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Vol. 1, No. 7, 3 August 2001 Other Issues: AIDScience Perspective: HIV prevention in the African-American community: Why isn't anybody talking about the elephant in the room? Robert E. Fullilove To most people in the United States, AIDS is an infectious disease caused by a virus, but to some African-Americans the facts about this disease go well beyond that. Robert Fullilove exposes us to his interpretation on this controversial subject.  [Full text article]  [About AIDScience articles]  [See recent AIDScience articles] Science Classic Papers: Crystal structure of a neutralizing human IgG against HIV-1: a template for vaccine design Erica Ollmann Saphire et al., Science 293(5532):1155-1159, 10 August 2001. Scientists determine the crystal structure of an antibody molecule capable of broad and potent neutralization of primary HIV-1 isolates, a clue that may aid vaccine design.  [Go to article] New in AIDScience! dEbates: Readers' online reactions Submit a response or commentary to any article published on AIDScience. Let your opinion count.  [Go to dEbates] Hot News: Coverage of the 1ST IAS Conference on HIV Pathogenesis and Treatment Comprehensive post-meeting reviews by a faculty of leading experts. Included: - Management of HIV-infected women and mother-to-child HIV transmission. - Risk of perinatal transmission with treatment combinations of intrapartum and newborn zidovudine monotherapy.  [Visit the Medscape HIV/AIDS site]  Sexual transmission risk among noninjecting heroin users infected with human immunodeficiency virus or hepatitis C virus HIV-infected noninjecting heroin users (NIUs), particularly never injecting drug users (IDUs), and, possibly, HCV-infected NIUs, are a potential sexual transmission bridge.  [Journal of Infectious Diseases  2001 Aug 1;184(3):359-63]  Condom gap in Africa: evidence from donor agencies and key informants Public discussions on combating HIV in Africa seem to be focusing on antiretroviral drugs rather than condoms, which are the mainstay of prevention.  [British Medical Journal  2001 July 21; 323:139-141] Latest News Headlines: [What is this?] China warns of 'dangerous' AIDS epidemic. Yahoo! News. 8/3/2001 Genetic mutation may make some more resistant to AIDS therapy. Yahoo! News. 8/3/2001 HIV/AIDS barometer. AllAfrica.com. 8/3/2001 UNICEF calls for education about mother-to-child in Africa. AllAfrica.com. 8/3/2001 HIV-Positive rapist denied parole in New York. Yahoo! News. 8/2/2001 Leaders to meet over AIDS, trade. AllAfrica.com. 8/2/2001 South Africa launches AIDS helpline. AllAfrica.com. 8/1/2001 Clinton, Babyface Edmonds team up for AIDS fight. Yahoo! News. 8/1/2001 Kiyonga to spearhead global AIDS and Health Fund. AllAfrica.com. 8/1/2001 Nigeria sets Africa's biggest assault on AIDS. Yahoo! News. 7/31/2001 African bishops slam condom use in AIDS fight. Yahoo! News. 7/31/2001 G8 criticised for global AIDS fund contribution. AllAfrica.com. 7/30/2001 UK NGO to boost partnership against AIDS. AllAfrica.com. 7/30/2001 HIV cases in Russia rise sharply. Washington Post. 7/29/2001 AIDS summit calls for cash. Sun-Sentinel.com. 7/29/2001 Declare HIV/AIDS crisis, community rally demands. Miami Herald. 7/29/2001 UK gives millions to anti-AIDS project in Africa. Yahoo! News. 7/27/2001 Report counts the costs of AIDS (South Africa). AllAfrica.com. 7/27/2001 U.S. House rejects $60 million extra for AIDS fund. Yahoo! News. 7/26/2001 HIV/AIDS prevalence levels are just too high (Zambia). AllAfrica.com. 7/26/2001 World Bank donates $90m to fight HIV/AIDS. AllAfrica.com. 7/26/2001 Big steps for vaccine industry. New York Times. 7/25/2001 Steady partners source of HIV for young gay men. Yahoo! News. 7/25/2001 More news headlines: This week | Last week | Search archive Latest Week's Journal Headlines: [What is this?] Immunostimulatory DNA-based vaccines. J. Immunol.. 8/1/2001 The importance of the innate immune system in controlling HIV infection and disease. Trends Immunol.. 8/1/2001 Sexual transmission risk among noninjecting heroin users. J. Infect. Dis.. 8/1/2001 Virol. and immunol. determinants of heterosexual transmission. AIDS Res. Hum. Retrovirus. 8/1/2001 Condom gap in Africa: evidence from donor agencies and key informants. British Medical Journal. 7/30/2001 HIV a 9 on 'Richter scale' of viral diseases. Nature. 7/27/2001 Evolution and transmission of stable CTL escape mutations in HIV infection. Nature. 7/27/2001 Increase in the share of steady partners as a source of HIV infection. AIDS. 7/25/2001 Risk factors for HIV among adolescents in St. Petersburg, Russia. Family Planning Perspectives. 7/25/2001 National Trends in Condom Use Among At-Risk Heterosexuals in the United States. Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes. 7/25/2001 More Journal articles: This month | Search archive

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