HTB homepage • Conference reports • Articles by subject • Subscribe May 2001 Contents Conference reports 2nd International workshop on Clinical Pharmacology of HIV Therapy, 2-4 April, Noordwijk, The Netherlands First randomised trial shows clinical benefit of TDM for people using nelfinavir or indinavir containing combinations Clinical Pharmacology of Antiretroviral Therapy, Liverpool, UK , March 2001 Antiretrovirals Outcome of patients with discordant responses to HAART Self-reported symptoms after starting HAART help predict adherence DuPont applies to FDA for approval of one-tablet, once daily formulation of efavirenz Patient age influences CD4+ cell recovery with HAART Preliminary data from four studies of double PI regimen using once daily Fortovase plus “mini dose” ritonavir Treatment access Drug companies withdraw HIV drug lawsuit against South Africa Ethiopia to import AIDS drugs for first time AIDS care for Africa affordable Tony Blair sides with drug giants Women's health HAART lowers CIN recurrence risk in HIV-positive women Paediatric care Antiretroviral therapy improves measles vaccination response in HIV-infected children Coinfections and complications Cancer risk increased with AIDS Cancer and HIV HIV status predicts anal dysphasia and carcinoma risk in HPV-infected individuals Anal neoplasia grade linked with genetic changes Hepatitis coinfection HIV/HCV coinfection: amid swirling controversy the profile of a killer emerges French study finds low death rate due to hepatitis C virus in HIV-positive patients TB coinfection Fatal and severe hepatitis associated with rifampin and pyrazinamide for the treatment of latent tuberculosis infection Drug resistance Drug resistant HIV spreading in UK Other news Company lobbyist joins Oxfam campaign for cheaper HIV drugs John Le Carre describes drug industry’s ‘crimes of unbridled capitalism’ in Nation column College students protest university patents on AIDS drugs IAPAC to launch HIV training, certification program for developing world physicians South African panel recognizes HIV as cause of AIDS PDFs Volume 2 Number 4 May 2001 PDF HTB homepage • Conference reports • Articles by subject • Subscribe