1994

Of Myths and Mischief: Discover (12/94) Vol. 15, No. 12, P. 36; Weiss, Robin; The search for a cure for AIDS has created myths of blame and myths of denial, writes Robin Weiss in a commentary appearing in Discover magazine. Myths of blame are created by people who want to find a scapegoat for AIDS. One theory is that HIV is man-made--that it is a combination of two other retroviruses, human T-ce
Like Father, Like Son, in Chicago No Less: National Law Journal (12/19/94) Vol. 17, No. 16, P. A12; AIDS activists John Stuen-Parker, founder of the National AIDS Brigade, and Andrew Hoffman, son of the late 1960s radical Abbie Hoffman, were tried in early December in a Chicago court for exchanging intravenous (IV) drug addicts needles. Hoffman and Stuen-Parker are trying to change the laws that outlaw possession of
Do I Need Therapy for a Low Platelet Level?: Advocate (12/13/94) No. 670, P. 37; Cohan, Gary R.; Immune thrombocytopenia (ITP)--very low platelet counts-- affects from 3 to 12 percent of people infected with HIV and 30 to 60 percent of people with full-blown AIDS. Infection with HIV can cause impaired production of platelets or their destruction by platelet antibodies. Alcohol and certain medications--such as aspi
Comorbidities of HIV-1/AIDS in Adults: Journal of the Association of Nurses in AIDS Care (11/94- 12/94) Vol. 5, No. 6, P. 35; Ungvarski, Peter J.; The comorbidities of HIV-1 and AIDS are complex and varied. During the course of HIV-1 infection, an individual is rarely diagnosed with a single health-related problem or disease. It is, therefore, necessary for nurses and physicians to understand the spectrum of HIV-1 disease and the individual biobehavioral and psyc
The Cost-Effectiveness of Voluntary Counseling and Testing of Hospital Inpatients for HIV Infection: Journal of the American Medical Association (12/21/94) Vol. 272, No. 23, P. 1832; Lurie, Peter; Avins, Andrew L.; Phillips, Kathryn A.; The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention say that HIV testing in acute care hospitals should be instituted to assist in clinical diagnosis, to permit early medical management of HIV infection, and to counsel HIV-positive patients or those at risk about methods to prevent secondary transmission to their sex partne
Dance Legend Dunham Promotes Renaissance in Haiti: Reuters (12/29/94); Mikkelson, Randall; After a three-year absence from her adopted country, American dance legend Katherine Dunham has returned to Haiti to promote what she anticipates as an environmental and cultural renaissance there. The matriarch of black dance returned to her estate in one of Haiti s few remaining rainforests, saying that she aims to f
Sex 1995: 300-Foot Super Heroine Declares 'No Glove--No Love' A New Year's Resolution for Safe Sex: PR Newswire (12/29/94); Artist Mike McNeilly, known for his issue-oriented Mega-murals across the nation, has completed a 20-story mural titled No Glove--No Love. The Manhattan mural, one of the largest in the world, bears the Center for Disease Control s National Hotline number, 800-342-AIDS. No Rest for the Wicked Tonite warns Bubblehead, t
Zimbabweans Clash Over Rival Cultures: Reuters (12/29/94); Chigaru, Sibonginkosi; The generally conservative country of Zimbabwe is caught between Western and traditional values. Questions such as whether black Zimbabweans should have to pay for brides or just marry as they wish; whether men should continue to inherit the wives of their brothers; and what to do when an inherited wife has AIDS have
One in 50 Gambians is HIV-Positive, Official Says: Reuters (12/29/94); Synthia Eledu, a World Health Organization official seconded to Gambia s National AIDS Control Office, said that 24,000 of the west African nation s 1 million people have been identified as HIV-positive. The country s tourist trade was destroyed last July by a military coup in which army officers toppled president Sir
Investors Unsure of Value of Epitope's Oral AIDS Test: Knight-Ridder/Tribune Business News (12/29/94); Investors initial excitement over approval of Epitope s saliva-based HIV test raised the price of the company s stock by 18 percent, to $24.875. Since then, however, some investors have sold the stock, causing Epitope to lose almost all the gains. The investors were impressed by the potential for the inexpensive HIV te
Untold History: Activism and Growth Hormone: AIDS Treatment News (12/02/94) No. 212, P. 5; James, John S.; A largely untold story, Activists Zap FDA Over Growth Hormones, by Jeff Getty of ACT UP/Golden Gate, examines recombinant human growth hormone as a treatment for wasting syndrome. The larger story it illustrates, however, is the real determinants of whether critical medicines ever get studied and whether they are ever
Patient-to-Patient HIV Transmission Trial: Lancet (12/17/94) Vol. 344, No. 8938, P. 1695; Ragg, Mark; A surgeon in Sydney, Australia , was recently found guilty of unsatisfactory professional conduct after the apparent HIV infection of four people who attended his surgery in November 1989. The New South Wales Medical Tribunal said that Dr. Todd Davis was responsible for the infection of four women who had minor procedu
Haven Returns Smiles to Small Victims: St. Louis Post-Dispatch (12/27/94) P. 1B; Todd, Cynthia; In March 1993, Scott and Kathleen Hummel opened Our Little Haven in St. Louis to care for drug-exposed and HIV-infected babies. It is the only local agency that is specifically devoted to HIV-infected and drug-exposed children. The Hummels were inspired by the work of Clara Hale, who started caring for babies of drug-a
Protein Design Labs Names Jon Saxe President; Laurence Korn Will Remain CEO and Chairperson: PR Newswire (12/28/94); Jon S. Saxe has been named President of Protein Design Labs, Inc. (PDL), whose Human Anti- CMV Antibody has completed Phase I or Phase I/II trials for CMV retinitis in AIDS patients and for other CMV infections. Saxe will report to Dr. Laurence Jay Korn, who is currently President, CEO, and Chairperson of the Board of
Dwayne Brown, Active in AIDS Work, Dies at 31: Washington Post (12/29/94) P. B4; Dwayne Stewart Brown, an AIDS activist who was coordinated volunteer services for Spectrum Inc., a Washington, D.C., HIV/AIDS educational organization, died on Tuesday from AIDS at age 31. Brown s other AIDS-related work included service as a board member of the Whitman-Walker Clinic, work as a peer counselor with the
Models Put 'New Face' on HIV: Los Angeles Times--Washington Edition (12/29/94) P. B11; Howlett, Susan; Rebekka Armstrong is one of 40 models with HIV or AIDS working in the Proof Positive Division of the Morgan Agency in Costa Mesa, Calif. They hope their healthy appearance will spread a message about HIV. There are so many people out there living with the disease and they don t fill a certain stereotype, says Morgan Ag
When Hope Falters, Balm for the Soul: New York Times (12/29/94) P. C1; Raver, Anne; There is an increasing movement among landscape architects, nurses, environmental psychologists, patients, and families to return nature to the lives of patients. Gardens are appearing in hospitals, hospices, and residences for the elderly throughout the country. Wherever medicine has no magic--for AIDS or cancer or me
Methadone Recommendations: Washington Post (12/29/94) P. A23; A panel of experts from the Institute of Medicine, an arm of the National Academy of Sciences, has recommended that the government relax restrictions on the heroin substitute methadone because it reduces drug abuse, AIDS, and crime. The FDA-approved chemical is used to wean addicts from heroin. The government, however,
Famed Scientist Considering UM: Baltimore Sun (12/29/94) P. 1B; Bor, Jonathan; Considered one of the world s leading AIDS researchers, Dr. Robert C. Gallo said Wednesday that he is exploring the possibility of leaving the National Cancer Institute (NCI) in Bethesda, Md., and setting up a virology laboratory at a university, possibly at the University of Maryland (UM). Gallo, who has been at the N
AIDS Pulls Together the Young and Old in Ugandan Villages: Wall Street Journal (12/29/94) P. A1; Carrington, Tim; In Uganda , AIDS is causing a massive shift in parenting duties to grandmothers. Many grandmothers are left to care for their grandchildren who are orphaned by AIDS. One 83-year-old woman, for example, cares for three children under the age of 16 and looks out for another four grandchildren who live nearby. The Christ
Care and Prevention: Hand in Hand: Focus (11/94) Vol. 9, No. 12, P. 1; Coates, Thomas; A wide range of psychosocial findings was presented at this summer s Tenth International Conference on AIDS. Stefano Bertozzi of the World Health Organization s Global Programme on AIDS, for example, discussed how the burden of caring-- especially in developing countries--falls to households and not to professionals.
AIDS: Is There a Turnaround in Sight?: Health (11/94-12/94) Vol. 8, No. 7, P. 22; Hastings, John; Long, Patricia; Mason, Michael; In New York City, prevention has proved to be an effective measure in the battle against AIDS. Sociologist Martina Morris and AIDS researcher Laura Dean conducted a study to determine how much safe sex is necessary to reduce HIV infections in gay men. Morris and Dean entered data obtained from a seven-year survey of 1,
Medical Briefs: Aspirin and Its HIV Effects: Advocate (12/13/94) No. 670, P. 37; Researchers in New York City are conducting a study to examine the effects of high-dose aspirin intake on HIV. They are trying to determine whether aspirin reduces the viral load carried by the patients. Previous studies have found that in the laboratory, aspirin inhibits the activation of a nuclear factor that has a r
Needle-Exchange Programs Backed: American Medical News (12/19/94) Vol. 37, No. 47, P. 8; Hearn, Wayne; American Medical Association (AMA) delegates to the AMA Interim Meeting voted to encourage needle-exchange programs as an effective method of reducing the spread of HIV, AIDS, and other diseases in drug users who otherwise would share infected needles. The delegates also supported the study of compassionate prescribi
A Comparison of Calculated Energy Requirements to Measured Resting Energy Expenditure in HIV-1-Infected Subjects: Journal of the Association of Nurses in AIDS Care (11/94- 12/94) Vol. 5, No. 6, P. 30; Anderson, Robin; Grady, Christine; Ropka, Mary; HIV-infected individuals are particularly susceptible to nutritional changes, such as weight loss and malnutrition. To compare calculated energy need of HIV-infected patients to measured energy consumption, researchers studied 20 HIV- positive patients. The subjects, who were part of clinical drug trials conducted by t
Non-Cytolytic CD8 T-Cell Anti-HIV Responses in Primary HIV-1 Infection: Lancet (12/17/94) Vol. 344, No. 8938, P. 1671; Mackewicz, Carl E.; Yang, Limei C.; Lifson, Jeffrey D. et al; While acute HIV infection is accompanied by a significant increase in virus titres that soon fall, the role of humoral and cellular immunity is not clear in the control of virus replication. Researchers studying seven HIV-infected patients found that a non-cytolytic CD8 T-cell response preceded seroconversion. The resp
Patients of British AIDS Surgeon Warned: Reuters (12/24/94); Medical officials in Scotland have started tracing patients who may have been exposed to HIV by an infected surgeon. A hotline for worried patients was filled with calls soon after the doctor s name was released. A leading ear specialist, George Browning, agreed to be publicly named to narrow the list of past patients
Rough Treatment for AIDS: Boston Globe (12/26/94) P. 52; Lewis, Diane E.; HIV patients from around the country have stories of either receiving insufficient treatment or of being denied medical care--which is a violation of federal and state laws as well as of professional and ethical standards requiring fair treatment for all patients. The Gay and Lesbian Advocates and Defenders (GLAD) and
A Rare Mix of Tenants: New York Times (12/28/94) P. B1; Foderaro, Lisa W.; Common Ground Community, a nonprofit housing and economic development organization, owns and manages the former Times Square Hotel in New York City. Once one of the most notorious welfare hotels, it has become a kind of social experiment where AIDS patients, formerly homeless people, mentally ill individuals, and worki
Study: Women With AIDS Die Faster Than Men: Washington Post (12/28/94) P. A7; A University of Minnesota study has found that HIV-infected women have shorter survival rates than men who are HIV- infected. The study, which followed both men and women at health centers around the United States , showed that women with HIV were 33 percent more likely to die than men who were comparably ill. The res
Clinton and AIDS: New Republic (12/26/94) No. 4,171, P. 7; From the beginning of the AIDS epidemic, politics have obstructed sane public health, write the editors of the New Republic. The conservatives discomfort with sex halted a response and the liberals oversensitivity to minorities and civil liberties stalled some measures. President Clinton has only partially broken the p
Strategy of Hope: Small, Rapid Viral-Load Trials: AIDS Treatment News (11/18/94) No. 211, P. 1; James, John S.; At the New Directions in Antiviral Chemotherapy conference in November, Dr. Douglas Richman--a leading AIDS researcher-- spoke of the value of small, rapid trials to look for antiviral activity in people. In a two-week study, you can show whether a drug works or doesn t work, said Richman. He also spoke of evidence tha
The Duesberg Phenomenon: Science (12/09/94) Vol. 266, No. 5191, P. 1642; Cohen, Jon; Peter Duesberg, a retrovirologist at the University of California, claims that such factors as illicit drug use and AZT cause AIDS. While most mainstream AIDS researchers ignore Duesberg s ideas, he has a vocal group of supporters. Among them are Nobel Prize winner Kary Mullis and Robert Willner, the doctor who recentl
HIV Testing in Prison: What's the Controversy?: Lancet (12/17/94) Vol. 344, No. 8938, P. 1650; Diamond, Jan; In a Lancet commentary, Jan Diamond of Merrithew Memorial Hospital in Martinez, Calif., wonders whether HIV testing in prisons remains controversial. While the debate during the 1980s focused on mandatory testing for inmates and segregation of those who tested positive, the latest emphasis is on ways to increase volunt
Former Aide Sues Hospital in Firing over HIV Tattoo: Philadelphia Inquirer (12/24/94) P. A10; John Baldetta, a former nursing aide, is suing Harborview Medical Center because hospital officials fired him for displaying a tattoo, HIV POSITIVE, on his forearm and for discussing AIDS with patients. Baldetta claims that the hospital violated federal laws, including the Americans With Disabilities Act, as well as hi
China Sets Up First National Sex Study Group: Reuters (12/26/94); In the face of widespread ignorance about sex, rising prostitution, and venereal disease, China has initiated its first national sex study organization. The China Association for Sexology will study sex medicines, sex education, sexual psychology, sexual sociology, and venereal disease protection. While association pre
HUD Cutbacks Endanger Public Housing for HIV, AIDS Patients: Chicago Tribune (12/26/94) P. 1-7; McRoberts, Flynn; In an effort to restructure and spare itself from elimination, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has proposed combining all its public and assisted housing into three programs. Most of the specific programs and subsidies would be phased out over a five-year period in favor of certificates to in
Fundamental Research at Risk: Washington Post (12/27/94) P. A1; Rensberger, Boyce; Scientists say that basic science, which focuses on learning more about how nature works, is the most misunderstood form of research. The National Science Foundation, which was established to support basic science, has been told to divert more of its money to applied science, which provides more immediate, practical re
Hopkins Will Study AIDS Drug: Baltimore Sun (12/27/94) P. 1B; Selby, Holly; Researchers at Johns Hopkins University are beginning two studies that explore ways of extending the benefits of a life- prolonging medication called Bactrim to AIDS patients. Bactrim, a sulfa-based antibiotic, is used to prevent and treat pneumocystitis carinii pneumonia ( PCP ), an opportunistic infection that attack
Epitope Receives FDA Approval to Sell AIDS Test That Uses Saliva, Not Blood: Wall Street Journal (12/27/94) P. B4; Richards, Bill; After three and a half years of review, the Food and Drug Administration ( FDA ) has given approval to Epitope Inc. to begin marketing the first test to use saliva rather than blood to detect HIV. The test, called OraSure, is also the first to be cleared by the FDA for collecting oral specimens for disease diagnosis of
The Next Step Toward a Global AIDS Vaccine: Science (11/25/94) Vol. 266, No. 5189, P. 1335; Koff, Wayne C.; There are four important areas where increased public sector efforts to facilitate private sector product development initiatives could significantly advance the timetable for the development of a safe and globally effective AIDS vaccine. First, incentives must be provided for expanded biopharmaceutical investment in A
Management of Suicidal Patients with HIV Disease: Journal of the Association of Nurses in AIDS Care (11/94- 12/94) Vol. 5, No. 6, P. 19; Valente, Sharon M.; Saunders, Judith M.; There are higher numbers of suicidal acts among patients with HIV than among the general population. Stress related to HIV diagnosis, treatment, and medications can lead to depression-- which increases suicide risk. A lot of AIDS patients don t want to hang around til the end--they don t see a cure on the horizon and h
FDA's Oncology Drug Advisory Committee to Review Liposome Technology's DOX-SL at February 1995 Meeting: Business Wire (12/21/94); Liposome Technology Inc. (LTI) has announced that DOX-SL, its proprietary formulation of the anticancer drug doxorubicin hydrochloride, is scheduled for review at the Oncology Drug Advisory Committee meeting on Feb. 14. LTI filed a New Drug Application for the use of DOX-SL as single agent therapy for
AIDS Research Centre Opens in Ethiopia: Reuters (12/22/94); An AIDS research center to study Africa s HIV strain compared to its counterparts in Europe and the United States was opened in the Ethiopian capital of Addis Ababa on Thursday. The $8.1 million center, financed by the Dutch government, will focus on the African virus because its epidemiology and virus strains were dif
New Zealand Court Jails Kenyan Musician on AIDS Charges: Reuters (12/22/94); A New Zealand court has sentenced Peter Mwai to seven years in prison for having unprotected sex when he knew he was HIV- infected. Mwai, a drummer in a touring African band, was recently found guilty of six charges--one of causing grievous bodily harm and five of criminal nuisance after he had unprotected sex with fiv
The Condoms Aren't the Draw, Study Finds: Boston Globe (12/22/94) P. 3; Kong, Dolores; A new study has concluded that giving condoms to teenagers as part of an AIDS prevention program does not promote sex. The study compared the sexual activity of inner-city Latinos aged 15 to 19 in Boston, where a prevention program was instituted, and in Hartford, where there was no such program. Of the males who were
Scientists Advance in Understanding AIDS Enzymes: Reuters (12/22/94); Researchers at the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases announced on Thursday the discovery of the three-dimensional structure of one of the three key enzymes that HIV needs to reproduce. The finding fills in a large gap in the knowledge of researchers trying to develop a treatment or cure f
Across the USA: Pennsylvania/California: USA Today (12/23/94) P. 19A; In Philadelphia, the AIDS Law Project has reached a settlement with Rite Aid Corp. for disclosing HIV prescription information to an individual s employer. Although the terms of the settlement were not disclosed, AIDS Law officials say that Rite Aid will no longer release HIV prescription information to state employers
Health Department Cited for Deficiencies in Managing $1.5 Million AIDS Grant: Baltimore Sun (12/23/94) P. 10B; Selby, Holly; Federal officials have cited the Baltimore City Health Department for deficiencies in its administration of a $1.5 million grant for the care of AIDS patients, and are considering disbursing the money through a community-based AIDS clinic. Part of the Ryan White CARE Act, the grant funds early intervention services for
Head of Cancer Institute Says He Will Quit Post in April: New York Times (12/23/94) P. A24; Hilts, Philip J.; Dr. Samuel Broder, director of the National Cancer Institute, announced on Wednesday that he would leave the institute in April. Broder, who was among the first government scientists to work on treating AIDS, will join Ivax Corp., one of the nation s largest generic drug producers and a leading manufacturer of intraven
Out of the Closet on the Right to Die: American Medical News (12/12/94) Vol. 37, No. 46, P. 13; Morain, Claudia; Physicians are helping young, politically savvy AIDS patients in the push for assisted suicide. I ve always believed every person has the right to freedom of decisions about their own body, including the timing and mode of their own death, testified AIDS specialist Dr. Peter Shalit. Earlier this year, Shalit was a plai
Chaperoning a Pathogen: Nature (11/24/94) Vol. 372, No. 6504, P. 319; Cullen, Brian R.; Heitman, Joseph; Studies conducted by Franke et al and Thali et al identify a human protein, cyclophilin A, that promotes the formation of infectious HIV-1 virions. Brian Cullen and Joseph Heitman, both of the Howard Hughes Medical Institute and Department of Genetics at Duke University Medical Center, question where the protein acts i
Clinton to Seek More AIDS Money: Philadelphia Inquirer (12/21/94) P. A3; Connell, Christopher; Officials announced Tuesday that the Clinton Administration will seek $91 million in additional funding next year to care for people with AIDS. The administration will also keep a special housing program for AIDS patients. The president has already increased spending on the programs, which are part of the Ryan White Ac
ChemTrak Enters Home HIV Testing Market with Acquisition of Coonan Clinical Laboratories: Business Wire (12/22/94); ChemTrak Inc. has entered into an agreement to acquire Coonan Clinical Laboratories Inc. (CCL). Subject to certain conditions, the closing is expected to occur within 30 days. CCL is in the third year of developing a home HIV-1 blood collection kit and is in the final stages of preparing a Pre- Market Approval applicat
Ohio's Universal Guaranty Life Sued by HIV-Positive Florida Lawyer: Knight-Ridder (12/22/94); McCabe, Robert; Universal Guaranty Life in Ohio has been sued by a HIV- positive Florida lawyer who claims that the company sold life insurance policies to people with AIDS, cancer, and other illnesses and then tried to drop them as policyholders. Gay activist Allan H. Terl accuses the company of racketeering and is seeking the origin
Pioneer AIDS Organization Leaves Bankruptcy, Plans to Raise Funds: Philadelphia Inquirer (12/22/94) P. B1; Kaufman, Marc; Collins, Huntly; Now that its plan for reorganization has been accepted, Blacks Educating Blacks About Sexual Health Issues (BEBASHI)--the pioneering AIDS education group--is emerging from bankruptcy. BEBASHI will begin fundraising again and will be in a better position to obtain government grants, officials said. Lorina Marshall, chai
Prison Inmate Has TB, 5 Staffers Test Positive: Baltimore Sun (12/22/94) P. 1B; Shatzkin, Kate; Inmates and staff at two of Maryland s state prisons are being tested for tuberculosis (TB) after an inmate was discovered to be infected with a rare strain of the disease that is resistant to seven drugs. While five of the 82 staff members who had the most contact with the prisoner have tested positive for TB bacteria
Around the Nation: Addenda: Washington Post (12/22/94) P. A14; After learning that the adoptive parents of a 3-year-old girl are infected with HIV, a St. Petersburg, Fla., judge reversed her adoption. The girl has been living with the couple since June 1992. Related Story: Washington Times (12/22) P. A10
AIDS Breakthroughs and AIDS Politics: Washington Post (12/22/94) P. A19; Hentoff, Nat; The discovery that AZT , when given to HIV-infected pregnant women, reduces the risk of HIV transmission to infants by two- thirds is surrounded by controversy. Mandatory prenatal testing could prevent transmission of a fatal infection to the child, but would violate the mothers privacy. AIDS czar Patricia Fleming sa
Ares-Serono AG Drug Cleared for Treatment of AIDS Weight Loss: Wall Street Journal (12/22/94) P. B8; The Food and Drug Administration ( FDA ) has approved the use of a human-growth hormone, Serostim , made by Ares-Serono AG for the experimental treatment of severe weight loss in AIDS patients. AIDS advocacy groups hailed the FDA action because there is no other therapy for AIDS-related wasting syndrome.
The Elections: What AIDS Organizations Need to Do Now. Interview with Tom Sheridan, Sheridan Associates: AIDS Treatment News (11/18/94) No. 211, P. 7; James, John S.; In light of the November elections, AIDS Treatment News interviewed Tom Sheridan, a professional lobbyist, AIDS organizer, and founder of the Sheridan Group--a government and public-relations organization--to find out what people concerned about AIDS should do. Sheridan said there are three levels of organization that
CDC Reorganization Prompts Concern: Science (11/25/94) Vol. 266, No. 5189, P. 1313; Thompson, Larry; The Centers for Disease Control s (CDC) plans to consolidate its AIDS activities into a single center has some AIDS activists worried. The center is already responsible for tuberculosis and sexually transmitted diseases. Activists are also concerned because the move will shift responsibility for the disease from the CD
Home Is Where the Money Is: Advocate (12/13/94) No. 670, P. 32; Bull, Chris; In an Oct. 26 letter to the Food and Drug Administration ( FDA ), the National Lesbian and Gay Health Association (NLGHA) alleged that pharmaceutical giant Johnson & Johnson had unduly influenced FDA officials concerning an experimental HIV home test and illegally funneled millions of dollars to prominent AIDS advo
AIDS and Antibiotic Abuse: Futurist (11/94-12/94) Vol. 28, No. 6, P. 58; In The Plague Makers, author Jeffrey A. Fisher describes how an overuse of antibiotics could be a contributing factor to AIDS. Fisher believes that extended and excessive use of drugs such as tetracycline may suppress the immune system to the point that unusual forms of Mycoplasma bacteria develop. The bacteria interac
Nevirapine Triple Combination: Preliminary Results Released Nov. 17: AIDS Treatment News (11/18/94) No. 211, P. 6; James, John S.; Preliminary results of a study of the convergent combination approach to antiviral treatment were released in November. The subjects--who had at least six months prior treatment with AZT , ddI, or ddC--randomly received AZT and ddI, or AZT plus ddI plus nevirapine. Nevirapine is an experimental HIV treatment that, whe
BART Launches Multi-Faceted Community Outreach Programs for the Holidays: Business Wire (12/20/94); As part of an effort to be a part of the communities it serves, BART has designed a multi-faceted outreach program to help the less fortunate during the holiday season. One part of the program is With Love: From BART, a toy and gift drive for children with HIV or AIDS. There are hundreds of children and families in the
In Va., Having a Say in Dying: Washington Post (12/20/94) P. A1; Hall, Charles W.; At a time when physician-assisted suicide has sparked great controversy, medical professionals and those who counsel the terminally ill say that passive euthanasia, in which a patient is allowed to die through the withholding of medical treatments, has become far more common with much less debate. AIDS patient Andy Moo
Voluntary HIV Counseling and Testing of Hospital In-Patients to Protect Health Care Workers Is Not Cost-Effective, UCSF Study Finds: Business Wire (12/20/94); A new cost-effectiveness study done by the University of California at San Francisco (UCSF) found that there is no justification for voluntary HIV testing of hospital in- patients to prevent HIV-infection of health care workers. The researchers found that screening in-patients to detect infection may be cost effective
FDA Grants Hemocleanse Approval to Expand Hyperthermia Trials for AIDS Patients: PR Newswire (12/20/94); The Food and Drug Administration ( FDA ) has granted Hemocleanse, Inc. conditional approval to expand its clinical investigation of the use of the BioLogic-HT machine in the whole body hyperthermia (WBHT) treatment of patients with AIDS. An initial study was conducted in July with three patients treated at 42 degrees C
U.N. Denounces Aid Agency Leaving Refugee Camps: Reuters (12/21/94); Bedford, Julian; The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has denounced Medecins San Frontieres (MSF-Doctors Without Borders) decision to leave Rwandan refugee camps in Tanzania , calling it a callous publicity stunt before Christmas. The French wing of MSF announced Tuesday that it would pull out of the camps because
The WHO and Why of HIV Vaccine Trials: Nature (11/24/94) Vol. 372, No. 6504, P. 313; Moore, John; Anderson, Roy; John Moore of the Aaron Diamond AIDS Research Center and Roy Anderson of the Centre for the Epidemiology of Infectious Diseases discuss the reasoning behind the World Health Organization (WHO) advisory committee s decision to approve Phase III HIV vaccine trials in developing countries. Ninety percent of the 16 millio
Heated Debate over a Law for the Dying: U.S. News & World Report (12/19/94) Vol. 117, No. 24, P. 36; Shapiro, Joseph P.; Two AIDS patients in Oregon are taking opposite sides in the debate over assisted suicide. Oregon is seeking to become the first place in the world where doctors can legally provide lethal drugs to help the dying end their lives. Michael Vernon wants the ban lifted because he wants control over how and when his life en
Cellular Immune Response to Common Mycobacterial Antigens in Subjects Seropositive for Trypanosoma Cruzi: Lancet (12/03/94) Vol. 344, No. 8936, P. 1540; Bottasso, O.A.; Ingledew, N.; Keni, M. et al; Researchers studied the impairment of immune responses in patients in the silent stage of Chagas disease, which is caused by Trypanosoma cruzi and affects about 20 million people in Latin America. Bottasso et al used quadruple skin- testing with new tuberculins in 37 adults who were symptom- free but seropositive for T
Elders Vows to Continue Speaking Out: Reuters (12/19/94); Former Surgeon General Joycelyn Elders said she will continue to speak out about the dangers of sexually transmitted diseases (STDs). Elders was forced out of office after she publicly condoned teaching schoolchildren to masturbate as a way to avoid the spread of AIDS. Sexual practices are, of course, best left to cons
Xerox Service Engineer Granted Leave to Work with AIDS Patients: PR Newswire (12/19/94); Xerox Corporation has granted Stephan Lee Clark six months of leave with pay to care for AIDS patients at the Bailey-Boushay House in Seattle--the first skilled nursing home in the nation for people dying of AIDS. Clark made a promise to a Xerox colleague, George Robbins, shortly before Robbins death from AIDS, that he
Prostitution Boom Boosts AIDS Risk in Zaire: Reuters (12/19/94); Wrong, Michela; An increasing number of women in Zaire are turning to casual prostitution, thus providing a breeding ground for AIDS. Because Zaire s recession is leaving many men without work and because an 8,500 percent annual inflation rate is undermining living standards, women of all ages have become prostitutes. Researchers esti
AIDS Victim's Family Has 'Celebration of Life': Houston Chronicle (12/19/94) P. 17A; Zuniga, Jo Ann; Instead of mourning his death from AIDS on Dec. 5, Brian Cammack s family organized a celebration of life party on Sunday. As a tribute to her brother, 19-year-old Nicole Turpeau organized Stop AIDS Let s Unite to Educate (SALUTE) last year. Turpeau speaks to high school groups and community groups about how to avoid c
Will New HIV Test Kits Ease the Stigma?: Houston Chronicle (12/19/94) P. 21A; Lum, Lydia; Although HIV home test kits may soon become available, a stigma still surrounds the HIV screening process. Although the AIDS epidemic has been around for more than 10 years, proponents of the home test say that people still tiptoe around the topic of HIV testing. Both health providers and clients alike often have so mu
Judge Gives Defense Time to Explain Marijuana Use: Baltimore Sun (12/20/94) P. 5B; O'Brien, Dennis; At the end of an AIDS patient s hearing on Monday for the possession and manufacturing of marijuana, a Charles County, Md., judge said that he would give the defense lawyers 10 days to submit legal memos supporting their position. The prosecution will have five days to respond before a decision is made. Jerome E. Mensc
Going Off the Beaten Path to Track Down Clues about AIDS: New York Times (12/20/94) P. C3; Altman, Lawrence K.; Because Dr. Yuan Chang and Dr. Patrick S. Moore were new to the field, they were more able to try wild ideas than many others working in established laboratories. Together, they form the husband-and-wife team that announced last week that they had detected fragments of a possible new virus and that the agent might caus
Marked Man: Advocate (11/29/94) No. 669, P. 6; Fuller, Matt; Matt Fuller, a volunteer for the People With AIDS Coalition, describes his experiences after he had the words HIV-POSITIVE along with a pink triangle tattooed on his arm. The only time he says he felt threatened by someone s reaction to the tattoo was by a large man on a New York City subway. When Fuller responded affi
The Brighton Conference and HIV Prevention: Focus (11/94) Vol. 9, No. 12, P. 5; Marks, Robert; The strongest presentations at the Conference on Biopsychosocial Aspects of HIV Infection focused on prevention strategies for gay men and drug users. In response to continuing relapse from safer sex, and the emergence of new populations who do not recognize their risk, researchers challenged assumptions about HIV prev
Bacterium Guards against HIV: Science News (11/26/94) Vol. 146, No. 22, P. 360; Fackelmann, Kathy A.; Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine are trying to convert the bacterium Listeria monocytogenes into an HIV vaccine. While L. monocytogenes can cause illness in people with unhealthy immune systems who eat contaminated food, HIV-infected people appear relatively resistant to the bug. It was
Functional Association of Cyclophilin A with HIV-1 Virions: Nature (11/24/94) Vol. 372, No. 6504, P. 363; Thali, Markus; Bukovsky, Anatoly; Kondo, Eisaku et al; Thali et al report that viral particles formed by HIV-1 Gag polyprotein p55(gag) contain significant amounts of cyclophilin A. Sequences in the capsid domain of p55(gag) are both necessary and adequate for the virion-association of cyclophilin A. Cyclosporin A, as well as SDZ NIM811 ([Melle- 4]cyclosporin)--a non-immun
200 Protest Church Ban on AIDS Victims: Philadelphia Inquirer (12/17/94) P. B1; Macklin, William R.; Approximately 200 people gathered outside the Old Ship of Zion church in North Philadelphia to protest it s ban on people with AIDS. The protesters denounced the pastor as a fool, a false prophet, and an idiot. They also demanded that a sign warning visitors that to join you must have had an AIDS test and it must come
AIDS Vaccine Tests Set for Thailand, Brazil: Boston Globe (12/17/94) P. 15; Newly appointed leader of the United Nations AIDS program, Dr. Peter Piot, announced on Friday that heterosexual male drug users in Thailand and homosexual men in Brazil will be the key volunteers of the first human tests of two AIDS vaccines. Women will also be included in the initial tests, particularly in northern T
Health Journal: Embrace Risk Reduction: Wall Street Journal (12/19/94) P. B1; Chase, Marilyn; Among resolutions for a healthier 1995, health gurus hope for an AIDS vaccine. Until a safe, effective vaccine is developed, the most inexpensive, low-tech HIV barriers are condoms and needle-exchanges. They are not, however, broadly promoted because they are too controversial. The American Academy of Pediatrics recent
In the Name of AIDS Prevention, They Break the Law: Philadelphia Inquirer (12/19/94) P. B2; Urgo, Jacqueline L.; An unnamed underground effort in Atlantic City--illegal in New Jersey and eight other states--is geared toward preventing the spread of AIDS through the use of contaminated needles among intravenous drug addicts. As other organizations have done in the Northeast, the group last week began their needle distribution effo
Man Claims He Uses Pot to Fight AIDS: Washington Times (12/19/94) P. C6; Jerome Mensch, a 43-year-old dairy farmer, will argue at a preliminary hearing today that he needs marijuana to help fight the effects of HIV. When Mensch was arrested in November 1993 for possession of marijuana, he told officers he needed the drug to combat the nausea and weight loss associated with his illness. His
AIDS Virus Claims Fourth Dental Patient: New York Times (12/19/94) P. A14; Barbara Webb, a retired schoolteacher whom medical experts believe became HIV-infected from a dentist, died of AIDS on Saturday. Webb was the fourth of Dr. David Acer s patients to die of the disease. She had joined Kimberly Bergalis--the first of Acer s patients to die from AIDS--in advocating the testing of health ca
Ethics Committees Urged to Promote Benefits of Testing: AIDS Alert (11/94) Vol. 9, No. 11, P. 158; Dr. Martin W. Sklaire, chairman of the provisional committee on pediatric AIDS of the American Academy of Pediatrics, has challenged hospital ethics committees to take a leading role in helping to educate pregnant women about the benefits of HIV testing. Ethics committees could have an enormous impact on AIDS education
Wrong HIV Test Leads to Job Loss: American Medical News (12/05/94) Vol. 37, No. 45, P. 17; A federal trial court for Puerto Rico has ruled that the government cannot be held liable in a medical malpractice action. While a Veteran s Canteen Service worker, who voluntarily submitted to an HIV test, was found HIV-positive in Oct. 1987, a Western Blot test in January 1988 showed he did not have the virus. After
Sounding Board: Targeted HIV-Prevention Programs: New England Journal of Medicine (11/24/94) Vol. 331, No. 21, P. 1451; Des Jarlais, Don C.; Padian, Nancy S.; Winkelstein Jr., Warren; Universal and targeted components are the keys to an effective HIV-prevention program. The universal element--a unified national response--consists of reducing HIV-related discrimination, providing basic information about HIV and transmission, and removing the legal and commercial restrictions on the availability of co
Sexual Behaviors and Drug Use among Youth in Dropout- Prevention Programs--Miami, 1994: Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (12/02/94) Vol. 43, No. 47, P. 873; O'Hara, P.; Messick, B.J.; Kennedy, M.G. et al; To estimate the prevalence of risk behaviors among potential dropouts, researchers from the University of Miami School of Medicine surveyed students in two Miami dropout-prevention programs (schools A and B) and compared the responses to those from a survey of Miami public schools. In general, prevalences of specific r
Specific Incorporation of Cyclophilin A into HIV-1 Virions: Nature (11/24/94) Vol. 372, No. 6504, P. 359; Franke, Ettaly Kara; Yuan, Hannah En Hui; Luban, Jeremy; Researchers from Columbia University have found that cyclophilin A is specifically incorporated into HIV-1 virions, but not into virions of other primate immunodeficiency viruses. For cyclophilin A to bind and incorporate, a proline -rich region conserved in all HIV-1 Gag polyproteins is necessary. Disruption of a sing
Washington CTED Awarded Grant to Develop Housing Opportunities for People with AIDS: PR Newswire (12/15/94); The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development has granted the Washington state Department of Community, Trade, and Economic Development (CTED) $1 million to develop Housing Opportunities for People With AIDS (HOPWA). The award will allow CTED to help people through contracts with nonprofit organizations and hous
OXiGENE Announces Results of Assay Used as Prognostic Indicator for HIV Infection in 133 Patients: PR Newswire (12/15/94); On Dec. 11, Dr. Michael Marmor of the Center of AIDS Research at New York University announced preliminary results demonstrating the superior effectiveness and usefulness of OXiGENE Inc. s immune function/DNA repair assay as a prognostic indicator for HIV-infected patients. OXiGENE s immune repair assay, which gauges t
U.S. Scientists Find Cell that Attacks HIV Virus: Reuters (12/15/94); U.S. scientists announced on Thursday that the discovery of immune cells that attack HIV and could be a potential cure for AIDS. Dr. Jay Levy and collaborators found that the immune cells, called CDT-T, decrease levels of the virus in the blood, causing the flu-like illness experienced during the first stages of AIDS t
A Bittersweet Visit by an Ailing Santa: New York Times (12/16/94) P. B1; Martin, Douglas; Mark Woodley sued Macy s department store for discrimination after he wrote on his employment application that he was taking AZT , an AIDS medication. Woodley says that Macy s refused to rehire him after a season of being Santa Claus in 1989. He is suing for more than $3 million in damages and to let him be Santa again
Virus May Cause Kaposi's Sarcoma: Washington Times (12/16/94) P. A12; A team of Columbia University scientists announced on Thursday that they had found strong evidence of an apparently newly detected virus that might cause Kaposi s sarcoma (KS) in AIDS patients. Dr. Yuan Chang and her husband, Dr. Patrick S. Moore, found that unique DNA sequences were isolated from tissues of KS lesions
Use of Living Wills in HIV Infection and AIDS: Lancet (11/26/94) Vol. 344, No. 8935, P. 1509; Meadows, Paul; In October 1992, The Terrence Higgins Trust, in cooperation with the Centre of Medical Law and Ethics at King s College, London, published a form of living will and healthcare proxy specifically designed for use by people with HIV and AIDS, writes Paul Meadows in a letter to the editor of the Lancet medical journal. Th
Hope for Sale: American Medical News (11/21/94) Vol. 37, No. 43, P. 13; Pinkney, Deborah Shelton; The lack of a therapeutic vaccine for HIV has led to an increasing interest in unconventional AIDS therapies, such as acupuncture, macrobiotic diets, and megadoses of vitamins. Some alternative therapy practitioners work in cooperation with doctors and consider their treatment supplementary. Many alternative therapies
Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center Press Conference Dec. 15: PR Newswire (12/14/94); The husband and wife research team of Dr. Yuan Chang and Dr. Patrick Moore are holding a press conference at the Columbia- Presbyterian Medical Center in New York on Dec. 15 to discuss their findings of what they believe is a new human herpes virus that may be responsible for Kaposi s sarcoma (KS) in patients with AIDS
Family Portraits: Toronto Globe and Mail (12/14/94) P. A15; Mitchell, Alanna; A survey of sexually active young adults aged 16 to 19 has shown that teenagers from higher-income families seem to have a greater awareness of sexual health. The 1990 Ontario Health Survey found that while 46 percent of low-income teenagers never used a condom, only 40 percent of middle income and 32 percent of high i
Home Tests for HIV Supported: Houston Chronicle (12/14/94) P. 29A; Lum, Lydia; Two Texas legislators, Reps. Glen Maxey and Debra Danburg, said on Monday that they hope to pass legislation to make an HIV home-test kit legal for use in the state. The Food and Drug Administration is currently considering approval of the kits. At this point in Texas, such a kit could not be used because it does not p
Serving Compassion with a Meal: Washington Post (12/15/94) P. D.C.1; Young, Vincent; Chocolate Strawberries, a newly opened restaurant in the Washington, D.C., area, reserves its lunch hour to serve free meals to anyone who is hungry and HIV-infected. We re trying to help give people with HIV-AIDS, who might live on fixed incomes or can t afford to buy food, a chance to get out of the house and eat a h
Triumphing Over AIDS: Washington Post (12/15/94) P. D.C. 3; Young, Vincent; How I Got Over, a special ceremony that celebrated the lives of long-term AIDS survivors, was held in Washington, D.C., on Saturday. It s time to hear from people who are living, surviving, and thriving, said organizer Gregory Ford, who tested HIV-positive eight years ago. More than 250 people attended the event, wher
Mayor's Office Disbands Advisory Unit on AIDS: New York Times (12/15/94) P. B5; Dunlap, David W.; New York City Deputy Mayor Fran Reiter on Wednesday disbanded the group of outside experts who were trying to restructure the city s Division of AIDS Services. In a letter to the committee s members, Reiter said that protests, discussions of process, non-negotiable demands and grandstanding by some AIDS organizations h
AIDS Activist Blames Partisanship for Lack of Progress: Nation's Health (11/94) Vol. 24, No. 10, P. 7; As the 103rd Congress came to a close, AIDS advocates lamented its list of unfinished business. Despite some gains in AIDS funding, partisan politics kept much AIDS-related legislation from making significant advances, said Daniel Bross, executive director of the AIDS Action Council. Lobbyists for the group say they wo
Learning about HIV-2: Lancet (11/19/94) Vol. 344, No. 8934, P. 1380; O'Shaughnessy, Michael V.; Schechter, Martin T.; Although HIV-1 and HIV-2 are related, the molecular organizations of the two viruses are different and their genetic homology is modest, write O Shaughnessy et al in a letter to the editor. In comparison to HIV-1, HIV-2 has lower rates of sexual and perinatal transmission, lower cell killing, lower viral burdens, more
Hypopyon Uveitis in Patients with Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome Treated for Systemic Mycobacterium Avium Complex Infection with Rifabutin: Journal of the American Medical Association (12/07/94) Vol. 272, No. 21, P. 1636p; Iridocyclitis is a dosage-dependent side effect in AIDS patients being treated for Mycobacterium avium complex ( MAC ) infection with systemic rifabutin. In a retrospective study, researchers reviewed seven cases of acute hypopyon uveitis imitating infectious endophthalmitis in AIDS patients to determine whether there
New Magazine for HIV Positive Readers: Reuters (12/13/94); Schoolman, Judith; POZ, a new magazine designed for readers with HIV or AIDS and their families and friends, deals with the realities of living with HIV infection and AIDS. It is a broadscope general consumer magazine, but one with an AIDS spin to it, says editor Richard Perez-Feria. The brainchild of publisher Sean Strub, who has been l
Verex Options Drug to Burroughs Wellcome: PR Newswire (12/13/94); Verex Laboratories Inc. entered into an agreement with Burroughs Wellcome Co. on Nov. 30, 1994, in which Verex granted Wellcome an option to obtain an exclusive worldwide license to a controlled release rate formulation of zidovudine ( AZT ) developed by Verex called Aztec. For an option fee, Wellcome has received the
Boston Biomedica, Inc. Awarded World-Wide License to Anti-AIDS Compounds: PR Newswire (12/13/94); Boston Biomedica, Inc. (BBI) has been awarded the world-wide exclusive license to six anti-AIDS compounds by the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC-CH). The compounds were recently discovered in a collaborative study between Biotech Research Laboratories--a subsidiary of BBI--and UNC-CH to test large numb
Inquiry May Be Costing Blood, Red Cross Says: Toronto Globe and Mail (12/13/94) P. A8; Coutts, Jane; Dr. Roslyn Herst, director of the Red Cross blood center in Toronto, said on Monday that the Canadian Red Cross is short of blood and that the attention being focused on the issue in the Krever Commission inquiry may be one of the factors reducing the flow. Perhaps some of the information out of Krever is confusing the
Isis Begins Phase III Clinical Trials of Antisense Compound to Treat CMV Retinitis in Patients with AIDS: PR Newswire (12/14/94); Isis Pharmaceuticals is initiating Phase III clinical trials of ISIS 2922, an antisense compound to treat cytomegalovirus ( CMV )-induced retinitis in AIDS patients. If not treated, CMV retinitis can cause permanent retinal damage and blindness.
The Reliable Source: Washington Post (12/14/94) P. C3; Romano, Lois; While in Portugal on behalf of a local AIDS charity, the Duchess of York revealed that she had been tested three times for HIV--once before her marriage to Prince Andrew and before getting pregnant with each of her two daughters. People must be more open about the disease. It seems to me that the slogan The treatment
Nationline: AIDS Lawsuit: USA Today (12/14/94) P. 3A; Leavitt, Paul; Arvin Peterson s claim that he got AIDS from a pork sandwich at a Huntington Park McDonald s in 1992 was rejected by a Los Angeles jury. Peterson, who is HIV-positive, claimed the McRib sandwich contained shigella bacteria that reduced his T- cell count. The jury was deadlocked on the two issues--which will be retried-
Hevesi Unmoved: Crain's (11/21/94) Vol. 10, No. 47, P. 50; Moving companies routinely steal $3 million from New York City by overcharging for the cost of moving welfare and AIDS patients, claims city Comptroller Alan Hevesi. Poor or sick clients have to submit three bids before New York will pay for a move. The city Human Resources Administration, says Hevesi, has been unwilli
Health: AIDS in Developing Nations: Futurist (11/94-12/94) Vol. 28, No. 6, P. 57; A U.S. Census Bureau study reports that the AIDS epidemic will probably increase child mortality in developing countries. The disease will undo decades of improvement in child-survival rates. For example, infant and child mortality levels in Zambia have clear links to HIV and AIDS, and are currently 15 percent higher t
Approaches to AIDS Vaccines: Lancet (11/19/94) Vol. 344, No. 8934, P. 1425; Rowe, Paul M.; Several approaches to AIDS vaccines were presented at the seventh annual meeting of the National Cooperative Vaccine Development Groups for AIDS. Patricia N. Fultz of Alabama presented data suggesting that attenuated virus can induce strain-specific immunity and that vaccines must incorporate whatever strain is present
The Response of Symptomatic Neurosyphilis to High-Dose Intravenous Penicillin G in Patients with Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection: New England Journal of Medicine (12/01/94) Vol. 331, No. 22, P. 1469; Gordon, Steven M.; Eaton, Molly E.; George, Rob et al; To determine whether HIV infection affects the course of syphilis and the response to treatment, researchers studied the response to treatment with high-dose penicillin G benzathine in 11 HIV-positive participants with symptomatic neurosyphilis. The patients were intravenously administered 18 million to 24 million unit
Experts Warn of Trivial Fixes in Blood System: Toronto Globe and Mail (12/08/94) P. A1; Coutts, Jane; Experts who have been studying the Canadian blood supply warned last week that Canada s blood system needs significant changes quickly. A spokesman for the panel of experts expressed the group s fear that people involved in running the blood system may believe the problems can be solved without too much effort. These a
The University of California, IDEXX Laboratories Inc. and Synbiotics Corp. Announce Agreement on Settlement of FIV Patent Infringement Suit: Business Wire (12/12/94); An agreement was reached Monday between the University of California, IDEXX Laboratories Inc., and Synbiotics Corp., in the settlement of a lawsuit relating to infringement of the university s patent on feline immunodeficiency virus (FIV) diagnostics, which is exclusively licensed to IDEXX. Synbiotics acknowledged that
A Side Trip into AIDS Theory: New York Times (12/13/94) P. C11; Dr. Leonard Adleman observed that when a person is HIV- infected, the decline of white blood cells of the immune system follows a predictable pattern. He concluded that the body must have a mechanism to keep the total number of CD4 and CD8 cells constant, but must not monitor the proportions of CD4 cells to CD8 cells.
Whatever Happened to the Contraceptive Revolution?: Washington Post (Health) (12/13/94) P. 13; Herman, Robin; The introduction of the birth control pill in 1960, along with the plastic intrauterine device four years later, formed the first wave of modern birth control methods. The contraceptive research revolution, however, was short. Thirty years later, few new approaches to contraception have reached the market. The AIDS epi
NZ Court Finds Kenyan AIDS Victim Endangered Lives: Reuters (12/13/94); Peter Mwai, a 29-year old Kenyan, was convicted in a New Zealand court today on six charges relating to having unprotected sex while knowingly infected with HIV. Mwai was found guilty of causing a woman grievous bodily harm. He was also convicted on five counts of endangering her life and that of four other women by fa
U.N. Picks a Leader for Fight on AIDS: New York Times (12/13/94) P. C12; Crossette, Barbara; The United Nations named Belgian scientist Dr. Peter Piot as head of a new U.N. office that will coordinate the efforts of six international HIV/AIDS organizations. Piot has been associate director of the World Health Organization s global program on AIDS since 1992. The new office, tentatively called the U.N. program
HIV Notification Act Stalls in House Subcommittee: AIDS Alert (11/94) Vol. 9, No. 11, P. 155; The Newborn Infant HIV Notification Act has stalled in a House subcommittee, but will be reconsidered next year. The disclosure act--sponsored by a coalition of both Democratic and Republican representatives--is intended to reverse the practice of blind HIV testing. In 45 states, all infants are tested for HIV, but the
Association Between Hepatitis E Virus and HIV Infection in Homosexual Men: Lancet (11/19/94) Vol. 344, No. 8934, P. 1433; Montella, F.; Rezza, G.; Di Sora, F. et al; Although little is known about the risk factors for hepatitis E (HEV), in industrialized countries, higher prevalence rates have been found in injection drug users (IDUs) and in travelers to endemic areas, write Montella et al in a letter to the editor appearing in the Lancet. A total of 162 homosexual men and 66 IDUs
Jonathan Demme, Academy Award Winning Motion Picture Producer/Director, to Be Recognized by Greater Philadelphia Hotel Association: PR Newswire (12/09/94); In acknowledgment of the national and international recognition the film Philadelphia has brought to the city, Academy Award winning producer/director Jonathan Demme will be awarded the Greater Philadelphia Hotel Association s (GPHA) Grand Award on Dec. 19. Mayor Edward G. Rendell will present Demme with the award at t
Gays Say Firing of Elders Is "Chilling": Reuters (12/10/94); Gay activists defended Surgeon General Joycelyn Elders, who was fired by President Clinton on Friday, and said the issue could cost the president votes in the 1996 election. This is war. Elders was a hero in the war on AIDS and Bill Clinton is a traitor, said Steve Michael, chairman of the Washington, D.C., chapter of
French Deputies Reject Compulsory AIDS Testing: Reuters (12/11/94); The French National Assembly on Sunday rejected a proposal to conduct systematic AIDS testing of the French population. The plan was dismissed after Health Minister Simone Veil informed deputies that AIDS testing was already required of anyone who wished to donate blood, sperm, mother s milk, or organs. There is debate
AIDS to Kill 10,000 Indians a Day by 2000--Expert: Reuters (12/11/94); I.S. Gilada, secretary general of the Bombay-based private Indian Health Association, said on Sunday that some 10,000 Indians will die each day from AIDS by the year 2000. The rate of HIV infection among Bombay housewives is the same as it was among the city s prostitutes eight years ago, said Gilada. One in 100 pregna
Across the USA: Florida: USA Today (12/12/94) P. 7A; A 45-year-old male nurse in Florida, who is charged with raping five anesthetized female patients in a hospital recovery room, has tested negative for HIV. Almost 70 former patients--who fear they may have been abused--have been tested for HIV.
The Lingering Pain of False HIV Diagnosis: USA Today (12/12/94) P. 1D; Levy, Doug; Although HIV detection procedures are almost 100 percent accurate, human errors can occur. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) says that in ideal testing circumstances, the odds of a false positive HIV antibody test are less than five in 100,000. Charles Shires may be one of those five. Last November,
Fanfare: Soccer: Washington Post (12/12/94) P. C2; Youssef Omar, a Nigerian soccer player on contract to a professional team in Egypt , was deported after blood tests revealed he is HIV-positive. Omar expressed shock at the test result, and speculated, Maybe it was when I was in Nigeria where I sometimes took injections for injuries I got when I was playing. Maybe the
Clinton Fires Surgeon General Elders, Citing Differences in Opinions, Policy: Wall Street Journal (12/12/94) P. A16; Frisby, Michael K.; Citing her for statements that differ from his own beliefs, President Clinton on Friday fired Surgeon General Joycelyn Elders. The president requested her resignation after learning that at the Dec. 1 AIDS Conference, Elders had suggested that students should be taught about masturbation. Elders has a history of contro
Red Cross Had No Duty to Question Blood Donors: National Law Journal (11/28/94) Vol. 17, No. 13, P. B14; In the case of Doe v. American National Red Cross, the U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland has held that the Red Cross had no duty in 1984 to question blood donors regarding their sexual history or orientation. The brother and daughter of Ms. Doe, who tested HIV-positive in 1990 and died in 1992 after rece
Postnatal Transmission of HIV-1 through Pooled Breast Milk: Lancet (11/19/94) Vol. 344, No. 8934, P. 1432; Nduati, R. W.; John, G. C.; Kreiss, J.; In a letter to the editor appearing in the Lancet medical journal, Nduati et al report a case of HIV-1 infection in Kenya that is likely due to pooled breast milk. Because of a decrease in his mother s milk production, a male infant s milk intake was supplemented for four weeks with freshly unpasteurized pooled milk fr
Immune Reconstitution for AIDS: Science (11/18/94) Vol. 266, No. 5188, P. 1150; Rachel Nowak; The theory that it is possible to cure late-stage AIDS by reconstructing the patient s immune system with a that of a baboon may soon be tested, if the proposal is approved by the ethics review board at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF). Transplant surgeon and immunologist Suzanne Ildstad conceived the
'Power of the Penny' Campaign Benefits Emergency Needs of People with AIDS: PR Newswire (12/08/94); We the People Living with AIDS/HIV, a self-help group of low- income people with HIV/AIDS in south central Philadelphia, is raising money through a coin collection campaign called The Power of the Penny. We ll take your pennies to the bank and convert them, not into dollar bills, but into more meals, more clothing, mor
Researchers Doubt Maverick AIDS Theory: Reuters (12/08/94); In a series of articles released on Thursday, the respected journal Science described its three-month investigation into the status of claims made by University of California virologist Peter Duesberg that drug abuse, not HIV, is responsible for AIDS. Science found that while Duesberg has been promoting his theory for
Genzyme Begins Phase II/III Study of Argus Pharmaceuticals' TretinoinLF for Kaposi's Sarcoma Patients: Business Wire (12/08/94); Genzyme Corp. and Argus Pharmaceuticals Inc. on Thursday announced the commencement of a Phase II/III clinical trial of TretinoinLF in patients with Kaposi s sarcoma--the most common malignancy seen in AIDS patients. TretinoinLF is Argus intravenous liposomal formulation of a retinoid compound called all-trans-retinoic
Court Upholds Rights of Hospital on HIV-Doctor: Reuters (12/08/94); Mikkelsen, Randall; The right of a Philadelphia-area hospital company to require an HIV-positive surgeon to inform potential patients of his infection was upheld by a federal judge on Thursday. In the first discrimination suit filed under the Americans With Disabilities Act by an HIV-infected health-care worker, Dr. Paul Scoles had sued M
Distorted AIDS Policy Abetting Scourge?: Washington Times (12/09/94) P. A25; Fumento, Michael; While the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) predicted a 75-percent increase in new AIDS cases, reporting of new cases actually jumped 111 percent last year, writes Michael Fumento in a Washington Times commentary. The increase is attributable to a new expanded definition of the disease which the CDC impl
She's Young, Beautiful, Educated--and She Has AIDS: USA Today (12/09/94) P. 11A; Reynolds, Barbara; The cover model of December s Essence magazine is religious, has never used drugs, is educated, is not promiscuous-- and has AIDS. Rae Lewis-Thornton cannot get health insurance and says she will probably not live long enough to finish graduate school or have children. AIDS has become one of the media s most underrepor
The Reliable Source: Washington Post (12/09/94) P. D3; Romano, Lois; The Pediatric AIDS Foundation is creating the Elizabeth Glaser Scientists Program in memory of the AIDS activist who died last weekend. Glaser founded the Pediatric AIDS Foundation. Her family has requested that donations in her memory be made to the organization, which is based in Santa Monica, Calif.
Russia's Law on Iatrogenic HIV Infection: Lancet (12/03/94) Vol. 344, No. 8936, P. 1562; Rich, Vera; In contrast to the sharp criticism that Russia s proposed HIV testing law has drawn, an amendment to the Russian Federation Criminal Code has gone virtually unnoticed. The legislation would make doctors and medical workers open to prosecution for the HIV-infection of a patient due to medical negligence. For one patient
California: AIDS Drug Assistance Program, New Drugs Proposed; Title II Public Input Sought: AIDS Treatment News (11/04/94) No. 210, P. 7; James, John S.; California s AIDS Drug Assistance Program (ADAP) pays for some drugs needed by people with HIV or AIDS. To qualify for the program, the prescription must be signed by a California- licensed physician and the drugs cannot be covered through the individual s insurance program. Drugs funded by ADAP include
HIV-1 in Blister Fluid of a Patient with Toxic Epidermal Necrolysis and AIDS: Lancet (11/19/94) Vol. 344, No. 8934, P. 1432; Correia, Osvaldo; Delgado, Luis; Santos, Cristina et al; The existence of markers for HIV infection in the blister fluid of a patient with toxic epidermal necrolysis (TEN) and full-blown AIDS is described in a letter to the editor by Correia et al appearing in the Lancet. A series of tests for HIV-1 and HIV-2 were performed on blood and blister fluid samples from a 34-year-o
Blood-Supply Computer Plan Struggling: Toronto Globe and Mail (12/02/94) P. A4; Coutts, Jane; A report obtained by the Toronto Globe and Mail has found that efforts to design a national computer system for Canada s blood supply have been mismanaged and inadequate. Five years after the project was started, the country is still years away from having a national computer system to trace safety problems in the bloo
Epitope Announces Successful Completion of FDA Facilities Inspection: PR Newswire (12/05/94); Epitope, Inc. announced Monday that Food and Drug Administration ( FDA ) officials had completed a re-inspection of the company s manufacturing facilities and those of its contract manufacturer. The officials did not find occasion to issue a form 483 notice of deficiencies. The re-inspection was conducted as part of th
Kenyan in AIDS Case Refused Condom, NZ Court Told: Reuters (12/06/94); A woman on Tuesday told a New Zealand court that the Kenyan man charged with willfully infecting her with HIV refused to wear a condom when they had sex. Peter Mwai, 29, pleaded guilty to charges of transmitting HIV to the woman and endangering four other women. The woman testified that she agreed to spend the night wi
AMA Opposes Federal Mandates Requiring Physicians to Determine Immigration Status of Patients: PR Newswire (12/06/94); The American Medical Association (AMA) announced on Tuesday that it will oppose any federal mandates requiring doctors to determine a patient s immigration status before providing medical care. The organization also restated its policy of lobbying Congress to provide sufficient funding for existing health care programs
Volunteers Take Care of AIDS Patients' Pets: Reuters (12/07/94); Vinzant, Carol; Nationwide, there are 17 animal service organizations for people with AIDS. Pet Owners With AIDS Resource Service (POWARS) helps AIDS patients care for their pets by walking dogs, changing litter boxes, and offering veterinary care. The services allow patients to keep their pets and enjoy their companionship, even when
Across the USA: Alabama: USA Today (12/08/94) P. 8A; An artist in Alabama says he is offended that his paintings of nude men were hidden during an art gallery fund-raiser for children with AIDS. An organizer of the event said the paintings might have scared off donors.
AIDS to Slow Asian Economic Growth, Experts Warn: Reuters (12/08/94); United Nations experts warned that a major HIV epidemic will slow Asia s economic boom. With over 2.5 million estimated HIV infections in South and Southeast Asia, HIV is poised to slow down the pace of economic and social development in the region, said the experts in a statement after two days of talks in Hanoi. Dr.
Protease Inhibitors--Task Force Proposed: AIDS Treatment News (11/04/94) No. 210, P. 1; While attending October s meeting of the National Task Force on AIDS Drug Development, New York AIDS activist Jules Levin proposed the establishment of a high-level task force on protease inhibitors . Food and Drug Administration ( FDA ) Commissioner David A. Kessler and Philip R. Lee, Assistant Secretary for Health a
Randomised Trial of Thiacetazone and Rifampicin-Containing Regimens for Pulmonary Tuberculosis in HIV-Infected Ugandans: Lancet (11/12/94) Vol. 344, No. 8933, P. 1323; Okwera, A.; Whalen, C.; Byekwaso, F. et al; In a randomized clinical trial of HIV-infected patients with active pulmonary tuberculosis , researchers studied the safety and short-term efficacy of thiacetazone and rifampicin- containing regimens. Thiacetazone has been associated with cutaneous hypersensitivity and recurrent tuberculosis among HIV-positive patients
Phase I/II Trial Results of Immunogen's Oncolysin (R)B in AIDS Lymphoma Reported at Am. Society of Hematology--Subsequent Study Under Way: PR Newswire (12/05/94); Results of Phase I/II studies of ImmunoGen Inc. s Oncolysin B were reported on Monday at a meeting of the American Society of Hematology. The data showed that Oncolysin B was well tolerated as an adjunct to conventional chemotherapy in patients with AIDS-related lymphoma . The principal investigator in the Phase I/II s
Medarex Receives Approval to Begin AIDS Study in France: Business Wire (12/05/94); Medarex Inc. announced on Monday that France s Agence du Medicament has given it permission to commence Phase I/II studies of its AIDS Bispecific MDX-240 in France. The French studies, under the direction of Jean-Louis Pasquali, will join ongoing studies in Brussels. Pasquali is a professor of clinical immunology at Ho
Viagene Initiates World's First Efficacy Study of a Gene Transfer Product: PR Newswire (12/05/94); Viagene, Inc. has initiated the world s first phase II study of a gene transfer product, HIV-IT (V), which is used to treat HIV infection. This is the largest and the most clinically advanced gene transfer study ever to be initiated and should clearly signal that gene therapy is today s, rather than tomorrow s, technol
AIDS-Day Reports Dodged the Truth: Toronto Globe and Mail (12/05/94) P. C2; Coren, Michael; While many stories on World AIDS Day spoke of how hard AIDS has hit the artists of the world, for an overwhelming majority, their sexuality was neglected, writes Michael Coren in an editorial. Coren questions why this important aspect was omitted because the media are not unaware of the fact; they do not assume that th
Dr. David E. Rogers, 68, a Leader in Medical Education and the Fight on AIDS, Dies: New York Times (12/06/94) P. D23; Altman, Lawrence K.; Leading scientist, medical educator, and co-chairman of the National Commission on AIDS, Dr. David E. Rogers, died of colon cancer at age 68 on Monday. Despite his illness, Rogers left the hospital last Friday to receive an award from the Visiting Nurse Service of New York for his national leadership role in fighting A
Hunt in Forests of Borneo Aims to Track Down Natural Drugs: New York Times (12/06/94) P. C4; Shenon, Philip; Reports from the National Cancer Institute indicate that a substance found in a Malaysian tree called Calophyllum lanigerum destroys HIV in a test tube without killing healthy cells. The material is now being tested on mice at the institute. Extracts from a gum tree in the Borneo jungle, a vine found in West Africa, an
On the Fridge: Washington Post (12/07/94) P. E3; Quartermaine s in the Washington, D.C., area will donate all proceeds from the sale of its Jamaican eastern Blue Mountain coffee to two local charities: the D.C. Central Kitchen, which prepares food for the homeless, and Food & Friends, which provides free fresh meals to homebound people with HIV/AIDS.
A Chance to Talk Openly: Washington Post (12/07/94) P. A1; O'Harrow Jr., Robert; Critics say that Virginia Gov. George Allen s proposal to make sex education an option for local school systems would give the state one of the most conservative sex education policies in the country. There would also be a great difference in what school districts teach. Many parents, students, and teachers are worried
Books: Amazing Grace: Advocate (11/15/94) No. 668, P. 88; Pela, Robert L.; Queer and Loathing: Rants and Raves of a Raging AIDS Clone, by the late David B. Feinberg, is a collection of previously published magazine articles and speeches, as well as new autobiographical essays. The pieces demonstrate with humor Feinberg s struggle with his own infected status and the forces behind his novels.
Manager Training: Federal Times (11/14/94) Vol. 30, No. 40, P. 43; HIV and AIDS education programs are being offered to agency managers by the Agriculture Department Graduate School . Special Issues for Supervisors and Managers targets managers who are dealing with life-threatening illnesses among staffers. It covers subjects such as legal issues, federal policy, and the emotional psy
On Shaky Ground: Advocate (11/29/94) No. 669, P. 36; Gallagher, John; Although San Francisco General Hospital s Ward 5A is internationally known for the AIDS care it provides, it faces many problems because of government cost-cutting and the changing economics of the health care industry. San Francisco General, like other public hospitals across the country, must keep its costs low and c
NZ Court Puts Kenyan on Trial in AIDS Case: Reuters (12/04/94); The trial of a Kenyan musician who is charged with willfully infecting a woman with HIV began in New Zealand on Monday. The man pleaded not guilty to charges of transmitting the virus that causes AIDS to one women and endangering the lives of another four. If convicted, he will face up to 14 years in prison.
AIDS Victim's Parents, Friend at Odds over Burial: Chicago Tribune (12/05/94) P. 1-3; A legal battle has erupted between the parents of a Michigan man, O Jay Bewley, and the man s lover of 12 years. The man, who died of AIDS-related complications, left a will but did not indicate where he wanted to be buried. The parents want him buried near their home in Texas, but their son s longtime companion wants
Clean Needles Slow AIDS: New York Times (12/06/94) P. A22; The evidence that researchers in New York City found that providing clean needles to drug addicts can slow the spread of HIV strengthens the case for needle exchange programs in New York and all other cities with injection drug users at risk, write the editors of the New York Times. Thus far, no study has measured a no
In Romanian Port, Orphans Suffer with Poverty, Neglect and AIDS: Journal of Commerce (12/06/94) P. 7B; Dascalu, Roxana; In Romania , children have been the worst hit by AIDS. More than 90 percent of all known cases of HIV-infection are in children under the age of 12. The source of infection is believed to be blood sold by poor sailors, which went immediately to the areas of greatest need, such as hospitals and orphanages. One half of
Two Similar Cases of Dentists, AIDS: Washington Post (Health) (12/06/94) P. 5; Boodman, Sandra G.; Two Florida dentists are suspected on infecting their patients with HIV. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) concluded in the first case that Dr. David Acer somehow transmitted HIV to six of his patients during dental procedures. In the second case, the CDC decided that the dentist in question did not
SEPTA Loses AIDS Privacy Judgment: Philadelphia Inquirer (12/06/94) P. B1; Slobodzian, Joseph A.; A federal court jury concluded that a SEPTA manager s constitutional right to privacy was violated when an administrator discovered he his illness with AIDS during a review of employee prescription claims. The jury also found that the administrator, Judith Pierce, violated the manager s privacy. Although Pierce was not
H.I.V. As a Defense in a Murder Trial: New York Times (12/06/94) P. A14; Dunlap, David W.; An approaching murder trial in Laurel, Miss., has many gay organizers worried that the case may be decided on whether the two homosexual victims were infected with HIV. J. Ronald Parrish, the lawyer for the defense, said he will argue that the accused shot the two men when they tried to sexually assault him. Parrish sa
Medical Briefs: Cell-Based Therapy on Trial: Advocate (11/15/94) No. 668, P. 44; Researchers from Activated Cell Therapy Inc. and the Stanford University School of Medicine will study a cell-based therapy created to boost the immune systems of people with HIV. The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases Strategic Program for Innovative Research on AIDS Treatment has provided a grant f
HIV RNA--Time to Wake Up and Save Lives: AIDS Treatment News (11/04/94) No. 210, P. 3; James, John S.; HIV RNA tests should be used in numerous small, rapid trials to learn how to better use the drugs already available and others which could be made available, writes John S. James, editor of AIDS Treatment News. Although many researchers agree with this strategy, most want to first conduct other trials to prove that HIV
HIV-1 Subtype C in Brazil: Lancet (11/12/94) Vol. 344, No. 8933, P. 1354; Csillag, Claudio; Four cases of HIV-1 type C have been identified in Brazil . The discovery is important, says Ester Sabino--who discovered the one C case in Sao Paulo--because the C subtype might be more easily heterosexually transmitted than other strains. Transmission is predominantly heterosexual in
Egypt Reports 375 AIDS Cases: Reuters (12/01/94); Egypt has documented 375 AIDS cases since the disease was first identified there about 15 years ago, and about 178 Egyptians have died from the disease, reports Ali Abdel-Fattah el-Makhzanji, the country s health minister. Foreigners living in Egypt must pass an AIDS test, and are deported if the test results come ba
West Covering Up AIDS Infection Rate, Zambia Says: Reuters (12/01/94); Winton, Neil; Industrialized nations have experienced a greater spread of AIDS among people, and the true rate of infection in these countries is actually much higher than official figures suggest, Zambian Health Minister Michael Sata accused on Thursday. We in Africa are not ashamed to admit the extent of AIDS, he said. We do not h
US Firms Are Faulted on AIDS Awareness: Boston Globe (12/02/94) P. 65; Lewis, Diane E.; AIDS activists said on Thursday that only one-third of U.S. companies have provided employees with AIDS awareness training --some of which were one-time events. At a World AIDS Day breakfast, Larry Kessler--founder and director of the AIDS Action Committee in Boston--said, There are still companies-- most of them small
AIDS Epidemic Spreads: Houston Chronicle (12/02/94) P. 7A; David Satcher, director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), announced Thursday that AIDS is the leading cause of death among Americans between the ages of 25 and 44. Satcher also said that the disease has moved dramatically into the heterosexual community and that the transmission rate there is inc
SEPTA Manager with AIDS Says He Was 'Consumed' by Fear: Philadelphia Inquirer (12/03/94) P. B3; Slobodzian, Joseph A.; A SEPTA manager, identified only as John Doe, told a federal jury on Friday that since he discovered that a top administrator learned he has AIDS while reviewing employee prescription records, he has been consumed by fear and depression. Doe completed the final day of testimony in his invasion-of-privacy suit against S
Elizabeth Glaser Dies at 47; Crusader for Pediatric AIDS: New York Times (12/05/94) P. B10; Kennedy, Randy; Pediatric AIDS activist Elizabeth Glaser has died of AIDS- related complications at the age of 47. Glaser, who contracted HIV through a blood transfusion in 1981, unknowingly passed the virus on to her two children. At the Democratic National Convention during the 1992 Presidential campaign, Glaser told of the death in
Man with HIV Held for Intent to Murder: Washington Times (12/05/94) P. C3; Charges of assault with intent to murder have been filed against an HIV-positive man from Carroll County, Md., who police claim raped his eight-year-old step-grandson. The case represents the first time in the county that prosecutors have used the charge against someone who they said knew he was infected with HIV. In a
CDC Links Rifabutin Use to Uveitis in Some Patients: AIDS Alert (11/94) Vol. 9, No. 11, P. 159; The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports that the use of rifabutin for prophylaxis for Mycobacterium avium complex ( MAC ) has caused uveitis in some patients. Uveitis is an inflammatory eye condition characterized by pain, redness, and temporary or permanent loss of vision. The condition has occurred in
Cutbacks at AmFAR: Advocate (11/29/94) No. 669, P. 16; The American Foundation for AIDS Research ( AmFAR ) announced on Oct. 21 that it was eliminating 11 jobs due to a decline in donations. No AIDS programs, however, will be cut. Sadly, AIDS is no longer seen as a public-health emergency, and that has impacted our ability to raise funds, said AmFAR president Dr. Mervyn S
Needle-Exchange Program Results Showing Trend Toward Treatment: Boston Globe (12/01/94) P. 35; Kong, Dolores; An assessment of Massachusetts needle-exchange pilot program indicates that 13 percent of the 1,200 participants have begun taking treatment for their drug addictions. The program aims to help reduce the spread of the HIV at a time when infection in the state has climbed from 12 percent of intravenous drug users in 198
Bureaucracy in India Hobbles AIDS Fight: Toronto Globe and Mail (12/01/94) P. A16; Stackhouse, John; India s governmental efforts to combat the spread of AIDS are impeded by a massive domestic bureaucracy. In the first three years of operation, the country s National AIDS Control Program has spent less than 50 percent of the funding provided by foreign agencies. There are all kinds of problems, explained Lev Khodakevi
AIDS Protesters Block Paris Champs-Elysees: Reuters (12/01/94); Members of the group Act Up staged a public display on Thursday in protest of an international AIDS conference being held in Paris, France . Some 70 demonstrators lay on the ground across the Champs-Elysees, in front of the Arc de Triomphe, and held banners that criticized global inaction in the AIDS prevention arena.
AIDS Demonstrators and Pro-Lifers Clash in Madrid: Reuters (12/01/94); Dozens of demonstrators commemorating World AIDS Day yesterday, many of them wearing symbolic red ribbons, clashed with members of an anti-abortion lobby in Madrid. A handful of the pro-life protesters were hoisting a banner reading Promiscuity causes AIDS, and the AIDS protesters proceeded to douse them with red paint
AIDS Group Drops Plan to Boycott World Conference: Reuters (12/01/94); After their demands for increased funding were met by the government of British Columbia, a coalition of Canadian AIDS groups on Thursday said it would abandon plans to boycott the international AIDS conference to be held in Vancouver in 1996. The coalition announced in April its intention to boycott the event, which i
AIDS-Related Product Enters Mass Media: Wall Street Journal (12/02/94) P. B5; Goldman, Kevin; Mass media advertisements for the nutritional supplement Advera, a treatment for AIDS-related progressive weight loss from the Ross Products Division of Advera Laboratories, are stirring up controversy. The advertisements were created by Interpublic Group s LCF&L agency and are believed to be the first AIDS-related
Asia Razzles and Dazzles on World AIDS Day: Reuters (12/01/94); On Thursday, World AIDS Day, events were held across Asia in an effort to boost awareness of the disease. In Bombay, India , a parade was held to mark the day, while students in Phnom Penh, Cambodia , gathered in a stadium to acknowledge ignorance about AIDS and other sexually-transmitted diseases.
Amid Darkness and Protest, Citizens Mark World AIDS Day: New York Times (12/02/94) P. B3; Yesterday, a number of demonstrations and other public activities were staged to mark World AIDS Day. An Act Up demonstration in New York City resulted in 19 arrests for disorderly conduct. The city s Metropolitan Museum of Art draped several exhibitions in black, observing a Day Without Art. At City Hall, a coalition
AIDS Effort Shifts to Treat Society's Economic Health: Christian Science Monitor (12/02/94) P. 2; Moffett, George; While the focus on coping with AIDS has in the last decade emphasized the health of individuals, the next decade will shift that focus to include the economic well-being of families and societies--who are jeopardized by the continuing AIDS pandemic. The economic implications of AIDS have been underappreciated, but now
Paris Meeting Backs U.N. Program to Combat AIDS: New York Times (12/02/94) P. A12; Riding, Alan; At the Paris AIDS summit, representatives from 42 nations acknowledged that worldwide efforts to curb the spread of AIDS have been ineffective, and promised to increase their political support for a new United Nations program that focuses on prevention and combating AIDS-related discrimination. The international leader
Searle Abandons Its Protease Inhibitor: AIDS Treatment News (11/04/94) No. 210, P. 1; Searle announced on Nov. 4 that it was halting development of its protease inhibitor SC-52151 because although there have been promising laboratory results, two clinical trials have shown no indication of antiviral activity in people. Laboratory tests show that the addition of the AAG protein causes SC-52151 to lose
Intersecting Epidemics--Crack Cocaine Use and HIV Infection among Inner-City Young Adults: New England Journal of Medicine (11/24/94) Vol. 331, No. 21, P. 1422; Edlin, Brian R.; Irwin, Kathleen L.; Faruque, Sairus et al; Edlin et al studied 1967 people between the ages of 18 and 29 from inner-city communities in Miami, New York City, and San Francisco who had never smoked crack to determine the relationship between smoking crack cocaine and HIV infection. Smoking crack is thought to be associated with high-risk sexual practices that ac
Between Death and Hope: Philadelphia Inquirer (11/30/94) P. E1; Klein, Julia M.; Award-winning poet Mark Doty often deals with AIDS indirectly, through metaphor. Two of his works, My Alexandria and the upcoming Atlantis, explore possibilities of redemption and transcendence even in loss, instead of railing against cruel fate or an indifferent society. One of the things that illness, that mortality
For Artists Struck Down by AIDS, a Day to Help: Philadelphia Inquirer (11/30/94) P. E1; Klein, Julia M.; After just three years, Day Without Art--a period of mourning and an expression of support for persons with HIV or AIDS--has become a tradition. Day Without Art, the focus of World AIDS Day in the Philadelphia area, highlights the extent to which the arts have been hit by AIDS-related deaths. Observance in Philadelphia
Around the Nation: Addenda: Washington Post (11/26/94) P. A16; A 90-year-old man has tested HIV-positive after being bitten to the bone during an attack by an HIV-infected woman. The man may be the first person ever to have contracted HIV through a bite, said West Palm Beach, Fla., authorities.
World AIDS Day to Focus on Disease's Toll on Family: Baltimore Sun (12/01/94) P. 1A; Selby, Holly; The focus of the seventh annual World AIDS Day, an observance begun by the United Nations to bring attention to the estimated 14 million people who are living with AIDS or HIV, is on the disease s effects on families. In Maryland, where 5,637 people have died of AIDS, Gov. William Donald Schaefer is urging people who k
Caremark Settles an AIDS Suit: New York Times (12/01/94) P. D8; Caremark International Inc. has settled a lawsuit in which an AIDS patient accused the company of paying kickbacks to doctors. Caremark said only that while the settlement provided no money to the plaintiff, the company will pay the Atlanta man s legal costs. The suit accused Caremark of participating in a nationwide k
Extended Survival, New Drugs Give Hope on World AIDS Day: Washington Times (12/01/94) P. A6; Price, Joyce; On World AIDS Day, research pioneer Robert Gallo has found some reasons for hope after 14 years of the AIDS epidemic. He points to the increase in long-term survival and how more people are remaining symptom-free for longer periods of time. The variations in the rate of progression of HIV could be caused either by vari
Human Tests Near on Oral AIDS Vaccine: New York Times (12/01/94) P. A18; Patients were enrolled at San Francisco General Hospital this week for the first human test of an oral AIDS vaccine. An oral vaccine, said Dr. James Kahn, was easier to administer than an injected medicine and stimulated the body to fight HIV at it first line of defense--the fluids of the membranes that line the digest
Most New Cases of AIDS in D.C. Hit Drug Users: Washington Post (12/01/94) P. A1; Goldstein, Amy; In Washington, D.C., AIDS is now appearing most often in heterosexual men and women, especially those who use intravenous drugs. A total of 226 heterosexual drug users who became infected by sharing contaminated needles were diagnosed with AIDS during the first nine months of the year, compared with 199 men who were in
CRA Sees the Need and Acts: United States Conference of Mayors: AIDS Information Exchange (10/94) Vol. 11, No. 3, P. 7; The Chicago Recovery Alliance (CRA) was founded in 1991 to address the issues of HIV and recovery from drug problems. Although Illinois has both a prescription and a paraphernalia law, there is a provision that exempts research activities, thus carrying out needle exchange programs as research projects would be legal.
Medical Briefs: False Positives from Vaccine: Advocate (11/15/94) No. 668, P. 44; A person who has previously had a rabies vaccination could falsely test HIV-positive, reported researchers in the August issue of Archives of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine. A 32- year-old woman, who worked in an animal care facility, had received a series of three rabies vaccinations. While the
Gay Writer Looks Back on Progress: Philadelphia Inquirer (11/24/94) P. G8; Grossmann, Mary Ann; Edmund White, an HIV-positive writer living in Paris, has written a short-story collection to be published in May. Six of the eight stories in Skinned Alive are about AIDS. Currently, he is writing a novel titled The Farewell Symphony because it is like that Haydn symphony when all the musicians get up and leave except
Shelter Will Open Doors to Homeless with HIV: Boston Globe (11/24/94) P. 74; Dowdy, Zachary R.; Officials at the Pine Street Inn in Dorchester, Mass., announced plans last week to provide a home for 10 HIV- infected people. Scheduled to open in June, Rockwell House will offer case management and other services for those with special needs. Dorchester s Public Facilities Department will fund renovation of the hous
Red Cross Official Faces Hostility: Toronto Globe and Mail (11/29/94) P. A3; Platiel, Rudy; Doug Lindores, secretary-general of the Canadian Red Cross (CRC), declared that Canada s blood supply has never been safer and that he would not hesitate to authorize its use for his family in a life-threatening situation. Instead of alleviating the public s fears about the blood supply, Lindores faced criticism from s
Ritualizing Grief, Love and Politics: New York Times (11/30/94) P. B1; Navarro, Mireya; Over the past decade, memorial services have become a distinct ritual for the gay population. In addition to grieving and crying, participants rail against the government and advocate more medical research. James A. Baggett, an organizer of political funerals, said that the funerals have allowed people to see the face
Across the USA: Florida: USA Today (11/30/94) P. 8A; Memorial services will be held Thursday in Venice, Fla., for Gary Kangesier, age 40. Kangesier died of a heart attack on Saturday. In an attempt to force him out of his job as town plumber, the city sued Kangesier in 1989 because he had AIDS. City officials worried that he would contaminate the water. Kangesier was awa
Shalala Seeks to Heal Rift with Paris over AIDS Test: Baltimore Sun (11/30/94) P. 4A; In an attempt to end a fierce years-long dispute between the United States and France over royalties for an AIDS test, Health and Human Services Secretary Donna E. Shalala on Tuesday called for a new era of research cooperation. Relations between scientists at the Pasteur Institute and the U.S. National Institutes of H
AIDS Spread in Africa Is Focus of Meeting: New York Times (11/30/94) P. A8; One of the major topics at the 42-nation conference on AIDS that opens Thursday will be the spread of AIDS in Africa. Researchers said Tuesday that in order to slow the spread of AIDS in Africa, it is necessary to determine why efforts to change people s high-risk sexual behavior have failed. Luc Montagnier, the French
Ex-Boss Defends AIDS Review: Philadelphia Inquirer (11/30/94) P. B1; Slobodzian, Joseph A.; Judith Pierce, a former SEPTA administrator, on Tuesday defended her decision to review the health costs of workers infected with HIV. Before a federal court jury, Pierce claimed the review was legal and necessary for her job of controlling health costs for the transit authority s workers. Her decision caused a SEPTA m
CDC Ponders Changes in HIV/AIDS Office: AIDS Alert (11/94) Vol. 9, No. 11, P. 159; The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) may conduct a significant reorganization of its office of HIV/AIDS. An external advisory committee concluded that the 10 separate departments that deal with HIV/AIDS activities overlap and are inefficient. The changes could result either in an improved existing cente
Around the Nation: Connecticut/Texas: Advocate (11/15/94) No. 668, P. 18; Artist Donell Hill is suing the nuns who insisted that Hill s exhibit on sex and AIDS be moved from the San Antonio, Texas, gallery that they operate. Hill is asking that the nuns be forced to reopen his show entitled Spiritual, Sensual, Sexual. In other AIDS-related events, construction began last month in New Haven,
Developer Claims Success for Urine AIDS Test: St. Louis Post-Dispatch (11/24/94) P. 3C; Signor, Roger; Dr. Howard B. Urnovitz, chief scientific officer of Calypte Biomedical Corp., has developed a new urine test for AIDS which, he says, will detect infections in millions of people who may unknowingly have the disease and may be infecting others. The urine test is less expensive to process and easier to perform than the
Area Restaurants Will Contribute to AIDS Effort: St. Louis Post-Dispatch (11/25/94) P. 2B; As part of Dining Out for Life St. Louis, more than 50 area restaurants will donate 20 percent of Tuesday night s proceeds to benefit the St. Louis Effort for AIDS. Participating restaurants include Cafe de France , LoRusso s Cucina, Nantucket Cove, and Tucker s Place in Soulard.
Finding Hope in the 'Losses': Washington Post (11/28/94) P. C7; Brace, Eric; Significant Losses: Artist Who Have Died From AIDS, an exhibit at the University of Maryland Art Galley, is dedicated to the memory of those in the University of Maryland community who have died of AIDS. The show, which features nearly 50 works by professional artists who have died from AIDS, is the result of a conver
Manager Sues SEPTA After HIV Is Disclosed: Philadelphia Inquirer (11/29/94) P. B1; Slobodzian, Joseph A.; An HIV-positive SEPTA manager who calls himself John Doe is suing SEPTA and former chief administrative officer Judith Pierce for invasion of privacy. Officials of the transit authority say they accidentally found out Doe was infected while reviewing an audit of prescription benefits that included the names of SEPTA em
State Delay of Funds Hurting AIDS Services: Philadelphia Inquirer (11/29/94) P. B1; Collins, Huntly; AIDS activists in Pennsylvania said Monday that a five-month delay in awarding $5.5 million in state and federal funds has jeopardized services to thousands of HIV-infected residents. The delay has already forced the closure of two rural AIDS programs. Federal funds under the Ryan White CARE Act are awarded to the Penn
250 New Housing Units for AIDS Patients Is Among Priorities of the State Legislature: New York Times (11/29/94) P. B7; Sullivan, Joseph F.; The most recent bill in the New Jersey Legislature would provide 250 units of housing in five urban areas for people with AIDS or HIV and their families. Senate president Donald T. DiFrancesco sponsored the measure, which he called a compassionate response to a pressing need. The National Commission on AIDS estimates t
Genentech Inc. Halts AIDS Therapy Work to Focus on Vaccine: Wall Street Journal (11/29/94) P. B6; Genentech Inc. has halted development of a potential treatment for HIV-infected people, but the company says it will continue testing the drug gp120 as a vaccine for preventing spread of the disease. The drug was designed to slow the onset of AIDS- related symptoms after infection with HIV. Phase II clinical trials,
After Setback, First Large AIDS Vaccine Trials Are Planned: New York Times (11/29/94) P. C3; Altman, Lawrence K.; The World Health Organization (WHO)is planning the first large trials of the two most widely tested experimental AIDS vaccines, both of which are derived from the gp120 protein. Plans for testing the vaccines in the United States were rejected in June. The vaccines have already been through the first two stages of a th
Is My Cat a Danger to My Health?: Advocate (11/15/94) No. 668, P. 43; Cohan, Gary R.; While pets are a good choice for emotional and spiritual support, they do pose a serious health risk to HIV-infected people. The risks, however, can be decreased through a few precautions in the routine care of the cat. Toxoplasmosis, the most serious hazard, is an infection of the brain with the parasite Toxoplasma go
December 1 is World AIDS Day: Wholesale Drugs Magazine (11/94-12/94) Vol. 46, No. 11, P. 26; At 7:45 p.m. on Dec. 1, the White House will dim its lights for 15 minutes in observance of World AIDS Day and in tribute to those who are affected by HIV and AIDS. The theme of World AIDS Day this year is AIDS and Families: Protect and Care For the Ones We Love. The World Health Organization estimates that approxi
When Parents Are Dying: Governing (11/94) Vol. 8, No. 2, P. 16; Perlman, Ellen; Many states and the federal government have begun exploring standby guardianship. By the time parents make plans for their children, it s often too late and the state has to step in and make a decision, says Terry Zealand, head of the AIDS Resource Foundation for Children. A 1992 New York state law allows a parent to d
Invitation to Fight AIDS: Washington Post (Home) (11/24/94) P. 5; Ross, Nancy L.; For the first time, the public will be invited to the Design Industries Foundation Fighting AIDS (DIFFA) winter benefit to be held Dec. 1-3. The effort is an attempt to broaden DIFFA s base of contributors. During the past decade, DIFFA has raised over $19 million nationwide for AIDS research and treatment. Two benefit
Study Says Crack Addicts Selling Sex for Drugs Are Spreading AIDS Virus: Washington Post (11/24/94) P. A24; Researchers examining drug use in New York, Miami, and San Francisco have found that crack cocaine is helping to spread HIV to heterosexuals in poor, inner-city communities. Desperate for a new hit, crack addicts are selling sex in exchange for drugs or money. The result is that HIV is spreading through the communities
Single National Body Urged to Run Blood System: Toronto Globe and Mail (11/25/94) P. A2; Coutts, Jane; The Canadian Public Health Association has called for a single national body to run the country s blood system. Dr. Rick Mathias, a member of the group that prepared the report, said that if one body was responsible for the blood system a decade ago, at least some of the 1,000 people infected with HIV might not have ca
Capitol Hill Turbulence Challenges AIDS Chief: Baltimore Sun (11/26/94) P. 3A; Selby, Holly; At a time when activists are calling the new Congress a disaster for anyone attempting to get federal funding or develop new programs to fight AIDS, Patricia S. Fleming--who has taken charge of the office of AIDS policy--seems undaunted by the prospects. Fleming believes that the key to making progress can be found on
Across the USA: D.C.: USA Today (11/28/94) P. 12A; On Thursday, World AIDS Day, AIDS activist Steve Michael will initiate an effort to recall District of Columbia Ward 2 Councilman Jack Evans. Michael claims that Evans has not done enough to fight the spread of HIV since gaining the position and defeating gay candidate James Zais.
World Bank to Emphasize AIDS as Economic Threat: Washington Post (11/28/94) P. A7; Brown, David; The importance of AIDS as a threat to economic development will be the World Bank s emphasis in a new campaign of lending to AIDS-ravaged countries. A World Bank official said that the effect of the disease on income and work force skills is not widely appreciated, both in the governments of the countries most affected
Epidemiology: Targeting an Ally of HIV: Washington Post (11/28/94) P. A2; Cyclosporin A, a drug used to help prevent rejection of transplanted organs, may slow progression of AIDS by binding with the protein cyclophilin A. Two studies by research teams from Columbia University and Harvard University have found that HIV apparently needs cyclophilin A in order to duplicate itself. Other AIDS e
A Cluster of Tuberculosis among Crack House Contacts in San Mateo County, California: American Journal of Public Health (11/94) Vol. 84, No. 11, P. 1834; Leonhardt, Kathryn Kraft; Gentile, Felicia; Gilbert, Bradley P. et al; A total of 89 people were diagnosed with tuberculosis (TB) in San Mateo, Calif., in March 1992. Fifteen percent, including 11 children, had active pulmonary TB. The contacts all either lived in or visited one of two crack cocaine houses. The index case, whose transient residence of several dwellings contributed to the
Red Hot+New: Advocate (11/01/94) No. 667, P. 76; Walters, Barry; Two new benefit albums will raise funds for AIDS education and relief. Red Hot+Country is a collection in which country music stars sing songs or adopt styles that influenced their musical growth. The albums includes Kathy Mattea, Dolly Parton, and Mary Chapin Carpenter. The second album, Stolen Moments, crosses rapper
Efficient Neutralization of Primary Isolates of HIV-1 by a Recombinant Human Monoclonal Antibody: Science (11/11/94) Vol. 266, No. 5187, P. 1024; Burton, Dennis R.; Pyati, Jayashree; Koduri, Raju et al; The inability of antibodies designed to neutralize primary isolates of HIV-1 has impeded the development of an HIV-1 vaccine. Burton et al created a recombinant human antibody to envelope glycoprotein gp120. It was used to demonstrate that primary isolates are not refractory to antibody neutralization. The recombinant
Behavioral Science in the AIDS Epidemic: Lancet (11/12/94) Vol 344, No. 8933, P. 1312; Watters, John K.; There is growing evidence that public health measures, such as outreach programs for intravenous drug users and increased access to sterile needles, have reduced the frequency of behaviors known to transmit bloodborne diseases--including HIV, writes John K. Watters of the Institute for Health Policy Studies. Despite su
Tennis--Chris and Martina to Reunite for 1995 Legends Tour: Reuters (11/21/94); Retired tennis stars Chris Evert and Martina Navratilova will take part in the women s Legends Tour next year, announced tour sponsor Virginia Slims on Monday. The two will resume their legendary rivalry as they face off in a singles shoot- out competition each of the six weekends of the tour. Players who have already
Genesis House and Mercy Hospital to Hold 'Vigil Mass of Hope' to Highlight World AIDS Day: PR Newswire (11/21/94); A Vigil Mass of Hope, sponsored by Genesis House of the Archdiocese of Miami and Mercy Hospital, in conjunction with the South Florida World AIDS Day Coalition, will be held Nov. 30 to emphasize World AIDS Day on Dec. 1. The Mass will be led by Archbishop Edward A. McCarthy with Monsignor Bryan O. Walsh of Catholic Com
Liposome Technology's DOX-SL Drug Shown to Be Efficacious in Treating AIDS Patients with Advanced Kaposi's Sarcoma; Liposome Technology Clinical Investigators Present Clinical Trial Data at Glasgow AIDS Meeting: Business Wire (11/22/94); Data presented at the Second International Congress on Drug Therapy in HIV Infection in Glasgow, Scotland, show that Liposome Technology s DOX-SL is a safe and effective therapy for patients with advanced AIDS-related Kaposi s sarcoma (KS). DOX-SL is a long-circulating STEALTH liposome formulation of the anticancer age
Judge: Doctor Failed to Aid AIDS Patient: Chicago Tribune (11/22/94) P. 1-4; A U.S. District Judge has ruled that a doctor violated the Americans With Disabilities Act when he refused to treat a man at a hospital because he had AIDS. Fred Charon went to Memorial Hospital in Fremont, Ohio, in April 1992 because of a fever and other symptoms, but was refused admittance and taken 45 miles away to
Critics Question BioChem Surge: Toronto Globe and Mail (11/23/94) P. B1; Many analysts reacted skeptically to the surge in BioChem Pharm Inc. stock on Tuesday, following the announcement of successful test results for its AIDS drug 3TC . Yorkton Securities Inc. issued a report stating, Popular press overreacts, and pointing out that three other AIDS drugs for use with
AZT Patent Ruling: Wall Street Journal (11/23/94) P. B4; The U.S. Court of Appeals has upheld most of a previous ruling awarding exclusive patents for AZT to Burroughs Wellcome Co. The court ruled that Burroughs was the sole inventor for five out of six patents because it conceived of using the drug on AIDS patients before obtaining the results of early tests.
CDC Updates OI Prevention Guidelines with Emphasis on Avoiding Exposure: AIDS Alert (11/94) Vol. 9, No. 11, P. 149; Officials at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) expect new recommendations for the prophylaxis of opportunistic infections, including the first comprehensive guidelines on how HIV-infected patients can avoid exposure to infectious organisms, to be published by the end of the year. The recommendations
Hydroxurea as an Inhibitor of Human Immunodeficiency Virus- Type 1 Replication: Science (11/04/94) Vol. 266, No. 5186, P. 801; Lori, Franco; Malykh, Andrei; Cara, Andrea et al; Hydroxurea, a drug that has been used for the past 30 years to treat human malignancies, may be a potential candidate for AIDS therapy. Using non-toxic doses of the drug, researcher Franco Lori and colleagues discovered that hydroxurea indirectly inhibits HIV-1 replication. The antiviral effect was achieved in acutely
The Philadelphia AIDS Consortium to Hold Press Conference: PR Newswire (11/18/94); In correlation with several other press conferences being held throughout the state, the Philadelphia AIDS Consortium will hold a press conference on Nov. 28 to address Pennsylvania s failure to fund any services for persons living with HIV/AIDS since July, 1994. Also at issue is the state s failure to supply providers
Canada's Native Leaders Warn of AIDS Catastrophe: Reuters (11/18/94); Canada s native leaders announced Friday that natives were testing HIV-positive at an alarming rate and that AIDS was threatening to wipe out their people. The leaders urged the Canadian government to help stop the spread of the disease. AIDS poses a real threat to young natives and possibly the future of native people
A Place at the Table: Boston Globe (11/18/94) P. 22; The Boston Living Center is a nonprofit center that offers conversation, companionship, and wholesome food year-round to men and women with AIDS or HIV, write the editors of The Boston Globe. The center s Celebration of Life Thanksgiving dinner will be held Nov. 22 at the Hynes Convention Center Ballroom for all people
Free HIV/AIDS Information Available by Fax on World AIDS Day: PR Newswire (11/21/94); On World AIDS Day, Dec. 1, the National Association of People With AIDS (NAPWA), in cooperation with AT&T, will provide an 800 number to provide up-to-date information on HIV/AIDS. This is a great opportunity for care providers, educators and people living with HIV, who have access to a fax machine, to receive time
GelTex Awarded $2 Million Grant from U.S. Commerce Dept. to Develop Non-Absorbable Therapies for Infectious Diseases: PR Newswire (11/21/94); The U.S. Commerce Department s Advanced Technology Program (ATP) has awarded GelTex Pharmaceuticals a $2 million grant to develop non-absorbable therapies for infectious diseases. The basis for GelTex s therapeutic approach is the development of non-absorbable polymers with structures and chemistries that permit select
Hemacare Updates Regulatory Status of HIV/AIDS Clinical Research: Business Wire (11/21/94); Hemacare Corp. announced Monday the completion of a virus inactivation study of its manufacturing method for the production of Immupath, an anti-HIV hyperimmune plasma. The results will be sent to the Food and Drug Administration ( FDA ) for review and possible lifting of the clinical hold on the company s Phase III in
Across the USA: Ohio: USA Today (11/22/94) P. 6A; An Ohio judge has ruled that Dr. Charles Hull violated federal law when he refused to treat Fred Charon, who had AIDS. Once you get an AIDS patient in the hospital, you never get him out, a witness testified that Hull said. Hull claimed he did not mean anything derogatory in the statement.
AIDS Drug Lifts BioChem Shares: Financial Times (11/22/94) P. 23; BioChem Pharma s stock