Pitt researcher getting international award for STD work
Post-Gazette Now
July 1, 2009
http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09182/980974-114.stm
Researchers Test Gel That Could Block HIV Virus
Voice of America
March 5, 2009
http://www.voanews.com/english/2009-03-04-voa58.cfm
Microbicide protects monkeys from HIV-like virus
Nature News online
March 4, 2009
http://www.nature.com/news/2009/090304/full/news.2009.135.html
Sex Gel Curbed AIDS in Monkeys Using Drug Approved for People
Bloomberg News
March 4, 2009
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601124&sid=aKIWta2zsjOc&refer=s...
Study: Microbicide protects against HIV during sex in women
Bay Area Reporter
Feb.19, 2009
http://www.ebar.com/news/article.php?sec=news&article=3735
Microbicide May Offer Women Some Protection From HIV, Study Finds
VOA News
Feb. 17, 2009
http://www.voanews.com/english/Science/2009-02-17-voa51.cfm
Study Shows Signs of Slow Progress in the Search for an HIV Microbicide
New York Times (p.D6)
Feb. 17, 2009
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/17/health/17glob.html?ref=science
Microbicide Gels May Help Prevent HIV/AIDS Transmission
The Online News Hour
Feb. 16, 2009
http://www.pbs.org/newshour/updates/health/jan-june09/micro_0216.html
Scientists succeed in human trials of HIV microbicide in Zimbabwe
Xinhua (China) (Story originates out of Harare, Zimbabwe)
Feb. 16, 2009
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2009-02/17/content_10830339.htm
Young mother helped test anti-HIV gel
The Times
Feb. 14, 2009
http://www.thetimes.co.za/PrintEdition/News/Article.aspx?id=939081
Microbicide shows HIV prevention promise
UPI
Feb. 11, 2009
http://www.upi.com/Science_News/2009/02/11/Microbicide_shows_HIV_prevent...
New gel shows promise in AIDS fight
February 11, 2009
Sydney Morning Herald
http://news.smh.com.au/breaking-news-world/new-gel-shows-promise-in-aids...
Tests of Anti-HIV Gel Show Promise in AIDS Fight
Efluxmedia.com
Feb. 11, 2009
http://www.efluxmedia.com/news_Tests_of_Anti_HIV_Gel_Show_Promise_in_AID...
Topical Gel Shows Promise in Protecting Women Against HIV
HealthNews.com
Feb. 11, 2009
http://www.healthnews.com/family-health/sexual-health/topical-gel-shows-...
Vaginal gel effective in preventing HIV infection: study
The Hindu
Feb. 11, 2009
http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/holnus/099200902110331.htm
A glimmer of hope for microbicide research
Irin PlusNews
Feb. 10, 2009
http://www.plusnews.org/Report.aspx?ReportId=82836
A New Gel Offers Hope against AIDS but the Battle Continues
Digital Journal.com
Feb. 10, 2009
http://www.digitaljournal.com/article/266933
Drugs Are Found to Block HIV In Monkeys
Pills, Gel May Help Protect Women
Washington Post (p. A02)
Feb.10, 2009
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/02/09/AR200902...
Gel to block HIV spread raises hope
The Sowetan (p.4)
Feb. 10, 2009
http://www.sowetan.co.za/News/Article.aspx?id=935731
Health Buzz: HIV Prevention Studies Show Promise and Other Health News
Efforts to Prevent HIV Show Promise in Monkey, Human Studies
US NEWS.com
Feb. 10, 2009
http://health.usnews.com/articles/health/2009/02/10/health-buzz-hiv-prev...
HIV Microbicides that might actually work
Scientific American (blog)
Feb 10, 2009
http://www.sciam.com/blog/60-second-science/post.cfm?id=hiv-microbicides...
Microbicide against HIV is ‘promising’
Business Day South Africa (p.4)
Feb. 10, 2009
http://www.businessday.co.za/articles/topstories.aspx?ID=BD4A935915
Microbicide Gel Falls Short of Showing Significant Efficacy for Prevention of HIV Infection: Presented at CROI
Doctor’s Guide
Feb. 10, 2009
http://www.docguide.com/news/content.nsf/news/852571020057CCF68525755900...
Microbicide gel may help against HIV
Early results suggest possible role against infection.
Nature News
Feb.10 2009
http://www.nature.com/news/2009/090210/full/news.2009.91.html
Microbicide gel tests prove cream reduces HIV transmission in women by 30%
ZBC News Zimbabwe
Feb 10, 2009
http://www.newsnet.co.zw/index.php?nID=14979
Microbicide hope at last, say researchers
Scidev.net
Feb. 10, 2009
http://www.scidev.net/en/news/microbicide-hope-at-last-say-researchers.html
Microbicide Shows Small Level of Protection Against HIV for Women, Study Presented at CROI Indicates
Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report
Feb.10, 2009
http://www.kaisernetwork.org/daily_reports/rep_index.cfm?DR_ID=56878
Promising HIV Gel Tested At Penn
The Bulletin (Philadelphia)
Feb. 10, 2009
http://thebulletin.us/articles/2009/02/10/news/local_state/doc499120415d...
Vaginal gel blocks HIV – but not enough to be scientific success
health e-news
Feb. 10, 2009
http://www.health-e.org.za/news/article.php?uid=20032176&PHPSESSID=e0954...
Vaginal Gel Cuts Women’s HIV Risk
For First Time, Vaginal Gel Shown to Protect Against HIV From Sex
WebMD Health News
Feb. 10, 2009
http://www.webmd.com/hiv-aids/news/20090210/vaginal-gel-cuts-womens-hiv-...
Vaginal gel prevents HIV infection among women in clinical trials
Indo-Asian News Service (IANS)
Feb. 10, 2009
http://www.thaindian.com/newsportal/world-news/vaginal-gel-prevents-hiv-...
Women closer to own HIV protection
The Times (p.5)
Feb. 10, 2009
http://www.thetimes.co.za/News/Article.aspx?id=935767
AIDS gels may work, but weakness seen in cocktails (Update 2)
Reuters
Feb. 9, 2009
http://www.reuters.com/article/governmentFilingsNews/idUSN0951751020090209
Anti-HIV gel shows promise in safety study
CBC News (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation)
Feb. 9, 2009
http://www.cbc.ca/health/story/2009/02/09/microbicide.html
Breakthrough in HIV protection
News24.com South Africa (SAPA)
Feb. 9, 2009
http://www.news24.com/News24/South_Africa/Aids_Focus/0,,2-7-659_2466833,...
CROI: Microbicide Trial Yields ‘Promising’ Result
MedPage Today
Feb. 9, 2009
http://www.medpagetoday.com/MeetingCoverage/CROI/12809
Early study shows AIDS-fighting gel promising
Associated Press
Feb. 9, 2009
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5jniLgV-NG7TEC4hhuMmyN6...
Experimental HIV Protection Gel Shows Promise
RedOrbit, TX
Feb. 9, 2009
http://www.redorbit.com/news/health/1636396/experimental_hiv_protection_...
HIV gel breakthrough
Health24.com South Africa
Source: South African Press Agency (SAPA)
Feb. 9, 2009
http://www.health24.com/news/HIV_AIDS/1-920,49564.asp
Indevus anti-HIV product gets study boost
Boston Business Journal
Feb. 9, 2009
http://www.bizjournals.com/boston/stories/2009/02/09/daily5.html
Indevus gel meets safety goal, hints at prevention
Associated Press
Feb. 9, 2009
http://www.forbes.com/feeds/ap/2009/02/09/ap6026695.html
Indevus HIV drug trial ends with poor results
Mass High Tech, The Journal of New England Technology
Feb. 9, 2009
http://www.masshightech.com/stories/2009/02/09/daily13-Indevus-HIV-drug-...
Indevus’ Sex Gel Shows First AIDS Protection in Women (Update 1)
Bloomberg News
Feb. 9, 2009
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087&sid=aEGcHw8JQkYU&refer=h...
New vaginal gel shows promise in AIDS fight graphs (Roundup)
Deutsche Presse-Agentur (DPA)
Feb. 9, 2009
http://www.monstersandcritics.com/news/health/news/article_1458491.php/N...
Novel HIV-Fighting Method Finally Gels
ScienceNOW Daily News
Feb. 9, 2009
http://sciencenow.sciencemag.org/cgi/content/full/2009/209/1
Microbicide May Be First to Protect Against HIV Infection
Medscape
Feb. 9, 2009
http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/588057?src=rss
Microbicide reduces HIV infections by 30% in first success for field
Aidsmap.com
Feb 9, 2009
http://www.aidsmap.com/en/news/6EB96FD6-425A-4F22-8083-1233C649664D.asp
Researchers: Gel Shows Promise in AIDS Fight
VOA News (Voice of America)
Feb. 9, 2009
http://www.voanews.com/english/2009-02-09-voa44.cfm
Vaginal gel promising in AIDS prevention: study
Agence France-Presse (AFP)
Feb. 9, 2009
http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5glsoHu6hIa9MtGcNR8eIN...
Vaginal gel shows promise in AIDS prevention
The Money Times
Feb. 9, 2009
http://www.themoneytimes.com/node/50111/print
AIDSmeds in Mexico: Notes From the XVII International AIDS Conference
AIDSmeds.com
August 19, 2008 http://www.aidsmeds.com/articles/hiv_mexico_conference_2042_15155.shtml
PrEP: Preparing for Success?
AIDSmeds.com
August 15, 2008 http://www.aidsmeds.com/articles/hiv_aids_prep_2211_15144.shtml
IAC: A Pill a Day to Prevent HIV?
Medpage Today
August 8, 2008
http://www.medpagetoday.com/MeetingCoverage/IAC/tb/10476
International AIDS Conference: Reality check for drug prevention strategies
Nature.com
August 7, 2008 http://blogs.nature.com/news/blog/2008/08/international_aids_conference_...
Anti-AIDS gel might help men too, study finds
Reuters
August 4, 2008
http://www.reuters.com/article/middleeastCrisis/idUSN04513214
Gilead AIDS Drugs May Hold Key to Prevent Infections (Update3)
Bloomberg
August 4, 2008
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601124&sid=a6J6I43VxLzI&refer=home
Researchers to Prove ARVs Effectiveness
The Monitor (Kampala, Uganda)
July 23, 2008
http://allafrica.com/stories/200807231245.html
Poised to branch out: Although dendrimers have not yet taken the drug industry by storm, biomedical research and industrial applications of these tiny, highly branched molecules continue to grow
Nature Biotechnology
July 2008, Volume 26 No 7 pp715-836 http://www.nature.com/nbt/journal/v26/n7/pdf/nbt0708-729.pdf
The Thinkers: Pitt researcher sees female side of global AIDS fight
Post-Gazette
Jun. 30, 2008
http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/08182/893662-114.stm
Groundbreaking HIV prevention gel clinical trial underway in Pittsburgh
Pop City
Jun. 18, 2008
http://www.popcitymedia.com/timnews/hivtrials0618.aspx
Pitt research would test HIV-prevention gel
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
Jun. 12, 2008
http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/search/s_533765.html
City's status as trailblazer in medical research is growing
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
Oct. 22, 2007
http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/search/s_533765.html
AIDS researchers find protein that greatly boosts HIV infection
San Francisco Chronicle
Dec. 14 2007
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2007/12/14/MNI8TQDEI.DTL&hw=HIV&sn=002&sc=553
After microbicide failures, hope that antiviral approach will gel
Nature Medicine 14, 354 - 354
Apr 1 2008
http://www.nature.com/nm/journal/v14/n4/pdf/nm0408-354a.pdf
New hope for anti-HIV gels
Chemistry World
March 10 2008
http://www.rsc.org/chemistryworld/News/2008/March/10030802.asp
Microbicide gel passes safety test
The Times of India
23 Feb 2008 http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Microbicide_gel_passes_safety_test/ar...
Vaginal ring to help combat HIV infection
Times of India
27 Feb 2008
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/msid-2817885,prtpage-1.cms
Microbicides, new arsenals to battle AIDS
Hindustan Times
February 26, 2008
http://www.hindustantimes.com/StoryPage/Print.aspx?Id=d626ed34-cb55-46dd-b3ee-58091f8aedd0
Cream to prevent transmission of AIDS virus
NDTV.com - New Delhi, India
February 28, 2008
http://www.ndtv.com/convergence/ndtv/story.aspx?id=NEWEN20080042581&ch=2/28/2008%2010:36:00%20AM#
Experimental Microbicide Tenofovir Safe for Women To Use Daily, Study Finds
Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report
Feb 26, 2008
http://www.kaisernetwork.org/daily_reports/print_report.cfm?DR_ID=50597&dr_cat=1
GLOBAL: ARVs in microbicide research - keeping hope alive?
Irin/Plus News
25 February 2008 (PlusNews)
http://www.plusnews.org/PrintReport.aspx?ReportId=76940
GLOBAL: Less silence, more science could make anal sex safer Irin/PlusNews 27
February 2008
http://www.irinnews.org/PrintReport.aspx?ReportId=77003
Microbicides 2008: the second generation is on its way
Aidsmap.com
February 28, 2008
http://www.aidsmap.com/en/news/969360D8-96E6-4E85-873F-654BB7E652DA.asp
Microbicides 2008: Will adherence issues affect all the first-generation trials?
Aidsmap.com
March 03, 2008
http://www.aidsmap.com/en/news/38A95881-B578-4DEC-8057-F39A599F1D8E.asp
Anti-HIV Gel Found Safe for Daily Use as Putative Microbicide MedPage Today
February 27, 2008
http://www.medpagetoday.com/HIVAIDS/HIVAIDS/tb/8518
Experimental Microbicide Tenofovir Safe For Women To Use Daily, Study Finds
Medical News Today
27 Feb 2008
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/98653.php
Anti-HIV gel, a gleam of hope of women
Xinhua News Agency
Feb. 28 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-02/28/content_7684817.htm
HIV Drug in Microbicide Gel Safe for Daily Use
Health Day News
February 26, 2008 http://health.usnews.com/usnews/health/healthday/080226/hiv-drug-in-micr...
Microbicide gel with AIDS drug marks vital success Indo-Asian News Service
Feb 25 2008
http://newspostindia.com/report-39141
Experimental anti-HIV gel safe, tolerable for women: study Agence France Presse
Feb 25, 2008
http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5gQe_94IzuvtNzgUCCLMRQ9YQX4Nw
Tests of new AIDS gel show promise for women Reuters
Feb 25, 2008
http://www.reuters.com/article/latestCrisis/idUSN24170512
Anti-HIV gel well tolerated by women
UPI
Feb. 27, 2008
http://www.upi.com/Health_News/2008/02/27/Anti-HIV_gel_well_tolerated_by_women/UPI-67431204157782/
