                     AIDS Daily Summary 
                      February 13, 1995

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"Former N.H.L. Player Reveals He Has AIDS"
"Paul Monette, Writer of Gay Anguish, Dies"
"AIDS Camp Gets a Boost from '60 Minutes' Piece"
"Clinton Moves to Save Research Projects"
"EEOC Files Lawsuit in AIDS Firing"
"Thailand to Start Testing Anti-AIDS Vaccine"
"Philippines Shows 25 Percent Rise in HIV Virus Cases"
"FDA Complaints Reinforce Perception that Condoms Break, Can 
Irritate"
"Pediatricians Issue Guidelines Related to HIV Infection Risk"
"Melissa's Donates to AIDS Healthcare Foundation"
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"Former N.H.L. Player Reveals He Has AIDS"
New York Times (02/13/95) P. C10
     Former hockey player Bill Goldsworthy has revealed that he has 
AIDS.  The St. Paul Pioneer Press reported that the man who once 
played for the Minnesota North Stars and the New York Rangers was
diagnosed in November while hospitalized for treatment of 
pneumonia.  "There was a period of three to five years after my 
divorce when I was really into the bottle and I wasn't careful 
about my sexual relationships.  And there were a few times when I
was a scout for San Jose, after I started to drink again, that I 
wasn't as careful about sex as I should have been," said 
Goldsworthy, who has been divorced for almost 15 years.  Related 
Story: Washington Post (02/13) P. C10
      
"Paul Monette, Writer of Gay Anguish, Dies"
Washington Post (02/13/95) P. B5
     Paul Monette, whose memoir "Becoming a Man: Half a Life Story" 
traced his difficult path from stigma to celebration as a gay 
man, died of AIDS on Feb. 10 at age 49.  The 1992 memoir, which 
won him a National Book Award, was about Monette's suppression of
his homosexuality, his struggle for identity in the 1950s and 
1960s, and survival in a homophobic society.  In the late 1980s, 
after his companion Roger Horwitz died of AIDS-related 
complications, Monette wrote "Borrowed Time: An AIDS Memoir," 
which examined Horwitz's struggle and death.  In accepting the 
National Book Award, Monette said, "Writing literally kept me 
alive" after being diagnosed with HIV.  His most recent work, a 
collection of 10 essays titled "Last Watch of the Night," was 
published last June.  Related Story: New York Times (02/13) P. B7
      
"AIDS Camp Gets a Boost from '60 Minutes' Piece"
USA Today (02/13/95) P. 3D;  Johnson, Peter
     Since Feb. 5, when "60 Minutes" aired a story about a 10-day 
summer camp in New York for people with AIDS, 400 volunteers have
offered to staff the camp.  Others have donated $45,000 in cash 
or services.  The Birch Camp, which has been running for six 
years, is now considering expanding to help more people.  
Television viewers "understood what it's like to be affected by 
AIDS, even though they're not infected," said Birch's director, 
Phyllis Susser.
      
"Clinton Moves to Save Research Projects"
Baltimore Sun (02/11/95) P. 7A;  Lewthwaite, Gilbert A.
     In reaction to a report that the Pentagon's funding for two 
medical research programs on AIDS and breast cancer was in danger
of being stripped from this year's defense spending, President 
Clinton ordered White House Chief of Staff Leon E. Panetta to 
express his concern for the programs to Defense Secretary William
J. Perry.  Noting that 46,000 women die of breast cancer each 
year and that 40,000 Americans die from AIDS, Panetta said, "The 
president believes that we cannot afford to allow these tragic 
losses to continue.  And that is why breast cancer and AIDS 
research is a high priority for this administration."  On Friday,
the Washington Post reported that $30 million earmarked for AIDS 
research and $150 million for breast cancer research this year 
might not be spent because the Pentagon did not consider them 
essential parts of the military's medical program.  However, when
testifying before the Senate Budget Committee on Friday, the 
Pentagon's chief financial officer said that AIDS research 
involved "particular military issues," including development of 
battlefield tests for soldier-to-soldier blood transfusions.
      
"EEOC Files Lawsuit in AIDS Firing"
Houston Chronicle (02/10/95) P. 25A;  Tedford, Deborah
     On Thursday, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) 
sued a Houston machine shop that allegedly held a company-wide 
vote to determine whether an employee who had AIDS could continue
to work at the facility.  According to the suit, "John Doe" was 
fired July 18, 1994, after fellow employees rejected the notion 
that he should continue his job as a precision grinder.  The EEOC
claims that Gulf Grinding Co., which is doing business as Gulf 
Precision Industries Inc., violated Doe's right to privacy and 
his right to reasonable accommodation in the workplace under the 
Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990.  R.M. Stribling, 
facility manager, acknowledged that he had asked the other 
employees to if they wanted Doe to continue, but denied 
allegations that he violated the man's confidentiality.  "He told
me he had cancer, and it wasn't until two months later he told me
had AIDS.  I have affidavits from a half a dozen employees saying
he told them he had AIDS," said Stribling.
      
"Thailand to Start Testing Anti-AIDS Vaccine"
Reuters (02/10/95)
     Arthit Urairat, Health Minister of Thailand, said on Friday that 
tests of Genentech Inc.'s GP-120 AIDS vaccine would begin on Feb.
21.  Thirty heroin addicts will be injected with the drug four 
times annually.  "The test is to show whether it can create 
immunity in the human body so as to guard against AIDS," said 
Arthit.  He did not say whether the tests would continue past the
first year, but the United Nations AIDS program indicated that 
Thailand and Brazil were interested in conducting trials.
      
"Philippines Shows 25 Percent Rise in HIV Virus Cases"
Reuters (02/10/95)
     There was a 25 percent increase in the number of HIV-infected 
people in the Philippines in 1994, the health ministry said on 
Friday.  The number of HIV-positive people rose to 587 by the end
of the year, which is 118 more than the total of 469 recorded 
between 1984 and the end of 1993.  Almost half of the new cases 
occurred in the capital, Manila, and about 60 percent of the new 
cases were heterosexually transmitted.  The ministry has been at 
odds with the country's Roman Catholic Church over the 
government's advocacy of using condoms to fight AIDS.  It said it
will continue to ensure that "condoms are affordable and always 
available" as a means of fighting AIDS.  While health experts 
acknowledge that the number of HIV-infected people is probably 
much higher than official figures estimate, they also note that 
the stigma AIDS carries in the predominantly Catholic country 
prevents more people from reporting to health authorities.
      
"FDA Complaints Reinforce Perception that Condoms Break, Can 
Irritate"
AIDS Alert (02/95) Vol. 10, No. 2, P. 17
     The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) receives dozens of 
complaints each year about adverse reactions to condoms.  In at 
least three of the 213 filed with the FDA since 1976, the problem
was that the condom broke and one of the partners became infected
with HIV.  The majority of the complaints concerned LifeStyles 
brand condoms made by Ansell Medical.  Some retailers have 
stopped selling LifeStyles condoms--the second leading brand in 
the retail market--because of excessive breakage complaints.  
Ansell spokesperson Carol Carrozza says that complaints are 
stacked against LifeStyles condoms because they are mainly sold 
to health facilities, which tend to report most of the complaints
the FDA receives.  New studies have found that "high modulus" 
condoms--a snugger, yet stiffer class of condoms that includes 
LifeStyles--are more prone to breakage.  Primarily in response to
the threat of AIDS, condom makers have been thickening their 
ultra-thin condoms.  The new polyurethane condom, Avanti, is 
being marketed as super-thin, but twice as strong as latex 
condoms.  Although Avanti is made of stronger material than 
latex, it is about one-third as elastic.  The strongest predictor
of breakage, say experts, is elasticity, not strength.
      
"Pediatricians Issue Guidelines Related to HIV Infection Risk"
Nation's Health (01/95) Vol. 25, No. 1, P. 10
     The American Academy of Pediatrics has issued new recommendations
in an effort to reduce the risk of HIV infection associated with 
illicit drug use.  In response to the spread of HIV to young 
people, the academy called for prevention and treatment programs 
aimed at preventing illicit drug use, improving knowledge about 
decontamination of drug paraphernalia, and providing access to 
sterile injection equipment as part of a comprehensive approach 
to the treatment of illicit drug use.  The academy notes that 
while controversy about needle exchange programs persist, many 
cases of HIV infection in children and adolescents could be 
prevented by such programs.
      
"Melissa's Donates to AIDS Healthcare Foundation"
Food Distribution Magazine (01/95) Vol. 36, No. 1, P. 11
     In honor of AIDS Awareness Month, Melissa's/World Variety 
Produce, Inc. has raised $654.80 in donations for the AIDS 
Healthcare Foundation (AHF) of Los Angeles.  From the sale of 
3,897 cases of Melissa's Shallots and 2,651 cases of Baby Red 
Potatoes, Melissa's donated 10 cents per case to the AHF.  The 
AHF, California's largest community-based HIV healthcare 
provider, provides medical care to people living with HIV.
      
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