1992

"Federal AIDS Cuts 'Stupid': Health Chief": United Press International (12/30/92); Indianapolis--The federal move to cut funds used for AIDS prevention is short-sighted and stupid, according to Indiana State Health Commissioner John C. Bailey. He said the federal reduction of $14.7 million in programs for education and prevention of AIDS could result in thousands of Indiana residents becoming nee
"New AIDS Definition Will Increase Indiana Cases by 200": United Press International (12/30/92); Indianapolis--The new federal AIDS surveillance definition will have only a slight impact on the state of Indiana, the State Department of Health said Wednesday. Officials said they predict about 200 additional HIV-positive people to be included in the AIDS registry, which most recently contained 1,734 names. The HI
"Advantage Life Products Inc. and Nestle Corp.": Business Wire (12/30/92); Laguna Hills, Ca.--Advantage Life Products Inc. of Laguna Hills, Ca., said Wednesday that it will provide its BE SAFE program free of charge to separate high-school assemblies in Portland, Ore., and Atlanta, Ga., as part of its continuing partnership with Nestle Corp. The two companies are working together to bring n
"AIDS Prevention": Associated Press (12/30/92); Dixon, Jennifer; Washington--Despite the spread of the AIDS epidemic, local and state health departments nationwide may have to cut back their AIDS prevention and education programs. Last month, state officials were told to expect cuts in the amount of federal funds available to finance state and local health department programs for
"AIDS Groups Refine Strategies as Many Court Same Donors": Wall Street Journal (12/30/92), P. 1; Sebastian, Pamela; More and more AIDS groups are searching for a better fund-raising foothold as the epidemic moves into its second decade. Heart Strings, a Broadway-style touring musical produced by New York s Design Industries Foundation for AIDS (DIFFA), has been popular in the past but may be rewritten. When Heart Strings play
"U.S. Patents Are Granted for 3 Laboratory Mice": Washington Post (12/30/92), P. A4; The federal government granted three patents yesterday to strains of genetically altered mice. Researchers consider the patents critical for biotechnology. They are the first since 1988 to recognize ownership of a genetically altered animal species. The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (PTO) notified its Official G
"Teacher With AIDS Virus Invited to Clinton Inaugural": United Press International (12/29/92); Worcester, Mass.--An HIV-positive teacher will speak about compassion for AIDS patients at President-elect Bill Clinton s inauguration on Jan. 18. Michael Quercio, a teacher at the Worcester Academy in Massachusetts, was selected to join 53 Americans in offering their personal experiences at an inaugural event entitl
"AIDS: Of Mice and Men": Advocate (12/29/92) No. 619, P. 70; Solomon, Nancy; The four-year-old ban on fetal-tissue research is expected to be lifted by President-elect Bill Clinton s new secretary of health and human services. For many years researchers have been implanting thymus tissue from human fetuses into mice that, due to a genetic defect, are born without an immune system. Such mice
"Aztec Club Allowed to Sell Tickets to Event Billed as AIDS Benefit": Philadelphia Inquirer (12/29/92), P. B3; Rosenberg, Amy S.; The Pennsylvania Attorney General s office announced yesterday that the Aztec Club in Philadelphia may resume selling $150 tickets to a New Year s Eve party that is being promoted as a benefit for AIDS research. The club had been prohibited from selling tickets as of last Tuesday after questions were raised by local
"School Condom Program Proposed": Washington Post (12/29/92), P. B3; Bates, Steve; The Alexandria, Va., PTA Council has requested that the school system distribute condoms to high school students who want them, as an effort to prevent HIV infection and teenage pregnancy. If the PTA Council s proposal is endorsed, Alexandria would become the first suburban Washington, D.C., public school system to p
"New Definition to Raise AIDS Numbers": Washington Post (12/29/92), P. A8; The Centers for Disease Control s new definition of AIDS will take effect on Friday, January 1, and will cause thousands more HIV-positive Americans to be considered to have the disease. Activists and physicians are expecting a higher demand for treatment and social services as more of those infected are included in
"States Face Drop in Federal Backing of AIDS Prevention": New York Times (12/29/92), P. A1; Pear, Robert; The federal government announced that it is cutting state funds designated for AIDS prevention programs. Consequently, many states are curtailing services even as there is a rising demand. State officials have complained to the Bush administration about the cuts, but federal health officials said there was little th
"Cheaper Drugs More Effective in AIDS Cases": Journal of Commerce (12/29/92), P. 7A; The Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia (PCP) experienced in AIDS patients can be more effectively treated with daily tablets of two cheaper drugs than with the more expensive treatment of inhaling the drug pentamidine. However, the less expensive treatment also has drawbacks, according to studies published in the New Eng
"News in Brief: New York": Advocate (12/29/92) No. 619, P. 25; The federal government s recently proposed revision of the AIDS surveillance definition is likely to boost the number of New York City residents who have the disease by 5,000 and nearly double the number of new cases that are currently reported per year, according to municipal AIDS program coordinator Ronald Johnson.
"Japan's First Condom Shop Flourishes Amid Concern About AIDS": United Press International (12/28/92); Kenny, Peter; Tokyo--A condom shop that attempted to open in Tokyo last year received strong opposition from landlords. However, after AIDS awareness in the region grew, the shop was finally allowed to open in the trendy Harajuku neighborhood. After only one month of operation in a country where public mention of condoms still em
"Michigan Redefines AIDS by Adding Indicative Diseases": Chicago Tribune (12/28/92), P. 1-3; The number of AIDS cases in Michigan is estimated to rise 50 percent after the new Centers for Disease Control definition of AIDS takes effect Jan. 1. The new definition will increase the number of diseases that indicate an HIV-positive person has AIDS. It will also consider anyone who tests positive for HIV and has
"Scientists Test 'Cell Therapy' in Fight Against AIDS Tumors": Baltimore Sun (12/28/92), P. 3A; A study investigating a procedure known as cell therapy will be conducted this month in San Francisco to test the procedure s efficacy in fighting Kaposi s sarcoma. The study will be the third and most extensive trial of cell therapy. The procedure involves removing white blood cells, known as CD8 cells, from the
"On a Scale of Sorrows": Washington Post (Business) (12/28/92), P. 1; McKee, Bradford; Many people in the Washington, D.C., area have experienced some sort of setback after their AIDS-infected status was discovered by their employers, according to local legal and health care experts who track the disease. Dinah Wiley, legal services director for the District s Whitman-Walker AIDS Clinic, said that inst
"Gay Episcopal Priest Dead of AIDS-Related Disease": United Press International (12/27/92); Boston--The first openly homosexual priest in the Episcopal Church has died of AIDS. After a fight against the disease for several years, the Rev. J. Robert Williams succumbed to a pulmonary infection Christmas Eve at Beth Israel Hospital in Boston. He was 37 years old. In 1989, Williams was ordained in New Jersey
"Ill Artists' Effort to Insure That Art Survives AIDS": Washington Post (12/27/92), P. 1; Collins, Glenn; A New York City program helps artists deal with the painful question of the future of their works after they die. Kevin Oldham, an HIV-positive composer, said, It seems to me that whether you stay alive or not seems to be the trivial part. It s your work itself that must have a life of its own. If I can make sure
"Volunteers Fill Void for AIDS Patients": Los Angeles Times (12/27/92), P. B3; Dennison, Mike; A program designed to provide companion-advocates for AIDS patients was started in Grand Junction, Colo. Many AIDS patients are shunned by society because they are homosexual or because of fears of transmission of the virus, and are often abandoned by their families and left with little or no money. Companion-advo
"A Controlled Trial of Aerosolized Pentamidine or" Trimethoprim-Sulfamethoxazole as Primary Prophylaxis Against Pneumocystis Carinii Pneumonia in Patients with Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection: New England Journal of Medicine (12/24/92) Vol. 327, No. 26, P. 1836; Schneider, Margriet M.E. et al.; For primary prophylaxis against pneumocystis carinii pneumonia (PCP), trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole is the drug of choice, despite the higher incidence of adverse events among patients administered the drug, write Margriet M.E. Schneider et al. of the University Hospital Utrecht in Utrecht,
"Dance Club Barred From Promoting Event as AIDS Benefit": Philadelphia Inquirer (12/24/92), P. B3; Cass, Julia; A Philadelphia night club has illegally been promoting a New Year s Eve event as a benefit for AIDS research, and has been asked to stop doing so by the state Attorney General. Bob Gentzel, a spokesman for Attorney General Ernie Preate, said a nonprofit foundation used by the Aztec Club to sponsor the event was not r
"FDA Approves Drug Against an Infection Often Linked to AIDS": Wall Street Journal (12/24/92), P. 11; A drug to prevent mycobacterium avium complex disease (MAC) in AIDS patients was approved by the Food and Drug Administration. The drug, rifabutin, is the first drug approved to prevent the life-threatening disease. Chronic debilitating symptoms of MAC infection include fever, night sweats, weight loss, fatigue, abd
"Unimed Wins FDA Approval on AIDS Drug": Chicago Tribune (12/23/92), P. 3-3; Morris, Steven; The Food and Drug Administration granted approval Tuesday to the marketing of Marinol, a drug that fights the weight loss experienced by AIDS patients. The FDA granted Unimed Inc. of Buffalo Grove, Ill., approval under the orphan drug provision, which allows the company to have exclu
"AIDS Laboratory Reopens Despite Opposition": Reuters (12/23/92); Tokyo--An AIDS and tuberculosis research facility in central Tokyo reopened on Wednesday, even though local residents objected to it, a laboratory official said. Toshihiko Komatsu, director in charge of biological safety at the National Institute of Health laboratory, said, We were far behind in our schedule, refer
"Electronic System Protects Surgeons From HIV, Hepatitis": United Press International (12/23/92); Estrada, Ray; Los Angeles--A new apparatus designed to protect operating room personnel from infections like HIV and hepatitis was used for the first time Tuesday at the University of Southern California Hospital. The device is battery operated and is connected to a surgical patient with an electrode while the surgeon, nurses, and
"Increasing Numbers of Young in U.S. Lose Their Mothers to AIDS": Philadelphia Inquirer (12/23/92), P. A2; Collins, Huntly; Approximately 18,500 American children have been left orphaned by the AIDS epidemic--and the figure is likely to exceed 80,000 by the year 2000 as more women contract HIV, according to a report published in the Journal of the American Medical Association . Authors David Michaels
"Unimed Says FDA Cleared Use of Appetite Stimulant": Wall Street Journal (12/23/92), P. B6; The Food and Drug Administration approved the use of a synthetic form of one of the active ingredients in marijuana in treating the appetite loss frequently experienced in AIDS patients, according to Unimed, the manufacturer of the product. The product, Marinol, is known generically as dronabinol and is already used
"At Simon's Rock, Few Fault College in Shootings": Boston Globe (12/22/92), P. 31; Roche, B.J.; Some outside observers have suggested that Simon s Rock College of Bard in Great Barrington, Mass., could have acted to prevent a Dec. 14 shooting rampage by student Wayne Lo that left two people dead and four injured. However, many Simon s Rock students and their parents contend that the school could have done nothi
"Beyond the Red Ribbons": Baltimore Sun (12/22/92), P. 1D; Seigel, Jessica; Although AIDS has been a touchy subject to address in Hollywood in the past, AIDS-related issues have recently received more support throughout the industry. One group, Hollywood Supports, was created in response to the dying words of actor Brad Davis, who kept his AIDS condition a secret for fear he would not get wo
"With AIDS Care": New York Times (12/22/92), P. A20; Homenick, Maureen A.; Waiting for legislative approval for efforts to thwart the spread of tuberculosis among all infected individuals will only delay and divert initiatives to serve those people who directly seek help from clinics, writes Maureen Homenick, executive director of the Momentum Project in New York City. Tougher measures to f
"Sex, Pregnancy, and Condoms (for Women": Washington Post (Health) (12/22/92), P. 14; Rovner, Sandy; The first device that will allow women to protect themselves against sexually transmitted diseases (STDs), including AIDS, is still awaiting marketing approval from the Food and Drug Administration. The female condom, when used correctly, is basically unseen and unfelt for both partners, according to survey results o
"Synthetic Blood Clotter for Hemophilia Licensed": Washington Post (Health) (12/22/92), P. 5; Herman, Robin; A genetically-engineered substitute for the human blood-clotting protein called factor 8 has been licensed by the Food and Drug Administration for the treatment of people with hemophilia. Last week, Baxter Healthcare Corp. began shipping Recombinate to distributors for control of excessive bleeding by people with hem
"Officials Cite Increase in AIDS Patients Who Delay Treatment": Washington Post (12/22/92), P. D3; Greene, Marcia Slacum; There has been a sharp increase in new AIDS patients who already have symptoms when they receive treatment for the first time, according to officials from the Whitman-Walker Clinic in Washington, D.C. Some are even so ill that they must be sent directly to hospital emergency rooms. Health officials say that AIDS pat
"ADA May Widen HIV Coverage": National Law Journal (12/21/92) Vol. 15, No. 16, P. 26; Rumeld, Myron D. and Brook, Richard; Health plan sponsors and fiduciaries have resorted to provisions limiting coverage for certain types of illnesses or treatments in an effort to control rising costs. Caps or restrictions on coverage for the treatment of AIDS or HIV have become particularly common despite the dramatic increase in claims for HIV-relate
"French Senate Asks Ex-Premier's Trial in HIV Affair": Boston Globe (12/21/92); The French Senate decided yesterday to abide by the recommendation of the National Assembly and put former prime minister, Laurent Fabius, on trial for the scandal involving HIV-infected blood products. The upper house vote cleared the way for Fabius, now leader of the governing Socialist Party, and two former minist
"Three-Headed Dog From Hell": Washington Post (12/21/92), P. A21; Califano, Joseph A.; The new president and Congress can take significant steps in preventing, treating, and researching AIDS, tuberculosis, and substance abuse, according to Joseph A. Califano Jr., president of the Center on Addiction and Substance abuse at Columbia University and former secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare from 19
"Obituaries: Clara Hale, 87, Ran Home for Drug and AIDS Babies": Washington Times (12/21/92), P. B2; Clara Hale, 87, who operated a home for the treatment of drug-addicted and AIDS babies, died Dec. 18 of complications from a stroke. Known as Mother Hale, she was commended by public figures including John Lennon and Former President Ronald Reagan. As recently as two months ago, Hale had continued to treat some of
"Drug May Help Slow Progression of AIDS, Early Studies Suggest": Wall Street Journal (12/21/92), P. B7; The onset of AIDS may be slowed by the drug thymopentin when used in combination with AZT , according to Immunobiology Research Institute, a Johnson + Johnson unit. The data on thymopentin, also known as TP5, is currently being discussed by the company and
"TB's Return": Time (12/21/92) Vol. 140, No. 25, P. 25; Due to the combination of the AIDS epidemic and breakdowns in public health services, the rate of tuberculosis has escalated 25 percent since 1984, when 22,000 cases were reported in the United States . Physicians from the American Lung Association and the Centers for Disease Control n
"AIDS: Sperm Washing": Newsweek (12/21/92) Vol. 120, No. 25, P. 8; An Italian physician has developed a new technique that may provide couples in which the male is HIV-positive with a chance to have a child with no risk of HIV transmission to the baby. Dr. Augusto Semprini of the University of Milan washes sperm by spinning cells in a centrifuge: heavier, HIV-infected sperm settle
"India: Disquiet About AIDS Control": Lancet (12/19-26/92) Vol. 340, No. 8834/8835, P. 1533; Mangla, Bhupesh; The Indian Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has provided about $100 million for the National AIDS Control (NACO) project in the Eighth Five-Year (1992-97) plan for health. The amount comprises more than 15 percent of the nation s health budget, putting AIDS second only to malaria, for which a little more than 19
"Comparison of Saliva and Serum for HIV Surveillance in Developing" Countries: Lancet (12/19-26/92) Vol. 340, No. 8834/8835, P. 1496; Frerichs, Ralph R. et al.; Saliva is a safe and effective alternative to serum for HIV antibody testing with enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays (ELISAs in developing countries, write Ralph R. Frerichs et al. of the University of California--Los Angeles AIDS Prevention and Control Program. The researchers conducted a field study in
"Two Strides Toward a Workable AIDS Vaccine": Science News (12/19-26/92) Vol. 142, Nos. 25 + 26, P. 422; Ezzell, C.; Two recent studies have made significant progress toward the development of an effective AIDS vaccine. The first study used a vaccine made of crippled but live virus to completely protect a group of monkeys from simian immunodeficiency virus (SIV). The second involved a research team which determined that HIV picks
"AIDS Victim Ricky Ray Remembered as "Beautiful Soul"": United Press International (12/19/92); Sarasota, Fla.--Ricky Ray, the 15-year-old hemophiliac who died of AIDS, was remembered by family and friends as a beautiful soul that has touched our lives. A letter from President-elect Bill Clinton was delivered to Ray s parents by Sen. Bob Graham (D-Fla.). Clinton had telephoned Ricky while he was in the hospit
"Cellular Proteins Bound to Immunodeficiency Viruses: Implications for" Pathogenesis and Vaccines: Science (12/18/92) Vol. 258, No. 5090, P. 1935; Arthur, Larry O. et al.; Cellular proteins linked with immunodeficiency viruses play a primary role in infection and pathogenesis, write Larry O. Arthur et al. of the National Cancer Institute--Frederick Cancer Research and Development Center in Frederick, Md. Cellular proteins associated with immunodeficiency viruses were identified by dete
"AIDS Vaccines: Is Older Better?": Science (12/18/92) Vol. 258, No. 5090, P. 1880; Cohen, Jon; Although researchers have previously considered an AIDS vaccine made from attenuated virus as being far too dangerous, many are rethinking the conventional vaccine approach. Several AIDS researchers know the power of attenuated virus vaccines, but they fear that even a weakened version of the evasive HIV could lead t
"Protective Effects of a Live Attenuated SIV Vaccine With a Deletion in" the Nef Gene: Science (12/18/92) Vol. 258, No. 5090, P. 1939; Daniel, Muthiah et al.; Live attenuated HIV-1 may also be the most potent, effective vaccine for the prevention of AIDS, write Muthiah D. Daniel et al. of the New England Regional Primate Research Center, Harvard Medical School, in Southborough, Mass. Vaccine protection against HIV and simian immunodeficiency virus (SIV) in animal models is
"Acyclovir Annual Price Cap for Some Patients, $2,500; Registration" Required: AIDS Treatment News (12/18/92) No. 165, P. 3; James, John S.; Burroughs Wellcome Co. announced Dec. 7 that it will cap the price of acyclovir ( Zovirax ) for AIDS patients who pay for the drug themselves. Those people who use more than 730 grams (which costs about $2,500 wholesale) in a single calenda
"Review Demanded on Canadian Blood": Science (12/18/92) Vol. 258, No. 5090, P. 1878; Holden, Constance; A public inquiry has been requested into why some 1,000 Canadians (730 of them hemophiliacs) contracted HIV from tainted blood and blood products in the past decade. Canada s blood supply is currently deemed one of the safest in the world, but critics like the Canadian Hemophilia Society claim that health officials m
"Selected Behaviors That Increase Risk for HIV Infection, Other Sexually" Transmitted Diseases, and Unintended Pregnancy Among High School Students--United States, 1991: Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (12/18/92) Vol. 41, No. 50, P. 945; A significant percentage of American students engage in behaviors that simultaneously put them at risk for HIV infection, sexually transmitted diseases, and unintended pregnancy, write the Centers for Disease Control. Data were collected from two school-based components of the CDC s Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance S
"Mother Teresa: Don't Treat AIDS Patients as Lepers": United Press International (12/18/92); New Delhi, India--Mother Teresa, of Calcutta, called for worldwide compassion for AIDS patients on Friday, claiming it was unjust to treat them like lepers. Mother Teresa, winner of the 1979 Nobel Peace Prize told the Rotary Club in New Delhi, that AIDS patients need love and compassion and it was unfair to condemn t
"Firing Over AIDS Rumor Spurs Suit": Baltimore Sun (12/18/92), P. 2B; Farabaugh, Mike; The American Civil Liberties Union has filed a suit in a U.S. District Court accusing HLJ Management Group Inc. of wrongfully and abusively firing Edward L. Saddler because of rumors that Saddler had the AIDS virus. The suit claims that the food services company broke the law when it asked the employee questions a
"'Life' Confronts AIDS": USA Today (12/18/92), P. 3D; Roush, Matt; The ABC television program Life Goes On, which features an HIV-positive character who is expected to develop AIDS, may be discontinued. Jesse McKenna ( Chad Lowe) will develop AIDS in a four-episode story once scheduled for February. Michael Nankin said the AIDS arc is the story
"Many High School Students Sexually Active, Surveys Show": United Press International (12/18/92); Taylor, Charles S.; Atlanta--A striking percentage of American high school students are sexually active and many are not routinely using condoms, emphasizing the need for more safe sex education, said federal health officials. The Centers for Disease Control said two national surveys were conducted that revealed that 54 percent of high
"Simian Tests Raise AIDS-Vaccine Hope": New York Times (12/18/92), P. A30; Altman, Lawrence K.; An experimental vaccine has completely protected six rhesus monkeys against the simian form of HIV infection for more than three years, making it the strongest and longest lasting of any AIDS-related vaccine, according to a report published in today s issue of Science. The research was led by Dr. Ronald C. Desrosiers
"Malabsorption of Antituberculosis Medications by a Patient With AIDS": New England Journal of Medicine (12/17/92) Vol. 327, No. 25, P. 1819; Berning, Shaun E. et al.; Although it could appear that an HIV-positive patient has a drug-resistant strain of tuberculosis, it actually means that the patient has not been absorbing medications properly, write Shaun E. Berning et al. of the National Jewish Center for Immunology and Respiratory Medicine, in Denver, Colo. An HIV-positive male
"Fatal Hospital-Acquired Multidrug-Resistant Tuberculosis Pericarditis in" Two Patients With AIDS: New England Journal of Medicine (12/17/92) Vol. 327, No. 25, P. 1816; Horn, David L. et al.; Clinicians should be aware of Mycobacterium tuberculosis infections involving both pulmonary and extrapulmonary sites, write David L. Horn et al. of the Lincoln Medical and Mental Health Center in Bronx, N.Y. Two patients at the medical center developed tuberculosis pericarditis. The first patient had AIDS and was h
"Kinetic Studies of the Mechanism of Thrombocytopenia in Patients With" Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection: New England Journal of Medicine (12/17/92) Vol. 327, No. 25, P. 1779; Ballem, Penny J. et al.; Infection of megakaryocytes may be an important factor in HIV-related thrombocytopenia, causing decreased platelet production, write Penny J. Ballem et al. of St. Paul s Hospital and the University of British Columbia in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada . The researchers examine
"Shortage Reported of Drug for AIDS Patients": United Press International (12/17/92); Atlanta--The Centers for Disease Control revealed Thursday that there is a shortage of a drug used to treat toxoplasmosis in AIDS patients. Between Dec. 6 and Dec. 12, the CDC received telephone calls from pharmacies across the nation requesting sulfadiazine-trisulfapyrimidine, or triple sulfa. The drug is commonly
"Herman, the Biotech Bull, May Sire a New Drug Era": Reuters (12/17/92); Amsterdam--The Dutch parliament approved a measure Thursday, permitting the world s first genetically engineered bull to reproduce. According to researchers, the decision has important implications for the search for new drugs to fight diseases like AIDS. The 18-month-old bull, Herman, was conceived in a test tube a
"Dr. Elders's Bully Point": New York Times (12/17/92), P. A34; President-elect Bill Clinton made a wise choice in selecting Dr. Joycelyn Elders to be the new Surgeon General of the United States , write the editors of the New York Times. Elders has served as director of the Arkansas Health Department for five years. She has been straightforward i
"Inside the Beltway: Ho Ho Ho": Washington Times (12/17/92), P. A6; An unwelcome Christmas greeting has been floating around Washington, D.C. Five different stickers have been distributed depicting crying children with the following message stamped on them, Christmas is canceled this year, Santa has HIV. If only Reagan and Bush had told the truth, Santa wouldn t have to die from AI
"John Maddix Dies; Was Official at the Whitman-Walker Clinic": Washington Post (12/17/92), P. C6; John Maddix, former director of training at the Whitman-Walker AIDS Clinic in Washington, D.C., died on Dec. 15 at the age of 42. Maddix had AIDS. He joined the staff of the clinic as director of training in 1987. Maddix directed the speaker s bureau and designed an HIV-related community training and volunteer prog
"Chemical Briefs: Study Links AIDS, Failure of TB Drugs": Journal of Commerce (12/17/92), P. 7A; Several AIDS patients previously believed to be co-infected with the drug-resistant strain of tuberculosis, may actually be unable to absorb the medicine, according to a study published in the New England Journal of Medicine. Researchers from the National Jewish Center for Immunology and Respiratory Medicine in Denve
"San Francisco Journal: A Pharmacy for the AIDS Epidemic": New York Times (12/17/92), P. A24; Gross, Jane; A gay-owned pharmacy, designed to serve the unusual needs of AIDS and HIV patients, recently opened in the Castro district in San Francisco. Paul A. Morabito, a 28-year-old investment banker with an expertise in health care, owns the Castro Village Pharmacy. He set out to identify what aspects of traditional pharmac
"Confidential HIV Testing and Condom Promotion in Africa": Journal of the American Medical Association (12/16/92) Vol. 268, No. 23, P. 3338; Allen, Susan et al.; Rates of condom use increased and rates of gonorrhea and HIV infection in urban Rwandan women decreased after a confidential HIV testing and counseling program was implemented, write Susan Allen et al. of the University of California--San Francisco. A study was conducted in 1988 among women attending an outpatient re
"Surveillance for Occupationally Acquired HIV Infection--United States," 1981-1992: Journal of the American Medical Association (12/16/92) Vol. 268, No. 23, P. 3294; Public health surveillance of HIV infection in the health-care setting provides a basis for developing measures to minimize the risk for occupational transmission of HIV to health-care workers, writes the Centers for Disease Control. Two CDC-supported national surveillance systems have compiled data on occupational t
"Invasive Haemophilus Influenzae Infections in Men With HIV Infection": Journal of the American Medical Association (12/16/92) Vol. 268, No. 23, P. 3350; Steinhart, Rachel et al.; Men with HIV infection or AIDS are susceptible to invasive Haemophilus Influenzae infections, including H influenzae b, but such infections are still rare in this population, write Rachel Steinhart et al. of the University of California--Berkeley. The researchers conducted a study of all men aged 20 to 49 residing in
"National Briefs: 'Brownie Mary' Case is Dropped": Boston Globe (12/16/92), P. 10; A California district attorney announced Tuesday that he would discontinue the prosecution of an elderly woman who attempted to ease the pain of AIDS patients by providing them with marijuana-laced brownies. Mary Rathbun, nicknamed Brownie Mary, baked the illegal brownies and distributed them to AIDS patients in Sa
"Company Markets Reputed Anti-AIDS Cream for Health-Care Workers": United Press International (12/16/92); Pompano Beach, Fla.--A hand-cream that allegedly kills HIV infection is being marketed despite Food and Drug Administration concerns. Knight Industries Inc. has begun marketing what it calls liquid glove intended for health-care workers. But the FDA said Wednesday that it started
"Critics of Traveling AIDS Play Speak Out": Baltimore Sun (12/16/92), P. 7B; Ruhl, Sherrie; A controversial AIDS play performed in Harford County, Md., high schools is racist and encourages teenage sex, some critics contend. Rev. Saint George Crosse of the St. James United Methodist Church in Jarretsville said at Monday night s Board of Education meeting that Secrets, a sexually explicit play performed by
"Program in Africa Curbs Spread of AIDS": Baltimore Sun (12/16/92), P. 8A; Health-care workers in Rwanda are controlling the heterosexual spread of HIV by targeting young women with education and testing programs. The effort could serve as a model for U.S. inner cities. Rwanda has one of the world s highest rates of AIDS. According to researchers from
"News in Brief: Greece": Advocate (12/15/92) No. 618, P. 32; A number of Greek hemophiliacs died after contracting HIV through blood products imported from France in 1985, according to allegations that a Greek prosecutor began investigating Nov. 4. The next day, health minister George Sourlas disclosed that 14 state hospitals had ignored un
"News in Brief: New York": Advocate (12/15/92) No. 618, P. 24; The New York State Bar Association committee on AIDS made 53 recommendations on Nov. 5 which included leniency for prisoners with AIDS, access to state-subsidized housing for low- and moderate-income same-sex couples, and stepped-up investigation of allegations of AIDS-related insurance bias. Committee co-chairwoman
"Court OK's Payout Cuts on AIDS Claims": Advocate (12/15/92) No. 618, P. 22; Coward, Cheryl; The Supreme Court s refusal to hear a Houston firm s decision to cut AIDS-related payouts under a self-insured employee health care program may result in other self-insured firms making similar reductions, according to activists. Suzanne Goldberg, an attorney for Lambda Legal Defense and Education Fund (LLDEF), which
"AIDS Home Target of Medicaid Cuts": United Press International (12/15/92); Indianapolis--Indiana s only nursing home specifically for AIDS patients is debating with the state over how much money it uses to provide care to the patients. Parkview Manor, is a 36-bed nursing home, and is thought to be one of just five such nursing homes in the country. The state is requesting that Parkview jus
"Man Convicted of Transmitting AIDS Virus": United Press International (12/15/92); Houma, La.--Lawyers defending a man who was given a 10-year prison sentence for allegedly transmitting HIV to his sexual partner, are expected to appeal the conviction. On Monday, State District Judge Baron Bourg sentenced Salvadore Gamberella, 28, to the maximum penalty allowed under law. A jury convicted Gamberell
"Survey Details Risky Youth Behavior": United Press International (12/15/92); Charlottesville, Va.--A survey intended to reveal rates of risky behavior found that a majority of Virginia high school students engaged in sexual relations, officials said Tuesday. The survey is the first of its kind in Virginia, and educators, health officials, and law enforcement authorities hope it will elucidate
"France's Bloody Scandal": Chicago Tribune (12/15/92), P. 2-1; Waxman, Sharon; About 5,000 French people contracted HIV through contaminated blood transfusions in the 1980s, and approximately 1,500 French hemophiliacs injected themselves with blood products that were tainted. However, these cases could have been prevented if the French government properly screened the blood, which it completely
"Labor Letter: Employer AIDS Policies...": Wall Street Journal (12/15/92), P. A1; Karr, Albert R.; A recent survey of 536 companies by Wyatt Co. found that 36 percent have some kind of policy for dealing with AIDS. Most cover any catastrophic illness while ten percent cover only AIDS. Some companies, including Levi Strauss and Smith Corona, have recently instituted employee education programs. Federated Departme
"AIDS Stigma Still a Problem, Magic's Doctor Says": Los Angeles Times--Washington Edition (12/15/92), P. A8; Almond, Elliott; Magic Johnson s second retirement from the National Basketball Association on Nov. 4 illustrates that discrimination against HIV-positive people is a reality among professional athletes, according to Johnson s physician Michael Mellman. He said, I guess we just didn t to a good enough job, or we weren t convincing e
"In the Nation: Experts Put AIDS Cost at $15 Billion by '95": Baltimore Sun (12/15/92), P. 8A; The cost of treating HIV-positive Americans could increase about 48 percent, to $15.2 billion a year, by 1995, health experts told a Senate panel yesterday. Fred Hellinger, a financing specialist with the U.S. Public Health Service, said, The widespread use of expensive drugs has contributed to the high costs of tre
"Somatogen to Continue Blood Substitute Trials": Journal of Commerce (12/15/92), P. 7A; The second part of Somatogen Inc. s Phase I trials for its blood substitute product will continue into next year, instead of ending this year as planned. The pharmaceutical company from Boulder, Colo., did not indicate any reason for the extension. Currently, Somatogen is developing a genetically engineered blood su
"Hemophilia Drug Gains Government Approval": Journal of Commerce (12/15/92), P. 7A; The federal government last week granted approval of Genetics Institute Inc. s genetically engineered drug to treat hemophilia. The drug, called Factor VIII, is the blood-clotting protein that is absent in 15,000 to 17,000 hemophiliacs in the United States with an equal number in Euro
"Homo for the Holidays": Advocate (12/15/92) No. 618, P. 62; Chicklet; A contest is being conducted to incorporate the powerful imagery of the gay male erotic video with an educational safer-sex outreach program. It is sponsored by the San Francisco AIDS Foundation, Falcon Studios, and the San Francisco-based nonprofit media-arts organization Frameline. Wayne Blankenship, the foundatio
"No Liability for HIV From Transfusion": American Medical News (12/14/92) Vol. 35, No. 46, P. 16; A federal trial court in Texas recently ruled that the federal government was not at fault for HIV transmitted to a patient during a coronary artery bypass graft. The patient had severe cardiac disease that mandated surgical intervention. While in surgery, the patient received a transfusion of HIV-positive blood. T
"School Kept AIDS Secret for 5 Years": St. Louis Post-Dispatch (12/14/92), P. 1; Tuft, Carolyn; A St. Louis, Mo.-area school averted the potential for discrimination and controversy by keeping a five-year secret that a child with HIV infection was attending classes. The parents of the HIV-positive child revealed the child s status to the Hillsboro School Board in 1987. The school officials, the child s teacher
"AIDS Kills Eldest Ray Brother": Washington Times (12/14/92), P. A5; Ricky Ray, the eldest of three HIV-positive hemophiliac brothers, died yesterday of the disease at age 15, according to family members. Ricky and his brothers, Robert, 14, and Randy, 13, who all contracted HIV via tainted blood products, once faced highly publicized discrimination by a local school that prohibited th
"Report Cites 40 AIDS Deaths": New York Times (12/14/92), P. C7; AIDS has recently led to the deaths of at least 40 male skaters and coaches in the top ranks of North American figure skating, according to The Calgary Herald. Also, the newspaper reported yesterday that at least a dozen others in Canada and the United
"Nation: AIDS Activists Stage Protest": Washington Times (12/14/92), P. A2; ACT-UP conducted a demonstration yesterday outside St. Patrick s Cathedral in New York City, claiming the Catholic Church has lobbied against gay-tolerance education in schools. About 100 demonstrators gathered across the street from the church carrying signs that read Angry Gay Catholic and Just Another Altar Boy
"Councilman Vows Fight on AIDS Facility": United Press International (12/13/92); Pittsburgh--City Councilman Duane Darkins is threatening to pursue a court battle over a city agency s decision to allow a former East End nursing home to be converted into a facility for AIDS patients. Along with many other citizens, Darkins opposes the facility, claiming that the area is already overwhelmed with so
"Pre-Ejaculatory Fluid as Potential Vector for Sexual Transmission of" HIV-1: Lancet (12/12/92) Vol. 340, No. 8833, P. 1470; Pudney, Jeffrey et al.; Pre-ejaculatory fluid can contain HIV-positive cells, write Jeffrey Pudney et al. of Harvard Medical School in Boston, Mass. The researchers examined smears form pre-ejaculatory fluid samples of HIV-1 seronegative and seropositive men for known HIV-1 host cells and HIV-1- antigen positive cells. A total of 11 sample
"Detection of HIV-1 DNA Sequences in Pre-Ejaculatory Fluid": Lancet (12/12/92) Vol. 340, No. 8833, P. 1469; Ilaria, Gerard et al.; A significant proportion of HIV-1 positive men will have detectable levels of HIV-1 DNA sequences in pre-ejaculatory fluid, write Gerard Ilaria et al. of the New York Hospital-Cornell Medical Center in New York, N.Y. The researchers conducted a study involving 14 HIV-1-positive men and 2 HIV-negative controls who pro
"New TB Research Facility": Science (12/11/92) Vol. 258, No. 5089, P. 1734; Holden, Constance; A new research center at the Public Health Research Institute, a private research group in New York City, has been opened to research tuberculosis. The center s president, Lewis Weinstein, said, Multidrug-resistant TB is reaching epidemic proportions. In fact, in only 2 years, the number of cases has escalated from
"Trials Set in High-Risk Populations": Science (12/11/92) Vol. 258, No. 5089, P. 1729; Cohen, Jon; The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases recently announced that it is launching a trial of two preventive HIV vaccines that will be administered to people considered to be at high risk of HIV infection in addition to those at low risk. Small-scale tests of preventive vaccines, conducted over the pas
"Expression Directed From HIV Long Terminal Repeats in the Central Nervous" System of Transgenic Mice: Science (12/11/92) Vol. 258, No. 5089, P. 1804; Corboy, John R. et al.; Differences in the nucleotide sequence of the long terminal repeats (LTRs) of different HIV strains can alter the tissue-specific pattern of gene expression directed from their LTRs, as has been observed for other retroviruses, write John R. Corboy et al. of the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine in Baltimore
"Britain--AIDS Virus": Associated Press (12/11/92); Epstein, Randi Hutter; London--HIV can hide inside pre-ejaculatory fluid in men, as well as infecting semen, according to two studies of HIV-positive men published in the Dec. 12 Lancet. Dr. Peter Schlegel, co-author of one of the studies and associate professor of urology at New York Hospital-Cornell Medical Center, said, Many men believ
"N.J. Panel Backs Free Condoms and Needles Proposals": United Press International (12/11/92); Trenton, N.J.--Condoms should be offered to high school students and inmates, and clean needles should be available to drug addicts to help thwart the spread of HIV infection in New Jersey, according to a panel of 48 health experts. The recommendations are among 45 contained in a 57-page report submitted to Gov. Jim
"Around the NBA: Courts": Washington Post (12/11/92), P. F4; Magic Johnson s lawyer revealed yesterday that he asked a federal judge to dismiss most of a lawsuit accusing the former basketball star of infecting a Michigan woman with HIV. Attorney Howard Weitzman said, The theme of the motion deals with the uniqueness of the theory that an individual who does not know they hav
"In the World: Ex-Premier Not Charged in AIDS-Blood Scandal": Baltimore Sun (12/11/92), P. 5A; The French Senate decided yesterday to charge two former Socialist deputy ministers on manslaughter charges for allowing HIV-tainted blood to be given to hemophiliacs. However, the Senate rejected charges against former Prime Minister Laurent Fabius. The HIV-positive blood products infected at least 1,200 hemophilia
"Transgenic Mice May Hold Key to AIDS Dementia": Baltimore Sun (12/11/92), P. 3A; Bor, Jonathan; A group of genetically altered mice may suggest new drugs that can prevent the brain deterioration that affects about one-third of all AIDS patients, according to a study published in today s issue of Science. The mice carry genetic material from strains of HIV that infected the brain of a person who died a few years
"A Prospectus: White House AIDS Czar": Washington Post (12/11/92), P. A25; A group of activists convened by the AIDS Action Council met with members of the Clinton transition team Wednesday to issue an agenda to the new administration. The report requests an additional $1 billion in AIDS funding and a more aggressive prevention effort, and calls for President-elect Clinton to fulfill his ca
"At Guantanamo Camp, Voices of Misery": Washington Post (12/11/92), P. A1; Duke, Lynne; HIV-positive Haitian refugees who are currently held at the U.S. Naval Base in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba , face uncertainty as to when they might be released. Two issues are pending: whether the Clinton administration will change the restrictions on HIV-positive immigrants and when U.S.
"Federal Panel Approves Condom for Women; Orders Label Change": Washington Post (12/11/92), P. A2; Gladwell, Malcolm; A Food and Drug Administration advisory panel yesterday approved for use in the United States the female condom, the first birth control device for women designed to protect against sexually transmitted diseases. The FDA obstetrics and gynecology devi
"Heterosexually Transmitted Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection Among" Pregnant Women in a Rural Florida Community: New England Journal of Medicine (12/10/92) Vol. 327, No. 24, P. 1704; Ellerbrock, Tedd V. et al.; An alarmingly high rate of HIV that most likely resulted from heterosexual transmission was found among several pregnant women in a rural Florida community, write Tedd V. Ellerbrock et al. of the Centers for Disease Control in Atlanta, Ga. The researchers interviewed and tested 1,082 of 1,084 consecutive pregnant wom
"Clinical Manifestations and Predictors of Disease Progression in Drug" Users with Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection: New England Journal of Medicine (12/10/92) Vol. 327, No. 24, P. 1697; Selwyn, Peter A. et al.; HIV-positive IV-drug users have similar progression to AIDS as those of other HIV-infected groups. However, they have a significant pre-AIDS morbidity and mortality, particularly from bacterial infections, which also appear to predict disease progression, write Peter A. Selwyn et al. of the Albert Einstein College of
"Many Women Have Multiple Sexual Partners, Surveys Show": United Press International (12/10/92); New York--The majority of women in the United States have had more than one sex partner in their lives, and several neglect to use condoms as a form of protection from HIV and other sexually transmitted diseases, researchers reported Wednesday in Family Planning Perspectives. Research
"CDC Cuts Seen Hurting AIDS Efforts in District": Washington Post (12/10/92), P. D3; Castaneda, Ruben; Recent reductions in funding by the Centers for Disease Control will lead to cuts in Washington, D.C. s AIDS prevention, education, counseling, and testing programs next year, announced District officials yesterday. Also, a local doctor s study of HIV among adolescents would be discontinued unless the project receive
"U.S. Still Holds Haitians With H.I.V. in Cuba": New York Times (12/10/92), P. A13; Hilts, Philip J.; The federal government continues to hold more than 200 HIV-positive Haitian refugees at Guantanamo Naval Base in Cuba , regardless of warnings of a potential public health disaster. More than 270 Haitian men, women, and children have been held at Guantanamo for more than six months,
"Insurers Hit High Court for AIDS Case Ruling": Journal of Commerce (12/10/92), P. 11A; Two groups representing American life and health insurance companies chastised the U.S. Supreme Court for its decision not to examine separate limits on insurance benefits payable to AIDS patients. The boards of directors of the American Council of Life Insurance and the Health Insurance Association of America voted
"Around the NBA: Investigation": Washington Post (12/10/92), P. B6; Los Angeles Lakers trainer Gary Vitti s failure to wear gloves as a precaution when treating a cut on the arm of former HIV-positive basketball star Magic Johnson will be investigated by California s workplace-safety agency. The Lakers may be charged with a fine if Vitti is found to have violated regulations.
"High HIV Rate Found in Women in Florida District": Wall Street Journal (12/10/92), P. B6; Chase, Marilyn; A total of one out of every 20 pregnant women in a prenatal clinic in rural Florida tested positive for HIV, producing an alarmingly high infection rate that researchers believed stemmed from heterosexual transmission. The study is published in this week s issue of the New England Journal of Medicine and was conducte
"Clinton Team Urged to Improve AIDS Efforts": New York Times (12/10/92), P. D19; Hilts, Philip J.; An official from the Clinton transition team met yesterday with a coalition of 150 AIDS groups and their allies, who proposed a reorganization of the federal government s AIDS efforts. The groups decided on about three-dozen changes they would like to see in the program. They recommended that Clinton appoint a singl
"TB: The Return of a Deadly Disease": Baltimore Sun (12/09/92), P. 14A; The complacent attitude the federal government adopted once the rate of tuberculosis infection dropped in the early 1980s has caused the resurgence of the disease and could soon lead to an epidemic, write the editors of the Baltimore Sun. The reemergence of TB could raise troubling questions about quarantining person
"More Experimental Drugs Will be Available Quickly": Philadelphia Inquirer (12/09/92), P. A4; Vernaci, Richard L.; The Food and Drug Administration announced yesterday that it would soon make more experimental drugs available quickly if they exhibit promise of treating fatal or disabling diseases. Therefore, the rules, under consideration for months, could be enacted in about 30 days. FDA Commis
"AIDS Drug From Kenya to be Tested by NIH Unit": Washington Times (12/09/92), P. A1; Barras, Jonetta Rose; The controversial AIDS drug ImmuViron has received endorsements from the American medical establishment to undergo clinical trials. However, it did not go unnoticed by Washington, D.C. s public health chief Dr. Mohammad Ahkter. The National Institute of Allergies and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) has decided to develo
"Family Remembers Kimberly Bergalis One Year Later": United Press International (12/08/92); Fort Pierce, Fla.--A year after Kimberly Bergalis died of AIDS, her parents claim they are frustrated and angry that their daughter s death has not led to mandatory HIV testing of health-care workers. George Bergalis, Kimberly s father, said, The anger probably is more directed at the frustration of seeing these, an
"Harvard Gets $20 Million Grant for Rights/Health Center": United Press International (12/08/92); Boston--The Harvard School of Public Health was given a $20 million grant, the largest in the school s history, by a Swiss countess who wants the money to be used to build a center to study health and human rights issues. The grant, from an association Countess Albina du Boisrouvray established in memory of her late
"Keeping a Child With AIDS From Becoming a Pariah": New York Times (12/08/92), P. C15; O'Connor, John J.; Tonight an AIDS docu-drama will air on HBO at 7:30 entitled Blood Brothers: The Joey DiPaolo Story. The program is part of a fact-based series of half-hour dramas with the umbrella title of Lifestories: Families in Crisis. The Joey DiPaolo story is fairly well-known. He was infected with HIV via a contaminated bl
"Specialists Who Focus on Women's Health Problems": Washington Post (Health) (12/08/92), P. 16; Herman, Robin; Women s health has long been underserved by the medical establishment and some physicians are interested in initiating a certified medical specialty in women s health much like pediatrics or geriatrics. The specialty would have its own course of training in medical school similar to other specialties. The advocates
"Bombay--Epicenter of Disaster": Los Angeles Times--Washington Edition (12/08/92), P. A4; Drogin, Bob; The AIDS case rate in India is rapidly increasing dramatically, and could establish Bombay as the worldwide epicenter for the deadly disease. Due to widespread prostitution, IV-drug use, and contaminated blood supplies, India has developed an AIDS epidemic that is virtually out of
"Extreme Measures Needed to Curb Resurgence of Tuberculosis, Specialists" Say: Baltimore Sun (12/08/92), P. 12A; Aggressive efforts are needed to deal with the recent nationwide resurgence of tuberculosis, said a panel of experts yesterday. Required measures could even include a mandatory quarantine for uncooperative patients. The disease, which was believed to be under control a decade ago, now threatens to become epidemic in
"A Safer Sell": Supermarket News (12/07/92) Vol. 42, No. 49, P. 27; Muirhead, Greg; Condom sales are increasing as the products win more widespread acceptance from supermarkets. Some stores are beginning to sell condoms for the first time, while others are experimenting with creative ideas. Among these ideas are placing condoms in the feminine hygiene section to obtain sales from female shoppers or
"Probing the Dentist's Drill": U.S. News + World Report (12/07/92) Vol. 113, No. 22, P. 81; Mannix, Margaret et al.; Although it is no surprise that dentist s drills and teeth-cleaning implements can become tainted with HIV and hepatitis B virus, a significant amount of dentists don t heat-sterilize their equipment. In the Nov. 21 issue of The Lancet, researchers found that only about 60 to 70 percent of the dentists whose drills c
"Patient's Failure to Tell of AIDS Is Going on Trial as Fraud Suit": Wall Street Journal (12/07/92), P. B6; Lambert, Wade; A lawsuit that could change the way health-care workers care for AIDS patients is scheduled to begin today in state court in Los Angeles, Calif. The lawsuit involves a surgical technician who has accused a patient of fraud for not revealing that she had AIDS before the technician was nicked by a scalpel that had been
"Argus Pharmaceutical Pursues 'Sneak-Attack' AIDS Drug": Journal of Commerce (12/07/92), P. 9A; Argus Pharmaceuticals of Houston, Texas, has developed a patented biomedical agent that evades the body s defense mechanisms and allows patients to combat AIDS or cancer. The company uses its biomedical technology to implant its potent drug inside the body s lipids, which are organic compounds containing fats and oth
"Struggling to Cope With the Losses as AIDS Rips Relationships Apart": New York Times (12/06/92), P. 1; Rosenthal, Elisabeth; Because AIDS deaths among the gay community have been so staggering, survivors have experienced significant problems coping with them. Bereavement counseling and the conventional ways of mourning like black crepe and funerals provide little comfort when the losses are so numerous. Consequently, therapists have devel
"AIDS Awareness Goes to the Office": New York Times (12/06/92), P. 25; Noble, Barbara Presley; Last week, the federal government launched its workplace awareness and education program, Business Responds to AIDS, to coincide with World AIDS Day. Many health officials, including Health and Human Services Secretary Louis W. Sullivan, encouraged employers to provide education on AIDS for all employees and to sup
"Neuronal Loss in Symptom-Free HIV Infection": Lancet (12/05/92) Vol. 340, No. 8832, P. 1413; Everall, Ian et al.; Clinical cognitive abnormalities are very rare in asymptomatic HIV-positive patients, write Ian Everall et al. of the Institute of Psychiatry at De Crespigny Park in London, U.K. The researchers estimated neuronal density in the superior frontal gyrus of 14 HIV-positive patients and 15 HIV-negative controls. All wer
"Potassium Hazard Seen in AIDS Drug": Science News (12/05/92) Vol. 142, No. 23, P. 398; A certain AIDS drug used to treat pneumocystis carinii pneumonia can also elevate potassium in the blood, creating a condition called hyperkalemia. The drug trimethoprim (TMP) has caused as many as 53 percent of hospitalized AIDS patients to develop mild to moderate hyperkalemia. Michael J. Choi, Thomas R. Kleyman,
"Blood Bank License Suspended": United Press International (12/05/92); Palatka, Fla.--A federal investigation has caused the Putnam County Blood Bank s license to be suspended. It was found that the bank accepted blood donations from people who had once tested HIV-positive. The Food and Drug Administration said it believed none of the donated blood came from HIV-positive donors and the
"Pediatric AIDS Vaccine Trials Set": Science (12/04/92) Vol. 258, No. 5088, P. 1568; Cohen, Jon; Human vaccine trials intended to stop the transmission of HIV from mothers to infants to treat infected children will be launched within the next six months by federal agencies. Pregnant women and children are ideal subjects for trials that aim to determine whether an AIDS vaccine works. Researchers need a populatio
"Fetal Tissue Research Background: Tissue Transplantation in AIDS" Treatment: AIDS Treatment News (12/04/92) No. 164, P. 7; Although an expert panel has recommended using fetal tissue for research, the government has banned federal funding of research involving transplantation to humans of tissue from aborted fetuses since 1988. However, the funding ban may be removed by the Clinton administration. The interest of using fetal transplanta
"Atovaquone: Development History, Activist Involvement": AIDS Treatment News (12/04/92) No. 164, P. 2; James, John S.; A drug to treat pneumocystis, atovaquone, was put through human trials and then received Food and Drug Administration approval in a surprisingly short amount of time. But during this time, Burroughs-Wellcome, the drug s manufacturer, conducted the largest controlled trial yet of a pneumocystis treatment, at 37 locati
"Atovaquone (Mepron; 566C80) Approved for Pneumocystis": AIDS Treatment News (12/04/92) No. 164, P. 1; James, John S.; The Food and Drug Administration approved atovaquone (brand name Mepron; formerly known as 566C80) on Nov. 25 for mild to moderate pneumocystis, as a second-line treatment for those patients who cannot tolerate the existing treatment, trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole (TMP/SMX). The drug should be available in pharmacies
"Heterosexual Transmission of HIV--Puerto Rico, 1981-1991": Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (12/04/92) Vol. 41, No. 48, P. 899; Efforts to prevent the spread of HIV infection in Puerto Rico should continue to target IV-drug users and their sex partners, according to the Centers for Disease Control. Puerto Rico has the second highest overall rate of AIDS cases among states and territories in the
"Judge Orders Town to Accept AIDS Shelter": United Press International (12/04/92); Lyle, Morgan; Albany, N.Y.--A federal judge has ruled that an upstate New York village must accept a shelter for AIDS patients in what several consider a first-of-its-kind court case. U.S. Magistrate Ralph Smith ruled Friday in favor of Support Ministries for Persons with AIDS, which sued the village of Waterford after it changed
"HIV Testing in Colleges Faces Barriers of Privacy and Bias": St. Louis Post-Dispatch (12/04/92), P. 7D; Dorr, Dave; The high rate of HIV infection in males of college age and the potential that there are male and female athletes who are unknowingly HIV-positive and competing at the moment has resulted in calls for mandatory HIV testing. Confidentiality and claims of discrimination against HIV-positive athletes are two legal barrie
"College Athletics Take Notice on AIDS": St. Louis Post-Dispatch (12/04/92), P. 1D; Dorr, Dave; The second retirement of Magic Johnson from professional basketball and new NCAA guidelines on AIDS risks have increased awareness--and fears--of the disease in college athletics. AIDS policies for the treatment of basketball players wounds and blood-borne pathogens indicate that this season will be unlike any the s
"Facility for AIDS, TB Patients Opens": Chicago Tribune (12/04/92), P. 1-7; Oak Forest Hospital of Cook County, Ill., has opened a 214-bed facility specifically for the treatment of AIDS and tuberculosis patients. A total of 84 long-term patients were moved to the new facility on Tuesday. Cook County Board President Richard Phelan said, Once [the hospital] is fully operational, the new fac
"Using Syringe, Abductor Threatens Man": Baltimore Sun (12/04/92), P. 1C; Langfitt, Frank; A Baltimore man was abducted by a man wielding a hypodermic needle which he claimed contained HIV-positive blood on Wednesday afternoon in Northwest Baltimore, police said. Brett Dieck was returning to Howard County after having picked up supplies at a warehouse for Golden Triangle Auto Parts in Ellicott City. A man
"Justices OK AIDS Tests for Inmates": Los Angeles Time--Washington Edition (12/04/92), P. B1; Hager, Philip; The California Supreme Court ruled Thursday that HIV tests would be required under law for potentially thousands of sex offenders after their crimes occurred. The justices decided unanimously that mandatory HIV testing is not punishment--and therefore does not breach constitutional prohibitions against enacting new p
"Sexual Lifestyles and HIV Risk": Nature (12/03/92) Vol. 360, No. 6403, P. 410; Johnson, Anne M. et al.; Many Britons at high risk of HIV infection have perceived this and have already undergone HIV testing, but more than half remain untested, according to a study conducted by Anne M. Johnson et al. of the University College London Medical School in London, U.K. The study involved a total of 18,876 respondents between t
"AIDS and Sexual Behavior in France": Nature (12/03/92) Vol. 360, No. 6403, P. 407; Spira, Alfred; A massive telephone survey in France helped distinguish which people protect themselves against sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) and HIV infection and which do not. The French government asked the Agence Nationale de Recherches sur le Sida (ANRS) to perform a survey of sexual
"Toxoplasmosis of the Central Nervous System in the Acquired" Immunodeficiency Syndrome: New England Journal of Medicine (12/03/92) Vol. 327, No. 23, P. 1643; Porter, Steven B. and Sande, Merle A.; Toxoplasmosis usually transpires in late-stage HIV infection, but because there is absence of antitoxoplasma antibodies, it does not mean that the condition is not present, write Dr. Steven B. Porter and Dr. Merle A. Sande of the University of California--San Francisco. The researchers investigated the clinical cours
"Brain Chemical Changes Might Predict Onset of AIDS": United Press International (12/03/92); Chicago--A sophisticated imaging procedure may be able to identify chemical changes in the brains of asymptomatic HIV-positive individuals, researchers reported Thursday at the 78th Scientific Assembly and Annual Meeting of the Radiological Society of North America. The changes may signal progression toward AIDS and
"Council OK's Condom Machines at Most Businesses Serving Alcohol": Boston Globe (12/03/92), P. 38; Walker, Adrian; The Boston City Council Wednesday voted to override Mayor Raymond Flynn s veto of a bill requiring most businesses that serve alcohol to sell condoms. In a council vote of 9-3, the bill was passed, although Flynn had vetoed it for the second time two weeks ago. The bill calls for condom vending machines to be displa
"High Rate of Condom Use in France, HIV Testing in Britain": United Press International (12/03/92); Washington--Approximately 80 percent of French 18- and 19-year-olds use condoms, but many people of all ages in Britain and France are still at risk for HIV infection, according to two surveys published in the British journal Nature. The two studies of sexual behavior in Britain a
"NIH Endorses Human Trials Hill Ordered for AIDS Drug": Washington Post (12/03/92), P. A4; An advisory panel to the National Institutes of Health yesterday ratified plans for national AIDS vaccine trials, but criticized a congressional move that mandates the trials. The advisory committee unanimously granted approval to a plan that will test the vaccine widely among HIV-positive people. The trials of the
"Study Calls Guantanamo 'HIV Prison Camp'": United Press International (12/02/92); Miami--Approximately 275 Haitian refugees are being held at what is considered an HIV prison camp at the U.S. Naval base at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba , according to a Yale Law School study. The report was issued Tuesday and was written by a group of Yale students, professors, and lawyer
"AIDS Day Observed Many Ways": Chicago Tribune (12/02/92), P. 1-5; World AIDS Day was recognized around the globe in various ways on Tuesday from light demonstrations to solemn vigils. Demonstrators in Santa Claus costumes danced around a giant condom in Town Hall Square in Copenhagen. In Russia , physicians conducted free consultations at the Mo
"Thailand's Sex Industry Spreads the HIV Virus": Chicago Tribune (12/02/92), P. 1-5; Scmetzer, Uli; Thailand is experiencing a significant increase in AIDS cases as a result of its popular sex industry. The most recent Health Ministry estimate is that over the next two years 10,000 Thais will die of AIDS and that 1 in every 100 pregnant women is infected with HIV. AIDS Free
"8 Percent of State Inmates Estimated to be Infected With AIDS Virus": Boston Globe (12/02/92), P. 1; Hernandez, Efrain; Approximately 800 prisoners in Massachusetts correctional facilities are HIV-positive, with an especially alarming prevalence of infection among female inmates, according to the physician who monitors prison health care. A total of 2,200 inmates were tested earlier this year, which is more than 20 percent of the pri
"AIDS Rally Presses Flynn on Condoms in Schools": Boston Globe (12/02/92), P. 55; Dowdy, Zachary R.; Boston-area AIDS officials and activists argue that Mayor Raymond Flynn is sending mixed signals when he strongly supports legislation for a pilot needle-exchange program while opposing condom distribution in public schools. Michael Cronin, cochair of the Boston AIDS Consortium, said, The mayor cannot pick and choos
"AIDS Activists Prepare Plea": Los Angeles Times--Washington Edition (12/02/92), P. B3; Boxall, Bettina; A 7-foot by 50-foot giant card will be shipped to President-elect Bill Clinton this week in observance of World AIDS Day. On the card are brightly colored children s handprints, a family snapshot, words of loss and humor, and most importantly, messages to Bill Clinton to keep his campaign promises regarding the AIDS
"Peak Near for S.F. in AIDS Cases": Baltimore Sun (12/02/92), P. 23A; The number of new AIDS cases are expected to peak in San Francisco, even though the number has been increasing for more than a decade. The financial costs of AIDS also will continue to escalate at a time when the city can least afford it. Without a large amount of federal funds, the epidemic may soon overwhelm local
"Nationally, a Wide Range on AIDS Day": Philadelphia Inquirer (12/02/92), P. A16; Frank, Jacqueline; World AIDS Day was recognized in various ways across the nation yesterday. President-elect Bill Clinton emphasized his commitment to improve federal funding of AIDS research and prevention. He said, Today, on World AIDS Day, we reaffirm our commitment to the urgent search for a cure to the AIDS epidemic .... For t
"Federal Agency Announces Start of Human Tests of AIDS Vaccines": New York Times (12/02/92), P. B9; Hilts, Philip J.; The National Institutes of Health announced yesterday that it was ready to start testing AIDS vaccines in people at high risk of contracting HIV. The experiment will involve only 320 patients, who will be given two different vaccines at medical centers in five cities. The small-scale trial will probably not produce
"U.S. Officials Help Businesses Educate Workers About AIDS": Washington Post (12/02/92), P. A2; Federal health officials yesterday revealed a new program to help businesses educate their employees about AIDS and keep HIV-positive employees working as long as possible. The program, Business Responds to AIDS, is sponsored by the Centers for Disease Control and was announced by Health and Human Services Secretar
"CDC Proposes Broadened AIDS Definition": Advocate (12/01/92) No. 617, P. 26; Coward, Cheryl; The Centers for Disease Control proposed on Oct. 27 a new surveillance definition of AIDS that would increase the number of women and indigents who are diagnosed with AIDS, but it is still not enough, according to activists and health care professionals. The CDC proposal calls for invasive cervical cancer, pulmonary
"News in Brief: Tennessee": Advocate (12/01/92) No. 617, P. 30; The transmission of HIV is occurring more rapidly in the South than in any other part of the United States , according to Dr. James Curran, associate director of HIV/AIDS programs for the Centers for Disease Control. Curran made his comments during a speech at a public health conferen
"News in Brief: Minnesota": Advocate (12/01/92) No. 617, P. 29; The Minnesota human rights act s ban on disability-based bias prohibits dentists from refusing to treat people because they are infected with HIV, a state appeals court panel has unanimously ruled. The court ruled 3-0 that Minneapolis dentist Donald J. Clausen breached the act when he referred an HIV-positive patient
"News in Brief: Utah": Advocate (12/01/92) No. 617, P. 31; Because Mormon bisexuals have difficulty dealing honestly with their sexual orientation, AIDS may become a major problem for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, said Ted Fairchild, board chairman of the Utah AIDS Foundation, during a speech at Brigham Young University in Provo on Oct. 23. Fairchild, a fo
"AIDS Stalks Asia; Few Take Heed": Toronto Globe and Mail (12/01/92), P. A1; Stackhouse, John; The AIDS epidemic is ravaging Asia, but few efforts have been implemented to thwart the disease s spread. John Dwyer, president of the AIDS Society of Asia and the Pacific, told a recent international congress of the society in New Delhi, We anticipate an Africa-like situation developing here, only worse. The
"Canada's Estimates of AIDS Cases Low": Toronto Globe and Mail (12/01/92), P. A1; Mickleburgh, Rod; Canada s total number of AIDS cases has been underestimated by nearly 45 percent, according to the country s leading AIDS expert. Dr. Donald Sutherland, head of HIV-AIDS epidemiology for the Laboratory Center for Disease Control in Ottawa, said 1992 may witness the highest number of cases in a single year since the f
"More Ohio Black and Female Citizens Are Getting AIDS": United Press International (12/01/92); Ohio health officials said the number of women and African-Americans with AIDS in the state is growing significantly. State officials, in a report released Tuesday to coincide with World AIDS Day, said that the perception still remains that AIDS is a disease that affects only homosexuals and drug users. However, Ohi
"Patterns: Save Some, Give Some": New York Times (12/01/92), P. B10; Schiro, Anne-Marie; An AIDS benefit held Thursday through Sunday in New York city will derive proceeds from sample sales of clothing. Samples Inc., a company that operates sample and stock sales in Manhattan for a variety of clothing manufacturers, will sponsor the benefit, which will feature merchandise from two dozen makers of men s a
"Around the Nation: Sentence in AIDS Case": Washington Post (12/01/92), P. A8; An HIV-positive Portland, Ore., man convicted of attempted murder for knowingly exposing a 17-year-old girl to HIV was given a term of 9.5 years in prison. Multnomah County Circuit Judge Ancer Haggerty sentenced Alberto Gonzalez to 65 months in prison for attempted murder and three consecutive 16-month terms for givi
"Region Buys Most Packs of Condoms": Baltimore Sun (12/01/92), P. 1B; Siegel, Eric; The Baltimore-Washington area has the highest level of condom purchases in the country, according to a new study by a New York-based marketing organization. While there is no definite explanation for why people buy more condoms in this region than anywhere else, health professionals, condom manufacturers, and retaile
"Insurance Laws are Inconclusive About Treatment of AIDS Victims": Journal of Commerce (12/01/92), P. 9A; Higdon, Dave; Although state and federal laws protects HIV patients from job discrimination, between one-half and two-thirds of companies self-insure and are not subject to those laws. The Supreme Court recently upheld a self-insured employer s right to alter health coverage policies after finding out that an employee had the HIV
"Americans to Mark AIDS Day in Diverse Ways": United Press International (12/01/92); Across the nation today, people will observe the eighth annual World AIDS Day through methods ranging from dimming lights to mounting special educational exhibitions and programs in observance of those who have died from the disease. On Monday, ceremonies began at the Pan American Health Organization in Washington to
"AIDS Education Program Created for the Workplace": Wall Street Journal (12/01/92), P. B12; The Centers for Disease Control is expected to begin a major education program in the workplace today to help prevent the spread of HIV infection. The effort, called Business Responds to AIDS, will unite business and government, and is similar to the CDC s public service program, America Responds to AIDS, which b
"New Drug Cleared for AIDS Patients": Washington Post (12/01/92), P. A16; The Food and Drug Administration has granted approval for the sale of a drug to treat pneumocystis carinii pneumonia (PCP), a condition that affects 80 percent of all AIDS patients, announced the drug s manufacturer, Burroughs Wellcome Co., yesterday. The drug is atovaquone, also called Mepron, and will be recommende
"Funds Called Inadequate for Global AIDS Fight": Washington Post (12/01/92), P. A16; Programs designed to combat AIDS in developing countries will cost at least $2.5 billion a year, 20 times more than what is currently being spent, said the director of the World Health Organization s AIDS program yesterday. Michael H. Merson said, Either we come up with the money for prevention or we spend a lot mor
"Mobile HIV Testing Attracts Clients--Even in Bars": AIDS Alert (12/92) Vol. 7, No. 12, P. 186; A mobile HIV testing and counseling program was begun in New York State to address high-risk populations who would otherwise shun the services found at the sexually transmitted diseases clinic (STD). Sondra Pruden, RN, is team leader for the New York State Health Department s outreach program on HIV, STDs, and tuberc
"Moving Home to Live: Migration of HIV-Infected Persons to Rural States": Journal of the Association of Nurses in AIDS Care (10-12/92) Vol. 3, No. 4, P. 42; Davis, Kristine A. et al.; Rural nurses need to be prepared to treat both indigenous and returning AIDS patients and their families, and to provide professional and community education, write Kristine A. Davis, RN, MA, et al. of the University of Iowa in Iowa City. Migration of HIV-positive persons into rural areas may present challenges to bo
"Cryptosporidial Disease in the Adult HIV-Infected Patient": Journal of the Association of Nurses in AIDS Care (10-12/92) Vol. 3, No. 4, P. 11; Fegan, Christine; Caring for AIDS patients with cryptosporidial disease is a tough challenge nurses must face because as the disease weakens and transforms the body, independence is lost, writes Christine Fegan, RN, BSN, et al. of the University of California--San Diego. Cryptosporidial diarrhea is considered an AIDS-defining diagnosis
"Men's Disclosure of HIV Test Results to Male Primary Sex Partners": American Journal of Public Health (12/92) Vol. 82, No. 12, P. 1675; Schnell, Daniel J. et al.; Although it is believed that undergoing HIV testing leads to disruption of an important relationship and may discourage men from being tested, an encouraging rate of disclosure of serostatus and a low rate of relationship disruption has been found, according to Daniel J. Schnell et al. of the Centers for Disease Contr
"The Most Powerful Icon of the '90s?": Brandweek (11/30/92) Vol. 33, No. 45, P. 14; Fleury, Rick; The red ribbons worn in support of AIDS have become the universal icon of the epidemic, continuously signifying empathy for those living with the disease and hope that the epidemic will end one day soon. The Ribbon Project was started by Visual AIDS, a group comprised of painters, sculptors, arts writers, critics, cu
"AIDS Rising in Caribbean": American Medical News (11/30/92), P. 24; The prevalence of HIV infection in the Caribbean continues to steadily increase. A total of 3,132 HIV cases were reported among 19 countries in the region to the Caribbean Epidemiological Center in Trinidad between 1982 and 1991, a
"HIV-Infected Not Welcome": American Medical News (11/30/92) Vol. 35, No. 44, P. 24; Even though there are state and federal anti-discrimination laws, almost all Central Florida nursing homes reject HIV-positive patients, forcing dozens to spend their last days far from home, according to an article in The Orlando Sentinel. The paper reported one story about a local man who was unable to find an Orla
"Tougher Measures to Fight TB Urged by New York Panel": New York Times (11/30/92), P. A1; Specter, Michael; A committee consisting of 34 researchers, ethicists, and public health leaders Sunday released a report demanding new measures to thwart the alarming spread of tuberculosis in New York city and nationwide. In the report, The Tuberculosis Revival: Individual Rights and Societal Obligations in a Time of AIDS, the pan
"Advertising: Joint Cable Effort on AIDS Awareness": New York Times (11/30/92), P. D9; Elliott, Stuart; A 60-second television commercial called A Moment Without Television will air on 50 cable networks at 8 p.m. tonight to commemorate World AIDS Day. The Bravo cable television network and Cable Positive, a newly-formed cable industry AIDS awareness group, will sponsor the spot. The commercial shows images of digita
"Flynn: Pass Needle Swap": Boston Globe (11/30/92), P. 13; Delgado, Luz; Boston Mayor Raymond Flynn renewed his advocacy yesterday for a proposed clean-needle exchange program to thwart the spread of HIV among drug addicts. Flynn said, It s not a solution to the problem, but there seems to be clear evidence from the medical community that the best way to help slow down the spread of AIDS
"Special Rules for AIDS Drugs": Washington Post (11/30/92), P. A18; Although Russell Long, a lobbyist for a Connecticut biotech company, persuaded Congress to mandate testing of an AIDS vaccine, a scientific panel at the National Institutes of Health was still able to set its own terms for the tests, write the editors of the Washington Post. Two months ago, Russell Long convinced the
"In the World: More Funding Sought for AIDS Prevention": Baltimore Sun (11/30/92), P. 5A; The World Health Organization said that money for anti-AIDS programs must be increased by a factor of 20 to thwart the spread of HIV infection around the world. In a report published today, WHO said that about 40 million people will contract HIV infection by the end of the century
"Arts Beat: A Timeout for AIDS": Washington Post (11/30/92), P. D7; Gilstrap, Peter; Tomorrow will mark the fourth annual Day Without Art, a 24-hour period of action and mourning in response to the AIDS epidemic. Several Washington, D.C., institutions will be participating along with 4,500 other organizations worldwide in an attempt to raise public awareness about the disease. The effort was starte
"New Weapons Against AIDS": Fortune (11/30/92) Vol. 126, No. 12, P. 104; Bylinsky, Gene; The AIDS epidemic has prompted many pharmaceutical companies to research anti-HIV vaccines, and never in the history of science has so much research been mobilized so quickly against a disease. Approximately a dozen anti-HIV vaccines are currently in clinical trials--a result of the competition among drug companies t
"Insemination of HIV-Negative Women With Processed Semen of HIV-Positive" Partners: Lancet (11/28/92) Vol. 340, No. 8831, P. 1317; Semprini, Augusto E. et al.; Women who wish to become impregnated with their HIV-positive partner s sperm can avoid infection, write Augusto E. Semprini et al. of the University of Milan Medical School in Milan, Italy . The researchers found that previous testing in our laboratory showed that gradient centrifug
"High Frequency of Antibodies to Mycoplasma Penetrans in HIV-Infected" Patients: Lancet (11/28/92) Vol. 340, No. 8831, P. 1312; Wang, Richard Yuan-Hu et al.; The frequency of antibodies to Mycoplasma penetrans is far higher in HIV-1-infected individuals than in the general population and is twice as high in AIDS patients compared with symptom-free HIV-1 infected individuals, write Richard Yuan-Hu Wang et al. of the Armed Forces Institute of Pathology in Washington, D.C. M
"Dual-Target Inhibition of HIV-1 in Vitro by Means of an Adeno-Associated" Virus Antisense Vector: Science (11/27/92) Vol. 258, No. 5087, P. 1485; Chatterjee, Saswati et al.; The adeno-associated virus (AAV) seems to be an ideal vector for use in antiretroviral gene therapy, write Saswati Chatterjee et al. of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases in Rockville, Md. The researchers used an AAV vector encoding an antisense RNA to transduce stable intracellular resistance
"Some Transfusion Recipients Urged to Get AIDS Tests": Toronto Globe and Mail (11/27/92), P. A10; Any Canadian who received a blood transfusion between 1978 and 1986 should undergo HIV testing, according to representatives of several groups of people infected during surgery. The groups said Friday that the Canadian Red Cross program of detecting those who may have been exposed to HIV-infected blood in those years
"AIDS, 'Killer of the Fittest', Debilitates Developing World": Financial Times (11/27/92), P. 8; Holman, Michael; The AIDS epidemic continues to produce stark consequences as it kills about 100,000 people a year worldwide. However, the worst affected are vulnerable economies of developing countries in general, and Africa in particular. Zambia s copper mines, for example, responsible for 75 percent of the country s export earnin
"Doomed by AIDS--and Homeless": Philadelphia Inquirer (11/27/92), P. A1; Collins, Huntly; Approximately 15 percent of all homeless Americans, at least 150,000 people, are now carriers of HIV infection, according to the National Commission on AIDS. In addition, the commission says from one-third to one-half of all Americans with AIDS are either homeless now or in imminent danger of becoming so. The Phil
"Virus With Altered Genes Shows Promise in HIV Fight": Chicago Tribune (11/27/92), P. 1-5; The engineered genetic pattern of a harmless virus has been found to prevent HIV from reproducing inside CD4 cells, according to a new study published Friday in Science. The virus, called adeno-associated virus, or AAV, was found by researchers to promote AIDS resistance when inserted into the blood cells. In a labo
"Inhibition of Furin-Mediated Cleavage Activation of HIV-1 Glycoprotein" gp160: Nature (11/26/92) Vol. 360, No. 6402, P. 358; Hallenberger, Sabine et al.; HIV inhibitors reduce the infectivity of the virus and may therefore have the potential to stop the spread of infection in an organism, write Sabine Hallenberger et al. of the Phillips-Universitat Marburg in Marburg, Germany . The envelope glycoprotein of HIV initiates infection b
"Immunologic Aspects of Diseases of the Eye: Acquired Immunodeficiency" Syndrome: Journal of the American Medical Association (11/25/92) Vol. 268, No. 20, P. 2869; Friedlaender, Mitchell H.; AIDS is commonly linked with ocular disorders, writes Mitchell H. Friedlaender in a primer on Allergic and Immunologic Diseases in the Journal of the American Medical Association . Cotton-wool exudates are the most common ocular symptoms, but they may be seen in eye conditions ot
"The Reliable Source: AIDS + the Upper Echelon": Washington Post (11/25/92), P. E3; Romano, Lois; In an unprecedented move, the conservative periodical Town + Country has devoted its December cover to the controversial topic of AIDS. Pictured on the cover is Mary Fisher, the HIV-positive daughter of a prominent Republican fund-raiser, in a delicate photo washed in shades of pink. Fisher was selected by the magaz
"Health Care: Medical Workers Get New AIDS Protections": Wall Street Journal (11/25/92), P. B1; Cooper, Helene; Due to recent reports by the Centers for Disease Control that 32 health-care workers have contracted HIV on the job by inadvertently pricking themselves with needles or being cut by a scalpels, many companies are now producing medical devices to protect health professionals. In July, Davis + Geck, a medical supplies
"Around the Region: Inmate Gets Clemency": Washington Post (11/25/92), P. B6; Virginia Governor L. Douglas Wilder yesterday gave conditional clemency to a state prison inmate who is dying of an AIDS-related condition. Thirty-year-old Alex Velazquez has served three years of a 23-year sentence for distribution of cocaine. He will be released today so he can spend the remaining few months of hi
"Some Nurses Find Satisfaction in AIDS Care": New York Times (11/25/92), P. C8; Raffalli, Mary; In the past, hospitals have alternated nurses working schedules to prevent them from exclusively working with AIDS patients because of the assumed stress and resulting burnout that can occur from treating AIDS patients. However, a new study has found that nurses who treat AIDS patients suffer less work-related stres
"Florida Company Acquires Innovator of Plastic Condoms": United Press International (11/24/92); Miami--A Miami-based company announced Tuesday that it had reached an accord in which it will acquire a company whose plastic condom is pending Food and Drug Administration approval. Canaveral International Corp. signed an agreement to take over Aukland Medical Plastics Inc. for $1.5 million in cash, plus royalties a
"Nursing Home Fined $150,000 for Isolating HIV+ Patient": United Press International (11/24/92); New York--The New York State Human Rights Commissioner has demanded that a Brooklyn nursing home pay an HIV-positive man $150,000 for confining him to a single room for more than nine months. The commissioner, Margarita Rosa, said the Marcus Garvey Nursing Home Inc., discriminated against the patient, Andrew Frazier,
"Suit Targets Hospital in AIDS Case": United Press International (11/24/92); Toledo, Ohio--A lawsuit was expected to be filed by the American Civil Liberties Union Tuesday against an Ohio hospital and a physician for transferring an AIDS patient to another hospital in violation of the Americans with Disabilities Act. The ACLU said the suit would be filed on behalf of Fred Charon of Portland,
"Doctor Sues Over HIV Restrictions": Philadelphia Inquirer (11/24/92), P. A1; Collins, Huntly; An HIV-positive orthopedic surgeon sued Mercy Catholic Medical Center in Philadelphia yesterday, arguing that it had ruined his career by restricting his surgical practice. The doctor, known only as Dr. John Doe in the suit, claims the restrictions were based on irrational fears rather than scientific facts about t
"Blood Banks Study AIDS-Like Illness": Washington Post (Health) (11/24/92), P. 5; Herman, Robin; As a result of recent reports of a mysterious AIDS-like illness, the American Association of Blood Banks (AABB) will examine the blood of 10,000 donors nationwide to find the normal count of certain immune cells, and determine at what point a declining count might produce AIDS-like symptoms. The study, done in conjun
"Despite AIDS and Safe-Sex Exhortations, Sales of Condoms in U.S. Are" Lackluster: Wall Street Journal (11/24/92), P. B1; Deveny, Kathleen; Even though renowned basketball star Magic Johnson announced last year he contracted HIV infection and then published a book, What You Can Do to Avoid AIDS, sales of condoms have not significantly increased. Unit sales of condom packages in drugstores and supermarkets have increased only 5 percent so far this year,
"When Someone at Work has AIDS": Washington Post (Health) (11/24/92), P. 10; Kastor, Elizabeth; HIV-positive people no longer vanish from their jobs without explanation, thanks to medical advances and early detection of the disease that make it more manageable in the workplace. Within the past decade some progress has been made in the workplace regarding AIDS, such as written policies replacing panic and jobs b
"AIDS Experts Back Trial of Controversial Vaccine": Washington Post (11/24/92), P. A3; Squires, Sally; A federal committee unanimously agreed yesterday to recommend a clinical trial of a controversial AIDS vaccine, even though the group said there was a lack of traditional scientific justification for the program. Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the Office of AIDS Research at the National Institutes of Health and chair
"Anti-Fungals Get HIV Labeling": Drug Store News for the Pharmacist (11/23/92) Vol. 2, No. 11, P. 35; Vaginal anti-fungal product cartons and patent leaflets will soon include new labeling regarding the link between frequent yeast infections and HIV infection, according to the Food and Drug Administration. Joseph Winfield, a medical officer in the division of anti-infective drug products, said, It s been something t
"More People Seeking Help With Family, Debts, AIDS": Federal Times (11/23/92) Vol. 28, No. 41, P. 3; Walker, Meg; More federal employees are resorting to employee assistance programs (EAPs) with emotional, mental, financial, family problems, and problems with AIDS, according to a report surveying 74 agencies. The annual report was issued to Congress in November and indicated that 78,079 people used employee assistance programs i
"Answers Sought on Tainted Blood": Toronto Globe and Mail (11/23/92), P. A9; Mickleburgh, Rod; A Canadian parliamentary subcommittee expects to start hearings this week on the debate over tainted blood transfusions and blood products that have infected hundreds of Canadians with HIV. It will be the first public look at accusations that Canadian blood officials neglected to protect the country s blood supply ag
"Who Will Get the AIDS Blame Now?": Washington Times (11/23/92), P. E1; Charen, Mona; Avoidable risky behavior, not the lack of federal funding, is the reason for the spread of the AIDS epidemic, writes columnist Mona Charen. Since the AIDS epidemic began in the early 1980s, Republican presidents have been blamed by homosexuals for its spread. But now that there is a Democrat in the White House, the
"Spike Lee Sees AIDS as a Plot": Washington Times (11/23/92), P. D1; Grenier, Cynthia; The Rolling Stone 25th anniversary special issue includes an advertisement that features filmmaker Spike Lee. The opening text of the eight-page ad for United colors of Benetton reads, We sought another powerful voice in the realm of social commentary. We could think of no more qualified individual to break through
"A Call for Explicit AIDS Education": USA Today (11/23/92), P. 1D; Painter, Kim; AIDS education implemented in most states still does not give students the information they need to prevent HIV infection, according to a group that promotes a more explicit approach. Debra Haffner, executive director of the Sex Information and Education Council of the U.S., said, We found that states have done a re
"As H.I.V. Patients Stay at Work, Problems, and Solutions, Emerge": New York Times (11/23/92), P. A1; Navarro, Mireya; As more and more HIV-positive people are living longer as a result of new treatments, they are also trying to hold onto jobs. Some continue working because they need the income or the health-insurance benefits. However, many others work as long as they can for other reasons, such as the fulfillment and camaraderie t
"Financing to Meet AIDS's True Costs": New York Times (11/22/92), P. 11; Mundell, William A. and Friedman, Jack; The full economic cost of AIDS is significantly higher than is generally realized, write William A. Mundell, president of the WEFA Group, an international economic consulting firm in Philadelphia and Jack Friedman, a private investigator and adviser to corporate boards of directors based in Los Angeles. The costs tha
"Cross-Contamination Potential With Dental Equipment": Lancet (11/21/92) Vol. 340, No. 8830, P. 1252; Lewis, David L. et al.; Reused high-speed, air-driven handpieces and prophy angles should be cleaned and heat-treated between each patient to kill microbes in internal areas of the devices and prevent the transmission of HIV, write David L. Lewis et al. of the University of Georgia--Athens. Some kinds of reused dental equipment, particularl
"Induction of Mucosal and Systemic Immunity to a Recombinant Simian" Immunodeficiency Viral Protein: Science (11/20/92) Vol. 258, No. 5086, P. 1365; Lehner, T. et al.; Vaginal transmission of simian immunodeficiency virus (SIV) might be prevented by local mucosal IgA and IgG. But if the mucosal immune barrier were breached, a second line of defense, the genital lymph node T and B cell functions, might prevent infection, write T. Lehner et al. of the St. Thomas Hospital in London,
"AIDS Clinical Trial to Go Ahead": Science (11/20/92) Vol. 258, No. 5086, P. 1298; Cohen, Jon; The long-awaited trial of an immune preparation that may prevent HIV-positive women from transmitting the virus to their infants is finally getting back on track. The trial was originally scheduled for July but was canceled when Abbott Laboratories--the sole manufacturer of HIV hyperimmune globulin (HIVIG)--insisted
"HIV Infection and AIDS--Georgia, 1991": Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (11/20/92) Vol. 41, No. 46, P. 876; Public health surveillance efforts have demonstrated that the AIDS epidemic not only affects large cities but also some smaller cities and rural areas, writes the Centers for Disease Control. The CDC conducted a study of the prevalence of HIV and AIDS in Georgia for 1991 and compares the findings for urban and rural
"AIDS Community Demonstration Projects: Implementation of Volunteer" Networks for HIV-Prevention Programs--Selected Sites, 1991-1992: Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (11/20/92) Vol. 41, No. 46, P. 869; Community interventions for HIV prevention are able to recruit and keep active volunteers to work within hard-to-reach groups and provide HIV-prevention messages in their respective communities, according to the Centers for Disease Control. The CDC has developed and maintained volunteer networks among populations tha
"HIV Instruction and Selected HIV-Risk Behaviors Among High School" Students--United States, 1989-1991: Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (11/20/92) Vol. 41, No. 46, P. 866; A growing percentage of American high school students are receiving AIDS education and discussing the related issues with their parents, according to a study by the Centers for Disease Control. The CDC conducted three national school-based surveys among high school students that addressed HIV-risk behavior and school
"Baltimore/Washington Area Clinical Trials Directory": AIDS Treatment News (11/20/92) No. 163, P. 8; A listing of clinical trials for more than 50 AIDS drugs in the Baltimore/Washington, D.C., area has been published by AIDS Action Baltimore. The directory lists trials at Johns Hopkins University, the University of Maryland, Georgetown University, the National Institutes of Health, Walter Reed Army Institute of Rese
"City Scenes: AIDS Group has No Buddy for Joe": Boston Globe (11/20/92), P. 25; Cullen, Kevin; A Boston AIDS patient is angry with an area AIDS organization for neglecting him. Joe Scarantino, who was diagnosed with HIV years ago, became sick last December and requested a buddy, a volunteer who provides companionship and help around the house, last spring from the AIDS Action Committee. He says that when he
"Winning Designs for Living With AIDS": Boston Globe (11/20/92), P. 33; Campbell, Robert; An AIDS exhibit was featured at Build Boston , the array of exhibits and talks about architecture and construction that was held last week at the World Trade Center. The AIDS exhibit consisted of winners of a national competition, in which architects were asked to design housing for AIDS patients. Along with being
"Taylor Voices AIDS Cares as Eco-Hero": USA Today (11/20/92), P. 3D; Gable, Donna; Elizabeth Taylor will join forces with animated environmental heroes Captain Planet and the Planeteers in addressing the topic of AIDS among children. Taylor will provide the voice for the animated character Donna, a mother whose teen son tests HIV-positive. Taylor said, I am delighted to be part of a project like
"Improperly Sterilized Dental Gear Can Harbor AIDS Virus": United Press International (11/20/92); Levy, Douglas A.; Washington--HIV can be transmitted by dental tools as well as other medical equipment that is not properly sterilized, according to researchers. David Lewis, a microbiologist at the University of Georgia in Athens reported a study on how dental tools can pick up HIV from an infec
"Business Urged to Spearhead AIDS Fight": Washington Times (11/20/92), P. C1; Munroe, Tony; Businesses have all but neglected the AIDS epidemic and must move past fears to take an active role in fighting the disease, according to speakers at the two-day Business and Labor Conference on AIDS in Washington, D.C. The National Leadership Coalition on AIDS sponsored the conference. Only a handful of employers--
"No Need of Inquiry Now, Says Bouchard": Toronto Globe and Mail (11/19/92), P. A21; York, Geoffrey and Picard, Andre; Canadian Health Minister Benoit Bouchard announced yesterday that he has not disregarded the possibility of a full inquiry into the 1980s distribution of HIV-infected blood products. Opposition MPs demanded an independent inquiry in the House of Commons, but Bouchard said he is not yet convinced that one is needed.
"Around the Region: AIDS Home Where 2 Were Arrested Is Set to Reopen": Washington Post (11/19/92), P. C3; An Arlington, Va., home for AIDS patients that was closed down after two residents with AIDS were arrested in July on charges of sodomizing a 14-year-old boy will be reopened this week to new AIDS patients, officials from the Whitman-Walker Clinic in Washington, D.C. announced yesterday. Clinic officials said they ha
"Medical Care for Vacaville Prisoners With AIDS Criticized": Los Angeles Times--Washington Edition (11/19/92), P. B4; Morain, Dan; A California legislative report accused a state prison in Vacaville, Calif., for allowing four prisoners with AIDS to die prematurely earlier this year as a result of inadequate care. The report cited conditions that can hasten the onset of AIDS-related death, including drafty cellblocks, improper diets, and medical
"Hemophiliacs With AIDS Say National Group Betrays Them": Philadelphia Inquirer (11/19/92), P. A1; Gaul, Gilbert M.; The 44th annual meeting of the National Hemophilia Foundation will begin today, and protests from hemophiliacs with AIDS are likely to be voiced. Many hemophiliacs who contracted HIV through contaminated blood products feel the NHF has done little to help them. But NHF officials believe the anger is misdirected. Ac
"Prisoner With AIDS Appeals Sentence for Biting a Guard": New York Times (11/19/92), P. B7; Sullivan, Joseph F.; An inmate with AIDS at Trenton State Prison requested yesterday that an appeals court overturn his 25-year sentence for attempted murder for biting a prison guard, and claimed that he had been unfairly treated because of fears about the disease. The inmate s attorney contended that the jury acted irrationally in conv
"Israel Bars Immigrants Who Carry the AIDS Virus": New York Times (11/19/92), P. A3; The Israeli government has revealed that the country is barring HIV-positive immigrants. The practice has prompted outrage among critics who claim the ban is discriminatory and contradicts the Israeli law that gives all Jews the right to settle in Israel. The controversy emerged after the Interior Ministry announced
"Almost One-Third of Gay Men in Study Admit to Unprotected Anal" Intercourse: Washington Post (11/19/92), P. A2; A nationwide study of homosexual men in smaller cities found that approximately a third of them engage in unprotected anal intercourse, researchers announced yesterday. Several of the men who admitted to the practice believed their risk of contracting HIV was none or slight--representing a high level of ignorance, th
"Immunodeficiency and the Risk of Death in HIV Infection": Journal of the American Medical Association (11/18/92) Vol. 268, No. 19, P. 2662; Phillips, Andrew N. et al.; HIV-positive patients who are closely followed-up seldom die before the CD4 cell count has fallen to 50 ul, which is a count many patients remain above for up to 12 years after seroconversion, write Dr. Andrew Phillips and colleagues from the University College and Middlesex School of Medicine in London, England. The
"The Relation Between Hospital Experience and Mortality for Patients With" AIDS: Journal of the American Medical Association (11/18/92) Vol. 268, No. 19, P. 2655; Stone, Valerie E. et al.; AIDS patients attending hospitals with more experience dealing with the disease are more likely to live longer than those who are admitted to less-experienced hospitals, write Valerie E. Stone et al. of the Boston City Hospital in Boston, Mass. The researchers studied 151 women and male IV drug users and a random sa
"Asian AIDS Cases Soon to Pass Africa's": New York Times (11/18/92), P. A26; Silva, John L.; If Asia emulates the prevention, testing, and sexual behavior changes of the United States gay population, then the AIDS epidemic could be thwarted there, writes John L. Silva, executive director of Community HIV Project Gay Asian Pacific Alliance in San Francisco. Silva comments on t
"New AIDS Disability Rule May Come Soon, Official Says": United Press International (11/18/92); Washington--New rules that could hasten Social Security disability benefits to HIV-positive patients will most likely be released before the Bush administration leaves office, according to officials. Dr. James O. Mason, assistant secretary of the Health and Human Services department, told the National Commission on A
"Experienced Personnel Keep AIDS Patients Alive Longer": United Press International (11/18/92); Chicago--AIDS patients who attend hospitals with the most experience in dealing with AIDS are likely to live longer, according to a new study published Tuesday in the Journal of the American Medical Association . Dr. Valerie Stone and colleagues at the Boston University School of
"Around the Nation: Anti-AIDS Law Tested in Courts": Washington Post (11/18/92), P. A2; A Louisiana case is believed to be the first constitutional challenge to a law that prohibits the transmission or the intentional exposure of HIV infection to others. A total of 25 states have similar laws, but prosecutors rarely applied them until recently. Salvadore Gamberella is on trial for allegedly violating L
"Clinton Urged to Fight AIDS": Philadelphia Inquirer (11/18/92), P. A12; President-elect Bill Clinton must lead the nation in its efforts to fight AIDS, former Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare Joseph Califano said yesterday to the National Commission on AIDS. Califano referred to Clinton s campaign promise to boost spending in research, prevention, and treatment of AIDS, and sa
"Suit Over AIDS Victim's Death Is Allowed": Wall Street Journal (11/18/92), P. B13; Lambert, Wade and Woo, Junda; Parents of a man who died of AIDS can sue their son s longtime sex partner for allegedly infecting him with HIV, a New York state judge ruled. The lawsuit is one of the first in which an HIV-positive person has been accused under a wrongful death law of transmitting HIV. The New York case involved the parents of Ant
"News in Brief: Utah": Advocate (11/17/92) No. 616, P. 27; A senior Mormon church official who said AIDS is a plague abetted by the immoral has been chastised by AIDS activists and religious leaders. Dr. Russell Nelson, a member of the Council of the Twelve of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, made the statement at a church general conference Oct. 4. Nelson
"News in Brief: District of Columbia": Advocate (11/17/92) No. 616, P. 26; Acting on a request by the Centers for Disease Control, Washington, D.C., health officials announced on Oct. 13 that they would improve attempts to find people who tested HIV-positive at district-funded clinics but did not return to obtain their test results. About 70 percent of those who tested HIV-positive at distr
"AIDS Deaths in Mass. Jump More Than 40 Percent in a Year": United Press International (11/17/92); Boston--The number of deaths resulting from AIDS increased more than 40 percent between 1990 and 1991 in Massachusetts, making AIDS the leading cause of death among men aged 25 to 44, announced state health officials Tuesday. The department said that as of Nov. 1 the state had reported 5,384 cases of AIDS in its ann
"Flynn Again Rejects Condom Ordinance": Boston Globe (11/17/92), P. 29; Rezendes, Michael; Boston Mayor Raymond Flynn has vetoed for the second time a measure that would require some restaurants and bars to install condom vending machines. Flynn s decision has fueled the City Hall controversy over AIDS prevention. Flynn, in a veto message filed on Friday, based his opposition to the legislation on a range
"U.S. Blood Blamed for Cases of AIDS": Toronto Globe and Mail (11/17/92), P. A4; Picard, Andre; The transmission of HIV-positive blood to nearly 800 Canadian hemophiliacs could have been prevented if Canada had produced its own blood products instead of importing them from the United States , according to the head of the Canadian Red Cross. Se
"Taupin's Wish Will Be Realized at Star-Filled AIDS Benefit": Los Angeles Times--Washington Edition (11/17/92), P. B9; Fox, David J.; The AIDS Project Los Angeles (APLA) will host a Commitment to Life benefit that will honor Barbara Streisand and show-business mogul David Geffen for their efforts on behalf of AIDS causes. The first half of the program will include acoustic sets, and the second half will feature songs from Leonard Bernstein and St
"Dr. Peter Jepson-Young, 35, Dies; Educated Canadians About AIDS": New York Times (11/17/92), P. D21; Farnsworth, Clyde H.; Dr. Peter Jepson-Young, a Canadian physician who helped educate other Canadians about AIDS, died of the disease on Sunday in Vancouver. Dr. Jepson-Young helped fight stereotypes and misunderstandings about AIDS through his candid television discussions of his own battle with the disease. He was known to millions of
"Sex Businesses to Get Tougher Anti-AIDS Rules": Philadelphia Inquirer (11/17/92), P. B2; Copeland, Larry; Philadelphia Mayor Ed Rendell has directed the city health department to develop new guidelines for AIDS prevention measures in public bathhouses, adult bookstores, theaters, massage parlors, and escort services. The new regulations will possibly include monthly visits by a Health Department-sanctioned inspector to e
"AIDS Deaths Tear at Figure-Skating World": New York Times (11/17/92), P. A1; Bondy, Filip; Figure skating has been hard hit by the AIDS epidemic. In the last 12 months, three world class Canadian figure skaters have died of the disease, and a British former Olympic champion skater announced he has AIDS. Tracy Wilson of Canada , who won a bronze medal in ice dancing in t
"News of Celebrities With AIDS Boosts HIV Testing": Washington Post (Health) (11/17/92), P. 5; Colburn, Don; Researchers have discovered that when public figures reveal their HIV-positive status, the public tends to get tested for HIV in greater numbers. Four officials at the Orange County Health Care Agency in Santa Ana, Calif., documented the correlation and reported it in a letter to the New England Journal of Medicine.
"News in Brief: Illinois": Advocate (11/17/92) No. 616, P. 25; An Illinois law in which some instances of HIV transmission are illegal was ruled unconstitutionally vague by Coles County judge Ashton Waller on Oct. 9. Waller made the ruling in the case of an HIV-infected Charleston man who was accused of rape. The law prohibits HIV-positive individuals from having intimate cont
"News in Brief: New York": Advocate (11/17/92) No. 616, P. 24; New York Gov. Mario Cuomo signed legislation Oct. 8 that calls for an advisory committee to be formed to monitor HIV-positive health-care workers. The bill, which will be enacted into law in February, establishes a panel that HIV-positive health-care workers may consult for advice if they wish. The committee can sug
"Activists Hit NIH Over Funding": Advocate (11/17/92) No. 616, P. 21; Coward, Cheryl; The revelation that the National Institute of Health redirected adult AIDS drug testing funds to pediatric AIDS research in 1991 and 1992 left activists denying allegations that pediatric AIDS receives a disproportionate amount of federal attention and renewing their demands for more total AIDS research spending. NIH
"AIDSFRONT: Whatever Became Of...": Advocate (11/17/92) No. 616, P. 35; Delaney, Martin; Many promising anti-AIDS drugs have fallen by the wayside for various reasons. Hoffmann-La Roche Inc., which manufactures the Roche TAT inhibitor, has reported virtually no real progress with the drug for almost a year. Many people are beginning to believe that the company kno
"House Panel Blasts Delay of Report": Advocate (11/17/92) No. 616, P. 19; Bull, Chris; A U.S. House of Representatives government subcommittee chastised Surgeon General Antonia Novello on Oct. 8 for postponing publication of an updated AIDS report for more than a year, until after the Nov. 3 general election, because she feared opposition from conservatives. The subcommittee s 25-page report The Polit
"Hospitals Face Stiff Regs on Blood Disease: Expert": National Underwriter (Property/Casualty) (11/16/92) Vol. 96, No. 46, P. 3; Katz, David M.; At the annual meeting of the American Society for Healthcare Risk Management, hospital risk managers were advised to make sure that all health care workers use the same practices when dealing with diseases such as AIDS and hepatitis B. Health care providers have always varied in age and education, and therefore practi
"Cost of Lifetime AIDS Treatment Up": American Medical News (11/16/92) Vol. 35, No. 43, P. 9; Staver, Sari; The costs of treating HIV-positive patients throughout their lifetime are slowly increasing, according to speakers at the Fifth National AIDS Update Conference held in San Francisco. The speakers repeatedly mentioned the difficulty in predicting costs accurately because of problems in measuring expenses and comparing
"More Widespread and Earlier HIV Testing Is Urged": American Medical News (11/16/92) Vol. 35, No. 43, P. 9; Staver, Sari; More people should be encouraged to get tested for HIV, despite the lack of resources for counseling and early intervention, said Dr. Donald Francis, a recently retired federal health official. At the Fifth National AIDS Update Conference in San Francisco, Dr. Francis stressed the significance of identifying more H
"Is There No More Magic?": Newsweek (11/16/92) Vol. 120, No. 20, P. 91; Deford, Frank; Magic Johnson has recently discovered what it is really like to be HIV-positive in American society. Johnson rescinded his decision to return to the Los Angeles Lakers earlier this month following accusations that he is bisexual, fear of the rejection of NBA players, and a $2 million lawsuit filed against him from a
"Yeast Infections May Signal AIDS-Virus Infection, Government Warns": United Press International (11/16/92); Washington--Vaginal yeast infections that are recurrent or persistent may be an early warning of infection with HIV, according to federal health officials. Approximately 13 million cases of vaginal yeast infections, also known as vaginal fungal infections or vaginal candidiasi
"AIDS Virus Survives More Than 21 Hours After Death of Victim": United Press International (11/16/92); Evergreen Park, Ill.--HIV can apparently survive for more than 21 hours in the blood of an infected person who has died, according to a study that was sponsored by a morticians group and was revealed at the fall meeting of the American Society for Microbiology. Scientists at the Rush-Presbyterian-St. Luke s Medical
"Helping Children Who Live With AIDS": Washington Post (11/16/92), P. A1; Goldstein, Amy; A social worker who works in the pediatric AIDS program at the National Institutes of Health helps children and their families cope with the deadly disease. Lori Wiener is experienced in exploring the elusive inner world of children and easing their pain and their parents . Wiener has formed an intimate community of
"Man Charged With Exposing at Least 5 Children to AIDS": New York Times (11/16/92), P. A15; A Roseburg, Ore., man has been charged with attempted murder for allegedly exposing at least five children to HIV infection by having unprotected sex with them, authorities announced Saturday. The indictment, which was filed Friday in Circuit Court, charges Adam Brown with attempted murder, sodomy, rape, reckless enda
"Man With HIV Defends Biting Federal Officer": Washington Post (11/16/92), P. B3; Goldstein, Amy; An HIV-positive man arrested after biting a U.S. Secret Service officer on the thumb five months ago has spent a month in jail, has been committed temporarily to a Washington, D.C.-area psychiatric hospital, and has been evicted from his apartment. Regardless, Wilbert Michael Yeager said that the bite was justified.
"Name an AIDS High Command": New York Times (11/15/92), P. 19; Kramer, Larry; President-elect Bill Clinton needs to appoint more than just an AIDS czar to deal with the epidemic, writes Larry Kramer, a playwright and founder of Gay Men s Health Crisis and ACT-UP. The new president must formulate a list of unanswered questions regarding AIDS. He must also identify the top researchers in the wo
"An AIDS Activist Who Helped Women Get Help Earlier": New York Times (11/15/92), P. 9; Navarro, Mireya; One HIV-positive woman has made a difference at a New York correctional facility by educating other women about AIDS. At first Katrina Haslip would not disclose her condition to anyone at the Bedford Hills Correctional Facility, where she was held. However, last month when the Centers for Disease Control revealed pl
"AZT Remains a Mainstay in AIDS Fight": Los Angeles Times (11/15/92), P. A33; Hostetler, A.J.; Although AZT is not the miracle drug AIDS patients once hoped for, in the last five years, the drug has become a prominent treatment for HIV infection, according to researchers. AZT was the first Food and Drug Administration-approved treatment for AIDS and
"Issues in HIV Testing in Developing Countries": Lancet (11/14/92) Vol. 340, No. 8829, P. 1218; The United Kingdom National and International Non-Governmental Organization (NGO) AIDS Consortium held a seminar on Nov. 5 to address the difficulties in testing for HIV in developing countries. Those agencies that were represented at the seminar included NGOs, ministries of health, t
"Mechanism of DNA Strand Transfer Reactions Catalyzed by HIV-1 Reverse" Transcriptase: Science (11/13/92) Vol. 258, No. 5085, P. 1112; Peliska, James A. and Bankovic, Stephen J.; Two DNA strand transfer reactions occur during retroviral reverse transcription. The mechanism of the first, minus strand strong-stop DNA, transfer has been studied in vitro with HIV-1 reverse transcriptase (HIV-1 RT) and a model template primer system derived from the HIV-1 genome. The results disclose that HIV-1 R
"Prevalence of AIDS-Related Risk Factors and Condom Use in the United" States: Science (11/13/92) Vol. 258, No. 5085, P. 1101; Catania, Joseph A. et al.; Many groups of the heterosexual population have not been reached by anti-HIV interventions, and new public health strategies may be needed for these specific groups, write Joseph A. Catania et al. of the University of California--San Francisco. The researchers conducted the National AIDS Behavioral Surveys (NABS to p
"The Quest for Magic Wands": Washington Post (11/13/92), P. A27; Krauthammer,Charles; Americans have a fascination with appointing czars to resolve impossible social ills that appear to have been neglected in the cycles of democracy, writes Charles Krauthammer. During the 1970s, Jimmy Carter had an inflation czar; in the 1980 s, the Republican administration appointed a drug czar. In a political
"Survey Finds Many Americans Ignore 'Safe Sex,' Risk AIDS": Washington Post (11/13/92), P. A2; Millions of Americans are putting themselves at risk of contracting the AIDS virus by not practicing safe sex, reports the largest national sexual survey since the 1948 Kinsey report. The survey of more than 10,000 Americans revealed that heterosexuals fail to recognize the risk of AIDS and that many engage in unpro
"Teens' Risky Sex Declines; HIV Awareness Increases": Philadelphia Inquirer (11/20/92), P. A2; Neergaard, Lauran; The high percentage of American teenagers engaging in risky sexual behavior is slowly declining, and schools are increasing education about AIDS, federal officials from the Centers for Disease Control reported yesterday. The statistics from the CDC report came from yearly surveys of about 12,000 teenagers, conducted
"Free Nutritional Assessment Program for HIV Patients": United Press International (11/12/92); Columbus, Ohio--Ross Laboratories and two other companies are sponsoring a free nutritional assessment program for individuals who are infected with HIV and are treated by a group of participating doctors. Proper nutrition can prolong and enhance the quality of life for HIV patients, said Ross spokeswoman Brenda Burr
"Flynn to Veto Condom Statute": Boston Globe (11/12/92), P. 29; Walker, Adrian; Mayor Flynn of Boston indicated Wednesday he will veto a city ordinance that calls for the installation of coin-operated condom machines in businesses that hold liquor licenses and have a seating capacity in excess of 100 patrons. Flynn vetoed a previous draft of the ordinance in August. The city s corporation couns
"Shop Sold on Giving All Profits to AIDS": USA Today (11/12/92), P. 1D; Wilson, Craig; The first store in the United States to donate all profits to AIDS organizations will open today in San Francisco. The concept of the store, Under One Roof, was tried as a six-week holiday experiment for the past two years. However, this year, its board has agreed to operate the stor
"Amid AIDS Fears, Philippine Lawmakers Call for Limiting Port Calls": United Press International (11/11/92); Manila, Philippines--Philippine lawmakers are concerned about the spread of AIDS in this country where foreign sailors are permitted to make port calls. President Fidel Ramos sister, Senator Leticia Shahani, said The matter of AIDS is worse than military invasion. Shahani is pushing the government to consult with
"AIDS Patient Pleads Guilty to Sodomy": Washington Post (11/11/92), P. D4; Griffith, Stephanie; A man with AIDS pleaded guilty yesterday to sodomizing two teenage boys last summer in an Arlington, Va., home operated by the Whitman-Walker AIDS Clinic of Washington, D.C. Jarvis Linnel Foster, 30, was sentenced to 7.5 years in prison as part of an agreement with the prosecutors. He could have been given a prison
"Support for Impeachment in French Blood Scandal": Financial Times (11/11/92), P. 2; Buchan, David; French President Francois Mitterand suggested this week that parliament should open an impeachment procedure to settle the question of ministerial responsibility in the HIV infection of more than 1,000 hemophiliacs. Mitterand revealed on Monday night that he would soon propose a constitutional reform package, partly
"AIDS Center, Ceremonies, Hail Veterans": Boston Globe (11/11/92), P. 26; Tong, Betsy Q.M.; The National AIDS Brigade observed Veteran s Day on Tuesday by opening the country s first drop-in center to serve veterans with AIDS. The center is located in Boston, Mass., and provides support meetings, counseling, housing referral, and employment listings, in addition to recreational facilities. Jon Parker, Brig
"Diploma Law Threatens Dutch Condom Shop": Toronto Globe and Mail (11/11/92), P. D4; Henley, Sara; A Dutch condom store is being threatened by authorities who want to close the shop. The shop, Het Gulden Vlies, has been widely imitated worldwide since its start in 1987. However, Amsterdam officials are threatening to close it down because its owners are not officially qualified to sell condoms. A spokesman for t
"Israeli Attempt to Stop AIDS at Border Provokes Outcry Over National" Tenet: Baltimore Sun (11/11/92), P. 6A; Struck, Doug; Controversy has erupted in Israel over a government decision to prohibit entry to some Jewish immigrants and foreign workers who are HIV-positive. The new rules announced this week would mandate HIV testing of some groups of Jews and all non-Jewish foreigners planning to stay more
"The Poor Hardest-Hit by AIDS": Philadelphia Inquirer (11/11/92), P. B1; Collins, Huntly; AIDS cases are emerging most rapidly among indigents in Philadelphia, but declining among those with higher incomes, according to a new study published in the November issue of the Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes. Health officials and AIDS organizations have acknowledged the trend for years, but the s
"From the Food and Drug Administration: First Drug Available Under" Parallel Track Policy: Journal of the American Medical Association (11/11/92) Vol. 268, No. 18, P. 2491; The Food and Drug Administration-approved drug stavudine (D4T), an antiviral agent that functions by inhibiting HIV, has become the first investigational drug to be made available under the new parallel track policy announced by the Public Health Service in
"'Molecular Knife' Believed to Destroy Part of HIV": Associated Press (11/10/92); La Jolla, Calif.--Researchers have developed a tiny molecular knife that cuts and eradicates part of HIV, and they will soon test the treatment on AIDS patients, a researcher said Tuesday. Dr. Flossie Wong-Staal, a researcher at the University of California--San Diego who earned a national reputation during her te
"The Military and HIV Research": Washington Post (11/10/92), P. A16; Smith, W. Shepherd; Congress would have never let a lobbyist persuade it to divert money to the Army for AIDS research if it didn t believe science was doing all it could to thwart the epidemic, writes W. Shepherd Smith Jr., President of Americans for a Sound AIDS/HIV Policy in Washington, D.C. Jessica Mathews Nov. 2 op-ed Pork Barrel
"Johnson's Accuser: Magic Knew Earlier": Washington Post (11/10/92), P. D2; The woman who alleges that Magic Johnson infected her with HIV says he knew he was infected eight weeks before applying for a life insurance policy for which he tested HIV-positive. Newsweek magazine has obtained a copy of a letter from the woman, only known as Jane Doe, to Johnson. She says she wrote the letter on
"Sea Is the New Frontier for Developing Drugs": New York Times (11/10/92), P. C5; Researchers are resorting to the sea to discover new sources of drugs to fight AIDS, cancer, and other diseases, a scientist announced yesterday. William Fenical, director of marine research at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography, said, Despite an investment of around $10 billion per year by the drug industry, w
"An Overwhelmed AIDS Center": Washington Post (Health) (11/10/92), P. 9; Melillo, Wendy; Due to the overwhelming number of HIV-positive patients who need services, the staff at Washington, D.C., General Hospital s center for AIDS patients is overburdened. Since the clinic opened in 1988, more than 1,200 patients have been treated, and numbers are increasing at a drastic rate as officials at prisons, ment
"AIDS Case Benefit Cut Let Stand": Washington Post (11/10/92), P. A1; Biskupic, Joan; The Supreme Court yesterday upheld a ruling that permitted an employer to cut the insurance benefits of a man who developed AIDS, a move that could have widespread impact both practically and politically. The high court declined from reviewing a controversial federal appeals court ruling that said federal law does no
"HIV-Infected Protected Under Human Rights Act": American Medical News (11/09/92) Vol. 35, No. 42, P. 36; HIV-positive people are protected by anti-discrimination terms of Minnesota s Human Rights Act, ruled the state Court of Appeals. A three-judge panel unanimously decided that a dentist unlawfully discriminated against an HIV-positive man by referring him elsewhere for dental care. Erica Jacobson, a special assistant
"Indiana: AIDS Policy": American Medical News (11/09/92) Vol. 35, No. 42, P. 19; A proposal that required routine HIV testing for patients admitted to Indiana hospitals failed to garner full support among state doctors. The measure, which also entailed contract tracing of HIV-positive individuals, was submitted to the Indiana State Medical Assn. Board of Trustees for additional review. The ISMA
"Rare Tree Used in AIDS Research Cut Down": United Press International (11/09/92); Chicago--A rare tree in Malaysia that produces an agent that seemed to prevent the growth of a form of HIV in laboratory tests has been cut down, said a published report on Monday. D.D. Soejarto, a plant explorer at the University of Illinois--Chicago, discovered the tree, call
"International AIDS Conference Opens in Indian Capital": United Press International (11/09/92); New Delhi, India--An increased public awareness of AIDS is needed to help eliminate the social stigma linked to the disease, according to Indian Vice President Kocheril R. Narayanan, who spoke at an Asian-Pacific conference on AIDS on Sunday. The meeting is intended to find ways to curb the rapid spread of HIV in a r
"Scott W. McPherson, 33, Actor and Author of a Hit Stage Play": New York Times (11/09/92), P. B9; Lambert, Bruce; Scott W. McPherson, an actor and playwright, died of AIDS on Saturday at his home in Chicago, Ill. McPherson, who was 33 when he died, wrote an award-winning Off Broadway hit called, Marvin s Room. Recently, he finished the screenplay for the film of Marvin s Room being produced by Robert DeNiro. The play is abo
"Rule on AIDS Test Spurs Debate in Israel": Philadelphia Inquirer (11/09/92), P. B8; Controversy erupted in Israel yesterday over the government s decision that foreigners in the country for more than three months must test negative for HIV or face expulsion. The health, immigration and interior ministries ruled that starting in January, all tourists--who automati
"Mitterrand to Fight Back in AIDS Row": Financial Times (11/09/92), P. 2; Dawkins, William; French President Francois Mitterand is expected to speak tonight on television about the distribution of HIV-positive blood to French hemophiliacs. Mitterand wants to use the television interview to refute the criticisms of Socialist ministers over the AIDS scandal, which relates to a period in 1985 when the national
"Japan Confronts Sudden Rise in AIDS": New York Times (11/08/92), P. 13; Sterngold, James; The Japanese government has finally conceded that the nation is experiencing a sharp increase in AIDS cases and that it is not invulnerable to the disease. The government recently launched new programs to educate its largely uninformed citizens about AIDS. Some of those involved in fighting AIDS say the efforts are
"After Years of Denial, Asia Faces Scourge of AIDS": New York Times (11/08/92), P. A1; Shenon, Philip; Although AIDS has emerged late in Asia compared to many other nations, now researchers are convinced that the disease will kill more people on the continent than on any other. Conservative predictions indicate that by the end of the decade, more than one million Asians will contract HIV each year, which is more than
"Clinic Blasts Washington Post for Refusing to Run Ad on AIDS": Washington Business Journal (11/08/92) Vol.11, No.23, P.21; Love, Alice A.; The executive director of Washington s Whitman-Walker Clinic, an AIDS organization, is outraged by the squeamish approach the Washington establishment takes regarding AIDS prevention advertising. Previously, Jim Graham chastised the Centers for Disease Control for its negligence in its America Responds to AIDS ad c
"Brain Biopsy for Intracranial Mass Lesions in AIDS": Lancet (11/07/92) Vol. 340, No. 8828, P. 1135; Central nervous system (CNS) disorders with a poor outlook in AIDS patients including primary CNS lymphoma and progressive multifocal leucoencephalopathy have gained prominence, write the editors of the Lancet. There is no simple and accurate way to distinguish between these diffe
"Antibody-Capture Particle-Adherence Test for Antibody to HIV-1 in Urine": Lancet (11/07/92) Vol. 340, No. 8828, P. 1161; Lim, W.L. and Cheng, K.C.; While the IgG antibody-capture particle-adherence test (GACPAT) is economical and simple for use in large-scale anti-HIV screening, it can give a high number of false positive reactions in urine samples from IV-drug users, write W.L. Lim and K.C. Cheng of the Queen Mary Hospital in Pokfulam,
"Hepatitis C Viraemia With Normal Liver Histology in Symptomless HIV-1" Infection: Lancet (11/07/92) Vol. 340, No. 8828, P. 1161; Vento, Sandro et al.; HIV-1-positive individuals may be healthy carriers of hepatitis C virus (HCV), write Sandro Vento et al. of the A. Puliese Hospital in Catanzaro, Italy . Dr. Alberti and colleagues suggest in the Sept. 19 Lancet that serum HCV-RNA is a marker of liver disease in subjects with ant
"Woman Suing 'Magic' Johnson for Allegedly Giving Her HIV": United Press International (11/07/92); Former basketball star Magic Johnson denied knowingly infecting a woman with HIV, one day after it was reported that she will sue him for allegedly transmitting the virus to her. Johnson said Friday, I deny everything. You know that people are always going to come out (with accusations). That just happens any time
"National Commission on AIDS Preparing Presidential Recommendations": AIDS Treatment News (11/06/92) No. 162, P. 7; The National Commission on AIDS is currently working on recommendations to be made to the president in his first 100 days of the administration, as well as to the new Congress. A one-day hearing was scheduled for November 17 in Washington. In addition, written statements will be received through Nov. 23. The Federa
"Anger at Women's History Study Delay": AIDS Treatment News (11/06/92) No. 162, P. 3; Solomon, Nancy; A two-year delay of a study that could help understand the progression of HIV disease in women is impeding attempts to extend the lives of women with AIDS, according to doctors, researchers, and activists. The National Institutes of Health promised a natural history study of women with HIV during the December 1990 Wo
"Kaposi's Sarcoma Trial Recruiting: TNP-470 (AGM-1470": AIDS Treatment News (11/06/92) No. 162, P. 1; James, John; Human testing has begun at the U.S. National Cancer Institute for a new treatment for Kaposi s sarcoma (KS). The treatment is called TNP-470 (formerly called AGM-1470) and prevents the growth of new blood vessels--KS is linked with excessive growth of blood vessels. Those eligible for the trial must be HIV-positive
"HIV-Positive Doctor Had Long Talk With Clinton About AIDS": United Press International (11/06/92); Fort Worth, Texas--An HIV-positive AIDS specialist said she only expected to receive a handshake from president-elect Bill Clinton when a staffer asked her to meet with the presidential candidate in August. Patti Wetzel said she was shocked when she was ushered into a private room with Clinton, where the Arkansas gov
"Woman Sues Magic, Says He Gave Her AIDS Virus": Washington Post (11/06/92), P. F4; A woman has filed a lawsuit against Magic Johnson in Michigan federal court, claiming he infected her with HIV in June 1990, according to a Thursday night report on ABC News Prime Time Live. The television program reported the lawsuit and aired an interview in which Johnson spoke of his second retirement from the L
"No Magic Answers": USA Today (11/06/92), P. 14A; Due to fears among fellow basketball players about the potential for contracting HIV during play, Magic Johnson decided to leave the National Basketball Association. Hopefully, in the near future facts will override fear in the age of AIDS and many HIV-positive people can live normal lives, write the editors of USA T
"In the World: Test All French, Says Woman in AIDS Case": Baltimore Sun (11/06/92), P. 16A; A former French government official, accused in a scandal over HIV-positive blood, urged political leaders to test every French citizen for HIV. Georgina Dufoix, who was the country s social affairs minister in 1985 when thousands of French hemophiliacs contracted HIV from national blood bank transfusions, said her c
"NIH Plans Trials of Controversial AIDS Drug": Nature (11/05/92) Vol. 360, No. 6399, P. 8; Anderson, Christopher; The National Institutes of Health decided to launch government-sponsored clinical trials of oral interferon alpha in AIDS patients earlier this month, after African-American activist groups pressured the agency. The government has been blamed with neglecting or suppressing evidence that the drug, which is also known
"A Health Survey in Delco Presents a Mixed Picture": Philadelphia Inquirer (11/05/92), P. B6; McCullough, Marie; Delaware County, Pa., residents have an above-average chance of developing AIDS, venereal disease, breast cancer, and lung cancer, according to a report issued yesterday by Crozer-Keystone Health System. The group conducted the study over a 14-month period and spent $250,000. Experts from Temple, Johns Hopkins, and
"966 Inmates Positive in a TB Exposure Test": Philadelphia Inquirer (11/05/92), P. B1; Goodman, Howard; A total of 966 inmates at Philadelphia-area Graterford Prison, which has a population of 4,100, tested positive on the skin test for tuberculosis, prison officials announced on Wednesday. Further testing of 575 of the affected inmates, however, did not yield one active case of TB, said officials. The remaining affec
"Women Facing Obstacles in Avoiding AIDS Virus": Toronto Globe and Mail (11/05/92), P. A7; Wilson, Deborah; Women encounter severe difficulties in reducing their risk of HIV infection, delegates to a conference held in Vancouver, British Columbia, were told this week. The members of a panel addressing AIDS and HIV infection said that while the number of HIV-positive women continues to increase, these individuals still face
"Red Cross Delay Led to AIDS, Report Says": Toronto Globe and Mail (11/05/92), P. A1; Mickleburgh, Rod; While the Canadian Red Cross waited to institute a recognized HIV screening test, at least 50 Canadians contracted the virus from tainted blood transfusions, according to a report conducted for Health and Welfare Canada . The Canadian Red Cross did not implement its national blood-
"Around the World: French Blood Reform": Washington Post (11/05/92), P. A18; In an attempt to end a scandal over HIV-tainted blood transfusions, the French government approved a bill to regulate blood banks and made a move to allow ministers to face justice. The cabinet approved a bill imposing rigid state regulations on the blood bank system to restore public confidence in transfusions after
"Johnson: Cut Made Difference": Washington Post (11/05/92), P. B1; Cotton, Anthony; Magic Johnson s decision to retire again from the Los Angeles Lakers was based on the reaction his teammates and opposing players had when he incurred a cut during his last game. Interviewed for Thursday s Prime Time Live on ABC, Johnson said that after he was cut above his right wrist during the exhibition game ag
"U.S. Investigates AIDS Researcher": New York Times (11/05/92), P. A28; Meier, Barry; A top AIDS researcher is under investigation by the Department of Defense after allegations that he may have exaggerated the therapeutic effects of an experimental AIDS vaccine. Dr. Robert Redfield of the Walter Reed Army Institute of Research is being probed because of statements he made this year that the use of th
"Blood is Both Health and Economic Issue in Albania": United Press International (11/04/92); Cota, Lulzim; Tirana, Albania--Hospitals in several Albanian cities are curtailing elective surgeries and handling emergency cases only, due to a month-long strike by blood donors who are demanding more money. The incidence is a direct result of Albania s devastating economic situation. Albanians earn an average monthly income of
"Midwest Briefing: City Considers Tattoo Restriction": Chicago Tribune (11/04/92), P. 1-3; A tattoo artist s request to work in a tavern has prompted the City Council of Beloit, Wis., to consider a new law regulating conditions under which the skin designs can be applied. The council began discussing the measure, which would license and regulate tattoo parlors. The law would call for all tattoo artists to
"Quebec Judge Refuses to Order AIDS Test": Toronto Globe and Mail (11/04/92), P. A4; Picard, Andre; A Quebec Court judge has denied a request to force a man charged with sexually assaulting a woman to undergo an HIV test before going to trial. Judge Yvon Roberge ruled Tuesday that no law allows such an order and that the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms protects the accused from unreasonable search and seizu
"Some Cast Members Aren't Acting": Philadelphia Inquirer (11/04/92), P. B1; Collins, Huntly; A multimillion dollar film about AIDS that is being shot in Philadelphia used actual HIV-positive people as extras yesterday. A total of 20 clients from ActionAIDS, the city s largest AIDS organization, were featured as walk-ons in the new movie by Jonathan Demme, director of The Silence of the Lambs. The film is abo
"Support for the Case for Education": Washington Post (11/04/92), P. B1; Ashe, Arthur; Professional sports bodies should assist the medical community in educating others about AIDS so that hysteria over the disease does not prevail and prevent HIV-positive athletes from participating in their respective sports, writes Arthur Ashe in a column in the Washington Post. Ashe says that Magic Johnson s announ
"Johnson Relieved After Decision": Washington Post (11/04/92), P. B6; Cotton, Anthony; Former basketball star Magic Johnson felt relieved yesterday after he had given the announcement that he would quit the NBA because of the controversy that emerged over his decision to return to the sport in September. A year ago Johnson disclosed he tested HIV-positive and announced his retirement from the Los Angel
"Prominent AIDS Researcher Probed": Baltimore Sun (11/04/92), P. 11D; Bowie, Liz; A renowned federal AIDS researcher is being investigated for allegedly providing misleading results on tests of an AIDS vaccine made by biotechnology company MicroGeneSys Inc., of Meriden, Conn. The researcher, Lt. Col. Robert Redfield of the Walter Reed Army Institute of Research, was blamed by colleagues for overst
"News in Brief: Oklahoma": Advocate (11/03/92) No. 615, P. 26; State-subsidized distribution of AZT to needy AIDS patients in Oklahoma will end on Oct. 31, as a result of a bureaucratic foul-up. The incident involved officials at two state agencies who neglected to report that the program was in financial danger, said
"News in Brief: Georgia": Advocate (11/03/92) No. 615, P. 26; Churches should involve AIDS patients in their services and express compassion to families with loved ones dying of the disease, according to speakers at an AIDS forum on Sept. 27 sponsored by First Baptist Church and Union Mission in Savannah, Georgia . Dianne Fuller, chairwoman
"News in Brief: Indiana": Advocate (11/03/92) No. 615, P. 25; A nationwide government-sponsored study of sexual behavior is necessary to help direct anti-AIDS efforts, said Dr. June Reinisch, director of the Bloomington-based Kinsey Institute for Sex Research, at the annual conference of the National Association of Women in Corrections and Juvenile Justice in Indianapolis. We
"A New Definition of AIDS": Boston Globe (11/03/92), P. 18; The Centers for Disease Control s decision to expand the AIDS surveillance definition is long overdue, write the editors of the Boston Globe. The new definition will emphasize the increasing number of HIV/AIDS cases among women and intravenous drug users and will allow them to obtain proper care and medication. Thes
"Court Asked to Order AIDS Test": Toronto Globe and Mail (11/03/92), P. A1; Picard, Andre; A Crown Attorney is requesting that a Quebec Court Judge compel a suspect in a Montreal rape case to undergo an HIV test as a means to allay the fears of his alleged victim. Henry Keyserlingk, the Crown Attorney in Cowansville in the Eastern Townships of Quebec, said the request is being made on behalf of the 46-year
"In the Region: Baltimore City--Councilman Proposes 4 AIDS Service Centers": Baltimore Sun (11/03/92), P. 2B; Councilman Wilbur E. Bill Cunningham, (D-3rd) suggested last night that the city of Baltimore, Md., establish two to four comprehensive service centers for AIDS patients. In a council resolution, Cunningham proposed consolidating all services needed by people with HIV or AIDS, including legal help, social work, m
"Fabius Tries to Limit Damage of Aids Scandal": Financial Times (11/03/92), P. 2; Buchan, David; Officials of France s ruling Socialist party are seeking constitutional changes to make ministers more accountable to the law, in an effort to prevent the controversy over HIV-infected blood from tainting their party in the run-up to next spring s elections. Laurent Fabius, secretary general of the Socialist party, s
"AIDS Experts Disappointed": New York Times (11/03/92), P. B11; Altman, Lawrence K.; Magic Johnson s decision to retire a second time from the National Basketball Association was not due to a change in his health, but was instead prompted by the controversy surrounding his return to the Los Angeles Lakers, according to one of Johnson s doctors. Many NBA players expressed concern about playing against
"'Controversies' Cause Johnson to Quit Again": New York Times (11/03/92), P. A1; Martinez, Michael; Basketball star Magic Johnson yesterday announced his decision to retire again from the National Basketball Association, due to other players concerns about playing against someone infected with HIV. Johnson had already played in five exhibition games for the Los Angeles Lakers, and is not suffering from health prob
"News in Brief: Massachusetts": Advocate (11/03/92) No. 615, P. 24; Medical students and health-care workers who work for Harvard University-affiliated or -owned hospitals will be able to receive insurance if they contract HIV on the job. Harvard administrators announced Oct. 2 that the school will pay $100,000 to hospital workers who can prove they were exposed to HIV while working,
"News in Brief: China": Advocate (11/03/92) No. 615, P. 34; Three surveys found that few Chinese are aware of how HIV is transmitted and detected, reported the China Daily, a government newspaper. A survey involving 1,000 Beijing hotel workers and taxi drivers discovered that only 44 percent of the hotel workers and 64 percent of the drivers said they knew that using condoms
"News in Brief: Nebraska": Advocate (11/03/92) No. 615, P. 27; Confidential HIV testing in which the names of those who test HIV-positive are disclosed to state health officials should take the place of anonymous HIV testing, recommended the Nebraska HIV/AIDS Technical Advisory Committee on Sept. 23. Virginia Wilkinson, the state health department s AIDS program director said,
"Condom Campaign Shocks India": Adweek (11/02/92) Vol. 33, No. 44, P. 64B; Tilles, Daniel; In a country where explicit kissing scenes on television are forbidden, a heated TV and print campaign created by Lintas: Bombay for KamaSutra condoms has gotten underway in India . The effort was developed in part to address the rampant Indian population explosion in addition to th
"More Aggressive Treatment of Pediatric HIV is Urged": American Medical News (11/02/92) Vol. 35, No. 41, P. 7; Staver, Sari; A top pediatric AIDS expert who spoke at the Fifth Annual AIDS Update Conference called for more aggressive treatment of HIV infection. Dr. James Oleske, head of infectious diseases at the University of Medicine and Dentistry in Newark, N.J., said physicians treating pediatric HIV patients should consider beginning a
"Dealing With Our Medical Debris": Boston Globe (11/02/92), P. 35; Allen, Scott; A company in Boston, Mass., may start to recycle medical waste into plastic containers, scrap metal, or fuel for furnaces. Gene Frisco of BioMedical Waste Systems of Boston said, There s a natural incredulity that you would be recycling medical waste, but once you get past that obstacle, you realize it can be done.
"Radio Show Tackles HIV Every Week": Chicago Tribune (11/02/92), P. 1-7; Griffin, Jean Latz; An HIV radio show in Chicago is believed to be the first of its kind in the nation. Chris DeChant, an executive at public relations firm Ruder-Finn Inc., discovered he was HIV-positive a year ago and decided to do something about the overwhelming amount of misleading information on AIDS. Consequently, he created Aw
"Midwest Report: 2 in 5 Tested for AIDS Don't Return to Learn Results": Chicago Tribune (11/02/92), P. 1-3; The Michigan Department of Health announced that more than two out of every five people tested for HIV at state-sponsored clinics in 1991 didn t return to learn their results. Officials at the 285 Michigan clinics that test for HIV have been given until Dec. 1 to submit plans to increase the amount of people who wish
"Obituaries: Eamon Beckett, ActionAIDS Architect": Philadelphia Inquirer (11/02/92), P. F11; Sokolove, Michael; Eamon Luke Beckett, an architect who enlivened the offices of a Philadelphia-based AIDS organization, died Thursday of AIDS. Beckett, an interior architect, was diagnosed with AIDS in 1986, and subsequently devoted himself to improving the lives of others affected by the disease. He used his architectural talents to
"Surge of Lawsuits Expected by AIDS Patients Over Care": Washington Post (Business) (11/02/92), P. 11; Moskowitz, Daniel B.; American doctors and hospitals--and their insurers--should expect an new influx of expensive lawsuits, according to an article featured in the journal published by the Physicians Association for AIDS Care (PAAC). The plaintiffs are AIDS patients who either were not properly diagnosed as being HIV-positive in the earl
"AIDS Infection Is Said to be Halted in Lab": New York Times (11/02/92), P. B10; A protein fragment that prevents HIV from infecting human cells in laboratory tests has been developed by a group of researchers at Duke University Medical Center in Durham, N.C. While the discovery could spur the development of a new class of drugs to combat HIV, researchers warned that there is no guarantee of the
"AIDS Panel Head Calls U.S. Efforts Inadequate": New York Times (11/02/92), P. B10; The federal government s spending on AIDS research is almost sufficient, but the Bush administration has neglected to devote enough attention to prevention and care for AIDS patients, according to the chairwoman of the National Commission on AIDS. Dr. June E. Osborn said, People are literally dying in the streets.
"Phone Counseling Helps Gays Quit Dangerous Sex": Los Angeles Times (11/01/92), P. B6; Foster, David; Project Aries, the only program of its kind in the United States , helps gay and bisexual men quit sexual practices that can lead to the transmission of HIV. The anonymous group provides counseling anonymously over the telephone though a toll-free number: (800) 999-7511. Project Aries
"The Progression of Untreated HIV-1 Infection Prior to AIDS": American Journal of Public Health (11/92) Vol. 82, No. 11, P. 1538; Hoover, Donald R. et al.; Diagnosing AIDS at CD4 cell counts less than 200 could substantially reduce pre-AIDS morbidity, write Donald R. Hoover and colleagues from The Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, Md. The researchers conducted a study to estimate the timing and impact of HIV-1-induced effects on homosexual men during the period imm
"HIV Antibody Testing and Posttest Counseling in the United States: Data" From the 1989 National Health Interview Survey: American Journal of Public Health (11/92) Vol. 82, No. 11, P. 1533; Anderson, John E. et al.; The 1989 National Health Interview Survey was used to determine how successful HIV counseling and testing programs have been in the United States , especially among those at increased risk for HIV infection. John E. Anderson and colleagues from the Centers for Disease Control in Atlant
"Responses to Anonymous Questionnaires Concerning Sexual Behavior: A" Method to Examine Potential Biases: American Journal of Public Health (11/92) Vol. 82, No. 11, P. 1506; Biggar, Robert J. and Melbye, Mads; By assessing the responses of an HIV questionnaire, researchers were able to learn about the biases of reluctant respondents and nonrespondents. Dr. Robert J. Biggar and Mads Melbye compared the behavior and attitudes of respondents, willing and reluctant, and nonrespondents to anonymous questionnaires about behavior
"Implications of the Revised Surveillance Definition: AIDS Among New York" City Drug Users: American Journal of Public Health (11/92) Vol. 82, No. 11, P. 1531; Des Jarlais, Don C. et al.; Changing the current AIDS surveillance definition to include those with CD4 cell counts of fewer than 200 cells per microliter of blood would substantially increase the total number of AIDS patients, write Don C. Des Jarlais et al. of the Beth Israel Medical Center in New York, N.Y. A study of persons receiving treat
"The Completeness of AIDS Case Reporting, 1988: A Multisite Collaborative" Surveillance Project: American Journal of Public Health (11/92) Vol. 82, No. 11, P. 1495; Rosenblum, Lisa et al.; Current AIDS surveillance data in Alabama, Georgia , Los Angeles, Maryland, New Jersey, and Washington State provide timely and accurate information regarding people with AIDS, write Dr. Lisa Rosenblum et al. of the Centers for Disease Control in Atlanta, Ga. The researchers used
"Community AIDS/HIV Risk Reduction: The Effects of Endorsements by Popular" People in Three Cities: American Journal of Public Health (11/92) Vol. 82, No. 11, P. 1483; Kelly, Jeffrey A. et al.; By using popular people in particular communities as a means to change norms regarding HIV risk behavior, significant reductions in high-risk behavior in the communities have resulted, write Jeffrey A. Kelly et al. of the Medical College of Wisconsin in Milwaukee. The researchers introduced an intervention that train
"Decontamination of an HIV-Contaminated CPR Manikin": American Journal of Public Health (11/92) Vol. 82, No. 11, P. 1542; Corless, Inge B. et al.; A person should not refrain from CPR training out of fear of contracting HIV infection, write Inge B. Corless and colleagues from the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill, N.C. The researchers investigated the theoretical possibility that a CPR manikin might serve as a carrier of HIV infection. Contamination
"Survey Says Insurance Claims for AIDS Reached $1.3 Billion Last Year.": Business + Health (11/92) Vol. 10, No. 13, P. 12; A survey by the Health Insurance Association of America found that insurers paid $1.3 million in claims as a result of AIDS or related illnesses in 1991. While the number of AIDS-related claims rose for individual and group life policies, individual and group accident and health claims remained about the same as last
"The Reporting of HIV/AIDS Deaths in Women": American Journal of Public Health (11/92) Vol. 82, No. 11, P. 1500; Buehler, James W. et al.; The wide ranges of underlying-cause-of-death vital records and AIDS surveillance among women reflect the potential role of both HIV infection and drug use in contributing to excess mortality, write James W. Buehler and colleagues from the Centers for Disease Control in Atlanta, Ga. The researchers conducted the study
"Risk Reduction in Sexual Behavior: A Condom Giveaway Program in a Drug" Abuse Treatment Clinic: American Journal of Public Health (11/92) Vol. 82, No. 11, P. 1536; Calsyn, Donald A. et al.; Male clients attending a drug abuse treatment clinic will take, retain, and use condoms when various condoms are provided throughout the clinic, according to Donald A. Calsyn and colleagues from the Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Seattle, Wash. The researchers conducted a study to assess the effectiveness of a fr
"HIV Career Protection Plan": Rough Notes (11/92) Vol. 135, No. 11, P. 46; A new product will soon be available to compensate health-care workers who contract HIV while on the job. Regular disability insurance is not effective for an HIV-positive individual until that person is no longer physically able to work, said Neil Peters, vice president of marketing for Maginnis + Associates Inc., C
"High-Risk Sexual Behavior and Condom Use Among Gay and Bisexual" African-American Men: American Journal of Public Health (11/92) Vol. 82, No. 11, P. 1490; Peterson, John L. et al.; Risk reduction programs among gay and bisexual African-American men are still greatly needed in the second decade of the AIDS epidemic, write John L. Peterson et al. of the University of California--San Francisco. The researchers conducted a study of frequency and correlates of unprotected anal intercourse among 250
"More Than 750,000 Needlesticks May be Occurring Annually": AIDS Alert (11/92) Vol. 7, No. 11, P. 169; A total of between 378,000 and 756,000 needlestick injuries and 11 cases of occupationally acquired HIV infection may transpire annually, according to a randomized survey was conducted of American hospitals. The survey was conducted by researchers at the St. Paul-Ramsey Medical Center in St. Paul, Minn. In March 19
"Which Hospitals Should Begin Testing More Patients for HIV?": AIDS Alert (11/92) Vol. 7, No. 11, P. 170; Hospitals can use their AIDS diagnosis rate to elucidate whether routine, voluntary HIV testing should be offered to all patients between the ages of 15 and 54, according to researchers at the Centers for Disease Control. The AIDS diagnosis rate is determined by dividing the number of patients diagnosed with AIDS ann
"Nurses, Lab Workers Report Most Occupational Infections": AIDS Alert (11/92) Vol. 7, No. 11, P. 167; While various health-care workers are at risk for occupationally acquired HIV infection, nurses and clinical laboratory workers comprise the largest percentage of cases reported to the Centers for Disease Control. Among the 31 cases of reported occupational HIV transmission, 24 (77 percent) are either laboratory work
"Levamisole Treatment in HIV-Infected Zambian Children": Lancet (10/31/92) Vol. 340, No. 8827, P. 1099; Garzon, M. Castro et al.; Because levamisole is the only available and affordable treatment in Africa, additional clinical trials are warranted for its efficacy in fighting HIV/AIDS, write M. Castro Garzon et al. of the San Francisco y Concepcion in Havana, Cuba . Levamisole reduces the frequency, duration, a
"Co-Trimoxazole Versus Dapsone-Pyrimethamine for Prevention of" Pneumocystis Carinii Pneumonia: Lancet (10/31/92) Vol. 340, No.8827, P.1099; Coker, Richard J. et al.; Alternative PCP prophylaxis regimens offering systemic protection from disseminated pneumocystosis and perhaps toxoplasmosis would be valuable and neither twice nor three times weekly regimens of dapsone-pyrimethamine is sufficient, write Richard J. Coker et al. of St. Mary s Hospital in London, U.K. The researchers
"Breastfeeding and HIV": Lancet (10/31/92) Vol. 340, No. 8827, P. 1095; Holmes, Wendy; In the Sept. 5 issue of the Lancet, Dunn and colleagues estimates of the risk of HIV transmission through breastfeeding are alarmingly high and provoke skepticism, writes Wendy Holmes of the Teaching AIDS at Low Cost program in Herts, U.K. The risk of transmission via breastfeeding probably differs between the tradi
"Russia: Dispute Over Extent of HIV Infection": Lancet (10/31/92) Vol. 340, No. 8827, P. 1089; Rich, Vera; The number of HIV-positive people and AIDS patients in the former USSR could reach a million by the end of the decade, according to a group of independent specialists who work closely with the independent newspaper 1/10. The reported number of HIV-positive individuals in Russia
"Researchers Test Gene Therapy Against AIDS": Science (10/30/92) Vol. 258, No. 5083, P. 745; Thompson, Larry; At the Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory s meeting on gene therapy, few people attending knew that such therapy would be used to treat AIDS. Joseph Sodroski, a virologist at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, held a talk titled, Newer Strategies for Gene Therapy for AIDS, which surprised many. He said, We are consider
"Community Awareness and Use of HIV/AIDS Prevention Services Among" Minority Populations--Connecticut, 1991: Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (10/30/92) Vol.41, No.43, P.825; In order to assess the extent of community awareness of HIV/AIDS and use of HIV-prevention services among Hispanics and non-Hispanic blacks, researchers from the Centers for Disease Control conducted surveys in three cities in Connecticut. The Connecticut HIV/AIDS Risk Survey was a household probability sample of His
"Conn. Insurers Told to Trim Payouts for AIDS Exposure": Boston Globe (10/30/92), P. 68; The Connecticut insurance commissioner has announced that insurers will not be permitted to sell policies that pay HIV-positive health-care workers large sums of money. Robert R. Googins warned insurance executives in a letter last week that he would not endorse such policies in the state. But he indicated that he w
"A Reluctant Film Industry has Finally Turned its Attention to AIDS": Baltimore Sun (10/30/92), P. 1C; Relatively few films have been made about AIDS, even though the disease has been in existence for more than a decade. Most of the films have been small and have drawn mainstream attention along the way. Although Hollywood celebrities attend awards ceremonies wearing the symbolic red-ribbons in support of AIDS patien
"Drug Trials are Criticized for Lack of Women": New York Times (10/30/92), P. A16; The Food and Drug Administration should require drug companies to analyze new products to see whether they affect men and women differently, according to a new report by the federal General Accounting Office. The report also indicates that the FDA should give the manufacturers specif
"The Strain on Services Grows, Too": Philadelphia Inquirer (10/30/92), P. A3; Collins, Huntly; The federal government s proposed revision of the current AIDS case surveillance definition will nearly double the number of AIDS cases nationally and in the Philadelphia area by January, health officials announced yesterday. AIDS groups commended the long-awaited definition by the Centers for Disease Control, and sa
"32 Health-Care Workers Got HIV on the Job": Philadelphia Inquirer (10/30/92), P. A3; Neergaard, Lauren; Federal health officials announced yesterday that they had discovered 32 health-care workers who contracted HIV while on the job and estimated that at least 69 other HIV-positive health-care workers had also been infected while working. By September 30, the CDC found 32 workers who where infected on the job--12 lab t
"Clinton Vows Better Efforts Against AIDS": Los Angeles Times--Washington Edition (10/30/92), P. A4; Decker, Cathleen; Presidential candidate Bill Clinton gave a speech on AIDS yesterday in Jersey City, N.J. Although Clinton vowed last spring to make such a speech, the actual delivery has been delayed until just five days before the presidential election. In his speech, Clinton assailed the Bush administration for its reluctance in
"Cardiac Structure and Function in Children With Human Immunodeficiency" Virus Infection Treated With Zidovudine: New England Journal of Medicine (10/29/92) Vol. 327, No. 18, P. 1260; Lipshultz, Steven E. et al.; Abnormalities of cardiac structure and function are common in HIV-positive children. However, it is unclear whether these problems are attributable to the disease itself, associated infections, or possible cardiotoxic effects of the most commonly used treatment,
"Study: AIDS May Leave 55,000 Orphans in NYC by 2000": United Press International (10/29/92); New York--By the year 2000, up to 55,000 young people in New York City could be orphaned by AIDS, according to a United Hospital Fund study that was reported Thursday. The study said approximately 30,000 of those without parents will be under 18, which could put a great strain on the city s social service and foster
"In the Nation: N.Y. Principal Sued Over HIV Revelations": Baltimore Sun (10/29/92), P. 21A; A New York City elementary school principal was sued in federal court Wednesday for allegedly disclosing the HIV-positive status of a student after that student s mother refused to back the principal at a school meeting. New York state law forbids the unauthorized revelation of confidential HIV-related information by
"Insurer Designs AIDS Coverage for Wary Health-Care Workers": Investor's Business Daily (10/29/92), P. 3; An insurer has developed a policy for hospitals and other health-care facilities that would provide up to $500,000 cash if a worker contracts HIV on the job. Lexington Insurance Co. of Boston offers the policy, which represents one of the most extensive moves to address a problem in the health-care industry: attracti
"U.S. Will Sponsor AIDS-Drug Trials": New York Times (10/29/92), P. B12; Leary, Warren E.; Federal health officials announced Wednesday that they would develop and sponsor clinical trials of a disputed AIDS treatment. Alpha interferon is a natural immune-system protein that boosts the immune system s ability to fight disease. The oral drug, a version of which was developed in Africa and is known as Kemron
"More Cases, Costs and Fears Under Wider AIDS Umbrella": New York Times (10/29/92), P. A1; Navarro, Mireya; The new federal definition of AIDS, which will include three additional illnesses, is expected to nearly double the number of new cases reported each year. Although states will qualify for more federal funds, government agencies, clinics, and AIDS organizations will also encounter higher costs and heavier workloads.
"Crusader Against AIDS Quits Post at Health Department": Philadelphia Inquirer (10/28/92), P. B3; Collins, Huntly; Philadelphia s assistant health commissioner, who pioneered AIDS efforts, has resigned from her post. Dr. Maria Gold, whose endeavors resulted in greater attention to AIDS in the city s health clinics, will leave the department on Nov. 13, according to Health Department officials. Ennes Littrell, executive director
"Richmond Leads in New AIDS Cases": Richmond Times-Dispatch (10/28/92), P. A1; More new AIDS cases occurred in Richmond, Va., than any other state region. City Manager Robert C. Bobb wrote in a letter to the City Council that, the only reasonable explanation seems to be the problem of drug abuse in our community. Health Director Christopher M. Buttery said yesterday that between January and J
"'Major Speech' Thursday": USA Today (10/28/92), P. 3A; Nagourney, Adam; Presidential candidate Gov. Bill Clinton made a promise six months ago to make a major speech about AIDS before election day, and is expected to do so on Thursday in Hoboken, N.J. What is unusual is that the speech is scheduled for the last week of the campaign. Clinton aides, who considered canceling the speech,
"Proposed Condom Store Pondered by Zoning Panel": Baltimore Sun (10/28/92), P. 4B; Siegel, Eric; A proposed condom store in Baltimore, Md., has received criticism from area residents and store owners. The Rubber Tree was granted a permit in August to be established in the Fells Point district. But several Fells Point residents and business owners are asking the five member Board of Municipal and Zoning Appeals
"Proposal Adds 3 Illnesses to U.S. AIDS Definition": Washington Post (10/28/92), P. A3; The Centers for Disease Control announced yesterday that it would add three more conditions to the AIDS surveillance definition. Female AIDS activists demanded last month that pulmonary tuberculosis, recurrent pneumonia, and invasive cervical cancer be considered AIDS symptoms. The women activists accused the CDC of
"Texas Grand Jury Indicts Man Who Wore Condom During Rape": United Press International (10/27/92); Austin, Texas--On Tuesday, a Travis County grand jury overruled a previous grand jury s refusal to indict a man on sexual assault charges because he complied with the victim s request to wear a condom. The grand jury convicted Joel Rene Valdez on one charge of aggravated sexual assault and one charge of burglary with
"Bergalis Family Launches Ad Campaign": United Press International (10/27/92); Port St. Lucie, Fla.--The family of Kimberly Bergalis, the young woman who died of AIDS last year after contracting HIV from a dentist, has initiated an AIDS awareness advertising campaign. However, the campaign is not without objections from physicians involved in educating the public about the disease. The Bergali
"Midwest Report: Detroit Catholic Priests Conduct AIDS Rite": Chicago Tribune (10/27/92), P. 1-3; The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Detroit, Mich., conducted its first healing ceremony for AIDS patients on Sunday. The seriously ill, their families, and others who have lost friends or relatives to AIDS were anointed by eight priests. Similar ceremonies are scheduled every two months. The Rev. Rich Bartoszek told
"AIDS Therapy Trials Seen as Promising by Medicorp": Investor's Business Daily (10/27/92), P. 36; Montreal-based Medicorp Inc. announced yesterday that its American licensee, California-based HemaCare Corp., has witnessed encouraging 12-month results in clinical trials of a new AIDS treatment. The scientific data from the research was presented at an AIDS conference in San Francisco. Medicorp has an exclusive wo
"U.S. Trial Set for AIDS Drug Used in Africa": Wall Street Journal (10/27/92), P. B4; Stout, Hilary; The National Institutes of Health decided yesterday to launch a clinical trial of low-dose oral alpha interferon to test its efficacy as a treatment for HIV-positive individuals. Earlier, African scientists discovered the drug to be highly effective in treating the symptoms of HIV and delaying the onset of AIDS. How
"Female Condom Arrives in Europe": Advertising Age (10/26/92) Vol. 63, No. 44, P.I-4; Downer, Stephen; The first female condom is currently being released across Europe on its way around the world after a U.K. launch last month. The manufacturer of Femidom, Chartex International, has licensed several major marketers, including Wisconsin Pharmacal Co. in the U.S. An ad for the female condom stating, Out now, in later
"Drug Watch: Mepron for PCP": Drug Store News (10/26/92) Vol. 2, No. 10, P. 46; A Food and Drug Administration advisory committee recommended approving Burroughs Wellcome s drug Mepron (atovaquone) as an alternate treatment for mild-to-moderate Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia (PCP). Although pentamidine and Septra have already been approved by the FDA to treat PC
"Remembering Co-Workers Who Have Died of AIDS": Federal Times (10/26/92) Vol. 28, No. 37, P. 1; Rivenbark, Leigh; The AIDS Memorial Quilt was displayed in its entirety in Washington, D.C., over Columbus Day weekend and touched the hearts of federal employees who have lost friends or co-workers to the disease. That weekend the NAMES Project organization, which is in charge of the quilt, accepted 1,000 new panels to add to the qui
"Weighing HIV Risks": American Medical News (10/26/92) Vol. 35, No. 40, P. 1 (Voelker, Rebecca; The constitutionality of HIV testing without informed consent in Alabama will be determined next month. Alabama s 1991 law has been considered as providing doctors with the widest latitude nationwide in deciding what is high-risk behavior and who should be tested. Advocates of the law say it is a crucial tool in dep
"Teens Say Economy Top Issue in Selecting President": United Press International (10/26/92); Northbrook, Ill.--American teenagers are more concerned about AIDS than any other issue except the economy, which they say should be the determining factor in selecting a president, according to a new survey. The survey involved 2,107 people, aged 12-19, and was issued Monday by Teenage Research Unlimited. About 48
"Bush Appointee Urges Compassionate Approach to AIDS": Boston Globe (10/26/92), P. 26; Dowdy, Zachary R.; The newest member of the president s National Commission on AIDS told medical researchers Sunday to work hard in finding a cure and be compassionate to those infected with HIV. Mary Fisher, addressing about 150 people at the annual meeting of the Friends of the Dana Farber Cancer Institute, said, I am here to remind
"AIDS Leaving Many Children in the Lurch": Boston Globe (10/26/92), P. 1; Ribadeneira, Diego; AIDS can devastate the lives of not only those infected but entire families as well. As the number of people who contract HIV continues to increase, more and more children are left orphaned as a result. Providers of health and social services are slowly reacting to the harsh challenges of this particular aspect of t
"AIDS Law Ignored Lawyers' Group Told": Toronto Globe and Mail (10/26/92), P. A12; Innes, Stephanie; Various legislation intended to protect sex partners of HIV-positive individuals is not being followed correctly, an educational meeting of the Canadian Bar Association-Ontario (CABO) was told on the weekend. The provincial government has the responsibility of informing partners of HIV-positive people, not physicians
"Marching so That Others may Live": Philadelphia Inquirer (10/26/92), P. B2; McLarin, Kimberly J.; A walk to benefit AIDS organizations took place Sunday in Philadelphia and drew nearly 10,000 participants. The event, which was sponsored by From All Walks of Life, raised $450,000 in pledges for 32 AIDS service organizations. The participants were entertained by various rock bands, gospel choirs, clowns, and other
"Damages Claimed for AIDS Diagnosis": New York Times (10/26/92), P. B8; John Kuivenhoven has filed a suit against the Kaiser Permanente health maintenance organization because for the past six years he has undergone AIDS treatments, although an H.I.V. test recently administered was negative. Kuivenhoven is suing for $2 million in lost wages, past and future medical costs, and damages for
"More Firms Educating Workers About AIDS": Washington Post (Business) (10/26/92), P. 6; Prakash, Snigdha; AIDS education is gradually being implemented among Washington, D.C.-area businesses. One man, a business executive who has retired from careers including an Army lieutenant colonel and an international trade consultant, educates others about AIDS. Charles F. Magness is 52 years old and HIV-positive. He feels he ca
"Scientists Assail Congress on Bill for Money to Test an AIDS Drug": New York Times (10/26/92), P. A1; Meier, Barry; Leading federal scientists are irate over a recent decision by Congress to overstep medical researchers recommendations and approve $20 million for human trials of an experimental AIDS vaccine. Dr. Bernadine Healy, director of the National Institutes of Health, revealed plans late last week to form a panel of leadin
"Mixing an Antibody 'Cocktail' to Fight HIV": Business Week (10/26/92) No. 3290, P. 87; Smith, Emily T.; Researchers at Univax Biologics Inc. in Rockville, Md., are currently creating a vaccine intended to prevent newborns from contracting HIV from their infected mothers. If the vaccine is found to be effective, it could some day become a part of a chemotherapy approach for HIV-infected people. The research will invo
"Living Memorial": Time (10/26/92) Vol. 140, No. 17, P. 21; The AIDS Memorial Quilt was displayed in its entirety near the Washington Monument in Washington, D.C. over Columbus Day weekend. While it was initially launched as a remembrance of those who died from the disease, it has evolved into a vast and provocative memorial to people with HIV infection. The quilt, which was
"Is Routine p24 HIV Antigen Screening Justified in Thai Blood Donors?": Lancet (10/24/92) Vol.340, No.8826, P.1041; Nuchprayoon, Chaivej et al.; The use of the p24 HIV antigen screening in addition to conventional HIV testing is the best alternative for Thailand rather than a donor self-exclusion program, write Chaivej Nuchprayoon et al. of the Thai Red Cross Society in Bangkok, Thailand. The researchers studied the nec
"Acceptability of Screening for HIV Seroprevalence in Women with Cervical" Pathology: Lancet (10/24/92) Vol. 340, No. 8826, P. 1041; McCarthy, K.H.; The offer of routine HIV testing to women attending colposcopy clinics should allow an ideal opportunity to target a potentially high-risk group but may not be acceptable to a substantial minority despite appropriate counseling, write K.H. McCarthy et al of the Royal Free Hospital and School of Medicine in London, U.K
"Transmission of HIV-Associated Tuberculosis to Health-Care Workers": Lancet (10/24/92) Vol.340, No.8826, P.1043; Castro, Kenneth G. et al.; Additional research should be conducted before it can be determined that caring for HIV-positive patients with tuberculosis carries a raised risk of this infection, write Kenneth G. Castro et al. of the Centers for Disease Control in Atlanta, Ga. In the Sept. 12 issue of the Lancet, Dr. DiPerri and colleagues report
"Atheroembolism in HIV-Positive Individuals": Lancet (10/24/92) Vol. 340, No. 8826, P. 1039 (Capron, Loic et al.; Immunological disturbances and viral infection are both suspected to play a part in the development of atherosclerosis, and offer clues for understanding a potential link between HIV infection and aggravated atherosclerosis, write Loic Capron et al. of the Hopital Broussais and the Hopital Saint-Joseph in Paris,
"Tiny Company Produces AIDS Summary": Richmond Times-Dispatch (10/24/92), P. B1; Orndorff, Beverly; Brigid M. Wallace and Jill S. Lasker are the two authors of the annual report on the International AIDS Conference. The report is published from their tiny home-based publishing company. The AIDS 92 Summary: A Practical Synopsis of the VIII International Conference will be used in health departments, medical libra
"France Convicts 3 in Case of H.I.V.-Tainted Blood": New York Times (10/24/92), P. 1; Simons, Marlise; Three former French health officials were convicted on Friday on charges of distributing HIV-positive blood that led to the infection of more than 1,250 hemophiliacs. So far, 273 of them have died from the disease. The case prompted controversy in France after an official investi
"Risk of Virus Transfer Focus of AIDS Hearing": Toronto Globe and Mail (10/23/92), P. A11; Mickleburgh, Rod; A physician blamed for neglecting to tell one of his patients he might have AIDS should have been positively sure that the virus could not be transmitted to the patient s wife, a disciplinary hearing in Toronto was told on Thursday. Dr. Stanley Bain, a former president of the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ont
"New York Hospitals Faltering on TB, State Says": New York Times (10/23/92), P. B1; Belkin, Lisa; New York City hospitals are attempting to control the reemergence of tuberculosis, but they are not doing an adequate job, according to a report by the State Health Department. The report found that from a survey of 216 suspected TB cases at 20 hospitals in July, more than 20 percent of the patients infected with TB
"Metropolitan Area News in Brief: 900 Number Lets Callers Help Poor With" AIDS: Philadelphia Inquirer (10/23/92), P. B2; A 900 number has been established by a Philadelphia-area AIDS service group that is soliciting donations to support its work with HIV/AIDS-infected poor and homeless people in the region. The organization, We the People Living With AIDS/HIV of the Delaware Valley, created the phone number, 1-900-370-PWAS (standing fo
"Theory Tying AIDS to Polio Vaccine Is Discounted": New York Times (10/23/92), P. A16; Kolata, Gina; AIDS experts have concluded that the chances of AIDS originally emerging from contaminated polio vaccines are extremely low. The Wistar Institute, a research facility in Philadelphia and an original maker of polio vaccines, called the researchers together to resolve the controversial theory on the origin of AIDS. T
"Proposed Definitions for in Utero Versus Intrapartum Transmission of" HIV-1: New England Journal of Medicine (10/22/92) Vol. 327, No. 17, P. 1246; Bryson, Yvonne J. et al.; There are various theories to how neonates contract HIV from their infected mothers, but none are conclusive, write Dr. Yvonne J. Bryson et al. of the University of California--Los Angeles School of Medicine. Cases of utero and postpartum transmission have both been documented. Recent evidence indicates that vertica
"The Use of Viral Culture and p24 Antigen Testing to Diagnose Human" Immunodeficiency Virus Infection in Neonates: New England Journal of Medicine (10/22/92) Vol. 327, No. 17, P. 1192; Burgard, Marianne et al.; Vertical transmission of HIV infection may transpire late in pregnancy or during delivery, write Marianne Burgard et al. of the Hopital Necker-Enfants Malade in Paris, France . Early diagnosis of HIV in infants born to infected mothers is important for the infants medical care, bu
"Top Court: Blood Company, Not Hospital, to Blame for Taint": United Press International (10/22/92); Albany, N.Y.--New York s highest court ruled Thursday that it was the blood supply company and not the hospital that was at fault for providing HIV-positive blood to a transfusion recipient. The court said it was not the hospital s fault that the blood from the company was contaminated with HIV, but the ruling pointe
"Metropolitan Area News in Brief: Health Officials Admit Error, Rescind a" Pa. Policy on AIDS: Philadelphia Inquirer (10/22/92), P. B2; Pennsylvania health officials announced yesterday that they were revoking a new policy mandating that drug-and alcohol-treatment programs report people suspected of having AIDS. The state policy was enacted in June and required the programs to report suspected AIDS cases to local health departments. It prompted wide
"Metropolitan Area News in Brief: St. Christopher's Hospital to Dedicate" AIDS Clinic: Philadelphia Inquirer (10/22/92), P. B2; St. Christopher s Hospital for Children in Philadelphia will devote its new clinic to care for HIV-positive children and families. The announcement will be made at 2 p.m. tomorrow at the hospital. The clinic, which is funded with a $500,000 grant from the Collegeville, Pa.-based pharmaceutical company
"Johnson Denies Rumors of Homosexuality": Washington Post (10/22/92), P. D3; Professional basketball star Magic Johnson has recently denied implications that he was lying about how he contracted HIV. Johnson, who spoke last night before a game against the New York Knicks, said another NBA player had spread the rumor that Johnson might have contracted HIV through homosexual contact. There s
"Risk of Suicide Among Persons With AIDS": Journal of the American Medical Association (10/21/92) Vol. 268, No. 15, P. 2066; Cote, Timothy R. et al.; AIDS patients have an increased rate of suicide, and the assessment of such risk should be standard practice in their care, write Dr. Timothy R. Cote et al. of the National Cancer Institute in Rockville, Md. The researchers investigated to find the rate, risk, trends, methods, and distribution of suicide among person
"AIDS Researcher Warns Against Hope of Cure": Toronto Globe and Mail (10/21/92), P. A10; Taylor, Paul; Dr. Robert Gallo, a renowned American AIDS researcher, said that society should not expect scientists to discover a cure for AIDS. Gallo, of the U.S. National Cancer Institute in Bethesda, Md., spoke at a biotechnology conference on Tuesday in Toronto, Canada . He said that combin
"Miss America Crowns Bush": Washington Post (10/21/92), P. B3; Romano, Lois; Miss America 1993 Leanza Cornett criticized the Bush administration yesterday for failing to do enough to combat pediatric AIDS. She said at a press conference sponsored by the Pediatric AIDS Foundation, I m a Republican--a disgusted one. Cornett said she considers her first voting experience discouraging and disi
"AIDS Cases Jump by 28 Percent in Europe": Baltimore Sun (10/21/92), P. 3A; HIV infection is being rapidly spread throughout Europe, and statements claiming that the disease has been curbed in developed countries are misleading, announced the World Health Organization yesterday. WHO s director for France , Jean-Baptiste
"Suicide Rate for AIDS Patients High, but Decline in Late 1980s Offers" Hope: Baltimore Sun (10/21/92), P. 3A; Bor, Jonathan; The suicide rate among AIDS patients was found to be seven times higher than that for the general population in the late 1980s, according to a new study that suggests the problem may be currently lessening. Researchers from the Johns Hopkins School of Hygiene and Public Health in Baltimore, Md., and researchers from
"68 U.S. Patients in Limbo: Caught in Medical Enigma": New York Times (10/21/92), P. A1; Navarro, Mireya; There have been 68 reported cases of the AIDS-like illness that lacks HIV-infection in the United States , but the condition s cause is still unknown. The condition has been named by the Centers for Disease Control idiopathic CD4+ T-lymphocytopenia (ICL), which is medical jargon for
"News in Brief: The Nation": Advocate (10/20/92) No. 614, P. 26; An HIV-infected soldier at Fort Stewart, Ga. was sentenced to three years in a stockade at Fort Lewis, Wash., for having unprotected sex with multiple sexual partners, one of whom testified that he contracted HIV from her, the Department of Defense confirmed Sept. 16. The 24-year-old specialist, April Patterson, was
"News in Brief: Alabama": Advocate (10/20/92) No. 614, P. 24; Testing a hospital patient for HIV infection without first obtaining consent is not justified by any circumstance, testified three health experts in Montgomery, Ala., on Sept. 16--the first day of the trial of a lawsuit challenging a year-old state ordinance that permits the practice.
"A Shining Example": Advocate (10/20/92) No. 614, P. 10; Actress Elizabeth Taylor was recently promoting her White Diamonds perfume in suburban Pittsburgh when a woman accosted her about her involvement in AIDS issues. Virginia Yimin, a 68-year-old shopper at the Ross Park Mall where the promotion was held, said she didn t want to hear Taylor speak about AIDS because as a
"Women and AIDS": Advocate (10/20/92) No. 614, P. 35; Delaney, Martin; Doctors need to recognize symptoms of AIDS earlier in women, and HIV-positive women need to become more aware of the need for routine gynecological testing, including regular Pap smears, writes Martin Delaney executive director of Project Inform, a group that supplies AIDS treatment information worldwide. At the Eigh
"News in Brief: Germany": Advocate (10/20/92) No. 614, P. 32; A legislator from Germany s ruling party, the right-wing Christian Democrats, demanded in mid-September that all foreigners who request asylum be tested for HIV infection, and that those who test positive be deported immediately. The legislator, Heinrich Lummer, claimed that as many as 2,000 of the half-million refug
"TB Tests Pending for 100 at Florida High School": United Press International (10/20/92); Deerfield Beach, Fla.--Tuberculosis testing will be performed on more than 100 students and teachers at Deerfield Beach High School next week because of potential exposure to an infected student. A health official said that teachers were told Friday that an 18-year-old female student who is being treated for TB may h
"Cuomo Wants Clinton to Remember New York Efforts": United Press International (10/20/92); Lyle, Morgan; Albany, N.Y.--Gov. Mario Cuomo of New York announced Tuesday that he expects Bill Clinton to enjoy a big win in New York, and wants Clinton to remember the state s efforts on his behalf. Cuomo spoke to health-care workers and AIDS activists gathered in Albany for a statewide AIDS/HIV conference. He said, I think we
"Chiron Receives U.S. Patent for HIV Diagnostics": United Press International (10/20/92); Emeryville, Calif.--Chiron Corp. announced Tuesday it has been granted a U.S. patent with potentially extensive coverage over use of its diagnostic products for detecting HIV infection. Chiron said the patent primarily covers use of a portion of genetically engineered proteins or recombinant HIV envelope antigens i
"Mass. Offers AIDS Rules for Health Workers": Boston Globe (10/20/92), P. 33; Kong, Dolores; HIV-positive health-care workers in Massachusetts will be permitted to continue to practice only if they take proper precautions and adhere to any restrictions advised by a review panel, according to a state policy recommendation made Monday. The plan, which still has to be approved by the Centers for Disease Control
"News in Brief: Colorado": Advocate (10/20/92) No. 614, P. 25; Colorado Republican Senate candidate Terry Considine said Sept. 15 that activists who are condemning him for calling AIDS a self-inflicted injury are taking his comment out of context. Considine first made the remark at a town meeting Aug. 27. Later, it was published in a flier distributed at an AIDS Walk in Denv
"Written on the Wind": Advocate (10/20/92) No. 614, P. 10; Hurricane Andrew s destruction of Dade County, Fla., has left many AIDS patients helpless. Berne Teeple of the local People With AIDS Coalition said hundreds of HIV-positive individuals in South Florida are struggling to get back to normal, Hurricane Andrew not only took away their homes, but it took away the beds t
"News in Brief: Japan": Advocate (10/20/92) No. 614, P. 31; A Japanese hotel drew criticism from the country s minister of health when it refused to allow an American AIDS activist to stay there because he was infected with HIV. Sean Duque, a singer-songwriter from Honolulu, had been invited to speak at a symposium called Society Living With AIDS. The event was held at the T
"The Spent Rage of the Playwright": Washington Post (10/20/92), P. E1; Span, Paula; Playwright Larry Kramer, who pioneered much of AIDS activism, has relaxed a bit since the beginning of the AIDS epidemic. Kramer founded the Gay Men s Health Crisis, the country s first and largest AIDS service organization, as well as ACT-UP, the militant AIDS advocacy group. His friend Rodger McFarlane said that L
"Celebrity Disclosures May Help War on AIDS": Washington Post (Health) (10/20/92), P. 5; Boodman, Sandra G.; Celebrity revelations of HIV infection may have a more profound impact on society than expected, according to a study published in the October issue of the American Journal of Public Health. Researchers from the Medical College of Wisconsin in Milwaukee and Loyola University in Chicago distributed brief surveys to 36
"HIV Patients Neglected, Advocate Says": Toronto Globe and Mail (10/20/92), P. A8; Innes, Stephanie; A large number of Canadian health-care workers do not care enough for patients who are HIV-positive, according to speakers at a conference in Toronto of the Canadian Nursing Students Association. Leslie Gaynor, coordinator of the women and AIDS program at the AIDS Committee of Toronto, said that widespread prejudice
"AIDS Drug Trial is Result of Lobbying, NIH Charges": Wall Street Journal (10/20/92), P. B5; An influential lobbyist was hired by a biotechnology company to pressure Congress to appropriate $20 million for large-scale human trials of an AIDS vaccine. The money was designated for expanding the trials of a single vaccine. MicroGeneSys Inc. hired Russell Long, a former senator of Louisiana, to push for an acc
"How Much Does Uncle Sam Spend on AIDS?": Washington Post (Health) (10/20/92), P. 7; Colburn, Don; Federal statistics on how much the government spends on the AIDS budget are quite misleading, writes Don Colburn of the Washington Post. In the first presidential debate, a member of the audience asked President Bush about federal spending on AIDS. Bush replied, My request for this year was $4.9 billion for AIDS, 1
"News in Brief: The Nation": Advocate (10/20/92) No. 614, P. 26; National Institutes of Health Director Dr. Bernadine Healy said in Houston on Sept. 9 that AIDS activists should be commended for using unconventional approaches to draw attention to AIDS issues. During a luncheon address to the Forum Club, she said that AIDS advocates, have ushered in a whole new wave of populism.
"New Guidelines Prompt Debate Over TB Control": American Medical News (10/19/92) Vol.35, No.39, P.1; Voelker, Rebecca; Due to federal recommendations that require health-care workers to wear industrial-type respirators as protection from exposure to tuberculosis, some medical experts have expressed anger. The guidelines were ordered in August by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration and were a result of the recent reemerg
"News Phone System Helps in Fight Against AIDS": State of New York Department of Health (10/19/92); Albany--A sophisticated interactive phone system that provides information on new treatments for HIV/AIDS is now available to any HIV/AIDS patient in New York state free of charge, announced New York State Health Commissioner Dr. Mark R. Chassin. Known as the Experimental Treatments Infoline, 1-800-MEDS 4 HIV, make
"Hospitals Should Offer AIDS Tests: ISMA": United Press International (10/19/92); Indianapolis--Patients who are admitted to hospitals should be offered HIV tests by the institutions, according to the Indiana State Medical Association. The recommendation was one of several made by the ISMA at its annual meeting. Medical officials said that HIV tests could be effective in detecting potential AIDS
"He Thought He had Insurance": Washington Post (10/19/92), P. A20; The case of the man with AIDS who worked in a music store and was dropped from his insurance plan exemplifies the need for a major reform of the health care system, write the editors of the Washington Post. John McGann worked at H+H Music Company in Houston Texas for five years when he learned that he had AIDS in 198
"Ashe Benefit Raises Money and Laughter": New York Times (10/19/92), P. C2; Former tennis champion Arthur Ashe, who is one of the founding fathers of the ATP Tour, was honored Saturday night in Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla., at an event that also celebrated the 20th anniversary of the men s pro tour. The event raised $50,000 for Ashe s Foundation for the Defeat of AIDS, and was attended by about 5
"AIDS Changes Attitudes in Mexico": Christian Science Monitor (10/19/92), P. 12; Scott, David Clark; AIDS education messages are prevalent in Mexico, a fact which contradicts the teachings of the primarily Roman Catholic family-oriented culture. Before AIDS, topics relating to sexuality were taboo in Mexico. But now a concern about the transmission of the disease is opening doors throughout Latin America for sex ed
"'Success' Takes on a New Meaning at the FDA": Business Week (10/19/92) No. 3288, P. 61; Port, Otis; The Food and Drug Administration has been leaning toward a policy of no longer waiting until pharmaceutical companies can prove that treatments for fatal diseases keep people alive longer. The agency is doing so in order to get drugs to market faster. This policy would require the FDA
"Judges Ordering AIDS Tests for Defendants": United Press International (10/18/92); Los Angeles--Prosecutors in Ventura County, Calif., are regularly requesting that judges order pre-trial HIV tests of defendants in cases where bodily fluids are transferred to victims of crime. No defendant s attorney or advocacy group has protested the pre-trial testing policy locally, says Chief Deputy District At
"Triple Crisis: In Africa, Tradition Is an Accomplice to AIDS": Chicago Tribune (10/18/92), P. 6-2; Jones, Abbie; African women with AIDS experience a triple crisis of diminishing health, declining economic status, and the possible orphaning of millions of children in the 1990s, according to AIDS experts. The World Health Organization says that about 10 million children under the age of 10 ma
"Court Gets AIDS Insurance Brief": Chicago Tribune (10/18/92), P. 1-24; The federal government says a company had the right four years ago to cancel almost all health insurance coverage for an employee with AIDS, according to papers sent Friday to the Supreme Court. The government s brief, signed by Solicitor General Kenneth Starr, said that the company probably would not be permitted to
"Clinically Diagnosed AIDS Cases Without Evident Association With HIV Type" 1 and 2 Infections in Ghana: Lancet (10/17/92) Vol. 340, No. 8825, P. 971; Hishida, Osamu; Additional research should be conducted on cases where patients present AIDS-like symptoms but lack HIV infection, write Osamu Hishida et al. of the Kyoto University in Kyoto, Japan . The researchers have been analyzing the epidemiology of HIV in Ghan
"Warning: Ultraviolet Light May Stimulate HIV": AIDS Treatment News (10/16/92) No. 162, P. 4; James, John S.; Although researchers have not produced concrete evidence that ultraviolet light influences the progression of HIV infection, some studies have shown that the disease activates after UV exposure in laboratory cells or in genetically altered mice. Some time ago, an epidemiological study of the seasonality of AIDS was c
"d4T Parallel-Track Program Begins": AIDS Treatment News (10/16/92) No. 161, P. 4; The Food and Drug Administration approved the parallel track program for the anti-HIV treatment d4T on October 5. The program is designed for AIDS patients who have T-cell counts under 300 and have failed both
"Itraconazole Approved": AIDS Treatment News (10/16/92) No. 161, P. 3; The Food and Drug Administration announced on Sept. 11 approval of itraconazole (brand name Sporanox), an antifungal. It was approved specifically for treatment of histoplasmosis and blastomycosis, but doctors are permitted to prescribe it for other conditions. Some AIDS-related uses have included aspergillosis (a r
"TB Diagnosis: New Test Gives 48-Hour Result": AIDS Treatment News (10/16/92) No. 161, P. 1; Roche Biomedical Laboratories announced on Oct. 8 that a test is now available to detect active tuberculosis in 48 hours, compared to three to six weeks in conventional methods. The new test uses polymerase chain reaction (PCR) technology, in which a segment of DNA which is specific to the Mycobacterium tuberculosis
"Searching for Markers on the AIDS Trail": Science (10/16/92) Vol. 258, No. 5081, P. 388; Cohen, Jon; Controversy has emerged among the scientific community over what is the best means to determine whether a specific AIDS drug is effective, without waiting for Food and Drug Administration final approval. The AIDS research and policymaking community has seized surrogate markers as the best way of allowing drugs not
"Police Told to Halt Routine AIDS Tests in Prostitution Cases": New York Times (10/16/92), P. B18; Police officers in Bensalem, Pa., have been directed to discontinue regular testing of prostitutes for HIV because the practice breaches Pennsylvania state law. The police had been testing the arrested prostitutes for HIV infection and charging those who were infected on the basis that they were knowingly jeopardizin
"Wake Up Call on Threats of Disease": New York Times (10/16/92), P. A22; Altman, Lawrence K.; Public health surveillance systems lack the ability to adequately detect threats from new diseases and the reemergence of old ones, said the National Academy of Sciences in a report issued yesterday. The report said the sudden appearance of new diseases like AIDS and the reemergence of tuberculosis are inevitable reg
"U.S. Is to Argue Employers Can Cut Health Insurance": New York Times (10/16/92), P. A1; Pear, Robert; The Bush administration has decided to support a federal court ruling that allows employers to cut the health insurance coverage of employees who develop costly illnesses such as AIDS. Government lawyers said that Solicitor General Kenneth W. Starr would propose the administration s position in a memorandum to be fil
"Stymied by Resurgence of TB, Doctors Reconsider a Decades-Old Vaccine": New York Times (10/15/92), P. B4; Altman, Lawrence K.; Federal health officials are considering an old prevention to treat complications that accompany the resurgence of tuberculosis that is sometimes drug-resistant. Known as BCG, it is the most widely used vaccine in the world, but has long been disregarded in the United States . America
"In the World: France Rejects Bid to Try Ex-Premier in AIDS Case": Baltimore Sun (10/15/92), P. 22A; An opposition bid to impeach and try former Premier Laurent Fabius and two other former Cabinet ministers for their roles in the scandal over HIV-positive transfused blood was rejected yesterday. The National Assembly s bureau voted 10-9 to reject as legally inadmissible motions for the Supreme Court to try the three
"Beyond HIV: The Legacies of Health Activism": Washington Post (10/15/92), P. A29; Gladwell, Malcolm; AIDS activism has affected nearly every aspect of the relationship between the law and health, according to experts. Lawmakers passed legislation last week that would allow the Food and Drug Administration to charge pharmaceutical companies for reviewing drug applications. Under the legislation, drug companies will
"Surgical Sterilization Among Women and Use of Condoms--Baltimore," 1989-1990: Journal of the American Medical Association (10/14/92) Vol. 268, No. 14, P. 1833; Women who undergo surgical sterilization should be counseled before and after the procedure regarding protection from sexually transmitted diseases, write the Centers for Disease Control. The Baltimore City Health Department and Johns Hopkins University, along with the CDC, interviewed 766 women aged 17-35 years resi
"Three Named in AIDS Hoaxes": United Press International (10/14/92); New York--The city s Department of Consumer Affairs has accused three men of advertising allegedly bogus AIDS cures, one involving a Mexican clinic and another promoting a Scandinavian treatment. Consumer Commissioner Mark Green said notices of violation had been issued on Carl Vollmer, a real estate broker from Br
"Billboard Protesters Win AIDS Ad Fight": Boston Globe (10/14/92), P. 26; Chow, Cheong; An AIDS awareness billboard erected in Roxbury, Mass., last Thursday was replaced Tuesday after two days of protests from area residents. The billboard portrayed a woman holding a condom, warning a young child about the deadly danger of AIDS. The woman in the ad asked the child, Poopala, what happens if you don t u
"Athletes More Likely to Lead Unhealthy Lifestyles": United Press International (10/14/92); Rowland, Jennifer; Los Angeles--The idea that athletes engage in healthier lifestyles was disproved by a university researcher who discovered that college athletes are more likely to engage in risky behavior. James Puffer, a researcher at the School of Medicine at the University of California--Los Angeles, said Tuesday that a prelimina
"TB Carriers See Clash of Liberty and Health": New York Times (10/14/92), P. A1; Specter, Michael; While tuberculosis reemerges in the United States , public health officials, politicians, ethicists, and advocates for the poor find themselves wondering how to protect healthy members of society from those who are ill. Treating TB can take months, or even years. Those with the active
"The Time and the Place for Addressing AIDS": New York Times (10/14/92), P. B9; The AIDS Memorial Quilt that was on display in Washington, D.C., last weekend showed names of young individuals and the respective universities or colleges they once attended. The presence of these panels is evidence that college students have begun to feel the devastation of AIDS. A study conducted in 1990 by the C
"AIDS Card Series to Carry Condoms": Washington Times (10/14/92), P. A2; A California company expects to release a set of trading cards on AIDS, featuring pictures of famous people who have the disease, information on safe sex, and a condom with every pack. The cards will contain photos of renowned AIDS patients like actor Rock Hudson and AIDS activist celebrities such as Britain s Prince
"Some AIDS Hot Line Data Found Faulty": Washington Post (10/14/92), P. A12; AIDS hot lines frequently provide information that is misleading, oversimplified, or incorrect, according to a survey. The survey involved drama students who called 33 hot lines pretending to be people infected with HIV or people who were healthy but worried. The answers they received for their questions varied wide
"Poll: Californians Support Higher Taxes for Health Care": United Press International (10/13/92); Los Angeles--The sixth annual poll conducted for California s four major hospital associations found that nearly nine out of 10 residents agree that the state s health care system needs reforming and change, but are unsure about what form it should take. The Gallup poll of 1,000 Californians found that three out of f
"Not Complacent": United Press International (10/13/92); Varin, Andra; Actress-comedienne Lily Tomlin has recently become involved in AIDS activism. Tomlin read out names of people who died of the disease this weekend on the Mall in Washington, D.C. She told the Washington Post, You know you can t help but be moved at the sight of the quilt. You see genuine grief in people who are
"Billboard's Condom Message Draws Roxbury Group's Ire": Boston Globe (10/13/92), P. 22; Stankiewicz, Elizabeth; An AIDS awareness billboard that was erected in Roxbury, Mass., was denounced on Monday by religious leaders who say it encourages premarital sex and categorizes community residents as immoral and lacking in family values. The sign at Washington Street and Blue Hill Avenue depicts a dialogue between a woman and a you
"Council Backs AIDS Effort": New York Times (10/13/92), P. D21; Ads Against AIDS, the advertising industry s nonprofit group formed to distribute public-service messages about AIDS prevention, will receive help from the Advertising Council in disseminating its broadcast commercials. The council s decision to assist the nonprofit group is a rare move, because it was not involved i
"Democratic-Led Committee Alleges Quayle Panel Has Illegal Influence": Investor's Business Daily (10/13/92), P. 3; A panel headed by Vice President Dan Quayle executes illegal power over federal rules, which may endanger public safety by changing how the government approves drugs, according to a congressional report issued yesterday. The Democratic-controlled House Government Operations Committee released a 27-page attack on Quay
"TB, Easily Transmitted, Adds a Peril to Medicine": New York Times (10/13/92), P. A1; Rosenthal, Elisabeth; Symptoms of tuberculosis, which include weight loss, cough, and blood-tinged sputum, are beginning to strike new fears in doctors and nurses, prison guards, and those who aid the poor and homeless. Since TB s has reemergence in the inner cities, the disease has once again become a serious occupational hazard for heal
"Taking AIDS Facts to the Workplace is the Aim of a New Network": Wall Street Journal (10/13/92), P. A1; The New York-based HIV Peer Network currently provides more than 30 HIV-positive men and women to speak to groups about the disease. The network is underwritten by Burroughs Wellcome Co. While few workers fear contracting HIV from a co-worker or coffee cup or microwave, some regret having to take over work for a s
"'Die-In' Decries U.S. AIDS Policy": Washington Post (10/13/92), P. B8; Sinclair, Molly; Protesting the Bush administration s negligence concerning the AIDS epidemic, hundreds of AIDS activists staged a die-in on the sidewalk outside the White House yesterday. Bryan Barr of ACT-UP said the demonstration is a way for people to...show we want a leader in the White House who cares. U.S. Park Police esti
"D.C. Now Seeks Out Those Testing HIV-Positive": Washington Post (10/13/92), P. A1; Norris, Michele L.; Washington, D.C. s clinics for sexually transmitted diseases are currently tracking down people who have tested positive for HIV in the past but who have not returned to the clinics to learn their results. Between 1990 and June of this year, about 70 percent, or 284, of the 416 people who tested HIV-positive at D.C.
"The Search for Artificial Blood": Washington Post (Health) (10/13/92), P. 10; Herman, Robin; Biotechnology firms and government research groups are scramblingt to find a plentiful and safe alternative for blood products as a result of the increased concerns about the risks of blood transfusions. Although the chances of contracting HIV from blood transfusions is only about one in 225,000 units of transfused b
"Vandalism at Hostels": American Medical News (10/12/92) Vol. 35, No. 38, P. 30; A charity in Warsaw, Poland , has been forced to abandon plans to open two hostels for HIV-positive children, due to violent demonstrations by neighbors. Health Ministry officials announced that the anti-drug group MONAR will not tr
"Sexual Do's and Don't's": American Medical News (10/12/92) Vol. 35, No. 38, P. 30; A recently released book discusses guidelines on sexuality, contraception, and AIDS. Sexual Etiquette 101 is sold for $4.95 and was written by Emory University professor Dr. Robert Hatcher, with assistance from 29 students who attended a summer program on family planning and sexuality. Hatcher discovered that a nu
"Dating Service for the '90s": American Medical News (10/12/92) Vol. 35, No. 38, P. 30; A new HIV-free dating service has been implemented in Huntington, W.Va. Safe Search calls for all customers to submit negative HIV test results from a doctor or local health department. Every six months, members of the group must be retested. Those who test HIV-positive must disclose their status to the people they
"AIDS Registry Created": American Medical News (10/12/92) Vol. 35, No. 38, P. 29; A national computerized registry listing HIV test results of its customers has been developed by a new company. SafeLink Inc. created the service which enables people to reveal their HIV test results to sexual partners, insurance companies, and others they choose. The data base contains test results obtained direct
"Going for the Latex": American Medical News (10/12/92) Vol. 35, No. 38, P. 29; The 1992 Summer Olympic Games held in Barcelona forbid the Puerto Rican delegation from distributing condoms to its athletes. The delegation came to Barcelona with a substantial supply of condoms to be given to the athletes. But as part of the Game s intricate merchandising and distribution program, rights to operat
"Addicts Surveyed": American Medical News (10/12/92) Vol. 35, No. 38, P. 29; On the Big Island of Hawaii, ten percent of the IV-drug users know they are HIV-positive but continue to share needles and have unsafe sex. According to a survey conducted by Drug Addiction Services of Hawaii, fewer than 9 percent of the 110 responding addicts said they always used condoms. About 40 percent said the
"Moms Increasingly at Risk": American Medical News (10/12/92) Vol. 35, No. 38, P. 29; The prevalence of HIV infection among child-bearing women in Washington state has been growing since 1989, particularly in urban areas, reported the Washington Department of Health. The report said that of child-bearing black women across the state, the rate was more than 10 times that of white women--2.5 per 1,000 c
"Racial Gap Widens": American Medical News (10/12/92) Vol. 35, No. 38, P. 28; The rate of AIDS cases among black men in Pittsburgh, Pa., increased at a frightening pace in 1991, while it declined among whites. A health department report showed that blacks account for about 13 percent of Pittsburgh s population but more than a third of the 114 AIDS cases in 1991, up from 7 percent in 1988. The
"Physician Ban Criticized": American Medical News (10/12/92) Vol. 35, No. 38, P. 28; Attendees at a West Virginia University AIDS symposium were told that testing and banning HIV-positive health-care workers will be quite expensive. David K. Henderson, PhD, of the National Institutes of Health, said it is unlikely a health-care worker transmit HIV to a patient, but if doctors were forced to disclose
"'Song of Helix' Plays Out Body's Battle With HIV": American Medical News (10/12/92) Vol. 35, No. 38, P. 28; A young composer developed a five-minute melody of AIDS using a computer synthesizer and tape machines patterned on the human body s battle against HIV. Brian Shuler, a graduate student at the University of South Florida, used numerology to assign musical notes to the DNA of HIV and to the body s T cells. His year
"Trial for New Product": American Medical News (10/12/92) Vol. 35, No. 38, P. 28; A company in Little Rock, Ark., is currently developing a new antiseptic product it claims will help prevent the transmission of HIV. The product is undergoing testing at the National Institutes of Health. It combines two enzymes--myeloperoxidase (MPO) and eosinophil peroxidase (EPO)--in a cream, douche, or supposit
"Vaccine Research": American Medical News (10/12/92) Vol. 35, No. 38, P. 28; A Rockville, Md.-based technology firm recently opened a research center to design vaccines to fight AIDS and other infectious diseases. Univax Biologics has 18 different vaccines and antibodies under development that attack specific infectious diseases, company officials said. Univax announced in July that ongoing
"AIDS Tops Deadly List": American Medical News (10/12/92) Vol. 35, No. 38, P. 28; AIDS has become the leading cause of death for Orange County, Calif., adults aged 25-44 years--surpassing heart disease and car accidents, according to health officials. Although the disease was once uncommon in the suburban county east of Los Angeles, it has became the number one killer for people in that age group
"Cash Infusion for Hospitals": American Medical News (10/12/92) Vol. 35, No. 38, P. 28; A total of $23.3 million in Louisiana state money is expected to be given to hospitals and other groups that are helping combat the state s increasing AIDS crisis. Approximately $20 million will be allocated to hospitals in New Orleans, Shreveport, Alexandria, Baton Rouge, Lafayette, and Houma. The remainder will be
"Hospital Patients Tested": American Medical News (10/12/92) Vol. 35, No. 38, P. 28; A total of six out of every 1,000 Alabama hospital patients tested positive for HIV infection, according to a study conducted by the state Department of Public Health. The prevalence of infection among blacks was more than three times that for whites, and the rate for men was six times greater than for women, said th
"No Rate Hike for HIV Claims, but Insurers Urge Caution": American Medical News (10/12/92) Vol. 35, No. 38, P. 16; Clements, Bill; Insurance premiums for doctors have not been substantially influenced by fears that professional liability rates would escalate after a Florida dentist infected several patients with HIV last year. But insurers say physicians are exposed to several areas of liability if a patient becomes infected with HIV. Some insu
"Your Money or Their Lives": Time (10/12/92) Vol. 140, No. 15, P. 66; Thompson, Dick; AIDS activism has spurred the formation of many other advocacy groups for people with terminal diseases, designed to win legislation in their favor or just promote awareness. The new generation of patient advocates, borrowing from the medical activism first accomplished by the AIDS lobby, hope to educate patients, in
"Diver to Scour Seabed for Possible AIDS, Cancer Treatments": United Press International (10/12/92); Miami--In a four-month project in the South Pacific Ocean, a commercial diver from Florida will collect specimens of invertebrates and plant life that will be studied by researchers trying to find cures for AIDS and cancer. Commercial spear fisherman Don DeMaria hopes the substances he collects will contain some usef
"Panel Wants FDA to Toss Ideas of Quayle Council": Baltimore Sun (10/12/92), P. 1A; A report approved by the House Government Operations Committee concludes that a Bush administration plan to change the Food and Drug Administration s drug approval process would hurt its ability to guarantee the safety of medicine. The report criticizes Vice President Dan Quayle s Council on Competitiveness, which re
"DEC, Levi Strauss, and Polaroid Take the Initiative on AIDS": Corporate Finance (10-11/92) Vol. 6, No. 5, P. 66; Brenner, Lynn; While most companies are not implementing AIDS education programs until it s too late, Digital Equipment Corporation, IBM, Levi Strauss, and Polaroid have already done so. About 90 percent of American employers have no AIDS education program and 68 percent have no corporate AIDS policy, said the National Leadership C
"15 Acres Of Anguish and Healing": Washington Post (10/11/92), P. A1; Schneider, Howard; The 15-acre, 30-ton AIDS Quilt was spread out across the grounds of the Washington Monument over the weekend. An estimated crowd of 90,000 gathered for a candlelight procession from the Ellipse to the Reflecting Pool. The Quilt tells a story and personalizes it for people, said NAMES Project volunteer Gwenn Bartel
"Study Links Symptom-Free HIV Patients": Washington Post (10/11/92), P. A38; Australian researchers claim to have discovered six patients with the same strain of AIDS virus who have remained free of symptoms for up to ten years. This finding could play an important role in developing a vaccine. Certainly, if you have a virus the host recognizes as the AIDS virus but doesn t cause disease, y
"Technology: Univax Biologics and Genentech to Develop HIV Treatment": Washington Business Journal (10/11/92) Vol. 11, No. 19, P. 11; Univax Biologics Inc. of Rockville, Md., has agreed with biotech giant Genentech Inc. to jointly develop a therapeutic to treat and prevent HIV infection. The Genentech vaccine will be used by Univax in a donor program to generate antibodies to be researched. These antibodies could
"Long-Term Symptomless HIV-1 Infection in Recipients of Blood Products" From a Single Donor: Lancet (10/10/92) Vol. 340, No. 8824, P. 863; Learmont, Jennifer et al.; It is possible that people may become infected with a less virulent strain of HIV-1, which could yield no symptoms of infection for up to 10 years, write Jennifer Learmont et al. of the St. Vincent s Hospital in Sydney, Australia . During follow-up of subjects with transfusion-a
"NIH Officials Huddle With AIDS Activists": Science (10/09/92) Vol. 258, No. 5080, P. 207; Hamilton, David P.; The National Institutes of Health recently met with AIDS activists, causing widespread enthusiasm among the attendees. In the past, activists have assailed the NIH for its lack of leadership, faltering drug research, and inexcusable funding gaps in the battle against AIDS. The Sept. 10 meeting was unusual because in
"HIV Counseling and Testing Services From Public and Private" Providers--United States, 1990: Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (10/09/92) Vol. 41, No. 40, P. 743; HIV counseling and testing (CT) services are key factors of the national HIV-prevention strategy, and these services must be continued by public programs, write the Centers for Disease Control. The 1990 National Health Interview Survey AIDS Supplement obtained information on HIV/AIDS-related knowledge and attitudes a
"100,000 AIDS Cases In Myanmar": Toronto Globe and Mail (10/09/92), P. A12; In spite of Myanmar s years of isolation, approximately 100,000 of its citizens are infected with the AIDS virus. The estimates come from experts in the United Nations Development Program. According to the program s Yangon representative, Rohinton Sethna, even the program s large figures could represent just a porti
"Doctor Faces Charge Of Misconduct": Toronto Globe and Mail (10/09/92), P. A1; Mickleburgh, Rod; Toronto family doctor Stanley Bain is facing charges of misconduct arising from his failure to inform a patient, Kenneth Pittman, he had possibly received a transfusion of blood donated by a person who later tested positive for the AIDS virus. One year after Dr. Bain learned of the potential contamination, Pittman di
"Medical Association Ponders Resolutions": United Press International (10/09/92); Indianapolis--Next weekend, the Indiana State Medical Association is scheduled to consider a resolution to approve routine AIDS testing of many hospital patients. If adopted, the resolution would require the General Assembly to order testing of all hospital patients between the ages of 15 and 54. A report in the New
"Shelter Breaking Law by Forcing Out Man With HIV": United Press International (10/09/02; Norfolk, Va.--The director of the Union Mission Shelter, which forced an HIV-positive man to leave, said he will change the shelter s policy after being informed it was illegal. The shelter kicked out David Murray, who was diagnosed as having HIV in January. The Rev. Ted Bashford, the shelter director, said he was u
"Norfolk Homeless Shelter Tells Victim of AIDS Virus to Leave": Richmond Times-Dispatch (10/09/92), P. B3; An HIV-positive homeless man says he was told to leave a Norfolk, Va., shelter this week after he disclosed his condition. David Murray, who was diagnosed with HIV infection in January and moved into Union Mission in July, said, I feel like this just isn t right. I don t know about the law or anything, but I know t
"House Panel Asserts Delay on AIDS Report Is Political": Washington Post (10/09/92), P. A25; Thompson, Tracy; The Bush administration was criticized by a congressional subcommittee yesterday for allegedly postponing the publication of a new surgeon general s report on AIDS for more than a year because of fears that its candid language would offend conservative voters before the Nov. 3 election. A draft of the unreleased repo
"Bound by the Thread of Humanity": Washington Post (10/09/92), P. A1; Thompson, Tracy; This weekend the AIDS Memorial Quilt will be displayed on the mall in Washington, D.C., and is expected to draw many people who wish to commemorate those who died of AIDS. The Quilt, which covers the size of 12 football fields, is a massive memorial to 26,988 AIDS patients who have died. In 1981 when the disease was
"Group With H.I.V. Has No Symptoms": New York Times (10/09/92), P. A17; Altman, Lawrence K.; Researchers have discovered five people who tested HIV-positive but have exhibited no signs of the disease 7 to 10 years later, which indicates it was a nonvirulent strain. The five HIV-positive individuals all were infected through tainted blood transfusions from one donor, according to a report published in tomorro
"Consumer Commissioner Hit Stores for Hiding Condoms": United Press International (10/08/92); New York--Consumer Affairs Commissioner Mark Green yesterday accused New York stores that keep condoms behind the counter or in closed display cases of practicing bad health and bad business. Green said a departmental survey of 150 stores demonstrated that more than 50 percent of them kept condoms out of reach, and
"HemaCare Stock Up on Positive Test Results": United Press International (10/08/92); Los Angeles--Following the disclosure of positive results in Hemacare Inc. s clinical trial of Passive Hyperimmune Therapy treatment for AIDS patients, the company s stock escalated Thursday. The Los Angeles-based company s stock increased from $1.875 to $7.875 a share in over-the-counter trading soon after the annou
"Health Care Crisis Hurts Fight Against AIDS": United Press International (10/08/92); Murray, William D.; San Francisco--The growing U.S. health care crisis is threatening to impede the momentum gained in the last ten years in fighting the AIDS epidemic, according to AIDS organization leaders. The leaders said Wednesday at the 5th National AIDS Update Conference that severe budget cuts on the federal, state, and local le
"Phila. AIDS Walk-athon Is Scheduled for Oct. 25": Philadelphia Inquirer (10/08/92), P. B2; The sixth annual AIDS walk-athon in Philadelphia, designed to raise money for local AIDS organizations, will begin at noon on Oct. 25 at Eakins Oval. The event, known as From All Walks of Life, will encompass 12 kilometers. Entertainers will perform along the route and a there will be a free picnic at the finish.
"'Quilt' Weaves Life Into AIDS Patchwork": Washington Post (10/08/92), P. D.C. 6; Hughes, Leonard; The play, Quilt--A Musical Celebration, which is based on the NAMES Project AIDS Memorial Quilt that goes on display this weekend in Washington, D.C., will be presented tonight through Sunday at the Smithsonian Institution s Baird Auditorium in Washington. In the play, almost half of the characters are dead. They
"Mending a Patchwork of Pain": Washington Post (10/08/92), P. C1; Kastor, Elizabeth; The NAMES Project AIDS Memorial quilt will be on display for three days in Washington, D.C., starting Friday. In five years, the quilt has grown from 1,920 panels commemorating people who died of AIDS to more than 21,000, and it continues to grow with unfortunate speed. The quilt has been featured on ABC s soap oper
"Congress Approves Measure to Speed FDA Drug Approval": Washington Post (10/08/92), P. A1; Gladwell, Malcolm; Legislation was approved yesterday by Congress that would allow the Food and Drug Administration to charge pharmaceutical companies various new fees to regulate and review prescription drugs. The move is expected to raise more than $300 million for the agency over the next five years and to reduce by half the time it
"She Ain't Shy": United Press International (10/07/92); Varin, Andra; Elizabeth Taylor is far from timid when it comes to encouraging safe sex. Taylor is featured on the cover of the November issue of Vanity Fair, waving a condom. She continues to aggressively campaign for AIDS awareness and education. Her husband, Larry Fortensky, is also interested in the cause, and now helps out a
"Poll: Economy, AIDS, Schools Are Top Issues in California": United Press International (10/07/92); San Francisco--California residents are most concerned about the state s troubled economy, the rampant spread of HIV, and the distressing public school system, according to a state poll released Thursday. Pollster Mervin Field said more than three out of four Californians say they are extremely concerned about the
"Miss America to Campaign in the Fight Against AIDS": Baltimore Sun (10/07/92), P. 1C; The 1993 Miss America, Leanza Cornett, is different in one particular way from all other Miss America s--she has strong interest in promoting AIDS awareness. She is the first Miss America to take on AIDS, but many wonder what kind of power Miss America has in making a difference. Cornett wore a little red AIDS ribbo
"Princeton Students Take on Two Tall Tasks: Mt. McKinley, AIDS": Philadelphia Inquirer (10/07/92), P. B6; Kelley, Tina; A group of Princeton University students will climb Mt. McKinley in an effort to fight AIDS next June. AIDS is the second leading cause of death for American men age 25 to 44, and already has claimed more than 130,000 lives in the United States . Moreover, HIV is contracted every 3.5
"Personal Health: Living With a Diagnosis of H.I.V. Infection": New York Times (10/07/92), P. C13; Brody, Jane E.; Magic Johnson s announcement last week that he is returning to professional basketball is encouraging for all of those HIV-positive individuals who feel inhibited by the disease. HIV is definitely contagious, and AIDS is a fatal disease. However, the virus is not nearly as easily transmitted and the disease is not a
"On Outside Looking In: Immigrants With H.I.V.": New York Times (10/07/92), P. B1; Navarro, Mireya; Many HIV-positive immigrants living in American cities have been in an emotional and legal limbo because ever since the federal government ruled five years ago that HIV was a communicable disease of public health significance in an attempt to deter immigrants from coming into the country. The government considers i
"Bush to Name Convention Speaker to National Commission on AIDS": New York Times (10/07/92), P. A14; Hilts, Philip J.; President Bush yesterday appointed Mary D. Fisher, the HIV-positive daughter of a prominent Republican fund-raiser who spoke at the Republican National Convention, to the National Commission on AIDS. Fisher will take the place of Magic Johnson, who recently resigned from the commission. She is best known for making
"Another Kind of Epidemic": Advocate (10/06/92) No. 613, P. 27; Gallagher, John; The AIDS epidemic did not just cause medical problems but legal ones as well. Approximately 13,000 complaints of HIV-related bias were reported to various agencies between 1983 and 1988 alone, according to a survey conducted by the AIDS project of the American Civil Liberties Union. Lawyers, as well as researchers,
"AIDS Deaths a Record in Area and the U.S.": Washington Post (Health) (10/06/92), P. 5; Colburn, Don; Last year, AIDS became one of the nation s 10 leading causes of death, for the first time ever surpassing homicide and liver disease. Also, AIDS has become the top killer of young adult men in U.S. cities, including Washington, D.C., and Baltimore. AIDS is second only to cancer as a cause of death in young women in
"Documents Threaten US Bid to Share Patent, Cut AZT Price": Journal of Commerce (10/06/92), P. 7A; Several federal documents that have been accidentally disclosed are threatening the Bush administration s attempts to reduce the cost of AZT . The National Institutes of Health unintentionally made the documents public in a response to a request under the F
"FDA Approves Expanded Use of AIDS Drug": Washington Post (10/06/92), P. A10; The Food and Drug Administration yesterday approved a new drug for expanded use for AIDS patients who cannot tolerate AZT or DDI, two drugs already approved to treat the disease. The drug, stavudine
"More Needs Than Funds": American Medical News (10/05/92) Vol. 35, No. 37, P. 19; While more money than ever is being spent on AIDS services in Arizona, the money is not enough to meet the growing demands of the disease, health-care providers say. Arizona will have $686,616 in federal funds diverted statewide through the Ryan White Care Act. The state s share was $653,285 last year. The state al
"More Seek Tests": American Medical News (10/05/92) Vol. 35, No. 37, P. 19; More Iowa residents are undergoing HIV testing. A total of 5,276 people were tested in the first three months of this year at 13 locations offering free, anonymous testing, an increase of 46 percent over the same three months last year, said health officials. There were 356 reported AIDS cases at the end of May in I
"Drug Developed": American Medical News (10/05/92) Vol. 35, No. 37, P. 19; A compound intended to treat AIDS-related diarrhea has been developed by researchers at a biotechnology firm that markets a product to prevent diarrhea in cattle. ImmuCell Inc. is implementing clinical trials of its new drug for treating crytosporidiosis, one of the leading five AIDS-related illnesses. The trials ar
"AIDS on the Islands": American Medical News (10/05/92) Vol. 35, No. 37, P. 19; Health officials in St. Vincent and the Grenadines report that 40 residents of the country have died of AIDS in the last five years, warning that the rate of HIV infection is steadily increasing. According to a Ministry of Health r
"Confidentiality Outweighs Subpoena, N.Y. Rules": American Medical News (10/05/92) Vol. 35, No. 37, P. 19; A New York Supreme Court judge ruled that a physician should not have surrendered medical records as a result of a subpoena. Dr. Sherry Rogers was found liable for civil damages because she disclosed that her patient was HIV-positive to the Pennsylvania worker s compensation board. New York state public health law
"News Digest: AIDS Protest": American Medical News (10/05/92) Vol. 35, No. 37, P. 2; Approximately 30 people in support of marijuana use for AIDS patients recently protested outside the Department of Health and Human Services. The demonstrators blew whistles, played a drum, and played dead on the sidewalk. When the incident was over, several activists posed for a group picture in front of the buildi
"MD Sparked AIDS Debate": American Medical News (10/05/92) Vol. 35, No. 37, P. 31; A physician who evoked controversy over whether doctors with AIDS should continue to practice medicine has died of the disease. Dr. Philip Benson, 41, who discovered he was infected with HIV two years ago, died at his Shoreview, Minn., home with his wife Michelle, at his side, said the Rev. George Johnson. It s bee
"Hurricane Andrew Disrupts Some HIV Clinical Trials": American Medical News (10/05/92) Vol. 35, No. 37, P. 5; Hurricane Andrew, which devastated South Florida last month, destroyed the region s only AIDS clinical trials center--Miami s Community Research Initiative of South Florida. The American Foundation for AIDS Research ( AmFAR ), which operates CRI, has provided $10,000 in emergency fund
"How U.K. Cos. Deal With AIDS, LTC": National Underwriter (Life + Health) (10/05/92) Vol. 96, No. 40, P. 3; Howard, Lisa S.; The insurance industry in the United Kingdom has dealt differently with the AIDS crisis than the rest of the world, certainly as far as the Americans are concerned, said Paul Cooper, principal underwriter for Mercantile + General the U.K. s biggest life reinsurer. The U.K. insurers,
"Condom Approval": American Medical News (10/05/92) Vol. 35, No. 37, P. 19; Most participants in a Rapid City, S.D., newspaper call-in poll said they support the distribution of condoms in public schools to help prevent HIV infection and teenage pregnancies. Recently, a national poll found that 68 percent of respondents favored distribution of condoms in their public schools.
"Second Opinion": American Medical News (10/05/92) Vol. 35, No. 37, P. 19; A Los Angeles school district panel is reviewing a Magic Johnson AIDS video that was rejected earlier by another committee. The first committee felt the 42-minute Time Out: The Truth About HIV, AIDS, and You was too long for use in classrooms. The group also considered the language inappropriate and the structure
"AIDS Speakers OK'd": American Medical News (10/05/92) Vol. 35, No. 37, P. 19; High schools in Spokane, Wash., may invite AIDS patients to speak to students about the disease. A unanimous vote by the school board allowed the Spokane AIDS Network and county Health District volunteers to be added to the list of approved classroom speakers. Any AIDS patient who speaks to the students will be acco
"Home for Children": American Medical News (10/05/92) Vol. 35, No. 37, P. 19; Boston city officials opened a house to be used as New England s first home for children with AIDS. The 10,000-square-foot facility will house 12 children with AIDS and offer day care services for 25 more. Currently, there are 38 children in Boston with AIDS, which makes it fifth among the major American cities in t
"Clinic on Critical List": American Medical News (10/05/92) Vol. 35, No. 37, P. 19; The first home for AIDS patients in Mississippi may be closed due to poor management and financial programs. Eddie Sandifer, executive director of the Mississippi Gay/Lesbian Alliance, after which the house was named, said conditions at the Sandifer House have worsened and there is no money available to make improvem
"Clinic Opening Slated": American Medical News (10/05/92) Vol. 35, No. 37, P. 19; A clinic designed to treat HIV-positive patients is opening in Washington County, Ark., home to the second-largest group of HIV-positive people in the state of Arkansas.
"The HIV Dating Game": Newsweek (10/05/92) Vol.120, No.14, P.56; Seligman, Jean et al.; HIV-positive people have a very difficult time dating HIV-negative people because of the accompanying fears by both parties. When the epidemic started ten years ago, people became sick so quickly that romance was not a top priority for those HIV-positive individuals. But with earlier diagnosis and better drugs to pr
"HIV-Infected Drug-Users Less Likely to Keep Kids": United Press International (10/05/92); Chicago--Children born to HIV-positive mothers are less inclined to live with their biological parents if the woman is an IV-drug user, reported a study published Monday in the October issue of Pediatrics, the American Academy of Pediatrics journal. The study involved 1,683 children born to HIV-positive mothers. Th
"Supreme Court Allows Religious Role in AIDS Curriculum": United Press International (10/05/92); Henderson, Greg; Washington--The Supreme Court Monday upheld New York state s policy of mandating that religious figures act as advisors when forming the public school district s AIDS curriculum. The court, without comment, refused to examine the policy, which has been enacted statewide since 1988 and has been upheld by three lower c
"Schools Grapple With AIDS Issues": Christian Science Monitor (10/05/92), P. 12; Walters, Laurel Shaper; The level of urgency and controversy over AIDS education in public schools has risen significantly since the epidemic started. Debra Haffner, executive director of the Sex Information and Education Council of the United States in Washington, D.C., said, The AIDS epidemic has caused a
"Pediatric AIDS Studied at Adults' Expense": Washington Post (10/05/92), P. A1; Gladwell, Malcolm; The National Institutes of Health is redirecting AIDS research funds from adults with the disease to children with AIDS. Consequently, pediatric AIDS now accounts for about 40 percent of the federal budget for testing new AIDS treatments, even though less than 2 percent of the nation s 230,000 AIDS patients are child
"Harvard Offers Hospital Workers AIDS Insurance": New York Times (10/04/92), P. 33; Harvard University and its affiliated hospitals announced Friday that their 50,000 doctors, nurses, medical students, and other workers would be given $100,000 if they contract HIV while working. The university predicts that the insurance program will pay an average of one claim a year. Harvard officials said becaus
"Viral Load and Mother-to-Infant HIV Transmission": Lancet (10/03/92) Vol. 340, No. 8823, P. 859; Puel, J. et al.; While high levels of maternal viral load were clearly not always associated with HIV transmission to the infant, there is some evidence that a high level of maternal viremia is linked with high risk of transmission, write J. Puel et al. of the Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Purpan in Toulouse,
"Preventing International Spread of HIV Infection": Lancet (10/03/92) Vol. 340, No. 8823, P. 846; Due to limited resources, the European project AIDS and Mobility (A + M) will continue to limit its activities to small-scale innovative pilot projects for preventing the spread of HIV among travelers and migrants. A + M, which was established in October 1990 at the request of the Wor
"Doctors Testing AIDS Vaccine on Area Patients": Richmond Times-Dispatch (10/02/92), P. B1; Orndorff, Beverly; Researchers in the greater Richmond, Va., area are currently testing an AIDS vaccine on HIV-positive volunteers. The vaccine being used in the tests is the gp160 vaccine. The purpose of the tests is to determine whether a series of injections of gp160 will postpone or stop the progression of HIV infection to full-bl
"Migrants Said to be Susceptible to AIDS, TB": Washington Post (10/02/92), P. A3; Migrant workers may be 10 times more likely to contract HIV as the typical American, and about half are infected with tuberculosis, reported the Centers for Disease Control yesterday. The CDC said in its Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report that 5 percent of all adults tested at migrant farm worker camps in the ru
"Officials Mull Using Plastic Penises in AIDS Course": United Press International (10/01/92); Lyle, Morgan; Albany, N.Y.--Officials at the New York State Division for Youth are contemplating whether to use 158 artificial penises the agency purchased for AIDS education at state youth facilities, a spokesman announced Thursday. A division employee bought the items for $1,500 in March at the urging of a consultant training em
"Focus on AIDS Puts Other Sex Diseases on Back Burner, Expert Says": United Press International (10/01/92); Bloomington, Ind.--Because there is such a strong emphasis on AIDS prevention, other sexually transmitted diseases have been all but ignored. Every year in the United States , about 2.5 million teenagers--one in every six--contracts an STD. Sexuality educator William Yarber, professor
"Wilson Vetoes Needle Exchange Program": United Press International (10/01/92); Appel, Ted; Sacramento--Gov. Pete Wilson has vetoed a bill that would have legalized a clean needle exchange program in San Francisco and enabled other cities to implement similar programs to fight AIDS. The needle exchange bill, introduced by Assembly Speaker Willie Brown (D-San Francisco), was intended to curb the spread of HI
"Council Override of Condom Veto Fails": Boston Globe (10/01/92), P. 28; Rezendes, Michael; The controversial condom vending machine law in Boston that was vetoed by Mayor Raymond Flynn and was expected to be overridden on Wednesday did not have the nine votes needed to reverse the veto. The law would have required most bars and restaurants to install condom vending machines as a means to help prevent the s
"Blood Supply Safe, Study Finds": United Press International (10/01/92); Washington--Current provisions to protect the blood supply seem to be highly effective in preventing blood transfusions from being infected with HIV, according to researchers who conducted the largest study to follow up transfusion recipients. The study suggested that screening donors and testing blood minimizes the
"'Life' Lightens its AIDS Story Line": USA Today (10/01/92), P. 3D; Gable, Donna; The storyline behind the HIV-positive character on the ABC show Life Goes On will not be as murky as in the past. In the show, Jesse McKenna contracted HIV through a one-time sexual encounter, and has learned to cope with his situation, says actor Chad Lowe, who plays him. This s
"Again, Magic Redefines NBA": Washington Post (10/01/92), P. D1; Aldridge, David; Although Magic Johnson s decision to return to the National Basketball Association is applauded by most people, some are concerned about the potential for HIV transmission on the court. Jerry Colangelo, president of the Phoenix Suns, said he was worried about this risk. The reason he retired was because he was give
"Burroughs Wellcome Sues Company Over AZT Patent": Investor's Business Daily (10/01/92), P. 11; Burroughs Wellcome Co. has filed a patent infringement suit against Novopharm Inc. in an effort to prevent the smaller company from producing a generic version of the AIDS-treatment drug known as AZT . Novopharm said it intends to obtain a license to market
"Business Digest: Biotech Lab Gets AIDS Contract": Baltimore Sun (10/01/92), P. 14D; Biotech Research Laboratories of Rockville won a four-year $451,000 contract from the University of North Carolina to test plants that might provide effective drugs to combat AIDS. The company, which was recently acquired by Boston Biomedical Inc., will study the compounds for toxicity, in addition to potency against
"Fund-Raising March by 22,000 Yields $1 Million": Washington Post (10/01/92), P. D.C. 8; Sutner, Shaun; The AIDSWALK held last Saturday in Washington, D.C., involved 22,000 participants and raised $1 million for the walk s sponsor, the Whitman-Walker Clinic, and two D.C. grantmaking groups, Brother Help Thyself and the Metropolitan Washington Community AIDS Partnership. This was the sixth year of the event, which has i
"New Machines Allow Deaf to Call AIDS Agencies in Private": Washington Post (10/01/92), P. D.C. 8; Gaines-Carter, Patrice; Deaf AIDS patients in the Washington, D.C., area now are assured of their privacy just as hearing AIDS patients always have been. Approximately 30 local organizations that provide services for AIDS patients recently installed TTYs in their offices that will allow the deaf to communicate with their organizations direct
"AIDS Ranks Ninth Among Top Killers": USA Today (10/01/92), P. 1D; Painter, Kim; AIDS is now among the 10 leading causes of death in the United States , according to a new report. The disease obtained its status in 1991, moving from 11th to ninth on the list compiled by the National Center for Health Statistics. The 29,550 AIDS deaths in the U.S. comprised 1.4 per
"Retailers Seek Clear Exemption From AIDS Rules": Supermarket Business (10/92) Vol. 47, No. 10, P. 9; Rankin, Ken; Some food retailers are concerned that the Occupational Safety and Health Administration s year-old guidelines to protect against the transmission of bloodborne diseases among workers will be interpreted ambiguously. The OSHA standard is intended to protect workers of diseases but doesn t specifically cover food reta
"APHA Asks for Consideration of Expanded AIDS Definition": Nation's Health (10/92) Vol. 22, No. 10, P. 1; The Centers for Disease Control should add three clinical conditions to its revised AIDS surveillance case definition so that it could better represent the fastest growing AIDS population of women and IV-drug users, said the American Public Health Association in a September 18 letter. The three illnesses--pulmonary t
"Programs Substandard, OSHA Says": Human Resources Executive (10/92) Vol.6, No.10, P.14; Smith, Vernita C.; Packaged training programs may not fulfill the requirements of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration s standard to protect employees from bloodborne diseases such as HIV or hepatitis B, reports the federal Labor Department. Dorothy L. Strunk, OSHA s acting administrator, said she is skeptical about whethe
"Women With Multiple Sexual Partners: United States, 1988": American Journal of Public Health (10/92) Vol. 82, No. 10, P. 1388; Seidman, Stuart N. et al.; Women who have multiple sex partners in a short time frame are good targets for programs for preventing sexually transmitted diseases, write Stuart N. Seidman et al. of the Centers for Disease Control in Atlanta, Ga. To identify markers of sexually active behavior, the researchers reviewed survey data collected in 19
"The Disclosure of Celebrity HIV Infection: Its Effects on Public" Attitudes: American Journal of Public Health (10/92) Vol. 82, No. 10, P. 1374; Kalichman, Seth C. and Hunter, Tricia L.; The effect of celebrity disclosures on urban men s perceptions of HIV infection may lead to increased readiness to reduce risk behaviors and could be considered a window of opportunity for HIV prevention efforts, write Seth C. Kalichman and Tricia L. Hunter of the Medical College of Wisconsin in Milwaukee. The resear
"Improving Estimates of HIV-1 Seroprevalence Among Childbearing Women: Use" of Smaller Blood Spots: American Journal of Public Health (10/92) Vol. 82, No. 10, P. 1370; Hoxie, Neil J. et al.; In HIV-1 seroprevalence surveys that use dried neonatal blood specimens, quantity not sufficient (QNS)rates can be reduced by using multiple 1/8-in. blood spots to analyze specimens that are of insufficient quantity to test using a standard 1/4-in. punch, write Neil J. Hoxie et al. of the Newborn Screening Unit of t
"U.S. Judge Adds Clout to Prison TB Effort": Philadelphia Inquirer (09/30/92), P. B1; Cohn, Gary; A federal judge ruled yesterday that Pennsylvania must implement major improvements for screening and treating tuberculosis in the state s 24,400 inmate prison system. U.S. District Judge Jan E. DuBois ruling calls for the Pennsylvania Department of Corrections to put into effect a new TB-control policy that was ado
"U.S. Halts Payments to Hospital for not Hiring Man With HIV": Washington Post (09/30/92), P. A3; Gladwell, Malcolm; The Bush administration has, for the first time ever in AIDS related civil rights history, discontinued more than $100 million a year in payments to a New York-area hospital because it discriminated against an HIV-positive job applicant. The civil rights review board of the Department of Health and Human Services rul
"Physicians Support Johnson's Comeback": New York Times (09/30/92), P. B14; Rosenthal, Elisabeth; AIDS experts yesterday commended Magic Johnson for his decision to return to professional basketball. They said that he should be able to return without limitations and that the physical stresses of playing the sport should not speed up the development of his disease. Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Inst
"Johnson, Unbowed By H.I.V., Will Return to Pro Basketball": New York Times (09/30/92), P. A1; Brown, Clifton; Magic Johnson, who tested HIV-positive last November and retired from the National Basketball Association, announced yesterday that he will return to professional basketball. Johnson was the first athlete ever to publicly disclose his HIV-positive status, and he said he expects to play in 50 to 60 of the Los Angeles
"New Virus Similar to HIV is Discounted": Washington Post (09/30/92), P. A2; The World Health Organization announced yesterday that it found no conclusive evidence that a new virus is the cause of the AIDS-like condition experienced in a small number of patients, although the group did recommend additional study on the issue. WHO s announcement came after
"Intentional Self-Injection With HIV": Journal of the American Medical Association (09/30/92) Vol. 268, No. 12, P. 1541; El-Mallakh, Rif S.; Psychopathology could be a risk factor for HIV infection, writes Dr. Rif S. El-Mallakh of the National Institute of Mental Health in Washington, D.C. Researchers recently observed an unusual case of an 45-year-old female laboratory technologist who was counseled for repeated intentional self-injection with hazardous
"HIV Infection and Smoking Behavior": Journal of the American Medical Association (09/30/92) Vol. 268, No. 12, P. 1529; Davis, Ronald M. and Samet, Jonathan M.; A study on the link between smoking and increased HIV infection in Haitian women, conducted by Halsey et al., should have more accurately assessed the association between smoking and HIV infection, write Dr. Ronald M. Davis and Dr. Jonathan M. Samet of the Michigan Department of Public Health. Halsey and colleagues s
"Tuberculosis and HIV Infection in Sub-Saharan Africa": Journal of the American Medical Association (09/30/92) Vol. 268, No. 12, P. 1581; De Cock, Kevin M. et al.; Just as prior to the AIDS epidemic Africa suffered disproportionately from tuberculosis, now the continent is disproportionately affected by AIDS, and is increasingly overwhelmed by the epidemic of HIV-associated tuberculosis, write Kevin De Cock et al. of the Centers for Disease Control in Atlanta, Ga. Researchers r
"160 AIDS Patients Cut Off From Free Drug Program": United Press International (09/30/92); Lansing, Mich.--Free medicine distribution to about 160 AIDS patients in the state of Michigan will be discontinued because the individuals incomes surpass new qualification guidelines. Officials said the guidelines for the federally funded program were revised because demand has increased over the last five years a
"Marine Corps Threatens AIDS Group With Lawsuit": United Press International (09/29/92); San Francisco--The U.S. Marine Corps has filed a lawsuit against an AIDS organization for using their emblem in advertising. The Corps has threatened the San Francisco AIDS Foundation with legal action if the group does not discontinue its latest print ad, which depicts a topless male model with the Marine Corps symb
"Firefighter Seeks Continued Benefits": United Press International (09/29/92); Toledo, Ohio--A firefighter has filed a lawsuit against the city of Toledo in order to receive continued workers compensation benefits for treating his HIV disease. Timothy Shiltz, an 11-year veteran of the Toledo fire department, contracted HIV from one or more needle sticks he incurred as a paramedic, and tested p
"The Opium War: Burma Road Heroin Breeds Addicts, AIDS Along China's" Border: Wall Street Journal (09/29/92), P. A1; McGregor, James; Due to the availability of heroin in Ruili County, China , the rate of HIV infection is increasing across the country. The renowned Burma Road, hacked out of the jungle about 50 years ago by Allied troops, has become the major artery for smuggli
"Some Cancer, AIDS Patients are High on 'Brownie Mary'": Philadelphia Inquirer (09/29/92), P. A1; Adams, Jane Meredith; One woman, Mary Rathbun, has been compared to Mother Teresa for her compassion and care for AIDS patients, but Rathbun delivers marijuana-laced brownies to the sick instead of food and clothing. Most of her clients consist of young men with AIDS who say there is nothing like one of Brownie Mary s special brownies t
"Connecticut Health Campaign Puts AIDS Message Under Glasses": Baltimore Sun (09/29/92), P. 8D; Connecticut bars will soon be distributing cocktail napkins with safe-sex messages targeted at couples on dates. The $10,000 state anti-AIDS campaign is designed to raise awareness of AIDS. State health officials concede that although people may realize condoms are essential for safe sex, it is not an easy topic to
"Bristol-Myer's HIV Drug Clears Hurdle": Wall Street Journal (09/29/92), P. B10; Tanouye, Elyse; Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. announced that the Food and Drug Administration has approved the company s anti-AIDS drug, DDI, for expanded use. Last October DDI was first approved, but only for patients who couldn t tolerate AZT
"Woman Stabbed With Dirty Syringe During Robbery": United Press International (09/28/92); Tampa, Fla.--A woman was stabbed six times in the arm by a man armed with a syringe who demanded her purse as she sat in her car at a stop light and struggled to get money out of her pocket, according to police. Katherine Calleja said Sunday she will undergo HIV testing to determine whether or not she is infected. S
"Poll: Second Coming of Christ in 21st Century": United Press International (09/28/92); New York--The majority of Americans plan on seeing the second coming of Jesus Christ, a female president, cures for AIDS and cancer, and more environmental disasters in the 21st century. The survey involved 800 adult Americans and was conducted by Yankelovich Clancy Shulman on July 22 and 23. After the year 2000, 76
"Virucides May Help in Fight Against AIDS": Journal of Commerce (09/28/92), P. 6A; Virucides that kill sexually transmitted diseases might also be useful in preventing HIV infection, according to a report in the current issue of Ms. Magazine. The Vaginal Contraceptive Film, now being marketed as a contraceptive, is a small, thin square with a 28 percent concentration of nonoxynol-9 that is inserted
"Panel Recommends AIDS Infection Drug": Journal of Commerce (09/28/92), P. 6A; A Food and Drug Administration advisory committee has recommended approval of the first drug to prevent a possibly fatal opportunistic infection in AIDS patients called Mycobacterium avium complex (MAC). The MAC bacteria is prevalent in the environment and commonly infects persons who are immunosuppressed by AIDS. T
"A Room for Heroin and HIV": Los Angeles Times--Washington Edition (09/28/92), P. A1; Bearak, Barry; For heroin addicts, shooting galleries are a classic location for the transmission of HIV. This is where many drug addicts engage in a type of microbiological roulette--sharing the contaminated needles. The United States has a projected 1 million IV-drug users, and in recent years th
"No Proof That Prophylaxis Helps": American Medical News (09/28/92) Vol.35, No.36, P.7; Staver, Sari; It remains unclear whether prophylactic use of antiviral drugs can prevent seroconversion in health-care workers who come in contact with HIV. At a symposium, Dr. Fred Gordin, chief of infectious disease at the Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Washington, D.C., said recent studies demonstrate that hal
"Questions Linger on Best HIV Drug Strategy": American Medical News (09/28/92) Vol. 35, No. 36, P.7; Staver, Sari; It has yet to be determined exactly which anti-AIDS compound works best for HIV-positive patients. A few of the major questions include when to begin treatment, when to switch drugs, and how and when medication should be combined. This year the Food and Drug Administration approved two anti-AIDS drugs--DDC and DDI--
"News in Brief: North Dakota": Advocate (09/27/92) No. 612, P. 27; North Dakota securities commissioner Glenn Pomeroy announced Aug. 19 that he prevented two companies that purchase life insurance policies from AIDS patients from doing so in the state. Buying the policies is flat-out illegal, said Pomeroy. However, officials of the companies--National Insurance Marketing Inc. of
"Doctor Treats HIV Inmates With Respect": United Press International (09/27/92); Madison, Wis.--A total of 43 inmates in Wisconsin are HIV-positive. While they are shunned by many of the inmates, one physician treats them like any other patient. Frank M. Graziano, a physician at the University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics, has been commended for his frankness and for caring. Graziano said,
"Magic Johnson Quits Panel on AIDS": New York Times (09/26/92), P. 5; Hilts, Philip J.; Magic Johnson announced his resignation on Friday from the National Commission on AIDS, arguing in a letter to President Bush that the administration had utterly ignored the commission s advice on how to deal with the AIDS epidemic. Johnson, who announced his HIV-positive status last November, was appointed to the
"Early Detection of Antibodies to HIV-1 by Third-Generation Assays": Lancet (09/26/92) Vol. 340, No. 8822, P. 770; Zaaijer, H.L. et al.; Third-generation assays may identify early anti-HIV responses while the western blot is still negative and the HIV-antigen test is positive, write H.L. Zaaijer et al. of the Central Laboratory of the Netherlands Red Cross Blood Transfusion Service in Amsterdam, the Netherlands
"BCG Vaccination in Children Born to HIV-Positive Mothers": Lancet (09/26/92) Vol. 340,. No. 8822, P. 799; Green, S. D. R.; Administering BCG (bacillus Calmette-Guerin) vaccine near birth should not be discontinued now in Africa, though it is not necessary when a child is that young, write S.D.R. Green et al. of the University of Edinburgh in Kimpese, Zaire . The researchers reported only one case of
"Bolling Backs Condom Measure": Boston Globe (09/25/92), P. 19; Rezendes, Michael; Boston s Councilor at Large Bruce C. Bolling announced Thursday that he will vote to override Mayor Raymond Flynn s veto of a law that would mandate most restaurants and bars to install condom vending machines. I see this ordinance as one more arrow in the quiver to combat the spread of sexually transmitted diseases
"User Fees Advance in Congress": Nature (09/24/92) Vol. 359, No. 6393, P. 261; Gershon, Diane; User fees paid by drug companies to supplement the budget of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration ( FDA ) won the approval of a key congressional panel in the House of Representatives last month. The proposal, which is the only one since the mid-1980s to have received the support of i
"News in Brief: New Mexico": Advocate (09/22/92) No. 612, P. 27; No confidentiality violations have occurred since the New Mexico human services department moved secret files containing the names of people who tested positive for HIV, according to human services department deputy secretary Auguis Narbutas. The human services department moved the files from a computer system mainta
"Interview: Auntie Angela": Advocate (09/22/92) No. 612, P. 68; Allman, Kevin; Angela Lansbury has long been an advocate of AIDS causes but feels no one can do too much. Lansbury was honored by the Pacific Center for HIV/AIDS Counseling on Sept. 19 at a black-tie benefit at Los Angeles Bonaventure Hotel for her work in fighting AIDS. Since 1988, she has been a member of the national council f
"Tracking the Mystery Virus": Advocate (09/22/92) No. 612, P. 54; Rochman, Sue; The findings of the mysterious AIDS-like condition that were released at the Eighth International Conference on AIDS prompted a media frenzy where a lot of conclusions were made based on inadequate evidence. Newsweek issued a news release on July 18 telling of an article in its July 27 edition which documented immu
"Trouble in Paradise": Advocate (09/22/92) No. 612, P. 52; Mirken, Bruce; In the Netherlands , which is believed by much of the world to have exemplary AIDS prevention programs, there is still room for improvement, according to Dutch activists. The activists argue that the government s programs for helping drug users are not completely satisfactory
"Feasibility of AIDS Vaccine in Doubt": Chemical and Engineering News (09/21/92) Vol. 70, No. 38, P. 17; Attempts to develop a vaccine against HIV are destined for failure, according to Albert B. Sabin, the now-retired microbiologist, who developed the oral polio vaccine. Sabin says AIDS vaccine research neglects the fact that HIV-specific neutralizing antibodies and cell-mediated immunity-- which vaccines stimulate--ar
"U.S. Refuses to Yield Royalties on AIDS Test": Chemical and Engineering News (09/21/92) Vol. 70, No. 38, P. 5; Zurer, Pamela; A proposal by French researchers that would give the Pasteur Institute the majority of about $8 million per year in royalties from the controversial blood test for HIV has been rejected by the Bush administration. According to the Pasteur Institute, its researchers--not National Institutes of Health AIDS Researcher R
"Disseminated Mycobacterium Avium Intracellulare Infection Without" Predisposing Conditions: Lancet (09/19/92) Vol. 340, No. 8821, P. 731; Couderc, L.J.; One case of Mycobacterium avium intracellular (MAI) had no evidence of HIV infection but acted much the same as that in AIDS patients, write L. J. Couderc et al. of the Hopital Foch, in Suresnes, France . A 32-year-old woman was found to have anal condylomas in 1986. She experienc
"Apolipoprotein AII in HIV-1 Infection": Lancet (09/19/92) Vol. 340, No. 8821, P. 730; Gervais, A. et al.; Apolipoproteins (Apo) AI and AII decrease during acute infections and particularly so in AIDS, write A. Gervais et al. of the Hopital de la Salpetriere in Paris, France . The researchers measured serum and cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) Apo AI, AII, B, and H by electroimmunodiffusion, A
"Coronary Lesions in Young HIV-Positive Subjects at Necropsy": Lancet (09/19/92) Vol. 340, No. 8821, P. 730; Tabib, Alain et al.; The presence of striking coronary lesions in HIV-positive men suggests that this complication may be frequent, write Alain Tabib et al. of the Hopital Louis Pradel in Lyon, France . Necropsies were conducted on eight young HIV-positive subjects found dead in unexplained situations.
"Proposed Budget Cuts Threaten 'San Francisco Model'": AIDS Treatment News (09/18/92) No. 159, P. 8; Possible reductions in the San Francisco city health budget could ruin what is left of the once highly esteemed San Francisco model of AIDS care, according to AIDS activists and care providers. San Francisco Mayor Frank Jordan is
"International AIDS Organizations Develop from VIII International" Conference: AIDS Treatment News (09/18/92) No. 159, P. 6; Gilden, Dave; The Global Network of People Living with HIV/AIDS was reorganized to try to arrange for a more central position for people directly affected by the epidemic. Also, the network is scheduling another meeting in its annual series of international conferences by and for AIDS patients. Next year s event will be held in
"'Parallel Track' d4T Access About to Begin": AIDS Treatment News (09/18/92) No. 159, P. 3; James, John S.; Bristol-Myers Squibb will soon implement a large parallel track program which will make d4T available to patients with advanced HIV infection who have no other alternative for antiviral treatment because they cannot tolerate
"d4T: Phase II/III Ongoing Clinical Trial": AIDS Treatment News (09/18/92) No. 159, P. 3; James, John S.; The United States and Europe are currently recruiting volunteers for a large multicenter trial comparing d4T to AZT . Participants must have T-cell counts between
"d4T (Stavudine) Background": AIDS Treatment News (09/18/92) No. 159, P. 1; James, John S.; The drug d4T , also called stavudine , will be used in parallel track trial by its developer Bristol-Myers Squibb , which will soon provide the drug to AIDS patien
"ICAAC Conference October 11-14, Anaheim, California": AIDS Treatment News (09/18/92) No. 159, P. 6; The annual Interscience Conference on Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy (ICAAC) will be held October 11-14, 1992 at the Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, Calif. The conference will concentrate on the technical aspects of the development of new antibiotics. AIDS has been increasingly covered at recent meeting
"Alpha-APA: New Anti-HIV Compound": AIDS Treatment News (09/18/92) No. 159, P. 4; James, John S.; A new drug in a class of chemicals known as alpha-anilino phenyl acetamides (alpha-APA) has been found to be a highly effective anti-HIV-1 agent by the Riga Institute for Medical Research in Leuven, Belgium , in collaboration with the Janssen Research Foundation in Beerse, Belgium.
"African AIDS Toll": Science (09/18/92) Vol. 257, No. 5077, P. 1627; AIDS is likely to decrease the projected population in the African countries it affects the most by 20 million during the next 25 years, according to the most recent United Nations world population estimations. A total of 15 countries in Africa have the highest rates of HIV in the world. The UN predicts that by 2015
"Testing Target Date Looms, but will the Vaccines be Ready?": Science (09/11/92) Vol. 257, No. 5076, P. 1472; Palca, Joseph; While the AIDS vaccine trials are expected to start at the end of 1993 or at the beginning of the following year, officials from the National Institutes for Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) are not so sure if the tests will be possible. This became evident at the AIDS vaccine meeting held in Chantilly Virginia
"Designated Donors Can Also Pose Risks": Washington Post (Health) (09/08/92), P. 11; Herman, Robin; Directed blood donations--those from friends or family--can be just as risky as blood from an anonymous donor. Approximately 10 percent of Children s National Medical Center s blood supply comes through these directed donations, said Louis DePalma, assistant director of the blood bank. But the Red Cross and other
"Boom in Do-It-Yourself Blood Transfusions": Washington Post (Health) (09/08/92), P. 10; Herman, Robin; There has been a recent increase in the amount of autologous blood donated before elective surgery. The American Red Cross, the American Association of Blood Banks, and individual hospitals say that the safest blood donated is one s own blood. This autologous donation is the best way to reduce the risks inherent in
"Church Tests Faith of Cleric Touched by AIDS": New York Times (09/08/92), P. A1; Hilts, Philip J.; The Rev. Scott Allen, whose wife and two sons were HIV-positive, experienced overwhelming rejection within his own church. He and his family were discouraged from attending Baptist churches because his wife and children were HIV-positive. Allen s wife became infected via a tainted blood transfusion during a pregnanc
"Bloody Scuffle Leaves Pair With AIDS Fears": Philadelphia Inquirer (09/07/92), P. B2; A couple from Reading, Pa., said they will have to be tested for HIV for up to two years due to a bloody fight between the husband an HIV-positive intruder. Last week in Berks County Court, the intruder, James Smithton, was acquitted of criminal trespass and reckless endangerment charges. Judge Calvin E. Smith also
"Why America's War on AIDS is Still a Skirmish": Business Week (09/07/92) No. 3282, P. 93; Port, Otis; AIDS has not had the expected impact on society as originally predicted, according to Albert R. Jonsen, chairman of the department of medical history and ethics at the University of Washington School of Medicine. Jonsen conducted research for the National Academy of Sciences on the Social Impact of AIDS and found, af
"AIDS or Chronic Fatigue?": Newsweek (09/07/92) Vol. 20, No. 10, P. 66; Cowley, Geoffrey; Some patients with chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) resemble those with the recently reported AIDS-like illness because they experience a significant loss of immune system cells and have no trace of HIV infection. The AIDS-like condition called ICL (for idiopathic CD4+ T-lymphocytopenia) is defined by researchers as
"AIDS Death of Physician Alarms Town": Washington Post (09/06/92), P.A25; Anstett, Patricia and Pollak, Lisa; A small town in Michigan is currently disturbed by the recent death of an osteopathic physician with AIDS who occasionally performed surgery. Just a week after he treated patients, Alton Padgitt died of AIDS, which has frightened and confused some people who were familiar with him as one of North Branch s few family
"The Comforts of Home for Kids With HIV": Boston Globe (09/04/92), P. 71; Pappano, Laura; A new home for children with AIDS will open in Boston later this month. It is called the Kirk Scharfenberg House for Children With AIDS, in honor of the Boston Globe editor who died of cancer July 27. The house was built by the city as part of Mayor Raymond Flynn s Rebuilding Boston campaign, and will be donated t
"First-Time Campers Riding High": Philadelphia Inquirer (09/04/92), P. B1; Harbach, Louise; The YMCA-operated Camp Ockanickon in Medford, Pa., has opened Camp Bright Feathers, a camp for children affected by AIDS. All of the children at the camp have tested positive for HIV, have AIDS, or have parents or relatives who have the disease. The camp is a first for the area, according to local AIDS groups and ca
"Parents Skirted on Condoms in High School": Washington Post (09/04/92), P. D1; Horwitz, Sari; Washington, D.C. s health commissioner announced yesterday that all city public high school students will be able to receive condoms from school nurses, despite what school officials say. The discrepancy between the health commission and the school system policies began to emerge Monday when D.C. Superintendent Frank
"4 Haitians With HIV Admitted to U.S.": Washington Post (09/04/92), P. A8; Duke, Lynne; The decision by the Justice Department to allow 4 HIV-positive Haitians to enter the United States and obtain medical care does not indicate a change in the government s ban on HIV-infected immigrants, announced a department official yesterday. The official added that the move does su
"3 HIV-Infected Haitians Allowed Into U.S.": St. Louis Post-Dispatch (09/03/92), P. 1C; The United States Immigration Commissioner has waived policies to permit three HIV-positive Haitians held at the U.S. Navy base at Guantanamo, Cuba , entrance into the country to obtain care from American hospitals. The change in rules, which gives th
"End Notes": Washington Post (09/03/92), P. D3; Welch, Mary Alma; The Canadian Cirque du Soleil will assist the Elizabeth Taylor AIDS Foundation in fund-raising during its 1991-93 North American tour, announced Taylor and Jean David, Cirque du Soleil vice president.
"How the Student Condom Program Will Work": Washington Post (09/03/92), P. D.C. 6; Horwitz, Sari; Washington, D.C., city high schools will begin a condom availability program this year for the first time. Parents who object to the program may notify the school, and their children will not be eligible for condom distribution. According to Public Health Commissioner Mohammad Akhter, nurses, who will be distributin
"Immigration Chief Lets 3 H.I.V. Haitians Into U.S.": New York Times (09/03/92), P. A6; Crossette, Barbara; The Commissioner of Immigration and Naturalization has permitted three HIV-positive Haitians held at the United States Navy base at Guantanamo, Cuba , to come to American hospitals for treatment. The official waived the current regulations prohibiting
"More Inclusive Definition of AIDS Sought": Washington Post (09/03/92), P. A4; The Centers for Disease Control was assailed yesterday by female AIDS activists who said that the agency has not properly defined the disease to include certain conditions common to HIV-positive women, but not to men. The CDC held a public meeting to discuss its proposed new definition for AIDS yesterday in Atlanta,
"HPD Chief Lauds Cops' Handling of AIDS Protest": United Press International (09/02/92); Houston--A recent report by the Houston chief of police applauds the way the police dealt with a gay rights and AIDS protest that lead to violence during the GOP National Convention last month. City councilwoman Eleanor Tinsley said that report is misleading because it relied on information from police and did not in
"Mel Rosen, AIDS Service Pioneer, Dies at 41": United Press International (09/02/92); New York--Mel Rosen, the first executive director of the Gay Men s Health Crisis and a pioneer of services to AIDS patients in New York State died of AIDS on Monday night at New York University Hospital. Rosen served as chairman of the Jewish Board of Family and Children s Services volunteer services program for peo
"Diller, Katzenberg Join AIDS Project Board": United Press International (09/02/92); Los Angeles--Two renowned film industry figures, Barry Diller and Jeffrey Katzenberg, have become members of the board of AIDS Project Los Angeles, announced the service group Wednesday. In February, Diller resigned as chairman and chief executive officer of Fox Inc. Katzenberg is currently chairman of Walt Disney S
"In the Nation: Condoms Dropped From Plane Miss Target": Baltimore Sun (09/02/92), P. 22A; Members of ACT-UP dropped condoms from a plane over a maximum-security prison in Waupun, Wis., yesterday. However, winds carried part of the foil-wrapped cargo into a nearby neighborhood, according to a prison spokesman. Associate Warden Greg Grams said that the condoms were confiscated and seized as contraband beca
"A 7-Year-Old AIDS Victim Sparks Hysteria, Hatred": Baltimore Sun (09/02/92), P. 2A; Driscoll, Amy; Autum Aquino, a second-grader with AIDS, received a death threat and a hostile reception from members of her new community in Florida. Autum and her family recently moved to Florida from Maine because her doctors said the climate would be easier for her to handle. Parents at Lakeland Elementary did not want their ch
"AIDS Activists Distribute Condoms to Teen Art Students": Baltimore Sun (09/02/92), P. 7E; Siegel, Eric; ACT-UP conducted a short course in safe sex for students in front of the Baltimore School for the Arts yesterday. As the students were dismissed from the first day of classes, ACT-UP members stood across the street from the school and handed out condoms and brochures. However, the director of the high school, David
"Pushing for a More Inclusive AIDS Census": USA Today (09/02/92), P. 1D; Painter, Kim; Dozens of AIDS organizations will be meeting with members of the Centers for Disease Control today in Atlanta to discuss the federal definition of AIDS. Currently, health officials consider AIDS patients only those who have experienced one of 23 opportunistic infections and cancers that indicate a weakened immune sys
"Dentist as Source of AIDS Unlikely": Washington Post (Health) (09/01/92), P. 5; Colburn, Don; Despite recent public concern, additional evidence indicates that the risk of contracting HIV while being treated by an infected dentist is significantly low. A dental student at the Medical College of Georgia School of Dentistry in Augusta tested HIV-positive, and was suspended
"Parents Get Say in D.C. School Condom Plan": Washington Post (09/01/92), P. C1; Goldstein, Amy; Parents who insist that their children not receive condoms through the Washington, D.C., high school distribution program, will be able to prevent teenagers from doing so, said School Superintendent Franklin L. Smith. Smith added that school officials will inform parents who have prohibited their children from obtain
"Ferrer Upset Over Vote on Teaching About AIDS": New York Times (09/01/92), P. B3; Gonzalez, David; The Bronx Borough President, Fernando Ferrer, announced yesterday that he opposed the stance taken by his appointee to the Board of Education regarding a pledge to be taken by AIDS educators. Ferrer said the pledge might force him to reconsider Ninfa Segarra s reappointment in 1994. Ninfa Segarra, whom Ferrer appoin
"Law: Red Cross Must Disclose Information About a Blood Donor": Wall Street Journal (09/01/92), P. B8; The Richmond, Va., federal appeals court ruled that the mother of an infant who contracted HIV via a tainted blood transfusion in 1985 and died of AIDS in 1988 may obtain medical information about the person who donated blood used in that transfusion. The court upheld a lower court order requiring the Red Cross to re
"The Stalled Response to AIDS": Issues in Science and Technology (Fall 1992) Vol. 9, No. 1, P. 24; Gellin, Bruce G. and Rogers, David E.; The AIDS epidemic has become more devastating since its start as a result of public ignorance, write Bruce G. Gellin and David E. Rogers in an article in Issues in Science and Technology. The epidemic has been advanced by three factors of modern society: the sexual revolution, the ease of international travel, and th
"AIDS in the Work Place: When Silence Can Be Deadly": Today's Facility Manager (09/92) Vol.4, No.6,P.1; Tessler, Donna and Schwartz, Heidi; Facility managers of corporations should institute AIDS policies before the first cases of the disease emerge in the organization, write Donna Tessler and Heidi Schwartz of Today s Facility Manager. It is predicted that about 90 percent of HIV-positive individuals are presently in the labor force; every American empl
"Delay of OSHA Rule Sought": Nation's Health (09/92) Vol. 22, No. 9, P. 5; Physicians should be given more time by the Department of Labor to comply with standards to protect health-care workers against exposure to HIV and other bloodborne infections, according to doctors groups. Though the rules were enacted in July, physicians want at least six more months to comply with them. The Ameri
"Mason Says Anti-TB Efforts to Cost More Than Planned": Nation's Health (09/92) Vol. 22, No. 9, P. 5; The federal government may have to spend much more money in fiscal 1993 than expected on attempts to control tuberculosis, due to the growing number of TB cases in the U.S. and new strains of the virus that are drug-resistant. HHS Assistant Secretary for Health James Mason, MD, wrote in a July 2 letter to House Energ
"CDC Pushes 'Obscene' Test for New AIDS Messages": Nation's Health (09/92) Vol. 22, No. 9, P. 5; Public health centers that use AIDS education materials must submit to a new obscene standard in order to receive funds from federal sources for their projects, according to the Centers for Disease Control. The CDC spends about $350 million a year on AIDS education and prevention efforts--$40 million of that is tar
"Controversy Over Definition of AIDS Cases Continues": Nation's Health (09/92) Vol. 22, No. 9, P. 1; Debate between the Centers for Disease Control and AIDS activists over the AIDS case definition has been going on for several months. Beliefs that the expanded definition would not be available until after the Presidential election were spurred when officials from the Department of Health and Human Services retreated
"AIDS Treatment Costs Could Rise Sharply": Nation's Health (09/92) Vol. 22, No. 9, P. 3; The national medical bill for treating HIV-positive patients, both before and after actual diagnosis with AIDS, could increase about 50 percent, from $10.3 billion this year to $15.2 billion in 1995, says a recent study from the Agency for Health Care Policy and Research. The additional costs will arise from both the
"Activists Clash With Israel Government Over AIDS Testing": United Press International (08/31/92); Kaunfer, Elie; Jerusalem--The Israeli Health Ministry has introduced mandatory HIV tests for all visitors to Israel who stay longer than three months. The ministry has already begun limited testing at embassies abroad, and insists that foreigners are the main cause of AIDS in Israel. But the Israeli AIDS Task force says the tests
"Quarantine Extended for AIDS-Infected Woman": United Press International (08/31/92); Muskegon Heights, Mich.--The Muskegon Heights woman with AIDS who is quarantined for allegedly having had sex with as many as six men without disclosing her condition will continue to be confined, with some modifications. Muskegon County Probate Judge Neill Mullally held a hearing Monday for Brenda Jensen, 31, and pr
"On an Inspiring Day, Everyone Gets to Serve": New York Times (08/31/92), P. C8; Araton, Harvey; The Arthur Ashe Tennis Challenge was held yesterday at the National Tennis Center, on the eve of the 1992 United States Open, and featured tennis champions including John McEnroe, Martina Navratilova, Andre Agassi, and Steffi Graf. A crowd totaling 10,273 people attended the event, wh
"Settlement in Lawsuit on H.I.V.-Tainted Blood": New York Times (08/30/92), P. 35; Tabor, Mary B.W.; A member of the Columbo crime family who contracted HIV via a blood transfusion from an infected friend has reached a settlement in his civil suit against a Brooklyn hospital and doctor whom he blames for permitting him to be infected with HIV. For three weeks, Gregory Scarpa argued in State Supreme Court in Brooklyn
"Antibodies to HIV-1 in Urine of Children of HIV-1 Infected Women": Lancet (08/29/92) Vol. 340, No. 8818, P. 559; Bauer, Gerhard et al.; Repetitive detection of gp 160-specific urinary antibodies in comparable at-risk children aged 12 months or less should serve as strong proof of HIV infection, write Gerhard Bauer et al. of the University of Maryland School of Medicine in Baltimore, Md. Urine of adults with HIV-1 contains HIV-1 specific antibodies.
"Effect of Blood Transfusion on Survival Among Children in a Kenyan" Hospital: Lancet (08/29/92) Vol. 340, No. 8818, P. 524; Lackritz, Eve M. et al.; Prevention and effective treatment of the causes of anemia, targeted to children 3 years old or younger, are necessary to limit pediatric anemia, blood transfusions, and mortality, write Eve M. Lackritz et al. of the Centers for Disease Control in Atlanta, Ga. Blood transfusions are frequently given in Africa to trea
"Outcry Fails to Persuade 2 Backers of AIDS Pledge": New York Times (08/29/92), P. 22; Hennenberger, Melinda; Two members of the New York City Board of Education, who favored a pledge to be signed by outside AIDS educators that would ensure an emphasis on abstinence in the classroom, said that a protest against the measure reassured them they were right to impose the requirement. Dr. Irene H. Impellizzeri and Michael Petride
"Distribution of Condoms by Schools Backed": St. Louis Post-Dispatch (08/28/92); A large majority of Americans favor condom distribution programs in public schools, a concept that would have never been considered ten years ago, according to a Gallup poll issued Thursday. About 68 percent of the adults involved in the survey would approve of condom distribution in their public schools. Although 4
"Midwest Report: Officer Has HIV Test After Fighting Suspect": Chicago Tribune (08/28/92), P. 1-3; A Wausau, Wis., police officer underwent HIV testing after being exposed to blood during a struggle with a man described as a drug abuser and homosexual. Although police officers have been exposed to blood before while restraining people in custody, this is the first time one has been tested for HIV, said Police Chie
"Two Million HIV Tests Performed Last Year": United Press International (08/28/92); Taylor, Charles S.; Atlanta--More than 2 million HIV tests were conducted at publicly funded locations in 1991, and 57,879 positive results were reported. The Centers for Disease Control reported Thursday that 2,091,000 tests given at 65 HIV test sites in 1991 signify a substantial increase over the estimated 79,000 tests performed at p
"'One Life' Uses AIDS Quilt to Wrap Up Gay Story": USA Today (08/28/92), P. 1D; Gable, Donna; ABC s soap opera One Life to Live will end its three-month story line about homophobia with scenes of the NAMES Project AIDS Memorial Quilt. Today and Monday, One Life will show 248 of the 21,000 panels of the memorial patchwork quilt, which represents a tribute to those people who have died of AIDS. The episode
"Better AIDS Measures Urged in Prisons": Philadelphia Inquirer (08/28/92), P. B7; Motley, Wanda; The lack of adequate public health policies such as AIDS testing and education in Pennsylvania s state and county prisons increases the chances for inmates already at high-risk of becoming infected with HIV, reported an advocacy group yesterday. The AIDS Coalition in Prisons and Jails presented their third report in
"Poll Shows 68 Percent Support Distribution of Condoms at Schools": New York Times (08/28/92), P. A12; De Witt, Karen; A Gallup poll conducted to determine attitudes toward public schools found that 68 percent of those who participated in the poll advocated distribution of condoms in schools. The 24th annual poll, which was made public today, also found that most people seemingly have little faith in politicians to implement such cha
"Educators Fight New York Panel on AIDS Pledge": New York Times (08/28/92), P. A1; Henneberger, Melinda; Organizations which operate AIDS education programs in New York City schools protested yesterday against the Board of Education s requirement that they pledge to stress abstinence over safe sex in classroom presentations. Among the 200 AIDS groups, more than 40 have already refused to sign the pledge and most of the
"Budget Crisis Hits AIDS Commission": Washington Post (08/28/92), P. A21; Brown, David; The president s National Commission on AIDS has received a budget cut that has forced the group to lay off half of its 20 staff members and put the rest on short work weeks. The absence of funds has also compelled the panel to cancel hearings scheduled for September, and to postpone a report on the relationship betwe
"Pregnancy and HIV": New England Journal of Medicine (08/27/92) Vol. 327, No. 9, P. 645; Cooper, Elizabeth et al.; Childbearing women as a whole deserve the full protection of mandatory HIV-testing laws, write Elizabeth Cooper et al. of the American Civil Liberties Union AIDS Project in New York, N.Y. Heagarty and Abrams in the March 26 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine were correct in stating that there is sufficient
"Legal Beat: HIV-Infected Blood Recipient Can Sue Donor, Appeals Court" Rules: Wall Street Journal (08/27/92), P. B8; Anders, George; The Sixth U.S. Court of Appeals in Cincinnati, Ohio, ruled that the recipient of HIV-infected blood may sue the donor, despite the fact that the identity of the donor was revealed in violation of a lower-court order. While the lower-court order protecting the donor s identity was upheld by the appeals court, it said
"Tennis Rallies Round Ashe": Washington Post (08/27/92), P. B11; Finn, Robin; Tennis greats playing in the U.S. Open are also joining former tennis champion Arthur Ashe s fight against AIDS. Nine top-ranked stars, including Jim Courier and Monica Seles, will be featured on Sunday in an exhibition to benefit Ashe s new Foundation for the Defeat of AIDS. The exhibition will begin a 15-month eff
"Doctor Disputes Risk of Sex in Video Booths": Philadelphia Inquirer (08/27/92), P. B1; Copeland, Larry; The alleged sex acts that took place in three Philadelphia bookstores poses minimal-risk for transmission of HIV, according to a Philadelphia physician with a large AIDS practice. Dr. Frederick Nicholas Ifft of the Southeast Health Center testified yesterday at a hearing before Common Pleas Court Judge Alex Bonavita
"Straight Talk on Tough Teen Issues": USA Today (08/27/92), P. 3D; Roush, Matt; Two television programs, airing on local stations beginning this week and running through mid-September, are targeted at educating teens about pressing issues. The week of Sept. 14, MTV will air the program Mountain! Get Out of My Way, which features talk-show host Montel WIlliams. The program is a poignant and ex
"Switching Drugs is Found to Help in AIDS Cases": New York Times (08/27/92), P. B7; Angier, Natalie; AIDS patients who take AZT could benefit by switching after several months to didanosine (DDI), according to a study published in today s New England Journal of Medicine. The findings indicate that people in early stages of infection with HIV should not re
"Multiple False-Positive Serologic Tests for HIV, HTLV-1, and Hepatitis C" Following Influenza Vaccination, 1991: Journal of the American Medical Association (08/26/92) Vol. 268, No. 8, P. 1015; Mac Kenzie, William R. et al.; Influenza vaccination was linked to the occurrence of multiple false-positive viral ELISAs among blood donors, write William MacKenzie et al. of the Centers for Disease Control in Atlanta, Ga. Blood donors found to have multiple false-positive viral ELISAs and randomly selected seronegative controls who donated betwe
"HIV No Longer Sounds School Alarms": Chicago Tribune (08/26/92), P. 1-1; Donato, Marla; Parents of children attending elementary school in two suburban areas of Chicago will receive pamphlets about AIDS and an announcement that a child in their respective district is infected with HIV. The letters mailed to parents in Park Forest and Orland Park are not supposed to create public hysteria but do indicate
"AIDS Obsession on the School Board": New York Times (08/26/92), P. A20; The New York City Board of Education s preoccupation with abstinence in AIDS programs could trivialize the real purpose of these efforts, write the editors of the New York Times. The board revised a pledge last week to make guest speakers in schools to emphasize abstinence as the best means to avoid HIV infection. T
"Clinton Emphasizes Need for Change, Increased AIDS Awareness": United Press International (08/26/92); Dallas--Democratic presidential candidate Bill Clinton vowed to control growing health costs and to promote a more extensive AIDS awareness if elected to office. Clinton appeared in a televised public forum in Dallas and answered questions from the audience. He indicated that it is unfortunate that the
"HIV Patient Won't Join Fire Dept.": Washington Post (08/26/92), P. D1; Wilgoren, Debbi; A man who successfully won a lawsuit against the D.C. Fire Department after it denied him a position in 1989 because he was infected with HIV has decided not to join the agency. Known only as John Doe, the man, who won back his job along with $100,000, said he was afraid of the reactions of firefighters and officials
"Flu Shots May Give False Blood Reading": USA Today (08/26/92), P. 1D; Painter, Kim; People who receive flu shots may test positive for viruses they don t actually have when they donate blood. For about 1.7 percent of recent flu vaccine recipients, blood banks find false-positive tests for HIV, hepatitis C, and human T cell lymphotrophic virus, type 1. But follow-up tests indicate the donors aren t
"News in Brief: Colorado": Advocate (08/25/92) No. 610, P. 25; Due to fear of a political backlash from gays, blood banks were negligent about screening donors at the beginning of the AIDS epidemic, a prominent AIDS doctor said July 16 in Denver. Dr. Marcus Conant, a San Francisco doctor, said blood banks did not abide by recommendations made by regulatory agencies to screen ou
"News in Brief: Louisiana": Advocate (08/25/92) No. 610, P. 24; A total of $23.3 million in state money will be allotted to hospitals and other groups helping to fight Louisiana s growing AIDS epidemic, a state official announced July 16. The official, Patrick Grusenmeyer, director of the Department of Health and Hospital s HIV program office, said that most of the money would be
"News in Brief: International": Advocate (08/25/92) No. 610, P. 31; Approximately one million people contracted HIV in the first six months of this year, with almost half of the infections developing among women, reported the World Health Organization (WHO). Dr. Michael Merson, director of WHO s Global Programme on AIDS, announced at the Eighth In
"News in Brief: Georgia": Advocate (08/25/92) No. 610, P. 24; A Georgia board of human resources is considering funding a proposal that would require that doctors and clinics report the names and addresses of people who test positive for HIV infection. Activists said at a public hearing in Atlanta on July 21 that such a proposal would resul
"From Amsterdam to Berlin to Yokohama, Maybe": Advocate (08/25/92) No. 610, P. 34; Gessen, Masha; Contentions over international AIDS-related travel restrictions continued to flare as the Eighth International Conference on AIDS in Amsterdam came to a close. The two agencies that sponsor the annual event disclosed July 24 that they would not support a conference held in a country that prohibits foreign citizens wi
"News in Brief: Minnesota": Advocate (08/25/92) No. 610, P. 23; The Minnesota Supreme Court determined on July 24 that a woman who became infected through a contaminated blood transfusion can file a lawsuit against the American Red Cross. The woman, Patty Kaiser, received the transfusion in 1984, but did not learn that she was infected until 1987, after the statute of limitations
"News in Brief: Michigan": Advocate (08/25/92) No. 610, P. 23; Board Chairman Richard Semple of Ottaway County, Michigan, claimed on July 14 that the AIDS epidemic is the outcome of the United States reluctance to quarantine people with HIV infection. Back in the beginning when [HIV] was first discovered, there was an opportunity to do something. We gave that away. He added,
"Camp HIV": Village Voice (08/25/92) Vol. 37, No. 34, P. 18; Coughlin, Dan; A total of 233 HIV-positive Haitian refugees and family members seeking political asylum have been detained at Camp Bulkeley in Guantanamo Bay by the U.S. government since February. The Bulkeley internees and 37,000 of their compatriots were initially found by the U.S. Coast Guard and then brought to Guantanamo and i
"News in Brief: New York": Advocate (08/25/92) No. 610, P. 22; A nurse who became infected with HIV after being pricked with a contaminated needle during a struggle with a prisoner was granted $5.3 million in damages by a New York state judge on July 21. State court of claims Judge Israel Margolis said the nurse could have prevented being pri
"Ashe Will Sponsor Tennis Benefit for AIDS": United Press International (08/25/92); New York--Former tennis champion Arthur Ashe will use the upcoming U.S. Open as a vehicle to introduce his own AIDS foundation. New York City Mayor David Dinkins is expected to make a formal announcement Wednesday at City Hall where Ashe would detail his 15-month campaign to raise money for AIDS organizations. The f
"Samoan Plant is Tested as AIDS Drug": Boston Globe (08/25/92), P. 12; Extracts from a rain forest plant growing in Samoa could be a potential AIDS treatment, according to findings reported in the Journal of Medicinal Chemistry. The research was conducted by the National Cancer Institute (NCI) in conj
"Future Condoms May Have Enzymes to Kill HIV": Baltimore Sun (08/25/92), P. 5D; Some day in the near future drug companies may be able to insert HIV-killing enzymes into vaginal suppositories and condoms, reports an Arkansas biomedical company. The two enzymes would help inhibit the transmission of HIV and other sexually transmitted diseases by killing HIV after it enters the vagina or anus duri
"Women Urged to Be Assertive About AIDS Precautions": Baltimore Sun (08/25/92), P. 1D; Marbella, Jean; AIDS may be a force that shifts sexual dynamics, according to health professionals. Dr. Helen Rodriguez-Trias, the president-elect of American Public Health Association and a physician based in Brookdale, Calif., said, When you talk about relationships involving sex, you re talking about relationships of power: who
"Generic Drug Maker Wants to Sell Anti-AIDS Compound": United Press International (08/25/92); Washington--A manufacturer of generic drugs said it is seeking federal approval to distribute a cheaper version of AZT , which is only available in the United States from its manufacturer, Burroughs Wellcome. An official of
"Messengers on AIDS": Washington Post (Health) (08/25/92), P. 6; Trafford, Abigail; Two white HIV-positive women came forth this year for the first time at the Democratic and Republican National Conventions to address the topic of AIDS. Elizabeth Glaser spoke at the Democratic National Convention about the crisis in caring for AIDS patients. Glaser, 44, contracted HIV from a blood transfusion. Con
"Reports of AIDS-Like Illness Inconclusive": Washington Post (Health) (08/25/92), P. 8; Gladwell, Malcolm; The mysterious AIDS-like condition that has developed in two dozen Americans in whom no sign of HIV infection can be detected is not considered by health officials to be as serious a condition as AIDS. A panel of some of the nation s leading public health and AIDS experts said at the meeting at the Centers for Diseas
"AIDS Pact Reached": National Law Journal (08/24/92) Vol. 14, No. 51, P. 6; An HIV-positive nurse from Maine, fired after being tested for the virus, agreed in court for an undisclosed settlement amount not to return to his medical practice. Settled Aug. 10, the suit was thought to be the first in the state dealing with a health-care worker fired for testing HIV-positive or having AIDS.
"Hotel Hit in AIDS Bias Claim": National Law Journal (08/24/92) Vol.14, No.51, P.15; MacLachlan, Claudia; A Boston hotel was directed to pay $30,000 in emotional distress damages to the estate of a waiter who charged that hotel officials harassed him because he had AIDS. The case was the first of its kind in Massachusetts and one of the few nationally to go to a hearing. Douglas McKinley, the waiter who died last Octo
"Progress Fitful on Understanding AIDS, Developing Therapies": Chemical + Engineering News (08/24/92) Vol.70, No.34, P.27; Baum, Rudy M.; Although the event was quite subdued, several findings were released on AIDS research at the Eighth International Conference on AIDS in Amsterdam last month. The prevailing report detailed cases of an AIDS-like condition without detectable HIV infection. Many researchers felt that the new condition may be some undet
"African AIDS Drug Rejected in US to be Reevaluated": Boston Globe (08/24/92), P. 13; Anstett, Patricia; Federal officials announced that they will reexamine an African AIDS drug that they once rejected as being ineffective. The alpha interferon drug, Kemron, has been labeled by the U.S. medical establishment as a failure and a fraud. However, a Kenyan researcher who pioneered the drug feels strongly about it and says
"Legal Beat: AIDS Suits Allowed Against Blood Banks": Wall Street Journal (08/24/92), P. B6; Kang, Grace M.; Recent appellate decisions from the high courts of Minnesota and Florida will permit people who became infected with HIV through transfusions years ago to sue blood banks that supplied the contaminated blood. The rulings challenge years of lower-court decisions which generally threw out such cases because they were f
"AIDS: Progress and Prospects": Washington Post (08/24/92), P. A16; While it is all right to pressure Congress for more action and more funds to fight AIDS, it would be wrong to ignore progress or to imply that the epidemic is being ignored, write the editors of the Washington Post. This year, 10 times as many people will die of cancer and 15 times as many of heart disease as will di
"Quayle Taunted on AIDS During Florida Bus Trip": Washington Post (08/24/92), P. A8; Booth, William; Vice President Dan Quayle and his wife, Marilyn, were campaigning in central Florida yesterday when they encountered a small demonstration against the Bush administration s handling of the AIDS crisis. Quayle spent the day addressing family values, but he could not avoid criticism by AIDS activists who shouted at h
"One Step Toward Stopping the New Tuberculosis": Business Week (08/24/92) No. 3280, P. 77; Smith, Emily T.; Although scientists once thought they had tuberculosis under control, a new drug-resistant form has emerged and cases are increasing. Researchers at London s Hammersmith Hospital, along with colleagues in France , have determined how the tuberculosis bacterium escapes drugs. The r
"Getting Drugs to Market in Half the Time": Business Week (08/24/92) No.3280, P. 36; Carey, John; For the past decade, the president and the Office of Management + Budget have proposed that a portion of taxpayer funding for the Food and Drug Administration be replaced by fees levied on pharmaceutical companies and other regulated businesses. Congress and the industries commonly condemn the notion as a tax on inno
"First Lady Doesn't Applaud When Bush Knocks Abortion": United Press International (08/23/92); Ferraro, Thomas; Dallas--President Bush arrived in Dallas to attend a religious fundamentalist meeting Saturday night and was taunted by about 150 members of ACT-UP. The activists engaged in a noisy demonstration outside the Dallas Convention Center, claiming Bush has done very little to fight AIDS. One protestor responded to the an
"Official Wants Sex Monitors' Reports": United Press International (08/23/92); Philadelphia--The Philadelphia Health Department has been investigating sex practices in some city sex shops for two years, and has been paying for the effort with public funds. On Friday, Mayor Ed Rendell suspended the department s monitoring program, claiming, People in the Health Department had the responsibility
"Activists Take to Streets to Fight Spread of AIDS": Washington Post (08/23/92), P. B3; Henderson, Neil; ACT-UP/D.C. implemented a clean needle exchange program on Saturday to curb the spread of HIV among drug addicts in Washington. The activists distributed plastic bags that contained two new syringes, an alcohol swab, four condoms, a vial of bleach, instructions for cleaning needles, and information about drug-treatme
"Tide of Lawsuits Portrays Society Ravaged by AIDS": New York Times (08/23/92), P. 1; Margolick, David; The AIDS epidemic has prompted a surge in lawsuits nationwide. Most involve discrimination, faulty blood supplies, and criminal prosecutions. However, lawsuits can touch on a variety of topics from free speech to child custody to libel and will contests. Attorneys and judges have been forced to apply old legal doct
"Impact of User Fees on Attendance at a Referral Centre for Sexually" Transmitted Diseases in Kenya: Lancet (08/22/92) Vol. 340, No. 8817, P. 463; Moses, Stephen et al.; User fees imposed on Kenyan health clinic patients probably increased the number of untreated sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) in the population, leading to possibly severe long-term health problems, write Stephen Moses and colleagues of the University of Nairobi in Nairobi, Kenya. The researchers examined the ef
"Striking Identity Between HIV-1 Envelope Glycoprotein gp120 and its CD4" Receptor: Lancet (08/22/92) Vol. 340, No. 8817, P. 484; Zagury, J.F. et al.; A pentapeptide identity (SLWDQ) sequence contributes to the impairment of the immune responsiveness observed in AIDS, by emulating or inhibiting a CD4 function involved in T4 cell activation, according to J.F. Zagury et al. of the Universite P. et M. Curie in Paris, France . Oligop
"Zambia: Drought in Monze": Lancet (08/22/92) Vol. 340, No. 8817, P. 476; Foster, Susan; The biggest threat to the economy of the Monze district in Zambia is AIDS. There have been approximately 3,600 cases of AIDS in a population of 160,000 since 1987. Moreover, by 1997 it is possible that about one-third of households will have experienced at least one death from AI
"Lack of Activity of Zidovudine Against Ureaplasma Urealyticum and" Mycoplasma Hominis: Lancet (08/22/92) Vol. 340, No. 8817, P. 484; Madoff, Sarabelle et al.; Fresh strains of mycoplasma hominis and Ureaplasma urealyticum do not appear susceptible to AZT in vitro, write Sarabelle Madoff et al. of the Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston, Mass. In the Jan. 11 issue of the Lancet, Dr. Lafeuillade and colleague
"Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation, AIDS, and Public Panic": Lancet (08/22/92) Vol. 340, No. 8817, P. 457; Protective devices may have to be accepted in order for the effective use of bystander cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) to continue during the AIDS era, write the editors of the Lancet. The release of another face shield for protection during mouth-to-mouth resuscitation, this one claiming to be HIV resistant, f
"AIDS Vaccines: Liability Bill Introduced in Congress": Science (08/21/92) Vol. 2576, No. 5073, P. 1035; Cohen, Jon; In an effort to resolve AIDS vaccine liability problems, Rep. Pete Stark (D-Calif.) proposed a bill on August 12 aimed at protecting responsible manufacturers from being sued by recipients of experimental or approved vaccines. From discussions with advocacy groups, industry, academia, and the government research a
"Availability of Flow Cytometric Immunophenotyping of Lymphocytes to" Hospital Patients--United States, 1990: Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (08/21/92) Vol. 41, No. 33, P. 608; Flow Cytometric Immunophenotyping, which is used to detect the percentage of CD4+ T-lymphocytes among total lymphocytes and the percentages of other lymphocyte subpopulations, is widely available to hospitals providing care to HIV-positive patients, according to a recent study by the National Public Health and Hospita
"Aids Distills Disquiet Within the Party": Financial Times (08/21/92), P. 5; Kaminski, Matthew; The Republican National Convention has emphasized that the party links gays with AIDS and immoral behavior. A sign frequently displayed at the convention said, Family rights forever, gay rights never. Patrick Buchanan, who spoke Monday at the convention, attacked the Democratic party for its association with milit
"HIV-1 From a Seronegative Transplant Donor": New England Journal of Medicine (08/20/92) Vol. 327, No. 8, P. 564; Clerici, Mario et al.; Alternative methods of HIV screening are necessary for transplant donors, write Dr. Mario Clerici et al. of the National Cancer Institute in Bethesda, Md. While serologic testing is currently sufficient for the majority of blood transfusions and organ or tissue transplantations, it is clear that such testing could mi
"Dr. Linda J. Laubenstein, Pioneer in Study, Treatment of AIDS; at 45": Boston Globe (08/20/92), P. 69; A renowned AIDS researcher died Aug. 15. Dr. Linda J. Laubenstein, a blood and cancer specialist, was among the first physicians to detect a mysterious disease that subsequently became known as AIDS. She was seriously handicapped from childhood from polio, which left her paraplegic. Her colleague, Dr. Jeffrey Green
"Ask Beth: When Should Kids Learn About AIDS?": Boston Globe (08/20/92), P. 91; Children need to be educated about AIDS before reaching adolescence, writes columnist Beth of Ask Beth. A concerned parent wrote Beth asking if the nation s children are getting a sufficient AIDS education, because her 12-year-old seems to know more about the disease than her 16-year-old. Beth replied that there is
"AIDS Crisis Spawning Insurance Scams": Chicago Tribune (08/20/92), P. 1-6; On Wednesday, Illinois securities regulators focused their attention on schemes that promised big returns for purchasing the life insurance policies of AIDS patients, and cautioned that the epidemic has prompted a new influx of such scams. The scams, which were not properly registered, used unsolicited, high-pressure
"CMA Moves to Protect AIDS-Infected Doctors": Toronto Globe and Mail (08/20/92), P. A8; Mickleburgh, Rod; The Canadian Medical Association (CMA) decided yesterday that HIV-positive physicians should not have to disclose their condition to their patients, stop practicing medicine, or stop performing surgery. David Walters, coordinator of the CMA s health care and promotion committee, said that in
"Gay Rights and AIDS Emerging as a Divisive Issue in Campaign": New York Times (08/20/92), P. A1; Schmalz, Jeffrey; Homosexual issues have emerged as a controversy at the Republican National Convention and outside the Astrodome, where it is being held. Beginning Monday night with a speech by Patrick J. Buchanan and proceeding with remarks by other Republicans in the past two days, the party has clarified its stance on opposition t
"An AIDS Message to 'Nation at Risk'": Washington Post (08/20/92), P. A33; Schwartz, Maralee; An HIV-positive woman, daughter of renowned Republican contributor Max Fisher, addressed the Republican National Convention last night. Mary D. Fisher, speaking about the family values theme of last night s program, said, We do the president s cause no good if we praise the American family but ignore a virus that de
"School Board Toughens Chancellor's AIDS Pledge": New York Times (08/20/92), P. B2; Berger, Joseph; The New York City Board of Education yesterday decided on a version of a new abstinence pledge for AIDS educators, despite objections of the board s president, H. Carl McCall, and Schools Chancellor Joseph A. Fernandez. The board s move to approve a broader pledge than the Chancellor had wanted was more representativ
"Securities Officials Warn About Scam Involving the Terminally Insured": Wall Street Journal (08/20/92), P. C18; Salwen, Kevin G.; Unscrupulous businesses are allegedly using the plight of AIDS patients and other terminally ill patients in scam operations to bilk investors, state insurance regulators warn. The fraudulent brokers promise investors big bucks with low risks by purchasing the insurance policies on terminally ill individuals. Offi
"When Benefits Changes Leave Employees Vulnerable": Washington Post (08/20/92), P. A1; Gladwell, Malcolm; The estate of a male AIDS patient is challenging his employer for changing its insurance policy to one that provided only limited reimbursement for AIDS patients. John McGann, who died last year, lost his insurance coverage seven months after he developed AIDS in late 1987, when his policy changed. His employer, H +
"Physicians Urged to Report Moderate to Severe Immune Deficiency Cases" Without Evidence of HIV Infection: Journal of the American Medical Association (08/19/92) Vol. 268, No. 7, P. 847; Goldsmith, Marsha; Last month reports of an AIDS-like illness without evidence of HIV infection were released at the Eighth International Conference on AIDS in Amsterdam. The reports raised questions of whether a virus is involved and if it is contagious. Dr. James W. Curran, director of the HIV/AIDS programs at the Centers for Diseas
"Hospital Trying New Safe Needles": United Press International (08/19/92); Fort Lauderdale, Fla.--The North Broward Hospital District has implemented trial tests of new equipment designed to decrease the risk of HIV infection health-care workers encounter from accidental needle sticks. Health-care workers at the hospital are using plastic-covered needles and IV bags with locks. The needles
"Obituaries: AIDS Researcher Dr. Linda Laubenstein": Chicago Tribune (08/19/92), P. 10-1; A renowned AIDS researcher who discovered some of the first AIDS cases died Saturday. Dr. Linda Laubenstein, who died at age 45, suffered from severe asthma and weakness from childhood polio that left her paraplegic since age 5. Dr. Jeffrey Greene, a colleague, said that Dr. Laubenstein was the ultimate AIDS physic
"Marketers Losing Reluctance to Join Fight Against AIDS": New York Times (08/19/92), P. D19; Elliot, Stuart; Mainstream marketers are showing their increased sensitivity to AIDS by joining Arthur Ashe s fight against the disease. Ashe, the former tennis champion with AIDS, will host an all-star tournament on Aug. 30 at the National Tennis Center in Flushing Meadows, Queens. Those expected to participate include Andre Agass
"Securities Regulators Target AIDS Life-Insurance Schemes": Washington Post (08/19/92), P. F4; The North American Securities Administrators Association, a group of state securities regulators, has issued a warning concerning fraudulent brokers who coax investors into purchasing the life insurance policies of AIDS patients with less than a year to live. The group claims the scam artists often sell policies at g
"Woman With HIV Will Attempt to Stir Nation's Compassion": Philadelphia Inquirer (08/19/92), P. A12; Ojito, Mirta; An HIV-positive woman who is the daughter of a renowned Republican will be speaking about AIDS tonight at the Republican National Convention. Mary Fisher, daughter of financier, philanthropist, presidential confidant, and political power broker Max Fisher, said she believes the president has done what he can but mu
"Wording of AIDS Education Pledge Ignites Battle": New York Times (08/19/92), P. B3; Berger, Joseph; Controversy emerged again yesterday between New York City Schools Chancellor Joseph A. Fernandez and a majority of the Board of Education over the wording of a pledge that outside AIDS lecturers will have to sign. The board approved a resolution in May which requires all lessons about preventing HIV infection to emph
"Health Experts Call Blood Supply Safe": Washington Post (08/19/92), P. A5; The supply of blood in the United States is not at risk for the mysterious new AIDS virus and is as safe as it has ever been, announced health officials yesterday. Red Cross authorities and executives from other blood banking organizations met with experts from the Centers for Disease
"British Fashion Rebel Dies of AIDS": United Press International (08/18/92); London--Tommy Nutter, a world-renowned clothing designer, died of AIDS on Monday in a London hospital, according to The Guardian newspaper. Nutter, who died at 49, became popular for dressing celebrities such as Mick Jagger, the Beatles, Twiggy, and Cilla Black. Also, Nutter designed clothes in the 1980s and 1990s f
"Survey Reveals Abuse of AIDS Patients": Washington Post (08/18/92), P. A22; Approximately one-third of HIV-positive patients in the United States have been physically or verbally abused because of their disease, according to a national survey issued yesterday. The survey also found that escalating medical bills have left about half of the patients unable to p
"Working in Public to Explain AIDS-Like Ills": New York Times (08/18/92), P. C3; Altman, Lawrence K.; The fact that scientists search for the mysterious AIDS-like condition will be witnessed by the public makes many researchers uneasy. Many of the scientists and public health officials involved in the investigation are uncomfortable about performing their research for the nation to view, especially when only the mos
"AIDS Drug Studies Presented at International Meeting": American Medical News (08/17/92) Vol. 35, No. 31, P. 24; Staver, Sari; At the Eighth International Conference on AIDS, researchers released the latest clinical studies relating to the disease. One study reported by Dr. Bruce Dezube of the Dana Farber Cancer Institute in Boston found that pentoxifylline decreased tumor necrosis factor and HIV replication in seven AIDS patients. In four
"'Magic' AIDS Video to Debut": Supermarket News (08/17/92) Vol. 42, No. 33, P. 32; A new AIDS video featuring Magic Johnson and Arsenio Hall will be released Sept. 10 by Paramount Home Video. Time Out: The Truth About HIV, AIDS, and You was designed to educate young people about AIDS and HIV. Paramount chose not to suggest a retail price, hoping to encourage retailers to make it widely accessibl
"My Turn: 'Dad, I'm HIV Positive'": Newsweek (08/17/92) Vol. 120, No. 7, P. 9; Schoch, Russell; When Russell Schoch learned that his son had hemophilia, he writes, he believed that his son s life was doomed. But in the 15 years since, Schoch and his son have learned...to challenge the dogma. Schoch learned during those years that HIV had corrupted the blood supply. Now, his son is HIV positive, but Schoch co
"New HIV Test Now Available for Doctor's Offices": United Press International (08/17/92); Detroit--Michigan will be the first state to perform a new 10-minute HIV-1 test on Tuesday, which will be used for the first time in private doctor s offices and other medical facilities. The HIV test, approved by the Food and Drug Administration and used in Europe and parts of Canada
"Flynn Kills Condom Distribution Plan": United Press International (08/17/92); Boston--Mayor Raymond Flynn said Monday that he would veto a City Council-approved proposal to mandate condom machine installation in bars and restaurants in an attempt to curb the spread of HIV. Flynn said the ordinance is illegal. Councilor David Scondras, an AIDS activist, said the mayor s decision is tragic an
"Flynn Rapped on AIDS Prevention": Boston Globe (08/17/92), P. 15; Hanafin, Teresa M.; Boston s Mayor Raymond Flynn was chastised for failing to take an aggressive stance on AIDS prevention efforts by supporters of a proposed ordinance to require city restaurants and bars to install condom machines in restrooms. Councilor at Large John A. Nucci and Larry Kessler, executive director of the AIDS Action C
"Council Condom Plan Ruled Illegal": United Press International (08/17/92); Boston--A proposed law by the City Council to mandate that bars and restaurants install condom vending machines as a means to curb the spread of HIV has been ruled illegal by a legal advisor to Mayor Raymond Flynn. City corporation counsel Albert Wallis recommended to Flynn in a letter dated Aug. 14 that the proposed
"TV Stars Bringing HIV Facts to Teen-Agers": Los Angeles Times--Washington Edition (08/17/92), P.B8; Bernstein, Sharon; A syndicated program called Understanding HIV: Does Teen America Know the Facts? will air Aug. 29 and will feature many of television s most renowned teenagers. The program will include Chad Lowe, who plays an HIV-positive teenager on the ABC series Life Goes On, Ian Ziering and
"Ashe Getting Support for AIDS Foundation": New York Times (08/17/92), P. C2; Wallace, William N.; The Foundation for the Defeat of AIDS, founded by Arthur Ashe, is gaining increased support from a variety of tennis players and organizations. The foundation pledges to raise $15 million in 15 months, starting Aug. 30 with a one-day tournament at the National Tennis Center in Flushing Meadows. Andre Agassi, Jim Cou
"French Insurer Drops its Decision to Suspend Policies in AIDS Case": Wall Street Journal (08/17/92), P. B4B; Reversing an earlier decision, Union des Assurances de Paris (UAP) threw out plans to suspend until further study the policies of 25 regional French blood transfusion centers accused of knowingly allowing the use of AIDS-tainted blood. Last Friday, the country s largest insurer said its previous decision to suspend t
"Around the Nation: Deadly Tainted Blood": Washington Post (08/17/92), P. A6; A member of the Mafia has contracted HIV from an infected fellow gangster. Gregory Scarpa Sr., a leader of the Colombo crime family, became infected with HIV after receiving a blood transfusion from a member of his crime group. The transfusion occurred when Scarpa was hospitalized for an emergency hernia operation i
"AIDS Test": New York Times (08/16/92), P. 9-1; Schmalz, Jeffrey; Mary Fisher, the HIV-positive daughter of a well-known Republican, will address the Republican National Convention on Wednesday, and is expected to speak about AIDS and how she is infected with HIV. Fisher founded the Family AIDS Network, which serves as a referral service that channels volunteers to where they might
"Noticeboard: AIDS Without HIV?": Lancet (08/15/92) Vol. 340, No. 8816, P. 422; The World Health Organization will hold the first international meeting to investigate details of mysterious cases of an AIDS-like condition in adults that has no detectable trace of HIV infection. The meeting, which will take place at the headquarters in Geneva,
"Contribution of Maternal Viral Load to HIV-1 Transmission": Lancet (08/15/92) Vol. 340, No. 8816, P. 435; Ariyoshi, K. et al.; There is no relation between maternal infectious viral load in plasma or in PBMCs and outcome of HIV transmission to the child, write K. Ariyoshi et al. of the St. Mary s Hospital Medical School in London, United Kingdom . The European Collaborative Study on HIV-1 (April 25--Lancet) ha
"How Safe is BCG Vaccination in Children Born to HIV-Positive Mothers?": Lancet (08/15/92) Vol. 340, No. 8816, P. 434; Athale, Uma H. et al.; Zambian children should be immunized with BCG vaccine at 1 year of age, because by then full-blown AIDS or HIV infection will be evident and provide the basis for exclusion from immunization, write Uma H. Athale et al. of the University Teaching Hospital in Lusaka, Zambia. National policy in Zambia requires that ever
"Noticeboard: Consulting About Children With HIV": Lancet (08/15/92) Vol. 340, No. 8816, P. 422; The Eighth International Conference on AIDS held in Amsterdam last month raised some disturbing issues about the difficulties HIV-positive children and those who care for them encounter. An Italian study demonstrated, for instance, that among a cohort of perinatally HIV-infected children, 23 percent were now attendin
"Targeting Hospital Screening for HIV": Science News (08/15/92) Vol. 142, No. 7, P. 103; Raloff, J.; Among the estimated 1 million HIV-positive individuals in the United States , about one-fifth entered a hospital in 1990--most of whom probably did not know they were infected, according to a report featured in the Aug. 13 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine. Robert S. Janssen
"Increase Incidence of Hodgkin's Disease in HIV-Infected Men": United Press International (08/15/92); San Francisco--While Hodgkin s disease has been linked with immune system depletion for years, recent research has found for the first time that HIV-positive individuals run a much higher risk of developing the condition. The study, conducted at San Francisco s Public Health Department, was part of an ongoing health
"Review of Mystery Syndrome Leaves AIDS Experts Skeptical": Washington Post (08/15/92), P. A2; Gladwell, Malcolm; A group of top AIDS experts who gathered at the Centers for Disease Control in Atlanta, Ga., on Friday expressed skepticism over recent reports of a virus that causes AIDS-like symptoms with no detectable trace of HIV infection. At the CDC conference, two panels of the nation s leading AIDS researchers analyzed scien
"Bush Administration Weighs in on AIDS": Science (08/14/92) Vol. 257, No. 5072, P. 876; Stone, Richard; The U.S. State Department recently issued a report on the areas of the world with the highest rates of HIV/AIDS cases. The 21-page report The Global AIDS Disaster: Implications for the 1990s, written by actual scientists mainly for foreign diplomats and officials, addresses the economic and cultural threats posed b
"Experts Probe AIDS-Like Illness": United Press International (08/14/92); Taylor, Charles S.; Atlanta--A perplexing illness that causes a condition similar to AIDS in patients who are not infected with either of the two known AIDS viruses is being examined at a meeting of federal health officials. The meeting was organized in part to gather new reports of cases, said Bob Howard, a spokesman for the Center for
"'Get High, Get Stupid, Get AIDS' Ads Unveiled": United Press International (08/14/92); Stein, Rob; Washington--The Department of Health and Human Services is sponsoring a new advertising campaign which uses cartoons and humor to warn young people that the use of drugs and alcohol increases their chances of engaging in high-risk sexual behavior, thus boosting their risk of becoming infected with the AIDS virus. Ou
"Platform Battles Mirror the Party's Struggles": USA Today (08/14/92), P. 6A; Hall, Mimi; This year s GOP platform, due to be approved by delegates when the Republican National Convention opens on Monday, puts a strong emphasis on traditional family values. The platform, which opposes programs to dispense clean needles and condoms to help curb the spread of AIDS, has been called the most conservative part
"Highlights: What's Planned for the Convention": USA Today (08/14/92), P. 6A; On Wednesday, August 19 at the Republican National Convention in Houston, Texas, several speakers will address family values themes. Mary Fisher, who has AIDS and founded the Family AIDS Network, is scheduled to speak, along with Barbara Bush, Marilyn Quayle, Pat Robertson, and Labor Secretary Lynn Martin.
"News in Brief: Ireland": Advocate (08/13/92) No. 609, P. 29; Legislation proposed on July 1 in the Irish Parliament would for the first time permit sales of condoms in pubs, clubs, and shops. In addition, the legislation would lower the age at which teenagers would be allowed to buy condoms. Condoms can currently be sold only in pharmacies and family-planning clinics and only
"News in Brief: California": Advocate (08/13/92) No. 609, P. 25; The AIDS programs coordinator for Los Angeles County was abruptly taken from his position July 2, a day after the county board of supervisors demanded an investigation of allegations of staff shortages and inadequate administrative procedures at county AIDS clinics. Robert Frangenberg would be given another post with
"News in Brief: California": Advocate (08/13/92) No. 609, P. 25; A California AIDS task force recommended July 8 that insurance companies should be prohibited from denying coverage on the basis of preexisting health conditions and should be required to subsidize experimental AIDS treatments. State Insurance Commissioner John Garamendi formed the task force last September. Garamen
"HIV Infection Among Patients in U.S. Acute Care Hospitals": New England Journal of Medicine (08/13/92) Vol. 327, No. 7, P. 445; Janssen, Robert S. et al.; Providing voluntary HIV testing and counseling to hospital patients in areas with high rates of HIV/AIDS cases can potentially reach a large number of HIV-positive people who are unaware of their infection, write Robert S. Janssen et al. of the Centers for Disease Control in Atlanta, Ga. Patterns of HIV among patient
"News in Brief: Indiana": Advocate (08/13/92) No. 609, P. 23; The July 3 announcement that a dentist at the Indiana University dentistry school in Indianapolis died of AIDS did not produce expected public uproar. By July 8, dental school officials said they had answered only 14 calls from patients who were asking whether they had been treated by the dentist--Dr. Luis A. Santos.
"News in Brief: New York": Advocate (08/13/92) No. 609, P. 22; New York s Gov. Mario Cuomo signed legislation that would permit seriously ill people to designate standby guardians for their children. Cases of AIDS among parents of young children have, sadly, highlighted the need to enhance the ability of parents to plan for the care of their children should the parent die or
"News in Brief: Japan": Advocate (08/13/92) No. 609, P. 30; Japanese scientists announced July 10 that they had detected the first case of a native Japanese man infected with a strain of HIV that has spread rampantly throughout Thailand . Officials at the AIDS research center at the National Institutes of Health said, There is a chance t
"Girls Go for the Gloves": Advocate (08/13/92) No. 609, P. 55; Califia, Pat; Although lesbians are a low risk group for HIV infection, many believe they are not at all at risk. Risa Denenberg, a nurse practitioner who volunteers at New York City s gay and lesbian Community Health Project (CHP) conducted a small study of lesbian s beliefs about the transmission of HIV and found that one fifth
"News in Brief: United Arab Emirates": Advocate (08/13/92) No. 609, P. 30; A new health ministry committee in the United Arab Emirates created to develop new AIDS legislation in accordance with guidelines recommended by the World Health Organization is contemplating bar
"News in Brief: South Africa": Advocate (08/13/92) No. 609, P. 29; The spread of HIV could become as rampant in South Africa as it is in other African countries, due to continuous racism, ignorance, and poverty, according to a recent study conducted by the Johannesburg city council s health and housing directorate. The study s author, Mary Crewe
"News in Brief: France": Advocate (08/13/92) No. 609, P. 29; The former head of the French blood transfusion service admitted during his trial on fraud and negligence charges in Paris July 8 that he made a mistake which resulted in hundreds of hemophiliacs contracting HIV. The French official, Michael Garretta, is one of four former government officials who was indicted for ne
"News in Brief: New Jersey": Advocate (08/13/92) No. 609, P. 22; In opposition to New Jersey s newly announced focus on confidential, not anonymous, HIV testing, about 40 AIDS activists protested at the state capitol in Trenton on June 25. Though testing for HIV antibodies is offered at 16 sites operated by the state, the four newest sites offer only confidential testing; individu
"Screening for HIV Infection--Benefits and Costs": New England Journal of Medicine (08/13/92) Vol. 327, No. 7, P. 487; Quinn, Thomas C.; Many HIV-positive individuals are not aware of their condition, and often learn they are infected only after becoming ill with an HIV-related disease, writes Thomas C. Quinn of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases. Testing for HIV based on risk behavior or clinical suspicion only identifies 30 to
"'AIDS Bandit' Pleads Guilty to Robbery, Assault": United Press International (08/13/92); Worner, Elka; San Fernando, Calif.--Wesley Pledger, the man who used a syringe allegedly filled with his own AIDS-contaminated blood to hold up victims in a string of robberies, pleaded guilty yesterday to three counts of second-degree robbery, one count of attempted second degree robbery, and one count of assault with a deadly wea
"Scientists Link a Gene to Drug-Resistant TB": Philadelphia Inquirer (08/13/92), P. A2; Collins, Huntly; A gene that apparently explains why fatal new strains of tuberculosis are resistant to standard drug therapy has been identified by scientists at the Royal Postgraduate Medical School in Hammersmith Hospital in London. The findings, published yesterday in Nature magazine, determined that the gene katG is found in mos
"Report backs HIV Testing in Hospitals": Philadelphia Inquirer (08/13/92), P. A2; Haney, Daniel Q.; As many as 110,000 Americans who are infected with HIV but don t know it could be identified by routine AIDS testing of all young and middle-age patients at hospitals where AIDS is relatively common, according to a report written by Dr. Robert A. Janssen and colleagues from the Centers for Disease Control. The report
"Arsenio Hall's AIDS Video Targets the Young and Stars Magic Johnson": Philadelphia Inquirer (08/13/92), P. C7; Wickstrom, Andy; Video stores across the United States will begin offering Paramount s Time Out: The Truth About HIV, AIDS and You on Sept. 10. The instructional video is produced by late night talk show host Arsenio Hall and stars, among others, Paula Abdul, Magic Johnson, and Luke Perry. Aimed at
"City's AIDS Van Delivers Hope": Baltimore Sun (08/13/92), P. 1B; Lippman, Laura; A special AIDS van in West Baltimore, Md., is just one answer to the AIDS problem in the city, where more than 2,200 people have been diagnosed with the disease in the past ten years. The roving clinic on wheels chief aim is to provide aid to the city s fastest-growing population with AIDS: black female drug-users.
"Panel Backs Bill Granting Women More AIDS Care": Los Angeles Times--Washington Edition (08/13/92), P.A12; Grace, Stephanie; A congressional subcommittee has approved legislation that would change the medical criteria under which the Social Security Administration determines eligibility for payments. At issue is a proposed Social Security regulation that would expand disability coverage for AIDS patients. Supporters, however, have indicat
"Small Study Shows Vaccine in Patients With HIV Is Safe": Wall Street Journal (08/13/92), P. B6; A study of a new immunotherapeutic vaccine in patients with HIV proved that the preparation is safe to administer and prompts a rise in infection-fighting antibodies and immune cells. Made by Immune Response Corp. in a joint venture with Rhone-Poulenc Rorer , the vaccine uses kil
"Targeted Testing Could Spot Many Cases of HIV": USA Today (08/13/92), P. 1D; Painter, Kim; A recent study indicates that hospitals could locate two-thirds of the previously undetected HIV infections in their patients by testing just a handful of individuals nationwide. The plan calls for designated hospitals to routinely offer tests to patients between age 15 and 54, and requires the patients to voluntaril
"As the Blood Supply Gets Safer, Experts Still Call for Ways to Reduce the" Need for Transfusions: Journal of the American Medical Association (08/12/92) Vol. 268, No. 6, P. 698; Skolnick, Andrew A.; The safety of the blood supply and ways to protect it were discussed at the Challenges and Changes in Transfusion Medicine conference recently held at the National Institutes of Health in Bethesda, Md. While blood transfusions can save the lives of many thousands, there is growing recognition of the health hazards
"Condom Dispute Splits Church, AIDS Agency": United Press International (08/12/92); Indianapolis--Despite the threat of a cut in financial support, the Damien Center will continue to distribute condoms. The organization, founded in 1987 by local Roman Catholic and Episcopal churches, was blasted Tuesday by board member and Catholic archdiocese administrator Rev. David Coats for distributing condoms
"Report: 100,000 New Yorkers Could Die of AIDS by 1997": United Press International (08/12/92); Lyle, Morgan; Albany, N.Y.--As many as 100,000 New York residents could die of AIDS by the year 1997, the state Health Department said Wednesday in its annual AIDS in New York State report. According to the report, between 130,000 and 200,000 New Yorkers are infected with HIV. More than 47,500 cases of AIDS have been diagnosed
"FDA Tries to Quicken Drug Approval": USA Today (08/12/92), P. 7B; Walker, Blair S.; A plan to significantly reduce the amount of time it takes to approve new drugs is being developed by the pharmaceuticals industry and the government. Under the plan, drug manufacturers would be required to pay the Food and Drug Administration drug-approval fees of $150,000 per product, along with a $50,000 annual fe
"Ad Infinitum: Anti-AIDS Ad Campaign Targets Students Who 'Get Stupid'": Washington Times (08/12/92), P. C3; Rabin, Phil and Myles, Carolyn; The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services will launch a new anti-AIDS advertising campaign tomorrow, spreading the message to young adults that the use of drugs and alcohol affects good judgement about sexual behavior. The public-service ad campaign, titled Get High, Get Stupid, Get AIDS, is unprecedented in
"The Empty Office of Tom Kahn": Washington Post (08/12/92), P. C1; Kastor, Elizabeth; Life-long civil rights and labor activist Tom Kahn died of AIDS on March 27,1992, but his memory lives on in the hearts of the people he worked with. Kahn was employed at the International Affairs Office of the AFL-CIO. Anne Nipper was especially affected by Kahn s illness and death, as Kahn had picked her to be his
"Hanks Gets Serious For AIDS Movie": USA Today (08/12/92), P. 2D; Thomas, Karen; The next project for Silence of the Lambs director Jonathan Demme will be a movie called People Like Us. Tom Hanks is set to star as an AIDS-stricken attorney, along with Denzel Washington as the homophobic lawyer who must represent him in court. This is just one in a host of upcoming films that will feature gay-
"MCAD Breaks Ground On AIDS": Boston Globe (08/11/92), P. 25; Wong, Doris Sue; The Boston Harbor Hotel has been found guilty of discrimination for mistreating an employee solely because his supervisors assumed the employee had AIDS. As a result, the hotel is to pay Douglas McKinley s estate $30,000 in damages due to emotional distress. McKinley, who was a waiter at the hotel, died last October
"Awareness of AIDS Leads Florida to Adopt Infectious-Disease Policy": USA Today (08/11/92) P. 8C; The Florida High School Activities Association board of directors has approved an infectious-disease policy that will force any state high school athlete who bleeds during practice or a game to clean and cover the wound before he or she will be allowed to continue playing. The policy, which takes effect this fall, re
"FDA Chief: Fees Would Speed Drug Approvals": Los Angeles Times (08/11/92), P. B6; According to Food and Drug Administration Commissioner David Kessler, the FDA could approve new prescription drugs more quickly if drug companies paid the agency to hire more employees to handle application reviews through user fees. These fees could conceivably cut review time nearl
"Progress in the Global AIDS Effort": Washington Post (Health) (08/11/92), P. 3; Dam, Marjory; In a letter to the editors of the Washington Post, Marjory Dam asserted that the government has commended the World Health Organization for its Global Program on AIDS. An external relations and information officer with WHO, Dam deflected criticism that local AIDS projects set up i
"HIV Vaccines Promising, But Not Problem Free": American Medical News (08/10/92) Vol. 35, No. 30, P. 3; Staver, Sari; While results on HIV vaccines appear promising, many scientific and regulatory issues must first be addressed before the vaccines can be made available to the public, said experts. At the International AIDS conference last month, researchers reported that clinical trial data on preventive and therapeutic HIV vaccines
"A Message for Elizabeth Taylor": Maclean's (08/10/92) Vol. 105, No. 32, P. 48; Fotheringham, Allan; The press has grossly exaggerated the threat of AIDS to Canadians, writes columnist Allan Fotheringham. Newspapers, magazines, and television newscasts have jumped on the AIDS propaganda bandwagon because it is the trendiest of all diseases. However, the Bureau of Chronic Disease Epidemiology, Health, and Welfare
"Rockville Biotech Firm Plans Human Test of AIDS Vaccine": Washington Business Journal (08/10/92) Vol.11, No.11, P.5; Abrahams, Doug; Univax Biologies Inc. has successfully tested an AIDS vaccine on monkeys to prevent them from contracting a simian version of HIV. The research has been conducted under a cooperative research and development agreement with Walter Reed Army Institute of Research. Univax holds the development rights to the vaccine. D
"TeenAIDS: The Latest HIV Fib": New Republic (08/10/92) Vol. 207, No. 7, P. 17; Fumento, Michael; Claims spread by the media that the AIDS epidemic will soon affect large numbers of young heterosexuals are outright fallacies, writes Michael Fumento, author of a book called The Myth of Heterosexual AIDS. U.S. News + World Report cautioned in its May 4 issue that, the AIDS epidemic has taken an ominous turn toward
"Magic: Returning to the Lakers?": United Press International (08/10/92); Los Angeles--Sources have told the Los Angeles Times that basketball superstar Magic Johnson, who has AIDS, will be returning to the Los Angeles Lakers if tests show that his condition has not deteriorated. The news comes after Johnson led the United States basketball team to a gold m
"In Search of Safer Blood": Newsweek (08/10/92) Vol. 120, No. 6, P. 44; Cowley, Geoffrey et al.; Due to the recent news about the undetectable virus that causes AIDS-like symptoms, another hazard in the blood supply has emerged. Although health officials say the blood supply is quite safe, still 1 percent of all blood recipients suffer complications. However, experts agree that many of the 3.5 million Americans
"AIDS Tests For Health Caregivers?": Boston Globe (08/10/92), P. 27; Lehman, Betsy A.; A great number of people are calling for AIDS tests for all health care workers, writes Betsy A. Lehman of the Boston Globe. The October federal deadline for adopting special HIV guidelines for health care workers is close. If AIDS tests were required now, infected health workers, including nurses and doctors, would
"Few AIDS-like Virus Signs Found in New Ill": Boston Globe (08/10/92), P. 3; Cimons, Marlene; Dr. David Ho has not found any significant evidence that would point to the existence of a new AIDS-like virus. Ho has been studying several mystery cases of patients suffering from severe immune deficiency, but share none of the signs of infection with either of the two known viruses. Ho claims that he has examined
"British-French Dispute May Affect H.I.V. Patent": New York Times (08/10/92), P. P. A11; Leary, Warren; A dispute has developed between French and British research institutes over who should get credit for early research on the AIDS virus. The disagreement may have implications for France s efforts to renegotiate a patent royalty agreement with the United States over AIDS tests. The Fr
"AIDS Activist, Artist Alison Gertz, 26, Dies": USA Today (08/10/92), P. 2A; Orr, Jim; Alison Gertz, who was exposed to the AIDS virus during her first sexual experience at age 16, died Saturday at her parents home in Westhampton Beach, N.Y. Gertz went public with her disease, giving lectures, founding an AIDS-awareness group called Love Heals, and allowing the airing of a television movie based on he
"Developments to Watch: Viruses That may be all in the HIV Family": Business Week (08/10/92) No. 3278, P. 71; Marbach, William D. and Freundlich, Naomi; Controversial reports of at least 30 people in the U.S. who seem to have AIDS but do not test positive for HIV were released at the Eighth International AIDS Conference in Amsterdam last month. Three teams of researchers have investigated the findings since then. Scientist at Cornell Medical Center in New York, led
"Woman Settles Suit Claiming Test for H.I.V. Was Forced": New York Times (08/09/92), P. 36; Honolulu officials have agreed to pay a woman $50,000 to settle a lawsuit that claimed she was forced to take an H.I.V. test. The woman was arrested in 1988 on charges of prostitution and reckless endangerment. She later took the test voluntarily, and the results were negative.
"Virological and Polymerase Chain Reaction Studies of HIV-1/HIV-2 Dual" Infection in Cote d'Ivoire: Lancet (08/08/92) Vol. 340, No. 8815, P. 339; Peeters, Martine et al.; Surveys based on serology may overestimate the prevalence of mixed infections in areas where both HIV-1 and HIV-2 are evident, write Martine Peeters and colleagues of the World Health Organization Collaborating Center on AIDS in Antwerp, Belgium
"Prevalence of HIV-1 and HIV-2 Mixed Infections in Cote d'Ivoire": Lancet (08/08/92) Vol. 340, No. 8815, P. 337; George, J. Richard et al.; Infection with one type of HIV does not necessarily prevent infection with the other, according to J. Richard George et al. of the Centers for Disease Control in Atlanta, Ga. Dual serological reactivity to HIV types 1 and 2 was studied by George and colleagues. Serum specimens from 111 people from
"Journals Question Safety of Devices Blamed for HIV Infection": United Press International (08/08/92); San Antonio-- Even though there have been repeated warnings that jet-injection guns are not safe, the military has continued to use them. Now, a recruit, Airman Douglas Krouse, has come forward to claim that he was infected with the AIDS virus when he was vaccinated from an injector gun during basic training at Lacla
"NIH AIDS Research: Major Report Available": AIDS Treatment News (08/07/92) No. 156, P. 6; An extensive report on AIDS research in each of the institutes of the National Institutes of Health was issued July 21 at the Eighth International Conference on AIDS and was prepared by the Treatment Action Group, a treatment activist organization in New York. The report is two volumes consisting of nearly 200 pages.
"Research Funding Disaster: House Budget Below Bush Request": AIDS Treatment News (08/07/92) No. 156, P. 5; James, John S.; The U.S. House of Representatives neglected to meet President Bush s requested budget for medical research by $165 million. The House s action has prompted public fear that lifesaving projects in many fields could be postponed, if not cancelled entirely. A lobbying attempt by researchers and others who can travel to
"Two Other Pentoxifylline Trials Recruiting in New York and Boston;" Wichita Soon?: AIDS Treatment News (08/07/92) No. 156, P. 5; James, John S.; The Community Research Initiative on AIDS (CRIA) is currently conducting a controlled trial of pentoxifylline in New York City. The trial will go on for 16 weeks and has about ten additional openings left--30 people are already enrolled. Volunteers are randomly designated pentoxifylline 400 mg three times a day or a
"New Antiretrovirals: Non Reverse Transcriptase Inhibitors--" Pentoxifylline: AIDS Treatment News (08/07/92) No. 156, P. 4; James, John S.; The Eighth International Conference on AIDS in Amsterdam last month held sessions to discuss new antiretroviral treatments. Bruce Dezube of Beth Israel Hospital, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute in Boston, conducted a session concerning pentoxifylline (brand-name Trental, a prescription drug which has been used worldwide
"Uganda to Host AIDS Vaccine Therapy Trials": Science (08/07/92) Vol. 257, No. 5071, P. 742; Stone, Richard; Uganda may be the first developing country to test AIDS vaccines in a population at high risk of HIV infection, according to officials at the World Health Organization . The initial vaccine trial is expected to be therapeutic and may start in as
"Coppola Looking for an AIDS 'Cure'": Science (08/07/92) Vol. 257, No. 5071, P. 731; Hamilton, David P.; Academy Award-winning filmmaker Francis Ford Coppola is currently working on a new movie about a cure for AIDS. The film, tentatively titled Cure , will hopefully be released about the same time as a vaccine--3 or 4 years, says Coppola. He insists that Cure will be fictional, rather than documentary. Last month,
"Being Called AIDS Capital Compliment to City": Toronto Globe and Mail (08/07/92), P. A7; Vincent, Isabel; Santos is known as the AIDS capital of South America, but the city is not ashamed. The city s public-health system is so efficient in comparison to most of the region, that health officers have gained detailed information on the disease. In a country with 155 million people, where bureaucracy and inefficiency often
"Winnipeg Artists to Stage AIDS Benefit": Toronto Globe and Mail (08/07/92), P. C9; Over 100 Winnipeg, Manitoba, artists will perform at the Rainbow Stage on Sept. 1 at a benefit to raise money for the Village Clinic, a community health care center that helps care for people with AIDS. Last year, a similar benefit raised $36,000, said Richard Hurst, a Winnipeg actor and singer. Other major Canadian
"Twenty New AIDS Cases Reported": United Press International (08/07/92); Madison, Wis.--The Wisconsin Department of Health and Social Services announced Friday that twenty new AIDS cases were reported in the state last month, bringing the total number of known AIDS cases in Wisconsin to 1,261. Since the department began tracking the disease in 1982, 779 people with AIDS have died, the dep
"City Fighting TB, but Not With Sanitariums": Philadelphia Inquirer (08/07/92), P. B8; Collins, Huntly; Philadelphia s Health Department will not establish sanitariums to isolate people who have active tuberculosis, announced Maria J. Gold, assistant health commissioner for infectious diseases, yesterday at a citywide conference on TB. Previously this year, department officials began contemplating whether sanitariums m
"ACLU Seeks Order on TB in State Jails": Philadelphia Inquirer (08/07/92), P. A1; Goodman, Howard; The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) requested yesterday that a federal judge require Pennsylvania to significantly improve screening, diagnosis, and treatment procedures for tuberculosis, because of the imminent threat of a TB outbreak in prisons. Pennsylvania Corrections Department officials are aware of 15
"3 Patients Injected With HIV in Hospitals": Philadelphia Inquirer (08/07/92), P. A2; Sanchez, Joan; Since 1989, at least three hospital patients have been injected with HIV as a result of negligence among health-care workers who improperly handled contaminated needles, according to the Centers for Disease Control. Federal health officials said the three were infected while undergoing a procedure in which samples of
"Haitian Refugees With HIV Remain in Limbo as Asylum Claims Stall": Washington Post (08/07/92), P. A3; Duke, Lynne; About one in every 10 HIV-positive Haitian refugees being held at the U.S. Naval Base at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba , has developed full-blown AIDS or symptoms of the disease, while the dispute over asylum claims slowly continues. Immigration officials said the 233 HIV-positive Haitians, i
"U.S. is Tracking AIDS-Like Illness": New York Times (08/07/92), P. A12; Altman, Lawrence K.; The Centers for Disease Control have established a national surveillance system for people who experience an AIDS-like illness with no sign of HIV infection. Federal health officials said yesterday that nine cases of the mysterious syndrome were reported in the first week after the CDC implemented the system. The ni
"Correspondence: AIDS Causation": Nature (08/06/92) No. 6386, P. 447; Hodgkinson, Neville; In a letter to the editors of Nature, Neville Hodgkinson, science correspondent with The Sunday Times, takes issue with John Maddox of Nature for admonishing The Sunday Times for purportedly putting consistency before correctness when reporting the case of a male hemophiliac who apparently infected four women with H
"The Risk of Transfusion-Transmitted Infection": New England Journal of Medicine (08/06/92) Vol. 327, No. 6, P. 419; Dodd, Roger Y.; The safety of the blood supply is ensured through four key measures, writes Roger Y. Dodd of the American Red Cross. First, blood transfusions should be done only when physiologically necessary and should be limited through the use of autologous transfusion, interoperative blood salvage, and other methods. Second, s
"Picnickers Savor Respite From Fear, Pain of HIV": Chicago Tribune (08/06/92), P. 1-7; Kiernan, Louise; A picnic was held Tuesday for about 100 Chicago families of AIDS patients. All of the families participate in Cook County Hospital s Women and Children with AIDS Project, which makes medical care and other services available for HIV-positive individuals and their families. The afternoon was filled with sack races, s
"The Failure to Take AIDS Seriously": Washington Post (08/06/92), P. A24; Coffey, Thomas J.; The Centers for Disease Control s National AIDS Hotline should have a more sophisticated way of conducting business than leaving many individuals stranded on the line waiting to obtain valuable information, writes Thomas J. Coffey of Landsdale, Pa. Coffey, who works in the telephone industry, said that there are more
"Evidence Gives Clues to Origin of AIDS": United Press International (08/06/92); Washington--A potential missing link has been found between HIV-2 and the simian immunodeficiency virus (SIV) occurring in monkeys, according to researchers who believe it may be a clue to the origin of AIDS. Dr. Beatrice Hahn and colleagues at the University of Alabama in Birmingham conducted a detailed genetic an
"Flocking to Mother Teresa: Her Nuns Start New Mission in City,": Baltimore Sun (08/06/92), P. 1A; Somerville, Frank P.L.; Mother Teresa of Calcutta, a world-renowned religious figure, came to Baltimore yesterday to dedicate her order s convent and AIDS hospice in the city. More than 1,000 people stood in front of St. Wenceslaus Roman Catholic Church yesterday afternoon to see Mother Teresa, who is the founder of the Missionaries of Char
"Defense in Paris AIDS Trial Targets Top Rank": Washington Post (08/06/92), P. A36; French health officials who were put on trial for permitting the use of HIV-positive blood in transfusions for hemophiliacs in 1985 claimed yesterday at the end of their trial that political leaders should take the blame. Defense attorney Xavier Charvet said the main defendant, Michel Garretta, former director of the
"Health Care Workers Infected With Human Immunodeficiency Virus": Journal of the American Medical Association (08/05/92) Vol. 268, No. 5, P. 601; Weinstein, Bruce D.; It would be better to heed the advice of patients than that of expert panels on whether to allow HIV-positive health-care workers to perform certain procedures, writes Dr. Bruce D. Weinstein of West Virginia University in Morgantown, W.Va. Drs. B. Lo and R. Steinbrook gave an accurate overview of the ethical and pub
"New AIDS Claim Against Florida Dentist": United Press International (08/05/92); Port St. Lucie, Fla.--Florida dentist Dr. David Acer, who died of AIDS in 1990, has been accused of infecting a sixth patient, according to court records. The family of Russell J. Horsley filed suit in Martin County Circuit Court claiming that Acer was Horsley s dentist in Jensen Beach. Horsley died of AIDS two year
"Virus That May Mimic HIV Causes Worry, Not Alarm, Among Experts": St. Louis Post-Dispatch (08/05/92), P. 1B; Signor, Roger; St. Louis researchers say there is no reason to panic over a report of a woman and her daughter who exhibit AIDS-like symptoms, who are not infected with HIV, but do have another virus. If there were such a virus existing and it were infecting many people, then negative HIV tests would be virtually meaningless, and e
"Chronicle: A Soap Enlists the AIDS Quilt": New York Times (08/05/92), P. A21; The ABC soap opera One Life to Live will be featuring the Names Project memorial AIDS quilt on the show Aug. 28 and 31. Initially, Linda Gottlieb, the producer of the show, contacted the Names Project Foundation in San Francisco, which has custody of the quilt, asking if she could borrow some panels for the show.
"Mother Teresa Starting Mission in City": Baltimore Sun (08/05/92), P. 1A; Somerville, Frank P. L.; Mother Teresa of Calcutta, a world renowned religious figure, is expected to dedicate a hospice for AIDS patients in Baltimore, Md., today. Her order of Roman Catholic nuns, known as the Missionaries of Charity, have set up a convent in East Baltimore. Already, four members of the order have taken up residence at th
"Michigan Court Says Handicapper Act Covers Perception of AIDS": United Press International (08/04/92); Pluta, Rick; Lansing, Mich.--Anyone who is discriminated against by an employer because he or she is perceived to have AIDS may file a lawsuit under Michigan s Handicapper Civil Rights Act, the Michigan Supreme Court ruled Tuesday. The high court ruling backs the claim of a waitress who was forced to leave her job in a Coldwater
"Responding to AIDS in the District": Washington Post (08/04/92), P. A18; Ryan, Caitlin C.; There is a growing realization of the AIDS epidemic within the African American community, despite claims that there is very little, writes Caitlin C. Ryan of the Washington, D.C. Department of Human Services. Courtland Milloy s July 26 column on the African American community s response to AIDS mentioned that Jim Gr
"Homelessness Looms for Many With AIDS": Washington Post (Health) (08/04/92), P. 5; Melillo, Wendy; Approximately 15 percent of the 3 million homeless Americans are HIV-positive, according to a recent report by the National Commission on AIDS. Moreover, among the 230,000 AIDS patients, half are homeless or about to become so. At the time of diagnosis, housing problems emerge for AIDS patients. Even though there a
"Researchers Offer New Theories to Unravel Mysteries of AIDS": Wall Street Journal (08/04/92), P. B5; Chase, Marilyn; Researchers are still trying to determine how HIV functions in the body, even after ten years into the AIDS epidemic. Most researchers originally thought HIV was less complex than it actually is. They believed HIV simply killed the cells it infects, but that theory does not explain why it is difficult to detect HIV
"Prison Population Overwhelming Health Care System": American Medical News (08/03/92) Vol. 35, No. 29, P. 22; The growing inmate population is overwhelming the nation s correctional health care system, according a statement by three medical organizations in the July 1 issue of the Annals of Internal Medicine. The American College of Physicians, the American Correctional Health Services Assn., and the National Commission on C
"OSHA Develops Pilot TB Control Guidelines": American Medical News (08/03/92) Vol 35, No. 29, P. 3; Voelker, Rebecca; The federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration recently implemented new tuberculosis control guidelines for the Region II office, which includes New York, New Jersey, Puerto Rico , and the Virgin Islands . The new regulation
"Wellcome Worries": Forbes (08/03/92) Vol. 150, No. 3, P. 51; Fuhrman, Peter; At least 45 percent of British pharmaceutical Wellcome Plc. s current sales come from manufacturing the world s top antiviral drugs Zovirax and AZT . AZT sales should increase worldwide by 30 percent this year, to app
"The Mystery Deepens": Newsweek (08/03/92) Vol. 120, No. 5, P. 50; Cowley, Geoffrey; The new AIDS-like syndrome that was revealed at the international AIDS conference in Amsterdam was not even scheduled to be addressed. But on the eve of the meeting, researchers and U.S. health officials revealed that they were reviewing a dozen such cases. Soon after that, California researchers said they had asso
"The Shock of the New": U.S. News + World Report (08/03/92) Vol.113, No.5, P.14; Findlay, Steven; The AIDS epidemic has again shown researchers and activists how little they know about the disease. At the Eighth International Conference on AIDS in Amsterdam last month, reports were released of a new virus causing an AIDS-like syndrome. Health officials quickly gathered information to allay public fears. They vo
"Invincible AIDS": Time (08/03/92) Vol. 140, No. 5, P. 30; Gorman, Christine; As the AIDS epidemic ravages throughout the world, there is no sign of a vaccine in the near future. When HIV was first discovered in the mid-1980s, American health officials promised that a vaccine would be available in two years. However, no significant progress has been made. It appears that the more researchers
"Teenagers and AIDS": Newsweek (08/03/92) Vol. 120, No. 5, P. 45; Kantrowitz, Barbara et al.; Teenagers are becoming increasingly at risk for HIV infection resulting from ignorance about the disease. A congressional report released in April cautioned that HIV is spreading unchecked among the nation s adolescents, regardless of where they live or their economic status. More than 5,000 children and young peop
"Teleconcepts Sets New Date for Meeting to Approve...": PR Newswire (08/03/92); Houston--TeleConcepts Corp. has rescheduled a special stockholders meeting from July 30, 1992 to Aug. 21, 1992. The meeting will replace the annual meeting of stockholders, but stockholders on record as of June 22, 1992 can attend. During the meeting, the company will attempt to get a company reorganization approved
"Troubling Dispatches From the AIDS Front": Time (08/03/92) Vol. 140, No. 5, P. 28; More than 11,000 researchers attended the Eighth International Conference on AIDS in Amsterdam last week to exchange the most recent information on the disease. Doctors reported more than two dozen cases of symptoms of AIDS without detectable HIV infection--a potentially new strain of HIV or an evolved form of an exi
"The Discoverers Are at It Again": Washington Post (08/03/92), P. A18; Because of the controversy over who discovered HIV, efforts for AIDS research have been stalled in the United States and France , write the editors of the Washington Post. Dr. Robert Gallo of the National Cancer Institute and his colleagues have bee
"A Potent Drug for Fighting AIDS": Business Week (08/03/92) No. 3277, P. 32; The synthesis of a drug, BHAP-E, is in the test tube more powerful than AZT , DDI, and other AIDS drugs, Upjohn announced on July 22. Clinical trials on healthy people are scheduled for September. However, Irwin Chen,
"Woman Dies of AIDS Just Before Victory in Court": New York Times (08/02/92), P. 22; A woman with AIDS died on Saturday just before being awarded $6.6 million in a lawsuit she filed against a blood supplier which provided HIV-positive blood for her transfusion in 1983. The woman, Susie Quintana, sought more than $12 million from United Blood Services of Albuquerque, N.M., which supplied the blood don
"Doubts Expressed on New AIDS Virus": New York Times (08/02/92), P. 7; Altman, Lawrence K.; Two leading researchers have expressed skepticism over the recent report of a new virus leading to AIDS-like symptoms. The controversial report will be published in this month s Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and was submitted by Dr. Sudhir Gupta of the University of California--Irvine. The report h
"Simian Immunodeficiency Virus Needlestick Accident in a Laboratory Worker": Lancet (08/01/92) Vol. 340, No. 8814, P. 271; Khabbaz, Rima F. et al.; Animal-care and laboratory workers should always adhere strictly to proper precautions to prevent accidental exposures when working with animals or specimens infected with simian immunodeficiency virus (SIV), write Rima F. Khabbaz et al. of the Centers for Disease Control. A laboratory worker who was exposed to SIV v
"The Defenses": Economist (08/01/92) Vol. 324, No. 7770, P. 73; Although there are varying degrees of AIDS, no one knows what distinguishes these groups. However, at the international AIDS conference in Amsterdam last month, researchers cited the immune system as the most likely factor. Recently, vaccines have been made to boost antibodies, yet their effectiveness is questionabl
"Acquired Immunodeficiency Without Evidence of Infection With Human" Immunodeficiency Virus Types 1 and 2: Lancet (08/01/92) Vol. 340, No. 8814, P. 273; Laurence, J. et al.; Because five people were found to be negative for HIV but who also exhibited AIDS-like symptoms, it raises the question of the existence of other agents linked with transmissible immune deficiencies that can evade current laboratory detection techniques, write J. Laurence and colleagues of the Cornell University Medic
"More AIDS Testing at Clinics is Urged": St. Louis Post-Dispatch (08/28/92), P. 6A; The Centers for Disease Control advised Thursday that public health clinics should test more at-risk patients for HIV. Beth Dillon, a CDC public health adviser, said, Previously our messages were pretty global--wear condoms, wear condoms. But people don t necessarily listen to global messages. Last year, clinics c
"Advance Directives": Focus (08/92) Vol. 7, No. 8, P. 5; Hunt, Susan; The Patient Self-Determination Act allows patients at hospitals and nursing homes to refuse medical care and to establish advanced directives which patients can use to establish beforehand what kinds of medical treatment they are willing to accept. The law also requires hospitals to inform patients of these rights.
"Bush Administration's Efforts on AIDS Prevention Draw Attacks": Nation's Health (08/92) Vol. 22, No. 8, P. 4; Witnesses before the House Government Operations Human Resources Committee last month attacked Bush Administration plans to spend $1.5 million on an AIDS prevention advertising campaign that critics call inadequate. Donald Francis, a retired Centers for Disease Control (CDC) physician, told the committee that politic
"HIV Prevention and the Two Faces of Partner Notification": American Journal of Public Health (08/92) Vol. 82, No. 8, P. 1158; Bayer, Ronald and Toomey, Kathleen; Policymakers and clinicians are grappling with two distinct approaches to notify the sexual partners of persons infected with HIV. If persons at risk of HIV infection fear their anonymity will be compromised if they seek medical advice, then they may be reluctant to see a doctor. Consequently, the public s health wo
"Dissimilarities Between Tuskegee Study and HIV/AIDS Programs Emphasized": American Journal of Public Health (08/92) Vol. 82 No. 8, P. 1176; Grunfeld, Gershon B.; Gershon B. Grunfeld, Ph. D., disagrees with a recently published article comparing the similarities between the strategies used to select and retain participants in the Tuskegee Syphilis Study and methods used by HIV/AIDS programs. Grunfeld indicated that the Tuskegee study was not supervised by an independent review
"Seroprevalence of HIV-1 and Hepatitis B and C in Prostitutes in" Albuquerque, New Mexico: American Journal of Public Health (08/92) Vol. 82, No. 8, P. 1151; Tabet, Stephen R.; Palmer, Darwin L.; et al; The seroprevalence of HIV-1 in American female prostitutes has been reported as high as 58 percent. Most of these HIV-1 positive prostitutes contracted the virus through IV drug use rather than sexual activity. Prevalence rates of hepatitis B and C among male and female prosecutes is also high. IV drug users have a
"Science=Hope?": Village Voice (08/11/92) Vol. 37, No. 32, P. 33; Massa, Robert; AIDS research should significantly change following cases of an AIDS-like condition without signs of HIV infection reported at the international AIDS conference in Amsterdam, writes columnist Robert Massa. Most vaccines have been developed to stimulate antibodies targeting the V-3 loop, a portion of HIV that is consi
"News in Brief: South Africa": Advocate (07/30/92) No. 608, P. 33; Financial problems with the South African government s AIDS program has resulted in the demotions of the two highest officials of the AIDS Unit of the Department of National Health and the discontinuation of the unit as an independent program. The June 7 issue of Weekend Argus, a Capetown newspaper, reported allegati
"New Virus Reports Roil AIDS Meeting": Science (07/31/92) Vol. 257, No. 5070, P. 604; Cohen, Jon; The big news at the 1992 International Conference on AIDS, held in Amsterdam from July 19 to 24, was the announcement of a number of cases of people with AIDS symptoms but no indication of infection by HIV-1 or HIV-2. At this point, nobody knows if these cases indicate a new virus or simply a variant of HIV, but the
"Unexplained CD4+ T-Lymphocyte Depletion in Persons Without Evident HIV" Infection--United States: Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (07/31/92) Vol.41, No.30, P.541; Twenty-one people with low CD4 levels and no detectable trace of HIV infection have been reported since 1989. The cases have developed in the United States and six other countries. Some were reported at the Eighth International Conference on AIDS in Amsterdam last month. Also, the C
"Forced AIDS Tests Upheld": Chicago Tribune (07/31/92), P. 1; Grady, William; The Illinois Supreme Court on Thursday upheld a disputed law mandating HIV testing among convicted prostitutes. The case is believed to be the first in which a state high court has ruled on the constitutionality of a mandatory HIV testing ordinance. The court made the ruling with the intentions of ensuring the publi
"No Evidence for AIDS Virus Claims in Texas": United Press International (07/31/92); Austin, Texas--State investigators have not found any proof to support claims by a former health counselor that 13 students in a rural northeast Texas town are HIV-positive, the Department of Health announced Friday. Dr. Charles Bell, chief of the Department s Bureau of HIV and STD Control, said the investigation cou
"AIDS Carriers Not Barred From Forces, MD Tells Tribunal": Toronto Globe and Mail (07/31/92), P. A4; Cox, Kevin; Of all of the members of the Canadian Armed Forces, nine have died of AIDS while on active service in the past seven years, according to a Canadian military doctor. Dr. Kenneth Scott, an infectious-disease specialist with the forces, told the Canadian Human Rights Commission tribunal on Thursday that an additional 28
"In the State: Key Center Seeking Patients for AIDS Unit": Baltimore Sun (07/31/92), P. 2B; Francis Scott Key Medical Center in Baltimore, Md., is looking for AIDS patients to fill its new 16-bed Post-Acute AIDS Unit established for people who are well enough not to require hospital care but still are too ill to care for themselves at home. On July 22, the new unit opened in a former long-term care unit i
"Court Backs AIDS Tests for Convicted Prostitutes": Baltimore Sun (07/31/92), P. 6A; The state of Illinois was granted the right to require convicted prostitutes to undergo HIV testing in order to safeguard public health, the state Supreme Court ruled yesterday, upholding a law disputed by two prostitutes. The contention that the test is an illegal search and seizure and infringes upon equal protecti
"On Stage and Off: Pleas for Funds to Fight AIDS": New York Times (07/31/92), P. C2; Witchel, Alex; Curtain speeches this summer are being given in New York City s plays to raise money through Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS for AIDS causes. Currently, Sight Unseen at the Orpheum Theater holds the record with $18,500. Pleas for AIDS money are also given at Jelly s Last Jam, which raised $3,510, and Marvin s
"New Companies are Forming to Buy Insurance Policies of AIDS Patients": Wall Street Journal (07/31/92), P. B8B; Steinmetz, Greg; So many companies are beginning to buy life insurance policies from AIDS patients that regulation may become necessary. These types of companies buy life insurance policies at a discount, usually 33 percent of their face value. This practice requires the company to make all additional premium payments and, when the
"U.S. Agency Publishes Its First Report on Five AIDS-Like, Negative-HIV" Cases: Wall Street Journal (07/31/92), P. B3; Chase, Marilyn; The Centers for Disease Control published its first formal report of five cases of people with an AIDS-like syndrome but show no detectable sign of HIV infection. The CDC had promised the report after Jeffrey Laurence of Cornell Medical School revealed five such cases at the international AIDS conference in Amsterdam
"Meeting Called on AIDS-Like Illness": Washington Post (07/31/92), P. A5; The Centers for Disease Control will hold a meeting next month of the country s leading AIDS experts to address the discovery of the syndrome that resembles AIDS but shows no sign of HIV infection, announced officials yesterday. Though the CDC has known about five cases since 1989, it did not investigate them because
"Panel Opposes Forced AIDS Disclosure": Washington Post (07/31/92), P. A5; HIV-positive health-care workers should not be required to reveal their status to their patients, the National Commission on AIDS said yesterday. Health-care workers and patients should both be protected from discrimination caused by fear of the disease, the commission said in a report. The report said a patient s c
"Mann the Torpedoes": Advocate (07/30/92) No. 608, P. 42; Gessen, Masha; AIDS research has not been properly applied, observed the chairman of the Eighth International Conference on Aids Jonathan Mann. He added that the World Health Organization is shifting the focus of AIDS to undeveloped countries, suggesting the threat of AIDS has been resolved in d
"In the Dark About AIDS": Advocate (07/30/92) No. 608, P. 37; Gallagher, John; While the media tends to focus on how poorly developing countries fail to deal with the AIDS epidemic, many of the same shortcomings also apply to industrialized nations. Throughout the industrialized world, government officals and corporations have instituted policies that permit or even foster violations of confide
"British Say Pasteur Institute Slighted Their Help on AIDS Test": Nature (07/30/92) Vol. 358, No. 6385, P. 358; Seytre, Bernard; British researchers at the Institute of Cancer Research (ICR) in London say that French AIDS researchers have ignored their contribution to the development of the Institut Pasteur s HIV test for the past eight years. The problem stems from when the Pasteur researchers could not grow enough HIV (then called LAV) to te
"AIDSFront: Natural HIV Immunity?": Advocate (07/30/92) No. 608, P. 35; Delaney, Martin; Some individuals may be able to resist HIV infection, according to a recent research paper by Gene Shearer of the National Cancer Institute. The study examined a group of high-risk men who tested negative for HIV and who admitted to regular and repeated unprotected sex with HIV-positive partners. The findings show t
"AIDSFront: New Studies Launched": Advocate (07/30/92) No. 608, P. 35; Delaney, Martin; A new antiviral agent, d4T , progressed into nationwide trials at more than 40 centers in June. Researchers at the trials are looking for qualified individuals who have been taking AZT for at lea
"News in Brief: Illinois": Advocate (07/30/92) No. 608, P. 25; Illinois Gov. James Edgar s AIDS task force urged state health officials to decline to enforce a new state law that would mandate that HIV-positive health-care workers inform their patients of their condition. The task force said on June 18 that enforcement of the law would lessen the focus on AIDS education and cost
"Early Versus Late Treatment With Zidovudine": New England Journal of Medicine (07/30/92) Vol. 327, No. 3, P. 359; Berman, Daniel S. and Wenglin, Barry D.; Therapy with AZT in the early stages of HIV infection may prolong the lives of those who have the disease, write Daniel S. Berman and Barry D. Wenglin et al. of Westchester Square Hospital in Bronx, N.Y. Berman and Wenglin disagree with the conclusion reac
"CDC Backs Away From New AIDS Policies": Advocate (07/30/92) No. 608, P. 23; Bull, Chris; The Centers for Disease Control s reluctance to implement two long-awaited AIDS policies by late June has elicited criticism that the CDC is avoiding conflict from the Bush administration, Congress, and AIDS organizations in an election year. William Roper, director of the CDC, said he would indefinitely postpone a b
"AIDS and the Republican Family": USA Today (07/30/92), P. 3A; Edmonds, Patricia; An HIV-positive woman from a prominent Republican family will speak at the Republican National Convention in Houston on August 19. Mary Fisher, a former aide in the Ford Administration, and a daughter of the Bush-Quayle campaign s honorary finance chairman, has been granted her request to speak at the GOP convention.
"Around the Region: AIDS Patient Denies Sex Charge": Washington Post (07/30/92), P. B7; A man with AIDS has pleaded not guilty to allegations that he had sex with a 14-year-old. On Tuesday in Arlington, Va., s Juvenile and Domestic Relations District Court, Kimberly C. Copeland testified at a hearing that he did not have consensual sex with the teenager in a county-operated hospice for AIDS patients. T
"Residents' Experiences in, and Attitudes Toward, the Care of Persons With" AIDS in Canada, France, and the United States: Journal of the American Medical Association (07/29/92) Vol. 268, No. 4, P. 510; Shapiro, Martin F. et al.; A widespread reluctance of U.S. physicians to treat AIDS patients demonstrates the importance of addressing the issue through education, write Martin F. Shapiro et al. of the University of Michigan--Ann Arbor. A survey was conducted among residents in 10 American states, three French regions, and all 10 Canadian prov
"The Hidden Cost of AIDS: Digging a Very Dangerous Hole": U.S. News + World Report (07/27/92) Vol. 113, No. 4, P. 58; Black Robert F. et al.; Although AIDS is not running rampant through the country of Zambia , it cannot afford to pretend that the epidemic does not exist. The nation s per capita GDP dropped almost 5 percent a year during the last decade, due to economic mismanagement and a crushing foreign debt. But now
"AIDS Activists Dispute City Council Meeting": United Press International (07/29/92); Houston--AIDS activists interrupted a City Council meeting Wednesday demanding that they receive an apology from Councilman John Goodner, who said that too much money is allotted for AIDS causes. Goodner said Monday, Money is simply going down a one-way tube, and it does not return in the economy. Goodner s main po
"Ryan White's Mom Heading Down the Aisle": United Press International (07/29/92); Cicero, Ind.--The mother of Ryan White, the young AIDS patient who fought against discrimination of people with the disease, will be married Saturday. Jeanne White and her new husband, Roy Ginder, plan on resuming the numerous public appearances that she began eight years ago when her son successfully won a court cas
"Miss Manners: When and How to Say You Have AIDS": Washington Post (07/29/92), P. C5; Martin, Judith; It is very important to distinguish between a warning and a confidence when disclosing HIV-positive or AIDS-infected status. writes Judith Martin (a.k.a. Miss Manners). A warning is morally obligatory to anyone who might be in jeopardy of becoming infected--a potential romantic partner, for example. A warning sho
"AIDS Epidemic: No End in Sight": Baltimore Sun (07/29/92), P. 15A; While humans have subdued their large natural predators, something as tiny as HIV can wipe out an even larger population, write the editors of the Baltimore Sun. The international AIDS conference in Amsterdam last week brought with it some sobering news. Researchers became confused over reports of at least two dozen
"In the World: French Blood Bank Must Pay in AIDS Case": Baltimore Sun (07/29/92), P. 6A; A state-operated blood bank in Nice, France , was directed by a court to pay $400,000 in damages each to three people who acquired HIV as a result of contaminated blood transfusions. The directive came during national controversy over the extent to which government ministers were a
"High Risk of Active Tuberculosis in HIV-Infected Drug Users with" Cutaneous Anergy: Journal of the American Medical Association (07/29/92) Vol. 268, No. 4, P. 504; Selwyn, Peter A. et al.; HIV-positive patients who are anergic are at high risk for developing active tuberculosis, especially in a population with a known high prevalence of latent TB infection, write Dr. Peter A. Selwyn et al. of the Albert Einstein College of Medicine in Bronx, N.Y. Anergic subjects and tuberculin reactors who were HIV-po
"Population-Based Monitoring of an Urban HIV/AIDS Epidemic": Journal of the American Medical Association (07/29/92) Vol. 268, No. 4, P. 495; Rosenberg, Philip S. et al.; Strict monitoring of the AIDS epidemic is needed to focus efforts to reduce the incidence of HIV infection, write Dr. Philip Rosenberg et al. of the National Cancer Institute in Rockville, Md. Between the epidemic s start in 1980 and January 1, 1991, one in 57 Washington, D.C., men aged 20-64 years developed AIDS. A
"A Survey of Occupational Blood Contact and HIV Infection Among Orthopedic" Surgeons: Journal of the American Medical Association (07/29/92) Vol. 268, No. 4, P. 489; Tokars, Jerome I. et al.; No evidence of HIV infection was found among surgeons without nonoccupational risk factors who participated in a serosurvey, write Jerome I. Tokars et al. of the Centers for Disease Control. A voluntary, anonymous HIV serosurvey was conducted at the 1991 annual meeting of the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons i
"Prophylactic Intravenous Immunoglobulin in HIV-Positive Children With CD4" Counts of 200 or More.: Journal of the American Medical Association (07/29/92) Vol. 268, No. 4, P. 483; Mofenson, Lynne M. et al.; Intravenous Immunoglobulin (IVIG) had a beneficial effect in multiple infectious outcome measures, with reductions in serious and minor viral and bacterial infections observed in children with entry CD4 cell counts of at least 200, write Lynne M. Mofenson et al. of the National Institute of Child Health and Human Deve
"Efficacy of Nonoxynol 9 Contraceptive Sponge Use in Preventing" Heterosexual Acquisition of HIV in Nairobi Prostitutes: Journal of the American Medical Association (07/29/92) Vol. 268, No. 4, P. 477; Kreiss, Joan et al.; Using nonoxynol 9 contraceptive sponge to prevent HIV transmission among highly exposed women is ineffective, write Joan Kreiss et al. of the University of Washington--Seattle. Kreiss et al. studied 138 HIV-positive prostitutes from a Nairobi, Kenya , research clinic. Among the 138
"Methadone and AZT Treatment": Journal of the American Medical Association (07/29/92) Vol. 268, No. 4, P. 447; Blood levels of methadone were not found to be influenced by AZT , but some patients receiving methadone maintenance treatment may show a potentially toxic increase in serum levels of AZT, according to a study conducted at Montefiore Medical Center in Bronx,
"'Critical Moment' at Hand in HIV/AIDS Pandemic, New Global Strategy to" Arrest its Spread Proposed: Journal of the American Medical Association (07/29/92) Vol. 268, No. 4, P. 445; Goldsmith, Marsha F.; Approximately 10,000 delegates will be attending the Eighth International Conference on AIDS in Amsterdam this week, expected to emphasize a new worldwide strategy to thwart the spread of HIV. While physicians, laboratory and social scientists, and significant numbers of dedicated individuals and groups fought the di
"Man With HIV Seeks Damages After Entry Into Canada Denied": Toronto Globe and Mail (07/28/92), P. A6; Fine, Sean; Craig Rowe, a Queens, N.Y. man with AIDS, is seeking $25,000 in damages from the Canadian government, claiming in the Federal Court of Canada that border officials illegally prevented him from attending a New Year s party in Montreal last year because of irrational, misguided, ste
"AIDS Testing Aids Insurers": Philadelphia Inquirer (07/28/92), P. F1; Burkins, Glenn; Because of the soaring number of AIDS claims, most life insurance companies are requiring high-risk applicants to be tested for HIV. Anyone who tests positive for HIV would be rejected from a coverage. While insurance industry officials assert such a practice has slowed the influx of AIDS-related claims, which last
"Ex-Primier is Cited in French AIDS Case": Philadelphia Inquirer (07/28/92), P. A2; McDowell, Patrick; Criminal complaints were filed yesterday by lawyers against former Premier Laurent Fabius and two former ministers of France for allegedly permitting HIV-infected blood to be administered to hemophiliacs. Fabius, former Social Affairs Minister Georgina Dufoix, and former Deputy He
"Rendell Frees the Way for Drug Needle Swap": Philadelphia Inquirer (07/28/92), P. A1; Collins, Huntly; Mayor Ed Rendell of Philadelphia yesterday announced his endorsement of a citywide clean-needle-exchange program for IV-drug users. But in subsequent hours, the state officials threatened to stop the program, claiming that could infringe upon state law banning the distribution of drug paraphernalia. Kathy Liebler, s
"New Test May Facilitate Detection of AIDS Virus": Chicago Tribune (07/28/92), P. 1-6; Campbell, Michael; A new method will make HIV detectable earlier and more accurately, according to an announcement at meetings of the American Association for Clinical Chemistry at McCormick Place. Researchers have developed a test that can identify a single HIV-positive white blood cell among 100,000 healthy ones, by streamlining a co
"C.D.C. is Embarrassed by its Tardy Response to AIDS-Like Illness": New York Times (07/28/92), P. C3; Altman, Lawrence K.; The Centers for Disease Control considered the international AIDS conference in Amsterdam last week an embarrassment because they had ignored two basic principles of public health--the quick review of cases of a new condition to elucidate their cause and the rapid communication with the public and researchers to allay
"AIDS Pic Wins Top Prize at Jerusalem Film Festival": Variety (07/27/92) Vol. 348, No. 1, P. 40; Ben-David, Calev; An Israeli film about AIDS won an award at the ninth annual Jerusalem Film Festival, held July 9-18. Amos Guttman s Amazing Grace, which depicts two Tel Aviv homosexuals and their struggle with the disease, won the $25,000 Wolgin prize for top Israeli feature presented at the festival. The film was one of six new
"The Hidden Cost of AIDS: Harvesting a Crop of Sorrow": U.S. News + World Report (07/27/92) Vol. 113, No. 4, P. 57; Black, Robert F. et al.; Uganda may have the most AIDS cases in the world and as a result, the country s crucial agricultural sector is expected to dramatically dwindle. Nearly 1.5 million people out of a total population of 18 million are HIV-positive--8.3 percent. About 19 percent of the sexually activ
"The Hidden Cost of AIDS: Shooting Up the Future": U.S. News + World Report (07/27/92) Vol. 113, No. 4, P. 55; Black, Robert F. et al.; While IV-drug use is on the rise in Brazil , so are the number of AIDS cases that bring along tremendous health-care bills. The port of Santos, near Sao Paulo, has the highest rate of AIDS cases in South America as a result of needle sharing and prostitution. Few Brazilians unders
"Haitians With AIDS Await Court Ruling": United Press International (07/27/92); Miami--Haitian refugees with AIDS have been forced to temporarily stay at the United States Navy base in Cuba while they await ruling on political asylum claims, refugee advocates say. The U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Service has kept the Hait
"The Hidden Cost of AIDS: Driving Blindly Into an Epidemic": U.S. News + World Report (07/27/92) Vol. 113, No.4, P. 54; Because truck drivers in India solicit sex from prostitutes along their routes, the country is headed toward a disastrous increase in AIDS cases. At almost every roadside eatery, and even at some state tax checkpoints, prostitutes prepare for the truckers. Consequently, the truck
"The Hidden Cost of AIDS: Selling Sex Does Not Pay": U.S. News + World Report (07/27/92) Vol. 113, No. 4, P. 52; The AIDS epidemic is spreading rapidly through Thailand , prompting fear in employers, workers, and the government. While the first case of AIDS emerged in the country in 1984, roughly 1 percent of all Thais are now HIV-positive--twice the U.S. rate, according to projections by t
"AIDS Notebook: Educators--Let Kids Meet AIDS Patients": Boston Globe (07/27/92), P. 28; A successful means to educate teenagers about AIDS is to allow them to meet young people with the disease, recommended educators at the international AIDS conference in Amsterdam. No school kid is going to listen to some silver-haired science teacher talking about cell counts and seropositives, said Pedro Zamora, a
"AIDS Notebook: US May Soon Have 82,000 AIDS Orphans": Boston Globe (07/27/92), P. 28; By the year 2000, the number children and adolescents who become orphaned as a result of AIDS will grow more than twofold, from about 40,000 to 82,000, reported David Michaels of New York s City University medical school, speaking at the international AIDS conference in Amsterdam.
"The Hidden Cost of AIDS": U.S. News + World Report (07/27/92) Vol. 113, No. 4, P. 49; In addition to the millions of lives the AIDS epidemic will take over the next decade, it will also devastate the global economy. While the Black Death killed about 25 million in the 14th century, by the turn of the century, 30 million to 110 million people will be HIV-positive by the year 2000--up from about 12 mill
"AIDS in Politics--And in the Streets": U.S. News + World Report (07/27/92) Vol. 113, No. 4, P. 6; At the Democratic National Convention held in New York City last week, two AIDS patients spoke about the disease. Elizabeth Glaser, whose daughter died of AIDS and whose son is currently HIV-positive, said, I am here because my son and I may not survive four more years of leaders who say they care--but do nothing.
"Biotech Partners Complete Early AIDS Vaccine Trial": Investor's Business Daily (07/27/92), P. 33; Cel-Sci Corp and Alpha 1 Biomedicals Inc. announced Friday that safety studies of an AIDS vaccine used in 18 healthy volunteers showed no significant toxic side effects. The study s findings are reported in the summer issue of Vaccine Research, said the companies. The vaccine, called HGP-30, is a synthetic replica o
"Disease Devastating Poor Nations": USA Today (07/27/92), P. 6D; Painter, Kim; The AIDS epidemic is depleting the economies of Third World countries, and represents an issue of the haves and the have nots. At the international AIDS conference in Amsterdam, it was disclosed that the annual amount of health care spent on an AIDS patient in the U.S. totals $38,000. In Western Europe that figure i
"Man With H.I.V. Challenges U.S. Entry Ban": New York Times (07/27/92), P. A12; An HIV-positive male citizen of Spain challenged the United States ban on admitting noncitizens infected with HIV by entering the U.S. through the San Francisco International Airport on Saturday. Tomas Fabregas, of Spain, is a legal resident of the U.S. who lives in Oakland, Calif
"Blood Banks Vigilant But Vouch for Safety": New York Times (07/27/92), P. B2; Rosenthal, Elisabeth; Recent reports disclosed at the international AIDS conference last week about patients who seem to have AIDS but test negative for HIV have prompted concern and confusion at the nation s blood banks. However, officials claim they do not see an immediate need to change the guidelines for donating or receiving blood.
"AIDS-Like Cases Fan Concern, Not Panic": New York Times (07/27/92), P. B1; Sontag, Deborah; The revelation of 30 people who exhibit symptoms of AIDS but do not test positive for HIV has not resulted in a panic, as was expected. At the Eighth International Conference on AIDS in Amsterdam last week, doctors from various cities in the United States and Europe explained the case
"Magic Bullet": Time (07/27/92) Vol. 140, No. 4, P. 75; Quinn, Michael; Magic Johnson, who has served on the president s National Commission on AIDS for several months, announced that he will resign if no more federal funding is allotted to fight AIDS when he returns from playing basketball in the Summer Olympics. Almost as soon as he was appointed to the commission, he requested increas
"Is a New AIDS Virus Emerging?": Newsweek (07/27/92) Vol. 20, No. 4, P. 41; Cowley, Geoffrey; Some researchers have recently witnessed ill patients with depleted immune systems and other opportunistic infections that resemble AIDS but who are not infected with HIV. Most of the patients have high risk factors such as needle-sharing, unprotected sex, or a history of blood transfusions. This condition could sug
"At AIDS Talks, Reality Weighs Down Hope": New York Times (07/26/92), P. 1; Altman, Lawrence K.; The co-chairman of the eighth international AIDS conference, Dr. Jonathan Mann, concluded the meeting on Friday in much the same fashion as he started it six days earlier, explaining that the conference is one of hope, not despair. However, the conference did conclude in a melancholy atmosphere prompted by the incr
"AIDS: Illness and Injustice": Washington Post (07/26/92),P.C5 (Hunter, Nan D. and Rubenstein, William B.; As more cases of AIDS are showing up among people of color, women, the poor, adolescents, and children, new charged social issues will emerge and HIV policy and law will be reconfigured, write Nan Hunter, professor at Brooklyn Law School, and William Rubenstein, director of the American Civil Liberties Union AIDS Proj
"Spermicides May Not Offer HIV Protection": Science News (07/25/92) Vol. 142, No. 4, P. 54; Fackelmann, K.A.; New research indicates that a common spermicide used to protect against sexually transmitted diseases does not offer any protection against HIV infection. Because spermicide was thought to protect against Neisseria gonorrhoeae, scientists assumed that the agent also would be effective against HIV. A common active in
"Depression, Early Death Noted in HIV Cases": Science News (07/25/92) Vol. 142, No. 4, P. 53; Bower, B.; Men with early HIV infection who and symptoms of depression experience a more rapid progression to AIDS and die sooner than infected men who are not depressed, according to a report presented last week at the international AIDS conference in Amsterdam. The six-year study suggests that HIV-positive men who are moderat
"Multipurpose Spermicides": Lancet (07/25/92) Vol. 340, No. 8813, P. 211; Although the spermicide agent, nonoxynol-9, is effective in-vitro against pathogens like chlamydia and HIV, its in-vivo use is still undetermined, write the editors of the Lancet. A study conducted by Niruthisard et al. recently reported the first randomized trial of nonoxynol-9 and condoms in gonococcal and chlamydi
"CD8 Lymphocytosis and Pseudotumoral Splenomegaly in HIV Infection": Lancet (07/25/92) Vol. 340, No. 8813, P. 207; Oksenhendler, Eric et al.; The HLA haplotype A1, B8, DR3 in HIV-positive patients indicates a genetically determined host immune response to infection with the virus, according to Eric Oksenhendler et al. of the Hopital St. Louis in Paris, France . This haplotype is associated with rapid progression to AIDS
"Improved Diagnosis of Pneumocystis Carinii Infection by Polymerase Chain" Reaction on Induced Sputum and Blood: Lancet (07/25/92) Vol. 340, No. 8813, P. 203; Lipschik, Gregg Y. et al.; Nested polymerase chain reaction (PCR) can detect P carinii in induced sputum samples with greater sensitivity than standard staining methods, write Gregg Y. Lipschik and colleagues of the National Institutes of Health in Bethesda, Md. Sensitivity and specificity of two PCR approaches were compared with those of conv
"Rose-Colored View on AIDS": Boston Globe (07/24/92), P. 18; Although President Bush told a group of young participants at the International Conference on AIDS in Amsterdam that he was optimistic about achieving a major breakthrough, the reality of AIDS research is not so encouraging, according to the editors of the Boston Globe. The grim statistics that the president ignore
"Legal Beat: Judge Rules Against Insurer in AIDS Case": Wall Street Journal (07/24/92), P. B14; Woo, Junda; New York State Court Judge Ira Gammerman ruled that New England Mutual Life Insurance Co. was guilty of bad faith and discrimination for disqualifying a policyholder after he became ill with AIDS. Gammerman, whose decision could deter insurers from rescinding coverage for people with AIDS, ordered the insurer to pay
"Activist Prods City to House HIV-Infected": Philadelphia Inquirer (07/24/92), P. B6; Collins, Huntly; Philadelphia city officials are keeping homeless AIDS patients on the streets as long as possible to avoid spending more than $1 million in rental subsidies, according to an AIDS activist. David Fair, executive director of We the People Living with AIDS/HIV, said the city s bureaucratic delays have threatened the liv
"AIDS Patients Charged in Sodomy Case": Washington Post (07/24/92), P. B1; Griffith, Stephanie and Hall, Charles W.; Two men with AIDS residing at an Arlington home for homeless people with the disease have been charged with engaging in sodomy with a 14-year-old Falls Church youth. The arrest led county officials and the Whitman-Walker Clinic to shut down the house indefinitely. Kimberly C. Copeland was arrested by Arlington polic
"A Look Into the Safety of the Blood Supply": USA Today (07/24/92), P. 2D; Manning, Anita; Blood bank officials have emphasized the safety of the U.S. blood supply in response to reports this week regarding a new virus that causes symptoms of AIDS without detectable HIV infection from blood screening tests. Researchers at the international AIDS conference in Amsterdam heard reports of at least 30 patients
"AIDS-Like Illness: More Study Vowed": New York Times (07/24/92), P. D16; Altman, Lawrence K.; Researchers attending the Eighth International Conference on AIDS in Amsterdam yesterday said they would increase study of the mysterious condition that causes AIDS symptoms but shows no sign of HIV infection. The researchers have indicated that at the present time there is no reason to believe that a new strain of H
"Bush and AIDS: A Record of Indifference?": Chicago Tribune (07/23/92), P. 1-13; Chapman, Stephen; While AIDS patients blame their tragedy on President Bush, he has nothing to apologize for, writes columnist Stephen Chapman. At the Democratic convention, two AIDS patients, Elizabeth Glaser and Bob Hattoy, spoke about the disease and blamed their suffering on the Republicans. Glaser asserted that if Bush is re-ele
"Women Achieving a Deadly Equality in AIDS Infection": Chicago Tribune (07/23/92), P. 1-13; Beck, Joan; In order to control the2 AIDS epidemic, women s status must improve so that they are empowered enough to take control of their health and protect themselves against HIV infection, writes columnist Joan Beck. At the AIDS conference in Amsterdam this week, the news regarding women s roles in the epidemic has been sad.
"Bristol-Myers Plans Larger-Scale Trials of New AIDS Drug": Financial Times (07/23/92), P. 14; Cookson, Clive; Some pharmaceutical companies heard encouraging news at the international AIDS conference yesterday. Early clinical tests of Bristol-Myers Squibb s potential AIDS drug d4T went well, and the company said it plans to implement larger-scale trials. In addit
"Blood Cell Hope in AIDS Treatment": Financial Times (07/23/92), P. 4; Cookson, Clive; A type of immune cell enabling people with HIV to stay healthy for over 10 years after infection has been discovered by scientists studying long-term survivors of the virus. The finding, described by the University of California s Dr. Jay Levy at the World AIDS Conference in Amsterdam yesterday, concerns a white bloo
"Politics: GOP Convention to Hear Woman With AIDS Virus": Washington Post (07/23/92), P. A14; Schwartz, Maralee and Kurtz, Howard; Mary D. Fisher, a woman with HIV, will speak about AIDS at next month s Republican National Convention, officials planning the event confirmed yesterday. Fisher, who is the daughter of Max Fisher, honorary chairman of the Bush-Quayle National Finance Committee, said she contracted the virus from her former husband.
"USAir Reverses its Policy on Shipping HIV Blood": Investor's Business Daily (07/23/92), P. 36; On Wednesday, USAir Group Inc. reversed its controversial policy prohibiting the transport of HIV-positive blood, in acknowledgement of its outdated restriction, a spokeswoman said. The policy we had was quite a few years old. We needed to revisit the issue, said spokeswoman Agnes Huff. Airline officials canceled
"HIV 'Fingerprint' Could Cause Litigation in AIDS Cases to Snowball": Baltimore Sun (07/23/92), P. 12A; A new technique to gene2tically detect HIV transmission could prompt an influx of legal claims between sexual partners. At the international conference on AIDS, Dr. Gerald Myers of Los Alamos National Laboratories announced a new method to fingerprint the HIV from a specific individual. The process called VESPA or
"Unusual AIDS Virus Strain Found in Thailand Target Heterosexuals": Washington Post (07/23/92), P. A4; Gladwell, Malcolm; A new strain of HIV that almost exclusively affects heterosexuals and is significantly different from viruses found elsewhere in the world was discovered in northern Thailand . Chin-Wih Ou of the Centers for Disease Control presented a report at the International AIDS Conference
"Huge Drug Prices Raising AIDS Bills": USA Today (07/23/92), P. 1D; Painter, Kim; New data shows that with the high price of today s drugs, it now costs over $100,000 to treat a single AIDS patient from diagnosis to death. According to Fred Hellinger, a government economist, that s up from $85,000 in 1991, and $57,000 five years ago. On average, an AIDS patient will spend $4,000 a year on medicat
"New Virus is Reported in Nine With AIDS Signs": Wall Street Journal (07/23/92), P. B6; Researchers have found indicators of a previously unrecognized virus in nine people who have symptoms of AIDS but are infected with neither HIV-1 nor HIV-2, according to a scientist. Dr. Sudhir Gupta, an immunologist at the University of California--Irvine, revealed his findings despite the happenings at the interna
"Patients Who Tested Negative for HIV Cause Search of Files, Raise" Questions: Wall Street Journal (07/23/92), P. B6; Chase, Marilyn; Following some remarkable evidence revealed at the international conference on AIDS, doctors are now investigating patient records to search for individuals who test HIV-negative but still exhibit symptoms of AIDS. Jeffrey Laurence of the Cornell University Medical School prompted the controversy when he announced he
"Upjohn to Start Tests of New AIDS Drug; Stock Soars by $1.875": Wall Street Journal (07/23/92), P. B6; Upjohn Co. announced yesterday that it will launch human trials in September of a drug that could be effective against mutated strains of HIV. Currently, the only approved drugs that successfully slow HIV s spread in the body are
"Teen-agers' High-Risk Behavior Courts AIDS": USA Today (07/22/92), P. 9A; Novello, Antonia C.; Antonia C. Novello, surgeon general of the Public Health Service, thinks that the U.S. should work harder to curb the spread of AIDS among adolescents. Through June, 872 cases of adolescents with AIDS had been reported in this country, a statistic that obscures the fact that over 44,000 Americans between the ages of
"Businessman's AIDS Efforts Are Target of Investigations": Philadelphia Inquirer (07/22/92), P. A1; Copeland, Larry; Authorities in Pennsylvania and at least three other states are investigating Jerry Silverman, a Philadelphia businessman who placed fund-raising canisters in thousands of stores to solicit money for AIDS research. The charity for which Silverman was purported to be raising funds, the American Foundation for AIDS Res
"Firm Sued Over Firing HIV-Positive Woman": Los Angeles Times--Washington Edition (07/22/92), P.B4; Mitchell, John L.; An HIV-positive woman from San Bernardino, Calif., filed a $5-million lawsuit against a medical laboratory Tuesday, alleging she was fired soon after her office learned she was infected. Mary Jane Holcomb underwent an office-sponsored free blood test in January at Watson Medical Laboratories, where she had been worki
"AIDS Vaccine Won't End Risk, Experts Say": Baltimore Sun (07/22/92), P. 3A; Although a vaccine might be helpful in preventing HIV infection among some people, it will not be enough to completely stop the spread of the disease, said AIDS experts yesterday at the international AIDS conference in Amsterdam. Dr. June Osborn of the National Commission on AIDS said to the conference, A vaccine ca
"Inoculating the HIV-Positive": USA Today (07/22/92), P. 4D; Painter, Kim; A promising vaccine to prevent further spread of infection in HIV-positive people has been developed by Dr. Robert Redfield of the Walter Reed Army Institute of Research. The vaccine has been created from the outer coat of HIV, and has been injected in 30 patients with early HIV infection. The initial trial suggests
"Plans for AIDS Vaccine Trials Urged Although Drugs Remain Experimental": Wall Street Journal (07/22/92), P. B6; Chase, Marilyn; The spread of HIV is so rampant that world AIDS experts must begin planning how to implement large-scale vaccine trials now, although vaccines are still experimental, said a leading American AIDS researcher at the international AIDS conference in Amsterdam yesterday. Daniel Hoth, of the National Institutes of Health,
"'AIDS' Without Trace of H.I.V.: Talks in Amsterdam on 5 Cases": New York Times (07/22/92), P. A1; Altman, Lawrence K.; Researchers at the Eighth International Conference on AIDS in Amsterdam yesterday revealed new reports of patients with symptoms of AIDS, but no proof of infection with HIV. In the researchers reports, 30 patients were described with the condition, which could be caused by a third variant of HIV or by a deficiency o
"Doctors on Trial in Deaths Due to AIDS-Tainted Transfusions": Los Angeles Times--Washington Edition (07/21/92), P. A3; Tempest, Rone; Four officials with the French National Blood Transfusion Center and Ministry of Health have been charged with knowingly giving patients AIDS-infected blood products, causing the deaths of 250 hemophiliacs and the infection of 1,000 more. Opposition political leaders have accused senior officials in the governing Soc
"AIDS Epidemic Grows by Region, Sex, Race": Washington Post (Health) (07/21/92), P. 5; Colburn, Don; HIV infection was found to be spreading most rapidly last year in the South and among women, blacks, Hispanics, and heterosexual IV-drug using men, reported the Centers for Disease Control. The total number of AIDS cases reported in 1991 was 45,506, a 5 percent increase from 1990. The CDC estimates, however, that be
"Criticizing U.S. Policies, Actress Taylor Urges Fight on AIDS": Baltimore Sun (07/21/92), P. 2A; Actress and longtime AIDS activist Elizabeth Taylor criticized American AIDS prevention efforts at the international AIDS conference in Amsterdam yesterday. She said, I don t think President Bush is doing anything about AIDS...I m not sure he even knows how to spell AIDS. The conference was moved from its original
"Virus may be Weaker Strain of AIDS, Researcher Says": Washington Post (07/21/92), P. A3; A potential new strain of HIV, which some researchers suspect has infected several people, could be a variant or a weakened form of the known virus, according to the top U.S. AIDS researcher. Anthony Fauci, head of the National Institutes of Health s research on the disease, said yesterday in Amsterdam at the interna
"Jonas Salk Offers AIDS Researchers Another Approach": Wall Street Journal (07/21/92), P. B5; Chase, Marilyn; The creator of the polio vaccine, who is also working on one to fight AIDS, dared AIDS experts to rethink their vaccine strategies at the international AIDS conference in Amsterdam yesterday. Dr. Jonas Salk believes that most researchers and companies that are working on AIDS vaccines which boost high levels of prote
"Women Worldwide Nearing Higher Rate for AIDS Than Men": New York Times (07/21/92), P. C3; Altman, Lawrence K.; Women worldwide are contracting HIV about as frequently as men, and by the year 2000 most new infections will be among women, reported the World Health Organization yesterday at an international conference on AIDS in Amsterdam. Dr. Michael H. Merson, who heads WHO s global program
"The Call for an Aggressive New AIDS Strategy": Washington Post (Health) (07/21/92), P. 7; Garrett, Laurie; Due to the rampant spread of the AIDS epidemic worldwide, health officials are disputing the leadership of the World Health Organization at the Eighth International Conference on AIDS in Amsterdam this week. Since there has not been any progress in developing a cure or a vaccine i
"Sex and Death in Thailand": Newsweek (07/20/92) Vol. 20, No. 3, P. 50; Moreau, Ron; AIDS is spreading rampantly through Thailand as a result of its booming tourist sex industry. According to government figures, between 200,000 and 400,000 Thais are now HIV-positive; several private groups say the statistics are nearer to 500,000--or about 1 percent of the popul
"U.S. Forecasts Growth in Cases of AIDS, HIV": Wall Street Journal (07/20/92), P. B6; Chase, Marilyn; The Centers for Disease Control announced at the Eighth International Conference on AIDS in Amsterdam that by 1995, there will be 240,000 to 335,000 people in the United States with HIV infection or AIDS. Also, Fred Hellinger of the U.S. Public Health Service estimates that the cumula
"At AIDS Research Unit, Pills and Hope Are in Large Supply": Philadelphia Inquirer (07/20/92), P. B1; Collins, Huntly; The AIDS Clinical Trial Unit in Philadelphia, Pa., one of a nationwide network of 37 drug-trial units created by the federal government to test new AIDS drugs, hopes to enroll 500 HIV-infected people over the next four years. Philadelphia, which is the 10th ranking U.S. city in terms of number of AIDS cases, is one o
"Controversy Continues to Rage on U.S. AIDS Funding, Policy": Investor's Business Daily (07/20/92), P. 2; Shenot, Christine; The continued growth of the AIDS epidemic and the issue of public funding will be some of the most significant and contentious topics beyond the arena of science and research at the Eighth International Conference on AIDS. According to the World Health Organization , as many as 40
"Focus Shifting in War on AIDS": Investor's Business Daily (07/20/92), P. 1; Shenot, Christine; At this week s Eighth International Conference on AIDS in Amsterdam, 10,000 experts, government officials, and others will take a fresh look at the fight against AIDS. While no major discoveries are expected to be discussed during the conference, scientists will be focusing on understanding how the virus works and fo
"Wellcome Expects Good News on AIDS Drug Tests": Financial Times (07/20/92), P. 11; Cookson, Clive; Positive news regarding the efficacy of AZT in treating AIDS, which is expected to be reported at the international conference on AIDS in Amsterdam, will have a direct result on Wellcome s international share offer. Wellcome hopes a study to be released by
"Activists Protest at World AIDS Event": Philadelphia Inquirer (07/20/92), P. A3; AIDS activists demonstrated by carrying coffins through the streets of Amsterdam yesterday and ruined a pharmaceutical company s display at the start of the eighth International Conference on AIDS. Hundreds of protesters attempted to enter the event at the giant RAI conference center, but were denied entrance peacefu
"Symptoms in HIV-Free Patients Confound Doctors": Baltimore Sun (07/20/92), P. 3A; Approximately a dozen people who have symptoms of AIDS but do not appear to be infected with HIV have been observed by researchers in New York, California, and the Centers for Disease Control. This discovery may indicate that there may be a new virus, or a mutation of HIV, which cannot be found by conventional tests.
"AIDS-Focused New Parties are Proposed at Conference": New York Times (07/20/92), P. A2; Altman, Lawrence K.; The Eighth International Conference on AIDS began yesterday in Amsterdam and opened with a request from the chairman for the development of political parties devoted to AIDS and other health-care issues. Dr. Jonathan Mann, the conference chairman, said that even though world leaders appear to be concerned about healt
"AIDS Seeks a Forum at Another Convention": New York Times (07/19/92), P. 4; An HIV-positive woman from a prominent Republican family has requested to speak about AIDS at the Republican National Convention in Houston next month. Mary D. Fisher, daughter of Max Fisher--the honorary chairman of the Bush-Quayle 92 National Finance Committee, would follow the initiative of Bob Hattoy and Elizabe
"Ophthalmological Screening for CMV Retinitis in HIV Infection": Lancet (07/18/92) Vol. 340, No. 8812, P. 179; Morlet, N. et al.; All AIDS patients at risk of cytomegalovirus ( CMV ) retinitis with a CD4 cell count below 200/ul should be considered for regular fundoscopy, write N. Morlet et al. of the Prince of Wales Hospital in Randwick,
"San Francisco: Combination Trial of Compound Q Plus AZT": AIDS Treatment News (07/17/92) No. 155, P. 4; San Francisco General Hospital is conducting a clinical trial of GLQ 223 (trichosanthin, also known as compound Q) used along with AZT , to compare the combination with the use of AZT alone or GLQ 223 alone. Standard doses of AZT will be adminsitered. The
"Dendritic Cells Exposed to Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type-1 Transmit a" Vigorous Cytopathic Infection to CD4 T Cells: Science (07/17/92) Vol.257, No.5068, P.383 (Cameron, Paul U. et al.; Dendritic cells can act as a catalyst in the transmission of a cytopathic infection like HIV, according to Paul U. Cameron and colleagues at Rockefeller University in New York, N.Y. The scarcity of infected CD4 cells in HIV-positive patients contrasts with the greatly reduced numbers and function of these lymphocytes
"Boston Gears Up for AIDS Demos": Gay Community News (07/17/92) Vol. 19, No. 48, P. 2; Wofford, Carrie; ACT-UP/Boston next week plans to conduct its first protest in almost a year. It will be demonstrating against Bush s immigration law prohibiting entrance to the country by HIV-infected visitors, which resulted in the International AIDS Conference s move from its original Boston location to Amsterdam. A press confere
"Los Angeles ACT UP Storms State": Gay Community News (07/17/92), P. 2; Wofford, Carrie; In an effort to protest California s planned 15 percent reduction of the AIDS budget, members of ACT-UP were arrested after blocking the lobby of the Reagan State Office Building. The reduction in funds would lead to the loss of $15 million in federal matching funds. In addition, several hundred ACT-UP members also
"Sexual History Can Remain Secret, New Pamphlet Says": Toronto Globe and Mail (07/17/92), P. A11; Khan, Treena; People with HIV infection do not have to disclose their status to sexual partners, according to a new pamphlet by a Toronto, Canada , group for women who are infected with the virus. The pamphlet has raised questions among AIDS educators about whether HIV-positive people have any l
"AIDS Funds Denied for Puerto Rico": Gay Community News (07/17/92) Vol. 19, No. 48, P. 2; Diaz, Kathryn E.; While Puerto Rico has the second highest rate of AIDS cases, federal spending has virtually ignored the island. Recently, the National Commission on AIDS revealed that Puerto Rico ranks 55th out of 57 U.S. states and territories in total funding per reported AIDS case. Puerto
"Superantigen Implicated in Dependence of HIV-1 Replication in T Cells on" TCR VB Expression: Nature (07/16/92) Vol. 358, No.6383, P. 255 (Laurence, Jeffrey et al.; A superantigen targets a subpopulation of T cells for viral replication in HIV infection, according to Jeffrey Laurence et al. of the Cornell University Medical College in New York, N.Y. It is still unclear whether T cells infected with HIV are randomly targeted in AIDS. Laurence et al. found that human T cell lines
"Thalidomide to Treat Esophageal Ulcer in AIDS": New England Journal of Medicine (07/16/92) 327, No. 3, P. 208; Ryan, Jeremy et al.; Thalidomide may be an effective nontoxic treatment for AIDS patients who experience polyclonal T-cell lymphoid infiltrate, write Jeremy Ryan et al. of the Alfred Hospital in Prahran, Victoria, Australia . A man was found to be HIV-positive in 1989 after experiencing Pneumocystis
"The Great American Insurance Scam": Advocate (07/14/92) No. 607, P. 37; Sadownick, Doug; Since the AIDS epidemic began, the insurance industry has denied AIDS claims, cancelled policies and redlined entire industries. Approximately 37 million people nationwide are uninsured, and a projected 11,000 homeless people with AIDS are on the streets of New York City. Though gay men are not the only group at ris
"News in Brief: Sri Lanka": Advocate (07/14/92) No. 607, P. 31; Local citizens of the town of Negombo, Sri Lanka , a popular gay resort, have organized a task force to campaign against AIDS. Police, priests, doctors, social workers, and hoteliers comprise the group, which intends to arrest and a
"News in Brief: International": Advocate (07/14/92) No. 607, P. 31; Between 38 million and 110 million people will be infected with HIV by the turn of the century, the Global AIDS Policy Coalition predicts in its study AIDS in the World. The lengthy report reviews the worldwide response to the AIDS epidemic and will soon be issued by the coalition. The report criticizes industriali
"News in Brief: Pennsylvania": Advocate (07/14/92) No. 607, P. 24; The Philadelphia health board unanimously approved a bill on June 2 to provide a clean needle exchange program to curb the spread of HIV among IV-drug users. Distribution of intravenous needles and syringes is illegal in the state, and Gov. Robert Casey has denied the city s request to be exempted from the law.
"News in Brief: New York": Advocate (07/14/92) No. 607, P. 24; The owners of eight sex clubs were told by New York City AIDS coordinator Ronald Johnson to eliminate high-risk sex at the clubs or face the risk being shutdown by city health officials. Some of the clubs are primarily comprised of homosexuals and others serve heterosexuals. According to Johnson, he told the club ow
"Parvovirus-B19-Related Pancytopenia in Children with HIV Infection": Lancet (07/11/92) Vol. 340, No. 8811, P. 115; Nigro, Giovanni et al.; B19 can be considered the cause of pancytopenia in HIV-positive children, independent of the hemophagocytic syndrome, write Giovanni Nigro et al. of La Sapienza University in Rome, Italy . Dr. Muir and colleagues (Lancet-May 9) report parvovirus-B19-related pancytopenia and hemophag
"Corynebacterium Pseudodiphtheriticum Pulmonary Infection in AIDS Patients": Lancet (07/11/92) Vol. 340, No. 8811, P. 114; Cohen, Yves et al.; Negligence in suspecting infection with C pseudodiphtheriticum in AIDS patients may yield a treatment delay if macrolides are administered before culture, writes Yves Cohen et al. of the Universite Paris VII, in Paris, France . While most cases of pneumonia in AIDS patients are a r
"Noticeboard: HIV Statistics and Strategies": Lancet (07/11/92) Vol. 340, No. 8811, P. 110; Approximately 5.7 million adults will be HIV-positive by 1995, and the number of HIV-positive children will have increased more than twofold to about 2.3 million, according to a report by the Harvard University-based Global AIDS Policy Coalition (GAPC). The report says that at least 75,000 individuals in Europe becam
"Washington Perspective: The New Politics of AIDS": Lancet (07/11/92) Vol. 340, No. 8811, P. 105; Greenberg, Daniel S.; The only means AIDS organizations can rely on to possibly obtain federal action regarding the epidemic is the public embarrassment of uncooperative politicians, writes Daniel S. Greenberg of the Lancet. Although AIDS emerged 11 years ago, it still remains a marginal issue in the eyes of President Bush. Those groups
"Programmed Death of T Cells in HIV-1 Infection": Science (07/10/92) Vol. 257, No. 5067, P. 217; Meyaard, Linde et al.; Gradual depletion of immune regulatory T cells by programmed cell death (PCD), as well as the direct effects of highly cytopathic HIV variants, may contribute to the weakening and collapse of the immune system, according to Linde Meyaard et al. of the University of Amsterdam in the
"Panel on AIDS Issues in Insurance Presents Reforms to Garamendi": Los Angeles Times--Washington Edition (07/09/92), P. B6; Mulligan, Thomas S.; A 33-member task force on AIDS-related insurance issues proposed several recommendations Wednesday to California Insurance Commissioner John Garamendi to improve health-care for AIDS patients. The task force also requested that small-group insurance law be reformed and that the insurance commissioner be given top aut
"Abbott Labs is Target of AIDS Protesters at Pacific Exchange": Wall Street Journal (07/09/92), P. B5; At the Pacific Stock Exchange in San Francisco yesterday, AIDS activists protested against Abbot Laboratories for its reluctance to begin a study that aims to inhibit the transmission of HIV from pregnant mothers to their infants. The incident was prompted by a new level of corporate concern about product liability.
"Cupid With a Cause": Los Angeles Times--Washington Edition (07/08/92), P. B2; Kelleher, Kathleen; A Los Angeles-based condom delivery service that became operational three months ago was established with the intention of alleviating the fears and embarrassment of going to the store and buying condoms. Cupid, a one-man condom delivery service operated by entrepreneur Tony Maza, delivers FDA-approved prophylactics.
"State Pitching Celibacy to Teens": Los Angeles Times--Washington Edition (07/08/92), P. B6; Horovitz, Bruce; The California Department of Health Services will spend $5.7 million in a media effort to encourage teenagers to abstain from sex. For the next three years, the campaign will be targeted at 12- to 14-year-olds, advising, If you re not ready for sex, there are a lot of ways to say it. Although the new campaign may b
"Ad Urges Teens to Delay Sex, Stresses AIDS Threat": Baltimore Sun (07/08/92), P. 1B; Atwood, Liz; The Baltimore-area Campaign for Our Children has recently released an advertisement citing AIDS as another reason teenagers should postpone having sex. The public service ad funded with state and private money portrays a man playing taps while the message on the side reads AIDS is the 6th leading cause of death amon
"Collingdale Board Elects to Test Police Applicants for HIV": Philadelphia Inquirer (07/08/92), P. B6; O'Neill, Robert F.; The Collingdale Borough Council of Pennsylvania has decided to require anyone on its eight-member police force who becomes the leading candidate for the newly-created detective position to undergo HIV testing. In opposition to AIDS advocacy groups and the Pennsylvania Fraternal Order of Police, which contend that tes
"Different Paths to a Human Blood 'Substitute'": New York Times (07/08/92), P. D5; Fisher, Lawrence M.; Due to the threat of AIDS and hepatitis in blood supplies, more than a dozen pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies have been investigating possible blood substitutes to be used for accident victims or surgery patients. In addition to benefitting public health, the substitutes are also a potential market worth an
"Israel to Require AIDS Tests of Foreigners": United Press International (07/07/92); Jerusalem--It will soon be mandatory for any foreign applicant applying for an Israeli work visa of three months or longer to be tested for HIV before being admitted to the country. Those testing HIV-positive will not necessarily have their application denied. Spokesman Chagai Elias said, It is just to be sure they
"Tuberculosis on the Rise in Industrialized Countries": Washington Post (Health) (07/07/92), P. 4; While tuberculosis was once nearly eradicated in industrialized countries, it is now re-emerging at an unexpected rate, reports the World Health Organization . The United States and nine Western European nations have had growing rates of TB since 19
"Meeting the Medicine Man": Washington Post (Health) (07/07/92), P. 6; Okie, Susan; A medicine man from Sigei, Kenya , who uses shells called gagi to diagnose illnesses ranging from headaches to AIDS, serves a wide variety of clients. Professionals and VIPs from as far as Nairobi have been known to wait in line at his clinic to see the traditional healer, Paul Ochi
"Prison Medical Crisis": Washington Post (Health) (07/07/92), P. 5; Boodman, Sandra G.; Overcrowded prisons, a result of the war on drugs, facilitate the transmission of life-threatening diseases like AIDS and tuberculosis. The Annals of Internal Medicine published a study last week in which three medical groups cautioned that extremely overcrowded conditions in jails and prisons constitute a public hea
"Workplace: Disabilities Act Will Compel Businesses to Change Many" Employment Practices: Wall Street Journal (07/07/92), P. B1; Lublin, Joann S.; The Americans with Disabilities Act will force companies to change many employment and benefit practices in order to comply with the law and avoid costly lawsuits. Employers must steer clear of asking job candidates, or even their references, about their disabilities, medical histories, prescription-drug use, prior h
"Labor Letter: AIDS-Related Illnesses...": Wall Street Journal (07/07/92), P. A1; Approximately 23 percent of 135 major U.S. multinational companies do not cover AIDS in their medical, disability, and life insurance policies for foreign employees, according to a survey conducted by consultant William Mercer. Employers may be unaware of such exclusions, even though they are common in some countries
"Poland's Pity? The Fear of AIDS Burns Brighter": New York Times (07/07/92), P. A4; Engelberg, Stephen; Recent protests in Laski, Poland , have been prompted by plans to open two homes for HIV-positive children of infected drug addicts. On July 6, a government helicopter released bundles of leaflets refuting the local belief that AIDS
"Hybrid AIDS Virus Could Aid Vaccine Tests": New York Times (07/07/92), P. C3; Kolata, Gina; A hybrid AIDS virus has been created by researchers who combined HIV and the virus that infects monkeys, simian immunodeficiency virus (SIV). The new hybrid was made with the intention of testing vaccines against the human virus in monkeys. The simian human immunodeficiency virus (SHIV) hybrid consists of a majority
"Stonewalling a Firefighter": Washington Post (07/06/92), P. A18; Washington, D.C. s Fire Department should have known not to discriminate against an HIV-positive firefighter on the basis of his infection, write the editors of the Washington Post. Although the man does not yet have AIDS, the city s action of denying him a job forced him to file unnecessary litigation. It is clear
"African Apocalypse": Time (07/06/92) Vol. 140, No. 1, P. 21; Although the AIDS cases in Africa could actually begin to decrease, it would only be a result of the dramatic rise in deaths from AIDS, according to British scientists. Parts of Africa like Uganda , Rwanda , Malaw
"Dental Clinic Offers Care to AIDS Patients": Los Angeles Times (07/05/92), P. A5; Hostetler, A.J.; A unique clinic at Temple University in Philadelphia specifically treats infectious patients. The clinic s director, Dr. Michael Glick, reminds dental students and faculty that they face a greater risk of dying in a car accident or being struck by lightning than contracting an infectious disease. The chance of a pat
"Infection of Macaca Nemestrina by Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type-1": Science (07/03/92) Vol. 257, No. 5066, P. 103; Agy, Michael B.; Macaca Nemestrina (pigtail macaques) were susceptible to infection by HIV-1, indicating that this animal model may be useful for defining the initial events of HIV-1 infection, write Michael B. Agy et al. of the University of Washington--Seattle. Various strains of HIV-1, including a recent patient isolate, replicate
"Women and HIV on Agenda for International Conference": AIDS Treatment News (07/03/92) No. 154, P. 7; Solomon, Nancy; The Eighth International Conference held July 19-24 in Amsterdam is expected to devote a significant amount of time to AIDS issues specific to women. Holly Ladd, executive director of the Boston AIDS Consortium, said, Maybe at the end of this conference--round about July 25--we will have a list of questions that hav
"IU Dental Professor Died of AIDS": United Press International (07/03/92); Indianapolis--An Indiana University professor of dentistry died of AIDS-related complications on June 26, official records disclosed. Luis A. Santos was thought to have died of cancer, but actually died of AIDS-related lymphoma. For about four years, he served as a clinical assistant professor of periodontics at the
"Court: Woman Can Sue Army for Incorrect HIV Test Result": Chicago Tribune (07/03/92), P. 1-4; Grady, William; A Wisconsin woman was granted federal appeals court approval to pursue her lawsuit against the Army, alleging emotional distress as a result of the Army s negligence to inform her that blood test information was incorrect. A three-judge panel of the Chicago-based U.S. Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit upheld a law
"AIDS Demonstrators Disrupt Perot Rally": New York Times (07/03/92), P. A13; Holmes, Steven A.; A group of AIDS activists protested at presidential candidate Ross Perot s rally in Olympia, Wash., on July 2. Members of ACT-UP overtook a stage at the rally, demanding that Perot address issues of AIDS and gay rights. The protesters requested that he explain comments he made regarding his refusal to appoint homose
"Data Show AIDS Rising in Women and Drug Users": Wall Street Journal (07/03/92), P. B8; AIDS is continuing to devastate the population of female and heterosexual male IV-drug users, according to the latest report issued by the Centers for Disease Control. The CDC reported that 11,155 cases of AIDS were reported among those groups in 1991, whereas 10,161 cases were reported in 1990, a growth of 9.8 perce
"Increase in AIDS Cases is Fastest in the South": Philadelphia Inquirer (07/03/92), P. A4; Neergaard, Lauran; AIDS is spreading more quickly through the South than through any other region of the country, according to federal health officials. The South reported the highest number of new AIDS cases in 1991, and the biggest jump in numbers of cases from 1990, said the Centers for Disease Control. Dr. James Curran, head of th
"'Orphan' Drug Limits Proposed": Washington Post (07/02/92), P. A8; The Senate Labor and Human Resources Committee passed a bill that would minimize the monopolies that drug companies are granted if they design treatments for rare diseases. A company currently gets seven years of marketing exclusivity if it develops a therapy for an orphan disease, a disorder affecting fewer than 2
"Albany Will Pass Bill to Overhaul Health Insurance": New York Times (07/02/92), P. A1; Lyall, Sarah; The New York State Legislature is expected to pass a sweeping health insurance reform measure, after obtaining the reluctant endorsement of Senate Republicans. The bill would eliminate a proposed rate hike for over 1.2 million individual and small group customers of Empire Blue Cross and Blue Shield, the state s larg
"Carroll Parents Object to AIDS Film for Students": Baltimore Sun (07/02/92), P. 1G; Haddad, Anne; Parents in Carroll County, Md., oppose a video used to educate students about AIDS, saying it does not sufficiently stress abstinence. Approximately 150 parents attended a screening of Teen AIDS in Focus yesterday and completed surveys as to whether the school board should permit its use in ninth-grade health educa
"D.C. Must Hire HIV-Infected Firefighter": Washington Post (07/02/92), P. A1; York, Michael; Washington, D.C. s Fire Department must hire an HIV-positive firefighter because there is no measurable risk that he would transmit the virus to anyone else while on the job, a federal judge ruled yesterday. The D.C. firefighter applicant, known only in court as John Doe, fought the city s denial of a job offer aft
"British AIDS Patient Responds Positively to Counselling": United Press International (07/01/92); London--Health officials in Birmingham, England, announced that a man who infected several women with HIV has demonstrated a positive response to counselling. The man was discovered last week to have had unprotected sex with several women while knowing he was HIV-positive. The case incited nationwide controversy a
"AIDS Groups Planning GOP Convention March May Challenge Permit Policy": United Press International (07/01/92); Houston--AIDS activists organizing a protest scheduled for next month at the Republican National Convention in Houston may challenge the city s one-a-day parade law, reported the Houston Chronicle Wednesday. Mike Davidson of ACT-UP said he wants the group to march down city streets to the Astrodome on Aug. 17--the fi
"Decoy Lures AIDS Virus, Protects Healthy Cells": Chicago Tribune (07/01/92), P. 3-1; Van, Jon; A synthetic decoy that attracts HIV and prevents it from attacking healthy human cells has been designed by researchers at the University of Illinois--Chicago and the University of Pennsylvania. Michael Kahn, a UIC chemist, said the decoy, detailed in Wednesday s Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, is ef
"A Drive to Reach Minority Men": Philadelphia Inquirer (07/01/92), P. A10; Collins, Huntly; Philadelphia s first safe-sex campaign targeting black and Latino homosexual/bisexual men was implemented this week as a part of an attempt to thwart the spread of HIV among racial minorities. Kevin R. Wescott, outreach coordinator for Unity Inc., an advocate for gay and bisexual black men, revealed several new eroti
"A Union Dissolving in Agony of AIDS": Philadelphia Inquirer (07/01/92), P. A1; Collins, Huntly; Two gay men who were married on the television talk show Donahue were also infected with HIV, which now they are trying to cope with. On the television show, Michael Marlowe and Wayne Watson pledged to be lifelong companions. The minister who married them on the talk show on May 16, 1991 also had HIV and died in Dec
"Dozens of Pharmacists, Doctor Charged With Billing-Fraud Insurance" Schemes: Wall Street Journal (07/01/92), P. A3; Stout, Hilary; A two-year FBI investigation of criminal health-care fraud reached a crux yesterday when agents arrested at least 82 pharmacists, one doctor, and at least 17 others in a variety of schemes to bilk Medicaid and private insurers of many millions of dollars. Law enforcement officials launched raids in more than 50 citi
"Wellcome Faces Further Generic Competition Over AZT Drug": Financial Times (07/01/92), P. 27; Abrahams, Paul; Burroughs Wellcome, the British pharmaceuticals company, may encounter additional generic competition to its AZT AIDS treatment, one of its largest selling products. Microbiologica, a Brazilian company, has received approval from Brazilian licensing offici
"AZT Maker Gives $1 Million to AIDS Research": Los Angeles Times--Washington Edition (07/01/92), P.A12; Zonana, Victor F.; Burroughs Wellcome, the manufacturer of AZT , donated $1 million on Tuesday to an AIDS research campaign established by ACT-UP. The contribution, which is the largest cash donation by a pharmaceutical company to an AIDS research organization, will be admini
"U.S. Agency is Criticized for Dropping AIDS Ads": New York Times (07/01/92), P. A10; Hilts, Philip J.; Several government-sponsored advertisements that mentioned using condoms to avoid HIV infection have been abandoned, and controversy has arisen as to whether the move was made for political reasons. The AIDS Action Council, an advocacy group based in Washington, D.C., has chastised the government in several reports a
"Health Care Provider Accused of Violating Disabilities Act": AIDS Alert (07/92) Vol. 7, No. 7, P. 101; A health-care professional has for the first time been charged with violating the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) for refusing to treat an HIV-positive patient. Dr. Thelma A. Reich, a doctor at the Ventura (Calif.) Urgent Care Center, denied treating Salvador Fuentes, an HIV-positive patient who had entered th
"Feds Tell NY Hospital It Can't Restrict HIV-Infected Provider": AIDS Alert (07/92) Vol. 7, No. 7, P. 97; The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has for the first time ordered a hospital to forfeit all of its federal funds unless it rehires an HIV-positive pharmacist without restricting his practice. Administrative law judge Steven Kessel made the ruling in agreement with HHS charges that the Westchester Count
"New Medical Journal Available by Computer": AIDS Treatment News--International Edition (07/92) No. 155, P. 3; A journal of the most prominent findings in AIDS research has been available via computer since July 1, 1992. The Online Journal of Current Clinical Trials is a fully peer-reviewed journal published by the American Association for the Advancement of Science. The journal is exempt from all printing and mailing delays
"Gamma Globulin: Inexpensive Treatment May Help Prevent Infections": AIDS Treatment News--International Edition (07/92) No. 1551, P. 3; Therapy with intramuscular gamma globulin, often used by travelers to prevent hepatitis, may assist in protecting against AIDS-related illnesses. But it cannot protect against HIV infection. Dr. Joseph A. Hertell, an internist who treats AIDS patients in Georgia, thought up its use for AIDS. Dr. Hertell was involve
"Hypericin: Antiviral From St. John's Wort": AIDS Treatment News--International Edition (07/92) No. 155, P. 3; St. John s wort, a common plant grown worldwide, contains a chemical called hypericin, which is believed by many to be a potential agent in fighting HIV infection. The plant contains very little hypericin, and efforts to extract it in use against HIV infection have had little success. It is somewhat easy to chemical
"AIDSFront: New Attitude on Alternatives": Advocate (07/30/92) No. 608, P. 35; Delaney, Martin; The National Institutes of Health has started to look more closely at alternative therapies for general use. An advisory panel listened to presentations about alternative therapies in June. Treatments such as acupuncture, homeopathy, and ayurvedic medicine were considered by the committee. Both advocates and oppone
"3-Drug Combination Trial: ddC+AZT+Interferon": AIDS Treatment News--International Edition (07/92) No. 155, P. 3; The manufacturer of AZT , Burroughs-Wellcome Corporation, has discovered that a three-drug combination (AZT with ddC and alpha interferon) was very effective in fighting HIV in laboratory tests--m
"Bitter Melon: Traditional Treatment Tried for AIDS": AIDS Treatment News--International Edition (07/92) No. 155, P. 1; Many AIDS patients in the Los Angeles area are using bitter melon (Momordica charantia)--a traditional herbal treatment--in hopes that it might prove effective as an AIDS treatment. Currently, no scientific trials have been conducted. Use of bitter melon as a potential AIDS treatment seems to be mostly limited to th
"Recall of AIDS Public Service Announcements and Their Impact on the" Ranking of AIDS as a National Problem: American Journal of Public Health (07/92) Vol. 82, No. 7, P. 1029; Siska, Michael et al.; The Centers for Disease Control s America Responds to AIDS (ARTA) campaign that aired in late May and early June of 1990 resulted in increased mentions of AIDS as an important national health issue, write Michael Siska et al. of the CDC s National AIDS Information and Education Program in Atlanta, Ga. Two public se
"Topics to Avoid With Applicants": Nation's Business (07/92) Vol. 80, No. 7, P. 57; Pouliot, Janine S.; To prevent discrimination suits by job seekers, employers must avoid a number of questions or topics that might be raised during an interview. The Americans with Disabilities Act prohibits employers from obtaining information regarding a candidate s physical or mental disability-- including HIV status-- before offeri
"Infected Surgeon Sues Hospital for Failing to Protect Him": AIDS Alert (07/92) Vol. 7, No. 7, P. 102; A surgeon who allegedly contracted HIV while on the job is suing the Sacramento hospital that employed him for being negligent in enforcing standard infection control procedures. The case, which involves the California surgeon known only as John Doe, is thought to be the first of its kind. The lawsuit says that due
"CDC Finds Risk of TB Spread in Hospitals": Nation's Health (07/92) Vol. 22, No. 7, P. 24; Hospital patients infected with tuberculosis can pose a threat to other patients and to health-care workers, according to researchers from the Centers for Disease Control. Dr. Samuel Dooley and colleagues examined nocosomial transmission of Mycobacterium [M] tuberculosis among HIV-positive patients, and among health-
"AIDS Panel: Puerto Rico Short-Changed": Nation's Health (07/92) Vol. 22, No. 7, P. 24; Though Puerto Rico has the second highest rate of AIDS cases in the nation, it ranks 55th out of 57 states and territories in total funding per reported cases, the National Commission on AIDS told President Bush on June 2. The commission urged an extensive study of the overall
"New HIV Test Gets Results in 10 Minutes": Nation's Health (07/92) Vol. 22, No. 7, P. 24; The Food and Drug Administration recently approved an HIV test that will only take 10