Acute HIV infection
- Acute HIV infection transmits greater risk, JUL:87
- Multistage pooling finds acute and early infection, JUN:75
Adherence issues
- Pharmacy project assists HIV patients with medication adherence, NOV:144
AIDS Drug Assistance Program (ADAP)
- ADAP report offers sobering view of programs, JUN:74
AIDS guide for health care workers
- CDC releases new guidelines for OI exposures, AUG:sup
- Work with treatment centers to help injection drug users, JUN:sup
Antiretroviral drugs
- Easier abacavir regimen has promising results, JAN:5
- New drugs, new data hold promise for next decade of HIV treatment, MAY:53
- NIH studies find problem with Saquinavir taken with garlic pills, FEB:26
- New drugs and drug types boost hope for the future, DEC:149
Antiretroviral treatment side effects
- Expert offers help for PI-related heart disease, FEB:26
- HAART patients can face greater risk of developing heart disease, JAN:1
- Is atherosclerosis connected to PI therapy? AUG:96
- TB, pneumonia deaths down, but heart attacks up, MAY:58
Charts/Tables
- ADAP budget projections, APR:45
- Average annual treatment costs for opportunistic infections, APR:44
- Estimated number of deaths among 20-34 year olds in 50 hard-hit countries, 1990-2010, SEP:109
- Estimated number of young people, ages 15-24, living with HIV/AIDS globally, 2001-2010, SEP:109
- FY 2003 HIV/AIDS portfolio, APR:43
- HIV Diagnoses for Heterosexuals, 1994-2000, SEP:107
- Low & high estimates of proportion of 15-24 year olds living with HIV/AIDS, SEP:108
- Percentage of population below 18 in selected countries, 1998, SEP:108
- Risks and benefits of delayed vs. early therapy initiation for the asymptomatic HIV-infected patient, JUL:90
- State-by-state ADAP profile, JUN:sup
Club drugs and HIV
- Behavioral intervention program for meth-using MSM, NOV:143
- HIV-positive Midwesterner tells how he uses meth, OCT:127
- Methamphetamine use dates to post-WWII era, OCT:125
- Methamphetamine use is heightening risks among gay youth, OCT:121
- Drug treatment best hope for meth-using MSMs, NOV:137
- What are club drugs? Here’s a guide, OCT:123
Common Sense About AIDS
- HIV/AIDS and the young minority woman, MAR:sup
Drug-resistant HIV
- Drug resistance test shows encouraging results, FEB:17
- Drug-resistant virus tracked through 3 men, JUN:77
- Future spread of HIV will be drug-resistant strains, JUL:89
- One copy of mutation may help resistance, study says, FEB:23
Federal HIV/AIDS budget
- Critics denounce Bush’s proposed budget for HIV prevention and care, APR:41
FDA notifications
- Agenerase product label changed, OCT:131
- Changes approved for Sustiva, APR:51
- FDA approves first nucleic acid test system to screen blood for HIV and HCV, MAY:66
- FDA approves new treatment for chronic hepatitis B, NOV:146
- FDA has made changes in patient information for stavudine label, MAY:67
- FDA seeks candidates for medical officer positions in Washington, DC, area, APR:50
- FDA study assesses success of private sector patient information, NOV:146
- FDA warns about counterfeit Epogen, AUG:102
- New director appointed for FDA’s DAVDP unit, FEB:28
- Nucleic acid test system approved, JAN:10
- NucliSens HIV-1 QT is approved, FEB:27
- Product tampering labels Ziagen as Combivir, AUG:102
- Shortage of Cytovene IV, APR:52
- Shortage of test kits for detecting HIV-1 antibodies, JUL:92
- Tenofovir (Viread) receives FDA approval, JAN:10
- TrueGene HIV-1 genotyping kit approval, JAN:11
- Use of lamivudine has been expanded, OCT:131
- Watch out for counterfeit Procrit, 2 lot numbers, AUG:101
- Watch out for counterfeit Serostim, AUG:102
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA)
- AIDS and privacy groups criticize proposed changes to federal privacy rule, JUL:81
- HHS seeks to fix’ aspects of privacy rule, JUL:84
Hepatitis C co-infection
- Evidence shows hepatitis C virus is playing major role in AIDS deaths, FEB:13
HIV data/statistics
- First comprehensive HIV data several years away, AUG:99
HIV guidelines
- CDC guidelines spell out dos and don’ts, MAR:39
- CDC posts new HIV testing, referral guidelines, JAN:8
- New HIV guidelines offer adverse effects data, JUL:89
- UNAIDS guidelines update includes expanded agenda, NOV:141
HIV testing
- New rapid HIV tests fare well in study, JUN:78
Injection drug use
- Program targets HIV+ injection drug users, AUG:103
International HIV epidemic news
- Debt cancellation now on top of agenda of international AIDS groups, NOV:139
- Fears of an Eastern European explosion of HIV epidemic are being realized, FEB:19
- Sub-Saharan strategies best when tailor-made, FEB:21
- Taiwan reaches crossroads in handling its HIV epidemic, MAY:61
- Western Europe’s response to epidemic has been mixed, divided by region, MAY:59
Minority issues
- Minority patients ignored in HIV drug trials, JUL:86
- New studies highlight issue of racial disparity in HIV care, NOV:133
- Progress reported on curbing disparities, NOV:136
Miscellaneous
- FDA commemorates 20th anniversary of HIV/AIDS, APR:50
- Gonorrhea rates continue to rise in hard-hit cities, among at-risk population, MAY:63
- HIV/Ebola comparison could spur new treatments, FEB:24
- Infection with GBV-C linked to longer life, JAN:7
- Separate lineages of HIV super-fast progressors, JUL:88
- Depression is common among AIDS patients, DEC:153
Needle exchange programs
- Needle-exchange programs are slowly finding greater acceptance, JUN:70
Neurological problems
- HIV dementia persists, but now it’s a chronic disease, APR:46
New discoveries
- NCI investigators find CD4 t-cell protectors, AUG:100
- Researchers find easy way to predict outcomes, APR:45
Novel treatments
- Patients benefit from using own CD4 t-cells, APR:48
Opportunistic infections
- Opportunistic infection improvements level off, JAN:6
Prevention programs/issues
- Are prevention programs falling prey to political pressure? MAR:29
- CDC prevention project one of few for young MSM, AUG:97
- Computer education may bridge prevention affordability gap, DEC:156
- Here is how obscenity issue was raised, MAR:36
- Internet paging system helps improve adherence, SEP:118
- New trend by states is to integrate HIV prevention and treatment programs, DEC:154
- Sexual scripts’ help MSM discuss safer sex, DEC:158
- Research shows targeted HIV prevention succeeds, MAR:33
- The letter that launched federal obscenity’ audits, MAR:35
Safe sex studies
- Monitoring indicates safe-sex relapse in Boston and coast-to-coast, SEP:117
Sexual abuse
- Adolescent sexual trauma screening is urged for HIV-infected women, AUG:94
Sexually transmitted diseases (STDs)
- Consider postexposure STD screening, FEB:22
Stigma
- AIDS stigma forms an insidious barrier to prevention/care, SEP:111
- New Delhi group shares 2 case studies of HIV discrimination, SEP:112
Testing issues
- CDC epidemiological report highlights testing limits, MAY:57
- New research adds support for ED at-risk testing, JAN:7
Tuberculosis/HIV co-infection
- Health leaders see need to link TB and HIV plans, OCT:128
Vaccine research
- Vaccine trial participants may show false positives, JUN:77
Viral resistance testing
- New viral fitness test helps determine regimens, AUG:100
Youths at risk
- Global walks teach teens to fight HIV/AIDS epidemic, SEP:115
- HIV/AIDS epidemic wreaks havoc on youths worldwide, SEP:106
- Unwitting trust of sexual partners result in infection, SEP:113
- UCSF launches web site to educate youths, FEB:26
- U.S. prevention strategies focus on involving youths, SEP:116
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