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  • Books: Sex, lies and the Aids solution 17 May 2008 00:57 GMT
    ... "There is no mystery about dealing with HIV/Aids. We know the truth " THE WISDOM ... 288pp, £17.99 I WENT TO WORK IN BOSTON, Massachusetts, in the early 1980s, and shortly ... times more likely to be infected with HIV than a woman who sells sex for ...

  • Pistorius and Chambers back in the running for Beijing 16 May 2008 22:34 GMT
    ... Chambers, having revealed all his secrets about drugs to Britain's anti-doping authority, confirmed yesterday that ... at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Boston. A CAS panel of three international lawyers ... of its competition rules which forbid artificial aids. 'On the basis of the evidence brought ...

  • HIV Infection Stems from Few Viruses 16 May 2008 13:32 GMT
    ... the genetic identity of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), the version responsible for sexual transmission, in ... in the ongoing search for an effective HIV/AIDS vaccine, said researchers at the University of ... researchers at UAB, Harvard Medical School in Boston, Oxford University in England, the University of ...

  • FW Opera tackles '80s epic on gay life, 'Angels in America' 15 May 2008 19:55 GMT
    ... , the play forthrightly addressed homosexuality and AIDS in Ronald Reagan's America. Winner of Pulitzer ... States, after one by Opera Unlimited in Boston. Drifting in and out of "reality," the ... conductor. Today, thanks to new generations of drugs, AIDS is no longer an automatic death ...

  • Woman Dies, Man Critically Ill after Getting Infected Kidney 15 May 2008 17:17 GMT
    ... was carrying a germ called lymphocytic choriomeningitis virus, or LCMV, the Boston Globe reports. LCMV, which is often transmitted ... authorization for removal, organs were tested for AIDS, hepatitis B and C and other diseases ...

  • FW Opera tackles pioneering '80s epic on gay life, 'Angels in America' 15 May 2008 08:17 GMT
    ... , the play forthrightly addressed homosexuality and AIDS in Ronald Reagan's America. Winner of Pulitzer ... States, after one by Opera Unlimited in Boston. Drifting in and out of "reality," the ... conductor. Today, thanks to new generations of drugs, AIDS is no longer an automatic death ...

  • Aids is on the rise again 15 May 2008 07:32 GMT
    ... scientists who work in the field of HIV/AIDS have been witness to a transformation in ... medicine. Notably, anti-retroviral drugs (ARVs) now enable HIV-infected individuals to survive indefinitely with good quality ... Studies presented at a major conference in Boston in February showed that HIV infections commonly ...

  • Editorial > Push for science to solve organ shortage 15 May 2008 06:53 GMT
    ... transplant. Yesterday a chilling story in The Boston Globe demonstrated how desperate the ill can ... tested only for some of them - AIDS and hepatitis, for example. The homeless donor, ... The homeless donor, however, carried a rare virus that is usually found in rats. The ...

  • Staph infection ' the full story 15 May 2008 04:41 GMT
    ... among gay men in San Francisco and Boston. That’s right, a rare bug that threatened ... dissemination’ among gay men.” Within hours, an AIDS-like panic was under way. EPIDEMIC FEARED — ... European paper dubbed the bacteria “the new HIV.” Not quite. The Staphylococcus aureus bacteria (S. ...

  • Succcess in the fight against AIDS has bred complacency 15 May 2008 00:55 GMT
    ... Julio Montaner: Succcess in the fight against AIDS has bred complacency May 14, 2008, 7:49 ... medicine. Notably, antiretroviral drugs (ARVs) now enable HIV-infected individuals to survive indefinitely with good quality ... studies presented at a major conference in Boston in February showed that HIV infections commonly ...

  • Rodent Virus-Infected Kidney Kills Transplant Recipient 14 May 2008 19:38 GMT
    ... 57-year-old man is critically ill in a Boston hospital after each was given a kidney ... The kidney was infected with a hard-to-detect virus, health officials said, which came from a ... they are tested for diseases such as AIDS, hepatitis and herpes, but not usually viruses ...

  • Rodent Virus Infected Kidney Kills Transplant Recipient 14 May 2008 15:17 GMT
    ... 57-year-old man is critically ill in a Boston hospital after each was given a kidney ... The kidney was infected with a hard-to-detect virus, health officials said, which came from a ... they are tested for diseases such as AIDS, hepatitis and herpes, but not usually viruses ...

  • Push for science to solve organ shortage 14 May 2008 12:55 GMT
    ... transplant. Yesterday a chilling story in The Boston Globe demonstrated how desperate the ill can ... tested only for some of them - AIDS and hepatitis, for example. The homeless donor, ... The homeless donor, however, carried a rare virus that is usually found in rats. The ...

  • Festivals mean good wine, good food, good causes 14 May 2008 07:38 GMT
    ... of Willowbend Country Club; guest chefs from Boston will also demonstrate. Tickets are $50 and ... 5, various times and restaurants, organized by AIDS Support Group of Cape Cod, www.asgcc.org This fundraiser, ... purpose, remembering friends, neighbors and family members infected, and affected, by HIV/AIDS." The Night of ...

  • Exercise, even marathons, benefit some with AIDS 13 May 2008 23:52 GMT
    ... Bee Exercise, even marathons, benefit some with AIDS By SAM McMANIS Sacramento Bee 2008-05-13 00:00:00 ... February 2003 when he tested positive for HIV. Drug addiction and depression, however, gave way ... is still running. He completed last month's Boston Marathon in 3 hours, 22 minutes, a ...

  • 700 Arrested at Iowa Meat Packing Plant 13 May 2008 23:51 GMT
    ... who has lived on the streets of Boston, Imperato put himself through school, ran his ... a leader in the global fight against HIV/AIDS which greatly plagues Africa. Daniel was born ... supervisor confronted a higher-level manager about the drugs, and shortly after was fired. The supervisors ...

  • Roots of Haiti's food crisis run deep 13 May 2008 23:07 GMT
    ... there and the Africans slaves. And bring HIV and other STDs with them. And once they do have ... only read one article online on the Boston Globe that slightly touch the genesis of ...

  • eliminate HIV 13 May 2008 22:55 GMT
    ... Designer Enzyme Cuts HIV Out of Infected Cells Bacterial enzyme turns the ... Bacterial enzyme turns the tables on deadly retrovirus SNIP, SNIP: Researchers have modified a bacterial ... virologist at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute in Boston. The results are promising, he says, but ...

  • One patient dies, second becomes ill from Boston homeless man's donated kidneys 13 May 2008 22:15 GMT
    ... One patient dies, second becomes ill from Boston homeless man's donated kidneys BOSTON (AP) _ ... from a donor who carried an undetected virus. The Boston Globe reports the donor was ... as hepatitis and the virus that causes AIDS. But there is no quick test for ...

  • Donated Kidneys Kill One, Sicken Another 13 May 2008 22:14 GMT
    ... BOSTON (AP) - State health officials say one ... from a donor who carried an undetected virus. One person has died and another is ... as hepatitis and the virus that causes AIDS. But there is no quick test for ...

  • Crucell N.V. (NL) - Crucell Announces First Quarter 2008 Results 13 May 2008 19:14 GMT
    ... not expected in the near future. Technology-Based HIV Vaccine: The Investigational New Drug Application (IND) for ... announced that the novel recombinant vaccine (using adenovirus serotype 26 (rAd26) vector), which is jointly ... the Brigham and Women's Hospital (BWH) in Boston and will focus on assessing the safety ...

  • Kidney Transplant Carries Rodent Virus 13 May 2008 18:53 GMT
    ... POSTED: 8:02 am EDT May 13, 2008 BOSTON -- An organ donation turned deadly in ... transplanted kidneys were infected with a hard-to-detect virus. The Boston Globe reported that a 70-year ... organs for easily detected bugs, such as AIDS, herpes and hepatitis, but they said it ...

  • Rodent Virus Kills Transplant Patient 13 May 2008 18:52 GMT
    ... POSTED: 8:02 am EDT May 13, 2008 BOSTON -- An organ donation turned deadly in ... transplanted kidneys were infected with a hard-to-detect virus. The Boston Globe reported that a 70-year ... organs for easily detected bugs, such as AIDS, herpes and hepatitis, but they said it ...

  • Donated Kidney Blamed For Transplant Death 13 May 2008 18:30 GMT
    ... The Boston Globe reports the donor was a 49-year-old ... the man was a carrier of a virus known as LCMV, which also killed three ... as hepatitis and the virus that causes AIDS. But there is no quick test for ...

  • One patient dies, second becomes ill from donated kidneys 13 May 2008 10:52 GMT
    ... from a donor who carried an undetected virus. reports the donor was a 49-year-old homeless ... as hepatitis and the virus that causes AIDS. But there is no quick test for ... because of their worsening medical from: The Boston Globe, Copyright 2008 The Associated Press. All ...

  • CROI: Door-to-door Ugandan VCT programme finds more HIV-positive males than females among serodiscordant couples 13 May 2008 08:51 GMT
    ... Bushenyi region of Uganda are serodiscordant for HIV. The men in these partnerships are more ... Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections in Boston on Wednesday. Many of Africa's voluntary counselling ... the US Centers for Disease Control Global AIDS Program to deliver home-based VCT to 250,000 ...

  • Scottish Medicines Consortium Approves First-In-class Integrase Inhibitor,'Isentress'(R) (Raltegravir), For The Treatment Of HIV 13 May 2008 07:57 GMT
    ... agents for the treatment of Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV-1) infection in treatment-experienced adult patients with evidence ... on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections (CROI), in Boston, USA.1,2 The studies involved approximately 700 patients ...

  • Crucell Announces First Quarter 2008 Results 13 May 2008 06:52 GMT
    ... in the near future. * AdVac®/PER.C6® Technology-Based HIV Vaccine: The Investigational New Drug Application (IND) for ... announced that the novel recombinant vaccine (using adenovirus serotype 26 (rAd26) vector), which is jointly ... the Brigham and Women's Hospital (BWH) in Boston and will focus on assessing the safety ...

  • Syringes and spine 13 May 2008 04:58 GMT
    ... supporters of syringe exchange programs (SEP) for HIV prevention celebrated a victory. Last year, Rep. ... are never confused with his record on AIDS, which is one of cowardice, opportunism, callous ... have been limited to four Massachusetts cities (Boston, Cambridge, Northampton and Provincetown) due to local ...

  • Steroids: The Fault Is Not in Our Stars 13 May 2008 04:58 GMT
    ... the benefit of hindsight, have been designer drugs - the baseball world had been resolutely ... hard as he played; yet in 1887 Boston paid an unheard-of $10,000 to Chicago for ... died on January 6, 1991 of an AIDS-related pneumonia. Only 32 years old, the fleet ...

  • Biotech on brink of breakthroughs 13 May 2008 04:52 GMT
    ... legions of superbugs impervious to some bacteria-killing drugs. But it's just an idea, he cautions. ... are fast catching up, including San Diego, Boston, the London-Cambridge-Oxford triangle in Britain, Japan and, ... Or both. We will cure cancer; vanquish AIDS, malaria and tuberculosis; increase lifespan to 200 ...

  • What's on the best-seller list? Who cares? 13 May 2008 04:52 GMT
    ... for the few who lived then in Boston or Philadelphia) and most of them were ... right" by ignoring Peter Duesberg's "Inventing the AIDS Virus" or John Taylor Gatto's "Underground History of ...

  • From bandanas to blogs 13 May 2008 04:52 GMT
    ... LGBT seniors, and my colleagues in the Boston Gay Men’s Chorus and the JP Men’s ... It was also a pure time, before AIDS entered the gay scene and changed everything." ... once. Clearly not all men met through sexual encounters back then. Some, like Jim, 74, ...

  • The Business of Biotech 13 May 2008 04:51 GMT
    ... hopeful talk of cures for cancer and AIDS. Those working in the biotech trenches, however, ... age of biotechnology. The disappearance of "blockbuster" drugs could create new management challenges for pharmaceutical ... annual conference convened this past March in Boston, opponents held their own forum of seminars ...

  • Opportunities Beyond Cost Savings 13 May 2008 04:50 GMT
    ... new research processes as well as new drugs have been discovered just by virtue of ... are the most widely used subject for AIDS research -- until recently were only found ... investment in R&D outsourcing. is chairman of Boston Analytics, a custom knowledge services company specializing ...


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