I tested positive for HIV when the tests became available in 1985, through
tracing I can confirm exposure in 1981. From 1982 through 1992, I was in a
committed relationship until my other half died of MAC. While my other half was
on NRTI's for the last 4 (?) years of his life, we ...

I know I'm probably boring y'all with my personal family problems, but
here is an update on my psychotic HIV+ brother...
The Seroquel isn't working.  The doctor upped him to an incredible 800mg
per day, and every night it is a chore to get him to take it.  Then

On December 23, 2003, FDA approved the Uni-Gold Recombigen HIV rapid HIV
test, a single use rapid test for the detection of antibodies to HIV-1 in
plasma, serum and whole blood (venipuncture). It is the first device to be
FDA-approved for use with all three sample types.

LOCUS       NC_001802               9181 bp ss-RNA     linear   VRL 17-APR-2004
DEFINITION  Human immunodeficiency virus 1, complete genome.
ACCESSION   NC_001802
VERSION     NC_001802.1  GI:9629357

OPEN LETTER
I have been accused by a few members of this board of being
'irresponsible' and 'endangering' the lives of young people.
This accusation could possibly be correct, but is based on one fundamental

Abbott AIDS drug pricing leads to review of patent
Chicago Tribune - May 21, 2004
Bruce Japsen, Tribune staff reporter
http://www.aegis.org/news/ct/2004/CT040510.html

The following "rambling and incoherent" rant was written by my brother
several days ago in an e-mail to our father.  My brother is currently
in the depths of a manic psychosis from hell and is so far removed from
reality at present he is not even in this solar system.  I realize it

Abbott AIDS drug price hike hit by suit, protest
Reuters, 04.19.04, 4:05 PM ET
CHICAGO, April 19 (Reuters) - Abbott Laboratories Inc.  (nyse: ABT -
news - people) was hit with a federal antitrust lawsuit on Monday by

Weekly cycles of once-daily anti-HIV drugs could reduce cost of HIV
treatment
In a small study conducted at the U.S. National Institutes of Health
(NIH), researchers have shown that it may be feasible to treat

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/3729487.stm
It's not about HIV or AIDS, of course, but this debate over allegedly
disease causing "nannobacteria" should seem more than a little familiar
by now. It certainly involves a lot of the same issues.

One does wonder when the arrogance of FDA grew so enormous that they
became the FDA of the Planet Earth. Ugh. Well, that's what happens
when it is run by an industry slut like Tommy Thompson, who helped
push through the boondoggle Medicare drug prescription act that is

I used to be a hardcore tweeker but have been off it for 5 years now.
Anyway, my out of state brother has been flaking out bad for at least
2 years now.  He had a good job and our parents BOUGHT him both a
nice condo which he pays no rent on AND a nice car which he doesn't

This probably isn't the most appropriate group in which to post this
request. I hope I have not upset anyone too much. Apologies.
May I raise the issue of Tony Blairs heath in this group. Blairs spin
machine tell us lies and the British press *are* economic with the

http://www.nytimes.com/2004/05/17/health/17AIDS.html?ex=1085371200&en=5f88ff
d5718252eb&ei=5062&partner=GOOGLE
U.S. Speeding Up Approval Steps for AIDS Drugs
By LAWRENCE K. ALTMAN
Published: May 17, 2004

"HIV did not, after all, kill T-cells"
In 1990 at the San Francisco AIDS conference, Montagnier announced that
HIV did not, after all, kill T-cells and could not be the
cause of AIDS. Within hours of making this announcement, he was attacked