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AIDSinfo At-a-Glance

Issue No. 3

March 4, 2005

AIDSinfo.nih.gov is pleased to provide you with a weekly update of highlights about what has happened in the world of HIV/AIDS treatment, prevention, and research. We hope you find this encapsulated view of HIV/AIDS news useful.

Highlights from CROI 2005—Boston
(12th Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections)

·         New Therapies May Expand AIDS Arsenal
Researchers reported new therapies with the potential to control the HIV virus on Friday, February 25, 2005, at the 12th Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections. Read the full abstract (full text). The drug TMC-114 is one of the more promising drugs being investigated. For more information about that drug, go to the AIDSinfo Drug Database, or ClinicalTrials.gov.

·       US Survey Indicates Blacks Hardest Hit by HIV Infection
HIV prevalence among African Americans doubled in the last decade while remaining level among whites, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC) National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, the government's most detailed, ongoing study of Americans' health. Click here to read the findings. For more information about the CDC's HIV/AIDS Special Surveillance Report, click here.

 

HRSA Info

HHS Awards Almost $1.7 Billion for HIV/AIDS Care
HHS Secretary Mike Leavitt today announced 174 grants worth nearly $1.7 billion to help all 50 states, 9 U.S. territories, 51 cities hit hard by HIV/AIDS, and 64 community-based organizations provide essential services to low-income residents living with HIV/AIDS. The Fiscal Year 2005 grants support the delivery of primary medical care, prescription drugs, and support services. To read the full story, click here.

 

Resources to Consider

·      Complementary Medical Practices
What is complementary and alternative medicine (CAM)? It's defined by the National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM) as those practices outside the realm of conventional medicine practiced in the United States. NCCAM is the Federal government's lead agency for scientific research on CAM. NCCAM is dedicated to exploring complementary and alternative healing practices in the context of rigorous science, training CAM researchers, and disseminating authoritative information to the public and professionals. Find out what HIV/AIDS clinical trials are currently underway in the area of CAM.

·      AIDS-related Cancer
People living with HIV are at greater risk of developing infections such as lymphoma, Kaposi's sarcoma, and cervical cancer. For more information about treatment, research, and clinical trials for AIDS-related cancers visit the NIH National Cancer Institute site.

ClinicalTrials.gov Info

New HIV/AIDS trials have been added to ClinicalTrials.gov in the last 30 days. For a list of trials click here.

Information on Drug Toxicities

In case you missed the newly posted information on antiretroviral drug toxicities, click Introduction: Antiretroviral Drug Toxicities to read more.



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