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• CDC studies report factors underlying high HIV rates among gay, bisexual men August 19, 2002
• Gender response to HIV therapy is similar, but women experience more side effects August 7, 2002
• Number of U.S. AIDS cases remain stable after recent declines August 7, 2002
• Zimbabwean women very willing to use diaphragms as potential HIV prevention method August 7, 2002
• HIV infections in U.S. newborns decline 80% since 1991 August 5, 2002
• New low-cost technologies offer practical solutions for developing world August 5, 2002

• Global youth project tailors prevention messages to different social and political contexts April 16, 2003

• Pan American conference opens with summons to strengthen struggle against AIDS October 21, 2002

• Annan calls for 50% increase in annual spending to fight HIV/AIDS November 13, 2002

• HIV more deadly among minorities November 19, 2003

• New CDC-funded HIV program at UNC integrates treatment with prevention November 24, 2003
• Global fight against AIDS requires more than drug cocktails May 21, 2003
• AIDS vaccine developed at Emory, NIH moves to clinical trials February 12, 2003
• U.N., sex workers hold first-ever talks to find ways to halt spread of HIV/AIDS February 12, 2003
• New book explores how communication can combat HIV/AIDS January 13, 2003
• Annan urges greater global efforts to raise awareness about HIV/AIDS December 11, 2002
• Los Alamos researchers recommend AIDS vaccine strategies August 12, 2002
• Greater prevention efforts could be cure for rising cost of HIV treatment July 24, 2002

• HIV drugs not causing rise in vascular disease March 10, 2003
• Guidelines issued for metabolic complications related to HIV & antiretrovirals December 4, 2002

• NDA submitted as treatment for weight loss in AIDS patients July 28, 2004
• New drug enfuvirtide shows promise against drug-resistant HIV infection June 16, 2003
• New medication model helps patients maintain rigorous schedule May 26, 2003
• FDA approves first drug in new class April 7, 2003
• New HIV vaccine holds promise of global effectiveness December 9, 2002
• New protease inhibitor held HIV at undetectable levels for 4 years October 21, 2002
• HIV medication adherence worsens following September 11 attacks September 30, 2002
• New compound may immobilize AIDS virus, certain radionuclides September 9, 2002
• Successful implementation of pilot study for HIV antiretroviral therapy in Uganda July 31, 2002
• New drug combinations help patients whose HIV develops resistance after several different treatments July 29, 2002

• Sex workers in Mexico-U.S. border regions potential source for HIV/AIDS spread January 15, 2003

• HIV vaccine candidate trial begins in 18 cities around the world October 15, 2003

• Viral resistance to entry inhibitors limited November 6, 2002

• HAART appears to have caused biological shift towards more treatable disease July 2, 2003

• NIH grant to be used to develop novel anti-HIV therapeutics April 19, 2004

• The Wilms tumor gene screens for residual acute myeloid leukemia July 19, 2004

• New anesthesia for morbidly obese patients with aortic aneurysm described November 17, 2003

• Salmonella enterica Typhi vaccine protects against H. pylori infection November 6, 2002

• Men and women have similar outcomes from early invasive treatment January 20, 2003

• PCR analysis can aid Aspergillus niger endocarditis diagnosis in AML patients February 23, 2004

• Hot pepper chemical links tongue to heart September 24, 2003
• New regional initiative established to improve care September 24, 2003
• VA care for mentally ill heart attack patients shows little disparity March 12, 2003
• New study ties moderate beer drinking to lower heart attack risk January 22, 2003
• Trial opens new possibilities for improving survival with novel drug December 11, 2002
• MRI can predict risk of heart attacks November 18, 2002
• Exhaustion's effect on blood increases risk October 30, 2002
• More patients diagnosed with heart attack under new definition August 14, 2002
• Use of statins right after heart attack only effective in patients with high cholesterol July 22, 2002

• Treatment for cocaine addiction may reduce HIV risk June 18, 2003
• Cocaine use linked to poor adherence to antiretroviral therapy in HIV patients July 31, 2002

• Fat tissue distribution affects adolescent diabetes and atherosclerosis risks August 13, 2003

• FDA establishes task force on consumer health information for better nutrition February 3, 2003
• FDA establishes office of combination products January 20, 2003

• New theory suggests that human metabolism works like a Pachinko pinball machine August 20, 2003
• Study highlights value of nurses for identifying problems May 7, 2003
• One in four hospital prescribing errors 'potentially serious' December 30, 2002

• New CAP decision-support tool for PDAs introduced March 22, 2004

• MIT helps unlock life-extending secrets of calorie restriction January 26, 2004
• Don't worry. You're not old - just ill January 14, 2004
• Age-related muscle loss linked to protein interplay December 17, 2003
• Can walking poles help older people? November 26, 2003
• CD8 T, CD16 NK have different telomere shortening rates, telomerase activity September 29, 2003
• Key brain link in associative learning directly observed September 15, 2003
• How old mice get bright again August 18, 2003
• Mood disorders, financial problems, relationships boost suicide risk May 21, 2003
• Why do the elderly fall? The answer could save lives January 13, 2003
• New imaging technique may help explain cognitive decline October 7, 2002

• Can dogs anticipate seizures in children with epilepsy? July 12, 2004

• How and when, not only how much, you drink is important to liver health June 30, 2003

• The demon drink remains largely unaddressed by public health efforts April 26, 2004
• For problem drinkers, checkup is in the mail July 22, 2002

• FDA approves BOTOX for treatment of severe underarm sweating August 16, 2004

• FDA approves new chewable formulation of Zyrtec April 12, 2004

• Carbohydrate-based particles are better adjuvant than alum for allergy vaccines February 12, 2003

• Men and women respond similarly to upper respiratory irritants November 24, 2003
• Few effective treatments exist for common allergies April 7, 2003

• New vaccines against Alzheimer's targeting truncated beta-amyloid peptides August 20, 2003

• New study may explain how fats damage neurons March 10, 2004
• Low free testosterone levels linked to AD in older men February 16, 2004
• New technique detects earliest signs of cognitive decline in healthy people December 17, 2003
• New vaccine tested in animals may hold hope for patients December 3, 2003
• PET scan improves ability to predict dementia November 26, 2003
• New model of enzyme may help refine future AD treatments November 19, 2003
• CBP binding transcriptional repressor inhibited by PS1FAD mutations November 3, 2003
• New research technique provides unique glimpse into mind-disabling disease October 22, 2003
• FDA-approved drugs shown to lower disease-related protein levels in mice August 27, 2003
• The microglial receptor CD36 binds beta-amyloid, initiates inflammatory response August 25, 2003
• New theory of cell death proposed August 20, 2003
• Eye changes may offer way to monitor disease progress April 28, 2003
• X-rays yield mechanism of new drug March 19, 2003
• MIT physicists play role in uncovering strings of toxic proteins February 3, 2003
• PET scans can help diagnosis, treatment December 16, 2002

• New editor named to professional journal January 6, 2003

• New study demonstrates the benefits of intensive statin therapy April 7, 2004

• Web-based guidelines established for top respiratory killer June 16, 2004

• Researcher reports on advances in treatment of a leading parasitic killer May 7, 2003

• New biomarker study seeks faster and more accurate ALS diagnosis February 23, 2004
• New findings are a window into the late stages of ALS February 23, 2004
• New genetic cause of Lou Gehrig disease identified July 21, 2003
• Gene discovery may shed light on carpel tunnel syndrome and ALS May 21, 2003

• Low hemoglobin means high risk for mobility problems in elderly women August 5, 2002

• New technique boosts survival and speeds recovery for aneurysm patients February 25, 2004
• New stent allows coiling for "wide neck" brain aneurysms March 24, 2003

• New expert forum highlights concerns about management October 20, 2003
• Low-dose aspirin is best choice for cutting bleeding risks October 15, 2003

• FDA updates information for physicians on Cypher stent December 17, 2003
• FDA advises physicians of adverse events associated with Cordis Cypher November 17, 2003
• Can we predict complications? August 13, 2003
• FDA approves drug-coated stents May 12, 2003

• FDA approves Enbrel for new indication August 18, 2003

• FDA clears lab culture test for anthrax January 19, 2004
• U.K. company to work with U.S. Naval Medical Research Center on oral anthrax vaccine January 7, 2004
• HHS announces contracts for developing new vaccine November 4, 2002
• Study finds outbreak of Cipro web sites followed mail attacks October 9, 2002

• FDA approves manufacturing and marketing of Cefaclor Tablets, Chewable January 19, 2004
• New antiviral agents from marine-derived fungus reported November 10, 2003

• New screening method for antiviral agents developed September 24, 2003

• Somatostatin is a potent inhibitor of angiogenesis and cancer April 9, 2003

• New reporting for resistant Streptococcus causes artificial case decline March 24, 2004
• FDA issues guidance on evaluating the safety of antimicrobial new animal drugs November 19, 2003
• Do antibiotic residues from agricultural use contribute to human drug resistance? March 26, 2003
• New strides in combating staph infections at IBT December 23, 2002
• CDC approves partnership agreement with Quigley Corp. November 4, 2002
• FDA proposes new industry draft guidance for evaluating safety of antimicrobial new animal drugs October 7, 2002

• The mevalonate synthesis pathway is a potential therapeutic target in cancer December 31, 2003

• New antifungal agents offer prospects for treatment June 28, 2004

• New compounds antifungal and anticancer but inactive against HIV-1 and bacteria June 7, 2004
• New classes of antibacterial oxazolidinones reported January 19, 2004
• The peptide spinigerin forms an alpha helix that disrupts bacterial membranes November 26, 2003

• LPS binding protein also binds non-lipid sections of pneumococcal cell wall October 27, 2003

• Egr-1 inhibition reverses the transf