Additional Resources

Bulletin of Experimental Treatments for AIDS, No. 4, November 1989

AIDS/HIV EXPERIMENTAL TREATMENT DIRECTORY The American Foundation for AIDS Research (AmFAR) publishes this quarterly manual. $10 per issue or $30 per year (free to PWA, PWARC, and HIV+). Write to AmFAR, 1515 Broadway, Suite 3601, New York, NY 10036-8901 or call (212) 719-0033.

AIDS TARGETED INFORMATION NEWSLETTER A monthly review of published studies in all areas of AIDS research. ATIN targets physicians, researchers and other medically sophisticated readers. Available for $125 a year. To subscribe write to Williams & Wilkins, P.O. Box 23291, Baltimore, MD 21203 or call (800) 638-6423 except in Alaska.

AIDS TREATMENT NEWS A biweekly newsletter on experimental and alternative treatments for AIDS. To subscribe send $100 per year ($30 for PWA or PWARC) to ATN Publications, P.O. Box 411256, San Francisco, CA 94141, or call (415) 255-0588 for information. A six-month subscription is also available. For the complete set of over 70 back issues, send $75 ($18 for PWA or PWARC) to the above address.

BODY POSITIVE This monthly magazine focuses on HIV-related news articles and features, with information on medical, political and judicial matters. Each issue includes several pages in Spanish. To subscribe, send $15 ($35 foreign) to Body Positive, 208 W. 13th Street, New York, NY 10011 or call (212) 633-1782 and ask for a free sample copy and an order form.

CDC WEEKLY This private publication (not affiliated with the Centers for Disease Control) offers a comprehensive weekly report of AIDS-related news and research. $695 per year. Write CDC AIDS Weekly, P.O. Box 83409, Birmingham, AL 35283-0409 or call (205) 991-6920.

DR. MARCUS CONANT, professor of Dermatology at U.C.S.F., gives monthly lectures on recent developments in HIV research, treatment and legislation. Call (415) 923-1333 to get on the mailing list announcing times, dates and locations of these free lectures.

PI PERSPECTIVE A free newsletter with information about treatment options and access, as well as public policy. PI Perspective is published by Project Inform, which also operates a hotline. To subscribe, call the hotline at (800) 822-7422 (outside CA) or (800) 334-7422 (CA only) or write to Project Inform, 347 Dolores Street, Suite 301, San Francisco, CA 94110.

T & D HANDBOOK This treatment and data manual, published by ACTUP in New York, contains information about HIV, antibody testing, monitoring the immune system, drugs, and clinical trials. The handbook is geared toward the layperson, and costs $2.00 per copy. Call ACT-UP at (212) 989-1114.

TREATMENT ISSUES A free monthly newsletter on experimental and alternative AIDS therapies published by the Gay Men's Health Crisis in New York. To subscribe, write to GMHC, Inc., Department of Medical Information, 129 W. 20th Street, New York, NY 10011, or call (212) 337-3556.

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