AIDS Weekly articles from December 2002

AIDS Weekly archives from December 2002

T cell receptor expression may affect progression rate.(Brief Article)
December 2, 2002... 2002 DEC 2 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by Michael Greer, senior medical writer - A small group of T cell receptor proteins may play a key role in the rate of HIV progression, researchers in the United Kingdom report. "It is still...

Chimeric RNA aptamer inhibits viral replication.(Brief Article)
December 2, 2002... 2002 DEC 2 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by Michael Greer, senior medical writer - Researchers in Germany have identified a novel technique for suppressing HIV replication. "Aptamers, small oligonucleotides derived from an in vitro...

FDA approves rapid HIV test.(Brief Article)
December 2, 2002... 2002 DEC 2 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Tommy G. Thompson has announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved a new rapid HIV diagnostic test kit that provides...

Interleukin-6 enhances human herpesvirus-8 activity.(Brief Article)
December 2, 2002... 2002 DEC 2 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by Michael Greer, senior medical writer - The cytokine interleukin (IL)-6 may play a key role in the development of several AIDS-related malignancies, researchers in Japan say. "Human herpesvirus-8...

How HIV outmaneuvers the immune system.(Brief Article)
December 2, 2002... 2002 DEC 2 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- T cells and antibody-producing B cells carry out immune defense against specific pathogens such as viruses. Antibodies and T cell receptors are highly diverse molecules that can recognize millions of...

Survey: 80% of HIV-positive patients report symptoms of depression and anxiety.
December 2, 2002... 2002 DEC 2 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Key findings of a national physician and patient survey conducted by the International Association of Physicians in AIDS Care (IAPAC) demonstrate a strong link between HIV infection and the mental...

China's health minister says efforts lagging.(AIDS prevention efforts lag)(Brief Article)
December 2, 2002... 2002 DEC 2 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- With one million Chinese infected with the AIDS virus, China's health minister says prevention work is lagging and has issued an urgent call for more trained health workers, state media reported in...

New 20-minute rapid HIV test nears FDA approval.
December 2, 2002... 2002 DEC 2 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A broad, growing coalition of public health officials, health organizations, and HIV/AIDS groups are calling for widespread availability of new rapid HIV tests through a "waived" status under the...

Guidelines issued for metabolic complications related to HIV & antiretrovirals.
December 2, 2002... 2002 DEC 2 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The first comprehensive recommendations for assessing, monitoring and treating metabolic complications such as insulin resistance and abnormal body fat distribution that are occurring in association...

FDA accepts Coviracil NDA for the treatment of HIV.(Brief Article)
December 2, 2002... 2002 DEC 2 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Triangle Pharmaceuticals, Inc., (VIRS) announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has notified the company that its new drug application (NDA) for marketing approval of Coviracil for the...

New class of compounds found for the treatment of drug-resistant HIV/AIDS.(Pharmacor announces discovery of new class of protease-inhibitor)(Brief Article)
December 2, 2002... 2002 DEC 2 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Pharmacor announced the discovery of a new class of drug-like compounds in its battle against drug-resistant HIV. The exceptional characteristic of these compounds is that they are significantly...

Physicians should order blood transfusions with a dose of extreme caution.
December 2, 2002... 2002 DEC 2 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by Lynn Yoffee, senior medical writer - An expert in blood safety said that the blood supply remains questionable and transfusions remain risky business, at the American College of Chest Physicians'...

India rejects U.S. government warning on spread of HIV/AIDS.
December 2, 2002... 2002 DEC 2 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- India has rejected a U.S. government report warning that the South Asian nation could soon have the highest number of people with HIV/AIDS in the world, and demanded that its authors explain the basis...

Bill Gates pledges $100 million to fight AIDS in India.
December 2, 2002... 2002 DEC 2 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The richest man in the world met with some of its poorest in November and pledged $100 million to fight the spread of AIDS in India. Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates opened his 4-day, controversy-laced...

Surveillance Data enters partnership to create new HIV market data products.(Brief Article)
December 2, 2002... 2002 DEC 2 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- ViroLogic, Inc., (VLGC) and Surveillance Data, Inc., (SDI), announced that the companies have signed an agreement to create a new line of HIV market research products based on data collected through...

Alternative therapy use may signal psychological, emotional problems.(Brief Article)
December 2, 2002... 2002 DEC 2 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by Michael Greer, senior medical writer - HIV patients who use unconventional forms of treatment may suffer from a lack of mental health support, researchers in the United States find. "The extent...

Gabexate mesilate, octreotide effective for pancreatic conditions.(Brief Article)
December 2, 2002... 2002 DEC 2 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by Michael Greer, senior medical writer - Researchers in Italy have identified a pair of agents that could benefit HIV patients suffering from pancreatic dysfunction. "Human immunodeficiency virus...

Study: Fosrenol reduces hypercalcemia risk in end stage renal disease.(Brief Article)
December 2, 2002... 2002 DEC 2 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- AnorMED, Inc., (AOM) announced that Fosrenol (lanthanum carbonate), a new phosphate binder for use in dialysis patients, licensed to Shire Pharmaceuticals Group has shown to be effective in reducing...

Vatican repeats opposition to condoms, advocates chastity.(Brief Article)
December 2, 2002... 2002 DEC 2 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The Vatican has repeated its opposition to using condoms as a way to fight AIDS, saying that chastity was the best way to prevent the spread of the deadly virus. Monsignor Javier Lozano Barragan,...

CD4 cell activation state linked to viral coat protein signaling ability.(Brief Article)
December 9, 2002... 2002 DEC 9 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by Michael Greer, senior medical writer - Researchers in the United States and Europe have shed new light on memory T cells' role in the early stages of HIV infection. "The capacity of the HIV-1...

REKR-based peptides can suppress viral replication.
December 9, 2002... 2002 DEC 9 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by Michael Greer, senior medical writer - Researchers in North America and Europe have identified a novel method for inhibiting HIV replication. Bouchaib Bahbouhi and colleagues at Paul Sabatier...

Mycobacterium avium complex helps recruit monocyte HIV hosts.(Brief Article)
December 9, 2002... 2002 DEC 9 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by Michael Greer, senior medical writer - Researchers in the United States have shed new light on the deleterious effects of Mycobacterium avium infection in HIV and AIDS patients. "In lymphoid...

PARP-1 enzyme not needed for infection.(Brief Article)
December 9, 2002... 2002 DEC 9 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by Michael Greer, senior medical writer - Researchers in the United States have shed new light on a poorly understood step in the retroviral integration process. "Poly(ADP-ribose) polymerase 1...

Modified porphyrins disrupt key viral proteins.(Brief Article)
December 9, 2002... 2002 DEC 9 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by Michael Greer, senior medical writer - Researchers in the United States have identified a novel class of agents highly active against HIV and other viral pathogens. Andrei N. Vzorov and...

Oil-producing nations donate $4 million to combat AIDS in Asia .(Brief Article)
December 9, 2002... 2002 DEC 9 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A group of oil exporting nations has donated $4 million to combat HIV/AIDS in Asia and alleviate the impact the fast-spreading disease is having on regional economies. The Organization of Petroleum...

Annan urges greater global efforts to raise awareness about HIV/AIDS.(Brief Article)
December 9, 2002... 2002 DEC 9 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Citing the enormous number of people around the world infected by the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan has urged greater global efforts to raise awareness...

New survey shows need for more HIV education programs.(Brief Article)
December 9, 2002... 2002 DEC 9 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Many Californians support access to clean needles for injection drug users and giving condoms to prisoners to prevent the spread of HIV, according to a statewide survey by researchers from the...

New HIV vaccine holds promise of global effectiveness.(Brief Article)
December 9, 2002... 2002 DEC 9 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Clinical tests have begun of a novel vaccine directed at the three most globally important HIV subtypes, or clades. Developed by scientists at the Dale and Betty Bumpers Vaccine Research Center...

VaxGen's phase III trial in Thailand clears final scheduled safety review.(Brief Article)
December 9, 2002... 2002 DEC 9 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The independent board that oversees VaxGen, Inc.'s clinical trials completed the final safety and conduct review of the company's phase III trial in Thailand and once again concluded that the study was...

Study evaluates the effectiveness of valacyclovir HCl in HIV-infected persons.(Brief Article)
December 9, 2002... 2002 DEC 9 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Twice-daily treatment with Valtrex (valacyclovir HCl) caplets is effective in suppressing genital herpes recurrences in HIV-infected patients, according to data presented at the Infectious Diseases...

CDC describes HIV testing among pregnant women.(Brief Article)
December 9, 2002... 2002 DEC 9 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A new U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) review of studies on prenatal HIV testing in the U.S. and Canada found that high rates of testing can be achieved under several different...

NIH funds new AIDS drug discovery research with $4.6 million.(Brief Article)
December 9, 2002... 2002 DEC 9 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS), a unit of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), has awarded a grant of more than $4.6 million to fund four interrelated research projects...

Key compounds donated to University of Arizona Foundation.(Brief Article)
December 9, 2002... 2002 DEC 9 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The Procter & Gamble Company (PG) donated to the University of Arizona (UA) Foundation 33 patents and accompanying intellectual property related to a portfolio of compounds that have been tested in...

Antiretroviral treatment increases adult thymic volume.(Brief Article)
December 16, 2002... 2002 DEC 16 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by Michael Greer, senior medical writer - Highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) increases thymus size in HIV patients, researchers in Spain report. "An important thymus role has been...

Recreational drugs can reduce safety, efficacy of antiretroviral agents.(Brief Article)
December 16, 2002... 2002 DEC 16 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by Michael Greer, senior medical writer - Illicit drugs can trigger potentially lethal side effects in HIV patients undergoing antiretroviral therapy, researchers in Canada warn. Tony Antoniou and...

Mucosal plasma cell diversity remains adequate after infection.(Brief Article)
December 16, 2002... 2002 DEC 16 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by Michael Greer, senior medical writer - Researchers in the United States have provided new insight into the efficacy of mucosal immune activity during HIV infection. "Impaired development of...

Macrophage cyclin T1 expression may play role in viral latency.(Brief Article)
December 16, 2002... 2002 DEC 16 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by Michael Greer, senior medical writer - Researchers in Texas have elucidated the latency process used by HIV to avoid the effects of antiretroviral drugs. "The human immunodeficiency virus type 1...

Plasma protease inhibitor levels can mark nonadherence.(Brief Article)
December 16, 2002... 2002 DEC 16 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by Michael Greer, senior medical writer - Therapeutic drug monitoring can be used to measure patient compliance with anti-HIV drug regimens, researchers in the Netherlands report. Patricia W.H....

Drug resistance doesn't affect outcome for Vietnamese tuberculous meningitis patients.(Brief Article)
December 16, 2002... 2002 DEC 16 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by Michael Greer, senior medical writer - Researchers in the United Kingdom and Asia have shed new light on the course of tuberculous meningitis in Vietnamese patients. "The factors that determine...

Syringe exchange proves effective.(Brief Article)
December 16, 2002... 2002 DEC 16 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Drug users with access to controversial syringe-exchange programs are up to six times less likely to put themselves at risk of HIV infection, according to a new University of California Davis. ...

European marketing authorization sought for Fuzeon, an HIV fusion inhibitor.(Brief Article)
December 16, 2002... 2002 DEC 16 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Roche and Trimeris, Inc., (TRMS) announced the submission of a new drug application (NDA) to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for approval to market Fuzeon (enfuvirtide), formerly known as...

Lipid Sciences announces board and management changes.(Brief Article)
December 16, 2002... 2002 DEC 16 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Lipid Sciences, Inc., (LIPD) has announced several changes to its board of directors and management. Phil Radlick, PhD, has resigned as president and CEO and as a director of the company. He will...

Product R Israeli clinical trials initiated.(Brief Article)
December 16, 2002... 2002 DEC 16 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Advanced Viral Research Corp. (ADVR) announced that it has initiated the single dose safety study, which is the first phase of three Product R clinical trials in Israel. The company also announced...

HIV prevention efforts have curbed the U.S. AIDS epidemic.(Brief Article)
December 16, 2002... 2002 DEC 16 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- If not for HIV prevention efforts, it is likely that the number of additional individuals infected with HIV in the United States would be equivalent to the population of a moderate-sized to large city,...

AIDSVAX developer releases third-quarter financial results.(Brief Article)
December 16, 2002... 2002 DEC 16 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- VaxGen, Inc., (VXGN) announced a net loss of $7.8 million, or 54 cents per share excluding noncash charges, for the third quarter ended September 30, 2002, compared with a net loss of $6.2 million, or...

Actimmune collaborator reports third quarter 2002 financial results.(Brief Article)
December 16, 2002... 2002 DEC 16 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Maxygen, Inc., (MAXY) reported financial results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2002. For the third quarter of 2002, Maxygen reported a pro forma net loss of $5.7 million, or $0.17 per...

Study: Remune antigen with CpG ODN may offer HIV protection.(Brief Article)
December 16, 2002... 2002 DEC 16 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The Immune Response Corp. (IMNRD) announced the final results of a study at McMaster University Health Sciences Centre suggesting that use of Remune antigen in combination with oligonucleotides...

Iinterleukin-18 may play role in AIDS development.
December 23, 2002... 2002 DEC 23 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by Michael Greer, senior medical writer - Researchers in Canada have identified a factor that may play an important role in the pathogenesis of AIDS. "Originally identified as the gamma...

Polyamide nucleotide analog blocks viral replication.
December 23, 2002... 2002 DEC 23 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by Michael Greer, senior medical writer - Researchers in the United States have identified a novel agent that can virtually abolish HIV's replication capacity. "Efficient replication and gene...

48-week results reported for SOLO trial.
December 23, 2002... 2002 DEC 23 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Results of the SOLO trial, an open-label, multicenter study evaluating the safety and efficacy of once-a-day (QD) dosing of the investigational protease inhibitor (PI) GW433908 (908) boosted with...

Interleukin-7 can activate latent infection.
December 23, 2002... 2002 DEC 23 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by Michael Greer, senior medical writer - Researchers in the United States have identified a novel method for treating latent HIV infection. "Latent human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1)...

Inactine inactivates HIV in blood products.
December 23, 2002... 2002 DEC 23 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by Michael Greer, senior medical writer - Researchers in the United States have identified an agent capable of removing HIV contamination from blood products. "The residual risk of HIV infection...

Levoprin-ZG clinical trials on HIV-AIDS patients underway.
December 23, 2002... 2002 DEC 23 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Norzyme, Inc., developer of therapeutic drug monitoring technology for use at point-of-care, has launched clinical trials for its Levoprin-ZG product, developed to aid in the disease management of...

Rapid immunodiagnostic test being developed for Haemophilus ducreyi.
December 23, 2002... 2002 DEC 23 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A monoclonal antibody-based immunodiagnostic test to the hemoglobin receptor of Haemophilus ducreyi is being developed by University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, researchers. "Haemophilus...

AIDS leading cause of death among South African women.
December 23, 2002... 2002 DEC 23 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- AIDS is the leading killer of women in South Africa and is claiming increasing numbers of lives every year, according to a government study. AIDS-related illnesses were responsible for 9.8% of...

International AIDS experts say HIV skyrocketing in Ukraine.(Brief Article)
December 23, 2002... 2002 DEC 23 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- HIV infection rates are skyrocketing in the former Soviet republic of Ukraine and experts estimate that 1% of the nation's 48 million people are currently infected, the organizers of international AIDS...

Nascobal manufacturer reports third quarter 2002 financial results.
December 23, 2002... 2002 DEC 23 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Nastech Pharmaceutical Co., Inc., (NSTK) reported that, for the third quarter ended September 2002, revenue increased $1.2 million, or 145%, to $2.0 million compared with revenue of $809,000 for the...

Report: Singapore to give out condoms to male travelers.(Brief Article)
December 23, 2002... 2002 DEC 23 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Singapore plans to distribute HIV-prevention packs containing condoms to male travelers heading to what it deems high-risk destinations, a newspaper has reported. The packs, which will also...

Nonoxynol-9 does not prevent HIV infection.
December 23, 2002... 2002 DEC 23 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by Michael Greer, senior medical writer - A commonly used spermicidal agent does not prevent HIV infection or other sexually transmitted diseases, researchers in Australia warn. David Wilkinson...

Promoters enhance expression of antiviral RNA.
December 23, 2002... 2002 DEC 23 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by Michael Greer, senior medical writer - Researchers in California have found a way to improve the efficacy of anti-HIV RNA transcripts. "We previously demonstrated that chimeric...

AIDS and malaria costs Uganda a billion dollars, says president.
December 23, 2002... 2002 DEC 23 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- AIDS and malaria are costing Uganda more than US$1 billion a year in lost wealth and ruining the health ministry, the country's president says. The AIDS epidemic costs Uganda US$702 million a year...

Epstein-Barr virus latent membrane protein can be therapeutic target.
December 23, 2002... 2002 DEC 23 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by Michael Greer, senior medical writer - Researchers in the United States have identified a novel method for treating latent Epstein-Barr virus infection. "Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) is a human...

First healthcare center targeted to injection drug users opens in New York.
December 23, 2002... 2002 DEC 23 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Positive Health Project, a New York City syringe exchange program, and Diversified Health Systems Management, Inc., announced the opening of Positive Health Care, the nation's first comprehensive...

Patent awarded for method of treating septic shock using iron chelates.
December 23, 2002... 2002 DEC 23 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- MoliChem Medicines, Inc., (MLCM) announced that it has obtained a U.S. patent for a method of treating septic shock. The use of iron chelates, which are molecules that contain iron, is described...

Rituximab effective against CD20+ non-Hodgkin lymphoma cells.
December 30, 2002... 2002 DEC 30 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by Michael Greer, senior medical writer - The monoclonal antibody rituximab is likely to be effective against AIDS-related non-Hodgkin lymphoma (AIDS-NHL), researchers in Italy report. "Rituximab...

Novel agents offer less-toxic hydroxyurea alternatives.
December 30, 2002... 2002 DEC 30 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by Michael Greer, senior medical writer - A pair of novel agents may represent less-toxic alternatives to hydroxyurea for HIV patients, researchers say. "Recently, the use of the ribonucleotide...

Women account for half of HIV cases for the first time.
December 30, 2002... 2002 DEC 30 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Two decades after AIDS first became noticed, as a disease of homosexual men, women now account for half of the 37 million adults infected with HIV, according to a new United Nations report. The...

Interferon-alpha may hasten progression.
December 30, 2002... 2002 DEC 30 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by Michael Greer, senior medical writer - Interferon (IFN)-alpha may have deleterious effects in HIV patients, researchers in Norway warn. Eva Stylianou and colleagues at Rikshospitalet University...

Mamu-A*01 allele has protective effect in animals.
December 30, 2002... 2002 DEC 30 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by Michael Greer, senior medical writer - Researchers in the United States have identified a genetic factor that protects primates against AIDS. Zhi-Qiang Zhang and colleagues working at Merck...

Viral IL-10 gene therapy reduces tissue inflammation in P. carinii infection.
December 30, 2002... 2002 DEC 30 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- "The relationship between tissue inflammation and clearance of the opportunistic pathogen Pneumocystis carinii is poorly understood," noted Louisiana State University researchers in a recent study. ...

Fuzeon shows benefit across range of treatment-experienced HIV patients.
December 30, 2002... 2002 DEC 30 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Roche and Trimeris, Inc., (TRMS) announced data from a second pivotal phase III study (TORO 2) demonstrating that Fuzeon (enfuvirtide), in combination with other antiretrovirals, provided benefit to...

NIH to investigate use of TGF alpha in treatment of AIDS.
December 30, 2002... 2002 DEC 30 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Kaleidos Pharma, Inc., announced a collaboration with the Division of AIDS, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). Under the terms of the...

Patent issued for next-generation anti-HIV protease inhibitor.
December 30, 2002... 2002 DEC 30 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Pharmacor, Inc., has been issued U.S. patent relating to its antiretroviral program. The small-molecule compounds described in the patent, entitled "Urea derivatives as HIV aspartyl protease...

ViroLogic signs preferred provider agreement and equity agreement.
December 30, 2002... 2002 DEC 30 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- ViroLogic, Inc., (VLGC) announced that the company has signed a preferred provider agreement with Pfizer, Inc., (PFE). Under the terms of the agreement, ViroLogic becomes Pfizer's preferred...

FDA clears COBAS Ampliscreen system.
December 30, 2002... 2002 DEC 30 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Roche Diagnostics, based in Indianapolis, has announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted 510(k) clearance of the company's COBAS AmpliScreen System. The COBAS...

Drug discovery labs expanded.
December 30, 2002... 2002 DEC 30 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Achillion Pharmaceuticals announced the opening of additional drug discovery laboratories, including a state-of-the-art chemistry laboratory, to accommodate the company's expanding programs to discover...

Lipid-focused biotech reports third-quarter net losses.
December 30, 2002... 2002 DEC 30 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Lipid Sciences, Inc., (LIPD) reported results for the third quarter and 9 months ended September 30, 2002. For the third quarter, the company reported a net loss of $4.0 million, or $0.19 per...

Viral-disease focused biotech releases third quarter 2002 financial results.
December 30, 2002... 2002 DEC 30 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- ViroLogic, Inc., (VLGC) reported financial results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2002. The company also announced that it has signed definitive agreements to raise an additional $10...

Viral-disease focused biotech announces $7.0 million private placement.
December 30, 2002... 2002 DEC 30 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- ViroLogic, Inc., (VLGC) announced it has entered into an agreement to sell newly issued shares of 8% convertible preferred stock to a group of investors comprised of existing and new stockholders. ...

FDA clears use of GuideLines 6.0 Rules.
December 30, 2002... 2002 DEC 30 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Bayer Corporation, acting through its Diagnostics Business Group, announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted clearance for GuideLines 6.0 Rules, the next-generation...

Infection by closely related HIV strains possible.
December 30, 2002... 2002 DEC 30 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A report of an individual infected with a second strain of HIV despite effective drug treatment following the first infection has researchers concerned. "For the first time, we've shown it is...

Revamped AIDS web site tailored to diverse users.
December 30, 2002... 2002 DEC 30 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- AIDSinfo, a web site offering comprehensive information on HIV/AIDS treatments and clinical trials, went live on December 2, 2002 to mark World AIDS Day. The site at http://aidsinfo.nih.gov merges...

Mechanism of viral inhibition by recombinant gp41 elucidated.
December 30, 2002... 2002 DEC 30 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by Michael Greer, senior medical writer - Researchers in the United States have shed new light on the mechanisms of a novel anti-HIV protein. "N36(L6)C34 is a recombinant protein that forms a...

Novel stavudine derivative active against resistant viral strains.
December 30, 2002... 2002 DEC 30 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by Michael Greer, senior medical writer - A derivative of the antiretroviral agent stavudine is effective against HIV strains resistant to its parent and similar drugs, researchers in Minnesota report....