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Dec '00
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New DNA Vaccine Controls HIV in Monkeys
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A new vaccine made of DNA has shown promising results in controlling HIV in monkeys. |
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Nov '00
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Abacavir Plus Amprenavir Effective
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A multicenter team reports that a combination of abacavir and amprenavir can suppress HIV replication
and stabilize CD4 T-cell counts when given soon after infection. |
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Nov '00
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Rare Bone Disorder Found in HIV Patients
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Researchers from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) have found that a bone disorder called osteo
necrosis is disproportionately affecting people with HIV. |
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Nov '00
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Kaletra Gets Approval Earlier than Expected
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Abbott Laboratories obtained a surprising early approval from the Food and Drug Administration for its
new protease inhibitor AIDS medicine, Kaletra, which reduced HIV in the bloodstream to undetectable levels for
the majority of patients taking the drug during clinical trials. |
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Nov '00
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FDA Retains Ban on Gay Blood Donations
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The Food and Drug Administration's (FDA's) scientific advisers rejected a proposal to lift the ban on gay
men donating blood, with a 7-to-6 vote. |
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Nov '00
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Rare Diabetes Variant Found in Some HIV Patients
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French researchers reported a new type of diabetes in people infected with HIV and have suggested the
new diabetes could be linked to antiretroviral drugs given to treat AIDS patients. |
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Nov '00
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Ghana Turns to Female Condom to Combat HIV
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The Ghanaian government reportedly has ordered 500,000 female condoms to fight the spread of HIV. |
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Nov '00
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Saliva Useful for Monitoring Indinavir Levels
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German researchers have found that HIV-infected patients treated with indinavir have drug concentrations
in saliva similar to plasma levels. |
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Nov '00
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Protease Inhibitors May Cause Impotence
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A new study reported at the 13th International AIDS Conference shows that protease inhibitors could lead
to sexual dysfunction in some HIV-infected individuals. |
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Oct '00
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Intermittent Drug Therapy Tested
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Researchers revealed at the 13th International AIDS conference in Durban, South Africa, that giving AIDS patients breaks in their difficult combination medication regimens not only reduces the occurrence of side effects,
but helps the body to fight the virus on its own. |
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Oct '00
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Prisoners AIDS Care Criticized
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Amnesty International has criticized Mississippi prison officials for allegedly ignoring two prisoners with HIV who died at separate facilities. |
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Oct '00
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Mycophenolic Acid and HIV
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Swiss researchers recently evaluated in vitro and in vivo evidence that mycophenolic acid (MPA), a selective inhibitor of the synthesis of guanosine nucleotides in lymphocytes, interferes with the life cycle of HIV
through immunological mechanisms. |
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Oct '00
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Metformin to Treat Lipodystrophy?
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Lipodystrophy, or fat redistribution and insulin resistance, is common in HIV-infected patients who are treated with combination antiretroviral drugs. |
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Oct '00
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Docs Can Prescribe Clean Needles
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An analysis of the laws in the 50 U.S. states, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico reveals that doctors in the majority of these states can legally prescribe sterile injection equipment to prevent disease transmission
among addicts. |
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Oct '00
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Cancer Drug May Battle HIV
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The experimental cancer drug flavopiridol has been shown to block HIV cells from replicating in cell culture experiments. |
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Oct '00
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Glaxo Plays Down Fears Over Ziagen
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Amid its planning for the 2000 European launch of Trizivir, a new AIDS drug that contains Ziagen, Glaxo Wellcome acknowledged that Ziagen has caused adverse reactions-- including fever and vomiting-- in roughly
4 percent of patients. |
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Oct '00
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HIV Drugs and Bone Disease?
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A University of California professor presented data at an annual meeting of the American Orthopedic Association suggesting that protease inhibitor use may be connected to avascular necrosis of the femoral head. |
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Sep '00
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Immune Response Says HIV Treatment Helps T-cells
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Preliminary data from the Immune Response Corp. indicates that the drug Remune can activate killer T-cells against HIV. |
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Sep '00
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Origins of HIV Traced to 1800s?
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The origins of HIV, and the date when simian immunodeficiency viruses (SIVs) crossed over to humans are still being studied. |
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Sep '00
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Hit HIV-1 Hard, But Only When Necessary
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After four years of widespread highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART), questions about the cocktail's use continue. Clinicians and activists debate when is the best time to start HAART, how therapy failure should
be treated, and how to best fight drug resistance. |
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Sep '00
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Genetic AIDS Vaccine Showing Promise
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A report to pediatricians revealed that a new vaccine based on an adeno-associated virus (AAV) vector system could be useful in developing a vaccine for AIDS. |
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Sep '00
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Fusion Inhibitor Seems to Work
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New research presented at the 13th International AIDS Conference showed that a class of drugs known as fusion inhibitors was well-tolerated by patients who took them in combination with other antiretroviral drugs. |
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Sep '00
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Scientists Hope New Compound Is Better AIDS Drug
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Researchers have created a new compound that may be able to fight HIV. |
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Sep '00
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Drugs Show Promise in Tuberculosis Fight
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Researchers from PathoGenesis in Seattle have developed a potential treatment for drug-resistant tuberculosis (TB). |
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Sep '00
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Acyclovir May Protect Against AIDS-Related Lymphoma
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High doses of acyclovir given for a year could help lower the rate of AIDS-related non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, according to Dr. Ignatius Fong of the University of Toronto. |
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Sep '00
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Thai Study Finds 'Scrub Typhus' Suppresses HIV
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A one-year study in Thailand has found that the tropical disease scrub typhus appears to suppress HIV to undetectable levels. |
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Sep '00
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US Health Care System Ranked 37th
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A survey of the world's health systems by the World Health Organization (WHO) found that the United States ranked 37th out of the 191 systems reviewed by the organization. |
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Sep '00
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Antiviral Therapy in Patients With Dual Infection
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Researchers in Rotterdam note that a growing number of patients in western Europe are infected with HIV-2. |
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Aug '00
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Viral Reservoirs Confound AIDS Therapy
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While some AIDS researchers, such as Dr. David Ho, director of the Aaron Diamond AIDS Research Center, believe that HIV reservoirs may ultimately be eliminated from the body using highly active antiretroviral
therapy (HAART), others are not so optimistic. |
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Aug '00
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Surprise Failure Dashes Hopes for HIV Product
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Researchers reported that among women involved in a trial of a vaginal cream designed to protect against HIV, women taking the product actually had higher rates of infection than those in the placebo group. |
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