AIDS Weekly articles from August 2003

AIDS Weekly archives from August 2003

Novel adenovirus-based SIV vaccine effective in macaques.
August 4, 2003... 2003 AUG 4 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by Michael Greer, senior medical writer - A novel adenovirus-based vaccine against the simian version of HIV (SIV) has delivered promising results in a macaque model of infection, researchers in the...

Interferon resistance gene needed for modified vaccinia virus Ankara replication.
August 4, 2003... 2003 AUG 4 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by Michael Greer, senior medical writer - Researchers in Germany have identified an interferon (IFN) resistance gene whose expression is critical for modified vaccinia virus Ankara (MVA) replication....

Immunologic response to psychological stress altered in HIV patients.
August 4, 2003... 2003 AUG 4 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The immunologic response to psychological stress is altered during HIV infection. "Acute psychological stress in humans induces sudden alterations in catecholamine plasma levels and in the...

Novel vectors may aid treatment of HIV-related brain damage.
August 4, 2003... 2003 AUG 4 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A pair of novel vectors may enable effective gene therapy for HIV-related neurodegeneration and other central nervous system (CNS) disorders. "Gene therapy to treat primary and secondary CNS...

Aspirin-like agent suppresses HIV replication.
August 4, 2003... 2003 AUG 4 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A novel aspirin-like agent strongly suppresses HIV replication in vitro. "Some anti-inflammatory molecules are also known to possess anti-human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) activity," researchers in...

Novel DNA enzymes can protect cells from HIV infection.
August 4, 2003... 2003 AUG 4 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A pair of novel DNA enzymes can protect cells from HIV infection. "Nucleic acid-based antiviral approaches have been tried against multiple HIV-1 genes with the purpose of downregulating its...

60 Million Africans affected, says UNAIDS executive director.
August 4, 2003... 2003 AUG 4 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- By continuing to devastate Africa's economies, communities, and development, HIV/AIDS has undoubtedly become Africa's biggest challenge. "Sixty million Africans have been touched by AIDS in the most...

Company begins U.S. licensing process for VScan HIV Rapid Test Kit.
August 4, 2003... 2003 AUG 4 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Medical Services International, Inc., (MSITF) announced it has begun the process with the appropriate regulatory agencies in the United States regarding the introduction and licensing of the company's...

Revised guidelines will ease selection of HIV/AIDS treatments.
August 4, 2003... 2003 AUG 4 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A new update of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) Guidelines for the Use of Antiretroviral Agents in HIV-Infected Adults and Adolescents will make it easier for clinicians and...

Ritonavir-boosted Reyataz demonstrates comparable viral load reduction to Kaletra.
August 4, 2003... 2003 AUG 4 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Data presented at the 2nd International AIDS Society Conference on HIV Pathogenesis and Treatment demonstrate that a treatment regimen combining the drug Reyataz (Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.), the first...

Study: HIV treatment regimens containing Viramune or efavirenz comparable.
August 4, 2003... 2003 AUG 4 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Treatment regimens with either Viramune (nevirapine) or efavirenz provide comparable antiviral efficacy in the early treatment of HIV infection, according to an analysis that compared the two in...

Study suggests HPV16 can skirt the immune system.
August 4, 2003... 2003 AUG 4 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- In a large study of HIV positive women, human papillomavirus 16 (HPV16), the virus responsible for approximately half of all cervical cancers, appeared to be better at dodging the immune system than...

Second China distributor added for HIV tests.
August 4, 2003... 2003 AUG 4 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Calypte Biomedical Corporation (CYPT), the developer and marketer of the only two U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved HIV-1 antibody tests for use with urine samples, announced that it has...

Prison healthcare costs still going up in Nebraska.
August 4, 2003... 2003 AUG 4 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The cost of providing medical care to inmates in Nebraska's prison system has risen from $8.8 million in fiscal year 2000 to around $18 million for the last fiscal year which ended June 30, 2003. ...

1 in 10 Europeans with AIDS has resistant strain.
August 4, 2003... 2003 AUG 4 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- About 10% of Europeans infected with HIV contract a strain of the virus that is resistant to at least one AIDS drug, according to the first large-scale study of the problem. Scientists have known...

WHO report documents worsening global TB/HIV crisis.
August 4, 2003... 2003 AUG 4 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The World Health Organization has called for free anti-TB drugs (ATDs) and quality care to be made widely available to people living with HIV, along with renewed efforts to increase access to...

Editorial discusses pharmaceutical interests vs. AIDS in Africa.
August 4, 2003... 2003 AUG 4 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The appointment of Randall Tobias as the U.S. government's global AIDS co-ordinator is analyzed in a recent editorial published by a major medical journal. Tobias will head up a $15 billion program...

Predator-prey interactions could explain why human diseases progress so rapidly.
August 4, 2003... 2003 AUG 4 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- In the fishbowl of life, when hordes of well-fed predators drive their prey to the brink of extinction, sometimes evolution takes the fast track to help the hunted survive - and then thrive - to...

First assay to include detection of HIV-1 group O gets premarket approval.
August 4, 2003... 2003 AUG 4 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- bioMerieux, Inc. has received premarket approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the Vironostika HIV-1 Plus O Microelisa System. The device is used for qualitative detection of...

FDA approves St. Jude safety trial for second part of three-part HIV vaccine.
August 4, 2003... 2003 AUG 4 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- St. Jude Children's Research Hospital has received approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to begin testing another part of its HIV vaccine regimen. The hospital will now begin...

Scientists document increasing reports of second infection.
August 4, 2003... 2003 AUG 4 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Evidence is growing that "superinfection" with more than one strain of HIV may be more common than previously thought, experts said at an international AIDS conference. Specialists say such cases,...

Antibrain antibodies may be useful as HIV dementia marker.
August 4, 2003... 2003 AUG 4 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Antibrain antibodies may act as a marker of HIV-related neurodegeneration. "The etiology of HIV-associated dementia (HAD) is still unknown although direct viral effects have not been supported,"...

Fractalkine may play key role in HIV-related brain damage.
August 4, 2003... 2003 AUG 4 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Fractalkine (FKN) appears to be involved in HIV-related brain damage. FKN, "a chemokine highly expressed in the central nervous system, participates in inflammatory responses operative in many brain...

HIV-1 epidemic in the United States dates back to 1968.
August 4, 2003... 2003 AUG 4 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Data analysis has revealed that the origin of the HIV-1 epidemic in the United States dates back to 1968. "Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) type 1 subtype B sequences (whole envelope and the p17...

Novel model of HIV transmission improves study of effects on population growth.
August 4, 2003... 2003 AUG 4 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A novel model of HIV transmission may aid researchers studying the effects of infection on population growth. "In high-prevalence populations, the HIV epidemic undermines the validity of past...

HIV infection impairs B cell costimulatory function.
August 4, 2003... 2003 AUG 4 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Infection with HIV disrupts CD28-dependent costimulatory pathways between B cells and helper T cells. "HIV infection leads to numerous immunologic defects, including impaired B cell function,"...

Viral reservoirs stable over long term.
August 4, 2003... 2003 AUG 4 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Reservoirs of latent HIV infection are stable over long periods of time. "Latent HIV-1 persists in resting memory CD4+ T cells, even in patients receiving highly active antiretroviral therapy...

Function of zinc-finger motifs in SIV nucleocapsid protein elucidated.
August 4, 2003... 2003 AUG 4 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The purpose of a pair of zinc fingers in the nucleocapsid (NC) protein of the simian version of HIV has been elucidated. "To clarify the physiological function of two zinc-finger (ZF) motifs" in...

HIV protease inhibitors prevent mitochondrial hyperpolarization-induced T-cell apoptosis.
August 4, 2003... 2003 AUG 4 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- HIV protease inhibitors protect T cells from apoptosis induced by mitochondrial hyperpolarization. "A decrease of mitochondrial membrane potential has been hypothesized to be a marker of apoptotic...

Interaction kinetics between HIV protease inhibitors and mutant enzymes characterized.
August 4, 2003... 2003 AUG 4 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The interactions between HIV protease inhibitors and mutant versions of the viral enzyme have been determined. In a recent study from Sweden, "the kinetics of the interaction between drug-resistant...

Novel bean-derived protein has potent antiretroviral and antifungal activity.
August 4, 2003... 2003 AUG 4 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A novel bean-derived protein has potent antiretroviral and antifungal activity. According to a study from the Chinese University of Hong Kong, "a protein with an N-terminal sequence displaying...

Once-daily protease inhibitor approved by FDA for use in combination therapy.
August 4, 2003... 2003 AUG 4 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Bristol-Myers Squibb Company (BMY) announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted marketing clearance for Reyataz (atazanavir sulfate), an azapeptide protease inhibitor indicated...

Structural analysis of anti-HIV monoclonal antibody 447-52D Fv feasible.
August 4, 2003... 2003 AUG 4 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Structural analysis of the anti-HIV monoclonal antibody 447-52D Fv is feasible, thanks to a novel E. coli-based expression model. "The Fv is the smallest antigen binding fragment of the antibody...

Tenofovir and adefovir dipivoxil not linked to mitochondrial toxicity.
August 4, 2003... 2003 AUG 4 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Tenofovir and adefovir dipivoxil do not cause mitochondrial damage in animals. In a recent study from the United States, "the antiviral compound tenofovir DF (Gilead Sciences) was evaluated for...

DNA vaccines enhance cellular immune response to SIV Gag.
August 4, 2003... 2003 AUG 4 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- An enhanced cellular immune response against SIV Gag was induced by immunization with DNA vaccines expressing assembly and release-defective SIV Gag proteins. "Codon-optimized genes were synthesized...

Aminoacylation of tRNA primer may block reverse transcription.
August 4, 2003... 2003 AUG 4 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Aminoacylation of HIV primer tRNA may prevent viral reverse transcription. "HIV-1 utilizes cellular tRNA(3)(Lys) to prime the initiation of reverse transcription," scientists in France explained....

Experts: It's more expensive to not treat HIV.
August 4, 2003... 2003 AUG 4 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A leading economist dismissed arguments that treating HIV in developing countries is not cost-effective and increases the virus' resistance, saying it is more expensive not to treat the virus that...

Fighting AIDS, TB, malaria top priority, Annan tells officials gathered in France.
August 4, 2003... 2003 AUG 4 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Turning the tide on AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria is a priority second to none, United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan said in a message to government ministers gathered in Paris for an...

Infection risk may be rising for Chinese men who have sex with men and heterosexual partners.
August 4, 2003... 2003 AUG 4 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Men in China who have sex with men - and their unwitting wives - may have an increasing risk of HIV infection. "China is currently undergoing a serious HIV-1 epidemic in intravenous drug users, sex...

Spirituality among drug users influences HIV risk behavior.
August 4, 2003... 2003 AUG 4 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Spirituality among drug users with a high risk of HIV infection strongly influences their use of protective measures. "The relationship between spirituality and HIV risk behavior in a sample of 34...

Officials fear high Native American STD rates leave door open for HIV.
August 4, 2003... 2003 AUG 4 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- High rates of reported sexually transmitted diseases in South Dakota's American Indian population have health administrators worried about the potential for a large HIV outbreak if the disease is...

Study examines safer breast-feeding by mothers with HIV.
August 4, 2003... 2003 AUG 4 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- New research has raised the possibility of safer breast-feeding by HIV positive mothers in the developing world. Programs aimed at preventing mother-to-child transmission of HIV in poor countries...

HIV pipeline aimed at combating resistance.
August 4, 2003... 2003 AUG 4 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Presentations at the 2nd International AIDS Society Conference on HIV Pathogenesis and Treatment continue to demonstrate GlaxoSmithKline's (GSK) commitment to developing new compounds designed to combat...

Company focuses on host immune response, not the virus.
August 4, 2003... 2003 AUG 4 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- GenoMed, Inc., (MED), a St. Louis, Missouri-based company, reaffirmed its approach to deadly viruses such as SARS, West Nile virus, and HIV. Dr. David Moskowitz, GenoMed's chairman and chief medical...

Antioxidants may enhance antiretroviral therapy.
August 11, 2003... 2003 AUG 11 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by Michael Greer, senior medical writer - Supplemental antioxidants may enhance the effects of antiretroviral treatment, researchers in Norway say. "Oxidative stress has been implicated in the...

Intermittent antiretroviral therapy offers no benefit over continuous treatment.
August 11, 2003... 2003 AUG 11 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by Michael Greer, senior medical writer - Intermittent antiretroviral therapy is inferior to conventional treatment for HIV patients, researchers in the United States and Europe argue. Mark Dybul...

Structure of HIV neutralizing antibody 2G12 elucidated.
August 11, 2003... 2003 AUG 11 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The structure of a key HIV-neutralizing antibody has been elucidated. "Human antibody 2G12 neutralizes a broad range of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) isolates by binding an unusually...

Exercise and vitamin E can help prevent HIV-related metabolic disorders.
August 11, 2003... 2003 AUG 11 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Exercise and vitamin E intake can help prevent HIV-related lipodystrophy and similar disorders. Scientists in the United States "investigated the relationship among habitual exercise, diet, and...

Melanin levels may be linked to resistance.
August 11, 2003... 2003 AUG 11 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Melanin levels may be linked to HIV resistance. "HIV is common in sub-Saharan Africa," scientists in England explained. "Sexually transmitted bacterial and fungal infections increase the chance of...

Novel antibiotic derivatives have antiretroviral activity.
August 11, 2003... 2003 AUG 11 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A series of novel antibiotic derivatives have demonstrated activity against several retroviruses, including HIV. Several "semisynthetic derivatives of natural antibacterial glycopeptide...

Hispanics make up growing number of U.S. AIDS cases.
August 11, 2003... 2003 AUG 11 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Hispanics make up 13% of the U.S. population, but account for 20% of those living with AIDS, according to a study based on data from local and state health departments. "What we have addressed...

India is world's second-largest AIDS hub, but some states "still in denial".
August 11, 2003... 2003 AUG 11 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- With more than 4.5 million people carrying the virus that causes AIDS, India has become the world's second largest hub of the disease - but some of its states are "still in denial," a United Nations...

Rwanda gets US$2.8 million for HIV/AIDS control.
August 11, 2003... 2003 AUG 11 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The African Development Bank (ADB) has approved a US$2.8 million grant to finance Rwanda's national HIV/AIDS control plan. The grant is expected to enhance the country's institutional capacities...

Authorities search for HIV-stricken blood sellers.
August 11, 2003... 2003 AUG 11 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Authorities continued their search for four people accused of knowingly selling their HIV-positive blood or plasma for $20 at two donation centers in Indianapolis. Five people were charged with...

Is there an alternative to expensive testing for AIDS management?
August 11, 2003... 2003 AUG 11 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- President Bush has made his first official trip to Africa, one of the areas expected to benefit from his pledge of $15 billion over 5 years to help countries combat HIV/AIDS. The countries comprising...

Epidemic in Russia extends beyond large urban centers.
August 11, 2003... 2003 AUG 11 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- In a study examining the HIV epidemic in rural Russia, new statistics point to a rapid expansion of HIV to Russia's rural communities. Orel Oblast, a predominantly agricultural province, has seen a...

U.S. health authorities urge doctors to talk to patients about prevention.
August 11, 2003... 2003 AUG 11 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Doctors need to have more detailed discussions about sex and drug use with HIV patients to keep them from spreading the virus, federal officials said in July as they announced guidelines intended to...

"Late-starter" sites add little benefit to HIV trials.
August 11, 2003... 2003 AUG 11 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Late-starter sites add little benefit to clinical trials involving HIV patients. "In a cohort of 14 randomized controlled trials conducted by the Adult AIDS Clinical Trials Group between 1986 and...

Hepatitis B core antigen should be used for diagnosis in HIV patients.
August 11, 2003... 2003 AUG 11 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The hepatitis B core antigen should used in hepatitis B testing of HIV patients. In a recent study, scientists in the United States "screened 651 human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-1-infected...

Interferon alpha-2a with ribavirin ineffective for HIV patients with hepatitis C.
August 11, 2003... 2003 AUG 11 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The combination of interferon alpha-2a (IFN-alpha-2a) and ribavarin is not effective for HIV patients with hepatitis C. "An open-label, randomized trial was conducted to compare the efficacy and...

Novel reporter T-cell line useful for HIV drug susceptibility testing.
August 11, 2003... 2003 AUG 11 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A novel reporter T-cell line is useful for HIV drug susceptibility testing. "CCR5-using (R5) human immunodeficiency virus type I (HIV-1) is a major viral population that is transmitted by sexual...

DNA deamination plays key role in antiretroviral immune activity.
August 11, 2003... 2003 AUG 11 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Deamination of viral DNA plays a key role in antiretroviral immune activity. "CEM15/APOBEC3G is a cellular protein required for resistance to infection by virion infectivity factor (Vif)-deficient"...

Insulin-like growth factor chimeras provide improved control of HIV-related wasting.
August 11, 2003... 2003 AUG 11 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Novel IGF I chimeras offer improved control of HIV-related lipodystrophy. "It has been previously reported that insulin-like growth factor I (IGF I) decreases in AIDS patients with wasting, a...

CEM15 enzyme induces lentiviral G to A hypermutation.
August 11, 2003... 2003 AUG 11 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The enzyme CEM15 promotes hypermutation in HIV and similar viruses. "High mutation frequency during reverse transcription has a principal role in the genetic variation of primate lentiviral...

Directly observed HIV therapy does not ensure adherence by prison inmates.
August 11, 2003... 2003 AUG 11 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Directly observed therapy (DOT) does not ensure adherence to antiretroviral regimens by prison inmates. DOT for HIV infection "is commonly used in correctional settings; however, the efficacy of...

HIV protease-inhibiting activity of novel pyridine derivatives characterized.
August 11, 2003... 2003 AUG 11 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The anti-HIV activity of a series of novel pyridine derivatives have been characterized. According to scientists in Germany, "a first series of novel bishydroxymethyl-substituted cage dimeric...

Hepatotoxicity linked to antiretroviral HIV-1 protease inhibitor therapy.
August 11, 2003... 2003 AUG 11 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Hepatotoxicity has been linked to antiretroviral therapy with HIV-1 protease inhibitors. "Human immunodeficiency virus 1 (HIV-1) protease inhibitors are important components of highly active...

Resistance data reported on tipranavir.
August 11, 2003... 2003 AUG 11 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Phase II investigational studies presented at the 2nd International AIDS Society Conference on HIV Pathogenesis and Treatment suggest that tipranavir may maintain activity against HIV that is resistant...

Novel mathematical model may aid study of cellular HIV spread.
August 11, 2003... 2003 AUG 11 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A novel mathematical model may aid the study of cellular HIV transmission. Scientists in Iowa developed "a two-dimensional model of cell-to-cell spread of HIV-1 in tissue cultures, assuming that...

Vector constructed from chimeric SIV and HIV characterized.
August 11, 2003... 2003 AUG 11 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A vpr vector constructed from chimeric simian and human immunodeficiency virus has been characterized. "Chimeric simian and human immunodeficiency viruses (SHIVs) are useful toot for investigating...

HIV infection may bump up risk in younger patients.
August 11, 2003... 2003 AUG 11 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- HIV-positive adults ages 18-34 may be more likely to suffer coronary heart disease than HIV-negative people their age, a new University of California Los Angeles study suggests. The findings emphasize...

HHV-8 open reading frame mutations can aid study of Kaposi sarcoma development.
August 11, 2003... 2003 AUG 11 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A novel technique for genotyping human herpesvirus-8 (HHV-8) may aid research on the development of Kaposi sarcoma. HHV-8 "can be classified into distinct subtypes on the basis of sequence...

Oral lesion frequency and causes in Nigeria characterized.
August 11, 2003... 2003 AUG 11 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The frequency and causes of oral lesions in HIV patients in Nigeria have been characterized. "Because of the unique features of the AIDS epidemic in West Africa," scientists there "sought to...

Technology measures enzyme activity associated with AIDS.
August 11, 2003... 2003 AUG 11 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Commonwealth Biotechnologies, Inc., (CBTE) was notified by the United States Patent and Trademark Office that the claims made in its patent application, entitled "Measuring Viral Reverse Transcriptase...

Vaccine immunity to pathogenic fungi overcomes requirement for CD4 help.
August 11, 2003... 2003 AUG 11 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Vaccine immunity to pathogenic fungi overcomes the requirement for CD4 help in exogenous antigen presentation to CD8+ T cells. "Systemic fungal infections with primary and opportunistic pathogens...

AIDS not caused by human immunodeficiency virus.
August 11, 2003... 2003 AUG 11 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is only a passenger virus and not a cause of AIDS, according to a report published in the Journal of Biosciences. "In 1981 a new epidemic of about two-dozen...

Current infectious diseases threats discussed.
August 11, 2003... 2003 AUG 11 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Current emerging infectious disease threats are bringing a heightened sense of awareness of smallpox, severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS), monkeypox, norovirus, HIV, and West Nile virus, health...

HIV, HCV license agreement granted for plasma testing.
August 11, 2003... 2003 AUG 11 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Chiron Corporation (CHIR) announced that it has granted to Baxter AG, a subsidiary of Baxter International, a license to use its HIV and hepatitis C virus (HCV) intellectual property in combination...

Assays for detection of HIV in breast milk analyzed.
August 11, 2003... 2003 AUG 11 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The ability of molecular assays to detect HIV in breast milk has been elucidated. "The distribution and stability of human immunodeficiency virus type I (HIV-1) in breast milk (BM) components...

HIV infection linked to heightened levels of oncogenic HPV in high-grade cervical lesions.
August 11, 2003... 2003 AUG 11 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Infection with HIV is linked to heightened levels of cancer-causing human papillomavirus (HPV) in high-grade cervical lesions. In a recent study from Germany, HPV DNA loads "of six oncogenic HPV...

HAART therapy prolongs survival in patients with central nervous system lymphoma.
August 18, 2003... 2003 AUG 18 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- AIDS patients with primary central nervous system lymphoma who receive the HAART "cocktail" therapy live much longer than those not treated with the therapy, researchers at UT Southwestern Medical...

Scottish study reveals cancer risk of HIV.
August 18, 2003... 2003 AUG 18 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- HIV patients over the last 20 years have been far more likely to develop cancer than the population as a whole, according to a Scottish study. Before the advent of antiretroviral therapy, which...

Nef-induced macrophage protein release enables HIV infection of resting T cells.
August 18, 2003... 2003 AUG 18 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The HIV Nef protein elicits the release of macrophage factors that render resting T cells permissive to infection. "All primate lentiviruses (HIV-1, HIV-2, SIV) encode Nef proteins, which are...

Indinavir enhances compound A bioavailability.
August 18, 2003... 2003 AUG 18 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Indinavir significantly enhances the bioavailability of a novel anti-HIV agent. In a recent study from the United States, "the use of a beneficial interaction between indinavir and compound A, a...