Now online at AIDS Treatment News:

[Note: Several of the following seven announcements include important
information that has not circulated widely in the community. JSJ]

*** Chronically Depressed Women with HIV Almost Twice As Likely As
Others to Die from AIDS-Related Causes; Those with Mental-Health
Services Had Half the Death Rate of Those Without
New study strongly correlates mental state with HIV disease outcome,
and shows the importance of mental-health services.
Full article:
http://www.aidsnews.org/2004/08/depressed-progression.html

*** Cambodia Stops Important Tenofovir Prevention Trial
A study that could open the door to pharmacological HIV prevention
until a vaccine is available was stopped in Cambodia, after sex workers
objected to lack of health insurance after the trial.
Full article: http://www.aidsnews.org/2004/08/cambodia-tenofovir.html

*** Hepatitis C Co-Infection: Two Major Studies Published
Two large trials showing successful treatment of hepatitis C in
persons with HIV were published in the New England Journal of Medicine.
Full article: http://www.aidsnews.org/2004/08/hepatitis-nejm.html

*** FDA Approves Two Combination Pills, Epzicom and Truvada; Comment on
Commercial Race to Once-a Day-Nucleosides
Two combinations of currently available drugs, dosed for once-daily
use, were approved by the FDA. We are concerned about too fast a rush
to once a day.
Full article: http://www.aidsnews.org/2004/08/epzicom-truvada.html

*** Smarter Clinical Trials for Faster Drug Development
New studies are using modern technology early, to get important
dosing, safety, and efficacy information about a new drug, starting
with the first volunteer who takes it.
Full article: http://www.aidsnews.org/2004/08/smarter-trials.html

*** Retroviruses Conference Date Set
The 2005 Retroviruses conference will be February 22-25 in Boston.
Full article: http://www.aidsnews.org/2004/08/retroviruses-2005.html

*** HIV Treatment and Immunology Research: Current Ideas
Here are some leading scientific ideas for developing new kinds of
HIV treatments.
Full article:
http://www.aidsnews.org/2004/08/immunology-pathogenesis.html


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John S James
AIDS Treatment News
www.aidsnews.org