TWiV 230: Gene goes to Washington, flu chickens out
Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Rich Condit, Alan Dove, and Kathy Spindler
Vincent, Rich, Alan and Kathy review H7N9 infections in China, the debate over patenting genes, and receptor-binding by ferret-transmissible avian H5 influenza virus.
Links for this episode:
Francois Jacob dies (The Loom)
WHO updates on H7N9
H7N9 is unusually dangerous (ScienceInsider)
H7N9 case imported into Taiwan
No H7N9 in poultry farms (Xinhua)
Supreme Court considers gene patents (TheScientist, Nature)
Patent my jeans, not my genes (Michael Wosnick)
Receptor binding by ferr...
Source: This Week in Virology - MP3 Edition - April 28, 2013 Category: Virology Authors: Vincent Racaniello Source Type: podcasts
New Options for Treating HCV/HIV Coinfection on the Horizon
Dr. Paul Sax looks at how 2 new drugs for hepatitis C could -- if approved -- change the treatment paradigm for patients with HIV/HCV coinfection. (Source: Medscape HIV AIDS Podcast)
Source: Medscape HIV AIDS Podcast - April 19, 2013 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Medscape Source Type: podcasts
Topol and Reed on a More Collaborative Drug Pipeline
Dr. Eric Topol interviews Dr. John Reed on his big decision to change careers and move to Switzerland. (Source: Medscape HIV AIDS Podcast)
Source: Medscape HIV AIDS Podcast - March 28, 2013 Category: HIV AIDS Authors: Medscape Source Type: podcasts
More Options for Treatment-Experienced HIV+ Patients
Dr. Paul Sax reviews 3 presentations from CROI 2013 looking at new options for treatment-experienced patients with virologic failure. (Source: Medscape HIV AIDS Podcast)
Source: Medscape HIV AIDS Podcast - March 14, 2013 Category: HIV AIDS Authors: Medscape Source Type: podcasts
A Functional HIV Cure in an Infant -- Now What?
Dr Paul Sax reviews the widely reported presentation from CROI 2013 on the functional cure of HIV in a baby and looks at the practical and research implications moving forward. (Source: Medscape HIV AIDS Podcast)
Source: Medscape HIV AIDS Podcast - March 14, 2013 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Medscape Source Type: podcasts
Nutritional interventions for reducing morbidity and mortality in people with HIV
In March 2013, the Cochrane HIV/AIDS group updated its portfolio of reviews by adding new evidence to an assessment of the potential role for nutritional interventions. In this Evidence Pod, Liesl Grobler from the Centre for Evidence-based Health Care at Stellenbosch University in South Africa sets the scene and tells us what they found. (Source: Podcasts from The Cochrane Library)
Source: Podcasts from The Cochrane Library - March 1, 2013 Category: Journals (General) Authors: Cochrane Source Type: podcasts
A ‘Killer’ of a Reason to Treat Hepatitis C
Dr. David Johnson stresses the importance of treating patients with hepatitis C and advanced hepatic fibrosis, given that those with sustained treatment response have a lower all-cause mortality rate. (Source: Medscape HIV AIDS Podcast)
Source: Medscape HIV AIDS Podcast - February 15, 2013 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Medscape Source Type: podcasts
