HTB homepage • Conference reports • Articles by subject • Subscribe December 2005 Contents Editorial Volume 6 Number 11/12 November/December 2005 Conference reports 7th Workshop on Adverse Drug Reactions and Lipodystrophy in HIV, 13-16 November 2005, Dublin, Ireland Monitoring side effects in resource limited countries Uridine supplement reverses thymidine-induced lipoatrophy Pravastatin increases limb fat in HIV-positive patients with hypercholesterolaemia Evidence that facial fat can return after switching from either d4T or AZT, to abacavir or tenofovir Niacin has beneficial effect on lipids but no reduction in abdominal fat Gluteal implants used to replace lost buttock fat 10th European AIDS Conference, 17-20 November 2005, Dublin, Ireland Pregnancy studies at EACS Antiretrovirals Named-patient access programme available in UK for new protease inhibitor darunavir (TMC114) Tibotec discontinues TMC125 study C227: phase III studies continue New Kaletra tablet formulation (meltrex) approved by FDA GSK closes phase 3 studies of its CCR5 inhibitor aplaviroc and terminates development programme Schering discontinues phase 2 studies of vicriviroc in treatment naive patients FDA issues approvable letter for Bioject needle-free injection device Improved clinical outcome in 80% patients who modified an NNRTI or PI dose following therapeutic drug monitoring (TDM) Treatment access Brazil’s deal with Abbott is challenged in courts Pregnancy US pregnancy guidelines updated (Dec 2005) Drug resistance Cost effectiveness of resistance testing for treatment-naive patients Other news European activists denounce pricing increases for HIV drugs as ‘unbearable’ On the web Guidelines for the use of antiretroviral agents in pediatric HIV infection American Association For The Study of Liver Diseases (AASLD), November 11-15, 2005 San Francisco Medscape articles and online papers Community newsletters and journals HIV inSite Knowledge Base Amedeo HIV Medicine PDFs Volume 6 Number 11/12 November/December 2005 PDF HTB homepage • Conference reports • Articles by subject • Subscribe
