ivory Coast Sex Workers Successful.(Brief Article)
August 13, 2001... 2001 AUG 13 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by Michael Greer, senior medical writer - A program offering both preventive and reactive care for Ivory Coast sex workers has successfully reduced the rate of HIV transmission among its clients,...

Researcher Proposes Definition Of HIV Associated Condition.(Brief Article)
August 13, 2001... 2001 AUG 13 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- An AIDS researcher from the University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health (GSPH) has proposed the first definition of HIV associated lipodystrophy syndrome (HIV-LS), the set of physical...

U.K. Public Health Officials Call For Awareness Campaigns To Combat Soaring STD Rates.(Brief Article)
August 13, 2001... 2001 AUG 13 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Sexual health awareness campaigns really do work, and new ones are urgently needed to combat soaring rates of sexually transmitted infection (STI), say researchers with Britain's Public Health...

Antiretroviral Treatment Effective Even Against Advanced Disease.(highly active antiretroviral therapy effective even against advanced HIV infection)
August 20, 2001... 2001 AUG 20 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by Michael Greer, senior medical writer - Researchers in the United States have shown that highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) reduces the risk of AIDS-related complications and death,...

Sexual Transmission Of HIV May Be Significantly Reduced By Three OTC Lubricants.(Astroglide, Silken Secret, and Vagisil lubricants reduced HIV viral output by more than 1,000 times)
August 20, 2001... 2001 AUG 20 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- In preliminary laboratory studies, researchers at the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston (UTMB) have found what could prove to be a slick new weapon in the battle against AIDS:...

Korean Red Ginseng May Delay Zidovudine Resistance.
August 20, 2001... 2001 AUG 20 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by Michael Greer, senior medical writer - Long-term consumption of Korean red ginseng appears to delay the development of HIV strains resistant to the reverse transcriptase (RT) inhibitor...

First HIV Rat Seen As Best Model For Human Studies.
August 20, 2001... 2001 AUG 20 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- With more people living with AIDS than ever before, researchers will welcome a new rat model to study the pathogenesis and the development of new drugs to treating AIDS, say scientists in the July...

Specific Genotype Could Increase Resistance To HIV Drug Therapy.(glycoprotein transporter protein may increase resistance)
August 20, 2001... 2001 AUG 20 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A specific mutation of a gene that influences the expression of a glycoprotein transporter protein involved in the body's resistance to drugs and other toxins is detailed in a research letter in...

Noncytolytic CD8 Cell Viral Inhibition Not Chemokine Based.
August 20, 2001... 2001 AUG 20 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by Michael Greer, senior medical writer - The mysterious substances that mediate some noncytolytic T-cell responses to HIV challenge are not chemokines, researchers in the United States say. ...

Engineered Poliovirus Vaccine May Protect Women From AIDS.
August 20, 2001... 2001 AUG 20 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A genetically engineered poliovirus vaccine appears to be an effective new strategy for an AIDS vaccine in women. Researchers from the University of California system and the U.S. National...

Study Finds HIV Requires Cholesterol To Infect.
August 20, 2001... 2001 AUG 20 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Cholesterol is instrumental in HIV's ability to infiltrate cells, and removing this fatty material from a cell's membrane blocks infection, according to a Johns Hopkins study reported in the July...

Existing Infrastructure For TB Control May Facilitate HAART In Less Developed Countries.(highly-active antiretroviral therapy)
August 20, 2001... 2001 AUG 20 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Two Viewpoint articles in the August 3, 2001, issue of the Lancet highlight how the use of highly-active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) for HIV-1 treatment - currently only widely available in...

Nigeria Plans To Launch Africa's Largest Treatment Program Using Cheap Generic Drugs.(AIDS treatment program)
August 20, 2001... 2001 AUG 20 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Nigeria plans to launch the largest AIDS treatment program in Africa using cheap generic drugs on September 1, 2001, a United Nations special envoy said. The 10,000 adults and 5,000 children...

Recombinant SV40 Vectors Effective For Viral Inhibitor Delivery.
August 20, 2001... 2001 AUG 20 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by Michael Greer, senior medical writer - Researchers in Pennsylvania have shown that modified SV40 viruses can be effectively used to inhibit in vitro HIV replication. "Vectors based on...

Immune-Based Therapy Looks Promising In HIV Infected Women.(Multikine therapy)
August 20, 2001... 2001 AUG 20 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- CEL-SCI Corporation (CVM) has found that preliminary results with its investigational therapy Multikine(TM), used in a study of HIV infected women with cervical dysplasia, are so encouraging that...

Cytokines Linked To Immune Compromise During Tuberculosis Coinfection.(with HIV infection)
August 20, 2001... 2001 AUG 20 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by Michael Greer, senior medical writer - Researchers in the United States warn that elevated levels of some cytokines are associated with low immune cell counts during infection with HIV and...

Condom Controversy: Group Accuses Politicos Of "Intentional Misinformation".(as to the effectiveness of condom usage in the prevention of sexually transmitted diseases)
August 20, 2001... 2001 AUG 20 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- "Condoms significantly reduce the risk of HIV and other sexually transmitted diseases," said William S. Gilmer, MD, president of the national Gay and Lesbian Medical Association (GLMA). "It is...

Counseling Improves Safe Sex Practices Among HIV Positive Individuals.
August 20, 2001... 2001 AUG 20 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A behavioral intervention program that teaches strategies for practicing safe sex to HIV positive men and women reduces both the incidence of risky sex behavior and transmission of the virus,...

Study Reports Age-Related Differences In HIV Diagnosis And Progression In U.S. Patients.
August 20, 2001... 2001 AUG 20 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A study identifying age-related differences in the diagnosis and progression of HIV in HIV infected adults under care in the U.S. finds older nonwhite patients are more often diagnosed when they...

Physical Disintegration, Loss Of Community Identified As Primary Factors Prompting Request.(for physician-assisted suicide)
August 20, 2001... 2001 AUG 20 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A qualitative study the August 3, 2001, issue of the Lancet provides a new insight into why patients request euthanasia or physician-assisted suicide. Results of the study have implications...

Astrocytes Resistant To Viral Entry But Not Replication.(of HIV virus)
August 20, 2001... 2001 AUG 20 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by Michael Greer, senior medical writer - Replication of HIV in astrocytes occurs at the same rate as in other cells, despite these brain cells' resistance to viral entry, researchers in the United...

Oral Candida Levels Can Determine Disease Stage.(of HIV infection)
August 20, 2001... 2001 AUG 20 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by Michael Greer, senior medical writer - Oral levels of Candida albicans yeast can be used as a marker to help determine HIV infection status and the extent of disease progression, researchers in...

Oral Antiseptics Can Prevent Contamination During Dental Care.(prevention of oral HIV and herpes)
August 20, 2001... 2001 AUG 20 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by Michael Greer, senior medical writer - Several common antiseptic mouthwashes can effectively prevent oral HIV and herpes activity, and dental care workers should consider them for routine...

Cell-Free Virus Can Infect Placental Layer.(HIV progression)
August 20, 2001... 2001 AUG 20 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by Michael Greer, senior medical writer - Researchers in Europe have shown that the outermost layer of the placenta is at least partly susceptible to HIV invasion. "The syncytiotrophoblast...

Antibody's Crystal Structure Could Yield Design Clues.(to HIV infection progression)
August 20, 2001... 2001 AUG 20 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A team of scientists has revealed the crystal structure of the human antibody b12 for a protein on HIV-1's viral envelope called gp120, which aids HIV's entrance into a cell by binding to CD4...

HIV Patients More Likely To Have Poor Prognoses.(and a higher risk of developing Hodgkin disease)
August 20, 2001... 2001 AUG 20 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by Michael Greer, senior medical writer - Patients infected with HIV have a higher risk of developing Hodgkin disease subtypes with poor prognoses, researchers in Italy warn. "The relative...

Needle-Sellers On The Street Frequently Supply Injection Drug Users In Baltimore, Maryland.
August 20, 2001... 2001 AUG 20 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- While many injection drug users in Baltimore, Maryland, rely on needle exchange programs (NEPs) to obtain sterile syringes, the majority also use needles obtained from other sources, according to a...

Study Shows Programs Are Effective In Reducing The Spread Of AIDS.(syringe-exchange programs)
August 20, 2001... 2001 AUG 20 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- In a blow to critics of syringe-exchange programs, a new University of California, Davis, study shows that the controversial programs do reduce injection drug users' HIV risk. "Our review of...

Reduced Interleukin-5 Production Is Prognostic Marker In HIV(+) Children.
August 20, 2001... 2001 AUG 20 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by Michael Greer, senior medical writer - Impaired production of interleukin (IL)-5 is strongly correlated with HIV disease stage in infected children who display reduced levels of many, if not...

First U.K. Strategy For Sexual Health And HIV Services Published.
August 20, 2001... 2001 AUG 20 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The U.K.'s first national strategy on sexual health and HIV services was published July 27, 2001. The plan, entitled The Strategy for Sexual Health and HIV, was backed by an investment of...

HIV And Coinfected Patients Not Rejected As Often For Procedure.(more HIV patients are being accepted in organ transplantation programs)
August 20, 2001... 2001 AUG 20 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- When Belynda's health maintenance organization rejected her request for a liver transplant because of her HIV infection, she felt like she had been slapped across the face. "I think it just...

Program Successfully Prevents Mother-To-Infant HIV Transmission In Thailand.(HIV counseling, voluntary testing of pregnant women, and a short-course of zidovudine therapy)
August 20, 2001... 2001 AUG 20 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A pilot program conducted in Northeastern Thailand to prevent mother-to-infant spread of HIV resulted in a decrease in the risk of vertical transmission from 30% or more to about 10%. Most of...