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We've Got the Power: But What's the Point? (December 2003)
The pluses and minuses of PowerPoint slides at conference presentations.
In GMHC Treatment Issues, from Gay Men's Health Crisis
How I Fell in Love With HIV Research (October 2001)
Sue Gibson reflects back on how she stumbled into the HIV-research field -- and on why people volunteer for research studies.
In GMHC Treatment Issues, from Gay Men's Health Crisis

Overview

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
What Is the Most Important HIV Development of 2005? (December 19, 2005)
Researchers, physicians and other attendees of ICAAC 2005 are asked for their views; here's what they had to say.
In The 45th Interscience Conference on Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy
Discussion of Proposal for Free Access to NIH-Funded Research (October 26, 2004)
AIDS Treatment News discusses why the proposal is a step forward but far from a solution, and offers an alternative idea that may solve some remaining issues.
In AIDS Treatment News, from AIDS Treatment News
Top Papers of 2002 (January 2003)
Brief summaries of the 12 most important HIV-related publications of last year, compiled by HIV researcher Dr. John G. Bartlett.
In Hopkins HIV Report
New Discoveries in HIV Research (August 2001)
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In Project Inform Perspective, from Project Inform
The AIDS Research Model: Implications for Other Infectious Diseases of Global Health Importance (July 25, 2001)
In Journal of the American Medical Association
Taking the Pulse of AIDS Research (Summer 2001)
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In CRIA Update, from AIDS Community Research Initiative of America
Report From ICAAC: The Year's Top Publications in HIV/AIDS (January 2001)
In Hopkins HIV Report
Cutting Edge Research Includes Chemotherapy and Transplant Drugs (September/October 2000)
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In Positively Aware, from Test Positive Aware Network
Plenary Session: Living With AIDS (July 11, 2000)
In The XIII International AIDS Conference, from The Body PRO
Medicine for the 21st Century (May 2000)
In American Foundation for AIDS Research
Organ Transplant Study Moves Forward (March 2000)
In Hotline Memos, from Project Inform
HIV and CD4 T Cells: More Help, More Hope? (July 2, 1999)
In Journal of the American Medical Association
1999: Treatments, Issues to Watch (January 8, 1999)
From AIDS Treatment News

Research News

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
Risk for AIDS-Defining Events Is Greater Among Antiretroviral-Naive Patients Who Don't Achieve CD4+ Cell Count Above 200 on Treatment (September 29, 2006)
In 46th Interscience Conference on Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy
White House Mandates NIH AIDS Research Funds Be Funneled to New Anthrax Vaccine Development (July 28, 2003)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
Senate Approves Bill Requiring Pediatric Testing of Drugs, Including HIV/AIDS Medications (July 25, 2003)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
California: UCSF AIDS Expert Accepts UCLA Post (May 30, 2003)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Nashville Gets New AIDS Research Center With African-American Focus (May 30, 2003)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Anthony S. Fauci Awarded 2001 Frank Annunzio Award (October 4, 2001)
From U.S. National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
Major AIDS Studies to Increase Minority Enrollment, Answer New Questions (September 10, 2001)
From U.S. National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
NIH Announces New Plan for Global AIDS Research (November 30, 2000)
From U.S. National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
2000 Outlook (January 7, 2000)
From AIDS Treatment News
Congress Asks Watchdog Agency to Report on NIH's Allocation of Scarce Research Dollars (May 1998)
In TAGline, from Treatment Action Group
Major AIDS Institute Inaugurated in San Francisco (December 5, 1997)
In AIDS Treatment News, from AIDS Treatment News
Quest for a Cure: Current Developments in HIV Treatment (August 1997)
In Body Positive, from Body Positive
AmFAR Awards More Than $800,000 in New Research Grants Including Novel Vaccine and Treatment Studies (February 1997)
From American Foundation for AIDS Research
Recent Research in Brief (January 1997)
From Treatment Action Group
Information from the Office of AIDS Research, National Institutes of Health (October 1996)
After Vancouver: Documenting Improved Survival (July 19, 1996)
In AIDS Treatment News, from AIDS Treatment News
Review and Reform: OAR Advisory Panel Would Meld 12 Trials Networks into One and Requests Improved Institute Collaboration - 15 studies of oral interferon (June 1996)
In TAGline, from Treatment Action Group
The Six Area Review Panels (ARPs): Of the NIH AIDS Research Program Evaluation Working Group of the Office of AIDS Research (OAR) Advisory Council (the "Levine Committee") (June 1996)
In TAGline, from Treatment Action Group
AIDS Research at NIH: Study Panel Issues Major Report (April 5, 1996)
In AIDS Treatment News, from AIDS Treatment News
Report on Integrase Inhibitors (April 1995)
In TAGline, from Treatment Action Group
Slimmer Pickings for AIDS Therapeutic Pipeline (December 1994)
In TAGline, from Treatment Action Group
Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) review of major HIV/AIDS articles recently published in scientific journals from around the world
In JAMA HIV/AIDS Information Center

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
The Need for Novel Targets and Approaches to HIV Therapy (Summer 2002)
In Research Initiative/Treatment Action!, from The Center for AIDS
AIDS 2002: Still Room for Improvement (January/February 2002)
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In Positively Aware, from Test Positive Aware Network
New Thinking for New Drugs: An Interview With Dana Gabuzda, M.D. (November 2001)
From American Foundation for AIDS Research
AIDS Research Today: 20 Views (July 13, 2001)
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In AIDS Treatment News, from AIDS Treatment News
The Real Cost of Development (July/August 2001)
In GMHC Treatment Issues, from Gay Men's Health Crisis
What Does R & D Really Cost? (July/August 2001)
In GMHC Treatment Issues, from Gay Men's Health Crisis
A Long Road Traveled: Conflicts, Community and Clinical Trials (Summer 2001)
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In CRIA Update, from AIDS Community Research Initiative of America
Commentaries on the Future of AIDS Research From HIV Experts (Summer 2001)
In CRIA Update, from AIDS Community Research Initiative of America
Guy Pujol Comments On the Future of HIV/AIDS Research (Summer 2001)
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In CRIA Update, from AIDS Community Research Initiative of America
Drifting Agenda for Federal Treatment Research (May 2001)
In GMHC Treatment Issues, from Gay Men's Health Crisis
It's Time for New Leadership at the AACTG (May 2001)
In GMHC Treatment Issues, from Gay Men's Health Crisis
In Context: Activists Demand New Research Agenda (Spring 2001)
In Research Initiative/Treatment Action!, from The Center for AIDS
In for the Long Haul: Debate Paves Way for Long-Term Trials (Spring 2001)
In Research Initiative/Treatment Action!, from The Center for AIDS
Think About It: Too Smart for Our Own Good (Spring 2001)
In Research Initiative/Treatment Action!, from The Center for AIDS
Dear Dr. Fauci: Broad Coalition of Organizations Calls on NIH to Devote Resources to Questions of Long-Term Therapy (August 2000)
In TAGline, from Treatment Action Group
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
Searching for Synergy (February 1997)
Interview with antiviral researcher Erik De Clercq.
In GMHC Treatment Issues, from Gay Men's Health Crisis
An Extraordinary Year for Basic and Clinical Research on AIDS (December 1996)
From Treatment Action Group
Hope For Sale: Treatment Hype (February 1995)
Plus info on innovative approaches from smaller organizations.
In TAGline, from Treatment Action Group

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