AIDS Weekly back issues from September 2008:
Researchers at University of Oklahoma have published new data on acidosis.
Sep 01, 2008 ... "A rare adverse effect observed after dose escalation of topiramate therapy is discussed. A review of published cases, monitoring recommendations, and important counseling information for patients who are prescribed topiramate are described," scientists in the United States report (see ...
Recent findings from University of Oxford highlight research in falciparum malaria.
Sep 01, 2008 ... According to recent research from Nairobi, Kenya, " The international financing of malaria control has increased significantly in the last ten years in parallel with calls to halve the malaria burden by the year 2015. The allocation of funds to countries should reflect the size of the ...
Research from National Institutes of Health has provided new data on HIV/AIDS.
Sep 01, 2008 ... "Corticosteroids are cytochrome P450 3A4 substrates, which have been associated with toxicities in patients receiving cytochrome P450 3A4 inhibitors such as human immunodeficiency virus protease inhibitors. In a study in healthy volunteers, ritonavir significantly increased prednisolone ...
Research reports on HIV/AIDS from Chung-Ang University, Medical Department provide new insights.(Report)
Sep 01, 2008 ... In this recently published study, investigators in Seoul, South Korea conducted a study "To date, only a few studies have examined the mediating role of self-efficacy on the relationship between depressive symptoms or perceived social support and medication adherence in persons with HIV ....
Researchers from Brigham and Women's Hospital describe findings in HIV/AIDS.
Sep 01, 2008 ... In this recently published study, investigators in the United States conducted a study "To estimate the in vivo fitness cost of enfuvirtide (ENF) resistance, we analyzed dynamic shifts in the HIV-1 quasispecies under changing selective pressure in 3 subjects on failing ENF-based regimens ...
New HIV/AIDS cancer findings from INSERM described.(Survey)
Sep 01, 2008 ... "The multicenter national Mortalite 2005 survey aimed at describing the distribution of causes of death among HIV-infected adults in France in 2005 and its changes as compared with 2000. Physicians involved in the management of HIV infection notified deaths and documented the causes using ...
Study results from Amedeo Avogadro University broaden understanding of HIV/AIDS cancer.
Sep 01, 2008 ... " Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-related non-Hodgkin's lymphomas (HIV-NHL) are heterogeneous and associated with distinct molecular pathways. Analysis of immunoglobulin variable genes (IGV) may provide insights into the pathogenesis and histogenesis of HIV-NHL," researchers in Novara, ...
Data on HIV/AIDS co-infection published by D.R. Phillips and colleagues.
Sep 01, 2008 ... According to recent research published in the journal Sexually Transmitted Infections, "Non-tuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) such as Mycobacterium avium intracellulare are commonly encountered by HIV physicians and management strategies are well established." "Experience of other ...
New findings reported from A.S. Benzaken and co-authors describe advances in HIV/AIDS co-infection.
Sep 01, 2008 ... In this recently published article, scientists in Barcelona, Spain conducted a study "To assess the performance, usefulness and cost of a rapid treponemal antibody assay (VisiTect Syphilis) to detect syphilis in high risk populations. People who attended STI clinics in Manaus, Brazil, ...
New HIV/AIDS co-infection study results reported from E. Bottieau et al.(Report)
Sep 01, 2008 ... In this recent report, researchers in Antwerp, Belgium conducted a study "To investigate the epidemiology and clinical spectrum of fever in HIV-infected returning travelers and migrants. From April 2000 to December 2006, we explored prospectively, at our referral travel/HIV clinics, the ...
Research data from National Cancer Institute update understanding of HIV/AIDS co-infection.
Sep 01, 2008 ... In this recently published study, investigators in the United States conducted a study "To investigate self-administered vaginal swabs for assessing prevalence and correlates of carcinogenic human papillomavirus (HPV) infection in rural Rakai, Uganda. 1003 sexually experienced women ...
Research from O. Leminor and co-researchers provides new data on HIV/AIDS co-infection.
Sep 01, 2008 ... In this recent report published in the Jaids - Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes, researchers in Paris, France conducted a study "To identify predictors of Pneumocystis jiroveci pneumonia (PCP) or pulmonary tuberculosis (TB) in acid-fast bacillus smear-negative HIV-infected ...
Research on HIV/AIDS co-infection discussed by C. Sirinak and co-researchers.
Sep 01, 2008 ... According to a study from Nonthaburi, Thailand, "The occurrence of tuberculosis (TB), human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), and viral hepatitis infections in the same patient poses unique clinical and public health challenges, because medications to treat TB and HIV are hepatotoxic. We ...
Research on HIV/AIDS co-infection published by scientists at Rush University.
Sep 01, 2008 ... According to recent research from the United States, "We evaluated Illinois and Chicago Departments of Public Health surveillance databases to determine risk factors associated with newly diagnosed HIV among persons with bacterial sexually transmitted diseases (STDs). Test results for ...
Researchers from Centers for Disease Control and Prevention report recent findings in HIV/AIDS co-infection.
Sep 01, 2008 ... According to a study from Nairobi, Kenya, "Context Studies of factors associated with acquiring human immunodeficiency virus ( HIV) are often based on prevalence data that might not reflect recent infections. To determine demographic, biological, and behavioral factors for recent HIV ...
Researchers from University of Lund report details of new studies and findings in the area of HIV/AIDS co-infection.(Clinical report)
Sep 01, 2008 ... "Few and inconclusive results have been presented regarding the influence of human T-lymphotropic virus 1 (HTLV-1) infection on the risk of acquiring tuberculosis (TB). In 1994-1997, we performed a prospective study on hospitalized adult patients with pulmonary TB in Guinea-Bissau and ...
Studies from Ruhr University yield new information about HIV/AIDS co-infection.
Sep 01, 2008 ... "Anal intraepithelial neoplasia (AIN), a human papillomavirus (HPV)-associated precursor lesion of anal carcinoma, is highly prevalent in HIV-infected men having sex with men (MSM). This prospective follow-up study evaluated the long-term results of imiquimod treatment of AIN in 19 ...
Studies from S. Nateniyom and colleagues provide new data on HIV/AIDS co-infection.
Sep 01, 2008 ... According to a study from Bangkok, Thailand, "Twelve large public hospitals geographically distributed in Thailand. To assess the uptake of diagnostic human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) counselling and testing (DCT), HIV prevalence in tuberculosis (TB) patients and HIV services provided to ...
Research from A.T. Bodleytickell and co-researchers in the area of life sciences described.(Report)
Sep 01, 2008 ... "This study examines the distribution of selected sexually transmitted infections (STIs) in older people (aged > 45 years) attending genitourinary medicine (GUM) clinics in the West Midlands, UK. Analysis of data from the regional enhanced STI surveillance system for the period 1996 - ...
Research from Indiana University provide new insights into life sciences.
Sep 01, 2008 ... In this recent study, researchers in the United States conducted a study "To assess relations between sexual compulsivity and a history of sexually transmitted infection (STI) diagnosis and testing among a community-based sample of men who have sex with men (MSM) in a mid- size urban area ...
Research on transplantation described by S. Chowdhary and colleagues.
Sep 01, 2008 ... According to recent research from the United States, "A 51-year-old man with a diagnosis of myelodysplasia and non-Hodgkin's lymphoma underwent an unmatched allogenic bone marrow transplantation and was treated posttransplant with chronic immunosuppressive medication. Eight months ...
Reports outline antiretrovirals research from A. Fayet and colleagues.
Sep 01, 2008 ... Investigators publish new data in the report 'Determination of unbound antiretroviral drug concentrations by a modified ultrafiltration method reveals high variability in the free fraction.' According to a study from Lausanne, Switzerland, "Total plasma concentrations are used for ...
Research from J.F. Piccirillo and co-researchers in the area of cancer prevention described.
Sep 01, 2008 ... Current study results from the report, 'The changing prevalence of comorbidity across the age spectrum,' have been published. "The purpose of the research was to demonstrate that comorbid health conditions disproportionately affect elderly cancer patients. Descriptive analyses and stacked ...
New HIV/AIDS cancer epidemiology research reported from INSERM.(Survey)
Sep 01, 2008 ... Current study results from the report, 'Changes in causes of death among adults infected by HIV between 2000 and 2005: The "Mortalite 2000 and 2005" surveys (ANRS EN19 and Mortavic),' have been published. According to a study from Bordeaux, France, "The multicenter national Mortalite 2005 ...
Studies from University of North Carolina, Department of Epidemiology provide new data on HIV/AIDS co-infection.
Sep 01, 2008 ... New research, 'Baseline assessment of collaborative tuberculosis/HIV activities in Kinshasa, the Democratic Republic of Congo,' is the subject of a report. According to a study from the United States, "Ninety-two clinics were surveyed in 2005 as part of a baseline assessment of HIV ...
Recent studies from University of North Carolina, Department of Epidemiology add new data to HIV/AIDS co-infection epidemiology.(Report)
Sep 01, 2008 ... Current study results from the report, 'Low prevalence of HIV and other selected sexually transmitted infections in 2004 in pregnant women from Kinshasa, the Democratic Republic of the Congo,' have been published. According to a study from the United States, "This study examined the ...
Studies from University Federal do Rio Grande do Sul in the area of HIV/AIDS co-infection epidemiology published.(Report)
Sep 01, 2008 ... Research findings, 'Epidemiological profile of cryptococcal meningitis patients in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil,' are discussed in a new report. "Cryptococcosis is a major opportunistic mycosis which has meningitis as its most frequent clinical presentation and can be fatal in the absence of ...
Researchers at INSERM target HIV/AIDS prevention.(Report)
Sep 01, 2008 ... Research findings, 'Initiatives for developing and comparing genotype interpretation systems: external validation of existing systems for didanosine against virological response,' are discussed in a new report. According to recent research from Paris, France, "This study was performed to ...
Data on HIV/AIDS therapy reported by M. Pernas and co-researchers.(Report)
Sep 01, 2008 ... New research, 'An HIV-1 215V mutant shows increased phenotypic resistance to d4T,' is the subject of a report. According to recent research published in the journal Virus Research, "Human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) viruses with C/S/D/E at 215 codon of the reverse transcriptase ...
Researchers from Johns Hopkins University, Department of Pathology report details of new studies and findings in the area of HIV/AIDS therapy.(Report)
Sep 01, 2008 ... New research, 'Nevirapine resistance in women and infants after first versus repeated use of single-dose nevirapine for prevention of HIV-1 vertical transmission,' is the subject of a report. According to recent research published in the Journal of Infectious Diseases, "Single-dose (SD) ...
Study data from Johns Hopkins University update knowledge of HIV/AIDS therapy.
Sep 01, 2008 ... Researchers detail in 'Approach to the human immunodeficiency virus-infected patient with lipodystrophy,' new data in HIV/AIDS. "Subcutaneous atrophy and central fat accumulation are common among HIV-infected patients receiving highly active antiretroviral therapy, and may be accompanied ...
Studies from P.M. Khue et al provide new data on tuberculosis therapy.
Sep 01, 2008 ... Researchers detail in 'Evaluation of data quality in a laboratory-based surveillance of M. tuberculosis drug resistance and impact on the prevalence of resistance: France, 2004,' new data in tuberculosis. "In France, surveillance of anti-tuberculosis drug resistance is performed by the ...
Study results from Boston University provide new insights into antiretrovirals.
Sep 01, 2008 ... "Estimate the average outpatient cost per patient in care and responding to treatment 1 year after initiation of antiretroviral therapy (ART) under different models of treatment delivery in South Africa. At each site, medical records for a sample patients of were reviewed 1 year after ART ...
Researchers at University of Massachusetts publish new data on antivirals.
Sep 01, 2008 ... According to a study from the United States, "Primate lentiviruses encode four accessory ''proteins'' including Vif, Vpu, Nef, and Vpr/Vpx. Vif and Vpu counteract the antiviral effects of cellular restrictions to early and late steps in the viral replication cycle." "We present ...
New behavior study findings have been published by scientists at University of California.
Sep 01, 2008 ... According to recent research from the United States, "We examined changes and correlates of sexual risk behavior of men who have sex with men (MSM) compared with heterosexual men and women over three time periods. Data from the 1997, 1999, and 2003 Los Angeles County Health Surveys, a ...
Recent studies from Tulane University add new data to cervical cancer screening.
Sep 01, 2008 ... " Cervical cancer, although usually preventable by Pap smear screening, remains the leading cause of cancer-related deaths among women in Peru. The percentages and characteristics of women in Peru who have or have not had a Pap smear have not been defined," researchers in the United States ...
Studies by J. Bartolome and co-authors describe new findings in hepatitis C virus.
Sep 01, 2008 ... "Thyroid dysfunctions are common in chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection. HCV-RNA has been detected by reverse-transcription polymerase chain reaction (PCR) in thyroid from HCV infected patients with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome," investigators in Madrid, Spain report (see also ...
Data from University of Sao Paulo provide new insights into HIV/AIDS.
Sep 01, 2008 ... "To analize changes in HIV testing, reasons reported by those who were tested or not and received counseling. Cross- sectional studies conducted in both men and women aged 16 to 65 years based on representative samples of urban Brazil in 1998 (n= 3,600) and 2005 (n= 5,040)," researchers in ...
Data on HIV/AIDS described by J.A. Johnson et al.
Sep 01, 2008 ... " Transmitted HIV-1 drug resistance can compromise initial antiretroviral therapy (ART); therefore, its detection is important for patient management. The absence of drug- associated selection pressure in treatment-naive persons can cause drug- resistant viruses to decline to levels ...
Data on HIV/AIDS detailed by B.W. Weir and co-authors.
Sep 01, 2008 ... "This research note examines the prevalence and correlates of intimate partner violence (IPV) and other violence (OV) among women (N = 529) at risk for HIV and with histories of criminal justice system involvement. The 3-month prevalences of IPV and OV were 31.2% and 18.7%, respectively," ...
Data on HIV/AIDS discussed by S. Srivastava and colleagues.
Sep 01, 2008 ... According to recent research from the United States, "Vpx is a small virion-associated adaptor protein encoded by viruses of the HIV-2/SIVsm lineage of primate lentiviruses that enables these viruses to transduce monocyte-derived cells. This probably reflects the ability of Vpx to overcome ...
Data on HIV/AIDS published by researchers at University of Sao Paulo.(Report)
Sep 01, 2008 ... " This study sought to assess the diet quality of individuals living with HIV/AIDS who were receiving antiretroviral therapy in Sao Paulo Brazil,. This cross-sectional study involved 56 HIV-infected adults," scientists in Sao Paulo, Brazil report (see also HIV/AIDS). ...
Findings from Northwestern University provide new insights into HIV/AIDS.
Sep 01, 2008 ... In this recent report, researchers in the United States conducted a study "To examine the prevalence and persistence of 20 human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)/sexually transmitted infection (STI) sexual and drug use risk behaviors and to predict their occurrence in four mutually exclusive ...
Findings in HIV/AIDS reported from University of Michigan.
Sep 01, 2008 ... "Some quantitative behavioral studies in the USA have concluded that bisexually behaving Latino men are less likely than White men to disclose to their female partners that they have engaged in same-sex risk behavior and/or are HIV-positive, presumably exposing female partners to elevated ...
New findings from H.L. Munro and co-researchers in the area of HIV/AIDS described.
Sep 01, 2008 ... In this recent article published in the journal Sexually Transmitted Infections, scientists in London, the United Kingdom conducted a study "To determine what proportion of men who have sex with men (MSM) attending genitourinary medicine (GUM) clinics are offered and accept an HIV test ...
New findings reported from Rockefeller University describe advances in HIV/AIDS.
Sep 01, 2008 ... "Multidrug-resistant (MDR) HIV-1 variants are thought to be less fit than wild-type virus. In 2005, we reported a case of transmitted MDR HIV-1 infection associated with dual tropism and rapid clinical progression," scientists in the United States report (see also HIV/AIDS). ...
New HIV/AIDS data have been reported by scientists at University of Connecticut.
Sep 01, 2008 ... In this recent study, researchers in the United States conducted a study "To evaluate the feasibility, fidelity, and effectiveness of a human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) prevention intervention delivered to HIV-infected patients by counselors during routine clinical care in ...
New HIV/AIDS study findings have been reported by researchers at University Hospital.
Sep 01, 2008 ... "Lipoatrophy of the face in HIV seropositives are not susceptible to satisfactory correction by using single cosmetic surgery. The limitation of the available filler products to augment and to correct the facial defects in facial lipoatrophy is mainly inherent in the amount of substance ...
New HIV/AIDS study findings have been reported by scientists at University of London, Imperial College.
Sep 01, 2008 ... "Highly active anti-retroviral therapy has transformed HIV into a chronic disease with a long-term asymptomatic phase. As a result, emphasis is shifting to other effects of the virus, aside from immunosuppression and mortality," scientists writing in the Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery - ...
New research on HIV/AIDS from Columbia University summarized.
Sep 01, 2008 ... "Inner city women with severe mental illness may carry multiple stigmatized statuses. In some contexts these include having a mental illness, being a member of an ethnic minority group, being an immigrant, being poor, and being a woman who does not live up to gendered expectations," ...
Recent findings in HIV/AIDS described by J.V. Baker and colleagues.(Report)
Sep 01, 2008 ... According to recent research from the United States, "Low CD4+ increases risk for both AIDS- and non-AIDS-related morbidity and mortality. The magnitude of CD4+ recovery early after initial antiretroviral therapy (ART) is important in the ultimate duration of immune depletion." ...
Reports from A. Lapidot and co-researchers add new data to research in HIV/AIDS.
Sep 01, 2008 ... According to a study from Rehovot, Israel, "Aminoglycoside-arginine conjugates (AACs) are multi-target HIV-1 inhibitors. The most potent AAC is neomycin hexa-arginine conjugate, NeoR6." "We here demonstrate that NeoR6 interacts with CXCR4 without affecting CXCL12-CXCR4 ordinary ...
Reports from A.R. Tenorio and co-researchers add new data to research in HIV/AIDS.
Sep 01, 2008 ... "Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection is associated with abnormalities in T-regulatory (T-reg) cells, but the effect of HIV on the naive (CD45RO(-)) and memory (CD45RO(+)) CD25(+)CD127(lo)CD4(+) T-reg cell subsets has not been defined. We measured the absolute number and relative ...
Reports from Massachusetts General Hospital describe recent advances in HIV/AIDS.
Sep 01, 2008 ... "Context Antiretroviral therapy can be associated with visceral adiposity and metabolic complications, increasing cardiovascular risk, and reduced growth hormone ( GH) secretion may be a contributing factor. To investigate the effects of low- dose physiological GH administrationon body ...
Reports from University of KwaZulu-Natal describe recent advances in HIV/AIDS.(Report)
Sep 01, 2008 ... According to a study from Congella, South Africa, "HIV is known to affect the epidemiology, transmission, pathogenesis and natural history of HCV infection whilst studies on the effects of HCV on HIV have shown conflicting results and are confounded by the influence of intravenous drug use ...
Reports from Vanderbilt University, Medical Department add new data to research in HIV/AIDS.
Sep 01, 2008 ... "The host protein TRIM5 alpha inhibits retroviral infection at an early post-penetration stage by targeting the incoming viral capsid. While the detailed mechanism of restriction remains unclear, recent studies have implicated the activity of cellular proteasomes in the restriction of ...
Reports outline HIV/AIDS research from K. Goto and colleagues.(Report)
Sep 01, 2008 ... "This study used Q methodology to examine perspectives regarding participatory action research (PAR) among participants in a UNICEF initiative aimed at enhancing HIV/AIDS prevention among youth in the Caribbean. We interviewed 20 youth PAR researchers and 12 project managers from youth ...
Reports outline HIV/AIDS study findings from University of Toulouse.(Report)
Sep 01, 2008 ... "The hepatitis C virus (HCV) infects a substantial proportion of patients infected with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). Patients infected with both HCV and HIV respond poorly to anti-HCV treatment with pegylated interferon alpha and ribavirin," researchers in Toulouse, France report ...
Reports summarize HIV/AIDS research from University of Pennsylvania.
Sep 01, 2008 ... According to a study from the United States, "We simulated the docking of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) with a cell membrane using Brownian adhesive dynamics. The main advance in the current version of Brownian adhesive dynamics is that we use a simple bead-spring model to coarsely ...
Research conducted at H.A. Weiss and co-authors has provided new information about HIV/AIDS.
Sep 01, 2008 ... According to a study from London, the United Kingdom, "Male circumcision reduces risk of HIV among heterosexual men by about 60%. Modelling the impact of circumcision on HIV transmission, and planning service expansion, relies on self-reported circumcision status." "We ...
Research from M.P. Ferreira and co-authors provides new data about HIV/AIDS.
Sep 01, 2008 ... According to recent research published in the journal Revista de Saude Publica, "To describe the level of knowledge and risk perception on HIV/AIDS of the Brazilian Population. Data base from a national survey on sexual behavior and HIV/AIDS risk perception in the Brazilian population, in ...
Research from University of British Columbia in the area of HIV/AIDS published.(Clinical report)
Sep 01, 2008 ... According to recent research from Vancouver, Canada, "Context Highly active antiretroviral therapy ( HAART) is often withheld from injection drug users ( IDUs) infected with the human immunodeficiency virus ( HIV) based on the belief that their unstable lifestyles may predetermine a ...
Research from University of Washington yields new data on HIV/AIDS.
Sep 01, 2008 ... According to recent research from the United States, "In 2004, the Ministry of Health adopted revised protocols for the syndromic management of sexually transmitted infections (STI) that included routine HIV testing. A training programme for providers was developed on the revised protocols ...
Research from W.D. Bussab and co-authors in the area of HIV/AIDS published.
Sep 01, 2008 ... "To describe the sampling plan and estimation methods used to collect and analyze data in the survey Sexual Behavior and Perceptions of the Brazilian Population concerning HIV/Aids in 2005. The study presents the decisions that were made concerning population definition, strata of interest ...
Research on HIV/AIDS discussed by S. Deren and co-researchers.
Sep 01, 2008 ... "Reducing sex risk behaviors among high-risk injection drug users (IDUs) and crack smokers is a continuing challenge for HIV prevention. Based on a longitudinal study of sexually active Puerto Rican IDUs and crack smokers in New York (n = 573) and Puerto Rico (n = 264), baseline predictors ...