Date: Tue, 20 Sep 1994 09:24:52 -0400 (EDT) From: "ANNE WILSON, CDC NAC" AIDS Daily Summary September 20, 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 ************************************************************ "European Blood Rules Could Cut US Exports" "World Roundup: AIDS in Cuba" "Court Awards $728,770 in Discrimination Suit" "Delaware Valley's Federal HIV Planning Council Supports Demands to Expand Experimental Treatment Access for Women with HIV" "Zimbabwe Human Rights Group Attacks AIDS Ban Law" "Italian Gets AIDS Virus in Fight, Researcher Says" "Hemophiliac With AIDS Accused of Sex Attack on Minor" "These Legs (or Stilts) Are Made for Walking; Soul Mates Enters AIDS Walk on Stilts" "AIDS Medicine & Miracles--Seventh Annual Conference, Boulder, Colorado, September 29-October 2" ************************************************************ "European Blood Rules Could Cut US Exports" Journal of Commerce (09/20/94) P. 1A; Ruzicka, Milan Although U.S. blood and blood products have not been implicated, their export to Europe could meet with difficulties as Western Europe launches safety regulations to prevent the spread of AIDS. Germany, the leading importer of U.S. blood products, is leading the drive after a recent rash of blood-screening scandals in Europe. The German program, which is backed by the European Parliament, is trying to cut down the country's consumption of blood and its dependence on imports. The program also demands that the European Union impose strict import requirements on blood products from all 12 member-countries. "World Roundup: AIDS in Cuba" USA Today (09/20/94) P. 10A HIV has infected 1,077 people in communist-ruled Cuba, reports the newspaper Trabajadores. Of those infected, 299 have developed AIDS. "Court Awards $728,770 in Discrimination Suit" Reuters (09/19/94) The Educational Testing Service Inc. was found guilty of discriminating against an employee who has AIDS, which is in violation of state law requiring employers to accommodate workers with disabilities. The judge found that the plaintiff's legitimate needs include time for doctor's appointments and time off when he was increasingly tired and had less energy. ETS says it plans to challenge the court order by filing a post judgment motion with the court. "Delaware Valley's Federal HIV Planning Council Supports Demands to Expand Experimental Treatment Access for Women with HIV" PR Newswire (09/19/94) The Philadelphia AIDS Consortium is giving its full support to a list of demands to be presented to the FDA today. The Coalitions said it was compelled to join in the call for equalization of HIV/AIDS treatments because it is harder for women to access experimental treatments than men. The action at the FDA is sponsored by the Women's Caucus of ACT-UP and is expected to bring 1,000 activists from around the country. They want the FDA to address eight action recommendations, including the adoption of clinical trial protocol criteria that are uniformly gender neutral, the development of a publicly accessible federal data bank containing all available information on the known impact of experimental drugs on fetal development, and the amendment of existing FDA regulations to require that by-gender analysis data accompany all research applications. "Zimbabwe Human Rights Group Attacks AIDS Ban Law" Reuters (09/19/94) The Catholic Commission for Justice and Peace attacked demands by some Zimbabwe legislators at a parliamentary seminar on AIDS for laws to ban foreigners infected with HIV from entering the country. Mike Auret, director of CCJP, said the laws would infringe on people's human rights and would also severely undermine the country's tourist industry. The organization made a similar plea to the United States last year when U.S. law-makers approved a bill barring those who are HIV-positive from entering the United States. Between 600,000 and 800,000 of Zimbabwe's 10 million people are infected with HIV. "Italian Gets AIDS Virus in Fight, Researcher Says" Reuters (09/19/94) An Italian man fighting with his HIV-positive elder brother in 1992 has become infected with HIV. The younger brother had no recognized high-risk factors for HIV. Dr. Giuseppe Ippolito said that he was able to identify the HIV as the exact strain of that in the Italian man's brother. This strain is extremely rare and resistant to AZT. "Hemophiliac With AIDS Accused of Sex Attack on Minor" Reuters (09/19/94) One of three hemophiliac brothers, who became internationally known when they were not permitted to attend school because they were HIV-positive, may be charged with sexual battery. A 15 year-old acquaintance of Robert Ray said that he tried to make her perform oral sex in a Florida parking lot last February, but that she struggled and was able to escape. There is not believed to have been any exchange of body fluids. The Ray family gained international fame when the three boys were barred from attending a public school in Arcadia, Florida, in 1986, and when their house was destroyed in 1987 as a result of arson. "These Legs (or Stilts) Are Made for Walking; Soul Mates Enters AIDS Walk on Stilts" PR Newswire (09/19/94) Over 20,000 people will participate in the 10th Annual AIDS Walk in Los Angeles on Sunday. A four-man stilt-walking group representing the LA-based productions company, Soul Mates will also walk the 6.2 mile course. The group is also a band and will play the trombone, trumpet, accordion, percussion, and sousaphone while walking. "AIDS Medicine & Miracles--Seventh Annual Conference, Boulder, Colorado, September 29-October 2" AIDS Treatment News (09/02/94) No. 206, P. 7 AIDS Medicine & Miracles, a conference to be held in Boulder, Colo., will focus on creating a supportive, healing, retreat environment for AIDS patients, their families, and caregivers. Speakers include Martin Delaney and Dr. Joan Borysenko.