HIV Publications

In September 2006, the International AIDS Society-USA Panel issued updated guidelines on the treatment of adult HIV infection.

HCV Publications

In 2003, public health researchers at the journal Liver Transplantation began forecasting a significant increase in future complications from hepatitis C in the United States.

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Reference: Projecting Future Complications of Chronic Hepatitis C in the United States, Davis G, Albright J, Cook S and Rosenberg D, Liver Transplantation 9 (4): 331-38 2003.

In 2006, researchers provided an update on the estimated prevalence of hepatitis C virus infection in the United States.

Reference: The Prevalence of Hepatitis C Virus Infection in the United States, 1999 through 2002, Armstrong G, Wasley A, Simard E, Macquillan G, Kuhnert W, and Alter M, Annals of Internal Medicine 144 (10): 705-14 2006.

In 2005, researchers described a high prevalence of hepatitis C among a cohort of prisoners in California.

Reference: Hepatitis C Virus Infection among Prisoners in the California State Correctional System, Fox R, Currie S, Evans J, Wright T, Tobler L, Phelps B, Busch M, Page-Shafer K, Clinical Infectious Diseases, 41: 177-86 2005.

In 2007, researchers tracking a cohort of HCV patients found that cirrhosis developed on average at age 65, irrespective of the age at infection.

Reference: Progression to cirrhosis in hepatitis C patients: an age-dependent process, Pradat P, Voirin N, Tillman H, Chevallier M, Trepo C, Liver International, 27 (3): 335-39, 2007.

In 2007, researchers described an increased risk of non-hodgkins lymphoma among a large cohort of hepatitis C patients

Reference: Risk of Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma and Lymphoproliferative Precursor Diseases in US Veterans with Hepatitis C Virus, Giordano T, Henderson L, Landgren O, Chiao E, Kramer J, El-Serag H, Engels E, JAMA 297 (18): 2010-17, 2007.

Antibiotic Research Publications

In 2006, a published review of antibiotic drug discovery efforts highlighted the strategy of targeting multiple bacterial mechanisms simultaneously

Reference: Multitargeting by Monotheraputic Antibacterials, Silver L, Nature Reviews Drug Discovery, 6: 41-55.

Rheumatoid Arthritis Publications

In 2007, a review of late-breaking presentations of clinical results in arthritis at the American College of Rheumatology was published in JAMA.

Cystic Fibrosis Publications

A 2007 review article highlights emerging investigational approaches for the treatment of cystic fibrosis.

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Reference: Emerging Drug Treatments for Cystic Fibrosis, Zeitlin P, Expert Opinion on Emerging Drugs, 12 (2): 329 -336.