Important note: Information you find here was accurate in 1997. The state of the art may have changed since the publication date.
Table of Contents
September, 1997
DMP-266 and Adefovir Dipivoxil
2 New AIDS Drugs Available to Patients Without Treatment Options
How Much Does It Really Matter If You Take Your Pills on Time?
When HIV Breaks Through
When even the best treatment options fail
Additional Food List for Indinavir
American Dietetic Association's list of food you can take even during your Indinavir fast
Human Papillomavirus Infection and Anal Neoplasia
OIs being seen in the age of protease inhibitors
Progressive Multifocal Leukoencephalopathy
OI: A brain condition, usually found in late-stage AIDS
Protease Inhibitor Drug Interactions
Important information about how drugs work and play with each other
Chinese Medicine for HIV Positive Women
HIV and Women
Research Notes
June, 1997
The 1592 Controversy
Is there foot-dragging at Glaxo?
Antiretroviral Guidelines
Guidelines for the Use of Antiretroviral Agents in HIV-Infected Adults and Adolescents
Nausea and Vomiting
Almost everyone with HIV experieces it, and sometimes it is life-threatening
Food Safety Guidelines
Groceries 101.
Diarrhea
Diarrhea is the greatest source of morbidity and mortality worldwide. It is also a common complaint in HIV disease.
Primary HIV Infection Research
Executive Summary
Selected Highlights from The National Conference on Women & HIV
Women and AIDS
Research Notes
March, 1997
3-Drug Therapy Reduces Deaths and New AIDS-Related Illneses by 50%
These results provide the first clinical data on the use of indinavir in combination with 2 nucleoside analog drugs.
Decline in AIDS-Related Deaths and Hospitalizations
Glaxo Wellcome Responds to AIDS Community
Protests concerned early access to 1592
Hydroxyurea
An introduction to this enzyme, which disrupts DNA synthesis in rapidly dividing cells.
Psychiatric Aspects of HIV
A psychiatrist discusses depression, anxiety, and other slings and arrows.
Peripheral Neuropathy
An introduction to this painful condition.
Women and HIV
News about Women and HIV
NIH Reaffirms Support for Perinatal AZT
Chemokines (proteins that act as chemical messengers between cells of the immune system)
Chemokines and HIV
A History of Chemokines
4th Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections (Selected Highlights)
Part one
Part two
Part three
Types and names of Antiretroviral Drugs
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