Date: Mon, 19 Sep 1994 09:14:31 -0400 (EDT) From: "ANNE WILSON, CDC NAC" Subject: CDC AIDS DAILY SUMMARY 09/19/94. AIDS Daily Summary September 19, 1994 The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) National AIDS Clearinghouse makes available the following information as a public service only. Providing this information does not constitute endorsement by the CDC, the CDC Clearinghouse, or any other organization. Reproduction of this text is encouraged; however, copies may not be sold, and the CDC Clearinghouse should be cited as the source of this information. Copyright 1994, Information, Inc., Bethesda, MD ************************************************************ "Minorities Seek More Action to Halt AIDS Spread" "Across the USA: Florida" "Lifeline: In the Cards" "AIDS Action Committee, MBTA in New Dispute Over Condom Ads" "An Unsparing Look at AIDS" "Epidemics Rage Unchecked in Rwanda" "India to Host Biology Conference" "Gay Former Mayor Dies" "37% of Female Undergrads Had Unsafe Sex in Prior Year; 21% Took HIV Test, Survey Reveals" ************************************************************ "Minorities Seek More Action to Halt AIDS Spread" New York Times (09/19/94) P. A14 Leaders at a four-day meeting in Washington, D.C., urged the Clinton administration to do more to control the spread of AIDS among minorities. Cornelius Baker of the National Association of People With AIDS said that clinical trials of possible treatments often did not include black and Hispanic participants and that more Spanish-language information is needed about AIDS. More than 700 people attended the meeting, including many blacks, Hispanics, American Indians, and Asian-Americans, who nationally, make up 50 percent of reported AIDS cases. Federal health officials at the meeting pledged to work more closely with local groups. "Across the USA: Florida" USA Today (09/19/94) P. 6A During lectures at senior centers, officials in Broward County, Fla., plan to distribute decks of playing cards that carry information about HIV and AIDS. "Lifeline: In the Cards" USA Today (09/19/94) P. 1D; Vigoda, Arlene San Francisco-based retailer Under One Roof, which gives all of its profits to AIDS organizations, is offering holiday cards and gifts that have been created by volunteer artists. The retailer's goal is to raise $200,000 by the end of the year. "AIDS Action Committee, MBTA in New Dispute Over Condom Ads" Boston Globe (09/16/94) P. 37; Palmer Jr., Thomas C. The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority has rejected an AIDS Action Committee ad aimed at women. The ad carries quotations from a fictional "Elly K," who "knows how to get a man to wear a condom." This controversy comes just three weeks before a federal appeals court hearing in Boston over several condom ads that the MBTA rejected last year. The MBTA is appealing a ruling that stated that it could not reject the ads. "An Unsparing Look at AIDS" Boston Globe (09/16/94) P. 63; Sherman, Betsy "Fast Trip, Long Drop" is back at the Harvard Film Archive after its debut in the Gay and Lesbian Film Festival. The video is film-maker Gregg Bordowitz's personal account of coping with being HIV-positive and the outlook of a potential early death. With a great range of emotions and attitudes, Bordowitz addresses his feelings on issues that include life, death, God, and relationships. "Epidemics Rage Unchecked in Rwanda" Reuters (09/17/94); Esipisu, Manoah Upon returning from a two-day fact-finding mission in Rwanda, World Health Organization Director-General Hiroshi Nakajima said that the country was suffering from severe shortages of medical staff, medicines, and money. Blood transfusion services are not functioning and blood is no longer being screened for HIV. HIV transmissions have increased significantly because of the country's war and mass migrations of refugees. Nakajima said that as much as 40 percent of the Rwandan population might be HIV-infected and he called on the government to guarantee security so that health workers could return to their jobs. The WHO's priorities in Rwanda are early identification of epidemics, rapid re-establishment of safe blood transfusion services, and the procurement and distribution of essential drugs and vaccines. "India to Host Biology Conference" United Press International (09/17/94) Next week, more than 2,000 scientists from 62 countries will attend the 16th International Congress of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology in New Delhi, India. Key issues include AIDS research, genetics, and population control. Lectures will be delivered by various international experts, as well as Nobel laureates Dr. Edwin G. Krebs and Dr. Robert Huber. "Gay Former Mayor Dies" United Press International (09/17/94) One of the United States' most openly gay politicians, former Key West Mayor Richard Heyman, has died of AIDS at age 59. Heyman served two two-year terms beginning in 1983 and again in 1987. In an interview last week, Heyman maintained that his political goals were unrelated to his sexual preference and said, "I didn't run as a gay man. I ran as a man who felt he could do things to change our city." "37% of Female Undergrads Had Unsafe Sex in Prior Year; 21% Took HIV Test, Survey Reveals" PR Newswire (09/12/94) A Glamour magazine survey of 994 female undergraduates reveals that 37 percent of them had unsafe sex in the past academic year, and 21 percent took an HIV test. The Glamour College Survey, which was conducted this past spring to determine information on coeds' lives during the past school year, also reveals that 40 percent of sexually active students used the Pill as their main form of contraception, while only 25 percent used a condom.