AIDS Weekly articles from October 2002

AIDS Weekly archives from October 2002

Filgrastim may interfere with antiretroviral efficacy.
October 7, 2002... 2002 OCT 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by Michael Greer, senior medical writer - Researchers in the United States say that a hematopoietic growth factor used to supplement HIV treatment may actually hinder antiviral suppression. ...

Key T-cell subset loses efficacy during structured treatment interruptions.
October 7, 2002... 2002 OCT 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by Michael Greer, senior medical writer - Antiviral activity from a key T-cell subset is impaired during structured interruptions in HIV treatment, researchers in Italy report. "T cells expressing...

Interleukin-2 safe for patients with low HHV-8 viremia.(human herpesvirus 8)
October 7, 2002... 2002 OCT 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by Michael Greer, senior medical writer - Supplemental interleukin-2 treatment is safe for most HIV patients coinfected with the virus responsible for Kaposi sarcoma, researchers in Italy say. "The...

Once-daily quadruple regimen safe, effective.(antiretroviral agents)
October 7, 2002... 2002 OCT 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by Michael Greer, senior medical writer - A once-daily regimen combining four antiretroviral agents in safe and effective, researchers in the United States report. Gail Skowron and colleagues at...

Synthetic gp41 analogs inhibit feline virus function.
October 7, 2002... 2002 OCT 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by Michael Greer, senior medical writer - Researchers in North Carolina have identified several synthetic molecules capable of suppressing the feline version of HIV (FIV). The conserved HIV...

HIV/AIDS playing key role in worsening southern Africa's food crisis - U.N. envoy.(Brief Article)
October 7, 2002... 2002 OCT 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The United Nations envoy for the humanitarian crisis in southern Africa says that the HIV/AIDS pandemic was playing a key role in the region's worsening situation. Speaking in Zambia on September...

Board recommends to breaking code of Coviracil pivotal trial early.
October 7, 2002... 2002 OCT 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Triangle Pharmaceuticals, Inc., (VIRS) announced positive findings from FTC-301, an ongoing pivotal phase III trial of Coviracil (emtricitabine), its nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor for the...

New compliance technology, The Pill Timer, shows promise.(Brief Article)
October 7, 2002... 2002 OCT 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Preliminary findings suggest that HIV patients using Med Time Technology, Inc.'s The Pill Timer in conjunction with an adherence program improves patients' health dramatically. Lab results show...

Campaign launched to help chronically ill patients.(Alonzo Mourning's Rebound from Anemia campaign)
October 7, 2002... 2002 OCT 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- When basketball superstar Alonzo Mourning was diagnosed with a rare and life-threatening kidney disease nearly 2 years ago, he faced the toughest challenge of his life. What he didn't realize was...

'Naked DNA Company' expands management team.(Vical Inc.)(Brief Article)
October 7, 2002... 2002 OCT 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Vical, Inc., (VICL) announced the expansion of its management team with the appointment of Alain P. Rolland, PharmD, PhD, as vice president, product development, and the appointment of Thomas G. Evans,...

Missing Chinese AIDS activist named winner of U.S.-Canadian health award.(Wan Yanhai wins the Award for Action on HIV/AIDS and Human Rights)
October 7, 2002... 2002 OCT 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A missing Chinese AIDS activist who reportedly has been detained by China's secret police was named the recipient September 12, 2002, of a new health award given by U.S. and Canadian groups. Wan...

License granted to Roche Diagnostics.(Roche Diagnostics GmbH)(Brief Article)
October 7, 2002... 2002 OCT 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Evotec OAI AG, Hamburg, Germany (EVT), a partner for integrated high-value-added drug discovery to the pharmaceutical and biotechnology industries, announced that it granted a license to Roche...

European Union reports 11% fall in new AIDS cases.(Brief Article)
October 7, 2002... 2002 OCT 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The European Union has reported that the number of new AIDS cases in the 15-nation bloc fell by 11% last year to 8210. The report said heterosexual contacts were the main reason for the spread of...

CDC to open office in Guyana to help fight HIV/AIDS.(Brief Article)
October 7, 2002... 2002 OCT 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention were scheduled to open an office in Georgetown, Guyana, in September 2002 to help local health officials combat the spread of HIV/AIDS in the...

Immune-based therapy maker announces second quarter 2002 financial results.(Immune Response Corp. )
October 7, 2002... 2002 OCT 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The Immune Response Corp. (IMNR) announced its financial results for the quarter ended June 30, 2002, with a net loss for the quarter of $8.1 million or $0.23 per share, compared with a net loss of $5.3...

Lipid Sciences reports second-quarter results.
October 7, 2002... 2002 OCT 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Lipid Sciences, Inc., (LIPD), a development-stage biotechnology company specializing in products for the treatment of major medical indications by removing lipids from plasma proteins, reported results...

SBIR grant renewed for development of oral Amphotericin B.(BioDelivery Sciences International Inc.)(Brief Article)
October 7, 2002... 2002 OCT 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- BioDelivery Sciences International, Inc., (BDSI; BDSIW) has received official notification of a second year award of $883,000 for their SBIR grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to pursue...

Product R clinical trial results subject of published study.
October 7, 2002... 2002 OCT 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Advanced Viral Research Corp. (ADVR) announced that the results of a randomized, controlled, and blinded clinical study of Product R therapy in patients with HIV/AIDS have been published in the journal...

Letter of intent for potential investment announced.(Royal Family of the United Arab Emirates sends letter of intent to invest in HemispheRx BioPharma)(Brief Article)
October 7, 2002... 2002 OCT 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Hemispherx Biopharma has received a letter of intent for a potential multimillion-dollar investment in the company by the Royal Family of the United Arab Emirates. Hemispherx president and CEO...

PKIDs begins HIV and hepatitis prevention work in China.(Parents of Kids with Infectious Diseases)
October 7, 2002... 2002 OCT 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The U.S. nonprofit organization PKIDs (Parents of Kids with Infectious Diseases) has announced the creation of a new PKIDs in China. Work begins this fall to educate communities in China about...

China denies plans to make AIDS drugs that violate foreign patents.(Brief Article)
October 7, 2002... 2002 OCT 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- China's Health Ministry has denied news reports that it is considering producing generic AIDS medications in violation of foreign patents, but said it wants deeper discounts for imported drugs. The...

U.S. to provide AIDS assistance to Vietnam.(Brief Article)
October 7, 2002... 2002 OCT 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The United States signed an agreement with Vietnam on September 9, 2002, to provide up to $20 million over the next 5 years for AIDS prevention and care, the U.S. Embassy said. Just over 9000 new...

Hispanic women on border face higher HIV risk.
October 7, 2002... 2002 OCT 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Hispanic women living along the border between the United States and Mexico have an increased risk for HIV infection by their husbands or boyfriends, according to a University of Arizona professor and...

Arizona study shows many youth engage in unprotected sex.(Brief Article)
October 7, 2002... 2002 OCT 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- About 91% of teens in drug treatment programs have had sexual intercourse and used condoms only half the time, according to a new study. A University of Arizona researcher revealed the findings from...

Health officials warn drugs can reignite surge of HIV.
October 7, 2002... 2002 OCT 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Cambodian health officials have warned that increasing drug abuse could reignite the "volcano" of HIV-AIDS, even though the infection rate has dropped slightly. Drug use is rampant in nightclubs...

Transplants in HIV patients should proceed, but drug interactions a concern.
October 7, 2002... 2002 OCT 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- While historically surgeons have been reluctant to transplant patients with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), in recent years some centers have begun to accept patients with well-controlled HIV as...

Some resistance mutations can increase overall viral fitness.
October 14, 2002... 2002 OCT 14 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by Michael Greer, senior medical writer - Some HIV polymorphisms can increase viral competitive fitness when found with groups of other drug resistance mutations, researchers report. "Recent...

Resistance mutations common in children failing therapy.
October 14, 2002... 2002 OCT 14 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by Michael Greer, senior medical writer - Viral drug resistance mutations are common in pediatric HIV patients failing antiretroviral therapy, researchers in the United Kingdom report. "High...

AIDS soaring 'unchecked' among youth in Central and Eastern Europe, UNICEF warns.
October 14, 2002... 2002 OCT 14 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- As HIV/AIDS continues to ravage parts of Central and Eastern Europe and the Baltic States, the epidemic has developed a "young face" as it has begun to move virtually unchecked into the youth...

New onset seizure triggers elucidated.
October 14, 2002... 2002 OCT 14 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by Michael Greer, senior medical writer - Researchers in South Africa have shed new light on the causes of new onset seizures (NOS) in patients with acute HIV infection. Girish Modi and colleagues...

Diketo derivatives show limited promise in lab tests.
October 14, 2002... 2002 OCT 14 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by Michael Greer, senior medical writer - A series of agents derived from diketo acids can block the actions of a key HIV enzyme, researchers say. Wim Pluymers and colleagues at the Catholic...

Annan calls for war on AIDS and focus on girls' education to fix Africa's problems.(U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan)
October 14, 2002... 2002 OCT 14 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan called for a war on AIDS and the promotion of girls' education as the world body focused September 16, 2002, on what one African leader called extricating "Africa out...

Top researcher says vaccine could arrive in 5 years.(AIDS vaccine)
October 14, 2002... 2002 OCT 14 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- After years of frustrating near-breakthroughs, a vaccine could be developed within 5 years that would provide complete protection against the AIDS virus, one of the world's leading AIDS researchers...

China approves generic anti-AIDS drug.
October 14, 2002... 2002 OCT 14 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A Chinese pharmaceutical company said September 16, 2002, that it has received permission from regulators in Beijing to make a generic copy of a powerful anti-AIDS drug patented in China by a U.S....

Swiss, U.S. firms say they have submitted application for new AIDS drug.(Brief Article)
October 14, 2002... 2002 OCT 14 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Swiss pharmaceutical giant Roche and its U.S. partner, North Carolina-based Trimeris, Inc., said September 17, 2002, that they had applied to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for approval of their...

Triangle submits NDA for Coviracil.(Triangle Pharmaceuticals Inc., new drug application)(Brief Article)
October 14, 2002... 2002 OCT 14 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Triangle Pharmaceuticals, Inc., (VIRS) announced submission of a New Drug Application (NDA) to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for marketing approval of Coviracil for the treatment of HIV...

Micrologix acquires antiviral product and technology portfolio.
October 14, 2002... 2002 OCT 14 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Micrologix Biotech, Inc., (MGIXF) has acquired a broad portfolio of antiviral technologies and product candidates formerly owned and/or being developed by Origenix Technologies, Inc. "These...

Emergency department pneumococcal vaccination could reach many at-risk patients.
October 14, 2002... 2002 OCT 14 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The emergency department may be a useful and cost-effective healthcare setting in which to give pneumococcal vaccination to prevent pneumococcal bacteremia (blood-borne infection) in at-risk patients,...

Merck, Schering-Plough not working together on AIDS medicines.(Correction Notice)
October 14, 2002... 2002 OCT 14 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- On September 20, 2002, NewsRx received the following statement from MRL Public Affairs and Medial Relations Merck & Co. concerning a story ("New drug raises hopes, fears) that appeared in the September...

AIDS rates highest in Africa.(Brief Article)
October 14, 2002... 2002 OCT 14 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The United Nations' Aids agency, UNAIDS, reports that in 2001 sub-Saharan Africa was the most afflicted by the HIV/AIDS epidemic of any region in the world. UNAIDS statistics include: * A total...

Calypte to accelerate development of rapid HIV urine test.(Brief Article)
October 14, 2002... 2002 OCT 14 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Calypte Biomedical Corporation (CALY) the developer and marketer of the only two FDA-approved HIV-1 antibody tests that can be used on urine samples, announced that based upon positive preliminary...

Governor signs bill for HIV testing.
October 14, 2002... 2002 OCT 14 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A bill that enables community-based, nonprofit organizations with "demonstrated expertise in...HIV testing services" to train urgently needed new HIV testing counselors was signed into law by Governor...

Viral membrane cholesterol could be therapeutic target.
October 14, 2002... 2002 OCT 14 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by Michael Greer, senior medical writer - Researchers in Switzerland have suggested a novel target for future anti-HIV therapies. "The membrane of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1)...

New immune globulin IV treatment submitted for approval in key markets.
October 14, 2002... 2002 OCT 14 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Bayer Biological Products (BP) (BAY) announced that it has submitted its next generation immune globulin intravenous (IGIV) product for regulatory approval in the United States, Canada, and Germany....

Adenovirus vectors can block viral replication in alveolar macrophages.(Brief Article)
October 21, 2002... 2002 OCT 21 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by Michael Greer, senior medical writer - Adenovirus (Ad) gene transfer vectors can be used to disrupt HIV replication in alveolar macrophages, the first line of defense against pulmonary infection,...

Drug-resistant virus increasingly common in newly infected patients.(Brief Article)
October 21, 2002... 2002 OCT 21 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by Michael Greer, senior medical writer - Newly infected, treatment-naive HIV patients are increasingly likely to carry drug-resistant strains of the virus, researchers warn. "Among persons in...

New protease inhibitor held HIV at undetectable levels for 4 years.(Brief Article)
October 21, 2002... 2002 OCT 21 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A study from the Feinberg School of Medicine has shown that the protease inhibitor lopinavir/ritonavir (Kaletra) suppressed HIV to undetectable levels and was well-tolerated through 4 years of...

HIV infection and/or treatment may affect semen quality .(Brief Article)
October 21, 2002... 2002 OCT 21 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by Michael Greer, senior medical writer - Men undergoing therapy for HIV infection are likely to carry semen abnormalities, which could impact their ability to father children, researchers in France...

Milk peptides may yield novel therapies.(Brief Article)
October 21, 2002... 2002 OCT 21 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by Michael Greer, senior medical writer - Bovine milk carries proteins that could act as novel antiretroviral agents, researchers in the Netherlands report. "In a search for natural proteins with...

Cesarean section under spinal anesthesia OK during antiretroviral therapy.(Brief Article)
October 21, 2002... 2002 OCT 21 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by Michael Greer, senior medical writer - Researchers in the United States and the United Kingdom have elucidated the risks of cesarean section during antiretroviral therapy. "Elective cesarean...

Pan American conference opens with summons to strengthen struggle against AIDS.(Brief Article)
October 21, 2002... 2002 OCT 21 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The 26th Pan American Sanitary Conference, which brings together all Ministers of Health of the Americas, opened September 23, 2002, at the headquarters of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO)...

Phase III, 24-week results for the NEAT trial comparing GW433908 to nelfinavir.(Brief Article)
October 21, 2002... 2002 OCT 21 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Results of the NEAT trial, an open-label, multicenter study evaluating the safety and efficacy of the investigational protease inhibitor (PI) GW433908 (908) in antiretroviral therapy-naive patients...

Vaccine developer expands management team.(Brief Article)
October 21, 2002... 2002 OCT 21 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Therion Biologics Corp. announced the expansion of its management team with the addition of George A. Eldridge as chief financial officer; Suman Patel, PhD, as vice president, quality; and Erin E....

TIGRIS instrument system to be used for clinical diagnostic testing.(Brief Article)
October 21, 2002... 2002 OCT 21 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Gen-Probe, Inc., an established leader in molecular diagnostics based on its patented nucleic acid testing technologies, announced results from the initial field evaluation (beta trial) of the...

AIDS researchers split GSK award.(Brief Article)
October 21, 2002... 2002 OCT 21 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Six HIV and AIDS researchers will split $500,000 as the 2002 recipients of the GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) Drug Discovery and Development Award. The unrestricted research award program is funded by GSK to...

HIV rate and risky behavior decline among injection drug users in Baltimore.(Brief Article)
October 21, 2002... 2002 OCT 21 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Injection drug users (IDUs) in Baltimore, Maryland have decreased their risky behavior, as well as their chances of contracting HIV, according to a study from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of...

Report finds HIV up in Russia, China.(Brief Article)
October 21, 2002... 2002 OCT 21 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The spread of HIV is expected to accelerate in Asia and Africa over the next decade with 75 million cases likely in five of the world's most populous countries by 2010, a U.S. intelligence report...

U.N. development agency starts new push to counter HIV/AIDS in Arab region.(Brief Article)
October 21, 2002... 2002 OCT 21 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- During a 3-day workshop in Yemen, the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) launched its first-ever regional project on HIV/AIDS in the Arab world. The gathering of experts is being organized...

HIV expert encourages Chinese health authorities to use HIV-1 urine test.(Brief Article)
October 21, 2002... 2002 OCT 21 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Calypte Biomedical Corporation (CALY), the developer and marketer of the only two FDA-approved HIV-1 antibody tests that can be used on urine samples, announced that HIV pioneer Luc Montagnier,...

Scientists and health groups call for removal of N-9 from condoms, lubricants.(Brief Article)
October 21, 2002... 2002 OCT 21 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A broad-based coalition of more than 85 leading scientists and health groups have issued a statement calling upon manufacturers of condoms and lubricants to voluntarily remove nonoxyonol-9 (N-9) from...

Phase III study of Viread shows favorable lipid, mitochondrial DNA profile.(Brief Article)
October 21, 2002... 2002 OCT 21 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by Lynn Yoffee, senior medical writer - Data from an ongoing phase III clinical trial suggest that Viread, Inc., (tenofovir disoproxil fumarate) has favorable effects on serum lipid profiles and...

Innovative Australian HIV drug gets green light for further testing.(Brief Article)
October 21, 2002... 2002 OCT 21 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Virax Holdings Limited announced that its HIV drug development program has progressed to the next stage. An extension study of the treatment VIR201 will commence immediately to further assess the...

Rates remain less than half for gay and bisexual men.(Brief Article)
October 21, 2002... 2002 OCT 21 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Though immunization rates for hepatitis A and B among men who have sex with men continue to improve, Gay and Lesbian Medical Association (GLMA) President Christopher E. Harris, MD, said that the...

Prices lowered for HIV/AIDS, antimalarial medicines.(Brief Article)
October 21, 2002... 2002 OCT 21 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) announced that it has further reduced the not-for-profit preferential prices of its HIV/AIDS medicines by up to 33% and its antimalarial medicines by up to 38%. The price...

Impact of v-GPCR signaling on host cell biology studied.(Brief Article)
October 21, 2002... 2002 OCT 21 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Signaling by a G protein-coupled receptor expressed by Kaposi sarcoma-associated herpesvirus "may make different contributions to the pathogenesis of KSHV-related endothelial and lymphoproliferative...

Company to focus exclusively on Remune.(Brief Article)
October 21, 2002... 2002 OCT 21 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Signaling a move to restructure and reposition the company for potential product commercialization, The Immune Response Corp. (IMNR) announced a restructuring program and management changes aimed at...

Mechanisms of virus-induced cell cycle disruption elucidated.
October 28, 2002... 2002 OCT 28 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by Michael Greer, senior medical writer - Researchers in the United States have shed new light on the processes that lead to the development of kidney dysfunction in HIV patients. "The aberrant...

Novel agent effective against cytomegalovirus shedding.
October 28, 2002... 2002 OCT 28 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by Michael Greer, senior medical writer - Researchers in the United States and Europe say that a novel agent can safely reduce cytomegalovirus shedding in HIV+ men. "1263W94 [maribavir;...

Study sheds light on cause of an AIDS treatment side effect.
October 28, 2002... 2002 OCT 28 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Highly active antiretroviral therapy, or HAART, is the standard of care for HIV/AIDS patients and has prolonged the lives of countless persons with the disease. HAART has been associated, however,...

Vif protein inhibits key antiviral gene in humans.
October 28, 2002... 2002 OCT 28 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by Michael Greer, senior medical writer - Humans carry a gene that could ward off HIV infection although its effects are countered by a key HIV protein, researchers say. "The Vif (virion...

Cytotoxic T-cell activity has little effect on viral load during treatment interruption.
October 28, 2002... 2002 OCT 28 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by Michael Greer, senior medical writer - Researchers in Europe have shed new light on the role of cytotoxic T lymphocytes (CTLs) during deliberate interruptions in antiretroviral therapy. "There...

Vitamin A supplements improve infant nutrition, but not infection risk.
October 28, 2002... 2002 OCT 28 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by Michael Greer, senior medical writer - Vitamin A supplements for pregnant HIV+ women produce mixed results, researchers say. "Vitamin A is essential for immunity and growth," explained Newton...

Grants to promote shared responsibility for HIV, pregnancy prevention.
October 28, 2002... 2002 OCT 28 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation announced a series of grants that will combine innovative uses of existing tools with research and development of technologies that could offer important new...

U.N. launches program to spread AIDS awareness among seamen.
October 28, 2002... 2002 OCT 28 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Warning that sailors are highly vulnerable to HIV and AIDS, the United Nations has launched a new educational program for maritime industry workers about the dangers of unprotected sex. U.N....

Proto-oncogene c-kit needed for Kaposi sarcoma-related endothelial cell transformation.
October 28, 2002... 2002 OCT 28 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by Michael Greer, senior medical writer - Researchers in the United States have shed new light on the pathogenesis of an AIDS-defining cancer. "Kaposi's sarcoma (KS), the most frequent malignancy...

Research predicts therapies most likely to work.
October 28, 2002... 2002 OCT 28 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- New research findings by scientists in Germany - soon to be published in the Royal Society's Proceedings B journal ("From HIV infection to AIDS: A dynamically induced percolation transition") - will be...

Anti-infective developer reports first quarter 2003 financial results.
October 28, 2002... 2002 OCT 28 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Micrologix Biotech, Inc., (MGIXF) reported financial results for the first quarter ended July 31, 2002, and provided an update on company activities: * Ended quarter with $37.2 million cash, cash...

Partial exercise of underwriter's over allotment announced by cochelate-based technology firm.
October 28, 2002... 2002 OCT 28 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- BioDelivery Sciences International, Inc., (BDSI; BDSIW) announced that they were notified by Kashner Davidson Securities Corporation that it has elected to exercise the underwriter's over allotment...

Leaving hospital against medical advice a common and frustrating problem.
October 28, 2002... 2002 OCT 28 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- In an attempt to gain a better understanding of why patients leave the hospital against medical advice (AMA), Dr. Aslam Anis and colleagues reviewed all "index" (first admission) records for HIV/AIDS...

AIDS Healthcare Foundation drops suit against PacifiCare.(Brief Article)
October 28, 2002... 2002 OCT 28 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- AIDS Healthcare Foundation has dropped its year-old lawsuit against PacifiCare of California, saying the state is enforcing a patient's bill of rights requiring HMOs to cover care for those with AIDS....

Pacific Biometrics closes asset-purchase deal.(Brief Article)
October 28, 2002... 2002 OCT 28 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Pacific Biometrics, Inc., (PBMI) has closed its asset purchase agreement with Saigene Corp. (Saigene), thereby gaining key intellectual property, new management, and immediate debt restructuring. ...

Patent office issues notice of allowance for One-Step safety lancet.(Brief Article)
October 28, 2002... 2002 OCT 28 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has mailed a notice of allowance to SurgiLance Pte, Ltd., the parent company of SurgiLance, Inc., for its patent application on the One-Step safety lancet....

HIV-1 positive mothers taking vitamin A increase risk of transmitting HIV to newborns.
October 28, 2002... 2002 OCT 28 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- In a randomized trial of maternal vitamin supplements in relation to HIV-1 transmission and child health, researchers from the Harvard School of Public Health and the Muhimbili University College of...

Letter of intent signed to acquire International Hygiene.
October 28, 2002... 2002 OCT 28 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Aquentium, Inc., a diversified holding company announced that the company has signed a letter of intent to acquire International Hygiene, Inc., a Nevada corporation. International Hygiene, Inc.,...