ARCHIVE OF OLDER REPORTS AND DEVELOPMENTS
(Before May 2001)

from May 2001:


  AZT/3TC Compared to AZT for Preventing Mother-To-Child Transmission:
low rate of transmission, but there were toxicities
    
with full PDF of study
(5/29/2001)

  Retrospective Observational Study Comparing Efavirenz to Nevirapine and PI Regimens in 800 Patients in Two Clinics in London
(5/29/2001)

  Osteopenia in HIV-infected patients: is it the disease or is it the treatment? &
  Impact of Lipodystrophy & HIV on Sex Behavior
with full PDF report
(5/28/2001)

  Nucleosides (NRTIs) and Reduced Bone Mineral Density (Osteopenia)
     study from Andrew Carr, with full PDF
(5/28/2001)

  Milk Thistle in HCV: Randomized controlled trial of silymarin (milk thistle) treatment in patients with cirrhosis of the liver
(5/28/2001)

  Reports for NATAP from the
Digestive Disease Week Liver Conference
Atlanta, Georgia, May 20-23
(5/22/2001)

  Small Study Suggests HIV Therapy May Reduce HCV Transmission
Written for NATAP by Harvey S. Bartnof, MD
(5/18/2001)

  Methadone Promotes HIV Infection in Cell Culture Studies at The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
(5/16/2001)

  Immune Suppression (low CD4s) and Cervical Dysplasia in Women: studies suggest relationship
(5/15/2001)
This and other related articles can be found in our new section devoted to
WOMEN & HIV

  Reports for NATAP from the
7th Annual Conference of the British HIV Association (BHIVA)
with Abstractsin PDF format only
(5/14/2001)

  Sexual Risk of HCV Transmission
Hepatitis C virus among high and low risk pregnant women in Dundee: unlinked anonymous testing: another study suggesting sexual risk of transmitting HCV
(5/09/2001)

   Effects of mode of delivery and infant feeding on the risk of mother-to-child transmission of hepatitis C virus
     European Paediatric Hepatitis C Virus Network

(5/08/2001)

   Amantadine+Interferon/Ribivarin in Interferon Non-Responders
(5/07/2001)

   Durability of Sustained Virologic Response: 3 year follow-up
(5/07/2001)

   Entecavir: new Hepatitis B drug in early research
(5/07/2001)

   Assessment of Fatigue and Psychologic Disturbances in Patients with Hepatitis C Virus Infection
     Gastroenterol, May 2001

(5/07/2001)

   New Ribivarin in Research (ICN 17261)
(5/07/2001)

   More on Amantadine in Combination with Interferon and Ribivarin
(5/06/2001)

   Study Finds Aerobic Exercise Can Lead to Subcutaneous Fat Loss in Periphery (lipoatrophy)
(5/06/2001)

   Non-Hodgkins Lymphoma
     with PDF of entire published article attached)
(5/06/2001)

  New Perinatal Guidelines
     in printable PDF format
from the Perinatal HIV Guidelines Working Group Members
Public Health Service Task Force Recommendations for Use of Antiretroviral Drugs in Pregnant HIV-1-Infected Women for Maternal Health and Interventions to Reduce Perinatal HIV-1 Transmission in the United States
(5/04/2001)

  ALT Levels (liver enzymes) Can Be Normal but Liver Disease Can Be Advanced
    
Reported by Jules Levin
(5/01/2001)

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