AIDS Research Overview

Overview

$10.4 Billion Increase in NIH Funding Could Increase HIV/AIDS Research, Bloomberg Reports (May 7, 2009)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
NPR Program Examines Impact of MACS HIV Study Over Past 25 Years (April 28, 2009)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
Study Details Strategy for Boosting Ranks of Black HIV/AIDS Researchers (March 31, 2009)
From University of California-Los Angeles
Hair Samples Can Be Used to Measure Effectiveness of Antiretrovirals, Researchers Say (March 17, 2009)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
Using Hair to Manage HIV/AIDS and Predict Treatment Success (March 3, 2009)
From University of California-San Francisco
Cancer and HIV -- Trends in the United States (January 19, 2009)
From Canadian AIDS Treatment Information Exchange
Thirty Years of AIDS -- Cancer Trends in HIV, Then and Now (January 16, 2009)
From Canadian AIDS Treatment Information Exchange
Use of Amphetamines Linked to Cancer (December 17, 2008)
From Canadian AIDS Treatment Information Exchange
Efavirenz Significantly Reduces Levels of Some Oral Contraceptives (November/December 2008)
In HIV Treatment Bulletin, from HIV i-Base
Statistics 101 (November/December 2008)
If you want to understand HIV research, learning about statistics can give you a much deeper grasp of what the latest studies say.
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In Positively Aware, from Test Positive Aware Network
HAART, Hubris and Humility (September 2006)
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In IAPAC Monthly, from International Association of Physicians in AIDS Care
AIDS Drugs Still Effective After Ten Years (August 7, 2006)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
HAART Turns 10 (January/February 2006)
At the 10-year anniversary of the combination HIV treatment era, Guy Pujol takes a look back at how far we've come, and on what the next 10 years may hold in store.
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In Survival News, from AIDS Survival Project

Research News

Researchers Create HIV Strain That Can Infect Monkeys, Study Says (March 4, 2009)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
Cellphones' Growth Does a Number on Health Research (January 27, 2009)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Two Immune Proteins Found to Control HIV Infection (January 9, 2009)
From Project Inform
UCLA Researchers Find Cell Protein That Literally Nips HIV in the Bud (January 14, 2008)
From University of California-Los Angeles
Recent Research Developments on HIV and the Gut (December 2007)
In PRN Notebook
IAS 2007 Research Highlights: Day Three & Conference Roundup (July 25, 2007)
In The 4th International AIDS Society Conference on HIV Pathogenesis, Treatment and Prevention, from The Body PRO
IAS 2007 Research Highlights: Day Two (July 24, 2007)
In The 4th International AIDS Society Conference on HIV Pathogenesis, Treatment and Prevention, from The Body PRO
IAS 2007 Research Highlights: Day One (July 23, 2007)
In The 4th International AIDS Society Conference on HIV Pathogenesis, Treatment and Prevention, from The Body PRO
Biotechnology: The Next Frontier for Generic Drugs? (April 8, 2007)
There aren't any biotech meds available for HIV yet, but many scientists are exploring the possibilities. U.S. lawmakers are pushing to make those scientific advances available generically, so that more people can afford the meds when they come out.
In The New York Times
Seven U.S. Medical Centers to Create First Collaborative Electronic Database of HIV/AIDS Treatment Results (October 10, 2006)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation

Viewpoints

The Rolls-Royce and the Túk-Túk: Revisions Needed to Global HIV Research Guidelines (November/December 2004)
In GMHC Treatment Issues, from Gay Men's Health Crisis
Strawberry Pills Forever (March/April 2000)
Jim Pickett provides some tongue-in-cheek advice for the pharmaceutical industry on developing new drugs.
In Positively Aware, from Test Positive Aware Network