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*** Prezista (Darunavir, TMC-114) Approved; May Be Important
Treatment Advance
A major new antiretroviral has been approved, for patients
resistant to more than one protease inhibitor. There is no
information yet on risk/benefit compared to standard treatments for
first-line use. Tibotec, which developed the drug and is now part of
Johnson & Johnson, showed price restraint and avoided setting a new
record high price, which other companies have done.
Full article: http://www.aidsnews.org/2006/06/prezista-approved.html

*** Study Finds 3,000,000 Years of Life Saved by HIV Treatment in the
U.S.
A research study published 25 years after the first report of AIDS
found that at least 3,000,000 years of life have been saved in the
U.S. by AIDS treatment. The study and accompanying editorial are free
online from the Journal of Infections Diseases.
Full article: http://www.aidsnews.org/2006/06/life-saved.html

*** Vaccine Improves Survival in Monkey Tests
A vaccine tested at the U.S. NIAID clearly improved the survival
of monkeys, a benefit not predicted by T-cell and viral load tests.
It was predicted by measurements of memory T cells in the first few
months of infection -- giving important insights into how HIV disease
develops, and how to test HIV vaccines early so that only the best
candidates will go into large human trials.
Full article: http://www.aidsnews.org/2006/06/vaccine-survival.html

*** XVI International AIDS Conference, Toronto, August 13-18, 2006;
Record Number of Abstracts: India, Nigeria, South Africa, Brazil,
Uganda Strongly Represented
India had the 2nd most abstracts accepted at the International
AIDS Conference; Nigeria was 4th, Uganda 7th, and France 12th. We
list the top 21 countries and number of accepted abstracts.
Full article: http://www.aidsnews.org/2006/06/2006-abstracts.html

*** AIDS History Research: New ArchiveGrid Available FREE THROUGH
FRIDAY, JUNE 30
A newly available online service allows anyone to locate private
historical collections at more than 3,000 institutions, mostly in the
U.S. A search for "ACT UP" found 61 collections of papers, videos,
and other materials.
Full article: http://www.aidsnews.org/2006/06/archivegrid-
available.html

*** Improving Medical Communication Online
Medicine has not made full use of online information -- and doing
so might save thousands of lives. Part I looks at what has been most
successful online in other fields, for background on how medical
information could be improved.
Full article: http://www.aidsnews.org/2006/06/medical-online1.html

*** Brain Drain Adds To AIDS Crisis in Developing World
Thousands of desperately needed doctors and other medical
professionals leave poor countries because no one there can pay them,
or provide safe and effective working conditions. Many go to English-
speaking countries that do not train enough medical professionals
themselves -- such as the U.S., where a quarter of the doctors are
foreign trained.
Full article: http://www.aidsnews.org/2006/06/brain-drain.html

*** Brazil: Gilead Cuts Tenofovir Price in Half
A U.S. activist campaign, centered in the San Francisco area near
Gilead's headquarters, helped get this major price reduction for
Brazil's model HIV treatment program.
Full article: http://www.aidsnews.org/2006/06/tenofovir-price.html

*** AIDS Treatment News Returns
After five months we are publishing again.
Full article: http://www.aidsnews.org/2006/06/atn-returns.html

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John S James
AIDS Treatment News
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