Study finds child AIDS cases not spread by casual contact
Albany AP report quotes Dr Ayre Rubenstein of Albert Einstein College of Medicine at a New York Senate hearing. He says childhood AIDS cases likely originate in the womb and from mothers who used drugs, not from casual family exposure, countering fears of general population spread.
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Albany
Ayre Rubenstein
Albert Einstein College of Medicine
New York State Senate
Rubenstein
Senate
Committee On Investigations and Taxation
Journal of the American Medical Association
AIDS victim testifies on daily struggle and fear
Albany AP report recounts Michael Callen, 28, describing life with AIDS since 1981. He frames AIDS as a moral and medical crisis, cites high NYC incidence, and notes fatality rates while detailing daily symptoms and fear of death. He also describes weekly meetings at the National Gay Task Force to support fellow patients.
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Albany
Michael Callen
New York State Senate
Callen
Senate
Committee On Investigations and Taxation
Ile
Kaposi
National Gay Task Force
New York City
Researchers link AIDS to destruction of thymus gland
Two pathologists reported at an international conference that thymus glands from AIDS victims were virtually destroyed, suggesting the virus may attack the thymus and trigger immune system failure. The researchers studied Haitian and Montreal cases, while authorities cautioned that more work is needed to confirm the theory.
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Washington
Thomas Seemayer
Montreal Children's Hospital
Canada
Arthur Davis
Kache Biomedical Laboratories Inc
Burlington
N.C
Goldstein
Seemayer
Montreal
Rise in AIDS cases worries guards in prisons
The AIDS threat has surfaced in several state and federal prisons with at least 28 prisoner deaths cited. New York, New Jersey, North Carolina, and Florida report suspected or confirmed cases. officials warn of inmates at risk while noting no proven in-prison transmission.
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New York State
New York City
New Jersey
North Carolina
Florida
James Olsen
Florida Correction Department
Associated Press
Robert Drennan
Missouri Corrections Department
Division of
Missouri
Ronald Shansky
Illinois Department of Correction
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Michigan
California
Rhode Island
Oregon
Wisconsin Bureau of Corrections
Barbara Whitmore
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