HIV: 20 Years of Research (July 2003)
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AIDS and the Use of Injected Drugs; HIV: 20 Years of Research; by Don C. Des Jarlais and Samuel R. Friedman; 5 Page(s)

The AIDS epidemic continues to grow among drug users who inject. It could be curbed if governments more readily adopted effective prevention programs (originally published February 1994)

How HIV Defeats the Immune System; HIV: 20 Years of Research; by Martin A. Nowak and Andrew J. McMichael; 7 Page(s)

A plausible hypothesis suggests the immune devastation that underlies AIDS stems from continuous-and dangerous-evolution of the human immunodeficiency virus in the body (originally published August 1995)

The African AIDS Epidemic; HIV: 20 Years of Research; by John C. Caldwell and Pat Caldwell; 6 Page(s)

In parts of sub-Saharan Africa, nearly 25 percent of the population is HIV-positive as a result of heterosexual transmission of the virus. Could lack of circumcision make men in this region particularly susceptible? (originally published March 1996)

In Search of AIDS-Resistance Genes; HIV: 20 Years of Research; by Stephen J. O'Brien and Michael Dean; 8 Page(s)

A genetic trait that protects against AIDS has now been uncovered, and others are emerging. The findings open entirely new avenues for developing preventives and therapies (originally published September 1997)

Improving HIV Therapy; HIV: 20 Years of Research; by John G. Bartlett and Richard D. Moore, sidebars by Douglas R. Richman, John W. Mellors; 10 Page(s)

Today's optimal treatments can work magic, but they are costly and onerous and do not work for everyone. What might the future bring? (originally published July 1998)

Hope in a Vial; HIV: 20 Years of Research; by Carol Ezzell; 6 Page(s)

Will there be an AIDS vaccine anytime soon? (originally published June 2002)