1991

"Malaysia Poised to Become World's Leading Condom Manufacturer": United Press International (12/30/91); Kuala Lumpur-- Malaysia may become the world s leading condom producer next year as a result of increased demand for prophylactics in Eastern Europe and the United States , manufacturers said today. As a response to the public s growing fear of con
"One `False Positive' Points Up Pitfalls of AIDS Screening": Boston Globe (12/30/91), P. 1; Kong, Dolores; The recent surge of Americans desiring an HIV test has raised the question of just how reliable these tests are. The public has to realize that there is no such thing as a perfect test, says Dr. Paul Bachner, chairman of the AIDS committee for College of American Pathologists, and he adds that there never will be,
"AIDS Risk to Health Workers Low": Los Angeles Times (12/30/91), P. B3; Greenberg, Joel; A new study published in this week s Journal of the American Medical Association reports that health-care workers are not becoming infected with HIV at unusually high rates, despite the risk inherent in their profession. By June of 1990, health-care workers made up 4.8 percent o
"AIDS Test for Newborns Developed": Los Angeles Times (12/30/91), P. B3; Greenberg, Joel; A new and inexpensive blood test can detect HIV in newborns earlier, thus assisting in the diagnosis of the infection, according to a report published in last week s Journal of the American Medical Association . The more recent blood test uses a different type of HIV antibody tha
"Hospital's Doctors Must Get AIDS Tests": Los Angeles Times (12/30/91), P. B11; An Aspen, Colo., hospital will soon mandate HIV testing for its staff doctors, a move which contradicts the mainstream medical philosophy opposing mandatory testing. Officials at Aspen Valley Hospital said that it is attempting to build public confidence with the decision, which was unanimously agreed upon by the hos
"Herpes Drug Displays Role Against AIDS": Wall Street Journal (12/30/91), P. A3; Horwitz, Tony; A combination of drugs including a herpes treatment has been found effective in prolonging life for people with AIDS, according to British doctors and the drug s manufacturer. The drug, acyclovir, is manufactureed by Wellcome PLC s Wellcome Foundation Ltd. unit, a London-based pharmaceuticals company, but marketed un
"Johnson No Longer Holds the Magic for Advertisers": United Press International (12/28/91); Los Angeles--Advertisers have quietly shied away from Magic Johnson since his announcement seven weeks ago that he is HIV-positive. David Burns, president of Burns Sports Celebrity Service, a Chicago consulting firm, said, You don t put a sick person in an ad, particularly a fatally ill one. It s a fundamental rule
"AIDS Spells Disaster for Africa": Los Angeles Times (12/28/91), P. A14; Hiltzik, Michael A.; Even if population growth reverses in Africa, the increased number of deaths as a result of AIDS will spell further disaster for the continent, according to researchers who convened at the Sixth International Conference on AIDS in Africa earlier this month. New predictions suggest that AIDS is hitting the country s m
"British AIDS Case Opens Up Discussion": Christian Science Monitor (12/27/91), P. 13; Joffee, Linda; The death of British rock star Freddie Mercury has heightened awareness of AIDS in Great Britain just as Magic Johnson s situation has increased awareness in the United States . Currently, Mercury is the most famous person to die from AIDS in Great Britain. The Terrence Higgins Trust,
"HIV Testing Bans Won't End `Testing'": Wall Street Journal (12/27/91), P. A10; Clark, Lindley H.; HIV testing will most likely continue even though the Americans With Disabilities Act will be implemented next July, writes Lindley H. Clark Jr. of the Wall Street Journal. The act bans employers with 25 or more people from discriminating against an individual with a disability or a perceived one. The Americans with
"Path From `Prairie' to AIDS Activist": USA Today (12/26/91), P. 2D; Jacobs, Michael; Actress Alison Arngrim, also known as Nellie Oleson from Little House on the Prairie, has devoted her life to becoming an AIDS activist. Arngrim said that if there were a contest she would be voted the least likely person to get involved in any of the things that I ve gotten involved in. Arngrim is not simply a c
"Health Workers' Risk": USA Today (12/26/91), P. 1D; Landis, David; Health-care workers are not being infected with HIV at an unusually high rate, even though their profession carries some risks, according to a report in this week s Journal of The American Medical Association . Health-care workers comprise six percent of the U.S. labor force, but
"Tuberculosis and HIV Infection": New England Journal of Medicine (12/26/91) Vol. 325, No. 26, P. 1883; Nolan, Charles M.; Goldbaum, Gary M.; and Wood, Robert W.; Tuberculin reactivity differs both geographically and by risk groups for HIV infection. Each community should therefore address the issue of testing for delayed-type hypersensitivity anergy even to its own population at risk for both HIV infection and tuberculosis, write Charles Nolan et al. of the Seattle--King Coun
"Tuberculosis and HIV Infection": New England Journal of Medicine (12/26/91) Vol. 325, No. 26, P. 1883; Cathebras, P.J.; The hypothesis that M. tuberculosis accelerates HIV infection should be further investigated, writes P.J. Cathebras of the Institute of Community and Family Psychiatry, Montreal, Canada . In the June 6 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine, Barnes et al. are reluctant to add
"Tuberculosis and HIV Infection": New England Journal of Medicine (12/26/91) Vol. 325, No. 26, P. 1882; Di Perri, Giovanni; Chemoprophylaxis should be continued past the usual 12 months for treating tuberculosis, write Giovanni Di Perri and colleagues of the Universities of Verona and Trento, Italy . In the June 6 edition of The New England Journal of Medicine, Bartnes et al. concluded their review of t
"Tuberculosis and HIV Infection": New England Journal of Medicine (12/26/91) Vol. 325, No. 26, P. 1882; Stead, William W. and Lofgren, John P.; Barnes et al. (New England Journal of Medicine--June 6) failed to recognize in their article on tuberculosis patients with HIV the manner in which HIV infection accelerates the development of tuberculosis when tuberculin-negative HIV-positive indificuals are infected by Mycobacterium tuberculosis. William Stead and J
"Antibody Responses to Haemophilus Influenzae Type B Vaccines in Men With" Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection: New England Journal of Medicine (12/26/91) Vol. 325, No. 26, P. 1837; Steinhoff, Mark C. et al.; Individuals with HIV infection that are immunized with the PRP-CRM conjugate vaccine early in the course of infection are inclined to protect against disease resulting from H. influenzae type b, write Mark C. Steinhoff et al. of The Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, Md. Steinhoff et al. studied respones in 248 m
"Advances in Early Diagnosis of Perinatal HIV Infection": Journal of the American Medical Association (12/25/91) Vol. 266, No. 24, P. 3474; Connor, Edward; The HIV culture, polymerase chain reaction (PCR), and IgA antibody detection have proven significant advances in HIV diagnosis in children who acquire the virus perinatally, writes Edward Connor of the Journal of the American Medical Association . HIV culture and PCR have proven
"Health Care Workers With AIDS": Journal of the American Medical Association (12/25/91) Vol. 266, No. 24, P. 3459; Chamberland, Mary E. et al.; The majority of health-care workers with AIDS have acquired HIV by an nonoccupational role, write Mary E. Chamberland, MD, et al. of the Centers for Disease Control. AIDS surveillance is conducted among health care workers to evaluate the risk of HIV infection after exposure to the blood or body fluids of an HIV-pos
"Clinical Utility of HIV-IgA Immunoblot Assay in the Early Diagnosis of" Perinatal HIV Infection: Journal of the American Medical Association (12/25/91) Vol. 266, No. 24, P. 3443; Landesman, Sheldon et al.; Dr. Sheldon Landesman of State University of New York Health Science Center and his associates conducted a study to assess the benefit of testing asymptomatic HIV-infected infants with the HIV-IgA Immunoblot assay. Children born to HIV-infected women and noninfected women were examined with HIV-IgA immunoblot assays
"Early Diagnosis of Perinatal HIV Infection by Detection of Viral-Specific" IgA Antibodies: Journal of the American Medical Association (12/25/91) Vol. 266, No. 24, P. 3439; Quinn, Thomas C. et al.; The HIV-IgA assay is relatively simple and inexpensive to perform and should assist in the implementaion of anti-viral therapy, write Thomas C. Quinn, MD, et al. of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases. Serum samples were taken from 539 children born to HIV-infected women and from 42 control chil
"Patterns of Sexual Behavior Change": Journal of the American Medical Association (12/25/91) Vol. 266, No. 24, P. 3406; In August of 1990, 3,800 homosexual/bisexual men entered a study to assess the change in sexual behavior after HIV testing and counseling, writes the Centers for Disease Control. The men came from four cities: Dallas, Texas; Denver, Colo.; Long Beach, Calif.; and Seattle, Wash. It was found that positive changes in
"Financing Care for Patients With AIDS": Journal of the American Medical Association (12/25/91) Vol. 266, No. 24, P. 3404; Wilensky, Gail R.; Medicaid is already the largest provider of funding for AIDS patient care. The Health Care Financing Administration is working to help states develop Medicaid services to meet the needs of HIV-infected individuals, writes HCFA Administrator Gail R. Wilensky. Presently, both federal- and state-funded Medicaid makes h
"Wedding Plans Are on Hold for Teen With AIDS Virus": Philadelphia Inquirer (12/25/91), P. 9B; Donnelly, John; A hemophiliac teenager with AIDS has postponed his wedding plans because of too much publicity. Ricky Ray, 14, of Sarasota, Fla., announced his engagement last spring to Wenonah Lindberg, but because of the overwhelming publicity Ray received after appearing on Geraldo, Oprah Winfrey, and Larry King Live!, he h
"Blood, Money, and Hemophiliacs--the Fatal Story of France's `AIDSgate'": Journal of the American Medical Association (12/25/91) Vol. 266, No. 24, P. 3477; Breo, Dennis L.; Because of the French government s reluctance to screen blood from 1983 to 1985, nearly 1,200 hemophiliacs and as many as 5,000 recipients of blood transfusions contracted HIV. The French government could have administered a U.S. test for HIV antibodies that detected both HIV in the blood and in the carrier. But the
"Gay Rights Activists Say Police Should Be More Sensitive": United Press International (12/24/91); Cincinnati--Gay rights activists are unhappy with the misdemeanor assualt conviction of Steven O Banion, an HIV-positive Hamilton County man who spit blood and saliva at his jailers after being arrested for jaywalking and disorderly conduct. Although O Banion s charge was reduced from felonious assault, and attempted
"Dating Service Seeks to Heal Loneliness of HIV Infected": Los Angeles Times (12/24/91), P. B1; Meyer, Josh; A Los Angeles organization has implemented a dating service for people infected with HIV or AIDS. The group, Being Alive, sent out its first mailer to its confidential newsletter s 9,000 subscribers last week. Since then, the news of the dating service has become known among hundreds of people across the country who
"Prejudice, Poverty Mark AIDS in Tijuana": Los Angeles Times (12/24/91), P. A3; Rotella, Sebastian; In Tijuana, AIDS descrimination abounds and leaves those who have the disease without proper health care. Approximately 174 people have been reported with AIDS in Tijuana, a city of more than 1 million, according to Mexican federal health officials, and some believe that the actual figure could be five times what has
"Blacks and AIDS: No Magic Cure": Los Angeles Times (12/24/91), P. A1; Fulwood, Sam and Cimons, Marlene; Magic Johnson s recent disclosure that he has contracted HIV was believed by many to heavily impact the black community and make them more aware of the implications of the disease. However, while many blacks now fear the disease, they also still deny that it could happen to them. While Blacks make up approximately 1
"Man With AIDS Guilty of Assault for Spitting": Washington Times (12/24/91), P. A4; A man with AIDS was convicted yesterday for allegedly spitting blood at sheriff s officers and a jail nurse in an attempt to infect them with HIV. Steven O Banion was initially indicted for jaywalking and disorderly conduct. Common Pleas Judge Gilbert Bettman said the officers who arrested O Banion were probably too
"Business + Race: Retail Plans Are Speeded for `Afrocentric' Condom": Wall Street Journal (12/24/91), P. B1; Wynter, Leon E.; Umoja Sasa Products, of Baltimore, Md., the manufacturer of the only Afrocentric condom, has largely benefitted from the heightened concern of HIV transmission. On the back of the company s black, red, and green package is an outline of the African continent and an explanation that Umoja Sasa means unity now in S
"Biologists Advise Doctors to Think Like Darwin: H.I.V. Could Become Tamer": New York Times (12/24/91), P. C1; Angier, Natalie; HIV may become less infectious in the future as people adhere to safe-sex practices such as condom use and a reasonable limit on sexual contacts, according to Dr. Paul Ewald, a theoretical biologist at Amherst College in Massachusetts. Dr. Ewald asserts that these prevention methods will not only decrease the new num
"Alarming Spread of AIDS Virus in Thailand May Threaten Country's Recent" Economic Gains: Asian Wall Street Journal (12/23/91) Vol. 13, No. 51, P. 4; Owens, Cynthia; Thailand s high AIDS case rate is damaging the country s recent economic growth and continues to increase by 500 new HIV infections a day. The first local AIDS case in Thailand was diagnosed in 1987. Since then the country has experienced an escalation to between 200,000 and 400,000 cases, according to government es
"Numbers Fail to Tell Story of AIDS Threat in Japan": Asian Wall Street Journal (12/23/91) Vol. 13, No. 51, P. 3; Ono, Yumiko; Although Japan has a relatively low AIDS case rate, the country may soon experience a large influx of AIDS cases, health experts say. Presently, only 415 Japanese have developed AIDS out of a population of 124 million. However, Tsunetsugu Munakata, associate professor of public he
"Deadly Specter of AIDS Virus Is Stalking Asia, Bringing Human Tragedy," Huge Health Costs: Asian Wall Street Journal (12/23/91) Vol. 13, No. 51, P. 1; Pura, Raphael; Asia once had the least number of AIDS cases, but now has more than a million people infected with HIV. Presently, Asia has the second highest HIV prevalence after Africa. Dr. M.H. Merson, director of the World Health Organization s Global Program on AIDS, said that because of the continent s size the annual number
"Chemical Briefs: New Compound Said to Slow AIDS Virus": Journal of Commerce (12/23/91), P. 7A; A new compound has been formed that slows the reproduction of HIV, according to a report in Science magazine. Researchers at Hoffman-LaRoche Inc., along with others from the University of California and Columbia University, said the compound inhibited the growth of HIV in cells which were already infected with the vi
"The Way AIDS Harms Not Only the Afflicted": New York Times (12/23/91), P. C15; Gussow, Mel; The Raft of the Medusa, a play depicting people with AIDS, was modeled after the Theodore Gericault painting showing shipwreck survivors clinging to a raft crowded with dead or dying people. However, the difference between the painting and Joe Pintauro s play is that, with AIDS, the survivors will also succumb, writ
"Being Blunt About the Birds and Bees": Washington Post (12/23/91), P. A1; Stepp, Laura Sessions; As a response to the growing concern of HIV transmission, the Washington Post interviewed approximately 20 middle-class parents and their teenage children to dicover how sex is discussed within the family. Parents said that they cannot avoid discussing sex with their children, and must address the topic more often as
"Keeping the Navy Straight": Time (12/23/91) Vol. 138, No. 25, P. 42; Homosexuals have been banned from the military in the past for undermining morale and possibly being vulnerabile to blackmail. However, last week a U.S. District Judge Oliver Gasch devised a new reason for eliminating gays in a ruling that confirms the U.S. Naval Academy s treatment of a midshipman. The judge assert
"A Magical Mystery Tour": Newsweek (12/23/91) Vol. 118, No. 26, P. 59; Deford, Frank; Magic Johnson has been regarded as a hero because of the way he is handling his bout with HIV infection, writes Frank Deford of Newsweek. Johson has taken the attitude that his infection was his fault, and claims that he prays more: I ask God to give me more strength because I see he s got a mission for me, to help
"Cerebral Pneumocystis Carinii Infection in AIDS": Lancet (12/22-29/91) Vol. 336, No. 8730, P. 1592; Mayayo, E., et al.; A 30-year-old IV drug user with AIDS had cerebral Pneumocystis carinii infection, a previously unrecorded condition, write E. Mayayo and colleagues of the University of Barcelona, Spain . Although extrapulmonary pneumocystis has been reported in the retina, bone marrow, small intest
"AIDS and Migrant Populations in Nicaragua": Lancet (12/22-29/90) Vol. 336, No. 8730, P. 1593; Low, Nicola, et al.; Researchers have suggested that the return of Contra troops from Honduras would boost the HIV rate in Nicaragua , but the prevalence remains low and extant education programs may impede the pro
"World Summit for Children": Lancet (12/22-29/90) Vol. 336, No. 8730, P. 1586; Black, Maggie; The UNICEF publication Children and AIDS: an Impending Calamity, cites lack of family planning services as a reason for women s poor health and efficacy of condoms for HIV prophylaxis, writes Maggie Black. The guide also discusses the limitations of barrier contraceptives as HIV preventives in countries where AIDS
"Together in a Life With AIDS": Toronto Globe and Mail (12/21/91), P. A1; Sarick, Lila; Members of the Newman family of London, Ontario plan to keep their spirits high this Christmas, the last one they may be spending together. Kim and Rob Newman, who have AIDS along with two of their three children, believe they were exposed to the virus through unprotected sex before they met. Since they began openly
"Santa With AIDS Spreads Cheer": New York Times (12/21/91), P. 22; Martin, Douglas; Mark Woodley, the Santa Claus impersonator whom Macy s refused to rehire because he has AIDS, has returned to the role. Woodley has not been reinstated, but instead has been attending a variety of functions voluntarily, most of which are for children with AIDS. Currently, he is involved in a lawsuit against Macy s t
"Survey Finds Anti-Minority AIDS Care Bias": Los Angeles Times (12/21/91), P. B1; Harris, Scott; Physicians who treat patients in minority communities in Los Angeles County are basically less educated on HIV and more apt to turn away patients who are infected with the deadly virus, according to a study sponsored by the Southern California AIDS Education and Training Center. The discovery was discussed Friday at
"Slow Going for Blood Substitutes": Science (12/21/90) Vol. 250, No. 4988, P. 1655; Pool, Robert; Researchers have been attempting to develop blood substitutes for years. However, hemoglobin derivatives have produced unexpected side effects, setting back hopes of having blood that would pose no threat of HIV, would not have to be matched for type, and could be stored longer at lower cost. Toxic effects such as k
"Origin of AIDS": Lancet (12/21-28/91) Vol. 338, No. 8782/8783, P. 1604; Gebhardt, D.O.E; The November 28 edition of Nature s commentary entitled AIDS, monkeys, and malaria indicated that primate retroviruses may have been transmitted to a man or other monkeys as an outcome fo experiments with primate malarias, writes D.O.E. Gebhardt of the Department fo Clinical Chemistry at the University Hosptial in L
"Inhibition of HIV Replication in Acute and Chronic Infections in Vitro by" a Tat Antagonist: Science (12/20/91) Vol. 254, No. 5039, P. 1799; Hsu, Ming-Chu et al.; Antiviral drugs directed at attacking transactivator Tat are an effective means of inhibiting the virus at an early stage, write Ming-Chu Hsu et al. of the Department of Virology at Hoffman-La Roche in Nutley, N.J. Tat increases gene expression directed by the HIV-1 long terminal repeat (LTR) promoter. The drug Ro 5
"New AIDS Drug Poised to Move Into Development": Science (12/20/91) Vol. 254, No. 5039, P. 1715; Hamilton, David P.; A drug set aside last summer by its manufacturer, Hoffman-La Roche, is about to return to clinical trials. Hoffman-La Roche s final decision on a licensing partner for Ro 24-7429, the antiviral compund that uniquely attacks HIV, was immenent, according to insiders. The comany decided last May to discontinue developi
"Prescription Barriers Absurd, Doctors Contend": Toronto Globe and Mail (12/20/91), P. A7; Mickleburgh, Rod; The Ontario Health Ministry s new policy for AIDS patients wishing to obtain drugs has been chastised by doctors for being too bureaucratic. The debate follows the ministry s decision to remove a number of drugs from the Ontario Drug Benefit Plan because manufacturers failed to meet a deadline for filing detailed inf
"Roche Holding Ltd.: U.S. Unit Reverses Course on Developing AIDS Drug": Wall Street Journal (12/20/91), P. B4; Hoffman-La Roche Inc., which last May announced that it would seek a co-developer for its experimental AIDS drug, has now announced that it will keep the drug for itself and begin a second phase of human tests shortly. The drug, a TAT inhibitor, appears to block replication of HIV in cells already infected with the v
"Sweat Can't Transmit the AIDS Virus": USA Today (12/20/91), P. D1; Snider, Mike; A new study conducted by Dr. Gary Wormser of New York Medical College has confirmed what experts have long believed: that HIV cannot be transmitted through sweat. Wormser s two-year study found no traces of the virus in the sweat of 50 infected individuals. Athletes, Wormser says, may be particularly interested in h
"Mrs. Bush, Mending Bridges": Washington Post (12/20/91), P. D1; Radcliffe, Donnie; Barbara Bush yesterday attended the dedication of the Bill Austin Day Treatment and Care Center, a new center in Washington, D.C., that will provide day care to AIDS patients as a part of the Whitman-Walker Clinic. The center will offer outpatient programs providing medical care and psychological services. Mrs. Bush
"AIDS Condom Campaign Runs Into Obstacles in Africa": Los Angeles Times (12/20/91), P. A8; Hiltzik, Michael A.; African males have an ingrained aversion to using condoms, making AIDS prevention an arduous task there, according to a multitude of surveys discussed at the Sixth International Conference on AIDS in Africa held in Dakar, Senegal . Another problem with condoms discussed at the con
"Top F.D.A. Staff Members Oppose Looser Drug Approval System": New York Times (12/20/91), P. A29; Hilts, Philip J.; The Food and Drug Administration s new policy to hasten drug approval by allowing private groups to review the testing of new drugs has faced severe opposition by a majority of the leading F.D.A. staff members. The proposal is one of many that the White House has recommended and that the Commissioner of the F.D.A. ha
"IV Cocaine Use Linked to AIDS Risk": Boston Globe (12/19/91), P. 3; Cocaine use by intravenous means may substantially increase the risk of becoming infected with HIV, even more than the risk associated with using heroin and other IV drugs, according to researchers from the Johns Hopkins School of Public Health. The scientists studied 2,597 active IV drug users in Baltimore and disco
"Insurance Plays Role in Magic Johnson Status": Journal of Commerce (12/19/91), P. 8A; Carter, Kelly; Los Angeles Lakers General Manager Jerry West has announced that Magic Johnson will be removed from the team s injured list. Johnson was placed on the list under instructions from the league for insurance purposes, and will be placed on either a suspended list or a voluntary retirement list, giving the Lakers the opt
"Personalities: Magic's Mate Passes Test": Washington Post (12/19/91), P. C3; Earvin Magic Johnson s pregnant wife has tested negative for HIV for the second time, despite her husband s infection with the virus. Earletha Cookie Johnson is three months pregnant and was administered the second test two weeks ago. Earvin and Cookie are very happy with the results, said Johnson s agent, Lon
"Disability Benefits and AIDS": Washington Post (12/19/91), P. A20; The Social Security Administration s recent change in policy for disability payments to AIDS patients may not be completely satisfactory, but anything to speed up the usual bureaucratic process and provide patients with financial and medical assistance is good, write the editors of the Washington Post. The policy wil
"AIDS Rips at Fabric of African Society": Washington Times (12/19/91), P. A10; Hamdan, Fouad; Africa s economy and work force is being weakened as a result of AIDS, according to scientists and representatives attending the sixth International Conference on AIDS in Africa. Professor I.B. Mutembei, a member of the Medical Aid Foundation in Dar es-Salaam, said 70 percent of AIDS-related deaths in three district
"Becton Dickinson Unveils New AIDS Test": Investor's Business Daily (12/19/91), P. 11; A new product that will test the progression of AIDS, and will cost about one-third of existing products, was introduced by the Becton Dickinson + Co. yesterday at the sixth international AIDS in Africa conference. The self-contained system is called FACScount, and will be promoted to Third World countries. The devi
"AIDS Center Reflects Change in the Disease": Washington Post (12/19/91), P. D1; Goldstein, Amy; The Whitman-Walker Clinic in Washington, D.C., will open its first daytime treatment center today to provide medical care and companionship to the increasing number of AIDS patients. The Bill Austin Day Treatment and Care Center will make haircuts, blood transfusions, and massages available to people with AIDS. The
"Flu Shots Tied to AIDS Test Results": New York Times (12/19/91), P. B21; Altman, Lawrence K.; Approximately 90 Americans who donated blood have tested false positive for HIV and two other viruses, according to federal health officials. Among 60 percent of the donors, an influenza shot was administered prior to donating blood. It is unknown how a flu shot would cause false positive reactions in the laboratory
"Madonna Pens an AIDS Plea": USA Today (12/18/91), P. 2D; Thomas, Karen; Madonna has taken out a full-page ad in Billboard magazine s year-end issue urging those in her industry to promote AIDS awareness. The ad is in the form of a letter in the singer s own handwriting and appears on the back page. It reads, in part, Aids [sic] is not about being a celebrity. It s about being a human
"Guilt, Innocence and AIDS": USA Today (12/18/91), P. 1D; Painter, Kim; Many of those campaigning for AIDS-related causes see a dichotomy in the American people s view of AIDS. While gay men and drug users are seen as deserving of the disease, others, such as Kimberly Bergalis, are seen as innocent victims of the irresponsibility of these homosexuals and drug addicts. Magic Johnson, who
"Aids Case: Attempted Murder by Spitting Dismissed": Baltimore Sun (12/18/91), P. 15A; Attempted murder charges against an Ohio man with AIDS who allegedly spit blood at three sheriff s officers and a nurse were dismissed yesterday. Judge Gilbert Bettman ruled in Hamilton County Common Pleas Court that prosecutors did not have enough evidence to support the charges against Steven O Banion. Bettman lef
"Bush Criticizes TV Trials, Condom Giveaways": Washington Post (12/18/91), P. A19; President Bush yesterday condemned televised TV court trials, condom distributions, and clean needle exchanges in a series of television interviews via satellite with ABC affiliates in major cities. Bush criticized programs geared at fighting the spread of HIV by distributing condoms to high school students, saying,
"13 Seek Counseling and Condoms as Phila. School Program Begins": Philadelphia Inquirer (12/18/91), P. 1B; Mezzacappa, Dale; Philadelphia s condom distribution program began yesterday in three area high schools, and 13 students from John Bartram and Simon Gratz High Schools, came to obtain condoms and get counseling. The program was condemned by Cardinal Anthony J. Bevilacqua and called reckless, tragic and morally irresponsible. He prom
"Rules on Disability Benefits Eased for HIV-Infected People": Washington Post (12/18/91), P. A2; Rich, Spencer; New rules were released yesterday by the federal government allowing more people who are infected with HIV, but do not have full-blown AIDS, to be considered for disability benefits. The new policy will immediately cover people who have not reached retirement age and apply for disability benefits under the Social Sec
"African AIDS Victims to More Than Double in `90s": Washington Post (12/18/91), P. A1; Okie, Susan; The number of people with AIDS in Africa is expected to increase twofold by the year 2000, according to health officials at the World Health Organization s Sixth International Conference on AIDS in Africa in Dakar, Senegal . Michael H. Merson, director of WHO s Global Program on A
"AIDS Risks in Black and White": Wall Street Journal (12/17/91), P. A20; Bunzel, John H.; Magic Johnson s statement that we are all at risk of contracting HIV is incomplete, writes researcher John H. Bunzel. The black and inner-city community is more at risk from the disease, and it is these people that Johnson must reach. AIDS, which used to be a homosexual disease, has now spread to the heterosexual
"Genelabs AIDS Drug Safe in Clinical Tests": Investor's Business Daily (12/17/91), P. 30; Genelabs Technologies Inc. said yesterday that its treatment for AIDS, GLQ223, has proven safe and clinically well-tolerated in its Phase I results. Genelabs said the clinical study showed that GLQ223, or alpha-trichosanthin, was effective when given to AIDS patients or those with AIDS-related complex. The drug was
"Specific Antibodies Made in Test Tube Without Animal Cells": New York Times (12/17/91), P. C3; Waite, Teresa L.; Scientists have discovered a way to make specific human antibodies without using cells from immunized animals. According to the researchers, the discovery marks a substantial advance in attempts to design more effective means to call on immune responses to fend off disease. The report is published in the current iss
"Still an Issue, Condom Plan Proceeds": Philadelphia Inquirer (12/17/91), P. 1A; Mezzacappa, Dale; Three high schools in the Philadelphia area will implement a condom distribution program today. Students at John Bartram, Benjamin Franklin and Simon Gratz high schools will be permitted to receive counseling and obtain condoms at drop-in centers staffed by health organizations. Letters were sent to parents two we
"AIDS Likely to Claim 6 Million Africans in `90s, Becoming Top Killer": Baltimore Sun (12/17/91), P. 6A; AIDS is expected to kill more than 6 million Africans within the next decade and will dominate as the continent s number one killer, according to President Abdou Diouf of Senegal , who spoke at the World Health Organization s Sixth International Conference on AIDS in Africa yesterd
"Donated Blood Tainted With AIDS": Washington Times (12/17/91), P. A6; Approximately 1,400 units of donated blood given over a recent two-year period was contaminated with HIV despite testing procedures meant to screen out those who are at risk of having the virus, according to a recent government study. The study covered a total of more than 7 million units of blood. Dr. Lyle Peterson
"U.S. Alters Rules on People With H.I.V.": New York Times (12/17/91), P. A16; Pear, Robert; The Bush Administration has developed new rules that are meant to speed Social Security benefits to people who are disabled with HIV-infections even if they don t show signs of full-blown AIDS. However, lawyers for HIV-infected individuals contend that the proposed rules will not significantly increase the number of
"A Holocaust in Slow Motion": Advocate (12/17/91) No. 592, P. 60; Mirken, Bruce; Drug treatment and prevention programs for the 1.5 million injection drug users (IDU) is virtually nonexistant, especially among lesbian and gay drug users. In September, the first federally sponsored national conference targeting the problems of drug use and AIDS in the Latino community was held in Los Angeles. The
"States Move to Restrict PWA's Sex Lives": Advocate (12/17/91) No. 592, P. 54; Bull, Chris; A New York man arrested and jailed for failing to disclose his HIV infection to his partner is awaiting a January trial. Jeffrey Hanlon is presently in prison in Michigan, but has been confined to medical wards of New York. However, the prosecution was told by a Lake County, Mich. criminal-court judge that Hanlon s
"Australia Teaches Travelers About AIDS": Advocate (12/17/91) No. 592, P. 53; Kwasniewska, Margaret; The Australian government has introduced a new campaign to instruct travelers to bring their safe-sex items along with them when going abroad. The Travel Safe program will be the world s first national AIDS-information campaign that warns travelers within Australia of the need to protect themselves from HIV. The pla
"Calls for Testing of Pro Athletes Jump Dramatically": Advocate (12/17/91) No. 592, P. 18; Bull, Chris; The country s largest boxing promoter announced Nov. 14 that it will institute mandatory HIV testing for boxers who fight on its cards, a response to Magic Johnson s announcement that he tested postive for HIV. Bob Arum, owner of Las Vegas-based Top Rank Inc., said that he decided to exclude HIV-positive boxers from
"Magic's Moments": Washington Post (Health) (12/17-24/91), P. 6; Herman, Robin; In the November issue of Sports Illustrated, HIV-positive basketball player Magic Johnson told his fellow players, I know that we are pursued by women so much that it is easy to be weak. Maybe by getting the virus, I ll make it easier for you guys to be strong. Johnson s comment, writes Washington Post staff writer
"PC Virus Blackmail": Information Week (12/16/91) No. 351, P. 40; Hunter, Philip; A British court is considering claims made by the lawyers of U.S. scientist Joseph Popp, suspected of spreading a computer virus that damaged they systems of scientists around Britain, that their client is mentally ill. Popp allegedly sent out more than 20,000 copies of a disk purportedly containing information abou
"A National Scare": MacLean's (12/16/91) Vol. 104, No. 50, P. 62; McLaughlin, Ann; A Montreal doctor s comment last week that one of his female patients had died of AIDS two years ago and allegedly had sex with at least 50 National Hockey League players aroused fear in many Canadians. Dr. Clement Oliveir had casually mentioned it to a reporter, who then made the comment public. Olivier said, I ha
"AIDS: No Magic Cure": Barron's (12/16/91) Vol. 71, No. 50, P. 10; Savitz, Eric J.; Recently, Merck + Co. announced that it would discontine research on a potential AIDS drug because it was found to become ineffective after six to 12 weeks. Merck s decision followed the discover that HIV quickly develop resistance to the compound, which may mean that the virus will produce the same reaction to all o
"New York Schoolchildren Need TB Tests": New York Times (12/16/91), P. A18; Holtzman, Elizabeth; New York state and city officials concerned over the tuberculosis epidemic in New York prisons are overlooking the TB epidemic among the state s young children, writes New York Comptroller Elizabeth Holtzman in a letter to the New York Times. In 1991, the city s Department of Health released data showing that almost
"Schaefer's AIDS Crusade": Baltimore Sun (12/16/91), P. 6A; Maryland Governor William Donald Schaefer is stubbornly supporting mandatory AIDS testing of all state health care workers, despite almost unanimous expert testimony that the plan would be expensive and foolish, write the editors of the Baltimore Sun. Both of the governor s AIDS task forces have told him that mandato
"Around the Region: Letter Says Woman is Spreading AIDS": Washington Post (12/16/91), P. C4; A woman who supposedly infected as many as 150 men with HIV has written a letter disclosing the incident. The letter was received by The Progress-Index and was seemingly written by a woman living in the Petersburg area who acquired HIV through sex with multiple partners. The woman known as Lady X says she is angry
"Advertising: McAdams Forms Division to Focus on Latest Drugs": New York Times (12/16/91), P. D9; Elliott, Stuart; A health-care advertising firm is developing a new division to promote some of the newest high-technology drugs. The Helix division of William Douglas McAdams Inc., a New York agency that is designated to promote health-care, will specialize in biotechnology drug treatments. Helix is beginning with five clients:
"Underground Press Leads Way on AIDS Advice": New York Times (12/16/91), P. A16; Bishop, Katherine; Underground AIDS newsletters have evolved as the most informative source of information on the disease and have helped bring about radical changes in the United States health-care system. The newsletters help people with AIDS stay on top of what is happening in research and medicine. Doctors and researchers have co
"Teenage Sex, After Magic": U.S. News + World Report (12/16/91) Vol. 111, No. 25, P. 90; Silver, Marc; A month after Magic Johnson s disclosure that he tested positive for HIV teenagers who were momentarily frightened have returned to their regular risky sexual practices. Richard Keeling, a physician and director of the Student Health Service at the University of Virginia, said that after Johnson s disclosure requests
"AMA Backs Off on an AIDS Risk List": New York Times (12/15/91), P. 38; Leary, Warren E.; The American Medical Association agreed with the Centers for Disease Control on Saturday that the list of exposure-prone procedures that doctors and other health-care workers should not perform on an HIV-positive patient are unnecessary. The 424 members of the AMA s House of D
"Citing AIDS, Officials Propose Tracking Transplants": New York Times (12/15/91), P. 38; Altman, Lawrence K.; The Centers for Disease Control decided Friday to develop a national system to track donated organs and tissues for HIV. Federal officials met in Atlanta for a two-day meeting and said that the new system was imperative to make transplant surgery safer. The CDC expects to turn the recommendations into guidelines and
"Seeing the Way Forward for Treatment of CMV Retinitis": Lancet (12/14/91) Vol. 338, No. 8781, P. 1494; Trials for foscarnet and ganciclovir were halted because it was assumed that foscarnet was more effective in treating CMV retinitis in AIDS patients, a decision with negative implications to clinical practitioners, write the editors of The Lancet. One group of
"High Risk of HIV-1 Infection for First-Born Twins": Lancet (12/14/91) Vol. 338, No. 8781, P. 1471; Goedert, James J. et al.; HIV-1 infection is more prevalent in first-born twins than in second-born twins, write James J. Goedert and colleagues of the Viral Epidemiology Section and National Cancer Institute in Rockville, Md. In Goedert et al. s study, 40 investigators from nine countries contributed a variety of data on 100 sets of twins an
"AIDS Advisor Appointed in Boston": Gay Community News (12/14/91) Vol. 19, No. 21, P. 3; Schmitz, Dawn; Boston Mayor Raymond Flynn on Nov. 25 appointed Dr. Lawrence Barat as AIDS Policy Advisor, a position vacant for a year. Barat,, a physician and director of Inpatient Services for Clinical AIDS Programs at Boston City Hospital, is widely accepted by community AIDS advocates. In addition to being HIV positive Barat i
"Macy's, `The Store With a Heart,' Sacks HIV-Positive Santa": Toronto Globe and Mail (12/14/91), P. D1; Lynch, Colum; R.H. Macy s is facing a $3.25-million lawsuit from Mark Woodley, one of its former Santa Claus impersonators, who was fired after the company learned he was HIV-positive. The court case has sparked a bitter feud between the department store and Woodley s supporters. On November 29, more than 20 activists dressed in
"Many Clinics Out of AIDS Tests Funds": Los Angeles Times (12/14/91), P. A1; Harris, Scott; An increase in free HIV tests administered in California health clinics since Magic Johnson s Nov. 7 announcement that he is HIV-positive has strained the budgets at clinics throughout the state. The fiscal year is only halfway over, but several health districts in Los Angeles County and elsewhere have used almost al
"Boston Parents Favor Condoms in Schools": Gay Community News (12/14/91) Vol. 19, No. 21, P. 2; Schmitz, Dawn; Boston-area parents support condom distribution in high schools as a part of AIDS education, according to a study by the AIDS Action Council. The study, conducted by a private research firm, discovered that 61 percent of the parents believed their children were currently receiving unsatisfactory AIDS education. Larr
"Is World AIDS Day Losing Its Punch?": Gay Community News (12/14/91) Vol. 19, No. 21, P. 1; Yang, Jacob Smith; World AIDS Days in the past have been known for radical AIDS activism, but this year s was commemorated by people worldwide, causing some activists to wonder whether the event has lost some of its activist impact. In 1989, executive directors of AIDS organizations nationwide and 200 protestors gathered at a rally in
"`Invasive Procedures' Dropped?": Gay Community News (12/14/91) Vol. 19, No. 21, P. 1; Yang, Jacob Smith; The Centers for Disease Control will drop its plan to complile a list of procedures that health-care workers should not perform if HIV positive, according to a Dec. 3 New York Times article. However, the CDC would not say if the revised draft of guidelines for preventing HIV transmission among health-care workers had
"Low Rate of Condom Use Found": Philadelphia Inquirer (12/13/91), P. 10A; Byrd, Robert; The majority of sex partners of IV drug users do not use condoms, even though they are at a high risk of contracting HIV, according to a survey issued yestarday by the Centers for Disease Control. The survey, conducted on 6,104 sex partners of IV drug users, revealed that 58 percent of the male partners and 63 percen
"Condom Boutique Loses Its Space": Washington Post (12/13/91), P. B3; Barker, Karlyn; The District of Columbia s first prospective condom shop will not be established because the landlord has decided that it is too controversial, according to Glenn McKinney, one of its co-owners. McKinney, a partner in the shop, Condom-rageous, yesterday was told by the landlord s rental agent to leave and clear eve
"Straight and Scared: Taking the HIV Test": Washington Post (12/13/91), P. C1; Masters, Kim; Many more heterosexuals have been requesting HIV tests nationwide since Magic Johnson s announcement that he tested HIV-positive. In Washington, D.C., in order to obtain counseling along with testing, patients must go to clinics such as the Washington Free Clinic or the Whitman-Walker Clinic. Counselors don t offer
"The Risk of HIV-1 in Screened Blood Donations": New England Journal of Medicine (12/12/91) Vol. 325, No. 24, P. 1747; Busch, Michael P. et al.; Dr. Tessman s response to the article concerning donations of HIV-positive blood is appreciated, but he loses site of the fact that the point estimate of the risk of silent infection (1 in 61,171) is emphasized rather than the 95 percent upper confidence bound (1 in 10,695), write Michael P. Busch, MD, PhD, et al. of
"The Risk of HIV-1 in Screened Blood Donations": New England Journal of Medicine (12/12/91) Vol. 325, No. 24, P. 1746; Tessman, Irwin; Busch et al. s claim (New England Journal of Medicine--July 4) that there is an extremely low chance of HIV-1 being present in donated blood, even in high-prevalence metropolitan areas, is not accurate, writes Irwin Tressman of Purdue University. Busch et al. predict that the probability of a single donor s being pos
"`Just Like the Old Days'": New York Times (12/12/91), P. B23; Curry, Jack; Yesterday afternoon, Magic Johnson attempted to dispel rumours that he is feeling ill by taking part in a 45-minute basketball practice session in Madison Square Garden. The appearance was Johnson s first in New York City since disclosing his HIV-positive condition six weeks ago. Though he looked 10 pounds thinner t
"Genelabs, Enzon in Pact to Develop AIDS Drug": Investor's Business Daily (12/12/91), P. 30; Genelabs Technologies Inc. and Enzon Inc. announced yesterday that they have joined togther to analyze the application of Enzon s proprietary drug delivery system in designing modified forms of Genelabs drug to treat AIDS. The drug, GLQ223 or trichosanthin, is protein-based and extracted from plants. According to Ge
"Researchers Learn How AIDS Virus Avoids Attack": Philadelphia Inquirer (12/12/91), P. 1A; Garrett, Laurie; The mechanism that allows HIV to escape the immune system has been discovered by two teams of researchers at Oxford University, according to the report in today s issue of the British science journal Nature. The virus was found to mutate constantly, thus evading attack from cells of the human immune system. The scie
"AIDS Response: Maddox's Otherwise Helpful Article...": Nature (12/12/92) Vol. 354, No. 6353, P. 440; Whipple, Andrew P.; In a letter to the journal Nature, Taylor University biologist Andrew P. Whipple takes issue with an article by J. Maddox in a previous issue of the magazine. Whipple feels that the structure of the article s assessment of Stott s and Hoffmann s work will lead to erroneous press accounts and confusion among the gener
"AIDS Response: Stott et al. Present Evidence...": Nature (12/12/91) Vol. 354 No. 6353, P. 439; Montefiori, David C.; Hirsch, Vanessa M.; and Johnson, Philp R.; In a letter to the journal Nature, David C. Montefiori et al. respond to evidence presented by Stott et al. suggesting that antibodies against proteins of human lymphoblastoid cells in sera from macaques immunized with fixed, uninfected cells or partially purified, inactivated whole SIV may correlate with protection
"Human Immunodeficiency Virus Genetic Variation That Can Escape Cytotoxic" T Cell Recognition: Nature (12/12/91) Vol. 354, No. 6353, P. 453; Phillips, Rodney E. et al.; Variant viral sequences are not recognized by CTL, as once thought by hypothetical and experimental models of T-cell selection of virus and theoretical predicitons of HIV evolution and immune evasion, write Rodney E. Phillips et al. of the University of Oxford. These data found by Phillips et al. indicate a protecti
"AIDS Response": Nature (12/12/91) Vol. 354, No. 6353, P. 439; Schwartz, David H.; Maddox and Anderson, discussing Stott et al. s results, seem to differ on the key issue of whether or not the xenoreactive monkey sera bound SIV-encoded proteins, although Stott et al. did not report reactivituy was detected with purified envelope proteins, writes David H. Schwartz of the AIDS Vaccine Evaluation Unit
"Games That Viruses Play": Nature (12/12/91) Vol. 354, No. 6353, P. 433; Zinkernagle, Rolf M. and Hengartner, Hans; Cytotoxic T-cells epitope escape mutants use tricks to persist in an immunocompetent host. They were previously believed in 1991 by Meyerhans et al. to be found in HIV-positive patients, write Rolf M. Zinkernagle and Hans Hengartner of the University of Zurich s Institute of Pathology. However, Philips et al., in th
"France Will Compensate": Nature (12/12/91) Vol. 354, No. 6353, P. 425; Aldhous, Peter; The French government, succumbing to public and media pressure, will compensate some 7,000 French citizens who have contracted HIV through blood products and transfusions. A bill now passing through Parliament will free claimants from the need to prove in court that the transfusion service was at fault, according to
"Requests for AIDS Tests Skyrocketing, Clinics Say": Toronto Globe and Mail (12/11/91), P. A1; Mickleburgh, Rod; Since Magic Johsnon s Nov. 7 announcement that he has tested positive for HIV, there has been a substantial increase in requests for HIV tests in Canada . The increase has caused Ontario s main HIV testing laboratory to stay open seven-days-a-week, rather than just five. British C
"Magic Johnson Urges Abstinence": Boston Globe (12/11/91), P. 38; Magic Johnson is now relaying a message that abstinence is the best means to prevent contracting HIV, according to an interview on Face to Face with Connie Chung. Johnson admits that People are not going to listen to me, because when he first disclosed his infection on Nov. 7, he said that safe sex was the only wa
"Nurses Picket Over Concern About HIV, Health Care Cost": Boston Globe (12/11/91), P. 78; Lewis, Dianne E.; Approximately 500 members of the Massachusetts Nurses Association picketed Brigham and Women s Hospital Tuesday to protest about possible HIV-infection risks and a plan to increase their health care costs. Jim Potts, an angiography nurse at the hospital, said, All of us are at high risk for exposure to AIDS. We wan
"Judge Revokes Doctor's License in AIDS Quackery Case": Los Angeles Times (12/11/91), P. B3; Cheevers, Jack; Dr. Valentine Birds, a North Hollywood doctor, has had his medical license revoked as a result of administering an unapproved homemade chemical to AIDS patients. Although the action occurred last month, it was not publicized until last week in a 56-page ruling. Birds license was cancelled following an investigation
"Testing Employees for AIDS": Journal of Commerce (12/11/91), P. 8A; Slack, James D.; Mandatory AIDS testing of all a company s employees would provide data that could help an employer plan its responses to the disease, and is thus a crucial element for a productive and healthy work force, writes Cleveland State University Professor James D. Slack. While Mandatory testing for HIV has been proposed in
"Working With AIDS: Businesses Break Through Some Barriers": USA Today (12/11/91), P. 1B; Lawlor, Julia; Written policies or programs on AIDS now exist at only one-fifth of the nation s large corporations, yet AIDS is one of the only life-threatening diseases that primarily afflict those of working age. So far, the only major corporation to have a full-time office devoted to AIDS issues is Digital Equipment Corp. We r
"Many Firms Lack Clear Policies": USA Today (12/11/91), P. 8B; Lawlor, Julia; Wile some of the nation s corporations are very devoted to helping employees with AIDS, others do not have sufficient knowledge about the disease and are unsure what the law mandates. Alan Emery, a management consultant, says firing someone with AIDS is a perfectly human response if an individual is not trained or i
"3 Patients of HIV-Infected Surgeon Have AIDS Virus; Source Uncertain": (12/11/91), P. 4B; Tofani, Loretta; Three patients of an HIV-infected surgeon at a Philadelphia area hospital have tested HIV-positive. But, there is no evidence they acquired the virus from the physician because all three patients have been involved in high-risk behavior, said Lisa Cianciulli, a Mercy Catholic Medical Center spokeswoman. The transmis
"HIV Infection Rate Explodes Among Virginia Heterosexuals": (12/11/91); Wolfe, Frank; Northern Virginia is experiencing a vast increase in heterosexual AIDS cases to four times the national rate, according to health officials. Approximately 25 percent of HIV cases reported from July 1, 1989, through November 1991 in Alexandria, Arlington, and Fairfax County were transmitted via heterosexual intercours
"D.C. Health Officials See No Need for AIDS Tests": Washington Times (12/11/91), P. D5; Snider, Rick; The D.C. Boxing Commission was told last night by District health care and legal officials that mandatory HIV testing was unnecessary because boxers are at a low risk of infecting each other. Commission Chairman Jeffrey Gildenhorn is contemplating mandating that any boxer who tests positive for HIV will be ineligible
"Change in AIDS Definition May Be Delayed": Washington Post (12/11/91), P. A9; The National Commission on AIDS requested yesterday that the Centers for Disease Control postpone the new definition of AIDS to allow more women who are infected to be included. The CDC said it expected to issue a final regulation in January that would broaden the definition of AIDS to include people who are HIV-posi
"AIDS Tests Can Be Powerful Motivator for Safer Sex, Study Finds": Los Angeles Times (12/10/91), P. A3; Scott, Janny; HIV tests can serve as a strong motivator toward safer sex, according to a UCLA report that studied whether HIV testing can alter the behavior of people at low risk of being infected. The scientists discovered that heterosexuals randomly chosen to get tested and counseled were more likely than those who got only coun
"Good AIDS, Bad AIDS": New York Times (12/10/91), P. A31; Shilts, Randy; There is no denying that Kimberly Bergalis story is a tragic one, writes author Randy Shilts in the New York Times. However, it should be pointed out that Bergalis message was largely one of anger and uninformed logic. Bergalis and her family seemed to be angry only at the politicians who did not move quickly enou
"Agreement Reached in France on Hemophiliac Compensation": Journal of Commerce (12/10/91), P. 13A; Casassus, Barbara; An agreement over the compensation of hemophiliacs and other recipients of HIV-infected blood has been reached between French insurers and their government. Under the agreement, which was announced Sunday by French Prime Minister Edith Cresson, insurers will pay a total of $218 million to the recipients, with the gov
"What Mr. Bush Can Do on AIDS": New York Times (12/10/91), P. A30; President Bush should abandon conservative views concerning the AIDS epidemic, write the editors of the New York Times. Magic Johnson s recent announcement that he is HIV-positive is as good a time as any for Bush to take charge of the issue of AIDS because, since the announcement, requests for HIV tests have increas
"Citing AIDS, Judge Backs Service Ban on Gays": New York Times (12/10/91), P. B17; Schmitt, Eric; A Federal District judge upheld a ban on homosexuals in the armed forces yesterday, claiming that it was a valid way to prevent the spread of HIV. Judge Oliver Gasch of the United States District Court for the District of Columbia released a 35-page ruling that seemed unusual compared
"`Bad Decade' on AIDS Looms, Bush is Told": Washington Post (12/10/91), P. A8; President Bush met with the National Commission on AIDS yesterday and was warned there is a bad decade coming even though some progress in anti-AIDS efforts has been made. June Osborn, chairwoman of the commission, said that the disease has been causing problems among social structures, including the lack of health
"Judge Rules H.I.V. Bias at Shelters": New York Times (12/10/91), P. B13; Navarro, Mireya; New York City s Partnership for the Homeless has for two years discriminated against HIV-infected individuals who show no signs of AIDS, according to an administrative law judge for the New York City Commission on Human Rights. The nonprofit group operates the country s largest network of private shelters and the onl
"H.I.V. Infection Foiling Tests That Detect Deadly TB Germ": New York Times (12/10/91), P. A1; Rosenthal, Elisabeth; The spread of tuberculosis is becoming rampant throughout prisons, shelters, drug treatment programs, and inner-city hospitals and is extremely difficult to detect among AIDS patients--the group where most new cases of TB have appeared. The skin test for TB is not accurate in HIV-infected individuals because of the l
"AIDS in the Comics": MacLean's (12/09/91) Vol. 104, No. 49, P. 46; McLaughlin, Ann; A comic book designed to create awareness of AIDS among Montreal street youth has been discontinued. The 28-page comic book was developed by a group at the Montreal General Hospital and was funded by a $41,000 federal grant. However, Tete a queue ( Head to Tail, French slang for penis) was suspended for its sexua
"Clinicians Wary of FDA's Early Approval": The Scientist (12/09/91) Vol. 5, No. 24, P. 1; Clemmitt, Marcia; A Food and Drug Administration advisory panel recently approved the anti-AIDS drug ddI before all data was collected, potentially changing the way researchers conduct their work. The FDA and its advisory panels usually do not review trial data until trials come to a particular clinic
"The Bergalis Legacy": USA Today (12/09/91), P. 10A; Kimberly Bergalis, who died of AIDS on Sunday, was a highly recognized face throughout the nation. After contracting the disease from her dentist, Dr. David Acer, Bergalis angrily lobbied for mandatory testing of health care workers. Because the five known cases of transmission from worker to patient were linked to
"MedImmune, Merck Conduct AIDS Research": Journal of Commerce (12/09/91), P. 11A; In conjunction with Merck + Co., MedImmune Inc. of Gaithersburg, Md., has agreed to develop and market monoclonal antibodies, which are naturally occurring immune molecules, to help prevent HIV. Merck of Rathway, N.J., will pay MedImmune about $13 million for developmental work to take place over the next three years
"Just Say No to Sex, Say Condom Foes": Philadelphia Inquirer (12/09/91), P. 4B; Ordine, Bill; A protest was conducted in front of the Board of Education in Philadelphia last night by about 80 people in opposition to the condom distribution program about to be implemented in four city high schools. The program was approved by the school board in June. The first high schools to participate are Benjamin Frankli
"Kimberly Bergalis is Dead at 23; Symbol of Debate Over AIDS Tests": New York Times (12/09/91), P. D9; Lambert, Bruce; Kimberly Bergalis, who contracted HIV from her dentist, died of AIDS Sunday at age 23. She was the first reported case of doctor-to-patient transmission of HIV, and her case stirred a national debate of whether health-care workers should be tested for HIV because she claimed she was a virgin and never used IV drugs.
"Condoms in the Classroom": Newsweek (12/09/91) Vol. 118, No. 24, P. 61; Seligmann, Jean; Condom distribution programs have already been implemented in the New York City school system, and other cities like Philadelphia, Portland, Ore., and San Francisco are planning similar programs of counseling and instruction by trained volunteers. AIDS and sex education is being introduced to some students in many ci
"Safer Sex": Newsweek (12/09/91) Vol. 118, No. 24, P. 52; Adler, Jerry; AIDS education has been around for nearly ten years, but the message is still not effectively getting across to the public. The effort was mostly focused on getting people to use condoms, but most people do not use condoms as protection from diseases. According to a study by Janice and John Baldwin, sociologists at
"Condom Cornucopia": Time (12/09/91) Vol. 138, No. 23, P. 33; The New York City school system began its condom distribution program to two area high schools last week despite the protest the plan recieved from parents when it was first introduced last December. School chancellor Joseph Fernandez maintained that the program would prevent HIV transmission, outweighing complaints
"Science + Society: Kids These Days": U.S. News + World Report (12/09/91) Vol. 111, No. 24, P. 23; Wagner, Betsy; Teenagers are increasingly at risk of contracting HIV and are finally receiving the attention they deserve on the issue. The New York City public school system has implemented a condom distribution program for its 261,000 high-school students. Meanwhile, teenagers in Connecticut are protesting against the states po
"Cuba's Quarantine of Victims Typifies Aggressive Campaign on AIDS": Los Angeles Times (12/08/91), P. A3; McConahay, Mary Jo; Cuba has implemented one of the world s most aggressive anti-AIDS campaigns by quarantining anyone who is infected with HIV to sanitariums. In other bordering Latin American countries, AIDS cases are doubling each year, but Cuba s strict policy has limited the increase of AIDS cases
"HIV Tests Up 60 Percent Since the Disclosure From Magic Johnson": New York Times (12/07/91), P. 1; Sims, Calvin; Approximately 60 percent more people are seeking HIV tests in New York City, in addition to an increased rate of tests being administered around the country, since Magic Johnson s Nov. 7 announcement that he tested HIV-positive. The large influx of people seeking HIV tests has strained New York City s health departme
"Surgeon General Confers With ACT-UP": Gay Community News (12/07/91) Vol. 19, No. 20, P. 2; Yang, Jacob Smith; Surgeon General Antonia Novello met with members of the Washington, D.C. chapter of ACT-UP on Nov. 14 to discuss the group s problems with the government s lack of sufficient attention to AIDS. Novello told ACT-UP/DC that if she were HIV-positive she would also become an activist. She also said that no person is in
"Madonna's Reps Deny AIDS Rumour": Toronto Globe and Mail (12/06/91), P. C6; Madonna s representatives released a statement Thursday adamantly denying rumours that she has contracted HIV. Madonna s management is attempting to find the origin of the rumors and claims it will take legal action against the source, said Bob Merlis, Warner Brothers national publicity director. Merlis believes the
"French Government Reneges on Plan for AIDS Scandal Compensation": Journal of Commerce (12/06/91), P. 12A; Casassus, Barbara; Following a storm of criticism, the French government has decided to retract a bill forcing property and casualty insurance policyholders to compensate hemophiliacs and other recipients of AIDS-infected blood from a government transfusion center. The government supplanted its plan to impose a 6 percent surcharge on i
"In New York, the Doctor Is Out": New York Times (12/06/91), P. A34; The vacant positions of the New York State Health Commissioner, New York City Health Commissioner, and president of the city s Health and Hospitals Corporation should be filled right away, write the editors of the New York Times. Mayor David Dinkins has let the Health and Hospital s position slide because Dr. J. Emil
"Magic Courts Readers: Autobiography, Safe-Sex Book": USA Today (12/06/91), P. 1A; Donahue, Dierdre; Magic Johnson has signed a contract with Random House to publish three books: a safe-sex guide, an autobiography, an one on an undisclosed topic. The paperback safe-sex book will sell in the spring and is a collaboration between Johnson and former Surgeon General C. Everett Koop. Publisher Harold Evans said the guid
"In AIDS Quilt Panel, Tribute and Catharsis": Philadelphia Inquirer (12/06/91), P. 9B; Vigoda, Ralph; About 800 panels from the NAMES Project AIDS Memorial Quilt will be displayed at Haverford College in Philadelphia, Pa this weekend. Twenty-six countries are represented in the quilt and approximately $1 million has been donated by people who have seen the quilt, says Michele Cinq-Mars, spokeswoman for the San Franci
"Montreal Coach, an Ex-Cop, Deals With AIDS Threat": New York Times (12/06/91), P. B15; Lapointe, Joe; Former police officer and present minor league hockey coach Patrick Burns has used his status to inform his players of dangerous situations, including AIDS. Burns also encourages AIDS awareness by providing condoms to players in the trainers room of the Montreal Canadiens. He realizes that players have a macho imag
"Public Gets More Comfortable With Condoms": Toronto Globe and Mail (12/05/91), P. B4; Strauss, Marina; Advertising for condoms on television has been occurring in Canada since 1987, whereas only one television station in the United States , Fox Broadcasting Co., will permit the advertising. CTV Television Network Ltd. was the first in Canada to allow
"Ziegler Rules Out NHL AIDS Tests": Toronto Globe and Mail (12/05/91), P. C7; HIV testing for National Hockey League Players should not be mandatory, but it should be available confidentially for players who wish to be tested, announced NHL president John Ziegler Wednesday at a league board of governors meeting in Florida. Ziegler said to governors and general managers of the 22 NHL teams, Yo
"American Express Co. Is Negotiating Sale of One of Its Insurance" Subsidiaries: Wall Street Journal (12/05/91), P. A3; Pulliam, Susan; In an effort to boost its capital, American Express Co. is discussing the sale of Amex Life, one of its life insurance subsidiaries, for as much as $500 million. Potential buyers reportedly include Maine insurer Unum Corp. and Aegon U.S.A., a unit of Dutch insurer Aegon N.V. The sale of Amex Life, which showed profi
"AIDS: Bush to Discuss Efforts to Combat Disease": Baltimore Sun (12/05/91), P. 17A; President Bush is expected to meet Monday with the National Commission on AIDS to discuss ways to fight the epidemic, according to the White House. However, new commission member Earvin Magic Johnson will not attend the meeting because of a prior engagement. White House spokesman Marlin Fitzwater said, The presid
"Canada's Time of Reckoning on AIDS": New York Times (12/05/91), P. B21; Burns, John F.; A Montreal woman who died of AIDS and was said to have had sex with between 30 and 70 National Hockey League players, left many players, coaches, and fans feeling uneasy yesterday following the announcement from two of her former physicians. The doctors would not reveal her name or the players she slept with on accou
"Ocular Manifestations of AIDS": Journal of the American Medical Association (12/04/91) Vol. 266, No. 21, P. 3019; de Smet, Marc D. and Nussenbatt, Robert B.; As the AIDS epidemic continues to grow and patients live longer, it will be increasingly challanging for physicians to treat the many opportunistic infections that accompany AIDS. Opthalmologists must sometimes make initial diagnoses of AIDS, but most of the time they are asked to treat the ocular manifestations of A
"Gas, Dye, and Viral Transport Through Polyurethane Condoms": Journal of the American Medical Association (12/04/91) Vol. 266, No. 21, P. 2986; Voeller, Bruce et al.; Polyurethane condoms are extremely effective in preventing sexually transmitted diseases and pregnancies, write Bruce Voeller, et al. of The Mariposa Education and Research Foundation in Toponga, Calif. and Baxter Healthcare Corporation s Technology and Ventures Division in Irvine, Calif. Although latex condoms provi
"Japan's Condom Furor": Boston Globe (12/04/91), P. 2; Nickerson, Colin; Women s groups in Japan are outraged by two posters that were designed to raise public awareness about AIDS. One of the posters was printed by the quasi-governmental Japanese Foundation for AIDS and shows a naked woman hidden in a giant condom. Part of the caption says, Protect y
"MedImmune, Merck Ink AIDS Venture": Washington Times (12/04/91), P. C3; Goldstein, Stephen; Definitive agreements have been signed between MedImmune Inc. and Merck + Co. to collaborate on developing and marketing antibodies that prevent AIDS infection. Under the agreements, MedImmune will receive approximately $13 million from Merck over the next three years. Medimmune will also retain worldwide promotion
"The Tuberculosis Counterattack": New York Times (12/04/91), P. A26; The tuberculosis epidemic must be controlled, or else more expenses will be incurred to treat individual patients, write the editors of the New York Times. Tuberculosis cases decreased in New York state between 1950 and 1978 from more than 12,000 to 2,060. However, because people with AIDS are particularly susceptib
"Warning on AIDS Surprises N.H.L.": New York Times (12/04/91), P. B19; Thomas, Robert McG.; Approximately 50 National Hockey League players have been exposed to HIV from a woman who died of AIDS two years ago, announced a Montreal AIDS specialist at an AIDS seminar held in Montreal on Monday. Dr. Clement Olivier said one of his HIV-positive female patients told him that she had had sex with the players. He
"Taxpayers Vote for AIDS Funding": Boston Globe (12/04/91), P. 26; Hanafin, Teresa M.; A voluntary check-off box on Massachussets state income tax forms has netted approximately $350,000 for AIDS research over the last year, according to Lt. Gov. Paul Cellucci. About $190,000 of the funds will be donated to Community Research Initiative of New England, a Boston organization that monitors community-base
"In N.J., an Outreach Van Drives Home AIDS Education": Philadelphia Inquirer (12/04/91), P. 6B; McNulty, Ruth M.; A South Jersey AIDS-education pilot program was begun in October to educate those who would not otherwise seek health care via traditional approaches. The program consists of volunteer doctors, nurses, social workers, and AIDS educators who travel in a van to communities and offer education, free testing, counseling,
"Registry of AIDS-Virus Carriers is Begun": New York Times (12/04/91), P. B6; King, Wayne; In an effort to insure proper treatment of HIV-infected individuals, the New Jersey Health Department has implemented rules which require those who test positive for the virus to be identified and their names and addresses reported to a central registry. Those who wish to remain anonymous may be tested at 17 alternat
"U.S. Backs Off on Plan to Restrict Health Workers With AIDS Virus": New York Times (12/04/91), P. A1; Altman, Lawrence K.; The Centers for Disease Control has announced that it will drop its previous guidelines which list procedures that HIV-infected health-care workers should not perform, due to overwhelming opposition from medical groups. The change was made because there is no scientific validity to listing procedures that should not
"Doing Without": Advocate (12/03/91) No. 591, P. 80; Latzky, Eric; A Day Without Art occured on Dec. 1, concurrent with World AIDS Day. A Day Without Art, sponsored by Visual AIDS, occured for the second consecutive year and was designed to increase awareness about AIDS and promote action to stop the epidemic. Visual AIDS project director Patrick O Connell said the action was mode
"For the Record": Washington Post (12/03/91), P. A20; Don t condemn a person with AIDS, but rather support them in their time of crisis and give them hope, said Secretary of Health and Human Services Louis Sullivan yesterday to the employees of his department. More than one million Americans are already HIV-positive, and an additional 40,000 to 80,000 are predicted to b
"Clinic Offers Counseling": Baltimore Sun (12/03/91), P. 4D; The Chase-Brexton Clinic in Mount Vernon, Md., will soon offer counseling to HIV-positive individuals before they progress into more serious depression or anxiety. The program, which is expected to begin in mid-December, has been funded by a federal grant of $675,000. The money will be expanded over three years to p
"AIDS Clinics Mark Surge in Testing Since Johnson's Announcement": Baltimore Sun (12/03/91), P. 1D; Bor, Jonathan; Since Magic Johnson s public disclosure that he is HIV-positive, Baltimore has witnessed a large influx of people wanting to be tested for the virus. Even those who took the test months ago, but were too fearful to obtain their results, have now done so. The Chase-Brexton Clinic, a non-profit agency in Mount Vernon,
"Health Official Endorses Needle Swap Program": Philadelphia Inquirer (12/03/91), P. 1-B; Copeland, Larry; In order to curb the spread of HIV among IV drug users, Philadelphia s acting public health commissioner endorsed a clean needle-exchange program yesterday. Barry Savitz announced his position after AIDS activists brought approximately 100 used needles to the city s sexually transmitted diseases clinic. Savitz said,
"Red Cross Clears Its Files--and Raises AIDS Fears": Washington Post (12/03/91), P. D1; Sullivan, Kevin; The American Red Cross has notified 300 Washington area residents that the blood they once donated may be infected with HIV. The blood that was donated as far back as six years ago may not actually be HIV-positive, but the Red Cross wanted to inform those who might possibly be infected. Kathy Houlihan, a Red Cross s
"OSHA Mandates AIDS Protection": Washington Post (12/03/91), P. A1; Swoboda, Frank; The Occupational Safety and Health Administration released new regulations yesterday to protect millions of workers across the nation from HIV or hepatitis infection. The new restrictions will mandate that employers provide workers with training and protective clothing, puncture-proof receptacles for tainted needles
"Court's AIDS Ruling May Be Mixed Bag": Journal of Commerce (12/03/91), P. 11A; Beller, Margo D.; A recent court ruling affirming self-insured corporations rights to alter health insurance policies as they see fit, including cutting back on coverage for AIDS and other long-term illnesses, may ultimately result in increased federal regulation for such companies, observers say. In the related case, the U.S. Court
"The Shadow of AIDS: An HIV-Positive Man Remakes His Life": Boston Globe (12/02/91), P. 30; Muro, Mark; When Eric Arundel tested positive for HIV two years ago, he sat down in his apartment and simply waited to die. Now, he says, I figure: I m still around, and I m going to take every day for what it is. Arundel s story is typical of this deadly disease s ability to remake the lives of those stricken with it. With
"The Shadow of AIDS: Singles Turn Cautious": Boston Globe (12/02/91), P. 30; Muro, Mark; The AIDS epidemic s spread amongst heterosexuals is changing the way singles such as Alice Dube, 24, and John McCourtney, 46, are dating. Both Dube and McCourtney say they are worried about AIDS, yet they refuse to become paranoid about contracting it. Magic Johnson, they say, contracted the disease from extremely p
"The Shadow of AIDS: Parents Worry About Kids": Boston Globe (12/02/91), P. 30; Doten, Patti; Andrew and Tina Girdwood have two college-age daughters, and worry about their children s lives in this age of AIDS. Tina says that the most difficult thing for her daughters is dealing with the sexual freedom brought about by the late sixties and early seventies. Now they have to reshuffle the information they ve
"Where a Dentist Died of AIDS, Wariness Remains": New York Times (12/02/91), P. A12; Smothers, Ronald; It is still undetermined how Dr. David Acer of Stuart, Fla. infected five of his patients with HIV, but many theories have so far evolved. The Centers for Disease Control and Florida health officials are currently interviewing his former patients and former employees in order to learn all they can about the infectio
"On World AIDS Day, Glimmers of Hope": Washington Post (12/02/91), P. A6; Castaneda, Ruben; A Washington D.C. AIDS Clinic held a ceremony yesterday in honor of World AIDS Day. The Whitman-Walker Clinic displayed 2,200 white and gold holiday lights outside the clinic in remembrance of those who have died of AIDS. Speakers at the memorial read excerpts from the Bible and sang songs that were aimed at promoti
"Long Shot": New Republic (12/02/91) Vol. 205, No. 23, P. 16; Bazell, Robert; Heterosexual transmission of HIV cannot be ignored, but most likely will not affect the general population of the United States , writes NBC News science correspondent Robert Bazell. Tens of thousands of Americans have acquired HIV through heterosexual contact, but most sexually active
"Women With AIDS Excluded from New CDC AIDS Definition": Gay Community News (12/1-7/91) Vol. 19, No. 20, P. 3; Wofford, Jennifer; Many AIDS activists and community groups are upset with The U.S. Centers for Disease Control s proposal to revise its definition of AIDS because the new definition does not include opportunistic infections that are specific to females and IV drug users. A person is diagnosed as having AIDS only if he or she develops
"Government Lip Service to Women With AIDS?": Gay Community News (12/1-7/91) Vol. 19, No. 20, P. 3; Schmitz, Dawn, and Wofford, Carrie; Bowing to longtime pressure from AIDS groups, the federal government has formed a committee on women at the National Institute s of Allergy and Infectious Diseases AIDS research branch in order to include women in AIDS clinical trials. Many AIDS activists are still unhappy, however, and claim that the government bar
"AIDS Victims Find Strength in Magic Johnson": Los Angeles Times (12/01/91), P. A5; Sullivan, Christopher, et al.; Magic Johnson s disclosure that he is HIV-positive has proven a source of strength and encouragement to many victims of the disease. After Johnson s status was well-known, Mike, a 35-year-old bisexual nightclub entrepreneur, was finally able to tell his father that he is HIV-positive without the embarrassment of divu
"Strategies to Prevent HIV Infection in the United States": American Journal of Public Health (12/91) Vol. 81, No. 12, P. 1557; Hinman, Alan R.; Different HIV prevention approaches should be implemented among specific groups, writes Alan R. Hinman, Assistant Surgeon General and Director for the National Center for Prevention Services at the Centers for Disease Control. Education to prevent risky practices takes place at the societal, group, and individual lev
"Changes in AIDS Case Reporting After Hospital Site Visits": American Journal of Public Health (12/91) Vol. 81, No. 12, P. 1648; Fife, Daniel et al.; Hospital site visits can increase the number of AIDS cases reported in an urban area with high AIDS prevalence, write Daniel Fife et al. of the AIDS Activities Coordinating Office and the Philadlphia Department of Health. All of Philadelphia s 46 hospitals were notified by the commissioner of health that each adminis
"Frequency and Thoroughness of STD/HIV Risk Assessment by Physicians in a" High-Risk Metropolitan Area: American Joruanl of Public Health (12/91) Vol. 81, No. 12, P. 1645; Boekeloo, Bradley O.; Experiential training for physicans asking sexual questions to patients may be significant in increasing physician s STD/HIV risk assessment of all patients, write Bradley O. Boekeloo et al. of the Georgetown University School of Medicine. A study of primary care physicans was conducted to determine whether factors
"HIV Infection and Risk Behaviors Among Intravenous Drug Users in Low" Seroprevalence Areas in the Midwest: American Journal of Public Health (12/91) Vol. 81, No. 12, P. 1642; Siegal, Harvey A. et al.; Homosexual and bisexual male IVDUs are a potential route for transmission of HIV from non-drug-using gay males to heterosexual IVDUs in low seroprevalence areas, write Harvey A. Siegal et al. of the Wright State University and School of Medicine, Substance Abuse Intervention Program, Dayton, Ohio. Siegal et al. stud
"Knowledge About HIV and Behavioral Risks of Foreign-Born Boston Public" School Students: American Journal of Public Health (12/91) Vol. 81, No. 12, P. 1638; Hingson, Ralph W. et al.; AIDS education should be offered in many different languages in school systems that serve large immigrant populations, write Ralph W. Hingson et al. of the Boston University Schools of Public Health and Medicine. In May of 1990, 3049 students from a random sample of Boston public schools were surveyed anonymously in
"Overcoming Denial and Increasing the Intention to Use Condoms Through the" Induction of Hypocrisy: American Journal of Public Health (12/91) Vol. 81, No. 12, P. 1636; Aronson, Elliot et al.; Using a hypocrisy technique among sexually active young adults could be very effective in promoting safe sex behavior, write Elliot Aronson et al. of the Unviersity of California--Santa Cruz. Aronson et al. separated sexually active young adults into two groups and told them they were going to help develop an AIDS pr
"Needle Sharing in the Netherlands: an Ethnographic Analysis": American Journal of Public Health (12/91) Vol. 81, No. 12, P. 1602; Grund, Jean-Paul C. et al.; Observation of injecting drug users and their information and exhange networks to promote HIV risk reduction through peer education and peer support might provide more insight on continuous behavior change than any other effort, write Jean-Paul C. Grund et al. of the Erasmus University Rotterdam Addiction Research Ins
"HIV Infection, Genital Ulcer Disease and Crack Cocaine Use Among Patients" Attending a Clinic for Sexually Transmitted Diseases: American Journal of Public Health (12/91) Vol. 81, No. 12, P. 1576; Chirgwin, Keith et al.; The increased coincidence of genital ulcer disease (GUD) and HIV infection in U.S. urban minority heterosexuals requires that more advanced efforts to promote risk behavior be implemented, write Keith Chirgwin, MD, et al. of the State University of New York and Health Sciences Center at Brooklyn, New York. Chirgwin e
"HIV Instruction, HIV Knowlege, and Drug Injection Among High School" Students in the United States: American Journal of Public Health (12/91) Vol. 81, No. 12, P. 1596; Holtzman, Deborah et al.; The spread of HIV may be curbed among adolescents through comprehensive school health instruction, which increases knowledge, as well as specific skills that may affect HIV-associated behavior, write Deborah Holtzman et al. of the National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention. Holtzman et al. conducted a study amon
"Knowledge About AIDS and HIV in the US Adult Population: Influence of the" Local Incidence of AIDS: American Journal of Public Health (12/91) Vol. 81, No. 12, P. 1591; McCaig, Linda F. et al.; AIDS education should be constantly updated and implemented among older persons, minorities, and the less educated nationwide, write Linda F. McCaig et al. of the Divison of Health Interview Statistics at the National Center for Health Statistics in Hyattsville, Md. The National Health Intervew Survey of AIDS Knowled
"Behavior Changes After Notification of HIV Infection": American Journal of Public Health (12/91) Vol. 81, No. 12, P. 1586; Cleary, Paul D. et al.; More must be learned about helping people alter high-risk behaviors to make nonvolunteer HIV screening programs more effective, write Paul D. Cleary, et al. of the Harvard Medical School and the Columbia School of Public Health. Blood donors who were unaware of their HIV-positive status were screened and notified by
"Reduction of High-Risk Sexual Behavior Among Heterosexuals Undergoing HIV" Antibody Testing: A Randomized Clinical Trial: American Journal of Public Health (12/91) Vol. 81, No. 12, P. 1580; Wenger, Neil S. et al.; HIV antibody testing may prove an effective way to curb the spread of the virus among heterosexuals, write Neil S. Wenger, MD, MPH et al. of the University of California--Los Angeles and the Los Angeles County Department of Health Services. Heterosexual adult subjects at a Los Angeles clinic for sexually transmitted
"DDI Approval Should Releive Physicians of Added Paperwork": AIDS Alert (12/91) Vol. 6, No. 12, P. 241; The Food and Drug Administration s early approval of ddI will significantly reduce the amount of paperwork physicians need to prescribe the drug. Now patients of physicians who were reluctant to deal with the paperwork will have access to the drug. The drug has been provided to patients who were not eligible for cli
"When Should Physicians Offer Zidovudine to Workers?": AIDS Alert (12/91) Vol. 6, No. 12, P. 232; When health-care workers are massively exposed to HIV, zidovudine ( AZT ) should be administered, according to a guide developed by San Francisco General Hospital. The staff at San Francisco General have labeled four different kinds of exposures: massive, dr
"Side Effects From AZT Common in Workers": AIDS Alert (12/91) Vol. 6, No. 12, P. 229; Health-care workers who were administered AZT as a postexposure prophylaxis have experienced side effects during the course of therapy. David Henderson, associate director of the Warren G. Magnuson Clinical Center at the National Institutes of Health, said
"Zidovudine Fails to Block Infection in Latest Study": AIDS Alert (12/91) Vol. 6, No. 12, P. 225; Zidovudine ( AZT ) has been proven to be ineffective in blocking HIV infection in animals and humans, but researchers claim there still is no concrete evidence that it is not effective in inhibiting infection in health-care workers. A study was recently cond
"Intimate Enemies": Discover (12/91) Vol. 12, No. 10, P. 16; Baskin, Yvonne; A prominent female scientist has organized a research team to take a multiprong approach to HIV vaccines. Flossie Wong-Staal once worked with Dr. Robert Gallo, a discoverer of HIV, at the National Cancer Institute where she became one of the ten women superstars of science, according to The Scienist. After leaving
"Health: AIDS and GTV: A Geographic Perspective on American History": MacUser (12/91) Vol. 12, No. 7, P. 85; Landau, Ted; Macintosh computers that use a videodisc player and a TV are being used to educate students, thanks to such programs as Health: AIDS, an interactive videodisc for junior and senior high students produced by ABC News Interactive. Students obtain valuable educational experience by being directly involved in the interac
"FDA's Kessler: A Prescription for Change": American Pharmacy (12/91) Vol. NS31, No. 12, P. 34; Bloom, Marlene Z.; New Food and Drug Administration Commissioner David A. Kessler hopes to expand the activities of the agency so that the FDA not only works as a regulatory body to keep unsafe products from going to market, but also actively promotes the development of effective and safe drugs. Kessle
"Editorial: Avoiding Women": Focus (12/91) Vol. 7, No. 1, P. 2; Marks, Robert; Because women comprise only 10 percent of reported U.S. AIDS cases, they are not recognized as the fastest growing group of HIV cases, writes Robert Marks, editor of Focus. Tens of thousands of women would be alive if there was foresight in the epidemic s early years. If all those infected with the virus were equall
"HIV-Related Gynecologic Conditions: Overlooked Complications": Focus (12/91) Vol. 7, No. 1, P. 1; Marte, Carola and Allen, Machelle; HIV-infected women should make gynecolocic examinations a regular part of the health care regimen, write Carola Marte and Machelle Allen in Focus. HIV-infected women have been considered to be the vectors from which men and infants contract HIV, in addition to being ignored in most protocols of infectious disease cli
"Reducing Risk Among Female Partners of Injection Drug Users": Focus (12/91) Vol. 7, No. 1, P. 5; Miller, Christine; More interventions targeted at ethnic, cultural, and socioeconomic diversity should be implemented to induce long-term behavor in heterosexual partners of injection drug users, writes Christine Miller of Focus. Women consistently find themselves lacking control in their sexual relationships, which could mean there is
"Can Magic Johnson Fill Belinda Mason's Shoes?": Gay Community News (11/30/91) Vol. 19, No. 19, P. 5; Rose, Steve; Magic Johnson may be black, heterosexual, male, and exactly who President Bush would want to serve on the National Commission on AIDS, but he may not be able to compare to Belinda Mason, writes Steve Rose. Belinda Mason was unique because, although heterosexual, she did not separate herself from the rest of the AIDS
"The World Pauses...": Lancet (11/30/91) Vol. 338, No. 8779, P. 1387; The primary message of World AIDS Day on Dec. 1 was that each person has a responsibility to prevent the spread of HIV. There is an immediate need to eliminate the stigma and discrimination experienced by HIV-infected individuals and others whose lifestyles might make them more succeptible to acquiring HIV. As a mea
"Cost of Treating AIDS Set at $5.8 Billion": Baltimore Sun (11/29/91), P. 11A; The United States will pay $5.8 billion for treatment of people with AIDS or HIV this year, and that figure is expected to almost double to $10.4 billion in 1994, according to a study by Fred Hellinger, the director of the division of cost and financing at the federal Agency for Health
"France Levies Tax to Help Victims of AIDS Scandal": Wall Street Journal (11/29/91), P. A4; Fleming, Charles; The French government has announced that it will levy a tax to compensate those who have become HIV-infected through tainted blood transfusions. The plan must be endorsed by the National Assembly and would require a 6 percent tax, up to a maximum of 500 francs ($92), levied on every new nonlife insurance contract iss
"A Preliminary Evaluation of 566C80 for the Treatment of Pneumocystis" Pneumonia in Patients With the Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome: New England Journal of Medicine (11/28/91) Vol. 325, No. 22, P. 1534; Falloon, Judith et al.; The compound 566C80 has proven effective in treating Pneumocystis Pneumonia in AIDS patients, write Judith Falloon et al. of the Departments of Critical Care Medicine and Radiology, the Warren G. Magnuson Clinical Center, and the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases. Previously, the drug 566C80 was s
"Global Full-Court Press Against HIV. AIDS Spurred by Player's Infection": Journal of the American Medical Association (11/27/91) Vol. 266, No. 20, P. 2801; Goldsmith, Marsha F.; AIDS awareness is increasing among Americans as a result of Magic Johnson s disclosure that he tested positive for HIV. Awareness is also being spread by the World Health Organization s World AIDS Day on Dec. 1 1988. That tradition continues this year with the theme Sharing the Challange. In addition, the U.S. Pub
"HIV Testing: State of the Art": Journal of the American Medical Association (11/27/91) Vol. 266, No. 20, P. 2861; Sloand, Elaine M. et al.; Primary care physicians should familiarize themselves with the strengths and weaknesses of current HIV testing procedures because there will be more and more people who will need counseling after they have an undetermined or positive result, write Elaine M. Sloand et al. of the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute
"House Staff Recruitment to Municipal and Voluntary New York City" Residency Programs During the AIDS Epidemic: Journal of the American Medical Association (11/27/91) Vol. 266, No. 20, P. 2843; Ness, Roberta B.; Kelly, Joyce V.; and Killian, Charles D.; New York City has attracted fewer residents to its municipal residency programs, all with many AIDS patients, than four other cities with low AIDS prevalence, write Joyce Kelly, Roberta Ness, Charles Killian of the Department of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania and the Association of American Medical College
"Thromboembolism in AIDS-Related Kaposi's Sarcoma": Journal of the American Medical Association (11/27/91) Vol. 266, No. 20, P. 2834; Kaufmann, Thomas et al.; AIDS patients with Kaposi s Sarcoma (KS) in a lower extremity, leg pain and lymphedema should be immediately analyzed, write Thomas Kaufmann et al. of The New York Hospital--Cornell Medical Center and St. Luke s--Roosevelt Medical Center in New York. KS follows an aggressive clinical pathway and prognosis involves op
"Primary Care Physicians and AIDS": Journal of the American Medical Association (11/27/91) Vol. 266, No. 20, P. 2837; Gerbert, Barbara et al.; Approximately 50 percent of physicians surveyed would not treat patients with AIDS if given a choice, according to Barbara Gerbert et al. of the School of Dentistry, Center for AIDS Prevention Studies, and School of Medicine at the University of California--San Francisco. A survey was conducted in 1990 of a random sa
"Double Standard on AIDS Shouldn't Dilute the Message": Chicago Tribune (11/27/91), P. 1-11; Page, Clarence; Martina Navratilova, the openly gay tennis star, has recently called attention to the double standard that pardons a male heterosexual such as Magic Johnson who has contracted HIV through scores of unprotected sexual encounters, but would condemn a female or a male homosexual who suffered the same fate. If it happen
"Court Approves Cuts in Benefits in Costly Illness": New York Times (11/27/91), P. A1; Pear, Robert; The United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit in New Orleans, La., has ruled that self-insured employers in Louisiana, Texas, and Mississippi may alter their health insurance policies and steeply limit coverage for employees with AIDS and other costly illnesses. In the rela
"32 Percent of Physicians Polled Don't Feel Obliged to Treat AIDS Patients": Baltimore Sun (11/27/91), P. 1A; Approximatley one-third of all physicians feel reluctance to treating AIDS patients, according to a study published in today s Journal of the American Medical Association . The survey was conducted by researchers at the University of California--San Francisco, and concentrated on
"Man Loses Ruling Over AIDS Testing": New York Times (11/27/91), P. B7; An insurance company Monday was found not guilty of breaking the law when it tested an applicant for HIV without his consent during a physical examination. John M. Mele of Washington, D.C. said First Colony Life Insurance denied him insurance once he tested positive for HIV. Mele attempted to sue for $25 million in
"Merck Shares Fall as AIDS Drug Falters": Investor's Business Daily (11/27/91), P. 9; Stock at Merck + Co. dropped 2 points yesterday to 14.75 following the company s announcement that its promising AIDS drug, L 661, had developed resistance to HIV. The drug developed resistance in all seven trial patients in less than 12 weeks of treatment. The AIDS virus mutates and becomes resistant to the treatme
"Boehringer is Seen Scaling Back Testing on AIDS Drug Facing Viral" Resistance: Wall Street Journal (11/27/91), P. B2; Chase, Marilyn; Boehringer Ingelheim Corp. may announce today that it is discontinuing its development of an AIDS drug because it has not been effective in preventing resistance to the virus. Resistance is an major problem in the development of AIDS treatments because HIV can mutate
"New York City Begins to Provide Condoms to High School Students": New York Times (11/27/91), P. A1; Berger, Joseph; New York City began its controversial high school condom distribution program yesterday. John Dewey High School and City-As-School, a small alternative high school, were the first two schools to begin the program. Fourteen more schools are expected to participate in the program over the next month, and Schools Chanc
"Flynn Appoints Adviser on AIDS": Boston Globe (11/26/91), P. 21; Boston s Mayor Ray Flynn announced yesterday that he has chosen a Boston City Hospital doctor who is HIV-positive to advise him on AIDS policies and coordinate the city s AIDS services. Dr. Lawrence Barat, director of inpatient services for clinical AIDS programs at the hospital, will fill the position left by Dr.
"Condom-on-Demand Program Begins in N.Y. Schools": Philadelphia Inquirer (11/26/91), P. 4-A; Armstrong, Kiley; A condom-on-demand program is being phased into New York s public school system, following heated debate between the schools, parents, and representatives of the Roman Catholic Church. Today, in at least one school, specially trained counselors will make condoms available to students without requiring a parent s perm
"Europe: Heterosexual Transmission Showing a Steady Rise": Boston Globe (11/26/91), P. 34; Catchpole, Sarah; Heterosexual transmission of HIV is rapidly increasing across Europe and health officials predict that about 500,000 people there are infected with HIV. Catherine Dasen, a World Health Organization spokeswoman, said, In six years in Europe, there has been a nine-fold increase in
"Merck Setback Shows Problems of AIDS Drugs": Wall Street Journal (11/26/91), P. B1; Chase, Marilyn; Merck + Co. has abandoned its AIDS drug, L 661, which was speeded into clinical trials 11 months ago. L 661 has experienced the same problems found with AZT : HIV eventually mutates and becomes resistant to it. Merck found in recent weeks that seven out of
"Gambling on Scientific Uncertainty": Washington Post (11/26/91), P. D1; Sugawara, Sandra; Biotechnology stocks have been increasingly volatile over the past six months. MedImmune Inc., a Gaithersburg, Md., company that is working on an AIDS vaccine, had increased from $115 million to $654 million before it recently plunged. Wall Street analysts noted the value of the company yesterday, which is based on
"Managing When the Company Gets AIDS": Air Conditioning, Heating + Refrigeration News (11/25/91) Vol. 184, No. 13, P. 20; AIDS is a growing concern among businesses that provide employee insurance, and it is necessary for them to acknowlege that the disease should not be treated differently than other chronic diseases. Lifetime medical costs to treat AIDS are estimated at about $75,000, but can be much more in some cases and can affect
"A Triumph of Love": Los Angeles Times (11/25/91), P. E1; Levine, Bettijane; When one partner of a romantically involved couple learns that he or she is HIV-positive, everything changes. Kissing, having sex, planning meals, treating their own and other s injuries, and cuddling their children are all normal everyday acts that subsequently have to change in some way. Because their immune syste
"China: Country Still Groping to Provide Care": Boston Globe (11/25/91), P. 34; Kohut, John; Chinese health officials do not want HIV-infected citizens to be aware of their condition. Yang Wenqiao, a health official, said, Of course we don t tell the AIDS-virus carrier himself, because he d be afraid. Early last year, China acknowledged that AIDS is not just a foreigner
"Soviet Union: No Money Available for Treatment or Research": Boston Globe (11/25/91), P. 35; Quinn-Judge, Paul; The Soviet Union does not have the funds to provide AIDS treatment or research, which means that AIDS patients there may have a murky future. AIDS is not a high priority in the Soviet Union because of the country s economic crisis and disintegrating political system. In addition, AIDS cases frequently go unreported
"Brazil: 700,000 May Carry Lethal Virus": Boston Globe (11/25/91), P. 35; Pereira, Alvaro; Heterosexuals and women presently account for the highest prevalence of HIV infection in Brazil , which indicates a shift in the pattern of transmission. Brazil has the fourth-highest rates of AIDS cases in the world. The Ministry of Health projects that 700,000 Brazilians are HIV
"TV Fiddles as AIDS Scare Beats the `Band'": Washington Times (11/25/91), P. D1; Hastings, Deborah; A book describing the horrors of AIDS has been causing controversy in Hollywood recently. And the Band Played On, written by Randy Shilts, argues that the Reagan administration was homophobic and did not do enough to thwart the spread of a disease that has killed more people than the
"Rock Singer Freddie Mercury Dies": Washington Post (11/25/91), P. B4; Freddie Mercury, lead singer of the rock band Queen, died of AIDS-related pneumonia on Sunday. Mercury, 45, released a statement a day before his death indicating that he had the disease. In the statement Mercury said, I felt it correct to keep this information private to date in order to protect the privacy of tho
"Dack Rambo, in Real Life": Washington Post (11/25/91), P. D1; Hall, Carla; Last September, actor Dack Rambo learned of his HIV-positive status and decided that he should resign from his career, publicly disclose his condition, and work for the cause of AIDS education and research. His public statement, the first such announcement by a well-known actor, came one month before that of Magic Jo
"Coming to Terms With the Magic News": U.S. News + World Report (11/25/91) Vol. 111, No. 22, P. 15; Awareness is growing after Magic Johnson disclosed his HIV-infected status. Fox Broadcasting Co. has responed to the problem by deciding to air condom ads, even though ABC, CBS, and NBC have rejected the idea. Condom manufacturers have also seen an increase in their stock. London International, parent company of th
"How Safe Is Sex?": Time (11/25/91) Vol. 138, No. 21, P. 72; Elmer-Dewitt, Philip; Magic Johnson s contraction of HIV heterosexually opened more people s eyes to the epidemic. AIDS is no longer considered someone else s problem. The Centers for Disease Control report that less than 6 percent of the AIDS cases result from heterosexual contact, but the case rate increased 40 percent among heterosexu
"Risk of Transmission of HIV by Seronegative Blood": Lancet (11/23/91) Vol. 338, No. 8778, P. 1341; Chiewsilp, Pimol et al.; When screening a high-risk population s blood for HIV, more extensive programs should be implemented to eliminate donors who initially tested negative from providing HIV-infected blood, write Pimol Chiewsilp et al. of Ramathibodi Hospital at the Mahidol University in Bangkok, Thailan
"Enzyme Study Suggests Anti-AIDS Strategy": Science News (11/23/91) Vol. 140, No. 21, P. 326; Pennisi, E.; A group of researchers have detected the site where a significant HIV enzyme links to RNA belonging to the infected cell before it actually starts to replicate. The scientists, from the National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, Md. and Temple University, Philadelphia have also developed small molecules that can exist on t
"Epidemic Pneumocystis Pneumonia in Children Before the AIDS Era": Lancet (11/23/91) Vol. 338, No. 8778, P. 1340; Lange, Michael and Klein, E.B.; The presence of Pneumocystis pneumonia in adults who are not immunocompromised is very rare, and PCP in children has not been adequately addressed in the past, write Michael Lange and E.B. Klein of the Division of Infectious Diseases and Epidemiology and the Departments of Medicine and Pediatrics at St. Luke s-Roose
"Suicidal Ideas and Coping in HIV-Positives": Science News (11/23/91) Vol. 140, No. 21, P. 325; Bower, B.; Suicidal thoughts among HIV-positive homosexual men may indicate a coping strategy rather than anguish and depression, according to a report published in the November Journal of Personality and Social Psychology. The study, conducted by Stephen G. Schneider and colleagues of the University of California--Los Angeles,
"FDA Committee Raises AIDS Vaccine Hurdles": Science (11/22/91) Vol. 254, No. 5035, P. 1105; Cohen, Jon; The outcome of the Food and Drug Administration s Nov. 12 meeting disappointed many companies producing therapeutic AIDS vaccines. The agency s Vaccines and Related Biological Products Advisory Committee ruled that therapeutic vaccines must be investigated more extensively before they are approved. Several companies
"Students Hand Out Condoms at Chelsea High": Boston Globe (11/22/91), P. 70; Sessler, Amy; Students at Chelsea High School in Chelsea, Mass., and representatives from a city youth advocacy agency distributed condoms after school Thursday and prodded the Boston University management team to change its position on forbidding condom distribution in the high school health clinic. Students handed out 100 packag
"Should Doctors Know Everything?": Toronto Globe and Mail (11/22/91), P. A1; Taylor, Paul; A Canadian woman who contracted HIV in 1985 from artificial insemination was this week awarded $883,000 because her doctor failed to let her know that the virus can be transmitted this way. This incident has raised the question of whether a doctor is legally obliged to know of recent scientific developments. Dr. Ger
"N.Y. First in AIDS Spending": Washington Times (11/22/91), P. A1; Recer, Paul; The state of New York is spending the most to fight AIDS, according to a study released Tuesday by the George Washington University AIDS Policy Center. The center report indicates that the United States spending on AIDS education, testing, counseling, research adminstration and patient care has grown from $26.3 mill
"Lancaster Hospital is Deluged by Calls About Tainted Blood": Philadelphia Inquirer (11/22/91), P. 5-B; Burling, Stacey; Lancaster General Hospital was flooded with calls yesterday morning after an announcement on Wednesday that six people had received tainted blood from a blood donor who tested positive for HIV. According to a nurse who answered the calls, most of the people wanted to know if they had received the contaminated blood.
"New Jersey Health Commissioner Calls For Widespread AIDS Testing": United Press International (11/21/91); Trenton, N.J.--All sexually active people should get tested for HIV in the state and all of the names who test positve should be reported to the central registry unless they prefer being anonymous, New Jersey state health officials suggested Thursday. Dr. Frances Dunston said that voluntary testing would be beneficia
"Veteran Lawmaker Won't Back Johnson Tribute": United Press International (11/21/91); Lansing, Mich.--The dean of the Michigan Legislature said he opposes tributing Magic Johnson, a former resident of the state. The tribute was passed by the House on Tuesday and honors Johnson for his contributions to basketball and community service. The dean, Rep. Dominic Jacobetti, said, I don t honor anyone--whe
"Navratilova Slams AIDS Double Standard": United Press International (11/21/91); New York--Martina Navratilova is upset about the wide acceptance of Magic Johnson s means of contracting HIV through heterosexual contact. She said that if she had AIDS, because she is gas, the public would not be as understanding. There have been other athletes who died from AIDS and they were pushed aside because
"Court Awards $883,000 to HIV-Infected Woman": Toronto Globe and Mail (11/21/91), P. A1; A Canadian woman who contracted HIV as a result of her attempts to become pregnant through artificial insemination has been awarded $883,000 in damages. A British Columbia Supreme Court decided after 10 hours of deliberations that Dr. Gerald Korn of Vancouver be sued for damages by Kobe ter Neuzen. Ter Neuzen sued D
"AIDS Screening Procedures Have Become Error Free": Boston Globe (11/21/91), P. 58; Lipson, Benjamin; Magic Johnson, who tested HIV-positive during tests conducted for insurance purposes, has prompted thousands of heterosexuals to receive tests for the virus. Testing laboratories make it possible to allow comunication of positive and questionable outcomes of tests to insurance company medical directors. The insuranc
"AIDS Drug 5 Years Away, Official Says": Chicago Tribune (11/21/91), P. 1-5; Griffin, Jean Latz; An AIDS drug that will inhibit the spread of HIV may available in five years, according to Mathilde Krim, scientific diretor for the American Foundation for AIDs Research. There may never be a cure for HIV infection, but there has been progress made for drugs that will prevent further spread of HIV in infected indi
"Godsend for Many, Home-Care Industry Also Has Potential for Fraud and" Abuse: Wall Street Journal (11/21/91), P. B1; Stout, Hilary; The home health-care industry, currently the fastest growing segment of the health care sector of the U.S. economy, also carries a huge potential for fraud and abuse. The National Association for Home Care estimates that in 1990 there were over 1,500 new companies offering nursing and personal care in the home. Also
"Not So `Safe' Sex": Washington Post (11/21/91), P. A22; Davis, Alan; Magic Johnson failed to tell children that condoms can fail in preventing pregnancies, and might also fail at protecting from HIV, writes Alan Davis of Sterling, Va. According to Planned Parenthood, condoms have a failure rate of 14 percent in preventing pregnancy. One in seven times when teenagers use condoms, the
"Syringe Swaps: Defying AIDS and the Law": Philadelphia Inquirer (11/21/91), P. 1-A; Maykuth, Andrew; Members of ACT-Up have distributed clean needles and bleach kits to drug addicts for two years in some New York City neighborhoods. However, in the state of New York it is illegal to possess syringes without a prescription. Recently, judges have cleared needle excahangers from any charges of wrongdoing in New York,
"AIDS Experiment is Retracted After Inquiry": New York Times (11/21/91), P. D22; A head researcher of an AIDS experiment in California, Dr. Raphael B. Stricker, has allegedly witheld data that was necessary for conclusions made by other researchers. The scientists have retracted their conclusions because the withheld information contradicted their conclusions. The retraction and the initial res
"Knightstown Boy Picks up Ryan's Torch": United Press International (11/20/91); Knightstown, Ind.--Paul Connely, a 14-year-old HIV-infected hemophiliac, picked up the torch Tuesday night that was resigned by Ryan White when he died from AIDS. Connely contracted HIV when through a blood transfusion when being treated for his hemophilia. When Ryan White died last year, it interested Connely to sp
"Racial and Ethnic Differences in Outcome in Zidovudine-Treated Patients" With Advanced HIV Disease: Journal of the American Medical Association (11/20/91) Vol. 266, No. 19, P. 2713; Easterbrook, Philippa J. et al.; There are no racial or ethinc differences in the way AIDS progresses, survival rates, or the development of myelosuppression in AZT treatment, write Philippa J. Eaterbrook et al. of the Department of Medicine at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medici
"National Eye Institute Issues Clinical Alert About CMV Retinitis in AIDS": Journal of the American Medical Association (11/20/91) Vol. 266, No. 19, P. 2665; Marwick, Charles; Nearly 40,000 U.S. physicians who treat AIDS patients will be receiving a clinical alert and a journal article from the National Eye Institute. The alert will discuss the results of the National Eye Institute s randomized multicenter trial comparing foscarnet and ganciclovir sodium to treat
"Effects of Zidovudine Therapy in Minority and Other Subpopulations With" Early HIV Infection: Journal of the American Medical Association (11/20/91) Vol. 266, No. 19, P. 2709; Lagakos, Stephen et al.; Zidovudine ( AZT ) has the same effect on minority groups with AIDS as it does on white AIDS patients, write Stephen Lagakos et al. of the Department of Biostatistics at Harvard University School of Public Health and the Department of Medicine at the Univers
"A Spiritual Guide for Men Dying of AIDS": Philadelphia Inquirer (11/20/91), P. 1-A; Cipriano, Ralph; Dominic Bash, the coordinator of the AIDS ministry for Dignity of Philadelphia Inc., a church for homosexual Catholics, visits AIDS patients several times a week to act as a sort of spiritual guide. I just give a little nurturing, loving, and caring that they re not getting from mother church, he says. Bash serves
"Company News: Hungary Lets ICN Sell Its AIDS Drug": New York Times (11/20/91), P. D4; The National Health Authority of Hungary has permitted ICN Pharmaceuticals Inc. to market the antiviral drug Virazole to treat AIDS patients. The authorization will allow ICN to market Virazole in capsule form to stop or slow the p
"Study Says Drug-Resistant TB on the Rise": Washington Post (11/20/91), P. A3; Goodstein, Laurie; Tuberculosis strains in New York City have been found increasingly resistant to drug treatment, reported health department officials yesterday. The department, in conjunction with the Centers for Disease Control, issued preliminary results of a study revealing that cases of drug-resistant TB have increased more than
"Hi-Tech AIDS Message": Los Angeles Times (11/20/91), P. B3; Wielawski, Irene; The California Museum of Science and Industry began implementing a computer system last month that gives graphic information on the horrors of AIDS. The data accessed on the computers is said to have amazed many people. Museum officials report that the exhibit, which is the first of its kind, may be duplicated in at
"AZT Benefits Called Unrelated to Race": Wall Street Journal (11/20/91), P. B3; The previously held belief that AZT was not as effective in Blacks and Hispanics as it is in white AIDS patients is not accurate, according to a cluster of studies published in this week s Journal of the American Medical A
"India Fights AIDS With Prisons and Chains": Advocate (11/19/91) No. 590, P. 40; Kumar, Arvind; HIV-positive individuals in India are being imprisoned instead of receiving treatment. The Gamnaum Christian Home in Churachandpur, India, is a rehabilitation center that chains up its 85 HIV-infected patients to prevent escape. The patients do not receive any therapy or treatment
"FDA, Buyers Clubs Negotiate New Relationship": Advocate (11/19/91) No. 590, P. 62; Blumenfield, Warren; Investigations of underground distribution of AIDS drug ddC conducted by the Food and Drug Administration recently are intended to gather infomation, not to shut them down, according to FDA officials. FDA spokesman Brad St
"Trojan Gets a Condom Ad on Network TV": Los Angeles Times (11/19/91), P. D1; Horovitz, Bruce; Trojan brand condoms released its first network TV commercial Sunday night on Fox Broadcasting Co. The 15-second spot was viewed during the teen-oriented show Herman s Head by approximately 7 million households nationwide. The ad involves a young man who says, I m a nice guy and go out with nice girls. But these
"Thailand's AIDS Battle": Advocate (11/19/91) No. 590, P. 44; Hodgin, Deana; Thailand is home to one of the highest rates of HIV prevalence in the world, and the situation continues to get worse. The World Health Organization says that 90 percent of the 25 million to 30 million people it estimates will test positve fo
"Health Sense: Putting AIDS Scourge in Perspective": Boston Globe (11/19/91), P. 25; Foreman, Judy; Magic Johnson s disclosure that he is HIV-positive has created a hysterical attitude towards AIDS that has little to do with reason, writes columnist Judy Foreman. Although AIDS is a horrible disease, she writes, and Magic Johnson is a godsend for the highly worthy cause of AIDS-prevention, Foreman laments that there
"In Canadian Comic Book, AIDS Is the Villain": New York Times (11/19/91), P. A13; Farnsworth, Clyde H.; In Canada , a comic book has been distributed to Montreal youths to educate them about HIV prevention. The 28-page Tete a Queue (head of the tail--a street reference to the male sex organ) is an educational instrument used by social workers who come in contact with teenagers. The
"Condoms in Classroom Argued": USA Today (11/19/91), P. 3A; Hall, Mimi; The Los Angeles school board, the second largest in the nation, will decide tonight whether to distribute condoms to high school students. The debate centers on whether giving condoms to students is morally right and will be effective in preventing the spread of HIV. If the proposal is passed, 135,000 students in Lo
"Discrimination Afflicts People With HIV": Wall Street Journal (11/19/91), P. B1; Lambert, Wade; People with HIV are continually getting discriminated against as a result of their condition, and new legal actions will soon be implemented because of the growing number of people acquiring HIV. A new law called the Americans With Disabilities Act would condemn companies for firing or even reassigning an employee ju
"Dallas AIDS Groups Endure Budget Cuts, Cash-Flow Crunch": Advocate (11/19/91) No. 590, P. 28; Gallagher, John; Dallas AIDS organizations are experiencing a financial crisis involving cuts in funding from the city and county and a misappropriation of funds from the AIDS Arms Network (AAN). Peter Brooks, AAN board member and vice chairman of the Lesbian and Gay Political Coalition of Dallas, said we have...little support from
"AIDS-Related Claim Survey Results": Best's Insurance Management Report (11/18/91); Alpaugh, Gary J.; Private life/health insurance companies reported continued increases in AIDS-related claims in 1990 as measured in total dollars paid, according to an annual survey conducted by A.M. Best Co. However, while the $1.3 billion 1990 claims estimate jumped almost $200 million over 1989 claims, total claims increased only
"Are You Prepared to Manage When the Company Gets AIDS?": Air Conditioning, Heating + Refrigeration News (11/18/91) Vol. 184, No. 12, P. 1; AIDS education programs should be implemented in businesses now because of the increasing chances of coming in contact with someone who is HIV-infected. Most HIV-infected individuals are between the ages of 20 and 45 and are currently employed. AIDS can effect a business through increased insurance and health care c
"Poll: Condom Ads OK": Advertising Age (11/18/91) Vol. 62, No. 49, P. 3; Mandese, Joe; Station managers of ABC, CBS, and NBC television affiliates surveyed in an Adveritising Age/ Electronic Media poll said condom advertisements should be used by the networks to promote disease prevention. However, the managers do not favor advertising condoms for contraception. The survey was sent to 170 station mana
"Demaine Vickers' AIDS Spot in Top 5 in National Contest": Washington Business Journal (11/18/91) Vol. 10, No. 25, P. 19; Wells, Melanie; Alexandria, Va.-based advertising agency Demaine Vickers is one of five who have won a national competition for AIDS advertisements. Windsor Demiane, head of the agency, said that he wants to sponsor a media party to increase awareness of the public service announcements. Demaine said that he would like to run a pri
"A Critical Need for Magic": Chicago Tribune (11/18/91), P. 1-14; Magic Johnson is an ideal spokesman for AIDS-prevention, write the editors of the Chicago Tribune, but it is important that the message he delivers be honest and straightforward. While AIDS is not a disease solely of the homosexual community, it is a disease of those that engage in risky behavior, and it is that mess
"Casualties of the Sexual Revolution": Chicago Tribune (11/18/91), P. 1-15; Beck, Joan; Women are suffering much more from the sexual revolution than men are, writes columnist Joan Beck, and something must be done to reduce this cost. The changes in moral and sexual behavior brought about by the revolution have resulted in a shocking increase in unwanted pregnancies, while efforts to create new methods
"AIDS and the Airwaves: It's Still a Hard Sell": Los Angeles Times (11/18/91), P. F1; McDougal, Dennis; Magic Johnson s disclosure that he aquired HIV may change the way television views the disease. Soon, HIV may be addressed in sitcoms and soap operas possibly as often as condoms and teen sex have been this year. Johnson s disclosure has already been discussed in Hollywood and could be applied to several prime-time
"TB Threat: Not Taking the Medicine": New York Times (11/18/91), P. B1; Belkin, Lisa; Doctors in metropolitan regions across the nation are experimenting with various methods to coerce tuberculosis patients to take their medicine. In one of the most bizarre methods, Denver doctors have offered free cans of beer to patients who show up for their medication. The spread of the disease in New York has dw
"AIDS-Grants Advocates Pass Basket": Washington Times (11/18/91), P. A1; Price, Joyce; While basketball player Earvin Magic Johnson s recent disclosure that he is HIV-positive has lent volume to the cry for increased AIDS-funding, many believe that more money is not the answer to the crisis. Simply throwing money at the problem is not going to solve it, says AIDS researcher Dr. Dani Bolognesi of th
"Letters: Mandatory Reporting": New York Times (11/18/91), P. A14; Blackman, Norman S.; HIV-positive individuals should be reported to New York State public health officials, writes Dr. Norman S. Blackman of Brooklyn, N.Y. The state is reluctant to label AIDS as a reportable disease, and physicians are not permitted to test patients for HIV without consent. Those who continue to transmit the disease to
"Johnson Accepts Bush's Offer to Join Commission on AIDS": Los Angeles Times (11/18/91), P. A18; Earvin Magic Johnson accepted President Bush s invitation to join the National Commission on AIDS. Johnson wrote a letter to Bush on Friday saying that he wants to emphasize what everyone can do to curb the spread of HIV. I hope that my participation will help to increase the attention of the American people to t
"Women with HIV: Angry, Afraid and Often Unsuspecting": Washington Post (11/18/91), P. B1; Hill, Retha; A Montgomery county, Md. health department office sponsors a session once a week for HIV-positive women to vent their frustrations on dealing with the disease. Many of the women who attend the sessions are college-educated or professionals, and all but one have acquired the virus heterosexually. Before being tested
"Reluctantly, Black Churches Confront AIDS": New York Times (11/18/91), P. A1; Shipp, E.R. and Navarro, Mireya; Black churches and mosques across the country are beginning to use their influence to combat AIDS. Although most of the churches were reluctant at first, they have come to believe that AIDS is their disease, and that blacks, along with Hispanic people, make up the growing percentage of new cases being diagnosed. H
"Developments to Watch: A Biotech Cocktail That Could Stop AIDS Cold": Business Week (11/18/91) No. 3240, P. 69; Black, Pamela J.; There may be a new way to ward off HIV infection, according to researchers at biopharmaceuticals company Medarex Inc, Princeton, N.J., and Dartmouth Medical School. Presently, it is believed that HIV infects the immune system through two receptors on the surface of cells that normally combat infection. However, the
"Magic's Message": Newsweek (11/18/91) Vol. 118, No. 21, P. 58; Leerhsen, Charles; Many Americans felt a sense of grief when Magic Johnson disclosed his HIV-infected status last week. Johnson conceded that he was naive about AIDS and added that if he could contract HIV, then anyone can. Johnson indicated that his wife, who is pregnant, tested negative for the virus. It was not determined how he b
"Kenya: AIDS as if It Mattered": Washington Post (11/17/91), P. C5; Rabin, Steve; Although much of Africa has been devastated by AIDS, there is a determination and hope in Kenya that should encourage our own efforts, writes Steve Rabin, visiting fellow at the Harvard School of Public Health. African governments across the continent are employing innovative techn
"To Avoid AIDS, Users of Heroin Shift From Injecting to Inhaling It": New York Times (11/17/91), P. A1; Treaster, Joseph B.; Heroin addicts who once injected the drug are switching to inhalation to avoid contracting HIV. The region comprised of New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut is where about half of the nation s heroin addicts reside, and at least one in every three addicts reportedly claims he or she has been snorting or sniffing the
"The AIDS Epidemic's Forgotten Side": Washington Post (11/17/91), P. A1; Gladwell, Malcolm; Magic Johnson s disclosure that he contracted HIV through heterosexual contact has opened the eyes of many who previously believed there was a very slight chance of becoming infected heterosexually. Public health officials thought for years that the possibility for HIV transmission between a man and a woman is only l
"Vertical Transmission of HIV": Lancet (11/16/91) Vol. 338, No. 8777, P. 1278; Mur, Antonio et al.; Bias may have caused the great percentage of verticle transmission of HIV cases, reported as 31.1 percent by Sanchez and Casabona (Lancet--Sept. 28), write Antonio Mur et al. of the Department of Pediatrics and Laboratory IMAS, at the Hospital del Mar in Barcelona, Spain . The findi
"Lessons in AIDS Prevention": Lancet (11/16/91) Vol. 338, No. 8777, P. 1264; The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) is the largest single provider of HIV prevention programs in industrialized countries, providing more than $160 million to combat the disease in the past five years. The organization, in conjuction with Family Health Inter
"Predictive Value of Indeterminate HIV Western Blot": Lancet (11/16/91) Vol. 338, No. 8777, P. 1278; King, Rachel et al.; An indeterminate western blot result can have a high predictive value for HIV seroconversion, write Rachel King et al. of Project San Francisco in Rwanda , Africa and MSF Switzerland in Nakivubo-Kampala, Ugan
"The New Face of AIDS": Economist (11/16/91) Vol. 321, No. 7733, P. 31; AIDS is being acknowledged more widely following Magic Johnson s disclosure that he tested HIV positive. The disease, once condemned and attributed to only gays, drug addicts, and poor people, is now being accepted by the public as something that can happen to anyone. Johnson s positive attitude concerning his condi
"Antigenic Diversity Thresholds and the Development of AIDS": Science (11/15/91) Vol. 254, No. 5034, P. 963; Nowak, Martin A. et al.; More studies should be conducted on the population biology of the human immune system and its interaction with infectious agents, write Martin A. Nowak et al. of the Department of Zoology at the University of Oxford and the Human Retrovirus Laboratory in the Department of Viruology LL1-157 in Amsterdam. The researche
"HIV-Positive Rate for Homeless at 1-2 Percent": Boston Globe (11/15/91), P. 19; Kong, Dolores; Boston health officials have released figures showing that the city s homeless population is slightly more at risk for HIV than the general population. The officials speculated that this was because high-risk behavior, such as intravenous drug use, may also cost people their homes. Homelessness itself does not appea
"Sweeping Tests for AIDS in Newborns OKd": Los Angeles Times (11/15/91), P. A3; Abrahamson, Alan; San Diego Juvenile Court Judge Napoleon Jones has issued an order that allows county authorities to perform HIV-tests on newborn babies that are believed to be in danger of having the virus. The tests can be performed even without the mother s consent. The unusual directive was issued several months ago, but only re
"Hepatitis High Among Refugees": Washington Post (11/15/91), P. A19; The Centers for Disease Control have reported that refugees from some parts of Indochina are infected with the Hepatitis B virus at an alarming level of more than 15 percent. Although the virus is relatively uncommon in this country, the U.S. Public Health Service is on the verge of recommending nationwide vaccinatio
"NBA Union Looks at AIDS Programs": Washington Post (11/15/91), P. C1; Muscatine, Alison and Cotton, Anthony; In the wake of Magic Johnson s recent disclosure that he is HIV-positive, the National Basketball Players Association is considering an AIDS testing and counseling program for its members. The organization has been receiving advice from several hospitals, according to NBPA Director Charles Grantham, and should have a
"Medical Notebook: AIDS Risk to Patients Under Care Called Tiny": Boston Globe (11/15/91), P. 3; Foreman, Judy; Despite patients concerns, the risk of contracting HIV from a health-care worker is minimal, according to a new study by doctors at the Minnesota Department of Health, published in this week s New England Journal of Medicine. The study states that the risk of transmission from provider to patient is tiny and that l
"Amsco: Shiny New 97-Year-Old Company": Investor's Business Daily (11/15/91), P. 1; Ignon, Lance; The Florida woman who contracted HIV from her dentist could have been infected from tainted instruments, according to the Centers for Disease Control. Even though there is no concrete evidence this was the route for transmission of HIV, the preliminary conclusion emphasizes the need for improved sterilization of medi
"Demand Soars for HIV Tests": Philadelphia Inquirer (11/15/91), P. 1-B; Copeland, Larry; Philadelphia s HIV testing and educational facilities are still overwhelmed with calls and requests for HIV-testing, a week after Magic Johnson s disclosure that he has tested HIV-positive. The Philadelphia AIDS Task Force s clinic usually tests approximately 180 people a week. Now, however, about 300 tests per day
"Redefining AIDS Would Add 160,000 Cases": Washington Post (11/15/91), P. A16; The number of U.S. AIDS cases will almost double under a new definition of the disease proposed by the Centers for Disease Control yesterday. The new definition will be more general, including 160,000 more people who are infected with HIV, but who aren t aware of their condition. Presently, the nation s AIDS cases a
"Legal Beat: Cap on AIDS-Related Insurance Claims is Upheld by U.S." Appeals Court: Wall Street Journal (11/15/91), P. B4; Hayes, Arthur S., and Stipp, David; A lower court ruling that allowed companies to place caps on insurance coverage to be paid on AIDS-related claims has been upheld by the Fifth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orleans, La. In the lawsuit, a $5,000 lifetime limit placed by H+H Music Co. on how much its insurance plan would pay a worker for AIDS tr
"Lawmaker Announced AIDS Plan": United Press International (11/14/91); Sacramento--State Sen. Diane Watson (D-Calif.), chairwoman of the Senate Committee on Health and Human Services, has announced that she is planning to back new AIDS legislation aimed at increasing research, education, and the use of innovative drugs to halt the spread of the disease. According to Watson, the bill wil
"AMA Offers AIDS Indemnity Insurance": United Press International (11/14/91); Chicago--The American Medical Association has announced that its insurance subsidiary will offer AIDS insurance to doctors. According to Dr. James S. Todd, AMA executive vice president, Possible exposure to HIV infection has become a fact of life for today s practicing physicia
"A Look-Back Investigation of Patients of an HIV-Infected Physician": New England Journal of Medicine (11/14/91) Vol. 325, No. 20, P. 1406; Danila, Richard N. et al.; The risk of HIV transmission from an infected health-care worker to patient should be determined to prevent limiting workers practice before a look-back investigation is conducted, write Richard N. Danila et al. of the Acute Disease Epidemiology Section and the AIDS/STD Prevention Services Section of the Division of
"Basketball, AIDS and Education": Nature (11/14/91) Vol. 354, No. 6349, P. 103; Maddox, John; Magic Johnson s recent announcement that he tested positive for HIV, may, in some ways, benefit others, writes John Maddox of Nature. Johnson is regarded as a hero by many and his opinion is valued. Although his condition is very tragic, it may enable him to spread awareness among the public and elucidate any confus
"Divisions Deep on Condoms for Youths": Boston Globe (11/14/91), P. 1; Aucoin, Don; In Boston, the debate on the best form of AIDS education looms, despite Magic Johnson s disclosure last week that he tested HIV-positive. Everyone agrees that teenagers need to be educated on AIDS, but whether it coincides with morality has made it controversial. Larry Kessler, executive director of the AIDS Action
"Weld: AIDS Program at Shelter Is Acceptable": Boston Globe (11/14/91), P. 33; Hanafin, Teresa and Neuffer, Elizabeth; Massachusetts Gov. William Weld, who supports condom use as a means of AIDS prevention, said Wednesday that he will not reject an AIDS-education program for homeless people that stresses sexual abstinence instead of condom use. The program is being implemented by Catholic Charities, which is the second-largest provid
"Puerto Rico Planning Special AIDS Group": New York Times (11/14/91), P. A20; Puerto Rico Governor Rafael Hernandez-Colon has announced that the commonwealth will spend $150,000 on the creation of an organization to raise money for AIDS groups serving Puerto Ricans nationwide. The not-for-profit organization will be called Unidos Contra el SIDA (United
"Mass. Soon to Issue K-12 Curriculum Guide on AIDS: Recommendations Are" Geared to Age: Boston Globe (11/14/91), P. 1; Aucoin, Don; The state of Massachusetts will soon release guidelines encouraging schools to begin AIDS education as early as kindergarten. Within the next two weeks, the 80-page guide will be sent to all state school districts, which will entail teaching advice and recommended books on AIDS prevention that are suited to each grad
"NBA Sends Information on AIDS, Tests to Teams": Washington Post (11/14/91), P. B7; Muscatine, Alison and Cotton, Anthony; The National Basketball Association has sent information on AIDS to all of its 27 teams so players can decide if they want to get tested for HIV, according to league sources. Susan O Malley, president of the Washington Bullets, said the memo just gave information on the disease, how to go about [getting tested], and
"While Risk Exists, Fears of AIDS-Tainted Blood Supply Far Outweigh Threat": Baltimore Sun (11/14/91), P. 1E; Knudson, Mary; Two heart surgery patients were found to have contracted HIV from a blood transfusion, according to Dr. Kenrad E. Nelson, an epidemiologist at the Johns Hopkins School of Hygiene and Public Health. The study was conducted by Dr. Nelson on 11,535 patients at three hospitals and found that infected blood had slipped th
"Rounding Up the HIV-Positive: Cuba Maintains Rigid Quarantine": Philadelphia Inquirer (11/14/91), P. 27-A; McConahay, Mary Jo; A quarantine established in Cuba in 1986 has proven effective in curbing the spread of HIV among the general public. The quarantine is one of the most aggressive efforts ever to combat AIDS and has helped Cuba achieve a limited increase from 200 cases in 1986 to 676 cases today, wit
"Surge in AIDS-Related Stocks Hits a Wall": Wall Street Journal (11/14/91), P. C1; Newman, Anne and Rundle, Rhonda L.; Stock in Immune Response Corp. fell yesterday after the announcement that the federal advisory panel rejected a proposal to permit the speeding-up of the approval of AIDS-related vaccines. Immune Response plunged 15 3/4 to 46 following the announcement. In addition, stocks of small companies were dumped after invest
"Plan to Reform Drug Approvals Has Opposition": Wall Street Journal (11/14/91), P. B4; Ingersoll, Bruce and Stout, Hilary; The Bush administration s joint proposal with the Food and Drug Administration to quicken the drug approval process has run into opposition from Democratic legislators. According to the legislators, the FDA appears to be abdicating its statutory responsibility on the safety and eff
"Panel Rejects Mandatory AIDS Testing": United Press International (11/13/91); Baltimore--Despite Gov. William Donald Schaefer s backing of mandatory AIDS testing, the Governor s Council on HIV Prevention and Treatment has rejected the measure, and Panel Chairman Dr. Richard Johnson calls the testing a fallacy. Johnson added that there is no scientific basis for the expensive procedure, altho
"The Mechanism of HIV Infection in Patients of the Florida Dentist": Journal of the American Medical Association (11/13/91) Vol. 266, No. 18, P. 2559; LiVolsi, Virginia A.; HIV may have been transmitted from the Florida dentist to six of his patients via perspiration, writes Virginia A. LiVolsi of the Unversity of Pennsylvania. The Centers for Disease Control s Update on Transmission of HIV Infection During Invasive Dental Procedures explained that each of the six patients had undergo
"`Magic' Johnson's Situation Raises Awareness on AIDS": Christian Science Monitor (11/13/91), P. 7; Armstrong, Scott and Wood, Daniel B.; Basketball great Earvin Magic Johnson s announcement that he is infected with HIV has raised many people s awareness of AIDS more than any single event in the history of the disease. Because Johnson is well-known in segments of the population that are difficult to reach with other awareness programs, AIDS activists
"Network Ban on Condom Ads Could Topple": Wall Street Journal (11/13/91), P. B1; Lipman, Joanne; Fox Broadcasting has announced that it will agree to air condom advertisements if the commercials refer to disease prevention rather than birth control. The unprecedented announcement has caused all the major networks except ABC to reconsider their bans on the ads. NBC said yesterday that it is considering allowing
"Invitation to Join AIDS Panel": Washington Post (11/13/91), P. A16; President Bush has encouraged Magic Johnson to join the National Commision on AIDS, said White House spokesman Marlin Fitzwater yesterday. However, Johnson has not made his decision yet. Fitzwater said, Magic has a very important message that would be very useful to this commission. The commission studies AIDS iss
"Johnson Reveals He Knew Test Results Earlier": Washington Post (11/13/91), P. A1; Muscatine, Alison; Magic Johnson knew of his HIV-infected condition before announcing it publicly on Nov. 6., according to a Johnson-authored article in Sports Illustrated. Johnson said that he first learned of his infection approximately three weeks ago but did not want to disclose his status until further medical tests were conducted
"Firm Offers Alternative Therapy for Pneumonia in AIDS Patients": Washington Post (11/13/91), P. A16; A possible life-saving therapy for Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia, the leading cause of death in AIDS patients, has been developed by Burroughs Wellcome Co., the company announced yesterday. Burroughs Wellcome also manufactures AZT for AIDS patients. The
"A Longtime Ally Lambastes Flynn on Condom Plan": Boston Globe (11/13/91), P. 1; Aucoin, Don; Boston Mayor Flynn s opposition to the distribution of condoms in schools is an unconscionable lack of leadership, said a longtime ally of Flynn. Larry Kessler, executive director of the AIDS Action Committee and a member of the National Commission on AIDS, chastized Flynn for saying in a television interview that
"Bank Says AIDS Hitting Third World Industry": Investor's Business Daily (11/13/91), P. 12; The rampant spread of HIV in the Third World is damaging to business and may eventually hold down incomes, according to a World Bank official. Jill Armstrong, of the World Bank s Eastern Africa Department, said that AIDS not only hurts human cost, but should also be analyzed for how it can affect people s livelihoods
"U.S. Supports Worldwide Offensive Against AIDS": Christian Science Monitor (11/13/91), P. 6; Moffett III, George D.; In an effort to curb the spread of HIV, small entreprenuers in Zaire have started distributing condoms. The country experimented with the United States strategy of social marketing to conduct the program. The African country s AIDS case rate has leveled off since the implemen
"Indiana Doctors Back Disclosure About AIDS": Chicago Tribune (11/12/91), P. 1-3; The Indiana State Medical Association has approved a policy that would require all health-care workers performing invasive procedures to be tested for HIV and inform patients if the results are positive. The HIV-positive health-care worker would then either avoid invasive procedures, or consult with a review panel co
"FDA Plans to Fast Track New Drugs": Journal of Commerce (11/12/91), P. 11A; The Washington Post reported that the Food and Drug Administration will allow private firms to review applications to market new drugs in the categories of analgesics, antibiotics, and anti-inflammatory drugs. The newspaper also reported that the FDA is considering allowing approval
"AIDS and Insurance Cutoffs": Washington Post (Health) (11/12/91), P. 16; Henry, Sarah; Many self-insured employers have begun refusing to fully cover AIDS treatments, sometimes putting a ceiling as low as $5,000 on payments. According to Fred Hellinger at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Agency for Health Care Policy and Research, the cost of treating an AIDS patient is approximately $
"AIDS-Related Firms' Focus Could Change": USA Today (11/12/91), P. 1B; Anderson, Kevin; There may be a shift from spending on patients with full-blown AIDS to healthy patients with HIV, say experts on the disease. Many investors are buying stocks of condom makers and small biotech firms working on AIDS treatments. Experts say that the Magic Johnson case will divert funds to healthy HIV-infected people,
"HIV-Infected Workers Get Little Support": USA Today (11/12/91), P. 1B; Lawlor, Julia; Employees who disclose their HIV infection to their bosses still face discrimination after all of the progress made with the disease. William Rubenstein, director of the American Civil Liberties Untion s National AIDS Project, said that AIDS discrimination occurs in every workplace imaginable, adding that there are e
"Bush Asks Johnson to Join AIDS Panel": New York Times (11/12/91), P. B13; Hilts, Philip; Magic Johnson was asked by President Bush on Tuesday to serve on the National Commission on AIDS, the Federal agency designed to advise the president and develop a consensus on AIDS policy. Members of the commission welcome Johnson and they feel that he might support commission positions, some that the White House do
"High Price of Latest Drug for AIDS Patients Decried": Washington Post (11/12/91), P. A1; Gladwell, Malcolm; Many AIDS patients pay thousands of dollars to pro-long their lives with related treatments. AIDS patients spend $2,000 to $3,000 on treatments like AZT and DDI. To hinder any tuburculosis, an additional $3,000 must be spent on clarithromycin, and for pne
"Up to 20 Percent of Homeless People Carry AIDS Virus, Says New Report by" CDC: Wall Street Journal (11/12/91), P. B4; Dahl, Jonathan; The homeless population comprises approximately two to 40 times higher HIV-infection rate compared to the national population, reports the Centers for Disease Control in a new study. The CDC will issue a study of the HIV-infection among the nation s homeless people. Nearly 8,000 homeless people were treated for vari
"HIV Carriers Said to Top 8 Million Worldwide": Washington Post (11/12/91), P. A16; Approximately 75 percent of HIV-infected people in the world contracted the virus through heterosexual contacts, reported the World Health Organization Tuesday. The organization stated that HIV is transmitted to nearly 5,000 peple each day and the estimated number of HIV cases may
"AIDS-Related Firms' Focus Could Change": USA Today (11/12/91), P. 1B; Anderson, Kevin; There may be a shift from spending on patients with full-blown AIDS to healthy patients with HIV, say experts on the disease. Many investors are buying stocks of condom makers and small biotech firms working on AIDS treatments. Experts say that the Magic Johnson case will divert funds to healthy HIV-infected people,
"HIV-Infected Workers Get Little Support": USA Today (11/12/91), P. 1B; Lawlor, Julia; Employees who disclose their HIV infection to their bosses still face discrimination after all of the progress made with the disease. William Rubenstein, director of the American Civil Liberties Untion s National AIDS Project, said that AIDS discrimination occurs in every workplace imaginable, adding that there are e
"Bush Asks Johnson to Join AIDS Panel": New York Times (11/12/91), P. B13; Hilts, Philip; Magic Johnson was asked by President Bush on Tuesday to serve on the National Commission on AIDS, the Federal agency designed to advise the president and develop a consensus on AIDS policy. Members of the commission welcome Johnson and they feel that he might support commission positions, some that the White House do
"High Price of Latest Drug for AIDS Patients Decried": Washington Post (11/12/91), P. A1; Gladwell, Malcolm; Many AIDS patients pay thousands of dollars to pro-long their lives with related treatments. AIDS patients spend $2,000 to $3,000 on treatments like AZT and DDI. To hinder any tuburculosis, an additional $3,000 must be spent on clarithromycin, and for pne
"Up to 20 Percent of Homeless People Carry AIDS Virus, Says New Report by" CDC: Wall Street Journal (11/12/91), P. B4; Dahl, Jonathan; The homeless population comprises approximately two to 40 times higher HIV-infection rate compared to the national population, reports the Centers for Disease Control in a new study. The CDC will issue a study of the HIV-infection among the nation s homeless people. Nearly 8,000 homeless people were treated for vari
"HIV Carriers Said to Top 8 Million Worldwide": Washington Post (11/12/91), P. A16; Approximately 75 percent of HIV-infected people in the world contracted the virus through heterosexual contacts, reported the World Health Organization Tuesday. The organization stated that HIV is transmitted to nearly 5,000 peple each day and the estimated number of HIV cases may
"Kennedy Company to Provide Low-Cost AIDS Medications": United Press International (11/11/91); Boston--Low-cost AIDS treatments will be offered through the mail in Massachusetts by early next year, said Michael Kennedy of a subsidiary of the Citizens Energy Corp., Monday. Drugs such as AZT , aerosol pentamidine, ganciclovir, alpha interferon and fluc
"Kennedy Company to Provide Low-Cost AIDS Medications": United Press International (11/11/91); Boston--Low-cost AIDS treatments will be offered through the mail in Massachusetts by early next year, said Michael Kennedy of a subsidiary of the Citizens Energy Corp., Monday. Drugs such as AZT , aerosol pentamidine, ganciclovir, alpha interferon and fluc
"Adverse Reactions to Co-Trimoxazole in HIV Infection": Lancet (11/09/91) Vol. 338, No. 8776, P. 1216; Slattery, John T. and Unadkat, Jashvant D.; Inhibition of N-oxidation of the arylamine by cytochrome P-450 may be a more effective route to eliminate toxicity of co-trimoxazole in HIV infection, write John T. Slattery and Jashvant D. Unadkat of the Department of Pharmaceutics of the School of Pharmacy at the University of Washington, Seattle. Slattery and Unad
"Determinants of HIV Disease Progression: Six-Year Longitudinal Study in" the Edinburgh Hemophilia/HIV Cohort: Lancet (11/09/91) Vol. 338, No. 8776, P. 1159; Simmonds, Peter et al.; Individuals with HIV may be identified in early stages of infection and possibly before exposure, according to Peter Simmonds et al. of the Hepatitis Reference Laboratory and Department of Medical Microbiology at the University of Edinburgh. Immune function markers that are apparent before infection may determine the
"Facts on AIDS and Insurance": Los Angeles Times (11/09/91), P. D1; Mulligan, Thomas S.; With the threat of AIDS continually growing, the nation s insurers and lawmakers are struggling with the question of how health care will be provided without bankrupting the insurance industry. In California, disability insurance companies are allowed to test for HIV and deny coverage for those infected with the viru
"Selective Depletion in HIV Infection of T Cells That Bear Specific T Cell" Receptor VB Sequences: Science (11/08/91) Vol. 254, No. 5033, P. 860; Imberti, Luisa etal.; HIV-encoded proteins may deliver anergic signals to noninfected T cells through interactions with specific VB sequences, write Luisa Imberti et al. of the School of Medicine at the Unviersity of Brescia in Brecia, Italy . It is not known how the T cell depletes during HIV infection.
"Molecular Basis of Latency in Pathogenic Human Viruses": Science (11/08/91) Vol 254, No. 5033, P. 815; Garcia-Blanco, Mariano A. and Cullen, Bryan R.; Latency in HIV infection yields readily detectable plasma viremia and can lead to infection of more than 1 percent of circulating CD4 T-lymphocytes, write Mariano A. Garcia-Blanco and Bryan R. Cullen of the Duke University Medical Center. Circulating CD4 T cells, which temporarily decline during acute HIV-1 infection
"Clue Found to T Cell Loss in AIDS": Science (11/08/91) Vol. 254, No. 5033, P. 798; Marx, Jean; Many theories have been forwared on how HIV functions, but none have been proved or disproved. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, says that AIDS vaccines could be developed after learning more about T cell depletion. A research team at the University of Brescia,
"Dinkins Backs Plan on Needle Exchange": New York Times (11/08/91), P. B7; New York City s Mayor David N. Dinkins yesterday offically approved a clean needle distribution program for the city as a more intense effort by his administration to combat AIDS and drug abuse. The mayor had mentioned earlier this week that he would advocate a privately-financed pilot program to be organized by comm
"Judge Acquits 4 of Distributing Needles in an Effort to Curb AIDS": New York Times (11/08/91), P. B7; Nieves, Evelyn; Four members of ACT-UP were aquitted Thursday for distributing clean needles to drug addicts in Jersey City, N.J. The activists were charged with possession of drug paraphernalia and illegal possesion of hypodermic needles, misdemeanors punishable by up to one year in prison and a $2,000 fine. The judge, Alan Horowi
"A Player Leaves the Court, But the Magic Goes On": USA Today (11/08/91), P. 8A; Magic Johnson has retired from basketball to cope with HIV infection, but he may be effective in educating the public on AIDS, write the editors of the USA Today. Many were shocked by the news announced Thursday, but a recent AIDS report showed that many Americans remain unmoved by the virus. However, if Magic can c
"Fateful AIDS Test on Magic Johnson Was for Insurance": Wall Street Journal (11/08/91), P. A1; Pulliam, Susan; The highly popular basketball star, Magic Johnson, announced yesterday that he had tested positive for HIV, which was detected during medical testing for a life insurance policy. Since the start of the epidemic, insurance companies remained fearful that the disease would lessen profits and increase premiums. Industr
"Magic Johnson Ends His Career, Saying He Has the AIDS Virus": New York Times (11/08/91), P. A1; Stevenson, Richard W.; The renowned basketball player, Magic Johnson, disclosed his HIV infection yesterday at a news conference in the Great Western Forum, and said he would immediately retire from the Los Angeles Lakers. His doctors advised him to retire even though he is now healthy. Magic Johnson is now the most famous sports figure t
"Sexually Transmitted Diseases in the 1990s": New England Journal of Medicine (11/07/91) Vol. 325, No. 19, P. 1368; Cates, Willard Jr. and Hinman, Alan R.; Programs designed to encourage changes in behavior to thwart sexually transmitted diseases must be implemented, write Willard Cates, Jr. and Alan R. Hinman of the Centers for Disease Control. Many studies have indicated that ulcerative STDs, including syphilis, chancroid, and herpes, are linked with an increased risk
"Ads Against AIDS Presents 14 Awards": New York Times (11/07/91), P. D20; An organization that managing the country s first educational AIDS advertising campaign awarded its winners last night. Ads Against AIDS presented 14 awards to anti-AIDS advertisements. Five television commercials, five print advertisements and four radio commercials won, from more than 1,000 advertisements submitte
"Whitman-Walker Offers Free Adult Day Care": Washington Post (11/07/91), P. D.C.1; A free day care facility for adult AIDS patients will be provided by the Whitman-Walker AIDS clinic in Washington, D.C. The facility will be an addition to the existing center in Logan Circle, and will open by the end of the year. It will provide care for up to 150 adult AIDS patients. The facility will include roo
"4 AIDS Activists on Trial in N.J. Free-Needle Case": Philadelphia Inquirer (11/07/91), P. 2-B; Teibel, Amy; Yesterday marked the beginning of a trial that involved four AIDS activists arrested for distributing clean needles to drug addicts in Jersey City, N.J. New Jersey is one of 11 states that bans the possession of syringes without a prescription. The case is difficult because it involves a moral question and a legal o
"High HIV Infection Rate Among Disadvantaged Teens": United Press International (11/06/91); Levy, Douglas A.; Washington--HIV is rapidly spreading among disadvantaged teenagers, increasing the need for AIDS-related programs, according to experts at the Centers for Disease Control. CDC researchers said Tuesday that they had discovered a high rate of HIV infection among a study of teens enrolled in the U.S. Job Corps, which is
"Evidence for the Effects of HIV Antibody Counseling and Testing on Risk" Behaviors: Journal of the American Medical Association (11/06/91) Vol. 266, No. 17, P. 2419; Higgins, Donna L. et al.; More studies should be conducted to determine the efficacy of counseling and testing services, write Donna L. Higgins et al. of the Division of STD/HIV Prevention at the National Center for Prevention Services, Centers for Disease Control. Counseling and testing (C+T) services for HIV-positive and HIV-negative indivi
"Tenth Annual AMA Science Reporters Conference Focuses on Variety of" Public Health Issues.: Journal of the American Medical Association (11/06/91) Vol. 266, No. 17, P. 2336; Skolnick, Andrew A.; The American Medical Association s tenth annual Science Reporters Conference was held in Atlanta, Ga. and was cosponsored by the Centers for Disease Control. The conference addressed the many topics that physician reporters must cover to promote public health. Antiretroviral therapies were discussed by Robert Turner
"Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection in Disadvantaged Adolescents": Journal of the American Medical Association (11/06/91) Vol. 266, No. 17, P. 2387; St. Louis, Michael E. et al.; Adolescents must be educated early and outside the school system about HIV to help curb its spread, write Michael E. St. Louis et al. of the HIV Seroepidemiology Branch, Division of HIV/AIDS at the Center for Infectious Diseases in the Centers for Disease Control. Applicants for the Job Corps, a federally funded prog
"Adolescents at AIDS Risk": Boston Globe (11/06/91), P. 18; AIDS education should be implemented among all young Americans early in their lives, write the editors of the Boston Globe. Job Corps, a federal program that helps high-school dropouts find jobs, has indicated that many of its applicants, ages 16-21, have 10 times higher HIV infection rates than military recruits. Th
"Perjury Probe Urged in AIDS Lab Scandal": Chicago Tribune (11/06/91), P. 1-5; Crewdson, John; Rep. John Dingell (D-Mich.) is pressing forward a criminal investigation of Dr. Robert C. Gallo, who has been charged with perjury, patent fraud, and obstruction of justice in connection to his AIDS research and his AIDS test. Last week, Dingell, who is worried about a statute of limitations on perjury charges, sent
"UM Medical Center to Lead State AIDS Treatment Network": Baltimore Sun (11/06/91), P. 2D; Robinson, Lynda; The University of Maryland Medical Center will lead in the operation of a clinical network designed to speed the testing of AIDS drugs. Dr. John P. Johnson, director of pediatric immunology at University of Maryland and the lead scientific coordinator for the network, said, We certainly do anticipate that this will
"AIDS Fears are Hard to Calm": USA Today (11/06/91), P. 1D; Painter, Kim; Statistics alone will not ease public fear of contracting HIV from their health-care workers, experts relayed to the National Commission on AIDS Tuesday. Michael Osterholm of the Minnesota Department of Public Health said, I think the public has come to look at this like Lotto-American medicine, in which the minima
"C.D.C. to List Operations as AIDS Risks": New York Times (11/06/91), P. C17; The Centers for Disease Control s director, Dr. William Roper, said yesterday that he will suggest that HIV-infected doctors refrain from performing some types of invasive procedures and that a list of the most hazardous procedures will be issued. The American Dental Association and some other medical groups rejected
"500 Protesters Have Different View of Event": Los Angeles Times (11/05/91), P. A27; Lozano, Carlos V.; A $57 million library that was dedicated by former President Ronald Reagan on Monday received much criticizm from groups of protesters. More than 500 demonstraters gathered at the ceremonies in the Simi Valley to protest the policies of the current and former cheif executives. The protesters that received the most a
"Canada in Brief: AIDS Cases Escalate": Toronto Globe and Mail (11/05/91), P. A4; An increasing number of HIV-positive babies has doctors in British Columbia concerned. Dr. Jack Forbes. director of the HIV Clinic at Children s Hospital in Vancouver, said at a conference on pediatric AIDS, B.C. has the third-highest rate per million in Canada . He added that ev
"Researchers in Furor Over AIDS Say They Can't Reproduce Results": New York Times (11/05/91), P. C3; Altman, Lawrence K., M.D.; The scientists from U.C.L.A who claimed that the latency period in HIV infection could be undeterminable are unable to reproduce their results. This was one of the most disturbing findings in AIDS research because many people who were HIV-negative believed that they could still be infected. The window period usual
"Dinkins Endorses Privately Financed Needle-Swap Plan": New York Times (11/05/91), P. B5; Navarro, Mireya; New York City Mayor David N. Dinkins announced yesterday that he would advocate a privately financed needle-exchange program to help prevent the spread of HIV. Dinkins did not disclose the details of the program, but said he wants the program to be closely supervised by the city. He said the outcome of the needle-ex
"AIDS Risk High, But Zaire's Hospitals Use Untested Blood": Philadelphia Inquirer (11/05/91), P. 1-F; Weller, Robert; Unscreened blood is being distributed from the main blood bank in Kinshasa, Zaire . Following political turmoil in September, many of the foreign doctors that worked on Project AIDS left the country, taking their supplies with them. Manzila Tarande, the Zairian doctor heading Pro
"Medical Groups Reject Limits on HIV-Infected Workers": Washington Post (11/05/91), P. A1; Gladwell, Malcolm; Representatives of some of the country s major medical and dental organizations met in Atlanta yesterday and denounced the Centers for Disease Control s plan to restrict the practices of HIV-positive health-care workers. The CDC had suggested in July that health-care workers refrain from any procedure that would allo
"Mexican Employers Force HIV Testing": Advocate (11/05/91) No. 589, P. 60; Lida, David; A Mexican television network is imposing HIV testing on all employees and job applicants. The network, Televisa, started testing last month and claims that results will be kept confidential. The tests are given to everyone from studio technicians to soap-opera actors to newscasters. An administrator at Televisa sai
"Breakthrough on AIDS Scored by MedImmune": Washington Business Journal (11/04/91) Vol. 10, No. 23, P. 1; Escobar, Louisa Shepard; A small biotechnology firm located in Gaithersburg, Md. has discovered an antibody that succesfully kills HIV in laboratory tests. MedImmune Inc. s MEDI-488 was developed in conjunction with New York University during the past two years. The antibody is said to be effective because it works against various strains o
"Shared Needles Put Prisoners at AIDS Risk": Toronto Globe and Mail (11/04/91), P. A5; Martin, Mike; A government plan in Toronto will allow the distribution of condoms to inmates to help prevent the spread of HIV. However, drug users are still at high risk, warn AIDS workers and community groups. The condom distribution plan was announced by Solicitor-General Doug Lewis last week. Glen Brown of the Toronto-based
"Ruling Cites Southwestern Bell": Wall Street Journal (11/04/91), P. B8B; Southwestern Bell Corp. has been ordered by Dallas District Judge Gary Hall to pay $757,000 to Alan Rehwinkle, a former employee who claims he was fired for having the AIDS virus. The company was also ordered to reinstate Rehwinkle and refrain from discriminating against him. Southwestern Bell has indicated that it
"National Briefs: AIDS Dentist's Kin Ordered to Testify": Boston Globe (11/04/91), P. 78; A judge in Stuart, Fla. decided that the family of the dentist who allegedly infected his patients with HIV should come forth with testimony for attorneys for one of the infected patients. Martin Circuit Judge Robert Makemson decided Wednesday that the parents of Dr. David Acer, Victor and Harriet Acer, must answer q
"13 Charged in French AIDS Case": Toronto Globe and Mail (11/04/91), P. A14; HIV-infected French hemophiliacs are filing charges against 13 officials, including three former prime ministers, for crimes against humanity and poisoning the blood supply. Bruno Payet, president of the group representing 45 people infected with AIDS in southern France , alleged t
"Bio-Technology General to Start AIDS Drug Tests": Investor's Business Daily (11/04/91), P. 28; The beginning of Phase 1 trials of an AIDS treatment was announced on Friday by Bio-Technology General Corp. The research will observe the efficacy of the company s human growth hormone, BioTropin, that is designed to slow down or reverse the progression of HIV in humans. Bio-Technology said preliminary clinical stu
"AIDS Rules for Doctors Discussed": Philadelphia Inquirer (11/04/91), P. 7-A; Byrd, Robert; Federal health officials may debate today whether certain HIV-infected doctors can continue practicing medicine. The officials hope to determine which procedures are exposure prone and could be listed among the procedures an infected health-care worker may be prevented from performing. The Centers for Disease Cont
"Patients Going Underground to Buy Experimental Drugs": New York Times (11/04/91), P. A1; Kolata, Gina; An increasing number of AIDS, cancer, Alzheimer s disease, and chronic fatigue syndrome patients are resorting to underground pharmacies for needed drugs that have not yet been approved by the Food and Drug Administration. The so-called buyers clubs sell treatments that are still being tested and make drugs availa
"The Age of Genes": U.S. News + World Report (11/04/91) Vol. 111, No. 19, P. 64; Brownlee, Shannon and Silberner, Joanne; Since the discovery of DNA 40 years ago by James Watson and Francis Crick, genes have been examined closely to determine the origin of diseases. Scientists have learned through developments in genetics how specific lengths of DNA expose cells portals to HIV. Gene therapy is a futuristic approach to medicine. The N
"Sex and the Single Student": Washington Post (Education Review) (11/03/91), P. 1; Leff, Lisa; Sex education in Washington, D.C. area schools comprises approximately 70 hours of the 14,580 hours of education needed to graduate and prompts the loudest debate among the area boards of education. Children are being introduced to simple sex education as early as first or second grade, advancing through tenth grade.
"Treating Tuberculosis in HIV-Positive Africans": Lancet (11/02/91) Vol. 338, No. 8775, P. 1140; Blot, K. et al.; Stanford et al. s (Lancet--Aug. 31) suggestion that the World Health Organization should develop and implement clinical trials of very short course antituberculosis chemotherapy along with immunotherapy of HIV and Mycobacterium tuberculosis-infected individuals, should be disregard
"Azithromycin for Treatment of Mycobacterium Avium-Intracellulare Complex" Infection in Patients With AIDS: Lancet (11/02/91) Vol. 338, No. 8775, P. 1107; Young, L.S. et al.; Azithromycin, a semi-synthetic macrolide antibiotic, safely reduced M avium complex bacteraemia and related symptoms in almost 75 percent of patients treated for at least 20 days, write L.S. Young et al. of the Kuzell Institute for Arthritis and Infectious Diseases and the Medical Research Institute of San Francisco i
"Efficacy of Partner Notification for HIV Infection": Lancet (11/02/91) Vol. 338, No. 8775, P. 1096; Giesecke, Johan et al.; Partner notification of HIV-positive status is an effective strategy for curbing the spread of infection, write Johan Giesecke et al. of the Department of Epidemiology, National Bacteriological Laboratory in Stockholm, Sweden . Since 1985, partner notification implemented in Sweden
"Mysterious Hormone Forecasts AIDS Onset": Science News (11/02/91) Vol. 140, No. 18, P. 277; Fackelmann, K.A.; The irregular low levels of an unusual adrenal hormone may be the key to detecting the progression from asymptomatic infection to full-blown AIDS, according to a study led by Mark A. Jacobson of the University of California--San Francisco. If the finding is true, it could mean a new way of tracking the health of HIV-
"AIDS Vaccine Meeting: International Trials Soon": Science (11/01/91) Vol. 254, No. 5032, P. 647; Cohen, Jon; Locations are being determined for trials of AIDS vaccines, according to an announcement at the Interantional Conference on Advances in AIDS Vaccine Development sponsored by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases Division of AIDS. The sites will be selected in countries with a high prevelance of H
"Eagles Were Tested for AIDS, but They Didn't Know It": Philadelphia Inquirer (11/01/91), P. 1-D; Bowden, Mark; The Philadelphia Eagles football team members were unaware that they were tested for HIV as a part of routine physical examinations in training camp. I have no objection to being tested, but I do object to not being told, said veteran free safety Wes Hopkins. All of the players tested negative to HIV antibodies, s
"Rendell, Egan Differ on the Distribution of Condoms in Schools": Philadelphia Inquirer (11/01/91), P. 5-B; Philadelphia s mayoral candidates, Democrat Edward G. Rendell and Republican Joseph M. Egan Jr., hold opposing views on the issue of condom distribution in city high schools, according to an article published in The Catholic Standard + Times. Rendell said that he advocates the distribution of condoms along with educa
"Medical Care Transmits 85 Percent of Cases": USA Today (11/01/91), P. 1A; Kelley, Jack; The Soviet Union is experiencing a vast increase in AIDS cases, despite the notion that the country is free of the disease. However, the disease is receiving scant attention among Soviet policy makers, say Soviet medical workers. The first Soviet AIDS case was diagnosed in 1986, and no one is certain how AIDS got tr
"Moral Development and HIV Prevention Among Adolescents": Focus (11/91) Vol. 6, No. 12, P. 1; Hochhauser, Mark; AIDS education is not enough to change risky sexual behavior among adolescents, writes Mark Hochhauser, PhD. Motivating behavior change entails a comprehension not only of what attitudes encourage the behavior but also of what moral beliefs control a person s psychological ability to change. Roger Bibace, Mary Walsh
"School-Based Sex Education": Focus (11/91) Vol. 6, No. 12, P. 5; DiClemente, Ralph J.; School-based sex education programs are not effective enough alone to solve the complex problems associated with adolescent sexuality, writes Dr. Ralph J. DiClemente. DiClemente studied literature regarding sex education in public schools and discovered that although it is effective in informing students of sexuality
"Adolescent Perceptions of HIV-Related Risk": Focus (11/91) Vol. 6, No. 12, P. 7; Even though they engage in at-risk behavior, many Australian students feel they cannot contract HIV, according to an article by S. Moore and D. Rosenthal published in the Journal of Adolescent Research. Moore and Rosenthal studied 1,008 students ages 17 to 20 to determine their estimated risk of HIV infection. Respo
"Substance Use and HIV Among Delinquents": Focus (11/91) Vol. 6, No. 12, P. 7; A study of 268 male adolescents in a Maryland detention center found high rates of unsafe sex and substance use, often combined with sexual activity. The study was conducted by J. Rolf et al. and published in The International Journal of the Addictions. Most of the participants in the survey were black and their av
"Public Health Then and Now--The Tuskegee Syphylis Study, 1932 to 1972:" Implications for HIV Education and AIDS Risk Education Programs in Black Community: American Journal of Public Health (11/91) Vol. 81, No. 11, P. 1498; Thomas, Stephen B. and Quinn, Sandra Crouse; The black community s belief that AIDS is a form of genocide is rooted in historical precedent, write Stephen B. Thomas and Sandra Crouse Quinn of the Minority Health Research Laboratory, Department of Health Eduation, at the University of Maryland. The Tuskegee Syphilis Study of untreated syphilis in black males was
"The AIDS File": In Health (11/91) Vol. 5, No. 6, P. 15; Carey, Benedict; Those individuals planning to travel to Africa should not be concerned about contracting HIV, according to a survey of Peace Corps volunteers. Among the 282 Peace Corps workers who spent an average of 27 months in Zaire and educated on AIDS prevention, no one tested positive for
"AIDS: I'll Think About it Tomorrow": Inc. (11/91) Vol. 13, No. 11, P. 186; The American Red Cross recently conducted a survey on AIDS preparation among small businesses, particularly those comprised of nine or fewer employees. Even though many companies feel vulnerable to AIDS, many are reluctant to educate employees of the disease s implications. When asked if a company has ever had an em
"AIDS Surveillance Among American Indians and Alaska Natives": American Journal of Public Health (11/91) Vol. 81, No. 11, P. 1469; Metler, Russ et al.; AIDS education programs should be implemented among the American Indian and Alaska Native populations to prevent further spread of HIV, writes Russ Metler, RN, MSPH, et al. of the Division of HIV/AIDS of the Center for Infections Disease at the Centers for Disease Control in Atlanta, Ga. These two populations have a
"HIV-negative Patients Get PCP From AIDS Patients, Study Shows": AIDS Alert (11/91) Vol. 6, No. 11, P. 211; Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia could be transmitted from AIDS patients to HIV-negative patients, warns Martin Favero, PhD, of the Centers for Disease Control s hospital infections program. Over a 22 month period, five renal transplant recipients treated for acute graft rejection at the Centre Hospitalier Universitair
"AIDS Prevention Programs Criticized": Nation's Health (11/91) Vol. 21, No. 11, P. 20; A large group of organizations that work on AIDS programs recently denounced the federal government s AIDS prevention efforts. The AIDS Action Council issued a report stating that homosexual men do not receive adequate funding for AIDS prevention, that there is an insensitivity toward issues concerning minorities and
"ABCs of AIDS": Mother Jones (11-12/91) Vol. 16, No. 6, P. 70; Cable television s Bravo channel will host a program on AIDS entitled, Talkin About AIDS. The program was produced in Canada by Bravo and involves comedy, and intense interviews to educate teenagers about AIDS. Talkin About AIDS addresses teenage sexuality, but does not prom
"Haircut, Shave and AIDS Info in New Jersey": United Press International (10/31/91); Hutzler, Charles; A seminar was conducted by the health department in Englewood, N.J. to provide information on AIDS to hairdressers, manicurists, and barbers. The seminar designed to create more awareness about AIDS so that the workers can discuss the disease knowlegeably with their clientele. Debra Dennison, a health educator with
"Zidovudine and the Natural History of AIDS": New England Journal of Medicine (10/31/91) Vol. 325, No. 18, P. 1311; Fatkenheuer, Gerd et al.; Moore et al. s study suggesting that zidovudine is effective in treating persons infected with AIDS may be biased, responded Gerd Fatkenheuer et al., of the University Clinics in Koln, Germany , to an article published in the New England Journal of Medicine s May 16 issue. The ave
"'Life Goes On,' Facing AIDS": USA Today (10/31/91), P. 3D; Roush, Matt; During November sweeps week, ABC series Life Goes On is addressing the issue of teens with AIDS. Although afternoon specials on ABC and CBS have also presented teenagers with the virus, critic Matt Roush claims the Life Goes On depiction is especially effective because of the infected character s interactions wit
"Eagles Tested Players for AIDS": Washington Post (10/31/91), P. B1; Freeman, Mike; The Philadelphia Eagles football team and several members of their front office have been tested for the AIDS virus as part of their routine physicals, according to team physician Vincent J. Distefano. The tests, none of which came back positive, were apparently conducted without the knowledge of team owner Norman
"Medical Association to Consider HIV Resolutions": United Press International (10/30/91); Indianapolis--Two HIV-related resolutions will be among the 29 proposals considered at the upcoming annual meeting of the Indiana State Medical Association. The first resolution concerns the testing of health care workers for HIV and hepatitis B infection. Under the resolution, the assocation is to take a position o
"AIDS Carrier Gets 'No Sex' Term": Chicage Tribune (10/30/91), P. 1-4; In Portland, Ore., 27-year-old AIDS-infected Alberto Gonzalez has been sentenced to house arrest for six months and to sexual abstinence for five years for spreading the virus by having sex with his girfriend, Bridgett Pederson. Pederson, 22, is still in good health. Gonzalez pleaded no contest to third-degree assau
"Nurse Cut by Scalpel Names HIV-Positive Patient, Who Countersues": Los Angeles Times (10/30/91), P. B3; Pristin, Terry; In an unprecdented case that observers say will add to the debate over patient-health care worker confidentiality rights, nurse Diane Boulais, who claims that patient Jane Lustig failed to disclose her HIV-positive status, is suing Lustig for fraud, deceit, and intentional and negligent infliction of emotional distres
"Care of Women Infected With the Human Immunodeficiency Virus": Journal of the American Medical Association (10/30/91) Vol. 266, No. 16, P. 2253; Minkoff, Howard L. and DeHovitz, Jack A.; Relatively little is known about the natural course of HIV in women, write Howard L. Minkoff and Jack DeHovits of the Departments of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Preventive Medicine and Community Health and the Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine at the State University of New York Health Science
"Somatogen to Test Blood Substitute": New York Times (10/30/91), P. D4; The Food and Drug Administration has allowed Somatogen Inc. to begin its first human-safety tests of its new blood substitute product, said the company. The trials will entail the evaluation of the safety of the product, rHb1.1 by Somatogen, and will also determine a dosage to be studied in patients. It has not been
"Ore. Man Sentenced to Abstinence for Knowingly Passing AIDS Virus": Philadelphia Inquirer (10/30/91), P. 4-A; Hale, Sally Carpenter; Alberto Gonzales, 27, has been sentenced to sexual abstinence for infecting his girlfriend with HIV. Gonzales knew of his infection when he was having sexual relations with Bridgett Pederson and was sentenced to abstinence for five years after pleading no contest Monday to third degree assault, a felony, and two misd
"Needle Swap Programs Gain Wider Acceptance": New York Times (10/30/91), P. B1; Navarro, Mireya; This week Mayor David N. Dinkins of New York City will receive recommendations from an advisory committee to re-establish a needle-exchange program, which he is likely to endorse. Although he once believed the measure would enocurage drug use, Dinkins is changing his stance because of the large AIDS prevalence in New
"New Drug Shown to Impede Cancer Related to AIDS": Philadelphia Inquirer (10/30/91), P. 4-A; Raeburn, Paul; A drug appears to block the progression of Kaposi s sarcoma tumors in animals, which is the most significant advance yet, said researchers. The drug called SP-PG was announced last year and was developed by a Japanese Company, Daiichi Pharmaceutical Co. of Tokyo. Kaposi s sarcoma affects about one in 10 people with A
"Using PCR Gene Technlogy, Physicians Can Diagnose Elusive Diseases" Earlier: Wall Street Journal (10/30/91), P. B1; Chase, Marilyn; The amplification of genes is aiding doctors in detecting infectious diseases like AIDS. The mechanism known as the polymerase chain reaction (PCR) was developed in 1983 by scientists at Cetus Corp and was bought this summer by Hoffman-La Roche, a unit of Roche Holding Ltd. of Sw
"Gene Scene: Studies Begin to Yield Clues About Disease Progression After" HIV Infection: Journal of the American Medical Association (10/30/91) Vol. 266, No. 16, P. 2186; Randall, Teri; An HIV-infected person s genetic makeup may determine when he or she shows symptoms of AIDS, according to a study by the University of California School of Public Health, Berkeley. Some researchers have discovered that human leukocyte antigens (HLA), the proteins that are matched for organ transplantation and are key
"Group Gives Condoms to Va. Students": Washington Post (10/29/91), P. B3; Masters, Brooke A.; Members of ACT-UP stood outside of Woodbridge Senior High School in Northern Va. yesterday and distributed condoms and information on AIDS to students. Many of the students were pleased with ACT-UP s action, stating that they will be put to good use. However, school officials were not enthusiastic about the condom d
"Political Chaos in Zaire Imperils AIDS Studies": New York Times (10/29/91), P. C3; Eckholm, Erik; Political uproar in Zaire has caused one of the most significant AIDS research programs to be interrupted. Scientists from the United States , Europe, and Zaire who worked on Project SIDA have been evacuated as a result of the violence and instabil
"Dinkins Panel is Moving to Revive Needle Exchange to Combat AIDS": New York Times (10/29/91), P. A1; Navarro, Mireya; New York City s Mayor David N. Dinkins and his administration are considering reinstituting a needle exchange program for intravenous drug users to curb the spread of AIDS, senior administrations officials said yesterday. A group of New York City commissioners led by Acting Health Commisssioner Margaret A. Hamburg wi
"Scientists Develop a New Test to Detect HIV": United Press International (10/28/91); A new test capable of detecting HIV earlier than existing tests is being developed by scientists at the University of Texas. Miles Cloyd, a microbiologist at UT s Medical Branch in Galveston, said that the new test is derived from a discovery of a form of antibodies to HIV. The two tests now approved by the Food and
"Doctors with AIDS: Fears vs. Facts": Chicago Tribune (10/28/91), P. 1-14; Patients have a right to know of their health-care provider s HIV status, write the editors of the Chicago Tribune. Although the risk of a health-care worker transmitting HIV to a patient is very small, the Centers for Disease Control has established guidelines for health-care workers detailing precautionary procedur
"U.S. Group Displays Mammoth AIDS Quilt in Moscow": Philadelphia Inquirer (10/28/91), P. 4-A; Sloane, Wendy; This weekend, the NAMES Project Quilt of San Francisco delivered to the Soviet Union its gigantic quilt featuring thousands of names of those who have died from AIDS. The organization wants to bring awareness of the disease to the Soviet Union, where the first AIDS cases were reported only a few years ago. The quilt
"Act Up Would be Wise to Shut Up": Philadelphia Inquirer (10/28/91), P. 11-A; Sutherland, John; Social behavioral control, not outrage, is the best way to curb the spread of AIDS, writes John Sutherland of the Philadelphia Inquirer. ACT-UP s demonstrations do not educate anyone--they just cause people to stop and look. ACT-UP uses hostile tactics to argue for more AIDS research money. Although many members of
"Dan Quayle, the Lawyers and the AIDS Babies": Forbes (10/28/91) Vol. 148, No. 10, P. 194; Huber, Peter; Unsubstantiated claims of the development of vaccines to protect infants from being infected with HIV from their mothers at birth will not attract insurers, writes Peter Huber, a senior fellow of the Manhattan Institute. AIDS vaccine trials are on hold because vaccine makers are afraid of being sued if any of the ba
"Zidovudine for HIV Enteropathy": Lancet (10/26/91) Vol.338, No. 8774, P. 1086; Hing, Michael et al.; Zidovudine treatment may prove effective in limiting diarrhea and improving biochemical indicators of malabsorption in AIDS patients, write Michael Hing et al. of the Albion Street Centre at Sydney Hospital in Sydney, Australia . An HIV-positive man, with only slight diarrhea as
"Thiamine Deficiency in AIDS": Lancet (10/26/91) Vol. 338, No. 8774, P. 1086; Butterworth, Roger F.; Patients infected with HIV may benefit from thiamine supplementation, write Roger F. Butterworth et al. of the Laboratory of Neurochemistry at the Centre de Recherche Andre-Viallet and of Microbiology and Hemotology Services at the Hopital Sant-Luc in Montreal, Quebec. Four separate post-mortem reports of AIDS patien
"Presumed Guilty": Gay Community News (10/26/91) Vol. 19, No. 14, P. 1; Bronski, Michael; The media s portrayal of HIV-infected persons as guilty or innocent is contingent on their behavior, writes author Michael Bronski of the Gay Community News. Linking moral guilt to physical disease, as with syphilis and gonorrhea, is not a new concept. The public views an innocent AIDS patient as one who did not
"On Stage, and Off: Playwright Retained by AIDS Patient": New York Times (10/25/91), P. C2; Witchel, Alex; The family of Kimberly Bergalis, the woman who contracted HIV from her dentist, has requested that a play be written about her life. The Bergalis family has hired Lee Blessing ( A Walk in the Woods ) to write the play. The Bergalis family feels that Kimberly is innocent and should have never contracted the disease,
"French Call for New Law After AIDS Scandal": Financial Times (10/25/91), P. 2; French president Francois Mitterand s plans to compensate those who became infected with HIV through tainted blood transfusions did not placate the French Hemophiliac Association. The association yesterday requested a law that would guarantee financial compensation for those people who were infected. The request was
"2 City VD Clinics Expand Treatment to AIDS Patients": Baltimore Sun (10/25/91), P. 4D; Bor, Jonathan; People who test positive for HIV in Baltimore are now able to gain treatment for their early stages of infection. Mayor Kurt L. Schmoke said yesterday that two city clinics that previously treated only syphillis and gonorrhea and offered HIV testing, will now treat HIV-infected people as well. Last June, the clinics
"Area Man to Head Blood Program": Philadelphia Inquirer (10/25/91), P. 18B; Uhlman, Marian; The American Red Cross has chosen a senior executive of SmithKline Beecham head the reform of its blood supply program, the Red Cross stated yesterday. Frederick W. Kyle, president of commercial operations at SmithKline Beecham will begin his new job with the Red Cross in mid-December. The organization said it wante
"Finding on AIDS Detection Revised": Los Angeles Times (10/25/91), P. A35; Scott, Janny; An HIV test blamed for failing to detect the virus in one out of four gay men may not be at fault. Instead, the men may not have been completely infected. Two UCLA researchers wrote in a letter in the New England Journal of Medicine that they could not find any evidence that the men whose progress they tracked were
"Mucosal Transmission of HIV": Nature (10/24/91) Vol. 353, No. 6346, P. 709; Lehner, Thomas et al.; Langerhans cells are the portion of the female genital tract most susceptible to HIV infection, write Thomas Lehner et al. of the Division of Immunology, and of Gynacology and Obstetrics, UMDS of Guy s and St. Thomas Hospitals in London. The vaginal mucosa of heterosexuals and rectal mucosa in homosexuals that trans
"HIV-1 in Seronegative Homosexual Men": New England Journal of Medicine (10/24/91) Vol. 325, No. 17, P. 1250; Imagawa, David and Detels, Roger; Some HIV-positive men have be only temporarily infected, write David Imagawa of the Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, Torrance, Calif. and Roger Detels of the UCLA School of Public Health, Los Angeles. The doctors wrote an aricle to the New England Journal of Medicine in 1989 entitiled Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1
"2 Sex Offenders Must Submit to AIDS Tests": Chicago Tribune (10/24/91), P. 1-3; Two men of Edgerton, Wis. charged with sexual assault will be required to be tested for HIV twice a year as a condition of probation. Apolinar V. Morales, and Zepherino B. Martinez were indicted with sexually assaulting two girls ages 15 and 16. Circuit Judge James Daley sentenced the two men to eight years of proba
"Sex Is on the Minds of Students and Parents in Howard County": Washington Post (10/24/91), P. D1; Buckley, Stephen; Parents in Howard County, Md. are being educated on how to talk about sex with their children. Throughout the county on Thursday night, parents are expected to inform their children about sex. The program called PACT (Parents and Children Talking) was organized by Howard County school authorities, PTA officials and
"OSHA Asks Fine for Woburn Firm": Boston Globe (10/24/91), P. 46; The Occupational Safety and Health Administration is considering fining the Woburn company $37,000 for allegedly failing to adhere to strict regulations to protect its workers from HIV and hepatitis B. Examiniation Management Services was accused of violating health and safety standards by exposing workers to blood an
"Partners Deseve Only Truth About HIV": New York Times (10/24/91), P. A24; Druck, Michael J.; People infected with HIV hold a great responsibilty in practicing safe sex to prevent the spread of the virus, replies Michael Druck of New York in response to the article in the New York Times The Search for Romance in the Shadow of AIDS (Oct. 10). In the article, HIV-infected individuals seemed to argue that they
"Study Estimates Cost of Treatment for AIDS": Journal of Commerce (10/24/91), P. 9A; The cost of treating an AIDS patient for life is estimated at $85,333 for the estimated 324,000 Americans predicted to be diagnosed with AIDS between 1991 and 1994, reported a study by Fred J. Hellinger, an economist at the Agency for Health Care Policy and Research at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
"AIDS Patient's Cells Found to Contain Monkey Virus Never Seen in Humans": Wall Street Journal (10/24/91), P. B4; Bishop, Jerry E.; An AIDS patient s cancer cells contain a monkey virus never occurring before in humans, according to researchers in Houston. Researchers have not determined how the patient contracted the monkey virus and whether or not it is connected to his AIDS or cancer. The finding is of large interest to many virus researchers
"Trial Ordered in State's First AIDS Disclosure Case": United Press International (10/23/91); Baldwin, Mich.--The first person under Michigan s AIDs disclosure law charged with failing to inform his partner that he is infected with HIV will stand trial next month, ruled a judge. At a hearing in the 78th District Court, two men claiming to be former lovers of Jeffrey Hanlon of Pleasant Valley, N.Y., testified T
"Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection in Diabetic Intravenous Drug Users": Journal of the American Medical Association (10/23/91) Vol. 266, No. 16, P. 2260; Nelson, Kenrad E. et al.; Drug injection practices are likely to increase the risk of HIV infection, however, diabetes mellitus is the only disease to be exempt from this generalization, write Kenrad E. Nelson et al. of the Departments of Epoidemiology and Mental Hygeine at The Johns Hopkins School of Hygeine and Public Health. A study was co
"Effect of New AIDS Case Definition on Numbers of Cases Among Homosexual" and Bisexual Men in San Francisco: Journal of the American Medical Association (10/23/91) Vol. 266, No. 16, P. 2221; Sheppard, Haynes W. et al; The Centers for Disease Control s new definition of AIDS, to be introduced in January 1992, will not change the incidence of the disease but will increase the number of AIDS cases, write Haynes W. Sheppard, PhD, et al. of the California Department of Health Services and the School of Public Health at the University of
"From the Centers for Disease Control: Publicly Funded HIV Counseling and" Testing--United States, 1990: Journal of the American Medical Association (10/23/91) Vol. 266, No. 16, P. 2194; The Centers for Disease Control s national HIV prevention program stresses its support for HIV counseling and testing (CT) services. There are 65 CT programs in health departments in 50 states, the District of Columbia, eight territories, and six cities. A total of 51,170 people tested postitive for HIV out of 1,366
"HUD Relents, OK's Disputed AIDS Units": Boston Globe (10/23/91), P. 22; Sullivan, Jack; The federal Housing and Urban Development Department Tuesday relented in its opposition to specific housing units in Massachusetts for people with AIDS. Two weeks ago, HUD said it could not approve the 52 units just for AIDS patients because they would exclude patients with other disabilities. HUD officials rewrote
"Dallas Police Discount AIDS Revenge Tale": New York Times (10/23/91), P. A14; The Dallas case involving a woman, C.J., who claimed to be infected with HIV and who said she was spreading it amongst the male population in revenge for the man who transmitted it to her, is now said to be a fake, according to Dallas police. The police have discovered two females who purported to be C.J. One is a 1
"Sneaking Past the Immune System to Deliver Toxic Drugs to Tumors": New York Times (10/23/91), P. D9; Fisher, Lawrence M.; A new technology that allows potent drugs to be administered through the body by a stealth liposome to treat cancer and infection has been developed by Liposome Technology Inc. Liposomes are synthetic capsules that contain fat globules known as lipids. These liposomes can carry dru
"3 Top French Health Officials Charged in Scandal Over Tainted Blood": United Press International (10/22/91); Cue, Eduardo; Paris--Three top French government officials have been indicted in connection with a scandal over improperly screened blood used in transfusions that has spread HIV and hepatitis to hundreds of thousands of people in the country, reported judicial sources. On Monday, the Paris newspaper revealed a confidential govern
"The Age of AIDS vs. the Age of Immortality": New York Times (10/22/91), P. C18; O'Connor, John J.; The CBS Schoolbreak Special will air a film on teenagers and AIDS Tuesday afternoon. The new season will open with Dedicated to the One I Love, which features AIDS as the topic. Many these teenagers feel they are immortal and immune to life-threatening issues, which complicates the effort to prevent AIDS. The f
"Insurance Briefs: AIDS Payouts Hit $1.2 Billion Last Year": Journal of Commerce (10/22/91), P. 9A; Approximately $1.2 billion was paid in insurance claims for AIDS-related treatment in 1990, reports a survey by the American Council of Life Insurance and the Health Insurance Association of America. The total number of AIDS-related claims since 1986 have been estimated at more than $3.5 billion. The total of AIDS-r
"Eye Drug Prolongs AIDS Patient's Lives": New York Times (10/22/91), P. C2; Kolata, Gina; A drug used to treat a serious eye infection in AIDS patients may prolong life as well, announced the National Eye Institute yesterday. The drug, foscarnet, was approved last month by the Food and Drug Administration and is used on patients with cytomegalovirus (
"AIDS in Puerto Rico": Advocate (10/22/91) No. 588, P. 46; D'Adesky, Anne-Christine; Residents of Puerto Rico infected with HIV do not have access to treatments like AZT or pentamidine and do not receive medicaid coverage. It is said by some studies that every tenth resident on the island has been e
"AIDSFront: FDA to Regulate AIDS Buyers Clubs": Advocate (10/22/91) No. 588, P. 33; Delaney, Martin; The Food and Drug Administration is expected to notify buyers clubs that they may experience regular inspections and regulation, writes Martin Delaney, executive director of the Project Inform. Buyers clubs were initially formed to facilitate the importing of treatments for AIDS patients that couldn t be obtained by
"Lobbyist Challenge Plan to Test Patients for HIV Antibodies": Advocate (10/22/91) No. 588, P. 14; Bull, Chris; The Centers for Disease Control s guidelines on patient testing issued on Sept. 17 were accepted by some medical groups and rejected by activists. The guidelines call for informed consent of all patients being tested and grant patients the right to refuse testing. The American Medi
"Surgeons Criticize CDC AIDS Guidelines": United Press International (10/21/91); Chicago--The American College of Surgeons Monday chastised the Centers for Disease Control for developing guidelines on HIV-infected health-care workers based on unfounded hysteria. The college, comprised of 51,000 members, claimed there is no evidence that there has been a health-care worker-to-patient transmission
"When Your Doctor Has AIDS": Time (10/21/91) Vol. 138, No. 15, P. 83; Gorman, Christine; The New York State health department decided last week not to adopt the Centers for Disease Control guidelines that require doctors to inform their patients if they are HIV-positive. New York could lose tens of millions of dollars in federal health-care funds if government officials feel the state s policy is too rad
"Cellucci, AIDS Activists Accuse HUD of Delaying Housing Funds": Boston Globe (10/21/91), P. 22; Baker, Kimberly B.; Massachusetts Lt. Gov. Paul Cellucci and AIDS activists yesterday chastised the regional office for the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development for procrastinating about the release of funds to be provided for special housing for people with AIDS. The Executive Office of Communities and Development proposed
"State Seeks Identities in AIDS Tests": Philadelphia Inquirer (10/21/91), P. 1-B; Tofani, Loretta; Pennsylvania intends to gather the names of all people in the state infected with HIV, possibly within the next year. Local health departments would receive the names from testing laboratories in a code to protect their confidentiality, and local health officials would submit the names to the state Health Department.
"Food Firm Doesn't Hide Workers' AIDS": Wall Street Journal (10/21/91), P. B1; Stern, Gabriella; The DAKA International food service company has adopted a policy of opening dealing with AIDS issues. DAKA, a suburban Boston-based company, runs cafeterias and Fuddruckers restaurants, and almost lost a large account because one of its employees married a man with AIDS. Other employess would not work with her and c
"The March for AIDS Drugs": U.S. News + World Report (10/21/91) Vol. 111, No. 17, P. 20; Evidence suggests that federal officials and drug companies are succumbing to pressure by AIDS activist groups like ACT-UP. The best indication is the Food and Drug Administration s recent approval of DDI, the second drug approved specifically to treat AIDS. It was only six months after the drug manufacturer,
"Changes in Thiols and Glutamate as Consequence of Simian Immunodeficiency" Virus Infection: Lancet (10/19/91) Vol. 338, No. 8773, P. 1014; Tilkian, Sarko M. and Berdischewsky, Myron; Research should be done on those AIDS treatments, such as metabolic management, that might hinder the spread of the disease until a vaccine is discovered, write Sarko M. Tilkian and Myron Berdischewsky of the Northridge Hospital Medical Center in Northridge, Calif. Dr. Eck et al. suggest that an early rise in plasma
"Changes in Thiols and Glutamate as Consequence of Simian Immunodeficiency" Virus Infection: Lancet (10/19/91) Vol. 338, No. 8773, P. 1013; Papadopulos-Eleopulos, Eleni et al.; SIV infection in Macaque monkeys that were innoculated with the virus was not a direct consequence of the retroviral infection as Dr. Eck et al. conclude (Lancet, Aug. 10), write Eleni Papadoupulos-Eleopulos et al. of the Royal Perth Hospial in Perth, Western Australia . The inf
"Expansion of AIDS Case Definition": Lancet (10/19/91) Vol. 338, No. 8773, P. 1012; Van Griensven, G.J.P. et al.; The Centers for Disease Control would benefit from not changing its definition of AIDS and instead implement an additional surveilance system for severe HIV-related immunodeficiency, write G.J.P. Van Griensven et al of the Municipal Health Service inthe Departement of Public Helath and Central Laboratory of the Blood
"Epstein-Barr Virus in AIDS-Related Primary Central Nervous System" Lymphoma: Lancet (10/19/91) Vol. 338, No. 8773, P. 969; MacMahon, Eithne M.E. et al.; AIDS patients are more apt to have primary central nervous system lymphoma, write Eithne M.E. MacMahon et al. of the Departments of Medicine, Pathology, Neurology and Oncology at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, Md. Epstein-Barr virus has been linked to these tumors, but the degree of association has
"Antibody Shows Promises in Blocking Spread of AIDS in Animals": United Press International (10/18/91); Cambridge, Mass.--A chimpanzee that was immunized with a possible AIDS vaccine after being injected with HIV has shown no signs of infection. The results of the research were announced at the National Cooperative Vaccine Development Groups for AIDS at a conference in Marco Island, Fla. Walter Herlihy, senior vice pr
"Regents OK Condom Distribution in Schools": United Press International (10/18/91); Albany, N.Y.--A condom distribution plan was approved by the New York state Board of Regents on Friday, which does not give parents an opportunity to prevent their children from receiving condoms, but does permit parents to provide AIDS education to their children at home. The new regulations do not hinder New York C
"Blood Infects Man With AIDS Virus Despite Negative Test": United Press International (10/18/91); Houston--A cancer patient was infected with HIV through a blood transfusion that initially was tested negative for the virus, said physicians. The blood was determined to be contaminated only after it had been tested with a more advanced test, researchers at the Baylor College of Medicine reported in Thursday s New E
"Quiescent T Lymphocytes as an Inducible Virus Reservoir in HIV-1" Infection: Science (10/18/91) Vol. 254, No. 5030, P. 423; Bukrinsky, M. I. et al.; The T lymphocyte, the major reservoir for HIV-1, was studied to better understand the virus latency and persistence, write M.I. Bukrinsky et al. of the Department of Pathology and Microbiology at the University of Nebraska, Medical Center in Omaha. There is a high percentage of cells within this reservoir that cont
"Getting Smart About Sex": New York Times (10/18/91), P. A30; The nation s children need education about sex because of the vast amount of pregnant teenagers and the rampant spread of sexually transmitted diseases, write the editors of the New York Times. It is vital to their future to be educated about sexuality and its implications. Although a majority of the nation s parent
"Medical Leadership Chides Feds for AIDS Query": United Press International (10/17/91); Murray, William D.; San Francisco--The California Medical Association Thursday rejected the Centers for Disease Control s request for a list of procedures that the CMA considered to be at a high risk for transmission of HIV. Dr. Howard Lang, president of the CMA, said the request for the list was succumbing to public hysteria over the s
"Lawmaker Proposes Repealing AIDS Disclosure Law": United Press International (10/17/91); Lansing, Mich.--Legislation was introduced Thursday that would repeal the state law that considers it a crime for HIV-infected individuals to have sex without informing their partners of their status. Sen. Jack Faxon (D-Farmington Hills) said the 1988 law fails to encourage people who believe they are HIV-positive to
"Confidence in Blood Supply Safety Increases, Survey Says": United Press International (10/17/91); The nation is increasingly confident in its blood supply, reported a Gallup Poll survey conducted for the American Association of Blood Banks. The survey randomly selected 1,000 adults, and found that more than one in every five Americans, or 22 percent, knows someone with AIDS. Participants who believe the blood su
"Challenge to AZT": Nature (10/17/91) Vol. 353, No. 6345, P. 589; Jayaraman, K.S.; India has developed a way to synthesize AZT and plans on selling the drug on the domestic market and for export before the end of the year. Three Indian pharmaceutical companies--Lupin, Cadila, and Reddy Laboratories--ob
"Home for Children the Gift of a Countess": Washington Post (Home) (10/17/91), P. 5; Rogers, Patricia Dane; A fifth house for children with AIDS will be opening later this month and will be funded by Countess Albina du Boisrouvray of Geneva and Paris. In addition to the four existing homes for infants and children with AIDS, this house will provide a home to five infected children aged 5 to 10 years old. Last October, the
"Plan: Teach About Sex to All Students": Philadelphia Inquirer (10/17/91), P. 8-A; Baron, Brian; A program to teach various sex topics to students from kindergarten to 12th grade was introduced yesterday by an organization of health, education and sex experts. The authorities said that children are not learning enough about sex in the schools. Debra Haffner, director of the Sex Information and Education Councel
"State Plans to Oppose Idea of AIDS Testing for Hospital Patients": Philadelphia Inquirer (10/17/91), P. 1B; Zausner, Robert; The Pennsylvania state Health Department is planning to reject guidelines proposed by the Centers for Disease Control that would promote HIV testing for hospital patients. The health department argues that patient-testing could lead to discrimination of HIV-positive patients and could result in mandatory testing. Ma
"From the Centers for Disease Control: Tuberculosis Outbreak Among" HIV-Infected Persons: Journal of the American Medical Association (10/16/91) Vol. 266, No. 15, P. 2058; Twelve cases of pulmonary tuberculosis were diagnosed at a common residential facility for HIV-infected individuals in San Francisco, write the Centers for Disease Control. The outbreak spread from the first case on December 19, 1990 through April 4, 1991, lasting 106 days. The temporal and spatial clustering of the
"Commentary: So Much Yet to Learn About AIDS": St. Louis Post--Dispatch (10/16/91), P. 3C; Hilgeman, John P.; The AIDS memorial quilt is one way to bring awareness about the disease to the community, writes John P. Hilgeman, coordinator of the NAMES Project: The AIDS Memorial Quilt Display in St. Louis. Each panel is designated for a person who died from the disease and made by a friend, lover, or family member. Each panel
"Congressional AIDS Commission in Limelight, Likely to Remain There for" Another Year: Journal of the American Medical Association (10/16/91) Vol. 266, No. 15, P. 2050; Marwick, Charles; The National Commission on AIDS recent report warns the nation to take a tough stance on combatting AIDS. It says face relentless, expanding tragedy...There is only a little time left to recognize that the threeat of HIV is all around us. The comprehensive document is the first of its kind from the two-year-old co
"AIDS `Cure' Announced By Big Dairy Company": Financial Times (10/16/91), P. 6; Cookson, Clive; Japan s second largest producer of dairy products, Meiji Milk, declared yesterday that it has developed a substance called M-HDA that kills HIV-infected cells in the test tube. However, many pharmaceutical industry experts are questioning its efficacy, because many companies have previously developed possible AIDS dr
"AIDS Sermon Surprise": Los Angeles Times (10/15/91), P. B1; Martin, Hugo; The First African Methodoist Episcopal Church in South-Central Los Angeles is adamant about teaching its members the horrors of AIDS. On Sunday more than 12,500 AIDS-awareness kits were distributed which included condoms, lubricants, and instructions on the proper use of a condom. Although the topic of AIDS is contr
"Convicts With AIDS Present Dilemma": Philadelphia Inquirer (10/15/91), P. 1-B; Bustos, Sergio; An inmate with AIDS at Chester County Prison will be put on probation instead of receiving an additional jail sentence for a recent crime. Chester County Common Pleas Court Judge Leonard Sugerman put James A. DePedro, an admitted heroin addict, on three years probation instead of sentencing him to more jail time, be
"Bled Dry: Nation's Blood Supply Suffers Chronic Shortages": Washington Post (Health) (10/15/91), P. 10; Russell, Cristine; Blood shortages across the nation have many officals worried about a permanent blood shortage that may not be solved without aggressive collections and reduced demand. The American Association of Blood Banks estimates that fewer than 5 percent of Americans donate give blood each year. The blood crisis was intensifie
"The Doctor's World: Unexpected Defiance Greets AIDS Guidelines": New York Times (10/15/91), P. C3; Altman, Lawrence K.; The Centers for Disease Control s guidelines for preventing health care worker AIDs transmission are increasingly rejected by significant medical groups. The guidelines require that all health-care workers who test positive for HIV refrain from performing invasive procedures, and state that HIV-infected workers shoul
"Age of AIDS--The Trojan War": Village Voice (10/15/91) Vol. 34, No. 42, P. 18; Strand, Ginger; The New York school system s rejection of the parental opt-out plan for condom distribution makes it the first city to do so, writes Ginger Strand. To parental opt-outers it seems ridiculous that they can t prevent their children from obtaining condoms. But the program is voluntary: only those students who request c
"Police Believe They Know Who Mysterious `C.J.' is": United Press International (10/14/91); Dallas--The unidentified writer of a letter to Ebony magazine claiming she purposely infected black men with HIV may be known, stated police who say they have spoken with a teenager who asserted she had written the letter. The 15-year-old girl said that she worte the letter published in the September issue of Ebony m
"Showing AIDS Film Can Help Save Lives": New York Times (10/14/91), P. A18; Clarke, Peggy; Openness and honesty about AIDS can help save lives, writes Peggy Clarke, executive director of the American Social Health Association in Research Triangle Park, N.C., who helped create an internationally acclaimed and award winning film about AIDS. The film should have been viewed by teenagers in the New York City s
"AIDS and Strife in Africa": U.S. News + World Report (10/14/91) Vol. 111, No. 16, P. 17; After the end of Zairian President Mobutu Sese Seko s dictatorship and resulting riots, the U.S. State Department evacuated all unnecessary personnel, including American scientists who ran Project SIDA, the oldest and largest AIDS research program in Africa. SIDA was the organization that determined that HIV can be s
"Health Workers With AIDS: A Compromise": Newsweek (10/14/91) Vol. 118, No. 16, P. 61; Congress finally came to a decision on the subject of mandatory HIV testing for health-care workers last week. The new bill, which passed both the House and Senate, suggests that medical personnel be tested for hepatitis B and HIV. However, it does not make testing mandatory, but voluntary, and imposes no restrictio
"AIDS `Heroes' and `Villains'": Newsweek (10/14/91) Vol. 118, No. 16, P. 10; Ehrenfeld, Tom; Education, not anger, about people with AIDS is essential, writes Tom Ehrenfeld of the Harvard Business Review. Kimberly Bergalis is very dangerous because her views of people with AIDS perpetuate prejudices and hatred. Just because she is a heterosexual who contracted HIV from her dentist does not mean that homosex
"Views on AIDS Patients and the Search for Cures": Insight (10/14/91) Vol. 7, No. 41, P. 4; Mac Donald, Andrew J.; The article on AIDS (Insight, Sept. 16) was sad and those not suffering from a terminal illness will not understand what people with AIDS go through, writes Andrew J. Mac Donald in a letter to Insight. It is terrible to witness so many people dying at such young ages. In addition, it is even worse to know that these
"3 Black Church Groups to House AIDS Patients": New York Times (10/13/91), P. 52; Navarro, Mireya; Three black church organizations in New York City will make housing available for people with AIDS, in the first organized effort by black churches to provide AIDS-related services, officials announced on Friday. Initially, church groups were ambivalent about the fight against AIDS because the highest percentage of c
"AIDS to Have Major Impact on World Economy": United Press International (10/12/91); Wedel, Paul; Developing countries must take initiative in combating AIDS, said a Thai cabinet minister at the World Bank-International Monetary Fund Conference on Saturday. Dr. Michael H. Merson, director of the WHO global program on AIDS, said that an estimated 9 million to 11 million people are already infected with HIV. He al
"Adverse Reactions to Co-trimoxazole in HIV Infection": Lancet (10/12/91) Vol. 338, No. 8772, P. 954; Toma, Emil and Fournier, Sylvie; Administering antihistamine early will not lower the incidence and severity of rash during co-trimoxazole treatment of Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia (PCP) in HIV-infected patients, write Emil Toma and Sylvie Fournier of the Division of Microbiology and Infectious Disease and Department of Pharmacy at Hotel-Dieu de Mo
"Cross-Contamination and `Confirmed' Positive Anti-HIV Results": Lancet (10/12/91) Vol. 338, No. 8772, P. 953; Mahoney, A. et al.; False positive results can result from the very high sensitivity of the current generation of anti-HIV-1/2 assays, write A. Mahoney et al. of the PHLS Virus Reference Laboratory and the Central Public Health Laboratory in London. Mahoney and collegues researched specimens for a seroepidemiological study. Some were o
"Notice Board: HIV and the Immune System": Lancet (10/12/91) Vol. 338, No. 8772, P. 940; Developing a vaccine against AIDS is not as easy as once thought, write the editors of the Lancet, particularly given that it is not known exactly how HIV acts. In addition, recent discoveries in Canada and the U.K. are not very encouraging. In a letter in Nature Stott and collea
"AIDS Treatment Strategies Debated": Gay Community News (10/12/91) Vol. 19, No. 12, P. 3; Wofford, Carrie and Yang, Jacob Smith; AIDS activists assembled in Washington in late September to discuss strategies and tactics at the second AIDS Treatment Activist Conference (ATAC2). The first ATAC empahsized the treatments themselves, [this year] it was all of those things that affect treatment, said ACT-UP/Chicago member and national network orga
"AIDS Education: It Makes Sense": Los Angeles Times (10/11/91), P. B4; AIDS Education is the best means to curb the spread of the disease, write the editors of the Los Angeles Times, and Gov. Pete Wilson should consequently pass bill AB 11 into law. The bill is sponsored by Assemblywoman Teresa P. Hughes (D-Los Angeles), and would require AIDS education in public schools between sevent
"A Young Gay Hero in War Against AIDS": Wall Street Journal (10/11/91), P. A9; Edelman, Johnathan Daniel; In Eric Morganthaler s Sept 4 page one articel Pedro s Story: Teen with AIDS Virus Tries to Teach Youths Some Lessons for Life, portrays a very brave young man, writes Johnathan Daniel Edelman, Assistant Missouri Attorney General. In a time where society is deprived of heroes, Pedro Zamora shows a rare, heroic self
"A New Nerve Center for Blood Banks": Philadelphia Inquirer (10/11/91), P. 3-A; Gaul, Gilbert M.; The American Red Cross announced yesterday that it will implement a state-of-the-art computer system to track the estimated six million pints of blood handled a year in its blood centers across the nation. The effort is a response to the the agency s troubled federal reports describing safety problems and serious m
"Dentists' Group Offers No List for AIDS Risk": New York Times (10/11/91), P. A12; Altman, Lawrence; The American Dental Association, the nation s largest dental organization, stated yesterday that it was unable to develop a list of exposure-prone procedures that the Centers for Disease Control had requested in July. The ADA said there was no scientifically sound way to characterize some procedures as more likely
"N.Y. Condom Distribution Training Enters Phase 2": United Press International (10/10/91); The New York school system s teachers and volunteers involved in the city s condom distribution program are beginning the next portion of their training. School Chancellor Joseph Fernandez is the head of the controversial condom-on-demand program designed to promote safe sex and to curb the spread of HIV among high s
"Prisoners With AIDS Chained": Chicago Tribune (10/10/91), P. 2-1; Buenos Aires prison authorities were condemned by Argentine health officials responsible for chaining 14 prisoners with AIDS to their hospital beds. The clamor began when a report in Tuesday s Clarin newspaper showed pictures of the inmates chained to their beds in the Muniz Hospital. The Health and Social Action M
"AIDS in the Open": Washington Post (10/10/91), P. A22; Beyer, Brooke A.; Mandatory HIV testing for health-care workers is the only way to prevent innocent people like Kimberly Bergalis from being infected, writes Brooke A. Beyer Jr. in a letter to the Washington Post. In Charles Krauthammer s Oct. 4 column Who is Spreading AIDS? Beyer charges that Krauthammer misses the point by taking
"AIDS in the Open": Washington Post (10/10/91), P. A22; Horn, Ron; The best education campaign would be for all HIV-infected individuals to disclose their status, writes Ron Horn in a letter to the Washington Post. In response to the op-ed AIDS and Innocence by R. Scott Hitt, Horn says he is one of them because he is gay with AIDS. He does not appreciate the comment from Kimber
"$3.8 Million AIDS Award to Stand": Washington Post (10/10/91), P. A6; Daly, Christopher B.; The United States Justice Department yesterday decided not to fight a $3.8 million court award to a Marine officer who has AIDS and whose wife contracted HIV through a contaminated blood transfusion at a naval hospital ten years ago. Chief Warrant Officer Martin Gaffney said he is ple
"Second AIDS Drug Given Conditional Approval": Washington Post (10/10/91), P. A4; Gladwell, Malcolm; The Food and Drug Administration yesterday approved the second drug to be used for AIDS patients besides AZT . DDI was approved, although official tests will not be terminated until six months from now. The controversial decision may affect the approval pr
"Prisoners With AIDS Chained": Chicago Tribune (10/10/91), P. 2-1; Buenos Aires prison authorities were condemned by Argentine health officials responsible for chaining 14 prisoners with AIDS to their hospital beds. The clamor began when a report in Tuesday s Clarin newspaper showed pictures of the inmates chained to their beds in the Muniz Hospital. The Health and Social Action M
"$3.8 Million AIDS Award to Stand": Washington Post (10/10/91), P. A6; Daly, Christopher B.; The United States Justice Department yesterday decided not to fight a $3.8 million court award to a Marine officer who has AIDS and whose wife contracted HIV through a contaminated blood transfusion at a naval hospital ten years ago. Chief Warrant Officer Martin Gaffney said he is ple
"Second AIDS Drug Given Conditional Approval": Washington Post (10/10/91), P. A4; Gladwell, Malcolm; The Food and Drug Administration yesterday approved the second drug to be used for AIDS patients besides AZT . DDI was approved, although official tests will not be terminated until six months from now. The controversial decision may affect the approval pr
"The Risk of Transmission of HIV From Health Care Professional to Patient": Journal of the American Medical Association (10/09/91) Vol 266, No. 14, P. 1935; Gerbert, Barbara et al.; Dr. Taylor (JAMA, Oct. 9) suggests that the transmission of HIV by the Florida dentist may have occurred through patient-to-patient transmission, but that was not the purpose of the study by Gerbert et al. of the University of California--San Francisco and the Univeristy of Wales Bangor, Great Britain. The goal of th
"The Risk of Transmission of HIV From Health Care Professional to Patient": Journal of the American Medical Association (10/09/91) Vol. 266, No. 14, P. 1935; Taylor, Frances; The two articles in the Journal of the American Medical Association s Morbidity and Mortality Report, focusing on HIV in a dentist and his patients, should not have ignored the dentist s infection control and sterilization techniques, writes Dr. Frances Taylor of San Francisco, Calif. The articles discuss his infect
"Bid to Help AIDS Patients": Philadelphia Inquirer (10/09/91), P. 11-D; The Liposome Co. Inc. (OTC), a Princeton pharmaceutical company, said it would take part in a $3.1 million federal grant to develop drugs benefitting AIDS patients. The company will develop lipid and liposomal drugs to treat cryptococcal fungal infections in AIDS patients. The drug
"2 Counties Expect More AIDS Cases": Philadelphia Inquirer (10/09/91), P. 2-B; Stark, Karl; Two suburban counties of Philadelphia, Pa. are preparing for a record number of confirmed AIDS this year, reports state Department of Health interim statistics. Bucks and Chester counties are the two hardest hit with HIV cases, whereas the caseload in Montgomery and Delaware Counties is at a plateau or slightly down.
"Varied Reactions to Albany AIDS Plan": New York Times (10/09/91), P. B6; Hevesi, Dennis; New Yorkers were divided about the State Health Department s proposal not to require HIV infected health-care workers to disclose their condition. Why don t each and everyone of you go to a surgeon who has AIDS and you tell me if you are going to let him perform surgery on you? said Deborah Brower of Ronkonkoma, L.
"Albany Plans to Allow Surgery by Doctors with the AIDS Virus": New York Times (10/09/91), P. A1; Sack, Kevin; The New York State Health Department decided yesterday not to adopt Federal guidelines recommending that health-care workers who test positive for HIV disclose their status to their patients and abstain from performing invasive procedures. The guidelines were proposed by the Centers for Disease Control in July. The
"California Correction System Wrestling With AIDS Epidemic": United Press International (10/08/91); Murray, William D.; San Quentin, Calif.--The California Department of Corrections is already financially burdened by a rapidly growing inmate population, may face additional costs to treat inmates with HIV and AIDS, a spokeswoman said Monday. Christine May, a California Department of Corrections (CDC) spokeswoman said that the number of
"Court Bars ICN Claims of Drug to Slow AIDS": Los Angeles Times (10/08/91), P. D1; A California pharmaceutical company that attemped to obtain federal approval of a drug designed to slow the development of AIDS-defining illnesses was accused of fraud. On Monday, a federal judge approved a consent order against the company, ICN Pharmaceuticals Inc. of Costa Mesa and its subsidiary, Viratek, Inc., wh
"N.Y. Man Arrainged as `AIDS Pusher'": Washington Times (10/08/91), P. A4; A man accused of not telling his homosexual partner that he has HIV was arraigned in Baldwin, Mich. yesterday. Jeffrey Hanlon was called an AIDS pusher by the prosecutor, but homosexual-rights advocates are defending him. District Judge Richard Farabaugh charged Hanlon for violating Michigan s public health law.
"World Briefs: Asia AIDS Spread Called Explosive": Boston Globe (10/08/91), P. 36; HIV is spreading across the Asia-Pacific region at a frightening rate and may become an explosive epidemic by the mid-1990s, said the UN Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific in a report. The report released yesterday said the increase in the number of cases of HIV/AIDS and drug abuse will be the
"A Drop in an AIDS Rate": New York Times (10/08/91), P. C6; There has been a drop in the percentage of people found to have HIV when tested in federally funded programs at prisons, drug treatment centers, and health clinics, reports the Centers for Disease Control. The CDC said they expected the decline in rate because more low-risk heterosexuals were being tested. Governmen
"F.D.A. is Reportedly Ready to Clear New AIDS Drug": New York Times (10/08/91), P. D1; Freudenheim, Milt; The Food and Drug Administration is rumored to be closing in on approval of dideoxyinosine (DDI), which will be used to treat AIDS-related illnesses. Some AIDS-related organizations suggest the Department of Health and Human Services may announce approval for DDI some time this week. DDI, made by Bristol-Myers, will
"Many Medical Groups Line Up to Oppose Restrictions on MDs": Advocate (10/08/91) No. 587, P. 28; Bull, Chris; More than 20 of the country s leading medical groups have refused to adopt Centers for Disease Control guidelines requesting the compilation of lists of medical procedures with a greater-than-average risk of exposing patients to HIV. The CDC wanted to discourage HIV-positive health-care workers from performing any of
"President's Defense of His AIDS Policy Wins Few Admirers": Advocate (10/08/91) No. 587, P. 16; Bull, Chris; The AIDS protest near President Bush s vacation home in Kennebunkport, Maine left Bush unaffected and claiming that increased federal spending will not solve the problem of AIDS but behavioral change will. Bush was criticized by many medical experts and even the National Commission on AIDS, a presidential advisory
"Employers Ill-Prepared for AIDS": Business Insurance (10/07/91) Vol. 25, No. 40, P. 1; Woolsey, Christine; U.S. employers are unprepared to deal with the current AIDS crisis, say consultants, labor groups, and AIDS activists. Companies have not formally addressed AIDS in the workplace, failing to issue policy statements on how to respond to employees who contract the disease, to educate employees on how to work safely wit
"Dental Ads Citing Results of AIDS Tests Draw Fire": Wall Street Journal (10/07/91), P. B1; Ruffenach, Glenn; Advertisements that claim that AIDS is not found in particular dentist s offices is misleading, say critics. Dentists in California, Virginia and New Jersey have already claimed that themselves and their staff have tested negative for HIV to lure patients to their offices. These dentists claim they are responding to
"AIDS Center Opens Doors in Mt. Airy": Philadelphia Inquirer (10/07/91), P. 3-B; Samuel, Terence; Advocates for a facility to provide care for people with AIDS gathered yesterday in Mount Airy, Pa. to celebrate the opening of Betak. The home will provide 43 beds that will give nursing-home care for 29 patients as an alternative to hospitalization, and another 14 beds, called personal care beds, are for those AIDS
"Sullivan Calls AIDS Testing for Dentists Unwise": Baltimore Sun (10/07/91), P. 3A; Secretary of Health and Human Services Louis W. Sullivan argued against mandatory AIDS testing for dentists and other health care workers at a convention of the American Dental Association s House of Delegates yesterday. The issue of mandatory testing sends a false message to our citizens, Sullivan said. He also s
"Dentist May Have Passed Patient's AIDS": Philadelphia Inquirer (10/07/91), P. 3-A; Klass, Tim; The Florida dentist accused of transmitting HIV to five of his patients may have passed it from patient to patient in at least one case, stated Health and Human Services Secretary Louis H. Sullivan on Sunday. Sullivan s statement is the first to suggest patient-to-patient transmission of HIV by Dr. David J. Acer, who
"Nation Notes--Health Care: Anguished Testimony": Time (10/07/91) Vol. 138, No. 14, P. 27; Kimberly Bergalis, the woman who contracted HIV from her dentist, traveled to Washington, D.C. last week to testify on her case and encourage mandatory HIV testing for health-care workers. Weak from AIDS, Bergalis testified before Congress for only 15 seconds. She is leading a crusade for mandatory testing of all he
"AIDS-Associated Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma": Lancet (10/05/91) Vol. 338, No. 8771, P. 884; Roithmann, Sergio et al.; Prof. Beral and colleagues (Lancet, April 6) underestimated non-Hodgkin lymphoma types in their research, write Sergio Roithmann of the departments of Oncology and Haematology at the Latnnec Hospital, Paris. Beral et al. confrimed the previously reported high incidence of diffuse large-cell lymphoma (LCL), immunoblas
"HIV Transmission by Stabbing Despite Zidovudine Prophylaxis": Lancet (10/05/91) Vol. 338, No. 8771, P. 884; Jones, Philip D.; Zidovudine was not effective when used within a four hour span of the injection of HIV-infected blood, writes Philip D. Jones of the Department of Infectious Diseases at Prince Henry Hospital in Little Bay, Australia . A prision officer was stuck with a needle that contained inf
"Understanding AIDS": Economist (10/05/91) Vol. 321, No. 7727, P. 4; Adler, Michael and Jay, Margaret; The article on AIDS (Economist, Sept. 21) correctly states that the spread of HIV can be curbed by education, but it does not indicate that AIDS is a problem everywhere, not just the third world, write Michael Adler and Margaret Jay of the National AIDS Trust. Even in places where literacy is high, communication is s
"Confirmed World AIDS Cases Exceed 400,000": United Press International (10/04/91); Geneva--The number of AIDS cases worldwide has hit 418,403 as of Oct. 1, although the total of those infected with HIV is probably near 10 million, according to new statistics reported by the World Health Organization . The statistics were taken from 163 countries and represented a
"CDC Says 3.25 Million Americans Tested for AIDS": United Press International (10/04/91); Taylor, Charles S.; Atlanta--Since 1985, approximately 3.25 million Americans have been tested for HIV in publicly funded programs and 185,000 tested positive, said the Centers for Disease Control. Dispite these high numbers the CDC said, A large proportion of the estimated 1 million HIV-infected persons in the
"Neutralization of Divergent HIV-1 Isolates by Conformation-Dependent" Human Antibodies to Gp120: Science (10/04/91) Vol. 254, No. 5028, P. 105; Steimer, Kathelyn S. et al.; The spectrum of HIV-1 isolates neutralized by antibodies from HIV-1-infected humans is broader than the spectrum of isolates neutralized by sera from animals immunized with purified gp120 subunits, write Kathelyn S. Steimer and colleagues of the Chiron Corporation in Emeryville, Calif. This broader neutralization acc
"New York AIDS Panel is Opposing Guidelines": New York Times (10/04/91), P. B4; The New York State AIDS advisory panel yesterday suggested that the state ignore Federal guidelines that would pressure health-care workers to be tested for HIV. The guidelines, proposed by the Centers for Disease Control, strongly urge health-care workers who perform invasive procedures to be tested for HIV. They a
"Who is Spreading AIDS?": Washington Post (10/04/91), P. A25; Krauthammer, Charles; Mandatory testing is a terrible idea, writes Charles Krauthammer in the Washington Post. Hysteria over Kimberly Bergalis, the woman who contracted HIV from her dentist, has caused Congress to consider mandatory testing--an insane public policy just for one recorded case of HIV transmission from health-care worker to
"Congress Urges That Doctors Be Tested for AIDS": New York Times (10/04/91), P. A18; Hilts, Philip J.; Yesterday Congress approved a compromise bill that recommends, does not require, that health-care workers get tested for HIV. The bill was passed by voice vote first in the House and then in the Senate. The compromise is a less harsh than a proposal by Sen. Jesse Helms (R-N.C.) that required jail sentences and fine
"Anti-cell Antibody in Macaques": Nature (10/03/91) Vol. 353, No. 6343, P. 393; Stott, E.J.; The simian version of HIV produces a disease in macaque monkeys similar to that produced by HIV in humans. So-called SIV is widely used in the United States and Europe as a model for HIV vaccines. However, viral vaccines thought to protect macaque monkeys against SIV are not effectiv
"AIDS Report Has a Dose of Blame for Everyone--Almost": Chicago Tribune (10/03/91), P. 1-11; Beck, Joan; The National Commission on AIDS recently released report failed to focus on individual behavior to curb the spread of the disease, writes Joan Beck in the Chicago Tribune. The commission spent two years on the report and provided 30 recommendations for actions against AIDS to be taken by a long list of people, inclu
"HUD Stall on AIDS Units Hit": Boston Globe (10/03/91), P. 25; Canellos, Peter S. and Rezendes, Michael; Mayor Flynn of Boston and activists criticized the federal government yesterday for failure to implement a state plan that would provide 52 units of federally subsidized housing for people with AIDS. But the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development said that the state s plans to use federal rent subsidies for
"Penicillin-Resistant Pneumococcal Meningitis in an HIV-Infected Man": New England Journal of Medicine (10/03/91) Vol.325, No. 14, P. 1048; Gellert, George et al.; Strains of Streptococcus pneumoniae have continually been reported as being resistant to penicillin, depite previous beliefs that it was sensitive to the drug, write George Gellert et al. of the Orange County Health Care Agency in Santa Ana, Calif. Infections caused by classic pyogenic pathogens occur in AIDS. Commu
"Promising Results in Research on AIDS Based on False Assumption, Briton" Says: Wall Street Journal (10/03/91), P. B13; Hooper, Lawrence; HIV research that was considered encouraging was based on false assumption, says a British researcher. James Stott, a senior scientist in an AIDS research program sponsored by the British government, claims that the monkeys in a research program that seemed to develop immunity to SIV did not in fact respond to a tria
"Sullivan Cites Health Cost Explosion, Shuns `Radical' Solutions": United Press International (10/02/91); Campbell, James R.; Detroit--Health care expenses reached $666 billion in 1990, an increase of 10.5 percent from 1989, while the number of uninsured topped 14 percent, said Health and Human Services Secretary Louis W. Sullivan Wednesday at the Economic Club of Detroit. He also warned against any radically unacceptable solution as nati
"AIDS Vaccine Shows Promise, Doctor Says": Chicago Tribune (10/02/91), P. 1-4; Millenson, Michael L.; A potential HIV vaccine has successfully boosted the immune systems of patients with HIV for two years. Dr. Robert Redfield, chief of retroviral reserach at the Walter Reed Army Institute of Research, described the protein gp160 at a press briefing Tuesday at the Interscience Conference on Antimicrobial Agents and Ch
"AIDS Clinical Trials Information": Journal of the American Medical Association (10/02/91) Vol. 266, No. 13, P. 1756; The AIDS Clinical Trials Information Service (ACTIS) provides information on federally and privately sponored clinical trials of possible drugs and therapies to treat HIV and AIDS-defining illnesses. ACTIS, a resource for HIV-infected persons and their families, is funded by the Centers for Disease Control, the Food
"Low-cost Saliva Test for Virus Shows Promise": Baltimore Sun (10/02/91), P. 6A; An inexpensive way of detecting HIV through human saliva has been discovered, Mexican health officals announced yesterday. The Mexican Social Security Institute said that the test was used on 1,000 HIV-infected people in Mexico , the United States ,
"Attitude Might Help Some AIDS Patients Live Longer, Study Says": Philadelphia Inquirer (10/02/91), P. 2A; Roan, Shari; Many AIDS-infected individuals can live longer lives with a positive attitude, according to a study by Robert H. Remien of Columbia University and the New York State Psychiatric Institute. His study involved 53 long-term AIDS survivors, including lower- or middle-class gay men in New York City--most were very well ad
"Medizone-Sponsored Study May Lessen AIDS Risk": Investor's Business Daily (10/02/91), P. 21; Medizone International Inc. announced yesterday that it co-sponsored a study of how HIV can be eliminated from blood protein, possibly leading to a way to prevent infected blood from being transmitted in transfusions. The study proved the elimination of AIDS from a protein called Factor VIII. The natural protein is
"AIDS and Innocence": Washington Post (10/02/91), P. A23; Hitt, R. Scott; Kimberly Bergalis, the woman who contracted HIV from her dentist, is seen as innocent compared to those who contracted the virus from unprotected sex or drug use, writes R. Scott Hitt in the Washington Post. The recent National Commission on AIDS report declared that there is a thinly veiled feeling that those who
"AIDS Prevention Spending Faulted": Washington Post (10/02/91), P. A21; Gladwell, Malcolm; The Centers for Disease Control s $250 million AIDS prevention budget is not effective in changing behavior to curb the further spread of AIDS, according to a report released yesterday by the AIDS Action Council, a nonprofit coalition of local AIDS health-care and activist organizations. Daniel Bross, executive direc
"AIDS Memorial Quilt Returms": Washington Post (Health) (10/01/91), P. 17; de Pastino, Blake; The National AIDS Memorial Quilt will be displayed on Washington, D.C. s Mall or Ellipse again this October, like it has every October since 1987, to recognize those who have died from the disease. Pieces of the quilt will be displayed throughout the metropolitan area to lure as many as possible to the memorial. The
"Parents vs. Condom Plan": New York Times (10/01/91), P. A1; Berger, Joseph; New York City s public school system will still begin distributing condoms to students without parental consent, but the policy may cause some legal problems. Debate will focus primarily on how much control parents have over their children. Lawyers are already preparing to support protesting parents in lawsuits. At
"AIDS Claims Rose in 1990 Insurance Survey Shows": Wall Street Journal (10/01/91), P. B10; An estimated $1.2 billion was paid last year by life and health insurance companies for AIDS-related claims, according to a survey conducted by the American Council of Life Insurance and the Health Insurance Association of America. The survey revealed that the $1.2 billion paid was more than four times the amount pai
"AIDS Activists March on the White House": Washington Post (10/01/91), P. B2; Greene, Marcia Slacum; Approximately 600 protesters marched down Pennsylvania Avenue to the White House as part of a demonstration to criticize President Bush for his failure to make AIDS a national priority. The demonstration was sponsored by the New York and Washington, D.C. chapters of ACT-UP. U.S. Park Police said 83 protestors were
"Inpatient Morbidity Among HIV-Infected Male Soldiers Prior to Their" Diagnosis of HIV Infection: American Journal of Public Health (10/91) Vol. 81, No. 10, P. 1280; Renzullo, Philip O. et al.; A natural history study of soldiers infected with HIV was conducted to evaluate patterns of morbidity prior to and concurrent with early HIV infection, write Philip O. Renzullo et al. of the Department of Epidemiology in the Division of Preventive Medicine at the Walter Reed Army Institute of Research in Washington, D
"Immunoglobulins and Growth Parameters at Birth of Infants Born to HIV" Seropositive and Seronegative Women: American Journal of Public Health (10/91) Vol. 81, No. 10, P. 1323; Butz, Arlene et al.; By July 1990, there were 2464 reported cases of AIDS among patients under 13 years old, write Arlene Butz and colleagues of the School of Nursing and the Department of Pediatrics at the School of Medicine of The Johns Hopkins University. Patients who may have contracted HIV vertically account for 78 to 80 percent of
"Self-Disclosure of HIV Infection to Sexual Partners": American Journal of Public Health (10/91) Vol. 81, No. 10, P. 1321; Marks, Gary et al.; Failure to disclose one s HIV-infected condition increases the chance for transmisiion, write Gary Marks et al. of the Department of Preventive Medicine at the University of Southern California. The potential for HIV transmission is increased because such failure can promote a scenario where unsafe sexual activity ma
"Utilization of Health Services in a Cohort of Intravenous Drug Users With" Known HIV-1 Serostatus: American Journal of Public Health (10/91) Vol. 81, No. 10, P. 1285; Solomon, Liza; Inadequate health care for HIV-positive intravenous drug users (IVDUs) often causes them to rely on publicly funded health care programs, according to a study by Dr. Liza Solomon and collegues of the Department of Epidemiology of the Johns Hopkins School of Hygiene and Public Health. Their study 1881 HIV-positive IVD
"Bleach Programs for Preventing AIDS Among IV Drug Users: Modeling the" Impact of HIV Prevalence: American Journal of Public Health (10/91) Vol. 81, No. 10, P. 1273; Siegel, Joanna E. et al.; Bleach programs for IV drug users would be most effective in areas of low prevalence, write Joanna E. Siegel and colleagues of the Deaprtment of Health Policy and Management at the Harvard School of Public Health and the Center for Policy and Education at the Harvard AIDS Institute. In 1986, 16.8 percent of the AIDS
"Situational Factors Associated With AIDS Risk Behavior Lapses and Coping" Strategies Used by Gay Men Who Successfully Avoid Lapses: American Journal of Public Health (10/91) Vol. 81, No. 10, P. 1335; Kelly, Jeffrey A. et al.; Although many gay men have altered their high-risk behavior, many find these changes difficult to maintain, write Jeffrey A. Kelly and collegues of the Medical College of Wisconsin, Loyola University of Chicago, University of Mississippi, Tampa AIDS Network, and the State University of New York--Binghamton, and Jackso
"Putting AIDS Victims to Work": State Government News (10/91) Vol. 134, No. 10, P. 34; An organization that provides jobs for AIDS patients, Multitasking Systems of New York, is losing $15,000 a month and may be forced to close, prehaps because of poor management and changes in the makeup of the AIDS population, says Dr. Linda Laubenstein, co-founder of the program. She and Dr. Jeffrey Green started th
"Fear of HIV Highest Among Residents Willing to Treat AIDS": AIDS Alert (10/91) Vol. 6, No. 10, P. 203; Medical residents who intend to treat AIDS patients may be the group with the most fear of HIV infection, according to a study by Barbara Koenig, and collegues of the Unviersity of California at San Francisco. The survey questioned 1,000 medical trainees at 41 U.S. internal medicine residency programs in 1989 and 199
"Marine: U.S. Stalls $3.8m AIDS Award": Boston Globe (09/30/91), P. 1; Baker, Kimberly B.; Marine Chief Warrant Officer Martin Gaffney is infected with HIV and has already lost his wife and infant son to the disease after a contaminated blood transfusion at a Navy hospital. Gaffney claims the government is stalling on its payment of $3.8 million that it promised him, and fears his daughter Maureene will be
"Candidate Hopes to Defeat AIDS": Boston Globe (09/30/91), P. 15; Black, Chris; Michael Cronin, a member of ACT-UP and Queer Nation and infected with HIV, is running for the Boston City Council s District 2 seat. Cronin is one of two gay men in the nation infected with HIV that are running for a public office this year. The other, Thomas K. Duane, last week won in a race for the New York City C
"Dithering About AIDS": New York Times (09/30/91), P. A16; Hysteria over AIDS has dominated political debate while truly critical AIDS issues have been evaded, write the editors of the New York Times. There has been an outrageous lack of leadership on AIDS at the top of the government that has allowed the campaign to subside. Kimberly Bergalis testimony before Congress las
"Blood Banks Urged to Test for Rare AIDS": Wall Street Journal (09/30/91), P. B5; Ingersoll, Bruce; The Food and Drug Administration s blood-products panel advised the agency to require the nation s 2,500 blood banks to begin testing supplies for a rare HIV strain by June 1. Although the suggestion is not mandatory, the FDA is expected to follow through with the advice and adopt a
"Taking AIDS Battle to Capitol Hill": Washington Post (09/29/91), P. B4; Barker, Karlyn; AIDS activists from across the country received expert advice from government speakers Saturday on how to be more influential when dealing with members of Congress. They were told at the AIDS Treatment Activists Conference that it is beneficial to speak simply and send Capitol Hill staffers thank-you notes afterward.
"Hill Negotiators Reject AIDS Sanctions": Washington Post (09/29/91), P. A11; An amendment that would make it a criminal offense for physicians with HIV to perform invasive procedures without notifying patients was rejected by congressional negotiators. House negotiators instead agreed on a second AIDS amendment passed in the Senate that urges health-care workers to follow federal guidelines f
"Coincident Acquisition of Neisseria Gonorrhoeae and HIV from Felatio": Lancet (09/28/91) Vol. 338, No. 8770, P. 830; Murray, Alison B. et al.; HIV can be transmitted through oral sex, write Alison B. Murray and colleagues of the Departments of Virology, Genitourinary Medicine, and Medicine at St. Bartholomew s Hosptal, London. A 43-year-old homosexual male contracted HIV three to six weeks after fellatio. The man had not participated in anoreceptive or ano
"Vertical HIV Transmission in Pregnancy": Lancet (09/28/91) Vol. 338, No. 8770, P. 829; Johnstone, Frank D. et al.; Ehrnst and colleauges (Lancet July 27) discussion of vertical transmission of HIV made unsubstantiated claims, according to Frank D. Johnstone et al. of the University of Edinburgh, U.K. The claim that in most cases of HIV infection transmission occurs close to or at delivery is based on the inablitlity to identif
"New Drug for AIDS Infection Approved": Los Angeles Times (09/28/91), P. A21; Cimons, Marlene; The Food and Drug Administration Friday approved a new drug that delays the onslaught of an AIDS-defining illness that causes blindness. The new drug, Foscarnet, was approved to treat cytomegalovirus retinitis, an eye infection that results in blindness in AIDS patients.
"Resistance to ddI and Sensitivity to AZT Induced by a Mutation in HIV-1" Reverse Transcriptase: Science (09/27/91) Vol. 253, No. 5027, P. 1557; M.H. St. Clair et al.; Multidrug therapy would be benefical for treatment of HIV disease because of the difference in decreased viral sensitivity for ddI and AZT , write M.H. St. Clair et al. of the Division of Virology at Burroughs Wellcome Co., Resarch Triangle Park, N.C. Isola
"Another Sex Survey Bites the Dust": Science (09/27/91) Vol. 253, No. 5027, P. 1483; Moffat, Anne Simon; Health and Human Services Secretary Louis Sullivan termination of a national survey of teenage sexual behavior in July after succumbing to pressure from conservatives sets a precedent for other surveys funding. Instead of conducting the survey, the Senate diverted the $7 million or more in funding from the National
"France Set to Reopen AIDS Pact?": Science (09/27/91) Vol. 253, No. 5027, P. 1479; Coles, Peter; The French government is prodding its diplomats to put pressure on the U.S. government to get rid of a 1987 Franco-American agreement over patent rights to the blood test for HIV. The agreement was signed to give credit to Robert C. Gallo of the U.S. and Luc Montagnier of the Pasteur Institute in
"School Officials Back Plan to Make Condoms Available": Los Angeles Times (09/27/91), P. B1; Banks, Sandy; A Los Angeles AIDS task force s suggestion that the areas Unified School District make condoms available on high school campuses was supported Thursday by district administrators at a hearing before the school board. Board members will vote later this year to broaden the district s AIDS education and prevention progr
"Thai Tests for AIDS Vaccine?": Washington Times (09/27/91), P. A7; Wannabovorn, Sutin; Thai soldiers could be the subjects of tests of an AIDS vaccine, according to a senior medical officer. The U.S. Army suggested that Thailand test its recruits for HIV to slow the spread because of the prevalent infection rate, and a panel of military doctors discussed the sugge
"Militant ACT UP Gaining Respect": Washington Times (09/27/91), P. A3; Richardson, Valerie; The AIDS activist group, ACT-UP, is treated with some respect after its pursuit to make AIDS on the national agenda. Thousands of members of the group have been arrested for breaking into buildings, smashing windows, shutting down offices and chaining themselves to church pews. The members only advocate non-violent
"Make Testing Mandatory": USA Today (09/27/91), P. 10A; Dannemeyer, William E.; Kimberly Bergalis, the woman who contracted HIV from her dentist, and her story will convince public health experts to adopt legislation on mandatory testing of health-care workers, writes Rep. William E. Dannemeyer (R-Calif.). Our public health system failed her by putting a higher priority on the rights of those
"Testing Health Workers Is No Way to Stop AIDS": USA Today (09/27/91), P. 10A; The costs of testing health-care workers are too high for such a minimal risk, write the editors of USA Today. Kimberly Bergalis, dying from the disease after being infected from her dentist, has asked a House subcommittee to mandating testing among health-care workers. But that meant little to those searching for a
"Drug Combinations May Be Useful on AIDS": Investor's Business Daily (09/27/91), P. 34; Stroud, Michael; New tests on HIV samples indicate that combinations of anti-viral drugs could be beneficial in treating AIDS, according to scientists at Burroughs Wellcome Co. The scientists studied five strains of HIV from infected individuals who were treated with AZT a
"AIDS Patient Urges House Panel to Require Testing": Washington Post (09/27/91), P. A4; Gladwell, Malcolm; Kimberly Bergalis, testifying yesterday before Congress, encouraged mandatory testing for HIV among health-care workers. Please enact legilsation so that [no one} will have to go through the hell that I have gone through, Bergalis said. Other AIDS patients strongly disagreed with her and said it would be irrationa
"AIDS Research Turned Upside Down": Nature (09/26/91) Vol. 353, No. 6342, P. 297; Maddox, John; New evidence indicates that HIV is not sufficient to cause of AIDS, writes John Maddox of Nature. Tracy A. Kion and Geoffrey W. Hoffman of the University of British Columbia recently reported that mice treated with T lymphocytes from another mouse strain, but not exposed to HIV, developed antibodies against two prote
"HIV Transmission to Women in Stable Relationships": New England Journal of Medicine (09/26/91) Vol. 325, No. 13, P. 966; Rodrigues, Laura and Moreno, Claudia Garcia; A monogamous relationship is not a guarantee that HIV cannot be transmitted, write Laura Rodrigues, Ph.D., of the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, and Dr. Claudia Garcia Moreno of OXFAM. The perception of the risk of HIV and the abiltiy to act on the perception cause particular problems for women. A N
"22 Percent of Clinic's AIDS-Infected Men Keep Infection Secret, Study" Finds: Baltimore Sun (09/26/91), P. 3A; Almost one-quarter of HIV-infected men at a Los Angeles clinic do not disclose their conditions to their homosexual partners, a study found. The study, conducted by Gary Marks, an assistant professor of preventive medicine at the University of Southern California, will be published in the October issue of the America
"AIDS Videotape in High Schools Draws Criticism": New York Times (09/26/91), P. B9; Berger, Joseph; An AIDS videotape used in AIDS-prevention classes in more than 60 New York City high schools does not relay the message to students to abstain from sex, says Dr. Irene H. Impellizzeri, an opponent of condom distribution on the Board of Education. The 20-minute videotape was approved by the board in 1986 to put more e
"AIDS and an Undying Rage": Washington Post (09/26/91), P. D1; Gladwell, Malcolm; Kimberly Bergalis arrived in Washington, D.C. yesterday to testify on her case of contracting HIV from her dentist. She is a proponent of mandatory HIV testing for health care workers so that no one has to go through what she has since infected four years ago. She is angry at her dentist, Dr. David Acer, who died la
"Panel Faults Leaders on AIDS Epidemic": New York Times (09/26/91), P. A24; Hilts, Philip J.; The National Commission on AIDS released a report yesterday claiming that there has been some progress made to fight AIDS, but there is a lack of leadership from President Bush and his administration. The report said, Congress has shown leadership in developing critical legislation, but has often failed to provide a
"Heterosexual Transmission of HIV": Journal of the American Medical Association (09/25/91) Vol. 266, No. 12, P. 1695; Allen, James R. and Setlow, Valerie P.; It will continue to be impossible to impede the progress of HIV transmission if nothing is done to investigate new cases of infection, write James R. Allen and Valerie P. Setlow. The Centers for Disease Control reported 10,279 cases of heterosexual transmission through July 1991. Among the cases reported during the
"Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection in Urban Rwanda": Journal of the American Medical Association (09/25/91) Vol 266, No. 12, P. 1657; Allen, Susan et al.; For many African women a steady male parnter is the source of their HIV risk, writes Dr. Susan Allen et al. of the Center for AIDS Prevention Studies at the University of California at San Francisco. World Health Organization statistics from Africa indicate that 85 percent of HIV
"Opportunistic Non-Hodgkin's Lymphomas Among Severely Immunocompromised" HIV-Infected Patients Surviving for Prolonged Periods on Antiretroviral Therapy--United States: Journal of the American Medical Association (09/25/91) Vol 266, No. 12, P. 1620; High-grade B-cell non-Hodgkin s lymphomas have been reported since 1982 in patients with HIV infection, according to a report by the Centers for Disease Control. NHLs occur in approximately 3 percent of all adults with AIDS reported to the CDC. In the report, NHLs are focused in people with AIDS or severe HIV who ha
"Female-to-Male Transmission of Human Immunodeficiency Virus": Journal of the American Medical Association (09/25/91) Vol. 266, No. 12, P. 1664; Padian, Nancy S. et al.; Females are more likely to contract HIV from males than males are from females, according to a study by Dr. Nancy S. Padian et al. of the Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of California at San Francisco and Departments of Biostatistics and Statistics, University of California at Berkley. Data
"Parental Rites": New York Times (09/25/91), P. A23; Quindlen, Anna; For the New York City public school students who receive condoms have nothing to do with force, writes Anna Quindlen in response to the pending condom distribution program. Some of the students who will go to a specific room to obtain condoms will do it to protect themselves against HIV, others will do it because the
"Women Seen Much More Likely to Get AIDS Than to Infect Men": Washington Post (09/25/91), P. A3; It is 17.5 times more likely that a woman contracts HIV from a man than a man contracting the virus from a woman, according to a study published today in the Journal of the American Medical Association . The study observed 379 heterosexual couples in California with one of the pe
"Immune Boosters Disappoint AIDS Researchers": Journal of the American Medical Association (09/25/91) Vol. 266, No. 12, P. 1613; Cotton, Paul; One of the more discouraging areas of therapy for AIDS has been the rebuilding of the immune system. Dr. Robert T. Schooley, professor of medicine and chief of infectious diseases at the University of Colorado Health Sciences Center and Chair of the National Institutes of Allergy and Infectious Diseases AIDS Clinical
"Results From Nationwide HIV Study Rock Texas Campuses": Advocate (09/24/91) No. 586, P. 65; Prentice, Thom; The recent study that found a high prevalence of HIV-infected students in 35 college campuses has many student organizations questioning the effectiveness of university AIDS awareness programs and university officials avoidance of student sexuality issues. The results of the study, conducted on 20,000 student s bloo
"Why the Government Urges Abstinence and Condoms": Los Angeles Times (09/24/91), P. B5; Mason, James O.; The Public Health Service is reluctant to be consistent about encouraging condom use, writes Dr. James O. Mason, assistant secretary for health in the Department of Health and Human Services and head of the U.S. Public Health Service. Even the conservative former surgeon general advocates condom use in order to curb
"Tests Help Allay AIDS Fears in One Town": Chicago Tribune (09/24/91), P. 1; Papajohn, George and Ellin, Harlene; The patients of an HIV-infected dentist in the Illinois town of Nokomis were fearful that they had contracted the virus from him, but the 1,000 who were tested are not HIV-positive. The testing should provide patients with peace of mind, said medical professionals. Dr. M. Roy Schwarz, senior vice president for medic
"Coalition Pushing for Needle Exchanges in AIDS Fight": Boston Globe (09/24/91), P. 34; Kong, Dolores; A Massachusetts coalition is attempting to legalize needle exchanges in the state as a result of the continuing spread of HIV from intravenous drug use. On Tuesday, legislators, public health officials, and AIDS activists gathered at the State House to try to repeal a law that forbids the possesion of a hypodermic ne
"Dallas Woman, Claiming to Have AIDS, Frightens City With Vow to Pass on" Disease: Baltimore Sun (09/24/91), P. 3A; Wallace, Linda S.; A Dallas woman who is infected with HIV says she wants to kill as many men in the town as she can. Reffered to as C.J., she says she contracted the virus from a white bisexual man. C.J. is a black woman who tries to infect black men by sleeping with them. She claims she sleeps with four to five men a week. Some he
"Developers of AIDS Drug to Start Tests on Humans": Washington Times (09/24/91), P. A5; Garrison, Jayne; Compound Q will be tested for its efficacy on humans by Genelabs of Redwood, Calif. Genelabs is will declare this month that it will begin small Phase 2 clinical trials to evaluate the effectiveness of GLQ223. However, no news is expected for at least a year. The drug was first announced in 1989 when scientists at
"Behavior Can't Change Blood-Transfused AIDS": New York Times (09/24/91), P. A30; Druck, Michael J.; President Bush s comment about the prevention of the spread of AIDS being a disease where you can control its spread by your own personal behavior was insensitive and ill advised, writes Michael J. Druck, an HIV-infected hemophiliac. Those who contracted HIV through blood transfusions cannot change their personal b
"Whatever Happened to AIDS?": Washington Post (Health) (09/24/91), P. 10; Melillo, Wendy; President Bush and Congress is expected to receive a report tomorrow that entails a comprehensive national plan on AIDS from the National Commission on AIDS. Many AIDS authorities are concerned that the public has turned its attention away from the epidemic which is growing bigger in size in every part of the
"Burroughs Wellcome's New Antibiotic": Advocate (09/24/91) No. 586, P. 33; Delaney, Martin; Burroughs Wellcome s new drug 566C80, effective against Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia, toxoplasmosis (an infection of the brain) and possibly cryptosporidium, which causes severe diarrhea, should be tested for preventive use, writes Martin Delaney, executive director of Project Inform. It is an oral drug for PCP, bu
"Rate of Tuberculosis Cases Soars Among People With HIV": Advocate (09/24/91) No. 586, P. 58; Brownworth, Victoria A.; There has been a 14 percent increase in the number of tuberculosis cases among HIV-infected individuals, according to the Centers for Disease Control. Despite the increase, very little has been done to curb the spread of TB or protect people with HIV. Authorities say the spread of TB is accelerated by the spread of
"1992 AIDS Conference Heads Overseas": Advocate (09/24/91) No. 586, P. 33; Delaney, Martin; U.S. immigration policy banning foreigners with HIV from entering the country has caused the 1992 Eighth International Conference on AIDS to be moved to an alternate location, and the policy probably won t be addressed any longer, writes Martin Delaney, executive director of Project Inform. Some felt that moving the
"Dentists Draw Fire for Advertising HIV Test Results": Advocate (09/24/91) No. 586, P. 27; Harding, Rick; Two dentists have recently played on people s fears by advertising that they and their employees tested negative for HIV. AIDS authorities say their actions are misguided but predictable given the recent hysteria over mandatory HIV testing. Ads run by Dr. Robert A. Bunn of Manasas, Va., [amount] to false advertisin
"AIDS Walk Chicago Weathers Temperatures to Seek a Cure": Chicago Tribune (09/23/91), P. 1-7; A walk to raise money for people with AIDS and to help find a cure for the disease took place on Sunday in Chicago. Stephan Donovan, executive director of AIDS Walk Chicago, said organizers had planned to have 20,000 people involved, but with the cool weather only 5,000 to 10,000 would trek the 10-kilometers. We ar
"Ogilvy, Adams + Rinehart to Work on AIDS Programs": Washington Post (Business) (09/23/91), P. 7; Ogilvy, Adams + Rinehart has been chosen by the U.S. Agency for International Development to be part of a team for a five-year, $168 million grant provided for Family Health International. The company is a subsidiary of the Washington-based Ogilvy + Mather Co. The team will develop programs geared at decreasing the
"AIDS Toll for Women Rises but Detection is Often Slow": Los Angeles Times (09/22/91), P. B1; Zamichow, Nora; Many HIV-infected women do not get the proper life-extending treatments for their illnesses until it s too late. The number of new AIDS cases among women has grown from 23 in 1984 to 321 in 1990. The early stages of infection show different signs in women than in men. Some of these signs are abnormal Pap smears, ce
"HIV and Nutrition": Lancet (09/21/91) Vol. 338, No. 8769, P. 760; Malcolm, John A. and Sutherland, David C.; Wasting from AIDS does not have to be inevitable, as the July 13 editorial by J. Schwenk and C. Grunfeld et al. states. But there should be a focus on intervention early, when weight loss occurs, write John A. Malcolm and David C. Sutherland of the Department of Clinical Immunology at the Royal Newcaslte Hospital in
"HIV and Co-Trimoxazole Toxicity": Lancet (09/21/91) Vol. 338, No. 8769, P. 760; Pozniak, Anton et al.; The assertion by Dr. Van der Ven (Lancet, Aug. 17) that adverse reactions to co-trimoxazole in HIV-infected patients are caused by patients inability to clear toxic hydroxylamine metabolites of sulphamethoxazole may not be a manifestation of thiacetazone toxicity, but rather a hypersensitivity, write Anton Pozniak et
"Poor Man's Plague": Economist (09/21/91) Vol. 320, No. 7725, P. 21; AIDS has been spreading in the United States since the late 1970s but even longer in Africa and some other nations. There have been approximately 350,000 cases of AIDS reported worldwide, but that figure is not accurate because underdeveloped countries tend to keep poorer records than
"Tantrum Tactics": Washington Post (09/21/91), P. A23; McCarthy, Colman; When ACT-UP members inflated a giant condom over Sen. Jesse Helms (R-N.C.) home last week, it emphasized the adverse treatment that the gay and lesbian community receive, but was not effective in any other way, writes Colman McCarthy of the Washington Post. It was civil distemper that the activists performed, not c
"City Probes NYU Dental School for AIDS Discrimination": United Press International (09/20/91); New York--The New York University College of Dentistry is being investigated by the city Human Rights Commission for discriminating against HIV-infected students. The university has been charged with failure to allow HIV-infected students to practice in the school clinic, which is a violation of city law. Human Righ
"Doctor With AIDS Virus Fights to Keep Job": United Press International (09/20/91); Philadelphia--The attorney of the HIV-infected orthopedic surgeon who was suspended from Mercy Catholic hospital says the surgeon will battle to be reinstated. The surgeon is not identified and is referred to as Dr. Doe. Presently, he does not have any AIDS-defining illnesses and there is virtually no possiblity tha
"Briefings--The Promiscuous Boy-Next-Door": Science (09/20/91) Vol.253, No.5026, P. 1353; Many people believe that they will not become infected with HIV, even if they are a part of a high-risk group, according to a study by the University of Kent in Scotland. The study, conducted by psychologist Dominic Abrams, surveyed 1000 young people of the Scottish town of Dundee. It found that a large majority bel
"Shaefer Adamant on AIDS Testing": Washington Post (09/20/91), P. C5; Shen, Fern; Maryland Governor William Donald Shaefer said yesterday that he will continue to push for mandatory testing despite opposition to the plan by most of the new members on his advisory panel. I know that many of you are highly technically trained, however, the general public is still afraid of this, said Shaefer. He
"Cardinal to Aid Challenges to Condom Plan": New York Times (09/20/91), P. B1; Goldman, Ari L.; Cardinal John O Connor, the Archbishop of New York, encouraged parents yesterday to contend in the courts the Board of Education s new policy on condom distribution in city schools. He claimed that he hired a prestigous law firm to provide free legal services to help any Catholic parent with a youngster in public
"Hospitals Split Over AIDS Issue": Philadelphia Inquirer (09/20/91), P. 1B; Landry, Peter; Two Philadelphia hospitals debated yesterday the question of how to deal with an HIV-infected orthopedic surgeon. The contoversy concerns the conflict over whether to inform patients of an infected health-care worker or to protect that workers right of privacy. Graduate Hospital authorities claim they would not info
"Court Upholds Prison Policy on Separating AIDS Inmates": New York Times (09/20/91), P. A22; A federal appeals court upheld Alabama s policy of separating HIV-infected prisoners from those without the infection. The ruling was reached Wednesday by a three-judge panel of the United States Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit, in Atlanta, which supported a lower court s view t
"CDC Urges AIDS Testing for All Hospital Patients": Washington Post (09/20/91), P. A3; Gladwell, Malcolm; The Centers for Disease Control released draft guidelines yesterday telling hospitals to routinely offer and encourage HIV testing of patients, especially in areas with aa high prevelance of the virus. The CDC recommends that hospitals test more patients to permit patients to have access to health care early in the
"AIDS Scandal Indicts French Government": Nature (09/19/91) Vol.353, No. 6341, P. 197; Anderson, Christopher; French goverment officials chose to not approve U.S. AIDS tests for the first five months in 1985 so that a French test could be released first, according to a report released last week by government investigators. The report, conducted by Michel Lucas, inspector general for social affairs, was initiated after three
"Risk of Transmission of HIV From Surgeon to Patient": New England Journal of Medicine (09/19/91) Vol. 325, No. 12, P. 888; Lowenfels, Albert B. and Wormser, Gary; The risk of a patient contracting HIV from a surgeon is extremely low and should be balanced against the beneficial and detrimental implications that disclosure of the surgeon s HIV-infected status could have, write Dr. Albert B. Lowenfels and Dr. Gary Wormser of the New York Medical College. There are three probabil
"Downplaying the Risk of AIDS From Surgery": Boston Globe (09/19/91), P. 3; The risk of contracting HIV during surgery is essentially the same as the risk getting killed in a car accident on the way to the hospital, say doctors in a letter in today s New England Journal of Medicine. The doctors, Albert B. Lowenfels and Gary Wormser of New York Medical College, say the probabilty of a doctor
"1,050 Patients Are Told Doctor Has AIDS Virus": Philadelphia Inquirer (09/19/91), P. 1B; Fitzgerald, Susan; Patients who underwent orthopedic surgery with an HIV-infected surgeon at Mercy Catholic Medical Center have been sent letters notifying them of the doctor s infection with HIV. The letters went to patients on whom he performed surgery between 1985 and July, 1991. The letters offer patients free and confidential AID
"Civilian Panel to Review AIDS Clash": Philadelphia Inquirer (09/19/91), P. 1B; Colimore, Edward; A citizen s group will convene to review the Philadelphia police department s investigation of the demonstation held last week by AIDS activists, according to Police Commissioner Willie L. Williams. He said the group will have unlimited access to police videotapes and other evidence to assess the clash between protes
"School Board Continues Fighting Over Condom Distribution Plan": New York Times (09/19/91), P. B8; Nieves, Evelyn; Dispute over condom distribution in New York City schools continues to rage. Dr. Irene Impellizeri, an opponent of the plan, filed a request with the State Education Commissioner for a hearing on the plan s legality. Schools Chancellor Joseph A. Fernandez responded by issuing a court memorandum stating that since he
"Facing HIV Test for Marriage License, Illinois Couples Voted With Their" Feet: Washington Post (09/19/91), P. A3; Walsh, Edward; Illinois marriage rates dropped after the state passed a law requiring couples to take HIV tests, according to a study conducted by the National Center for Health Statistics, Hyattsville, Md. The law, implemented in 1988, was opposed by many county clerks, who claimed that the law would discourage brides and bridegro
"AMA-RPS Contributes to HIV Testing Policy": Journal of the American Medical Association (09/18/91) Vol. 266, No. 11, P. 1518; HIV-testing of health-care workers and patients was cause for debate at the annual meetings of the American Medical Association-Resicent Physicians Section (AMA-RPS) Assembly and the AMA House of Delegates. The House contested HIV testing, both in reference committee hearings and on the House floor when resolutions a
"Nosocomial Transmission of Multidrug-Resistant Tuberculosis Among" HIV-Infected Persons--Florida and New York, 1988-1991: Journal of the American Medical Association (09/18/91) Vol. 266, No. 11, P. 1483; The Centers for Disease Control and local health departments studies multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) cases in three hosptials in New York City and one in Miami by the CDC in 1990 and 1991. Their report illustrates the escalating vulnerability of HIV-infected individuals, especially those with severe immunos
"In Age of Safe Sex Condom Speciality Shop Gains Favor": Chicago Tribune (09/18/91), P. 1-5; Curry, George E.; The first store to specialize in selling condoms opened two months ago in Greenwich Village, N.Y. and has developed into a lucrative business. The store, Condomania, uses a humorous way to encourage safe sex and the purchase of condoms. Many customers do not feel uncomfortable purchasing condoms there because that w
"Medicine's Arsenal in Battling `Dominant Dozen,' Other AIDS-Associated" Opportunistic Infections: Journal of the American Medical Association (09/18/91) Vol. 266, No. 11, P. 1476; Cotton, Paul; New evidence indicates that progress is being made with treatments for opportunistic infections. Drugs such as macrolide antiobiotics may be effective in treating two or more of the most troubling OIs. Dr. Deborah Cotton, associate professor of medicine at the Harvard School of Public Health claims that feelings tha
"A Doctor's Struggle With AIDS": Los Angeles Times (09/17/91), P. A1; Needham, John; In March of 1988 Dr. Don G. Hagan, an Orange County, Calif. physician, wrote to many of his patients to inform them that he was leaving his medical practice. Hagan had learned 19 months earlier that he was infected with HIV. As a general practitioner, Hagan says, he never posed a threat to patients. But his case n
"TV Drama Tells Teens Harsh Facts of AIDS": Washington Post (Health) (09/17/91), P. 8; Rovner, Sandy; The Public Broadcasting System and ABC will both air a film on a couple s need for safer sex habits, called In the Shadow of Love, a Teen AIDS Story. The story is about teenagers and touches on homophobia, AIDS phobia, and the fear of dying. The drama tells of a girl who films a teenage AIDS support group for a cit
"The Education of Kimberly Bergalis": Washington Times (09/17/91), P. F2; Despite the case of Kimberly Bergalis, who contracted HIV from her dentist, there will be no hurry to create a new Centers for Disease Control category on classifying AIDS cases called treated by an HIV-infected health-care worker, write the editors of the Washington Times. Although education on the transmission of
"Pioneer in AIDS Criticized": Washington Times (09/17/91), P. A3; Dr. Robert Gallo should receive significant censure for the fraud conducted in his laboratory, a preliminary federal inquiry found yesterday. Gallo is accused of falsifying the discovery of the HIV virus by deriving it from a sample lent to him by Dr. Luc Montagnier of the Pasteur Institute in Paris. The draft rep
"Deaths": Associated Press (09/16/91); Duff, Richard; Edina, Minn.--Dr. Richard Duff died Monday of complications related to AIDS. Duff, the subject of a Newsweek magazine article on doctors with AIDS, stopped performing invasive procedures three years ago when his condition was diagnosed.
"Desperate to Live": Insight (09/16/91), P. 10; Hodgin, Deanna; A growing number of AIDS patients are turning to the underground to obtain alternative AIDS treatments. A University of Pennsylvania study found that 30 to 50 percent of AIDS patients use drugs from the underground. When you have notheing to gain from conventional treatments, and everything to lose, it starts makin
"Actor's Widow Urges End to Hollywood AIDS Discrimination": United Press International (09/15/91); Los Angeles--The widow of actor Brad Davis, who died Sunday from AIDS, has asked for an end to the discrimination that forced her husband to conceal his condition. Susan Bluestein, in a letter read at the AIDS Project Los Angeles benefit Commitment to Life, addressed one of those being honored at the benefit, Dr.
"Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome in Romania": Lancet (09/14/91) Vol. 338, No. 8768, P. 645; Hersh, Bradley S. et al.; Before the World Health Organization modified its definition of AIDS in Dec. 1989, Romania had reported only 13 AIDS cases. By the end of 1990, there were 1168 AIDS cases were reported to Romania s Ministry of Health, of which 93.7 percent wer
"Troubled AIDS Families See a Fragile Cocoon Imperiled": New York Times (09/14/91), P. 21; Dugger, Celia W.; A New York City day care center dedicated soley to children with AIDS will close because of the city s lack of available funds. The Bronx Municipal Hospital Center s situation continues the debate on how best to care for poor families troubled by AIDS. The city s financial woes have forced Bronx Municipal s program
"Russian AIDS Puzzle": Science (09/13/91) Vol. 253, No. 5025, P. 1214; AIDS is virtually nonexistant in the Soviet Union, and the answers as to why may be found in how the disease is spread, according to Andrei P. Kozlov, head of a new AIDS institute at the Bruce Rappaport Biomedical Center in Leningrad. Kozlov s program has screened nearly half of the city s population of 6 million for
"Bill on Instruction in AIDS Prevention Gains": Los Angeles Times (09/13/91), P. A3; Ingram, Carl and Gillam, Jerry; The California Senate Thursday approved a bill to allow junior and high school students to receive education on the prevention of AIDS. Advocates of the bill claim that the program could prevent children from needlessly dying because of lack of knowledge on the disease. Adversaries of the bill argued that parental c
"Blasphemy, Lies, Videotape: the Encounter Over AIDS": Los Angeles Times (09/13/91), P. B5; Freehill, Gunther and Martinez, Eliseo Acevedo; The film, Stop the Church, documenting ACT-UP s demonstration against Cardinal John O Connor at St. Patrick s Cathedral in New York, shows that offensivness is what ACT-UP believes to be the best way to get their message across, write Gunther Freehill and Eliseo Acevedo Martinez. The film was intended to create awa
"Channel 13 to Show Film on AIDS Protest": New York Times (09/13/91), P. C24; Steinfels, Peter; A New York Public Broadcasting Station tonight will air a documentary on the 1989 ACT-UP protest in front of St. Patrick s Cathedral. The film, Stop the Church, was dropped from national distribution by PBS but can be aired privately. It has received much criticism because it is inappropriate for distribution bec
"AIDS Peril Doubtful, Minority Women Say": New York Times (09/13/91), P. A20; Most minority women claim they have virtually no chance of contracting HIV, according to a study conducted by the National Council of Negro Women. Dr. Dorothy I. Height, president of the council, called it was a fearsome revelation, especially in conjunction with findings that was found that these women don t recei
"Protesters, Police Clash; 6 Arrested": Philadelphia Inquirer (09/13/91), P. 1A; Clark, Robin and Tofani, Loretta; Six activists were arrested last night in a protest before the hotel where President Bush attended a fund-raising dinner for Republican Senate candidate Dick Thornburgh. The protest was to attack Bush s neglegence to take action against AIDS. It began soon after Bush arrived at the Hotel Atop the Bellevue around 6:1
"Key to Condom Vote: Dinkins Power Grasp": New York Times (09/13/91), P. B1; Berger, Joseph; The parental opt out amendment for a condom distribution plan in area schools may have been overruled by the New York City Board of Education in part because of Mayor David N. Dinkins plans reelection. The mayor had been silent on the issue of parental consent for their children to receive condoms from schools. H
"CDC Launches AIDS Information Service": United Press International (09/12/91); Atlanta--The Centers for Disease Control has established a system called AIDS Clinical Trials Information Service (ACTIS) to describe progress being made on various drug trials and therapy evaluations to fight HIV. The service, in the form of a database, will include information on more than 300 clinical trails and m
"Board Okays Condoms-on-Demand With No Options": United Press International (09/12/91); Wines, Leslie; New York--The Board of Education rejected a proposed amendment to allow parental consent for its condom distribution program for students. Chancellor Joseph Fernandez backs the condom distribution plan, saying thatparental consent would have made the program less effective. Fernandez was previously concerned that th
"Sounding Board: Another Approach to the AIDS Epidemic": New England Journal of Medicine (09/12/91) Vol. 325, No. 11, P. 806; Rogers, David E. and Osborn, June E.; Dr. Marcia Angel s support (New England Journal of Medicine 9/12) for routine HIV testing for all patients admitted to hospitals as well as health-care workers follows from public attitudes, not from AIDS research, write Dr. David E. Rogers and Dr. June E. Osborn, chair and vice chair of the Naitonal Commission on AID
"AIDS Talk Goes On": Nature (09/12/91) Vol. 353, No.6340, P. 96; The eigth international AIDS conference plans to address more attention to AIDS prevalence in developing nations and less attention to national issues, write the editors of Nature. Also, there is talk that the meeting will touch on the social sciences as well. The conference s supposed objectives are as follows: fir
"AIDS Activists are Ready for Bush": Philadelphia Inquirer (09/12/91), P. 5B; Tofani, Loretta and Schaffer, Michael D.; ACT-UP members plan to suprise President Bush when he visits Philadelphia today. Details of the demonstration have not been provided, but it is likely to be dramatic. Around 40 of ACT-UP s members met Monday night to discuss their strategies for Bush s visit. ACT-UP asserts that Bush has neglected the intensity of
"Amsterdam Picked for AIDS Meeting": New York Times (09/12/91), P. B11; Altman, Lawrence K.; The 1992 International Conference on AIDS has been moved to Amsterdam from its originally planned location in Boston because of U.S. policy requiring short-term visitors to declare their HIV-infected status. Protesters threatened to disrupt the meeting if held in Boston because those HIV-infected foreigners would be
"Senate Presses Labor Department on Workplace AIDS Protections": United Press International (09/11/91); Bass, Janet; Washington--The Labor Department was ordered Wednesday to establish final rules by December requiring all health-care facilities to have infection-control programs to hinder the spread of AIDS and hepatitis B. The Senate, in a 99-1 vote, incorporated the amendment into the $204 billion spending bill for the department
"First-Grade Girl's AIDS No Secret": Boston Globe (09/11/91), P. 1; Kittredge, Clare and Walker, Adrian; Six-year-old Autum Aquino of Portland, Maine has AIDS and is willing to let her classmates know about it, making it one of the first times a pupil with AIDS has publicly disclosed his or her condition in New England, school officials said. Aquino said It s not nice when you lie. I m not any different from anyone.
"World Briefs: Researcher Links AIDS to Africa": Boston Globe (09/11/91), P. 28; HIV samples from African monkeys prove that AIDS originated in Africa, according to AIDS researcher Dr. Robert Gallo. Gallo told a British Pharmaceutical Society meeting yesterday that Beatrice Hahn, a researcher at the University fo Alabama, presented the samples of a virus taken from several wild African monkeys th
"AIDS Patient, Her Father Angry With Hill Shuffle": Washington Times (09/11/91), P. A1; Price, Joyce; Kimberly Bergalis, the first person known to have contracted HIV from a health-care worker, and her father feel political opponents of mandatory HIV testing are giving her the run-around, postponing a hearing in which she was to testify for mandatory testing. The hearing before the House Energy and Commerce subcomitt
"Metropolitan Area News in Brief: Phila. Mayoral Candidates to Appear at" AIDS Forum: Philadelphia Inquirer (09/11/91), P. 2B; Mayoral candidates will meet Monday to discuss their positions on AIDS at a forum in Philadelphia, Pa. The meeting is sponsored by the Philadelphia AIDS Advocacy Coalition. Those expected to attend are Democrat Edward G. Rendell, Republican Joseph M. Egan, independent Dennis Wesleyand, and Consumer candidate Pamela
"Wellcome Unit Expands Program for AIDS Patients": Wall Street Journal (09/11/91), P. B2; Burroughs Wellcome Co., the manufacturer of AZT , says it is broadening its patient assistance for HIV/AIDS-infected individuals with $10 million in free medication. The program was started because of the high cost of AZT, originally ranging from $8,000 to
"Immune Response Sees Its Future Going Well Beyond AIDS Vaccine": Investor's Daily (09/11/91), P. 18; Immune Response Corp. a biotechnology company, is in advanced clinical trials for its vaccine against AIDS. James Glavin, chief executive of the company, said that it plans to expand research by testing the vaccine on individuals who are HIV-negative. At this point, Immune Response Corp. has only tested the vaccine
"HIV Tests in the Health Profession": Washington Post (09/11/91), P. A21; Gladwell, Malcolm; Amendments proposed by Sen. Jesse Helms (R-N.C.) on mandatory HIV testing for health care workers did not estimate the economic burden of such tests. The Service Employees International Union, the AIDS Action Council, and researchers at San Francisco General Hospital claim that it cost at least $1 billion in additio
"Investigators Uncover Clues on HIV Transmission in Florida Dentist's" Office: Advocate (09/10/91) No.585, P. 44; Cheek, Michael; It has been almost a year since Kimberly Bergalis reported that she had contracted HIV from her dentist, Dr. David Acer. Case investigators claim it is very unlikely that Acer was so careless that he injured himself often enough to expose five of his patients to the virus. Some claim that AIDS-related
"Mandatory HIV Testing Intensifies Across America": Advocate (09/10/91) No. 585, P. 40; Brownworth, Victoria A.; Mandatory HIV testing has recently been a public issue, but such testing has been around for years. William Rubenstein, executive director of the AIDS Project of the American Civil Liberties Union, says Mandatory testing is here, it s happening now, and it s happening to group after group after group. Mandatory tes
"The AIDS Media Circus": Advocate (09/10/91) No. 585, P. 32; Gallagher, John; The press did not accurately report the case of Kimberly Bergalis, who contracted HIV from her dentist, Dr. David Acer. The vast media coverage came because she was a pretty middle-class white girl, says Randy Shilts, author of And the Band Played On, on the history of AIDS. Since Bergalis became a celebrity for
"Scientists May Not Be Mad, Just Very Unhappy": Washington Post (09/10/91), P. A17; Booth, William; Researchers morale has plummeted despite the increase in funding for scientific research. A survey of 250 scientists, conducted by Leon M. Lederman, found that researchers feel depressed, maligned, angry, ignored, and demoralized. But most of all researchers felt they were underpaid. Some suggest that money may no
"Belinda Mason Dies at 33; Member of National Commission on AIDS": Washington Post (09/10/91), P. B6; Belinda Mason, the only apointee to President Bush s National Commission on AIDS who had the disease, died yesterday at age 33 from AIDS-related pneumonia. She acquired the virus through a blood transfusion when giving birth to her second child in January 1987. AIDS was diagnosed in October 1988. Bush appointed her
"Health Workers May Hide AIDS to Protect Jobs": USA Today (09/10/91), P. 1D; Painter, Kim; HIV-infected health-care workers are fearful of losing their jobs even if they pose no danger to patients, according to a study conducted by the American Association of Physicians for Human Rights, a San Francisco-based counseling group. The survey, the first of its kind, indicates that many infected health-care work
"Pennsylvania Ruling Limits Privacy Right for HIV-Positive MDs": Advocate (09/10/91) No.585, P. 18; Bull, Chris; A superior court in Harrisburg, Pa. has declared that an area hospital acted properly when it informed patients that one of its resident surgeons was HIV-positive, a ruling that may limit privacy rights for health-care workers. The resident contended that the hospitals violated the law that protects confidentiality,
"Dentist's HIV Prejudice Violated New York Law": Advocate (09/10/91) No. 585, P. 17; Bull, Chris; A New York City policy that prohibits discrimination against people with AIDS by dental-care providers may provide hope for those who are refused treatment. It was approved by a city administrative law judge when an area dentist was sued for refusal to treat an HIV-infected patient. The measure, which goes into effe
"Needle Exchanges Get Endorsement from AIDS Panel": Advocate (09/10/91) No. 585, P. 15; Harding, Rick; The National Commission on AIDS Aug. 6 report criticizes the Bush administration for its failure to recognize the relationship between AIDS and drug use, and may provide support for activists dealing with legislators. The report says that approximately a third of of U.S. AIDS cases are attributed to drug use, includ
"Lotus Extends Company Benefits to Cover Domestic Partners of Homosexual" Staff: Wall Street Journal (09/09/91), P. B6D; Stipp, David; Lotus Development Corp. is instituting a new policy to offer domestic partners of homosexual employees health and other benefits. The company is said to be the first to implement such a policy. Approximately 10 percent of Lotus employees are homosexuals, but less than half of them are expected to qualify and apply
"AIDS Creating a Generation of Orphans Isolated by Their Anguish": Washington Post (09/09/91), P. A1; Marcus, Erin; AIDS is leaving a mark on the children of infected parents, few of whom are willing to talk about it, say counselors. AIDS counselors say the disease is different than most because it can kill almost a whole family leaving one or two members orphaned. Families of HIV tell their members to keep their grief a secret b
"Antibiotic Cited for Pneumonia Related to AIDS": Wall Street Journal (09/09/91), P. B3; Stout, Hilary; A less expensive antibiotic is more effective than the only available drug on the market in preventing PCP pneumonia in AIDS patients, according to a study in the Journal of the American Medical Association . Using the drug, known as TMP/SMX, instead of aerosolized pentamidine co
"Metro Datelines: AIDS Test Required From Rape Suspect": New York Times (09/08/91), P. 37; An HIV test is being mandated for a rape suspect before a trial in Rochester, N.Y. Clyde Dwayne Sellers may be the first to test for HIV before a trial in the state because most rulings on the subject are directed at convicted criminals. The assistant district attorney, Micahel C. Green, contended that the rape vict
"Cheaper, Safer Animal Model Created to Test Anti-AIDS Drugs": United Press International (09/07/91); Levy, Douglas A.; New animal models to test anti-HIV drugs will prove to be less expensive than current methods, according to scientists. It will enable effective experimentation without the danger of exposing the lab workers to HIV. Dr. Wayne Thompkins, a researcher at North Carolina State University in Raleigh, N.C., said the cost w
"Slowing the Spread of Human Immunodeficiency Virus in Developing" Countries: Lancet (09/07/91) Vol. 338, No.8767, P. 608; Potts, Malcolm et al.; The long latency period before HIV develops into AIDS indicates that the global pandemic may still be in its early stages, write Malcom Potts et al. of International Family Health, London. Developing countries have the highest prevelance of HIV because of the lack of education and appropriate funding. Mathematical m
"Street Cleaning": Economist (09/07/91) Vol. 320, No. 7723, P. 28; The third most common way that men contract HIV is from prostitutes, following homosexual sex and intravenous drug use. According to some estimates, half the street psostitutions in Washington, D.C. and New York City are HIV-infected, while that figure in Newark, New Jersey is close to 60 percent. This hazard has ca
"Conserved Sequence and Structural Elements in the HIV-1 Principal" Neutralizing Determinant: Further Classifications: Science (09/06/91) Vol. 253, No. 5024, P. 1146; LaRosa, Gregory J. et al.; Nucleotide sequences have been used to encode the HIV-1 principal neutralization determinant (PND) by some researchers attempting to measure variability among HIV-1 viruses infecting a single person, according to information sent to the GenBank and the Human Retroviruses and AIDS Database, write Gregory J. LaRosa et a
"Anti-HIV and Anti-Anti MHC Antibodies in Alloimmune and Autoimmune Mice": Science (09/06/91) Vol. 253, No. 5024, P. 1138; Kion, Tracy A. and Hoffmann, Geoffrey W.; Alloimmune mice made antibodies against gp120 and p24 of HIV and mice of the autoimmune strains MRL-1pr/1pr and MRL-+/+ made antibodies against gp120, write Tracy A. Kion and Geoffrey W. Hoffman of the University of British Columbia. Both anti-anti MHC antibodies were detected in both alloimmune sera and MRL mice. T
"Doctor's Patients Show No Sign of HIV Infection": United Press International (09/05/91); Pittsburgh--There is no indication that any of the patients of an area HIV-infected surgeon have acquired the infection, health officials said Thursday. The former Pittsburgh physician notified his 120 patients in July that he had HIV, although he did not yet have AIDS. Dr. Edward Rozar practiced at Alleghany Genera
"Demonstrators Drape Balloon over Helms's House": United Press International (09/05/91); Arlington, Va.--Seven activists joined to drape a condom-shaped nylon balloon over Senator Jesse Helms (R-N.C.) home Thursday to denounce his attempts to reduce funding for AIDS and stigmatize people who have the disease. The protestors blocked both ends of the street and two of the protestors climed to the roof o
"Cardinal Blasts KCET for Televising Documentary": United Press International (09/05/91); Rojas, Aurelio; Los Angeles--A Public Broadcasting Station release of a controversial film about a ACT-UP demonstration at St. Patrick s Cathedral in New York caused has been condemned by the Catholic church. The station, KCET, televised Stop the Church, which documents the planning and execution of an ACT-UP demonstration against
"Court Rules San Diego Police had no Cause for Forcing AIDS Test": United Press International (09/05/91); San Francisco--San Diego police officers were condemed by an appeals court for not having probable cause to arrest a homosexual man and forcing him to take a blood sample to test for HIV. Brian Barlow was arrested during a gay rights parade in San Diego on June 7, 1986, then police took him to the hospital to be trea
"Blazing an Ethical Trail": Nature (09/05/91) Vol. 353, No. 6339, P. 4; Aldhous, Peter; New clinical trials are being implemented to test whether AZT can hinder the transmission of HIV from an infected mother to her fetus. The study, coordinated by the National Institiute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, is a research milestone and may enc
"Small Wonders in Africa": Nature (09/05/91) Vol.353, No.6339, P. 4; Anderson, Christopher; Daniel Zagury is planning a trip to Africa to investigate why children who are HIV-positive and resistant to AIDS are short. The link was discovered two years ago by Belgian scientist Philippe Van de Per and his collegues in Rwanda in a sample of approximately 700 children who acq
"The Transmission of AIDS": Nature (09/05/91) Vol. 353, No. 6339, P. 2; The Rwandan study demonstrating that infants can acquire HIV after being breast fed by their infected mothers indicates that HIV is more readily transmittable than previously thought, write the editors of Nature. Reasearchers had considered this transmission route a possibility, but claimed it was rare. The finding
"Primary HIV-1 Infection": New England Journal of Medicine (09/05/91) Vol. 325, No. 10, P. 733; Busch, Michael P. et al.; Detailed viologic studies by Clark et al. and Daar et al. in the April 4 New England Journal of Medicine are impressive, write Dr. Michael P. Busch and collegues of the Irwin Memorial Blood Centers and other San Francisco-area research organizations, save for their failure to mention that clinically overt HIV-1 infec
"Chronlicle: Elizabeth Taylor Gets $1 Million for AIDS Research": New York Times (09/05/91), P. B8; Bronzan, Nadine; Elizabeth Taylor accepted a check earlier this week at a dinner in Tokyo from Japanese painter Hiro Yamagata for $1 million to benefit AIDS research. Yamagata gave it as a gift to the international program of the American Foundation for AIDS Research, the organization Taylor founded. At the dinner, Taylor said, It
"Hybridon Seeks Approval to Test AIDS Drug": Investor's Daily (09/05/91), P. 18; Hybridon Inc. will apply to the Food and Drug Administration for permission to conduct human clinical trials for its anti-AIDS compound based on anti-sense technology. The company previously proved that the spread of HIV in an infected individual can be restrained by synthetic nucleic acid sequences called anti-sen
"Reducing HIV Sexual Risk Behaviors Among Runaway Adolescents": Journal of the American Medical Association (09/04/91) Vol. 266, No. 9, P. 1237; Rotherham-Borus, Mary Jane et al.; Adolescent runaways are at high risk of contracting HIV through their negligence to practice safe sex, write Mary Jane Rotheram-Borus and colleagues from the HIV Center for Clinical and Behavioral Studies and Division of Child Psychiatry at the New York State Psychiatric Institute and Columbia University. Unprotected
"Copper Found to Inhibit Human Immunodeficiency Virus Protease": Journal of the American Medical Association (09/04/91) Vol. 266, No. 9, P. 1185; Karlstrom, Anders R. and Levine, Rodney L.; Anders R. Karlstrom and Rodney L. Levine, Researchers at the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute have discovered that micromolar concentrations of copper can inhibit HIV-1 protease, the enzyme that duplicates the virus. Cysteine residues had to be present in order for the copper to inhibit a synthetic protease.
"24 New AIDS Cases Reported in Wisconsin": Chicago Tribune (09/04/91), P. 1-3; The number of confirmed AIDS cases in Wisconsin increased by 24 in August, bringing the total to 1,008, according to state health authorities. Deaths have also increased. Twelve more deaths were reported in August, increasing the total since 1982 to 594, reports the Department of Health and Social Services. This ti
"Fiddling While AIDS Rages": Boston Globe (09/04/91), P. 14; President Bush continues to neglect the severity of the AIDS epidemic, write the editors of the Boston Globe. While the president vacationed in Kennebunkport, the 1992 International Conference on AIDS canceled its Boston location because of his refusal to admit foreigners with HIV into the
"Teen With AIDS Virus Tries to Teach Youths Some Lessons for Life": Wall Street Journal (09/04/91), P. A1; Morgenthaler, Eric; A Miami youth who has HIV has been speaking about his condition to area high school students, as well as local civic, church, and corporate groups. Pedro Peter Zamora was diagnosed with HIV on Nov. 9, 1989 after receiving news from the Red Cross that there was something wrong with blood he donated for a school bloo
"Bush's Education Speech Involved Activists": Associated Press (09/03/91); Hunt, Terrence; President Bush gave a speech Tuesday in Lewiston, Maine on the education system. During his speech nine members of ACT-UP were arrested for unlawful gathering and failure to disperse, said police. Only one of the activists, who refused to give his name, remained in prison. The rest were released on bail, said Alber
"AIDS: Facts vs. Fears": USA Today (09/03/91), P. 10A; Medical groups should develop lists of what they feel are high-risk procedures for the transmission of HIV from the doctor to the patient, write the editors of the USA Today. The chances of acquiring HIV from an infected dentist are between one in 263,000 and one in 2.6 million. However, your chance of dying in a ca
"Letters to the Editor--Needle Exchange to Prevent AIDS is Overdue": New York Times (09/03/91), P. A22; Brambill, Kenneth and Maslansky, Robert; Clean needle exchange programs are long overdue, write Kenneth Brambill and Dr. Robert Maslansky of the Bellevue Hospital in New York. A study conducted at Bellevue Hospital found that patients who participated in the AIDS-conscious methadone maintenance treatment program for more than five years show significant res
"President Urges `Behavioral Change' to Halt Spread of AIDS": Baltimore Sun (09/03/91), P. 3A; President Bush defended his position on AIDS policy and claimed that behavioral change is the best way to curb the spread of the disease in response to the protest conducted by AIDS activists at his vacation home in Kennebunkport, Maine. Bush did not understand what the demonstration s message was, and claims he wa
"Gay Activists Protest in Bush's Vacation Town": Washington Post (09/02/91), P. A5; Approximately 1,000 AIDS advocates protested against President Bush s policy on the disease in his vacation town of Kennebunkport, Maine. The demonstraters, lead by ACT-UP, participated in die-ins by lying down in the streets. They chastized the administration for spending the bulk of the billions of dollars of re
"Found: A Clue to why AIDS Sometimes Hangs Fire": Business Week (09/02/91) No. 3299, P. 76; Port, Otis; A report in the Aug. 21 issue of Nature magazine explains why HIV remains dormant longer in some people than others. Before the onset of the virus a protein produced by a specific gene is released in the body s T-cells. It is still unknown why T-cells produce the protein that prompts HIV. Scientists at the Universi
"Teens: The Rising Risk of AIDS": Time (09/02/91) Vol. 138, No. 9, P. 60; Gibbs, Nancy; Of the 1 million to 1.5 million people with HIV in the U.S., one fifth are teenagers, and that figure doubles every 14 months. A survey conducted by Johns Hopkins determined that by eighth grade, 61 percent of boys and 47 percent of girls in rural Maryland schools have had sexual intercourse. Meanwhile, every year t
"Medical Groups Balk at Setting AIDS Rules": Washington Post (09/01/91), P. A17; Centers for Disease Control recommendations that physicians list high-risk procedures in order to prevent HIV-infected doctors from performing them has been criticized by several medical groups. These groups claim there is no evidence that HIV-infected health-care workers pose a substantial risk of transmitting the v
"Protest in Kennebunkport": Gay Community News (09/01-14/91) Vol. 19, No. 8, P. 1; Boyce, Ed; ACT-UP, at its protest in Kennebunkport, Maine, condemned President Bush s stance on AIDS and demanded that a national AIDS plan be implemented. The estimated 800 to 2,500 members of ACT-UP chanted Health care is a right! We need more than points of light and other slogans. The crowd walked through Kennebunkport
"Drug Approval and AIDS: Benefits for the Elderly": Health Affairs (Fall 1990) Vol. 9, No. 3, P. 123; Rothman, David J., and Edgar, Harold; The Food and Drug Administration s relaxed standards for unproven drugs in the wake of the AIDS lobby will benefit the elderly and cancer patients--the FDA has expressly stated that the investigational new drug program is not restricted to AIDS patients, write David Rothman and Harold
"Towards a New Conference": Focus (09/91) Vol. 6, No. 10, P. 2; Marks, Robert; The Seventh International Conference on AIDS failed to promote innovative ideas, because most of the presentations were data-based and did not encourage the exchange of ideas, writes Focus editor Robert Marks. Many of the social science and prevention presentations only exchanged information that has already been kno
"CDC Offers Health Departments Survey Funds on HIV": Nation's Health (09/91) Vol. 21, No. 9, P. 8; The Centers for Disease Control are providing funds for state and local public health departments to estimate the risk of HIV transmission between health-care workers and patients. The $400,000 budget will fund 10-30 projects ranging from $15,000-$50,000 each for a year. Public health authorities hope that the proje
"Dendritic Cells Particularly Sensitive to HIV Infection": AIDS Alert (09/91) Vol. 6, No. 9, P. 181; Dendritic cells extreme sensitivity to HIV infection does not necessarily mean that saliva is infectious as well, according to William Haseltine, chief of the division of human retroviology at Harvard University s Dana Farber Cancer Institute. The exchange of saliva is not a no-risk situation, he says, noting rather
"Vote on Jailing HIV-infected Health Workers Stirs Concern": Nation's Health (09/91) Vol. 21, No. 9, P. 1; The Senate s approval of Sen. Jesse Helms bill, requiring harsh fines and jail sentences for those health-care workers who do not inform patients of their HIV-positive status, makes no sense, according to American Public Health Association President Dr. William Keck. The APHA and the
"Anonymity in Testing for HIV Antibodies Desired Option": American Journal of Public Health (09/91) Vol. 81, No. 9, P. 1213; Weitz, Rose; After the Arizona health department dropped its requirement to report by name those who test HIV-positive in March 1989, the rate of testing among gays and bisexuals increased 40.3 percent, writes Dr. Rose Weitz of the Department of Sociology at Arizona State University. Weitz conducted a survey later that year to di
"Drug With Potential for Treating the Neurological Effects of HIV" Infection to Be Tested: American Journal of Public Health (09/91) Vol. 81, No. 9, P. 1173; The National Institute of Mental Health has announced the start of a study on the efficacy of a drug that may help treat the neuropsychological effects of HIV infection and AIDS. The drug, Peptide T, will be compared to a placebo in a controlled study design, said NIMH acting director Alan I. Leshner, PhD. Peptide T
"Involuntary AIDS Testing": State Government News (09/91) Vol. 34, No. 9, P. 35; Some physicians test blood for HIV and report results to health departments, all without the consent of the tested individual. Some states have or are considering laws requiring consent before the actual HIV test and possibilities for anonymous testing, while other states are attempting to ignore this type of legisla
"Epstein-Barr Virus Transactivator Antibodies in HIV Infection": Lancet (08/31/91) Vol. 338, No. 8766, P. 574; Marechal, Vincent et al.; Patients with AIDS or AIDS-related complex frequently have symptoms associated with those of Epstein-Barr virus reactivation, write Vincent Marechal et al of the Microbiology Laboratory at Hopital Rothschild, Paris, the Institute Gustave Roussy, Villejuif, and the Institut National de Transfusion Sanguine, Paris. The
"White Blood Cells and HIV-1 in Semen From Vasectomised Seropositive Men": Lancet (08/31/91) Vol. 338, No. 8766, P. 573; Anderson, Deborah J. et al.; It is not recommended that men get vascectomised to prevent the transmission of HIV, write Deborah J. Anderson and colleagues of the Fearing Research Laoratory at the Bringham and Women s Hospital in Boston, Mass., Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics at the University of California, San Francisco, and the Div
"Risky Sex and AIDS": Science News (08/31/91) Vol. 140, No. 9, P. 141; Bower, Bruce; The first national survey of behaviors causing the transmission of HIV concludes that a large number of people with multiple sex partners do not use condoms, especially in black and Hispanic communities. The telephone survey, conducted in 1990, included two groups: a randomly selected group of adults across the natio
"Few Md. Inmates Treated by Dentists With AIDS Test Positive": Washington Post (08/31/91), P. A7; Shen, Fern; Few inmates at a Maryland prison are found to be HIV-positive after being treated by two AIDS-infected dentists, according to Maryland prison officials. Approximately 3 percent (33 inmates out of 957) tested positive for the virus. The testing was offered earlier this summer after it was discovered that dentists Dr.
"AIDS Testing Can't Be Required for Bail, Judge Rules": Philadelphia Inquirer (08/3091), P. 7B; Bustos, Sergio R.; A Pennsylvania judge ruled yesterday that AIDS tests cannot be required for bail. Phoenixville District Justice John T. Jeffers last month ordered Nathaniel Lopez, a rape suspect, to submit to a test for AIDS as part of his bail requirements. Chester County Court Judge J. Curtis Joyner yesterday ruled that Jeffers
"Outbreaks of Drug-Resistant TB Reported": United Press International (08/30/91); Taylor, Charles S.; Atlanta--The federal Centers for Disease Control have reported four seperate hospital outbreaks of drug-resistant tuberculosis spread among HIV-infected patients. Eight health care workers were also infected with the highly infectious respiratory disease. The outbreaks involved a total of 187 patients from three hos
"AIDS Campaign Gets a Corporate Sponsor": New York Times (08/30/91), P. D7; Kenar, a New York-area clothing manufacturer and retailer, has signed up to be the first corporate sponsor of Ads Against AIDS, the advertising industry s first national campaign to educate Americans about the disease. Kenar has donated $25,000 to the organization and will sponsor a benefit for the group in New York
"Medical Units Lag on AIDS Guidelines": New York Times (08/30/91), P. A1; Altman, Lawrence K.; Medical groups meeting Wednesday in Chicago agreed that, given the insignificant risk of health care workers transmitting HIV to patients, they would not comply with government efforts to set guidelines for infected workers. Most of the 40 medical, nursing, and other health-care groups said they would not help develo
"In the Vertical Transmission of HIV, Timing may Be Everything": New England Journal of Medicine (08/29/91) Vol. 325, No. 9, P. 652; Pizzo, Philip A. and Butler, Karina M.; The study by Van de Perre et al. in the New England Journal of Medicine of postnatal transmission of HIV from mothers to infants provided crucial nformation on the transmission of HIV, write the authors, researchers at the National Cancer Institute in Bethesda, Md. Children constitute 2 percent of AIDS cases in the
"Postnatal Transmission of Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 From Mother" to Infant: New England Journal of Medicine (08/29/91) Vol. 325, No. 9, P. 593; Van de Perre, Philippe et al.; HIV-1 infection can be transmitted from mothers to infants in the postnatal period, according to a study conducted by Philippe Van de Perre et al. of the AIDS Reference Laboratory, National AIDS Control Program and the Department of Pediatrics, of the Centre Hospitalitier, Kigali, Rwan
"Patients Test Negative for HIV Infection": New York Times (08/29/91), P. B5; Patients of an HIV-infected surgeon in Dunkirk, N.Y., have tested negative for the virus. Two of the 538 patients tested must be tested again because of problems in their blood samples, but the rest were HIV-negative. Dr. Neal Rzepkowski, who worked at Brooks Memorial Hospital, stopped practicing on July 16, after t
"Man with AIDS Virus Sues to be a Macy's Santa Again": New York Times (08/29/91), P. B1; Margolick, David; A former Macy s Santa Claus with HIV is suing the company for failure to let him play the part once again. Mark Woodley was Santa Claus at Macy s two years ago and was asked to return for the 1990 season by the satisfied company. However, by the second season, he was on
"Opposition Falls on Ban on Condoms": New York Times (08/29/91), P. B1; Berger, Joseph; A plan to distribute condoms to New York City schools has been altered. School Chancellor Joseph A. Fernandez decided to allow parents to ban their children from receiving condoms. He notes that allowing parents to exclude their children from the program will not derail it. The chancellor s change in attitude is
"Study Cites Breast Milk in Transmission of AIDS": Wall Street Journal (08/29/91), P. B5; HIV can be transmitted to babies through breast milk from infected mothers, according to a study in the New England Journal of Medicine. Research conducted in Africa concluded that women with HIV avoid breastfeeding if formula is available. The Centers for Disease Control report that 78 percent of the 20,000 cases o
"San Antonio Center Joins AIDS Drug Trial": United Press International (08/28/91); San Antonio--An 18-month study has begun at the University of Texas Health Science Center to compare the efficacy of two AIDS drugs. Researchers there and across the country are studying the effectiveness of AZT and ddI. The study will be conducted on 16
"HIV-Infected Surgeons: Behringer v Medical Center": Journal of the American Medical Association (08/28/91) Vol. 266, No. 8, P. 1134; Orentlicher, David; A New Jersey trial court recently upheld a hospital s decision to protect its patients from HIV transmission from infected surgeons by limiting surgeons privaledges. The board of the Medical Center at Princeton decided to suspend surgical priveledges of Dr. Willliam Behringer, a plastic surgeon, because he was HIV-p
"Prophylaxis Against Pneumocystis Carinii Pneumonia in Children With HIV": Journal of the American Medical Association (08/28/91) Vol.266, No. 8, P. 1078; Raphael, Stephen A. et al.; The Centers for Disease Control Working Group on PCP (pneumocystis carinii pneumonia) in Children s recent guidelines concerning desensitizing children on trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole (TMP-SMX) make no recommendations on TMP-SMX s possible use for prophylaxis before considering one of the alternative regimens, writ
"AIDS-Case Arson": USA Today (08/28/91), P. 3A; Florida authorities say they still do not know who burned down the Arcadia, Fla. home of three AIDS-infected brothers in 1987. The statute of limitations on the case expires today. The three brothers were hemophiliacs and contracted HIV through contaminated blood products. Four years ago they were banned from Desos
"Letters to the Editor--Consider a Hospice": New York Times (08/28/91), P. A20; Lavin, Alan; Most terminally ill patients who participate in a hospice program do not attempt suicide, writes Rabbi Alan Lavin, commenting on the New York Times recent placement of an article on the book Final Exit on the same page as In Age of Cancer and AIDS. The comfort offered to patients by family members and professiona
"Costs in Dollars and Lives Continue to Rise": Journal of the American Medical Association (08/28/91) Vol. 266, No. 8, P. 1055; Goldsmith, Marsha F.; Predictions for U.S. spending on Americans with HIV indicate that $5.8 billion will be spent in 1991, according to Dr. Fred J. Hellinger of the Agency for Health Care Policy and Reserch at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Hellinger estimates that by the year 1994, the Uni
"A Sticky Issue: HIV and the IVDU": Journal of the American Medical Association (08/28/91) Vol. 266, No. 8, P. 1053; Goldsmith, Marsha F.; The prevelance of HIV infection among intravenous drug users (IVDU) is increasing, but risk behavior is unchanged, according to a study conducted by Dr. Adam N. Crosier of Charing Cross and Westminster Medical School in London. The 1990 study found that. of 534 people who injected heroin, cocaine, or amphetamines, 1
"Rapid Spread of Pandemic in Asia Dismays Experts, Spurs Efforts to Fight" Transmission: Journal of the American Medical Association (08/28/91) Vol. 266, No. 8, P. 1049; Goldsmith, Marsha F.; In the last decade, many Asian biological and social scientists ignored the threat of HIV while the rest of the world started to take precautions. Subsequently, it is too late for a country as densly populated as India to start teaching preventive measures and alter behavior to avo
"Attitude Toward AIDS Victims Depends on Sexual Preference, Study Says": United Press International (08/27/91); Muncie, Ind.--A study found that college students positions on those with AIDS is linked to their attitudes toward homosexuality. The study, conducted by psychology profesor Michael Stevenson at Ball State University, analyzed the social distance college students prefer to keep from AIDS-infected individuals. Mos
"Massachusetts' Board of Ed Pushes Condom Distribution": United Press International (08/27/91); Boston--Responding to the 39 percent increase in sexually transmitted diseases among state students between ages 10 and 19 since 1987, the state Board of Education and Public Health Department unanimously decided to urge school districts in the state to distribute condoms. The state Department of Education recommends
"Getting Word out on AIDS": Baltimore Sun (Black Focus) (08/27/91), P. 8; Martin, Patrice; To prevent AIDS from spreading in African-American communities, education is the key, says AIDS specialist Dr. Joseph Nkwanyuo of the Maryland General Hospital. He asserts, We must quickly circulate information that this virus is spreading rapidly in the African-American community. It is no longer the problem of on
"VA Ruled Not Liable in Transfusion-Related AIDS": Washington Post (Health) (08/27/91), P. 5; A woman who contracted HIV from her husband who died from receiving a contaminated blood transfusion from a Veterans Affairs hospital lost her lawsuit against the VA. A federal judge determined that the Department of Veterans Affairs was not liable for her husband s death. Dorothy Polikoff was suing the federal gove
"Helping AIDS Mothers on Custody of Children": New York Times (08/27/91), P. B1; Teltsch, Kathleen; The Legal and Ethical Issues Division of New York City s Montefiore Hospital has started a project to help mothers with AIDS determine guardianship of their children before they die. The project was designed by a group of women lawyers to speed he usually slow legal process of guardianship of the children of fatally
"The HIV Closet": Village Voice (08/27/91) Vol. 36, No. 35, P. 18; Massa, Robert; Recently, the confidentiality principle for people with HIV has been sharply criticized because of public hysteria over contracting the virus. However, in the past, some held the view that HIV-infected individuals should come forth with their condition and not be ashamed, much like coming out of the closet. But two
"Dangerous Liaisons": Advocate (08/27/91) No. 584, P. 64; Bull, Chris; HIV-infected prostitutes are getting arrested for continuing to have sex with their customers, even though they may be performing safe sex. According to the Intergovernmental Health Policy Project at the George Washington University, which tracks AIDS-related legislation, 15 states have implemented laws on the matter
"Native Americans With AIDS Struggle With Bureaucratic Red Tape and Little" Access to Care: Advocate (08/27/91) No. 584, P. 58; Patron, Eugene J.; The growing number of HIV-infected Native Americans suggest that the population is not properly educated about the risks of HIV transmission. The Centers for Disease Control discovered that of the entire population of 1 million Native Americans, there were 253 reported cases of HIV/AIDS. More than half of the cases
"Congratulations to the FDA for New Thinking and for New Action": Advocate (08/27/91) No. 584, P. 31; Delaney, Martin; The Food and Drug Administration s advisory committee should be commended for its suggested approval of the drug DDI for those with AIDS who cannot tolerate AZT , writes Martin Delaney, the director of Project Inform. Now, those with AIDS will not have to w
"AIDS Lobbies Look to House to Derail Helms' Testing Bill": Advocate (08/27/91) No. 584, P. 14; Harding, Rick; Adversaries of the bill the Senate passed that would entail that a health-care worker who tests positive for HIV and continues to practice invasive procedures without disclosure of his or her condition be jailed for 10 years or fined $10,000 are hoping the measure will be terminated in the House of Representatives. R
"AIDS-Free Dentist Ads Spur Controversy--and Business": United Press International (08/26/91); Manassas, Va.--A dentist s advertisements certifying his office s AIDS-free status has drawn protest from Act Up, but generated a big surge in business. Dentist Robert Bunn has been running ads in the Manassas Journal Messenger saying his staff is tested regularly for AIDS and that any member who tests positive for H
"Infected Dentist Treated Michigan Prison Inmates": Chicago Tribune (08/26/91), P. 1-3; Inmates at a Milan, Mich. prison were treated by an HIV-infected dentist, officials said. At least 90 prisoners at the Federal Correction Institute were informed last week and offered counseling, said a prison spokesman. The dentist practiced on 2,800 prisoners in the past eight years at Chicago s Metropolitan Corre
"Judging the Risks of Infection": Los Angeles Times (08/26/91), P. A1; Scott, Janny; Public hysteria over contracting HIV from health-care workers proves the illogical way in which the public perceives risks. The hysteria began with the Centers for Disease Control s report on Dr. David Acer of Florida, who infected five of his patients with HIV. Researchers have found that people panic more about le
"Stamp Out Ignorance About AIDS": Philadelphia Inquirer (08/26/91), P. 9A; Weil, Robert J.; The recent spate of reports of physicians with AIDS has prompted new fear among the public and legislators, writes University of Pennsylvania neurology fellow Robert J. Weil. HIV infection in the United States is, at present, concentrated somewhat in high-risk groups, he writes, but
"Choosing Death": Newsweek (08/26/91) Vol. 118, No. 9, P. 42; Begley, Sharon, and Starr, Mark; For the fatally ill and their families, the option to die is one that many wish to take. Choosing death is not uncommon, however, choosing to die is. Even though there is no concrete evidence that hospitals withhold or limit life-sustaining treatment, anecdotal evidence suggests that more than half of hospital death
"Crisis in the Labs": Time (08/26/91) Vol. 138, No. 8, P. 45; Jaroff, Leon; The scientific community has come under attack from tightened budgets, bureaucratic demands, internal problems, pressure from activists, and cases of fraud. A long-winded debate over who discovered HIV caused the public to question the credibility of the two researchers, Dr. Luc Montagnier of the Pasteur Institute in
"AIDS Shakes Trust Between Doctors and Patients": Los Angeles Times (08/25/91), P. A4; Esper, George; Despite the low risk of doctor-to-patient transmission of HIV, patients have responded with anger and anxiety to recent disclosures of health care workers infection. An appeals court in Pennsylvania ruled last month that public health must be given priority over a doctor s right to privacy and upheld the release of
"Newsnotes: AIDS Hysteria Used in Phone Scam": Gay Community News (08/25-31/91), P. 2; Schmitz, Dawn; A St. Paul, Minn. man was issued a temoporary injuction by a court for advertising a telephone number to call to see if your doctor has AIDS following the AIDS hysteria that hit the area in June. Theodore Burandt faces charges of consumer fraud, deceptive trade, and false advertising. Those who called the number g
"Nutrition and HIV": Lancet (08/24/91) Vol. 338, No. 8765, P. 519; Irving, Miles; Responding to an editorial about initiating home parenteral nutrition in AIDS patients in the July 13 Lancet, Miles Irving of the Department of Surgery at the University of Manchester says it could be considered unethical. The fact that terminally ill patients dealt with the approach of death better and experienced i
"Evidence for Genetic HIV Variants From Detection of HIV-DNA": Lancet (08/24/91) Vol. 338, No. 8765, P. 519; Naher, Helmut et al.; Infection of the epidermis by HIV itself remains controversial, write Helmut Naher et al. Neither the presence of HIV antigens in epidermal Langerhans cells nor electronmicroscopic studies of HIV virus formation in these cells membranes have been confirmed. Naher looked for the HIV-DNA in epidermal cells using the
"Nutrition and HIV": Lancet (08/24/91) Vol. 338, No. 8765, P. 518; Bibbington, E.A.; The suggestion in the editorial in the July 13 Lancet that HIV-infected individuals should eat a more nutrient dense diet means that they would consume fewer calories unless permitted to eat high-carbohydrate foods, writes E.A. Bibbington, a registered dietitian at the North Staffordshire Royal Infirmary in Stoke-on
"State Asks for AIDS Health Care Worker Plan": United Press International (08/23/91); Indianapolis--State Health Commissioner Dr. John C. Bailey has asked the Indiana AIDS Policy Group to draft policy for testing health care workers for HIV and taking precautions against their transmission of the virus to patients. Bailey believes scientifically-based guidelines for the State Board of Health should be
"Computing the Problem": Science (08/23/91) Vol. 253, No. 5022, P. 853; Culotta, Elizabeth; Computer models used to predict the course of the AIDS epidemic must be made simple enough to use on personal computers in developing countries, where large mainframes are rare. The Interagency Working Group s complex iwgAIDS model uses equations to estimate the course AIDS may take. The advantage of the model is it
"Forecasting the Global AIDS Epidemic": Science (08/23/91) Vol. 253, No. 5022, P. 852; Culotta, Elizabeth; Computer models of AIDS prevalence rates may be somewhat helpful in predicting the future of AIDS, but also show signs of inaccuracies. In Uganda , President Yoweri Museveni used a computer model to predict the effect of behavioral changes on AIDS. After seeing the results, he cha
"Boston Loses 1992 AIDS Meeting": Science (08/23/91) Vol. 253, No. 5022, P. 845; Hoffman, Michelle; Plans to hold the 1992 International Conference on AIDS in Boston have been cancelled and organizers are looking for a new location. Alan Fein, executive director of the Harvard AIDS Institiute, the conference s sponsor, said the decison to move the meeting had to be made last week because time to schedule an alterna
"Major's Stand on AIDS Test May Kill his Career": Philadelphia Inquirer (08/23/91), P. 1B; Tofani, Loretta; A U.S. Air Force major is facing a trial and possibly 10 years in prison for refusing to take an HIV test. Michael Campbell is married and has never received a blood transfusion or used drugs. He tested twice before as HIV-negative. Although he finally complied to the testing last week, and found to be negative onc
"Health Department: No Reason to Identify AIDS Dentist": United Press International (08/22/91); Richmond, Va.--A Northern Virginia dentist death from AIDS in October gives the Virginia Department of Health no reason to inform the dentist s patients. The unidentified dentist was said to be meticulous and committed to thorough infection control practices. The last time the dentist practiced was in 1986, and the
"Cloning of an NF-kB Subuinit Which Stimulates HIV Transcription in" Synergy With p65: Nature (08/22/91) Vol. 352, No. 6337, P. 733; Schmid, Roland M., et al.; Roland M. Schmid et al. of the University of Michigan Medical Center report the isolation of a complementary DNA that encodes an alternative DNA-binding subunit of NF-kB. The transcription factor NF-kB is a protein complex that comprises a DNA-binding subunit and an associated transactivation protein. The relative m
"A Family's Heartache--and Hope": Los Angeles Times (08/22/91), P. E1; Mehren, Elizabeth; A Vermont woman s battle with AIDS has made her a legend in that state. Jennifer Kenney Folsom was diagnosed with AIDS at the age of 27 and disclosed her condition to the public a year later. Initially, she told her community that she had leukemia because her husband, Doug, did not want to instill fear or be cut off
"Alone...With AIDS": Los Angeles Times (08/22/91), P. E1; Mehren, Elizabeth; Vermont is the most rural state in the nation, but that doesn t keep AIDS from appearing. Vermont, in its population of 563,000, has 80 confirmed cases of AIDS and 50 resulting deaths since the first case in 1982. It is thought that there are between 500 and 800 residents with HIV. There is only one AIDS clinic and
"A Family's Heartache--and Hope": Los Angeles Times (08/22/91), P. E1; Mehren, Elizabeth; A Vermont woman s battle with AIDS has made her a legend in that state. Jennifer Kenney Folsom was diagnosed with AIDS at the age of 27 and disclosed her condition to the public a year later. Initially, she told her community that she had leukemia because her husband, Doug, did not want to instill fear or be cut off
"Alone...With AIDS": Los Angeles Times (08/22/91), P. E1; Mehren, Elizabeth; Vermont is the most rural state in the nation, but that doesn t keep AIDS from appearing. Vermont, in its population of 563,000, has 80 confirmed cases of AIDS and 50 resulting deaths since the first case in 1982. It is thought that there are between 500 and 800 residents with HIV. There is only one AIDS clinic and
"A Controlled Trial Comparing Foscarnet With Vidarabine for" Acyclovir-Resistant Mucocutaneous Herpes Simplex in the Acquired Imuunodeficiency Syndrome: New England Journal of Medicine (08/22/91) Vol. 325, No. 8, P. 551; Safrin, Sharon; Foscarnet is much more effective and has fewer side effects than vidarabine in treating acyclovir-resistant herpes simplex infection in AIDS patients, write to Dr. Sharon Safrin and others with the AIDS Clinical Trials Group. The study compared the effectiveness of foscarnet and vidarabine in 14 AIDS patients with mu
"Exchanges Increase Risk": USA Today (08/22/91), P. 10A; Kleber, Herbert D.; Needle exchange programs would encourage drug users to continue illegal practices while not significantly reducing the transmission of HIV, writes Dr. Herbert D. Kleber, deputy director/demand reduction of the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy. Needle sharing programs have extremely high dropout rate
"Clean Needles Fight AIDS": USA Today (08/22/91), P. 10A; Needle exchange programs will help curb the spread of AIDS, write the editors of USA Today. AIDS thrives in needles of drug users who are often unaware that they have HIV. AIDS is increasing fastest among drug users: 32 percent of adult and adolescent AIDS cases, 71 percent of female cases, and 70 percent of pediatr
"AT+T Gives $250,000 to Atlanta AIDS Groups": United Press International (08/21/91); Atlanta--American Telephone + Telegraph Company will donate $250,000 to organizations in the Atlanta area that help curb the spread of AIDS. The funds will go to 13 groups that offer services to people at high risk of contracting HIV or those who have the virus or disease. A portion of the money will be committed to
"Gene Discovery May Help Fight AIDS": United Press International (08/21/91); Kolberg, Rebecca; Washington--Scientists announced Wednesday the discovery of a human gene thought to aid in the activation of HIV, a finding that may help researchers develop vaccines. Researchers discovered a gene that codes for production of a protein that activates HIV in the immune system. A family of proteins known as nuclear f
"AIDS Victim Files Suit Over Lambskin Condoms": United Press International (08/21/91); Newark, N.J.--An HIV-positive man is suing a manufacturer of lambskin condoms, claiming the company should have warned him they are not as effective as latex condoms in preventing HIV transmission. On Tuesday, James Nissley filed suit in federal court in Newark against Schmid Laboratories Inc. and its parent companie
"Canadian Physician Leads Move Toward Mandatory HIV Testing": AIDS Policy + Law (08/21/91) Vol. 6, No. 16, P. 5; Dr. Victor Dirnfeld, chairman of the board of directors of the British Columbia Medical Association is pushing the Canadian Medical Association to change its policy regarding mandatory AIDS testing. CMA currently opposes such testing, and does not require doctors to inform their patients if they are HIV positive. Di
"A National Study of AIDS and Residency Training: Experiences, Concerns," and Consequences: Journal of the American Medical Association (08/21/91) Vol. 266, No. 7, P. 892; Hayward, Rodney A., and Shapiro, Martin F.; Researchers, Rodney A. Hayward and Martin F. Shapiro at the Department of Internal Medicine and Division of General Medicine at the University of Michigan Medical Center surveyed residents to determine their attitudes toward care for patients with AIDS. Seventy-seven of those residents surveyed who provide ambulatory
"Playing Politics With AIDS": Chicago Tribune (08/21/91), P. 1-10; It was foolish to transform planning for next year s International AIDS Conference scheduled in Boston into a political battle between AIDS activists and U.S. immigration policy, write the editors of the Chicago Tribune. Those who will suffer as a result are those who have or will have AIDS, unless the meeting is sch
"India: HIV Banks": Lancet (08/21/91) Vol. 338, No. 8764, P. 437; Kandela, Peter; The manufacture of blood products in India has been suspended because of the high-prevelace of HIV found in the blood purchased. The government discovered that the majority of the blood was tainted and now it must be imported. Professional blood donors make their living from blood
"AIDS Education May Breed Intolerance": Scientific American (08/21/91) Vol. 265, No. 3, P. 30; Yam, Philip; Education on the risks of HIV transmission would be the best defense to help calm the fears of employees, writes editor Philip Yam of the Scientific American. However, some disagree and say that a little education could be more hazardous than no education at all. Researchers of organizational behavior, David M. Hero
"Has AIDS Peaked?": Scientific American (08/21/91) Vol. 263, No. 5, P. 30; Although the total number of AIDS cases is increasing, the percentage increases of new cases from year to year are declining. The Centers for Disease Control s statistics of newly reported AIDS cases show a 9 percent increase of new cases from 41,000 in 1989 to nearly 44,500 in 1990. However, in 1989 the increase fr
"Ribavirin for HIV": Lancet (08/20/91) Vol. 338, No. 8764, P. 451; De Clercq, Erik; There is a sound biochemical rationale for the combined use of ribavirin and ddI in HIV disease, according to Erik De Clercq of the Rega Institute for Medical Research in Belgium , who writes that he agrees with Dr. Gatell and colleagues report (Lancet July 6) on ribavirin. Evide
"Hospital Reviews Foretich's Delay of Surgery on Patient With AIDS": Washington Post (08/20/91), P. B3; Masters, Brooke A.; The case of an oral surgeon who refused to treat a patient with AIDS and requested that the patient be transferred to another hospital is under review at Arlington Hospital in Virgina, where he works. Dr. Eric Foretich saw Christopher Baldwin when he was in a car accident and needed reconstructive surgery. Baldwin w
"Study: 40 Percent at High Risk for AIDS are Not Tested": Philadelphia Inquirer (08/20/91), P. 21A; Ritter, Malcolm; Approximately 40 percent of those at high-risk for contracting HIV do not get tested for infection, which could attribute to the spread of the virus, according to the National AIDS Behavior Study. Of 14,000 participants in a telephone survey, 38 percent of men who participated in homosexual activity in the past five
"Angry Doctors Condemn Plans to Test Them for AIDS": New York Times (08/20/91), P. C1; Rosenthal, Elisabeth; Many doctors, especially surgeons, are irate over proposals that all doctors be tested for HIV and banned from certain invasive procedures if they test positive. They wonder why it is illegal to ask their patients to get tested for the virus, when doctors are at a much greater risk of contracting HIV from patients th
"Medicaid Fees in AIDS Cases to Increase": New York Times (08/20/91), P. B1; Navarro, Mireya; Medicaid fees will increase for private doctors in New York state as an incentive to physicians to treat more HIV-infected patients. The state will more than double and in some cases triple the payments allotted to doctors. The state is thought to be the first to implement a program offering higher Medicaid reimburs
"AIDS Fears Shaping Health-Care Choices": Chicago Tribune (08/19/91), P. 1-1; Kirby, Joseph; Hysteria over the reported transmission of HIV from a health-care worker to a patient caused an Illinois man to demand a written guarantee from a new family dentist that he did not have HIV. Paul VandenDolder was apprehensive about finding a new dentist and felt this would give him piece of mind. Dr. Frank Schroeder
"ABC and PBS to Air Special About AIDS": Baltimore Sun (08/19/91), P. 2C; A television special about AIDS geared towards teenagers and parents will air on PBS and ABC in a joint public-service collaboration between commercial and public television. The cast of the one-hour program, In the Shadow of Love: A Teen AIDS Story, will include Harvey Fierstein, who won a Tony award for his Torc
"Limits Sought on HIV-Infected Pharmacist": New York Times (08/19/91), P. B1; Foderaro, Lisa W.; A long court debate betweeen the Westchester County Medical Center and a New York HIV-infected pharmacist centers on whether or not the pharmacist is endangering the lives of others by preparing drug treatments. A Federal administrative law judge claimed that the threat of a patient contracting HIV from the drug trea
"Many Doctors Infected With AIDS Don't Follow New U.S. Guidelines": New York Times (08/18/91), P. 1; Gross, Jane; Several HIV-infected doctors are rejecting the Centers for Disease Control s guidelines to curb the spread of the virus. The doctors claim the guidelines will cost them their jobs, and say it is not fair to impose restrictions when the risk of transmission from a patient to a doctor is much greater. Many infected he
"Judge's Remark Faulted": Washington Post (08/18/91), P. B4; People with AIDS who have unprotected sex should be shot, according to a federal judge in Norfolk, Va. The American Civil Liberties Union s state director said that this response is almost a medieval concept. U.S. District Judge Robert G. Doumar made the remark Thursday during a hearing involving a lawsuit filed by
"AIDS Redefined in 1992?": Gay Community News (08/18-24/91) Vol. 19, No. 6, P. 1; Schmitz, Dawn; The Centers for Disease Control s new definition of AIDS, effective Jan. 1, may double the number of U.S. AIDS sufferers. AIDS activists criticize the new definition for failing to include diseases specific to women, while others claim the CDC only provides services for those who have symptoms of immune system defic
"Frequency of Twinning in Pediatric HIV Infection": Lancet (08/17/91) Vol. 338, No. 8764, P. 451; McNamara, James G.; The rate of HIV-infection in twins is not as high as Dr. Frederick and Dr. Mascola (Lancet April 6) have estimated, write James G. McNamara and colleagues, who reported that HIV infection developed in a large amount of twins. Their study, which excluded children with indeterminate infections, found that 67 percent o
"Hypothesis--Adverse Reactions to Co-Trimoxazole in HIV Infection": Lancet (08/17/91) Vol. 338, No. 8764, P. 431; Van Der Ven, Andre J.A.M., et al.; There has been an unexplained increase in the frequency of side effects among AIDS patients taking co-trimoxazole for pnuemocystis carinii pneumonia, writes Andre J.A.M. Van Der Ven and colleagues of the Department of Internal Medicine, Division of General Internal Medicine, and the Department of Clinical Pharmacy at
"AIDS Meeting to Move Abroad Due to U.S. Immigration Rules": Washington Post (08/17/91), P. A2; Gladwell, Malcolm; The 1992 International Conference on AIDS will move from its originally planned Boston location to one overseas because of the Bush Administration s failure to remove immigration and travel restrictions on HIV-infected individuals, according to the conference s sponsor, Harvard University. Many activist groups, scien
"Woman's AIDS Suit Blocked": United Press International (08/16/91); Detroit-- A woman who contracted HIV from a 1984 blood transfusion filed suit in 1989 against the Red Cross donor who provided the tainted blood. The donor was a frequent customer who donated literally gallons of blood over several years, according to a lawyer for Cheryl Coleman. However, a federal judge who does
"AIDS Study Finds Changing Sexual Habits": United Press International (08/16/91); Rojas, Aurelio; Los Angeles--A third of the homosexual men in the county have decided not to be tested for HIV, according to a study by the Rand Corp. The group s telephone survey, reportedly one of the most comprehensive ever, included details on the sexual behavior, knowledge, attitudes, and opinions of residents of Los Angeles.
"Report: Opponent of Needle Exchange Leading List to Succeed Myers": United Press International (08/16/91); New York--An adversary of distributing clean needles to drug addicts in exchange for contaminated ones in order to curb the spread of AIDS is the front-runner for the city health commissioner position, said a report in the New York Daily News today. Larry Brown, who says that giving needles to the addicts would promo
"Hints Emerge From the Gallo Probe": Science (08/16/91) Vol. 253, No. 5021, P. 728; Hamilton, David P.; Documents from the 18-month National Institutes of Health investigation of AIDS researchers Robert Gallo and Mikulas Popovic reportedly accuse Popovic of scientific misconduct and criticize Gallo without proposing similar charges. Rep. John Dingell (D-Mich.) and NIH director Bernadine Healy are now accusing NIH s Of
"The Gallo Factor: Questions Remain": Science (08/16/91) Vol. 253, No. 5021, P. 732; Rubinstein, Ellis; The Richards Panel appears to be unsure about the National Institutes of Health s Office of Scientific Integrity s report on scientists Robert Gallo and Mikulas Popovic. The scientists have been accused of committing scientific fraud during their AIDS research, and the OSI was responsible for investigating the AIDS w
"Popovic Blasts Accusers, Demands Report Be Withdrawn": Science (08/16/91) Vol. 253, No. 5021, P. 729; Palca, Joseph; A draft report from the Office of Scientific Integrity accuses Mikulas Popovic of scientific misconduct because of controversial statements and data in his 1984 paper. Popovic, Robert Gallo, and associates from the National Cancer Institute reported successful growth of the AIDS retrovirus in established cell culture
"Mikulas Popovic's Letter on the HIV-1/HTLV-IIIB/83 Isolate and the" Pooling Experiment: Science (08/16/91) Vol. 253, No. 5021, P. 730; In a letter defending his HIV-1/HTLV-IIIB/83 isolate pooling experiment, Mikulas Popovic discusses his methodology. Popovic sought to determine whether neoplastic cells were permissive for the AIDS virus by adapting the virus and introducing it into neoplastic host cells. When not enough cells were available to init
"Dentist Criticized for `AIDS-Free' Ads": Washington Post (08/16/91), P. C1; Masters, Brooke A.; An advertisement for a Washington area dentist declaring he is HIV-negative is drawing criticism from health-care workers and AIDS activists, who say the ads encourage public fear and give patients a false sense of security. Dr. Robert A. Bunn s ad in the Manassas Journal Messenger states: We have tested our staff f
"Chiller: Does the Doctor Have AIDS?: Robert O. Kan": Wall Street Journal (08/16/91), P. A7; Kan, Robert O.; The hysteria over patients contracting HIV from their physicians is unnecessary; there is a greater risk that a patient will transmit the virus to the doctor, writes Dr. Robert O. Kan. The only documented evidence of patients contracting the virus from a health-care worker was the case of the Florida dentist, and he
"Chiller: Does the Doctor Have AIDS?: Candace C. Crandall": Wall Street Journal (08/16/91), P. A7; Crandall, Candace; There should be mandatory HIV testing for patients should because we are not yet positive how HIV can be transmitted and what precautions to take, writes Candace C. Crandall, editorial director for the Washington Institute. There is a growing risk for the virus in health professions. According to the Centers for Dis
"NIH Need Clear Definition of Fraud": Nature (08/15/91) Vol. 352, No. 6336, P. 563; Culliton, Barbara J.; Rep. John Dingell s accusation of Bernadine Healy for getting involved with the Office Scientific Integrity for personal reasons caused a huge debate at the August 1 hearing. Healy is charged with unnecessary involvement in the investigation of Robert C. Gallo and Nobel laureate David Baltimore and Thereza Imanishi-K
"The Spread of HIV-1 in Africa: Sexual Contact Patterns and the Predicted" Demographic Impact of AIDS: Nature (08/15/91) Vol. 352, No. 6336, P. 581; Anderson, R.M. et al.; Because of the complexities of obtaining quantitiative data of regarding patterns of sexual contact between age classes, sexual activity classes, and between urban and rural population centers in Africa, it is not possible to precisely estimate the impact of AIDS within the next decade, write R. M. Anderson et al. of
"Study Indicates Clean Syringe Program Cuts Spread of AIDS": Los Angeles Times (08/15/91), P. A5; Goldman, John J.; A reported drop in HIV infection rates among IV drug users because they received clean needles is rekindling a nationwide debate over officially sanctioned needle exchanges. A Yale University Medical School study in New Haven, Conn., found that a needle exchange program reduced the time dirty needles were in circulat
"Government Clams Up on Drug Approvals": Investor's Daily (08/15/91), P. 1; Benham, Barbara; The Food and Drug Administration has no policy on disseminating information that could have strong implications on the market potential. However, later this year a Washington law firm reportedly will issue recommendations to the FDA on disclosing pertinent information. Securities an
"Africa: Net Population Loss from AIDS Predicted": Baltimore Sun (08/15/91), P. 6A; Africa will suffer a net population loss in a few decades because AIDS is spreading so rapidly on the continent, according to a study released yesterday. Heterosexual adults will be hit hardest by the disease, which will do away with the population groups most important to the economy, a group of British researchers
"Scientist Again Defends His AIDS Research": New York Times (08/15/91), P. A19; Hilts, Philip; Dr. Mikulas Popovic, a scientist now under investigation for falsifying research on the discovery of HIV, claims he is innocent and says the National Institutes of Health unfairly investigated him, according to Science magazine. Popovic conducted research on HIV with Dr. Robert Gallo in an NIH laboratory. The resear
"Money Available for AIDS Services": United Press International (08/14/91); Indianapolis--Helath officials in Indiana will be accepting suggestions from the public on how to spend more than half a million dollars in federal funds from the Ryan earmarked for HIV-infected state residents. The state received the funds in April from the Ryan White Care Act to extend health-care services for HIV-
"Ditiocarb Sodium and HIV Infection": Journal of the American Medical Association (08/14/91) Vol. 266, No. 6, P. 795; O'Meara, M. Patrick; Distributing oral sodium diethyldithiocarbamate to HIV-infected patients once a week reduced opportunistic infections by 50 percent, according to a study by Hersh and colleagues, writes Dr. M. Patrick O Meara of the VA Medical Center, Palo Alto, Calif. The researchers reccomended that the patients avoid alcohol for
"FDA `Pushing Envelope' on AIDS Drug": Journal of the American Medical Association (08/14/91) Vol. 266, No. 6, P. 757; Cotton, Paul; With its rapid review of the drug didanosine (DDI), the Food and Drug Administration is pusing the envelope of drug development. An FDA review committee voted to recommend approval of DDI for AIDS patients who cannot tolerate the only licensed AIDS drug,
"Recommendations for Preventing Transmission of Human Immunodeficiency" Virus, Hepatitis B Virus to Patients During Exposure-Prone Invasive Procedures: Journal of the American Medical Association (08/14/91) Vol. 266, No. 6, P. 771; The Centers for Disease Control s recommendations on how to prevent the transmission of HIV and hepatitis B in health-care settings stress strict adherence to universal guidelines to treat any encountered blood or specified body fluids like it were contaminated. Former CDC guidelines did not include specific suggesti
"Can't Find One AIDS Vaccine? Try for a Few!": Journal of the American Medical Association (08/14/91) Vol. 266, No. 6, P. 763; Goldsmith, Marsha F.; Researchers presented some hopeful evidence on an HIV vaccine during the Seventh International Conference on AIDS. The data from various successful studies conducted on chimpanzees with HIV certainly is not the real world, says Dani P. Bolognesi of the Duke University School of Medicine, but the results do demonstr
"Here is `The Church'": Washington Post (08/14/91), P. C1; Masters, Kim; PBS has canceled the scheduled Aug. 27 showing of the movie, Stop the Church, which documented a demonstration against Cardinal John O Connor to protest his opposition to homosexuality, abortion, and the use of condoms. O Connor s spokesman, Joseph Zwilling, said neither one had seen the film and that he did not th
"Boston University Betting $80 Mil on a Gene-Splicing Wonder Drug": Investor's Daily (08/14/91), P. 9; Boston University is betting $80 million that the researchers at a small Massachusetts biotech firm, Seragan Inc., have developed a miracle drug. IL-2 fusion toxin, a substance produced by gene splicing, could, the researchers hope, cure cancer, control AIDS, relieve
"A Common Drug May Hold Promise for AIDS Patients": Wall Street Journal (08/14/91), P. B4; Ho, Rodney; A seldom-used treatment could increase life expectancy for AIDS patients suffering from pneumonia and save $76 million a year, according to a study in today s Journal of the American Medical Association . Aerosolized pentamidine is the most common treatment for AIDS patients with
"Cost and Benefit of Secondary Prophylaxis for Pneumocystis Carinii" Pneumonia: Journal of the American Medical Association (08/14/91) Vol. 266, No. 6, P. 820; Castellano, Abel R. and Nettlemen, Mary D.; More than 80 percent of people with AIDS develop pneumocystis carinii pneumonia (PCP) at least once, write Drs. Abel R. Castellano and Mary D. Nettleman of the University of Iowa College of Medicine, and as many as 20 percent die from overwhelming infection. After successful treatment with
"Cost and Benefit of Secondary Prophylaxis for Pneumocystis Carinii" Pneumonia: Journal of the American Medical Association (08/14/91) Vol. 266, No. 6, P. 820; Castellano, Abel R. and Nettlemen, Mary D.; More than 80 percent of people with AIDS develop pneumocystis carinii pneumonia (PCP) at least once, write Drs. Abel R. Castellano and Mary D. Nettleman of the University of Iowa College of Medicine, and as many as 20 percent die from overwhelming infection. After successful treatment with
"Mob Suspects Cite AIDS Fears": Chicago Tribune (08/13/91), P. 1-7; O'Connor, Matt; Attorneys for six reputed mobsters in Chicago requested that their clients be released from the Metropolitan Correctional Center after learning that the prison dentist has AIDS. The lawyers called the fecility a warehouse of death. The Federal Bureau of Prisons decided Friday that it would notify all 2,800 patients
"PBS Pulls Film of AIDS Protest": Washington Post (08/13/91), P. D1; Masters, Kim; PBS has decided not to show the film, Stop the Church, which it planned to air Aug. 27. The film, about a demonstration of AIDS activists in front of St. Patrick s Cathedral in New York, takes a pervasive tone of ridicule toward the Roman Catholic Church, PBS said. PBS Network Vice President John Grant said he
"For Red Cross Counselor it's Stressful, Breaking the News of a Positive" Test for AIDS to Prospective Blood Donors.: Baltimore Sun (08/13/91), P. 1C; Adams, Eric; Notifying blood donors that they are HIV-positive is a very difficult task, but the Central Maryland Red Cross must do it about five times a month. Approximately 2,500 blood centers across the nation have been notifying donors of their HIV-infected status for the past few years and have created specific departments t
"Voluntary AIDS Tests": Washington Post (08/13/91), P. A16; Ein, Daniel; As Michael Kinsley points out [op-ed July 25], there is a low risk of transmission of AIDS from a physician to a patient and it is neither cost effective or morally defensible to mandate testing for health-care workers, writes Daniel Ein, president of the Medical Society of the District of Columbia. Voluntary HIV tes
"HIV-Positive Foreign Nationals Face Discriminatory U.S. Exclusion Policy": Advocate (08/13/91) No. 583, P. 40; Gessen, Masha; If the policy on foreign immigration that bans those who test positive for HIV is not changed, HIV infection could be the only health condition beside tuberculosis that excludes individuals from the United States . Not only does the policy effect foreigners who immigrate to the U.S., b
"Texas Case Bolsters Struggle Against Medical AIDS Bias": Advocate (08/13/91) No. 583, P. 17; Bull, Chris; AIDS activists say they hope to use a federal appeals court s July 9 decision in a Texas patient-dumping case to make sure individuals will not be refused treatment in the emergency rooom for any reason--including HIV. The Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act of 1986 outlaws patient-dumping--refusing to t
"Experts Say Effects of New CDC Guidelines Will be Far-Reaching": Advocate (08/13/91) No. 583, P. 14; Harding, Rick; The new guidelines by the Centers for Disease Control for voluntary HIV testing of health-care workers has many concerned that mandatory testing of workers and patients will come into fruition. David Hansel, deputy executive director of policy for the Gay Men s Health Crisis in New York City, says he is disappointed
"AIDS Spreads Panic in Bangladesh Villages": United Press International (08/12/91); Dhaka, Bangladesh--A Bangladesh village was evacuated and a hospital was set on fire when hysterical residents found out that five villagers were diagnosed with HIV. Police detained a suspected AIDS patient in the Sylhet district and took him to a infectious diseases hospital, but the patient fled when protestors thr
"Suffering from AIDS a Lonely Experience in Suburbs": Chicago Tribune (08/12/91), P. 1-1; Kendall, Peter; Being diagnosed with AIDS in the suburbs of Chicago can be quite different than having the disease in the city. There are not many stable support groups, and the gay community is removed from society. Those support groups that exist in suburbs are more difficult to find and most of the time they fold quickly. Peopl
"Neurology: Possible `Alternate Receptor' for HIV": Washington Post (08/12/91), P. A2; Hunt, Liz; AIDS not only depletes the immune system but can also devastate the nervous system. More than 60 percent of patients with AIDS develop neurological symptoms and between 3 percent and 5 percent develop AIDS dementia . These patients exhibit forgetfulness, slurred speech, clumsiness
"NIH Memo Cites Possible Inaccuracies in AIDS Researchers' Patent" Application: Washington Post (08/12/91), P. A12; Gladwell, Malcolm; A patent application for the AIDS blood test developed by Robert C. Gallo and a research team at the National Institutes of Health may have had some inaccuracies, claims an internal NIH memorandum. The memo is based on the continuing NIH investigation into possible improprieties during research into HIV and developme
"Keeping the Door Closed": Time (08/12/91) Vol. 138, No. 6, P. 56; Thompson, Dick; The dispute over whether foreign citizens with HIV should be admitted into the United States has many in an uproar. It all started in 1987 when Sen. Jesse Helms convinced Congress to add AIDS to the Immigration and Naturalization Service s list of dangerous and communicable diseases t
"For Doctors, an HIV Safety Net": Newsweek (08/12/91) Vol. 118, No. 7, P. 5; An insurance subsidiary of the American Medical Association has developed a policy for physicians infected with HIV. Under the policy, doctors will receive a $500,000 benefit for testing positive for the virus. Any doctor regardless of age, gender, medical specialty or place of
"AIDS Notification Bill Passes Senate": Chicago Tribune (07/12/91), P. 1-7; Culloton, Dan; Legislation requiring the state to notify patients and health-care workers who may have been exposed to HIV in hospitals or doctors offices received the approval of the Illinois Senate Thursday. Proponents said the measure is an effort to help soothe the fears that spread across the steate when it was revealed that
"Rules on Approved Uses of Drugs Could Bar Help for Some Patients": New York Times (08/11/91), P. 1; Rosenthal, Elisabeth; Although doctors are permitted to prescribe any approved drug they feel would be effective for an illness, public and private insurers are increasingly refusing to pay for drugs used for purposes other than those for which the Food and Drug Administration has approved them. The FDA p
"Dentist has AIDS Virus, Inmates to be Told": New York Times (08/11/91), P. 20; A Chicago dentist s attempt to block the notification of inmates on whom he had practiced on at an area prison of his HIV-infected status has been rejected by a Federal district judge, according to prison officials. The dentist was represented by the American Civil Liberties Union, requested the temporary restraining
"AIDS in Africa": Toronto Globe and Mail (08/10/91), P. D1; Ross, Oakland; In some African cities, one of every three residents suffers from AIDS with very limited medical attention or none at all. The World Health Organization predicts that the continent will have 10 million AIDS cases by 1994. One prediction says approximately 37 million Africans will
"Imported Heterosexual HIV Infection": Lancet (08/10/91) Vol. 338, No. 8763, P. 387; Nandwani, Rak et al.; Health promotion campaigns should educate heterosexuals on the risks of HIV transmission rates in other countries, write Rak Nandwani and colleagues of the St. Stephens Clinic, London. D. Mitchell and collegues (Lancet, June 29) discovered that out of 252 HIV-infected patients at St. Stephens Clinic, 156 contracted t
"Maternal HIV Infection": Lancet (08/10/91) Vol. 338, No. 8763, P. 386; Meadows, Jean, et al.; Widespread voluntary HIV testing has become part of the routine program of antenatal care in the Riverside Health District in London, write Jean Meadows and colleagues of the Academic Department of Psychiatry and AIDS Unit at Westminster Hospital in London, who respond to a letter from Dr. Ades and colleagues (Lancet,
"Germany: HIV Tests for Health Workers": Lancet (08/10/91) Vol. 338, No. 8763, P. 375; Tuffs, Annette; German Federal Health Minister Gerde Hasselfeldt had many health-care workers irate when she declared, in an interview published in a weekly magazine, that if doctors did not test voluntarily for HIV, the government would have to consider a more stringent action. The question was sparked by all of the debate in the
"Metabolic Disorder as Early Consequence of Simian Immunodeficiency Virus" Infection in Rhesus Macaques: Lancet (08/10/91) Vol. 338, No. 8763, P. 346; Eck, Hans-Peter et al.; The early rise in plasma glutamate and fall in cysteine levels may have an important role in the pathogenesis of AIDS, write Hans-Peter Eck and colleagues of the Institute of Immunology and Genetics, Heidelberg, and German Primate Centre in Gottingen, Germany , who describe a study
"In Age of Cancer and AIDS, Therapists for the Dying": New York Times (08/09/91), P. A10; Gross, Jane; An increasing number of mental health professionals are dedicating their practices to people dying of AIDS, cancer, and other terminal illnesses. Guided by the writings of Elisabeth Kubler-Ross, the principles of the hospice movement, and tenets of Eastern religious thought, psychiatrists, social workers, psychologis
"State Medical Society Rejects Call for AIDS Tests": Baltimore Sun (08/09/91), P. 2B; Bor, Jonathan; The Maryland state medical society opposes Gov. William Donald Schaefer s plan to make HIV testing for patients and physicians mandatory. The society calls the move pointless and an unneccesary response to public hysteria. Two years ago, the medical society opposed any mandatory testing for HIV, but the chairman of
"AIDS and Drugs": Washington Post (08/09/91), P. A20; The National Commission on AIDS report on the link between HIV and intravenous drug use offered some startling statistics but did not provide a practical strategy on the matter, write the editors of the Washington Post. Its suggests eliminating all social problems--poverty, dilapidated housing, poor nutrition and la
"Cities Grapple With Question of Giving Clean Needles to Addicts to Fight" AIDS: Wall Street Journal (08/09/91), P. A5C; Ybarra, Michael J.; Needle-exchange programs to curb the spread of AIDS in large cities have raised a lot of controversy because of the debate of whether it is legally right to distribute drug paraphernalia. Despite a Yale University program that reduced new infections among New Haven, Conn., drug users by an estimated 33 percent, forme
"Conditional Approval Touted": Nature (08/08/91) Vol. 352, No. 6335, P. 464; Nowak, Rachel; The length of time it takes the Food and Drug Administration to approve a drug drives many AIDS patients to the black market for unapproved treatments. The FDA , many argue, should issue a conditional approval that allows the marketing of drugs based on preliminary safety and efficacy
"Council Weighs Change in Death Certificates": Washington Post (08/08/91), P. DC1; The Washington, D.C., City Council is considering legislation to revise the city s death certificate, after the families of people who have died of AIDS raised privacy concerns. The new bill would allow the city to issue the death certificate in two parts: a pronuncemnent of the death and a medical certification of t
"Police Alter AIDS Policy": Philadelphia Inquirer (08/08/91), P. 3B; The Atlantic City, N.J., Police Department will refrain from announcing on the radio whether or not people have HIV. The department will preserve confidentiality by using a code that will change each week for situations involving HIV-infected individuals, says Police Chief Nicolas Rifice. After criticism from civil
"U.S. Widens Rules on Who has AIDS": New York Times (08/08/91), P. D21; Navarro, Mireya; The Centers for Disease Control has altered its definition of AIDS, effective in January. The revision could add tens of thousands of individuals to the list of those who have the disease. It will permit doctors to diagnose the infection based on blood levels of a kind of immune system cell depleted by HIV in additi
"Gay Candidate for City Council Says He Has AIDS Virus": New York Times (08/08/91), P. B1; Stanley, Alessandra; A candidate for the New York City Council openly admitted yesterday that he is infected with HIV. Thomas Duane is thought to be the first candidate in the state, and perhaps the nation, to disclose his HIV-infected status. The new district in which he is running, which consists of SoHo, Greenwich Village, Clinton an
"Teen-Age Sex Survey Would Teach Risks": New York Times (08/07/91), P. A20; Clarke, Peggy; It is unthinkable that the Department of Health and Human Services canceled a survey of teen-age sexual behavior, writes Peggy Clarke, executive director of the American Social Health Association. Teen-age sex is very important to address because one-third of all teens have intercourse before they turn 15 years old.
"Fire District Policy on AIDS Households Sparks Outrage": Baltimore Sun (08/07/91), P. 10A; AIDS activists are irate over the Arvada, Colo., fire district s decision to refuse first aid calls from people with AIDS. However, fire officials claim the list of residents with infectious diseases does not single out people with AIDS. This list, officials say, is just one way the department is handling medical em
"Dentist Faces Fine Over AIDS President": New York Times (08/07/91), P. A14; Ifill, Gwen; The New York City Commission on Human Rights should fine a Manhattan dentist for refusal to treat a patient with AIDS, an administrative law judge decided. Dr. William Hurwits violated public-accomodations laws that guarantee equal access, Judge Rosemarie Maldanado ruled, when he refused to perform a root canal on Jo
"Schafer Weighs Mandatory AIDS Testing": Washington Post (08/07/91), P. D5; Shen, Fern; Maryland s governor, William Donald Schaffer, says he plans on requiring mandatory HIV testing of both patient and physician, according to Maryland s top health official, Nelson J. Sabatini. Sabatini said Schaffer wants to revoke the licenses of health-care workers who perform invasive procedures and refuse to be tes
"AIDS Panel Backs Efforts to Exchange Drug Users' Needles": New York Times (08/07/91), P. A1; Hilts, Philip J.; The National Commission on AIDS issued a report yesterday severely cricizing the Bush administration for not acknowledging the link between HIV and drug use. The commission approved a needle-exchange program to curb the spread of HIV among drug users. The fact that the administration neglected the link is bewilderi
"...Or is There?": Washington Post (Health) (08/06/91), P. 7; Smith, W. Shepherd; The public does not need another incident of a patient contracting HIV from his or her health-care worker, writes W. Shepherd Smith of Americans for a Sound AIDS/HIV policy. If more than 40 medical professionals have contracted HIV from cuts or needlesticks from infected patients, it is possible that patients can con
"There's No Need to Test Surgeons for AIDS...": Washington Post (Health) (08/06/91), P. 7; Schram, Neil R.; It would be an enormous waste of money to test surgeons for AIDS, writes Neil R. Schram, a physician who has served as a consultant on HIV testing of health-care workers for the Centers of Disease Control. However, it is highly likely a policy like this will be implemented soon. The CDC should have formulated better
"Public Hostility, Lack of Education Stall Polish AIDS Effort": United Press International (08/05/91); Warsaw, Poland--An isolated trailer with unhealthy conditions is a home for between 30 and 50 drug addicts with HIV. In Poland, discrimination is common and no outside forces have been able to turn the public opinion of the disease since it was first discovered there five years ago. The discovery came as a shock to
"State Restores License of Dentist with AIDS Virus": United Press International (08/05/91); Indianapolis--Officials in Indiana temporarily reinstated the license of an AIDS-infected dentist. The 10-0 vote by Indiana State Board of Dental Examiners was a settlement proposed by attorneys for Dr. John C. Reimer, 53, of Anderson. Intitially, the board suspended Reimer after the disclosure of his condition at a
"The Best Hospitals from AIDS to Urology: AIDS": U.S. News + World Report (08/05/91) Vol. 111, No. 6, P. 53; Findlay, Steven et al.; Doctors ranked San Francisco General Hospital the best in the nation for AIDS care, followed in order by University of California, San Francisco Medical Center, Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore, UCLA Medical Center in Los Angeles, Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center in N
"Crowd Protests U.S. Ban on Immigrants with AIDS": Baltimore Sun (08/05/91), P. 5A; Protests over U.S. plans to keep the immigration policy which bans people infected with the AIDS virus, disrupted a section of Paris yesterday. Demonstrators threw eggs filled with red paint at France s Statue of Liberty. ACT UP activists also aimed slingshots at the statue, most missed the statue but some did hit i
"Senate AIDS Vote was Political, Not Medical": New York Times (08/05/91), P. A12; Friedman, Emanuel; Since the first case of AIDS, political concerns have prevailed over medical and public health matters, writes Dr. Emanuel Friedman, a clinical professor of medicine at the University of California, in response to the editorial Senate Adopts Tough Measures on Health Care Workers With AIDS. In the beginning, AIDS was
"Inmates with AIDS Vius to Have Conjugal Visits": New York Times (08/05/91), P. B1; Verhovek, Sam Howe; A new policy approved by the state of New York will allow prisoners who test positive for HIV to have overnight visits with their spouses. The move is designed to curb the spread of AIDS in prisons. The family reunion program previously banned prisoners with HIV from participating. Now, prisoners can spend the ni
"Condom Program for Teens Announced": Gay Community News (08/04-10/91) Vol. 19, No. 4, P. 1; Yang, Jacob Smith; Massachusetts will distribute condoms to schools and community organizations as a part of its sex and drug education program for teenagers and young adults, announced the state s governor, William Weld. AIDS activists feel the program is a good way to curb the spread of AIDS, although they contend that it has develop
"Activists Offer AIDS Briefing for Black Caucus": Gay Community News (08/04-10/91) Vol. 19, No. 4, P. 3; Schmitz, Dawn; In a meeting with the Congressional Black Caucus, African American AIDS activists challenged legislators to take a bigger role in combating AIDS in their communities. Belinda Rochelle, health issues lobbyist for the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force, asserts that there is an amazing amount of denial about the eff
"Miami Dentist Dies of AIDS": United Press International (08/03/91); Miami--Dr. H. Melton White, who was diagnosed with AIDS and closed his practice five months ago, died of the disease. Many of his patients became hystrical when they learned of his HIV-infected status earlier this year. State health officials responded by offering free HIV testing those concerned. Officials refuse
"Enhanced Local Immunity in Vaginal Secretions of HIV-infected Women": Lancet (08/03/91) Vol. 338, No. 8762, P. 323; Lu, N.S. et al.; In response to reports from Dr. Forest (April 6, Lancet) and Dr. O Hagan s (May 25, Lancet) that vaginal secretions could elicit an antibody to fight HIV, N.S. Lu of the Pasteur Institute and colleagues state that these findings could explain the low efficacy observed in female-to-male HIV transmission. In an evalua
"AIDS Treatments: Save the Children": Economist (08/03/91) Vol. 320, No. 7718, P. 76; The use of CD4 for AIDS treatments has many scientists excited, even though it has yet to improve any human s health. A story in the August 3 edition of Nature explains how scientists at Genentech , a California biotechnology company, experimented with CD4 on two chimpanzees exposed
"Microsporidiosis in HIV-1 Infected Individuals": Lancet (08/03/91) Vol. 338, No. 8762, P. 323; Eeftinck Schattenkerk, J.K.M. et al; The lack of response to metronidazole among four patients of Drs. Blanshard and Gazzard s study (Lancet, June 15) may have resulted from the short course of treatment for some of their patients, write J.K.M. Eeftinck Schattenkerk and collegues from the Academic Medical Centre in Amsterdam. Their study adds to the kn
"Insuring Against AIDS": Lancet (08/03/91) Vol. 338, No. 8762, P. 306; Many people may be discouraged from taking an HIV test because of the implications it could have on life insurance forms, according to the Department of Health and the Association of British Insurers. The ABI recommends that the prospective customer declare whether or not he or she has been tested for HIV or received
"Effect of Zidovudine and Pneumocystis Carinii Pneumonia Prophylaxis on" Progression of HIV-1 Infection to AIDS: Lancet (08/03/91) Vol. 338, No. 8762, P. 265; Graham, Neil M.H. et al; Zidovudine therapy and prophylaxis for Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia have significantly reduced the mortality and frequency of opportunistic infections in individuals with AIDS or AIDS Related Complex, however, there have not been studies based on a large group, write Neil M. H. Graham and collegues which performed a
"DDI Approval Gets Uneasy Welcome": Science (08/02/91) Vol. 253, No. 5019, P. 509; The early approval of dideoxyinosine by an advisory committee for the Food and Drug Administration stirred mixed feelings. The committee suggested that DDI be available only to those individuals with advanced stages of HIV who can not tolerate AZT . The
"Ban Against Foreigners Who Have AIDS is Wrong": USA Today (08/02/91), P. 10A; Closed minds could hinder the United States progress against AIDS by keeping out foreigners with HIV, write the editors of the USA Today. The administration s decision on whether to ban HIV-infected foreigners from the U.S. should be in accord with Secretary of Health and Human Services Louis Sullivan s decision las
"New York and Yale Officials to Confer on Needle Study": New York Times (08/02/91), P. B2; A recent report on the needle exchange program to curb the spread of AIDS in New Haven, Conn., will result in the meeting of New York City health officials and Yale University researchers, says New York City Mayor David N. Dinkins. A similar program was cancelled by the mayor last year because he claimed it encourage
"Immune Cell Levels Gain Significance in AIDS-Drug Study": Wall Street Journal (08/02/91), P. B2; A new federal study by the National Cancer Institute and the Harvard University School of Public Health demonstrated the importance of immune-system cells is determing whether new drugs to treat AIDS are working. The researchers observed 55 AIDS patients on AZ
"Legal Beat: Warning Patients of HIV-Postive Doctor": Wall Street Journal (08/02/91), P. B8; Simon, Stephanie; Despite the interest of physicians in preserving their privacy, a Pennsylvania appeals court ruled that a hospital can notify patients treated by an HIV-infected doctor. The results of the decision could have affect everything from hospital insurance rates to discrimination claims. Officials of the Hershey Medical C
"Health Workers Learn to Fight HIV Fears": New York Times (08/02/91), P. B1; Navarro, Mireya; Patients fear of contracting HIV have caused them to be more cautious about their physician s or dentist s procedures. Some patients are blatantly asking health-care workers if they have AIDS or even delaying surgery. The fear stems from the case of a Florida dentist who reported infected five of his patients with
"U.S. Won't Lift HIV Immigration Ban": Washington Post (08/02/91), P. A1; Gladwell, Malcolm; Following seven months of review, federal officials have decided not to end the four-year ban on foreigners with HIV because the costs of treating these immigants could place a great burden on the nation s health-care system, according to sources, who say the Bush administration will announce a final decision within a
"Passive Primate Protection": Nature (08/01/91) Vol. 352, No 6334, P. 376; Moore, John P. and Weiss, Robin A.; The results of two studies reported in the August 1 edition of Nature using monkeys--one using vaccine to prevent infection in HIV-1 and the other using serum to protect the monkeys from SIV--are very significant regarding progress with an HIV vaccine write John P. Moore and Robin A. Weiss of the Chester Beatty Labora
"Prevention of HIV-1 IIIB Infection in Chimpanzees by CD4 Immunoadhesin": Nature (08/01/91) Vol. 352, No. 6334, P. 434; Ward, Rebecca H. R. et al.; HIV infection starts off with the specific binding of gp120, the envelope glycoprotein of HIV, to its cellular receptor, CD4, write Rebecca H. R. Ward of Genentech Inc. and colleagues. To block this process, soluble CD4 analogues that compete for gp120 binding and block HIV infectio
"Prevention of HIV-2 and SIV Infection by Passive Immunization in" Cynomolgus Monkeys: Nature (08/01/91) Vol. 352, No. 6334, P. 436; Putkonen, Per; Although vaccine studies on immunized monkeys showing protective immunity suggest the possibility of a human vaccine for HIV, there is still a lot to accomplish, according to Per Putkonen and colleagues of the National Bacteriological Laboratory in Stockholm, Sweden . Macaque monke
"Pulmonary Aspergillosis in AIDS": New England Journal of Medicine (08/01/91) Vol. 325, No. 5, P. 355; Schaffner, Andreas; The presence of AIDS does not appear to alter the accepted risk factors for aspergillosis or the course of opportunistic aspergillosis as Denning and colleagues declared in the March 7 Lancet, writes Dr. Andreas Schaffner of the Zurich University Hospital in Switzerland . In o
"Anabolic Steroid Users--Another Potential Risk Group for HIV Infection": New England Journal of Medicine (08/01/91) Vol. 325, No. 5, P. 357; Nemechek, Patrick M.; The sharing of syringes and needles used for anabolic steroid injection can be a potential risk for HIV transmission, writes Dr. Patrick M. Nemechek of the Kern Medical Center. In reported studies the use of steroids is very apparent; one study shows that 10 percent of the steroid users took them because friends were
"U.S., Italian Companies Unite to Test AIDS Drug": Journal of Commerce (08/01/91), P. 7A; An American pharmaceutical company, VIMRx, intends to begin testing a drug used in Italian AIDS treatments with an Italian company, Raggio-Italgene SpA. VIMRxyn can extend the lives of people with AIDS, according to VIMRx, which plans to test the drug in the United States soon. Coope
"Very Rare Strain of AIDS Virus Surfaces in Maryland": Baltimore Sun (08/01/91), P. 1C; Bor, Jonathan; Four residents of Maryland have contracted a very rare form of HIV called HIV-2, the first time that form of the disease has appeared in the state. Maryland Health Secretary Nelson J. Sabatini said that all four infected individuals have come to a Montgomery County clinic since 1988 to see if they had the disease. H
"Yale Study Reports Clean Needle Project Reduces AIDS Cases": New York Times (08/01/91), P. A1; Navarro, Mireya; An eight-month-old project to distribute clean needles to intravenous drug users has proved successful in slowing the spread of HIV, claims a study by Yale University researchers. The study estimates that the needle exchange program has decreased the rate of new infections by 33 percent among those who participated.
"Drug Blocks HIV Infection in Chimpanzees": Wall Street Journal (08/01/91), P. B1; Chase, Marilyn; A new drug blocked HIV infection in chimpanzees and may be as successful in preventing pregnant mothers from transmitting the virus to their children, according to scientists at Genentech Inc. and the Southwest Foundation for Biomedical Research. The scientists discovered that the
"Crack Cocaine, Fallatio, and the Transmission of HIV": American Journal of Public Health (08/91) Vol. 81, No. 8, P. 1078; Haverkos, Harry W. and Steel, Elizabeth; The early onset of sexual activity in adolescents, drug abuse, and exchange of sex for drugs or money are factors that are very important in heterosexual transmission of HIV, according to Harry W. Haverkos and Elizabeth Steel of the National Institute on Drug Abuse, who concur with Holmes et al s data on heterosexual
"Occupational Risk of HIV Infection Low Among Surgeons": AIDS Alert (08/91) Vol. 6, No. 8, P. 159; A recent Centers for Disease Control and American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons study found no sign of occupational transmission of HIV from orthopedic surgeons to patients. The groups reported on the study at the AAOS s annual meeting in California earlier this year. Of the 3,420 surgeons surveyed, two tested pos
"Women Who Are Most at Risk for AIDS Perceive It Least, Say Loyola" Researchers: American Journal of Public Health (08/91) Vol. 81, No. 8, P. 985; Women who are at high risk for HIV are least likely to believe so, conclude two researchers at Loyola University Chicago. They also found that women at high risk are no more likely to get tested for the virus than women with a low risk. The Loyola pair, Seth Kalichman, an assistant professor of psychology, and docto
"Characteristics of Infant Deaths Due to HIV/AIDS": American Journal of Public Health (08/91) Vol. 81, No. 8, P. 1076; Chu, Susan Y. et al; The National Center for Health Statistics recent report, 1985 Linked Birth and Infant Death Data Set, examined certain characteristics of infants who died from HIV, but did not cover such characteristics as maternal education and prenatal care, areas that more recent studies have explored, write Susan Y. Chu and co
"AIDS Cases in Women on Rise, CDC Studies Confirm": Nation's Health (08/91) Vol. 21, No. 8, P. 27; In a new study, the Centers for Disease Control reports that the percentage of women with AIDS has nearly doubled since 1985. Between 1986 and 1990, the percentage of adult AIDS cases that occurred in women grew from 6.6 percent to 11.5 percent in all racial and ethnic groups, Dr. Tedd Ellerbrock of CDC s Center for
"Four to Five Patients a Year May be Infected During Surgery": AIDS Alert (08/91) Vol. 6, No. 8, P. 151; A risk model developed by the New York Medical College predicts that four to five patients a year may contract HIV during surgery. Dr. Albert Lowenfels of the college s department of surgery developed the model with Dr. Gary Wormser, director of infectious diseases at New York Medical College, and presented it at the
"Firefighter Jon Gauthier; Rescuer Contracted AIDS": Chicago Tribune (07/31/91), P. 3-11; A Florida firefighter died of AIDS after contracting the disease while working as an emergency medical technician. Jon J. Gauthier, who fought the disease for two years and died at the age of 41, disclosed his condition to the public with the hope of steering attention to the health risks related to a rescuer s job.
"U.S. Considers New Policy for Foreigners with AIDS": Los Angeles Times (07/31/91), P. A4; Cimons, Marlene; Foreigners with HIV will be allowed to visit the United States but not acquire residency, according to a plan the Bush Administration is considering, according to sources at the Department of Health and Human Services. The United States may adjust the present law, which forbids entry
"AIDS Tests for German Doctors": Financial Times (07/31/91), P. 2; Physicians and dentists who might pose a risk to patients should undergo voluntary and regular AIDS testing, Germany s health ministry has recommended. The decision was prompted by the case in Florida in which a dentist infected a patient with HIV, said Gerda Hasselfeldt, the health minister.
"Will AIDS Guidelines Work?": Washington Times (07/31/91), P. G3; Crandall, Candace; New guidelines adopted to encourage health-care workers to voluntarily test for HIV and to discontinue invasive procedures if HIV-positive did not do much to reassure the American public, writes Candace Crandall of the Washington Times. The bills the Senate passed won t provide the public with information. The Senat
"False Aim Against AIDS": New York Times (07/31/91), P. A19; Fineberg, Harvey V.; Denying entry into the United States to foreigners who have HIV would be a blow to international cooperation in the struggle against AIDS, writes Harvey V. Fineberg, dean of the Harvard School of Public Health, who says the ban provides no more protection to the public, but is merely a
"Senate Says Doctors Can Require HIV Tests": Philadelphia Inquirer (07/31/91), P. 2A; Monk, John; Health-care workers should have the right to require patients to be tested for HIV before undergoing invasive procedures, the Senate decided last night. The Senate approved an amendment to the appropriations bill introduced by Sen. Jesse Helms (R-N.C.) that also allows a health-care professional to withhold treatmen
"Gene Pattern, AIDS Resistance Linked": Washington Post (07/31/91), P. A2; Men who remain healthy for five years after being diagnosed with HIV may have a special genetic mechanism that gives them a higher degree of protection against the virus, according to a team of researchers led by Mary-Claire King of the University of California at Berkeley. The discovery could help doctors make bette
"Dupont to Market Progenics Protein": Journal of Commerce (07/30/91), P. 7A; A Tarrytown, N.Y., pharmaceuticals company has signed a marketing and disrtribution agreement with E.I. du Pont de Nemours + Co. of Wilmington, Del. Progentics Pharmaceuticals Inc. will manufacture and package CD4, a genetically engineered protein that is used in AIDS research, while Du Pont will take care of sales a
"If Doctors are Tested for HIV, Test Patients Too": Philadelphia Inquirer (07/30/91), P. 8A; Love, Carol; HIV-testing of all hospital entrants would produce far more positive results than just testing physicians, writes Dr. Carol Love in a letter to the editors of the Philadelphia Inquirer. While mandatory premarital testing may be too expensive because it involves a population in which the prevalence of infection is ver
"An AIDS Puzzle: What Went Wrong in Dentist's Office": New York Times (07/30/91), P. C3; Altman, Lawrence K.; A year-long investigation of the case of the Florida dentist who seemingly infected five of his patients has not revealed how the alleged infections took place, so federal and state detectives are beginning a new investigation. Investigators are not overlooking the possibility that the Florida dentist, Dr. David Acer
"Activists on the Boston AIDS Meeting": Washington Post (Health) (07/30/91), P. 4; Bross, Daniel; The AIDS Action Council did not threaten to disrupt and shut down the 1992 International AIDS Conference if it takes place in Boston while restrictive U.S. travel and immigration laws are still in place, writes Daniel T. Boss, executive director of the AIDS Action Council in Washington. Although the council feels ver
"Glaxo Holdings Starts Human Tests of an AIDS Drug": Wall Street Journal (07/30/91), P. B4; Waldholz, Michael; A British pharmaceutical company is in the process of human testing a new AIDS drug much like the already-approved AZT . Glaxo Holdings PLC received the right to develop and sell in North America a drug called
"Many Decry Shift on Marijuana Use as AIDS Treatment": Advocate (07/30/91) No. 582, P. 26; Harding, Rick; The Food and Drug Administration s decision not to extend a program that provides AIDS patients with legal doses of marijuana to prevent nausea has some afraid that they might have to go through their bouts without any medication. The Bush administration s efforts to combat drug abuse caused the problems with the pla
"Regional Units Planned to Fight Sexual Disease": Chicago Tribune (07/29/91), P. 1-3; The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases will provide funds to establish regional centers in Indianapolis to develop vaccines, medicines, and prevention strategies against the increasing epidemic of sexually transmitted diseases. The $3.9 million federal grant will provide Indiana University scientis
"Jesse Helm's Empty Threats": Philadelphia Inquirer (07/29/91), P. B1; Dribben, Melissa; The most an HIV- infected individual can hope for is seven or eight good years before the onslaught of nausea, pnemonia, fungal infections, blindness and the like, writes Melissa Dribben of the Philadelphia inquirer. A doctor will probably lose his or her livelihood upon the disclosure of HIV-infected status. Rather
"Critics Say Sullivan Lets Conservatives Guide Policy": Washington Post (07/29/91), P. A4; Rich, Spencer; There are widespread claims that Louis W. Sullivan, the head of the Department of Health and Human Services, is too susceptible to conservative pressure. Examples include his ending of a survey of teenagers on their sexual behavior that was approved by top medical officials at his department. Sullivan once favored g
"In Dread of Harm from a Doctor": Philadelphia Inquirer (07/29/91), P. 1A; Tofani, Loretta; Harrisburg Hospital in Harrisburg, Pa., notified 442 patients last month that a physician who practiced there and at Milton S. Hershey Medical Center was infected with HIV. Although the chances of any patients contracting the virus are slim, patients and their families still worry and sometimes become livid with ange
"Rhone-Poulenc Supply Target of AIDS Suit": Journal of Commerce (07/29/91), P. 7A; A subsidiary of Rhone-Poulenc Rorer Inc., is being sued by lawyers of hemophiliacs who have contracted HIV through transmission of blood. The legal measure against Armour Pharmaceutical Co., a suburban Philadelphia blood supply company, was a topic of discussion at the annual me
"Policy on AIDS Reviewed": New York Times (07/29/91), P. B2; New York state health officials will be reviewing the state s policies on health-care practicioners with HIV, says Gov. Mario Cuomo. The governor said he expects a report on the matter next week. Public concern over Dr. David Acer s apparent infection of five Florida patients and reports that an HIV-infected Suffol
"Doctor with AIDS Virus Evokes Anger and Pathos": New York Times (07/29/91), P. B1; Wolff, Craig; The Centers for Disease Control s new guidelines on AIDS control caused a HIV-infected doctor to disclose his condition to his patients last week. The Dunkirk, N.Y., doctor, Dr. Neal Rzepkowski was urged by the administrators at Brooks Memorial Hospital, where he worked, to resign and reveal his HIV-infected status.
"Jesse Helm's Empty Threats": Philadelphia Inquirer (07/29/91), P. B1; Dribben, Melissa; The most an HIV- infected individual can hope for is seven or eight good years before the onslaught of nausea, pnemonia, fungal infections, blindness and the like, writes Melissa Dribben of the Philadelphia inquirer. A doctor will probably lose his or her livelihood upon the disclosure of HIV-infected status. Rather
"Critics Say Sullivan Lets Conservatives Guide Policy": Washington Post (07/29/91), P. A4; Rich, Spencer; There are widespread claims that Louis W. Sullivan, the head of the Department of Health and Human Services, is too susceptible to conservative pressure. Examples include his ending of a survey of teenagers on their sexual behavior that was approved by top medical officials at his department. Sullivan once favored g
"In Dread of Harm from a Doctor": Philadelphia Inquirer (07/29/91), P. 1A; Tofani, Loretta; Harrisburg Hospital in Harrisburg, Pa., notified 442 patients last month that a physician who practiced there and at Milton S. Hershey Medical Center was infected with HIV. Although the chances of any patients contracting the virus are slim, patients and their families still worry and sometimes become livid with ange
"Rhone-Poulenc Supply Target of AIDS Suit": Journal of Commerce (07/29/91), P. 7A; A subsidiary of Rhone-Poulenc Rorer Inc., is being sued by lawyers of hemophiliacs who have contracted HIV through transmission of blood. The legal measure against Armour Pharmaceutical Co., a suburban Philadelphia blood supply company, was a topic of discussion at the annual me
"Policy on AIDS Reviewed": New York Times (07/29/91), P. B2; New York state health officials will be reviewing the state s policies on health-care practicioners with HIV, says Gov. Mario Cuomo. The governor said he expects a report on the matter next week. Public concern over Dr. David Acer s apparent infection of five Florida patients and reports that an HIV-infected Suffol
"Doctor with AIDS Virus Evokes Anger and Pathos": New York Times (07/29/91), P. B1; Wolff, Craig; The Centers for Disease Control s new guidelines on AIDS control caused a HIV-infected doctor to disclose his condition to his patients last week. The Dunkirk, N.Y., doctor, Dr. Neal Rzepkowski was urged by the administrators at Brooks Memorial Hospital, where he worked, to resign and reveal his HIV-infected status.
"A Counterfeit Treatment": Time (07/29/91) Vol. 138, No. 4, P. 51; The Food and Drug Administration have yet approved the drug DDC which can significantly reduce the activity of HIV when used with the drug AZT . DDC s developer, Hoffman-La Roche, has used the drug on 4,000 participants in a research program even though it
"Should You Worry About Getting AIDS From Your Dentist?": Time (07/29/91) Vol. 138, No. 4, P. 50; Gorman, Christine; Mary Lynne Desmond, a former dental patient of Dr. Philip Feldman who died of pneumonia in June as a result of AIDS, is very concerned that she may have contracted the disease from him. Chances are that she has not. Out of the 200,000 people who have the disease, only five are said to have been infected by a health-
"AIDS and Votes": U.S. News & World Report (07/29/91) Vol. 111, No. 5, P. 10; Silberner, Joanne; Most American patients favor testing of health-care workers for AIDS, according to numerous polls. Federal lawmakers and the Center for Disease Control have proposed their own measures to combat the disease among doctors and dentists. However, public health leaders feel that the testing of health care workers would
"A Counterfeit Treatment": Time (07/29/91) Vol. 138, No. 4, P. 51; The Food and Drug Administration have yet approved the drug DDC which can significantly reduce the activity of HIV when used with the drug AZT . DDC s developer, Hoffman-La Roche, has used the drug on 4,000 participants in a research program even though it
"Should You Worry About Getting AIDS From Your Dentist?": Time (07/29/91) Vol. 138, No. 4, P. 50; Gorman, Christine; Mary Lynne Desmond, a former dental patient of Dr. Philip Feldman who died of pneumonia in June as a result of AIDS, is very concerned that she may have contracted the disease from him. Chances are that she has not. Out of the 200,000 people who have the disease, only five are said to have been infected by a health-
"Cracking Down on Doctors with AIDS": Newsweek (07/29/91) Vol. 118, No. 5, P. 47; Public fears about contracting HIV from a health-care worker led the Senate to pass a bill to make it a crime for medical professionals to continue performing invasive procedures while knowing of their positive HIV status. The bill, introduced by Sen. Jesse Helms (R-N.C.) and passed by a margin of 81-18, would requi
"A Gentle Place to Live and Die": Newsweek (07/29/91) Vol. 118, No. 5, P. 42; Baker, James N.; Bailey House, a residence funded by both public grants and private money, provides homeless people with AIDS with a place to live in New York City. After the successful lobbying efforts of the AIDS Resource Center, New York City bought a renovated six-story hotel on Christopher Street in Greenwich Village and turned
"For New F.D.A. Drug Policy, Dismay and Delight": New York Times (07/28/91), P. 22; Kolata, Gina; Some researchers are shocked while others are pleased by the Food and Drug Administration s decision to relax its strict requirements that pharmaceutical companies demonstrate the effectiveness of their drugs before marketing them. While critics say the agency is setting a dangerous precedent and may unleash a slew o
"Ribavirin and HIV": Lancet (07/27/91) Vol. 338, No. 8761, P. 249; Smith, Roberts A. and Fernandez, Humberto; The effect of using Ribavirin against HIV is statistically and clinically significant, write Roberts A. Smith and Humberto Fernandez of Viratek, who contend that the Lancet s July 6 editorial on Ribavirin included inaccuracies. The editors indicated there should be no continuing interest in Ribavirin as a treatment,
"HIV in Pregnant Women and Their Offspring: Evidence for Late Transmission": Lancet (07/27/91) Vol. 338, No. 8761, P. 203; Ehrnst, A. et al; There appears to be no consistent spread of HIV across the placenta during maternal viraemia, write A. Ehrnst of the Central Microbiological Laboratory of the Stockholm County Council and colleages, who report that their studies indicate that in most cases transmission occurs close to or at delivery. In a study of 44
"Researchers Deny Violations": Science News (07/27/91) Vol. 140, No. 4, P. 55; AIDS researchers who have been accused of disregarding the National Institutes of Health s ethics regulations have denied the accusation. Takis Papas of the National Cancer Institute and Bernard Moss of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases wrote separate letters to the director of NIH, Bernadine
"HIV Research and nef Alleles": Science (07/26/91) Vol. 253, No. 5018, P. 366; Haseltine, William; R.C. Desrosiers and E. Hunter claim, in a May 31 letter to Science, that laboratory scientists should work with strains of HIV-1 that include nef deletions because of similar findings with SIV strains that show a decrease in virulence, but these findings are not accurate, writes William A. Haseltine of the division of
"Leaders of Anti-AIDS Effort See Good Progress So Far": New York Times (07/26/91), P. D5; Elliot, Stuart; Leaders of the advertising industry s first national campaign to combat AIDS, known as Ads Against AIDS, feel that they are making good progress. In May, a contest was conducted to find creative campaigns to fight AIDS. Since then, more than 1,000 print, television, and radio advertisements have been sent in from 42
"The Fear That a Doctor or Dentist has AIDS": Los Angeles Times (07/26/91), P. B4; The Senate tried to wish away AIDS last week by passing legislation designed to control the disease, write the editors of the Los Angeles Times. The Senate first decided toimpose 10-year jail sentences to health-care workers who continue performing invasive procedures on patients while knowing of their HIV-infected
"Britain in Brief: HIV Test Risks Life Assurance": Financial Times (07/26/91), P. D7; In Britain a survey has shown that tens of thousands of people are discouraged from taking HIV tests because such tests could hurt their chances for obtaining life assurance. The health minister, Virginia Bottomley, feels the report is worrying and hopes to discuss the problem with the Association of British Insure
"French Firm Reconsiders AIDS Drug": Journal of Commerce (07/26/91), P. 7A; A French pharmaceuticals company will discontinue the AIDS treatment Imuthiol after no beneficial effects were discovered. The latest study of patients found no significant positive outcomes from use of the drug, said a senior executive of Institut Merieux International. He also claimed the drug did not produce any
"AIDS Cases from Transfusions Give Rise to Suits": New York Times (07/26/91), P. B16; The epidemic of AIDS is causing people to file lawsuits against doctors, hospitals and blood banks, claiming that they supplied HIV-infected blood. Often, plantiffs have difficulties proving negligence in these cases, expecially for those transfusions taken before the test to detect HIV was implemented in 1985. Lawy
"State Board of Regents to Discuss NYC Condom Plan": United Press International (07/25/91); Albany, N.Y.--Thursday evening, the New York State Board of Regents planned to meet to determine whether it will distribute condoms to New York City high school students. The board expected to decide whether the state should overrule New York City s decision to give condoms to sexually-active teens. City officials f
"Risk of AIDS Virus Low for Doctor's Former Patients": United Press International (07/25/91); Pittsburgh--Former patients of a county doctor with AIDS are being tested for HIV, but an official said Tuesday that he doubts that any of them will test positive for the virus. Dr. Bruce Dixon, who heads the county s sexually transmitted disease program, said, I don t think we re going to find anyone with a positi
"AIDS in Yanomami?": Nature (07/25/91) Vo. 352, No. 6333, P. 272; Bonalume, Ricardo; A woman in a Brazilian tribe that had little contact with settlers reportedly died of AIDS, a Brazilian newspaper reported last week. However, the Yanomami woman could have been exposed to the virus by way of the 10,000 gold miners who have brought diseases like malaria and venereal disease to the tribe. These ailmen
"DDI Nears Approval": Nature (07/25/91) Vol. 352, No. 6333, P. 269; Aldhous, Peter; The Food and Drug Administration has received advice from the Antiviral Drug Products Advisory Committee, an independent panel, to approve the antiviral HIV-drug, Dideoxyinosine (DDI) for those HIV-infected patients who can not tolerate AZT alone. As many
"Health Insurer Plans to Seek Big Rate Rise": New York Times (07/25/91), P. B1; Freudenheim, Milt; New York State s Empire Blue Cross, the state s largest health insurer, plans to raise rates by 50 percent for all people 300,000 who buy their own policies and also for 120,000 employees of small businesses who are considered bad risks because some have serious illnesses. This measure would mean that the cost of com
"Doctors, AIDS, and a Costly Long Shot": Washington Post (07/25/91), P. A17; Kinsley, Michael; Patients should have the right to know if their doctors have AIDS, but the chance of contracting AIDS from a physician is too small to generate so much hysteria, writes Michael Kinsley of the Washington Post. Sloppy sanitation, which is common in health care, is more dangerous and life-threatening than AIDS. Choosin
"Legislator to sponsor AIDS Testing Requirement": United Press International (07/24/91); Pluta, Rick; Lansing, Mich.--Michigan state Rep. David Jaye, (R-Utica), has introduced a bill that would require any health care worker who performs invasive procedures or frequently comes into contact with bodily fluids to be tested regularly for HIV. Patients undergoing surgery would also be tested under the bill. The bill woul
"Second Phase of Federal Study Conducted on School Campuses": AIDS Policy & Law (07/24/91) Vol. 6, No. 14, P. 3; A survey conducted on 972 students of the University of Texas at Austin found that about one in 100 who used the school s health center last year tested positive for HIV. The survey was conducted by the American College Health Association and was funded by the Centers for Disease Control as a second phase in a two-pa
"National AIDS Commission Criticizes U.S. Policy; Urges Justice Department" to Accept HHS Finding: AIDS Policy & Law (07/24/91) Vol. 6, No. 14, P. 1; The National AIDS Commission disagrees with the U.S. immigration policy that restricts people with HIV from entering the United States . The commission said, The exclusion of HIV-infected travelers and immigrants from the United States has resulted in serious discriminatory effects ag
"Ethics and an AIDS Vaccine": Chicago Tribune (07/24/91), P. 1-12; The urgency for a cure for AIDS, in some respects, has been unfortunate and even tragic, write the editors of the Chicago Tribune. One example is the case of Daniel Zagury of France s misconduct while trying to developing an AIDS vaccine at a National Institutes of Health laboratory. Zagury obtained components from
"Alleged Prostitute Jailed in Pr. George's as AIDS Threat": Washington Post (07/24/91), P. C1; Duggan, Paul; An alleged prostitute was put in jail yesterday in Prince George s County, Md. after a prosecuteor claimed the woman knowingly had HIV and continued to offer sex for money. Jocelyn Denise Franklin, 39, tested positive for the virus in 1989, and has been arrested twice on prostitution charges in Prince George s County
"Dental Student's Patients Advised to Get AIDS Test": Baltimore Sun (07/24/91), P. 9A; Northwestern University s dental school has informed 25 patients of a dental student who tested positive for HIV that they too should be tested. The unidentified student told the university of his condition July 12. He worked regularly with 25 dental patients and examined 100 others at the university s clinic in dow
"Hysteria Can't Fight AIDS": Baltimore Sun (07/24/91), P. 10A; Good medical policies do not come out of hysteria, according to the editors of the Baltimore Sun, who write that instating restrictions against health-care workers is not the way to go, even if it pleases Sen. Jesse Helms (R-N.C.). The better way, described by the Senate leadership bill, is to put a rigorous medical
"Sullivan Terminates $18 Million Survey on Teen's Sex Habits": Philadelphia Inquirer (07/24/91), P. 5A; Benac, Nancy; Explaining that it might contradict his campaign to discourage casual sex, Health and Human Services Secretary Louis W. Sullivan canceled an $18 million survey on teenage sexual behavior. Conservatives on Capitol Hill and elsewhere claimed the survey would be wasteful, intrusive and offensive. The National Institute
"Wilmington Faces Fact of AIDS": Chicago Tribune (07/23/91), P. 1-7; Cerven, Jennifer; The news that at least two Wilmington, Ill., public school students have tested positive for HIV was the topic as more than 300 residents of Will County gathered to learn about AIDS in their community. The Wilmington Community Unit School District 209-U organized the group after discovering two weeks ago that the two
"U.S. Policy Threatens Boston AIDS Meeting": Washington Post (Health) (07/23/91), P. 6; Essex, Myron; It will be a major setback for all of us if the Bush Administration does not alter its discriminatory travel and immigration policies because there will be no international AIDS conference in Boston, writes Myron Essex, a professor at the Harvard School of Public Health. The World Hea
"AIDS Risk": Baltimore Sun (07/23/91), P. 14A; Trinchetto, Thomas S.; The hysteria concerning mandatory HIV testing is somewhat confusing, writes Dr. Thomas S. Trinchetto. Patients with high-risk factors such as IV drug abusers many times present a variety of medical emergencies in which exposure to their bodily fluids is common. Yet despite the high risk involved in contact with thes
"Silencing Teens About Sex": New York Times (07/23/91), P. A20; The United States is still afraid to address the topic of sex to teenagers, write the editors of the New York Times, but it is a country in which teen mothers are common and many young men are dying of a sexually transmitted disease contracted in their teens. It doesn t seem like much
"Women with AIDS Virus: Hard Choices on Motherhood": New York Times (07/23/91), P. A1; Navarro, Mireya; For women with HIV, pregnancy poses some difficult decisions. Studies show that newborn babies of mothers with the HIV have a 13 percent to 30 percent chance of contracting the virus. Other problems include questions such as who would care for the child if the mother dies, and the possibility that the pregnancy may
"Funds for Pediatric AIDS": Scientist (07/22/91) Vol. 5, No. 15, P. 20; Because AIDS in children differs from the disease in adults via transmission, symptoms, and care, it requires separate studies. Focus points include AIDS-related developmental and behavioral disorders, early infection of the nervous system, accurate methods for determining psychological or neurological damage in chil
"`Safe Sex' and the Big Lie in N.Y.": Chicago Tribune (07/22/91), P. 13; While the New York City school board finalizes its decision to distribute condoms to students on request this fall, write the editors of Scripps Howard News Service, statistics on accidental pregnancy come to mind. According to an Alan Guttmacher Institute report, 57 percent of pregnancies are unplanned, and 47 perce
"The Senate Flips Over AIDS": Philadelphia Inquirer (07/22/91), P. 9A; Burris, Scott; The raging fear over health workers with AIDS should not stop one from doing what has to be done, writes Scott Burris, assistant professor of Law at Temple Law School. When the Senate passed a compromise bill last week that would require mandatory testing of all health-care workers in addition to the bill led by Se
"Isis Drugs May Inhibit the Spread of AIDS": Investor's Daily (07/22/91), P. 18; Laboratory tests of a new class of AIDS drugs have shown that the compounds inhibit a significant genetic sequence involved in the spread of HIV, Isis Pharmaceuticals said Friday. Researchers developed the drugs, called oligonucleotiedes, using antisense technology, a new approach
"AIDS Patient Sues Hospital Over Privacy": Washington Post (07/22/91), P. D1; Marcus, Erin; A 24-year-old man who has AIDS has filed a $4.5 million lawsuit against Shady Grove Adventist Hospital and two respiratory therapists who worked there for disclosing his condition. One of the therapists, who was not involved with his care, obtained the man s hospital record from the other and notified his friends and
"AIDS Testing Seems Inevitable, Officials Say": Washington Times (07/22/91), P. A3; Innerst, Carol; Mandatory testing of health-care workers for HIV is inevitable because liability insurers will insist on it, a House leader on health issues and the director of the National Institutes of Health s Office of AIDS research agreed yesterday. Rep. Henry A. Waxman (D-Calif.), who met with NIH s Dr. Anthony S. Fauci on CBS-
"DDI Decision Heralds a New FDA Activism": Wall Street Journal (07/22/91), P. B1; Chase, Marilyn; A Food and Drug Administration panel s approval of a new AIDS treatment, DDI, will for the first time give patients a choice of medication. For the past four years, the only antiviral drug patients with AIDS could only take AZT was AZT. About half of all
"Condoms Okayed for Philadelphia High Schools": Gay Community News (07/21-27/91) Vol. 19, No. 2, P. 2; Philadelphia s board of directors voted 6-3 on June 26 to permit social services groups to distribute condoms in the city s high schools. Anna Forbes, spokesperson for the AIDS Activities Coordinating Office of the city health department, said activists have been pursuing the board for two years to adopt the policy.
"How Good is HIV Envelope Glycoprotein Vaccine as a T-lymphocyte Stimulant": Lancet (07/20/91) Vol. 338, No. 8760, P. 187; Michie, C. et al; The results Dr. Cooney and colleagues report (Lancet, March 9) show several signs of inconsistancy with the assessment of T-cell responses to vaccinated antigens, write C. Mihie and colleagues of University College and Middlesex Schools of Medicine. Although Cooney s team identifies a proliferative response after vac
"Pharmacokinetics of R 82913 in Patients with AIDS or AIDS-related Complex": Lancet (07/20/91) Vol. 338, No. 8760, P. 140; Pialox, Gilles, et al.; In a dose-escalating pilot study, 22 patients with AIDS or AIDS-related complex received a tetrahydroimidazobenzodiazepinthione (TIBO) derivative, R82913, with potent in-vitro activity against HIV-1, Pialoux and collegues report. The patients tolerated doses of 10-300 mg administered daily by intravenous infusion for
"The Growing Anti-HIV Armamentarium": Science (07/19/91) Vol. 253, No. 5017, P. 263; Palca, Joseph; Drug companies are making progress in ways to combat AIDS. Drugs such as DDI, DDC, and AZT are most successful at blocking the action of reverse transcriptase, the enzyme that converts the viral RNA into the host s DNA, prolonging infection. However, thes
"Promising AIDS Drug Looking for a Sponsor": Science (07/19/91) Vol. 253, No. 5017, P. 262; Palca, Joseph; AIDS researchers are excited over a new anti-viral treatment that blocks tat proteins. However, the drug s developer, Hoffman-La Roche, feels that the treatment, code-named RO 24-7429, will not produce enough profit, so it is looking to license RO 24-7429 to another company for testing and development. Scientists
"The Growing Anti-HIV Armamentarium": Science (07/19/91) Vol. 253, No. 5017, P. 263; Palca, Joseph; Drug companies are making progress in ways to combat AIDS. Drugs such as DDI, DDC, and AZT are most successful at blocking the action of reverse transcriptase, the enzyme that converts the viral RNA into the host s DNA, prolonging infection. However, thes
"Promising AIDS Drug Looking for a Sponsor": Science (07/19/91) Vol. 253, No. 5017, P. 262; Palca, Joseph; AIDS researchers are excited over a new anti-viral treatment that blocks tat proteins. However, the drug s developer, Hoffman-La Roche, feels that the treatment, code-named RO 24-7429, will not produce enough profit, so it is looking to license RO 24-7429 to another company for testing and development. Scientists
"Scientists Find Clue to AIDS Puzzle": Philadelphia Inquirer (07/19/91), P. 19C; Detjen, Jim; Scientists at the University of Pennsylvania, report the discovery of a possible way that HIV can infect the brain and central nervous system--through a certain docking point on a cell. Francisco Gozalez Scarano, associate professor of neurology and microbiology at the university, said, Until now this has been a b
"AIDS Patients Get Subsidized Apartments": USA Today (07/19/91), P. 6B; Miller, Nancy; AIDS patients are having a difficult time affording even low-cost housing because of all of their medical expenses. Last month, Save Foundation, a Kansas City, Mo., group that tries to find housing for AIDS patients, opened one of the United States first subsidized apartment homes for families affected by the diseas
"Pa. to Help Insure AIDS Patients": Philadelphia Inquirer (07/19/91), P. 2B; Tofani, Loretta; Pennsylvania is making a move to help individuals with HIV infection who have lost their jobs and can no longer pay the premiums on their health insurance. The state will start a program early next year that will pay some AIDS patients health-insurance premiums in Philadelphia and its suburbs and Pittsburgh, a state
"Why AIDS Tests for Doctors Won't Work": Wall Street Journal (07/19/91), P. A10; Whelan, Elizabeth M.; Mandatory AIDS testing will not work, and it will ultimately divert attention from the scientifically documented ways of reducing risk, writes Elizabeth M. Whelan, president of the American Council on Science and Health. Advocates of HIV testing have never explained how the process might work, who would do the testin
"Senate Adopts Tough Measures on Health Workers with AIDS": New York Times (07/19/91), P. A1; Tolchin, Martin; A proposal mandating 10-year prison terms or $10,000 fines for HIV-infected health-care workers who continue to perform invasive procedures on patients without informing them of their condition cleared the Senate yesterday by a vote of 81-18. Later, the Senate voted 99-0 in favor of a proposal that would essentially m
"Anti-HIV Drug Mechanism": Nature (07/18/91) Vol. 352, No. 6332, P. 198; Jones, Ian M., and Jacob, Gary S.; Amino acid derivatives such as N-(n-butyl)-deoxynojirimycin (BuDNJ) have shown exceptional promise in vitro as potential anti-HIV compounds, write Ian M. Jones of the NERC Institute of Virology in Oxford, U.K., and Gary S. Jacob of the Monsato Co. of St. Louis, Mo. The primary mode of action of these compounds is the
"Zagury Challenges NIH Report": Nature (07/18/91) Vol. 352, No. 6332, P. 180; Aldhous, Peter; The release this week of a report from the Office for Protection from Research Risks at the National Institutes of Health is likely to deepen the controversies concerning Daniel Zagury s AIDS vaccine trials. Journalist John Crewdson of the Chicago Tribune prompted the OPRR report last year when he claimed trials of t
"School Board Renews Debate Over Condoms": New York Times (07/18/91), P. A1; Berger, Joseph; Debate over distributing condoms to students continued yesterday as New York City s Board of Education voted to consider whether parents should have the right to bar their children from receiving them. The measure, which the board s new president opposed, infuritated Schools Chancellor, Joseph A. Fernandez, who says
"Senate Vote Scheduled on Requiring AIDS Tests for Health Care Workers": Baltimore Sun (07/18/91), P. 3A; A compromise the Bush administration and the Senate reached yesterday would require health-care workers performing certain high risk procedures to get tested for HIV and discontinue performing these procedures if the test results were positive. This agreement is a less strict version of a Sen. Jesse Helms (R-N.C.)
"Bristol-Meyers to Present Case for AIDS Drug to FDA": Wall Streeet Journal (07/18/91), P. B4; Bristol-Meyers is seeking approval from the Food and Drug Administration to market its experimental drug DDI as a AIDS treatment. If approved, DDI would become the second antiviral drug against AIDS, following Burroughs Wellcome s AZT . During two days of
"Barr Labs Granted Conditional License for AZT; Patent Fight Remains" Hurdle: Wall Street Journal (07/18/91), P. B4; Blumenthal, Robin Goldwyn; The National Institutes of Health has given a New York company a conditional license to produce a generic form of the AIDS treatment, AZT . Burroughs Wellcome Co., the sole U.S. source of the drug, called NIH s decision to grant the conditional licences to
"HIV in Prison: A Counseling Opportunity": Journal of the American Medical Association (07/17/91) Vol. 266, No. 3, P. 361; Lampinen, Thomas M., et al.; In a recent study, Vlahov and colleagues found higher HIV-1 seroprevalence among female inmates than male inmates in nine of 10 U.S. correctional facilities, write Thomas M. Lapinen of the University of Illinois at Chicago s School of Public Health and collegues from Cermak Health Services of the Cook County Departmen
"1st Blood Tests Find No AIDS in Downstate Dentist's Patients": Chicago Tribune (07/17/91), P. 1-8; The first 40 or 50 blood tests on more than 900 patients of a dentist with AIDS have not found any evidence that he passed HIV to any of his patients, officials said Tuesday. Gary Darr, the dentist, died last October of the fatal disease, which he apparently contracted from a patient. Because they believed that ther
"AIDS: Putting Doctors to the Test": Baltimore Sun (07/17/91), P. 15A; Furgurson, Ernest B.; The AIDS epidemic has raised serious questions about testing health-care workers for HIV and restricting the practices of those who test positive, writes Baltimore Sun columnist Ernest B. Furgurson. As the debate continues through the courts, some anti-abortion activists are sure to find parallels between this issue
"Letters Sent to Patients of Dentist with AIDS": United Press International (07/16/91); Clayton, Mo.--Former patients of a dentist who died of AIDS in St. Louis County will be notified by mail that they can receive free HIV tests, officials with the county health department said Tuesday. Dr. Patrick Flanagan owned Doctors of DentaHealth in Ballwin, a suburb of St. Louis, died of AIDS in March in San Fra
"Dental Group Rejects Mandatory AIDS Testing": United Press International (07/16/91); Orlando, Fla.--Dentists should not undergo mandatory AIDS testing, the Academy of General Dentistry voted Monday, but the group urged patients and dentists who carry HIV to disclose their status voluntarily. During its annual meeting this week, the academy decided mandatory testing of dentists for AIDS and hepatitis
"Athletes Face HIV Testing in Olympics and Pros": Advocate (07/16/91) No. 581, P. 46; Brownworth, Victoria A.; Fear that sports players may be susceptible to HIV through the exchange of blood during play has some sporting associations are looking to test players for HIV. In May, the U.S. Olympic Committee suggested that testing should be routine in boxing and wrestling. However, USOC spokespeople have since witheld informa
"New Study Results Could Revitalize HIV Vaccine Work": Advocate (07/16/91) No. 581, P. 31; Bull, Chris; A new vaccine for HIV may boost vaccine research efforts, although scientists warn against diverting attention from work on antiviral drugs and other treatments. The vaccine, rgp 160, was developed by MicroGeneSys Inc., a Meriden, Conn., biopharmaceutical company. The vaccine is unique because while most vaccines ar
"U.S. Agency Faulted in AIDS Vaccine Study": Chicago Tribune (07/16/91), P. 1-1; Crewdson, John; The National Institutes of Health did not protect human subjects during experiments to develop a vaccine for AIDS, French and American scientists determined after a 10-month study. The NIH oversight body that conducted the investigation has ordered NIH director Bernadine Healy to develop within two months a comprehen
"State House Passes AIDS-Notice bill": Chicago Tribune (07/16/91), P. 1-1; Culloton, Dan; Legislation requiring the state to notify patients and health-care workers they may have been exposed to HIV won approval in the Illinois State House Monday on a 104-5 vote. Lawmakers and health-care professionals were eager to calm the fears of the public when it learned that a dentist from downstate may have expose
"AIDS and Doctors: The Real Dangers": New York Times (07/16/91), P. A19; Rogers, David E. and Gellin, Bruce G.; The new HIV testing guidelines the Centers for Disease Control announced yesterday, which focus on careful HIV-infection control measures--not general doctor testing--as the cornerstone for patient protection, are the right approach, write David E. Rogers and Bruce G. Gellin, professors of medicine at Cornell Universi
"Popular AIDS Treatment is Illicit Copy of Hoffman-La Roche's New Drug DDC": Wall Street Journal (07/16/91), P. B1; Chase, Marilyn; A new inexpensive AIDS drug is an illicit replica of DDC, which the pharmaceutical company Hoffman-La Roche has spent five years and millions of dollars developing. Nonetheless, more than 10,000 patients rely on the inexpensive knockoff. The illicit DDC episode demonstrates the growing sophistication and maturation
"Most Women Want AIDS Test for Rapists": Journal of Commerce (07/16/91), P. 11A; A nationally survey concludes that more than four out of five young women favor mandatory AIDS testing for accused rapists before they go to trial. The survey of 1,198 Glamour magazine readers, primarily working women between 18 and 44, reveals that only 14 percent of respondents were against pretrial testing. Of th
"Nurses Group Rejects Compulsory AIDS Testing": Washington Post (Health) (07/16/91), P. 5; The American Nurses Association has rejected compulsory AIDS testing for its members and patients. The grouped voted 577-13 at its annual convention last month to take the same stance as the American Medical Association . Delegates representing the nation s 2 million registered
"AIDS Tests Urged for Many Doctors": New York Times (07/16/91), P. A1; Altman, Lawrence K.; The Centers for Disease Control recommended yesterday that health-care workers who perform certain surgical procedures should voluntarily get tested for HIV and hepatitis B. The CDC also recommended that those infected should immediately stop procedures unless they get permission from a panel of experts and inform the
"Punishing Disease: Soldier with HIV Antibodies Gets 15-Year Sentence": New York Native (07/15/91) No. 430, P. 7; The Army has sentenced a man who tested positive for HIV and continued to practice unsafe sex with 15 years confinement and a dishonorable discharge from the Army. Spc. Kenneth A. Schoolfield, charged with rape, could have received a sentence of life imprisonment but was found guilty of lesser offenses at a court-mar
"Politicking and Protests Taint AIDS Conference": Chicago Tribune (07/15/91), P. 13; Beck, Joan; The AIDS establishment is once again at odds with the federal government over an issue in which politics could interfere with medical progress, writes the Chicago Tribune s Joan Beck. The organizers of the 8th Annual International Conference on AIDS have threatened to cancel the meeting, scheduled for Boston next sum
"AIDS Danger Revealed": Baltimore Sun (07/15/91), P. 3D; A West Virginia University surgeon told hospital officials in 1989 that he had been expposed to HIV. Dr. Grady Edward Rozar Jr. operated on abut 800 patients, but they weren t notified until Saturday. At the time, there didn t really seem to be much concern. We didn t have any knowledge about surgeon-to-patient tr
"Pa. AIDS Case Pits Doctor's Privacy, Patients' Safety": Philadelphia Inquirer (07/15/91), P. 1A; Tofani, Loretta; A Harrisburg doctor, Dr. Doe , had himself tested May 19 for hepatitis B and HIV in the hospital where he worked. Two days later, a nurse informed him that he had tested positive for HIV. The next day, Doe discovered that his name was posted on the HIV-test results list in Harrisburg Hospital s medical-records comp
"Health Officials Investigate Practice of Dentist Infected with AIDS": New York Times (07/15/91), P. B3; Ravo, Nick; Health officials in New York state began yesterday to investigate whether Dr. Philip M. Feldman, a Long Island dentist who died of AIDS, infected any of his patients with HIV. More than 110 of Feldman s former patients called a toll-free number yesterday to receive free counseling about AIDS and information on a free
"Immigrants and AIDS Testing": Washington Post (07/14/91), P. C6; Dannemeyer, William E.; Rowland Evans and Robert Novak s assertion in their June 28 column, Bush s AIDS Balancing Act that the entire medical establishment backs [Health and Human Services Secretary Louis] Sullivan and the public health service on the question of whether AIDS-infected immigrants should be allowed to settle permanently in
"AIDS Death Sparks Outcry in Wisconsin": Gay Community News (07/14-20/91) Vol. 19, No. 1, P. 1; Schmitz, Dawn; Following the death of Ricardo Thomas, a prisoner with AIDS at Waupun jail in Wisconsin who died six hours after being taken to the University of Wisconsin hospital, activists in the state are severely pressuring the Department of Corrections and the governor to improve the treatment of prisoners with AIDS. The execu
"Neuronal Loss in Frontal Cortex in HIV Infection": Lancet (07/13/91) Vol. 338, No. 8759, P. 129; Reimund, Eric and Martin, Andrew A.; The methods Dr. Everall and colleques used and the observations they made do not back up their assertion that HIV infection alone causes neuronal loss (Lancet, May 11), write Eric Reimund and Andrew A. Martin of the Department of Pathology at Tulane University School of Medicine. The drug-related treatments the patie
"Nutrition and HIV": Lancet (07/13/91) Vol. 338, No. 8759, P. 86; A report by the Life Sciences Research Office of the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology concludes that science falls far behind the enthusiasm for dietary therapy for HIV, write the editors of the Lancet. There is some information on how HIV and its complications affect nutritional status, but
"AIDS Activists Brutalized in Chicago": Gay Community News (07/13/91) Vol. 18, No. 49, P. 1; Yang, Jacob Smith; Police arrested 28 AIDS activists in Chicago for protesting outside the annual meeting of the American Medical Association June 24. About 250 ACT UP activists had gathered together to protest the medical group s policies on HIV testing and the treatment of people with HIV-realte
"Gallo Report Complete": Science (07/12/91) Vol. 253, No. 5016, P. 127; Hamilton, David P.; The report of the investigation of Robert Gallo and Mikulas Popovic of the National Cancer Institute s Laboratory of Cell Biology is almost ready. NIH s Office of Scientific Integrity (OSI) conducted the investigation, which centers around work done at NCI in 1983 and 1984 that led to the first molecular characteriza
"Conventional Wisdom": Washington City Paper (07/12/91) Vol. 11, No. 28, P. 20; Cohen, Jon; At the Seventh International Conference on AIDS in Florence there was much talk on whether the meeting has become too much of a carnival, but that atmosphere is what mixes researchers and their ideas, writes the City Paper s Jon Cohen. Over the course of several days, three AIDS authorities at the National Institut
"Wisconsin Hospital Requires AIDS Tests": Chicago Tribune (07/12/91), P. 1-3; Waukesha Memorial Hospital has instituted a policy to test for HIV all patients who undergo elective surgery or deliver a baby, officials say. The emphasis here is not on refusing treatment. The emphasis is preventing the spread of the disease, said hospital spokeswoman Janet Schulz. The policy went into effect l
"Florida Dentist's Drill Could Have Spread AIDS Virus": Washington Times (07/12/91), P. A3; Cheek, Michael; A dentist s drill can easily spread germs from patient to patient, which could explain how five persons were infected with HIV in their dentist s office, says a study not yet published. David Lewis, University of Georgia research associate, said the internal parts of the multipur
"Enterprise--Odds and Ends": Wall Street Journal (07/12/91), P. B1; Marsh, Barbara; Small businesses still fall behind large businesses in providing employee benefits. The Labor Department conducted a recent study that finds that 69 percent of small firms last year provided medical-care benefits for full-time workers. The American Red Cross recently interviewed 1,000 small businesses and nonprofit
"Helms' AIDS Proposal Disrupts Debate on Crime Bill": Baltimore Sun (07/12/91), P. 10A; Comparing HIV-infected health-care workers who continue to practice to criminals who shoot down helpless victims in the street, Sen. Jesse Helms (R-N.C.) introduced on the Senate floor yesterday a proposal that would subject any health-care worker who tested positive for HIV and subsequently performed intrusive p
"Minority-Majority Health Status Gap Likely to Worsen, Says Researcher": Business Wire (07/11/91); San Francisco--As AIDS spreads, homicide rates climb, and illicit drug use grows, minority Americans will experience increasing death rates and decreasing health status, according to an article published in the California Medical Association s The Western Journal of Medicine. The cumulative prevalence rates of AIDS a
"FDA Issues Warning About AIDS Testing": United Press International (07/11/91); Stein, Rob; The Food and Drug Administration urged companies to discontinue selling urine and saliva tests for HIV because the federal government has not approved these tests. Epitope Inc. and Home Office Reference Laboratory Inc. agreed to the FDA s warning to stop marketing OraSure test kits for HIV, the FDA said. The FDA is,
"Intravenous Immune Globulin for the Prevention of Bacterial Infections in" Children with Symptomatic Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection: New England Journal of Medicine (07/11/91) Vol. 325, No. 2, P. 81; Mofenson, Lynne M., et al.; The use of intravenous immune globulin in children with HIV is safe, according the Intravenous Immumoglobulin Study Group at the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, and it significantly increases the time children with CD4 cell counts of 200 or more remain free from serious bacterial infections.
"Protein Treatment Found to Help Children with AIDS": Chicago Tribune (07/11/91), P. 1-4; Children infected with HIV can resist other infections better when treated with disease-fighting proteins, which will lead to an improved quality of life, a study suggests. Treated children were more likely to remain free of bacterial infection for two years and were hospitalized less than children who received place
"Quilted Memories": Washington Post (Home) (07/11/91), P. 24; Stonesifer, Jene; In October 1987, there were more than 1920 panels on the AIDS Memorial Quilt. Now, however, there are more than 14,000 panels memoralizing those who have died of AIDS, according to Jilian Wing, spokeswoman for the D.C. chapter of the Names Project, who described how the quilt sadly keeps growing. It will never be c
"Senate Limits Anti-Crime Debate": Washington Post (07/11/91), P. A6; Dewar, Helen, et. al; Sen. Jesse Helms (R-N.C.) used a parliamentiary device to force the Senate to vote on two controversial measures, one of which would punish health-care workers with AIDS who continue to practice invasive procedures without informing patients. The Senate also voted last night to limit debate on the omnibus anti-crime
"Dentist Who May Have AIDS Loses License": United Press International (07/10/91); The license of a dentist in Anderson, Ind., was suspended by the Indiana State Board of Dental Examiners because he announced that he has HIV. The state panel met late Tuesday and then suspended the licence of Dr. John Reimer, 53, after he disclosed his condition. Reimer does not believe he had transmitted the disea
"Treatment Helps AIDS-Infected Children Resist INfections, Study Says": Associated Press (07/10/91); Ritter, Malcom; New York--A study claims that children with HIV can resist other infections better and enjoy a better quality of life when they re treated with disease-fighting proteins. Children treated with the proteins were more likely to avoid bacterial infection for two years and to spend less time in the hospital. The treated
"CD4 Lymphocyte Concentrations in Patients with Newly Identified HIV" Infection Attending STD Clinics: Journal of American Medical Association (07/10/91) Vol. 266, No. 2, P. 253; Hutchinson, Catherine M., et al.; HIV-infected patients attending two sexually transmitted disease clinics in Baltimore, Md., have been offered T-lymphocyte subset evaluations since January 1990, write Catherine M. Hutchinson of the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and colleagues. Low concentrations of T lymphocytes bearing CD4 receptors w
"Man with HIV Sues to Become D.C. Firefighter": Washington Post (07/10/91), P. B1; Gaines-Carter, Patrice; The District of Columbia fire department offered a Maryland man a job and a $23,555 annual salary, but rescinded the offer when it learned the man has HIV. John Doe sued the D.C. government on the grounds that it discriminated against him because of his medical condition, legally considered a handicap. Although the
"Rise in Tuberculosis Forces Review of Dated Methods": New York Times (07/10/91), P. B1; Barbanel, Josh; Hundreds of patients in New York City are now hospitalized as the result of tuberculosis, an infectious disease that was once thought to be suppressed in this country. This epidemic is causing hospitals to scramble to set up ventilated isolation rooms to help stop the spread of infections within the institution. Doc
"Clean Needles and AIDS": New York Times (07/10/91), P. C11; A program to distribute clean needles to drug addicts in big Canadian cities for free is helping to limit the spread of HIV, a new report by the Addiction Research Foundation indicates. The group s view opposes the U.S. policy. U.S. officials, fearing increased drug use, have abandoned needle distribution and law-en
"Lack of AIDS Care for Prisoners Protested": United Press International (07/09/91); Mandulo, Rhea; New York--AIDS activists Tuesday protested outside the Harlem offices of the New York state Corrections Department and five chained themselves to desks inside the offices to demand better AIDS care for prisoners. The activists were members of ACT UP and Emmaus-Harlem Stand Up, a lesser-known activist group. The five
"When Principle Collides with Personal Fears": Chicago Tribune (07/09/91), P. 1-13; Quindlen, Anna; Many patients who could choose between a doctor who is infected with HIV and one who is not are likely to choose the latter, writes columnist Anna Quindlen in a discussion of safe medicine in the case of Kimberly Bergalis, who was infected with HIV by her dentist. We will not hear much of the best cases in which an
"Dentists Seek to Alleviate AIDS Fears": Los Angeles Times (07/09/91), P. E1; Roan, Shari; A prime concern of the Academy of General Dentistry at its annual meeting in Orlando, Fla., this week will be the search for ways to ease public concern over the connection between the dental profession and AIDS. The case of Kimberly Bergalis, now near death as the result of contracting HIV from her dentist, David Ac
"Passing the Plate": Washington Post (07/09/91), P. D5; Eddy, Kristin; A Washington, D.C. organization, Food and Friends has been providing food for homebound people with AIDS who are too weak to cook for themselves. This service provides 105 meals or more a day around the area. People with AIDS have special dietary needs and should eat a lot of high-protein and high-caloric foods.
"AIDS Cases May Level Off by 1995, Study Suggests": Washington Post (Health) (07/09/91), P. 5; Thompson, Larry; The increase in the number of new AIDS cases may level off by 1995 because fewer people are becoming infected with HIV and advanced treatment is providing a delay in the illness for those who are infected, according to a study in Science magazine. Ron Brookmeyer, a biostatitian at Johns Hopkins School of Public Healt
"Condoms in Prison (Cont'd.)": Washington Post (07/09/91), P. A18; Greenspan, Judy; In response to Charles Colson s June 26 letter, Condoms: No Way to Control AIDS in Prison, Judy Greenspan of the American Civil Liberties Union writes that it would be very effective to distribute condoms in prisons. When the National Prison Project convened June 12, speakers told of their support for providing pri
"Condoms in Prison (Cont'd.)": Washington Post (07/09/91), P. A18; Macher, Abe M.; Distributing condoms in prisons does not condone sex, but rather will help prevent the spread of HIV, writes Dr. Abe Macher, a physician who works with HIV patients, in a response to the June 26 letter by Charles Colson entitled, Condoms: No Way to Control AIDS in Prison. The National Commisiion on AIDS states that
"AIDS in Prison": Washington Post (07/09/91), P. A18; Despite the arguments against distributing condoms to prisoners, the D.C. Prisoners Legal Services Project s comprehensive plan to deal with AIDS in the D.C. city jail and the Lorton prison is realistic and ought to be undertaken, write the editors of the Washington Post. Most of the proposals consist of better med
"Hahnemann Given Federal Grant for AIDS Education for Health Care" Professionals: PRNewswire (07/08/91); Philadelphia--The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services granted the Pennsylvania AIDS Regional Education and Training Center $776,722 for the first year of a three-year HIV infection and AIDS care training program for health-care professionals state-wide. The PA AIDS ETC program targets physicians, dentists, n
"Magazine: British Women Forgo Condoms on Vacation": United Press International (07/08/91); London--Many single British women aged 18 to 24 did not use condoms while on vacation, although 45 percent reported having sex with men they did not already know. The survey of 1,000 readers of Company magazine found single women put themselves at risk of HIV and other sexually transmitted diseases. Ten percent of t
"New York Foundation Provides Facilities and Fellowships for AIDS" Researchers: Scientist (07/08/91) Vol. 5, No. 14, P. 20; Goodman, Billy; The Aaron Diamond Foundation in New York, which funds educational and cultural programs as well as AIDS research, is the United States leading private funder for AIDS research, according to the Foundation Center. The organization pledged to contribute $8 million through 1993 to help combat AIDS. Previously, the fou
"438 Cases of AIDS reported in 2-month period in N.J.": Philadelphia Inquirer (07/08/91), P. 2B; More than 400 cases of AIDS were reported to state authorities in March and April, the New Jersey Department of Health announced. THe 196 cases in March and the 242 cases in April bring the total of AIDS cases in the state this year to 836. New Jersey has the fifth largest number of cases in the nation after New Yor
"Blood Center's Painful Job: Telling Donors Test Results": New York Times (07/08/91), P. B5; The New York Blood Center mails out letters each Friday to donors