A Tale of Two Epidemics In Thailand, India and sub-Saharan Africa, 90% of the cases of HIV-1 infection are believed to have resulted from heterosexual exposure, while in the U.S. and Europe less than 10% of HIV infections have been…
FDA Approves Second Protease Inhibitor in Record Time - As Abbott Chief Warns Many to "Wait for the data" And Indinavir Makes Three Treatment activists met recently with representatives from Abbott Labs at their Abbott Park, IL headquarters in advance…
Analgesics: Demerol, Feldene, Darvon (Percodan okay) Anti-arrhythmics: Cordarone, Enkaid, Tambocor, Rythmol Antimycobacterials: Mycobutin Ca+ Channel Blockers: Vascor Anti-histamines : Hismanal, Seldane (Claritin okay) Anti-diarrheals: Propulsid Anti-depressants: Wellbutrin Neuroleptics: Clozaril Sedatives: Xanax, Tranxene, Valium, Prosom, Dalmane, Versed, Halcion, Ambien (Restoril, Ativan…
Two Drugs Might Be Better Than One for Prophylaxis of M. Avium Disease, But Are Any of Them Clarithromycin? 24-29% with resistant bugs There was a good amount of new data released early last month at the Third Conference on…
Expanded Access for Nevirapine and Delavirdine Makers of the non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor delavirdine and nevirapine (Viramune) have filed for regulatory approval and announced temporary programs for early access to the drugs for HIV-infected individuals with CD4 cell counts <…
Clinton, Shalala, Fleming Host Gathering of AIDS Advocates, Care Givers and People Living with HIV at Day-Long Conference Election Year Sleight of Hand? On December 6, 1995, the White House held a one-day conference on HIV and AIDS. TAG Policy…
Amino Acid Substitutions Conferring Reduced Sensitivity to Selected Protease Inhibitors saquinavir (Invirase) 48 90 ritonavir (Norvir) 36 46 54 71 82 84 indinavir (Crixivan) 36 46 54 71 82 84 90 nelfinavir (Viracept) 48 84 90 VX-478 46 84…
Confab's Clarion Call: "Get It Down and Keep It Down," with Hints--And Only Hints--Of How To Get There Heyday for RNA At long last, the data nearly justifies the hype! Activists, doctors and researchers were almost giddy with excitement following…
Message from CPCRA 007 and other combination studies "You're only naïve once." More ubiquitous than even the unimaginative Steelers-Cowboys Superbowl Sunday banter was the sight of euphoric virologists high-fiving each other in the conference corridors with hearty cheers of "It's…
ACTG Oncology Committee Finds New Home at National Cancer Institute, But Funding Is Woefully Inadequate Six Studies Slated After eight, long, hard years of work with the ACTG and Division of AIDS (DAIDS), the Oncology Committee was finally pushed out…