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Apr '00
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Tree Bark Yields Two Possible AIDS Treatments
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Scientists have found two new possible AIDS treatments in the bark of trees from Argentina and Africa. |
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Apr '00
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HIV Resistance Info on Web
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Blood tests now coming into use can provide some information about which anti-HIV drugs are unlikely to work for a particular patient, because their virus has become resistant to those drugs. |
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Apr '00
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Therapeutic Vaccination Can Delay Viral Rebound After HAART Interruption
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At the Seventh Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections, researchers reported the discontinuation of highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) in four HIV patients followed by
therapeutic vaccination and interruption of therapy. |
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Mar '00
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A Real Integrase Inhibitor?
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Researchers at Merck report that they have discovered two experimental compounds that in laboratory tests could block the activity of the enzyme integrase, which plays a vital part when HIV infects cells.
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Mar '00
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Treatment Interruption Possible?
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A team from the Research Institute for Genetic and Human Therapy (RIGHT) released study findings suggesting that patients who have infected with the HIV virus for several years can suspend
their treatments without irreversible consequences. |
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Mar '00
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Warnings About St. John's Wort
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Results of a new study suggest that St. John's wort may affect the protease inhibitor indinavir. |
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Mar '00
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Naltrexone for Lipodystrophy?
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One of the most surprising possible new treatments for lipodystrophy is a narcotic called naltrexone, which has been used by New York physician Bernard Bihari on AIDS patients since 1986. |
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Feb '00
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Deadly Liver Damage Threatens HIV Survivors
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A new study from researchers at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine shows that 10 percent of HIV patients taking protease inhibitor Norvir are experiencing severe liver problems. |
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Feb '00
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Period Before HIV Seroconversion May Provide Therapeutic Opportunity
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Researchers have found that treating patients infected with HIV before complete seroconversion provides an opportunity to prevent irreversible immune damage. |
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Feb '00
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Clean Needles in Canada's Prisons
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A study on prisons in Canada has recommended that a needle exchange program may be necessary in the nation's jails. |
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Feb '00
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HIV Explosion in Russia
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In Russia, needle sharing among intravenous drug users is resulting in a soaring number of new HIV infections. |
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Feb '00
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High-Dose Saquinavir Plus Ritonavir a Good HIV Salvage Option
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AIDS researchers in Spain have found that a combination of high-dose saquinavir plus ritonavir has long-term efficacy in more than half of the HIV-positive
patients who have not responded well to past protease inhibitor therapy. |
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Feb '00
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Efficacy and Safety of Adefovir Dipivoxil with Antiretroviral Therapy
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To determine if adefovir benefits HIV patients who are undergoing stable antiretroviral therapy, 442 patients were studied at 33 HIV treatment centers throughout
the United States. |
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Feb '00
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Click Here For Latest on Therapy
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A new Web site provides up-to-date information on approved and experimental HIV therapies for doctors and patients. |
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Feb '00
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HIV May Be Within Immune System's Control
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New research from Boston reveals that some AIDS patients can control their disease when triple-drug therapy is temporarily stopped. |
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Feb '00
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HIV Hides from Drugs
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New research from the University of Minnesota shows that HIV quickly finds hiding places in the body that no drug can attack. |
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Jan '00
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ddI, d4T, Hydroxyurea: New Pancreatitis Warning
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Physicians and researchers have received a warning from Bristol-Myers Squibb about the risk of pancreatitis in patients taking ddI (Videx®)-- a risk which may
be increased if they are also taking d4T, with or without hydroxyurea (Hydrea®). |
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Jan '00
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Can Immune Systems Be Trained to Fight HIV?
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At the Cent Gardes international AIDS meeting outside Paris the focus was on the latest work toward building the body's immune system to control HIV without the help of drugs. |
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Jan '00
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Asia Risks Surpassing Africa in AIDS Epidemic
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Without the necessary precautions, Asia could overtake Africa in the AIDS epidemic by 2005, according to a senior Chinese health official. |
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Jan '00
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HIV Drugs May Cause Heart Disease
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Researchers have discovered that protease inhibitors used to fight HIV may cause changes that lead to heart disease. |
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Jan '00
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ABT-378 Early Access Program
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Abbott laboratories has announced an Early Access Program to make ABT-378/r (which is the new protease inhibitor ABT-378, which is combined with a small
amount of ritonavir) available to a small number of patients outside of clinical trials, in the U.S. and some other countries. |
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Jan '00
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Syringe Vending Machines for IV Drug Users
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Researchers from investigated the usefulness of vending machines in providing intravenous drug users with clean syringes in Marseilles, France. |
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Jan '00
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South Korean Scientists Claim Vaccine Breakthrough
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Scientists in South Korea have reported a breakthrough in developing DNA vaccines to protect against HIV in humans. |
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Jan '00
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China Bans Condom Ad
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China has banned its first national condom advertisement two days after its premiere to mark World AIDS Day. |
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Dec '99
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Changing Disease Rates
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The National Public Health and Hospital Institute has released a report that compares several indicators of living conditions to the health of U.S. residents in
various urban settings. |
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Dec '99
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Russia to Free 300,000 Inmates to Solve Prison Crowding
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Russian officials have announced plans to release 300,000 prisoners over the next 18 months in an effort to relieve prison overcrowding. |
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Dec '99
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Merck to Test Vaccines in Humans
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Scientists at Merck are gearing up to begin human clinical trials of two AIDS vaccines in healthy uninfected individuals by the end of the year. |
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Dec '99
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HIV Treatment Review on Web
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In June, 1999, several hundred front-line HIV doctors met for the 9th Annual Clinical Care Options for HIV Symposium, at Laguna Niguel in Southern California. |
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Dec '99
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Checking Drug Interactions
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As the list of HIV drugs grows longer and the rules of prescribing more complex, it's hardly surprising that doctors' errors are mounting. |
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Nov '99
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When to Change Therapies
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Doctors and PWAs are using recent research on viral load changes to fine-tune treatment decisions. But uncertainties remain about how to interpret and act on low
levels of virus. |
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