In the 7/23/04 AIDS article titled "Relationship between
drug resistance and HIV-1 disease progression or death in
patients undergoing resistance testing," Lucas et al. (Johns
Hopkins University) state:

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Request for Applications (RFA) #04-B-1
Positive Prevention, Care and Support for People Living with HIV/AIDS
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The article cites people dying of AIDS drug toxicities, then laments that
enough people won't
be able to get the drugs.
Is that a logical problem? Not for the World Health Organization...

I thought those of you who haven't read Roberto Giraldo update might like
too.
Best Wishes,Russell
The AIDS Dissident Movement is Growing in Mexico

Is AIDS a New Disease?
Contrary to popular belief, AIDS is not new and is not a disease. AIDS is
a new name given by the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) to a collection
of 29 familiar illnesses and conditions including yeast infection, herpes,

It is often claimed that HIV can spread heterosexually in Africa because of
the alleged widespread presence of other STD's. Well guess again. To quote
from this article:
Monthly prophylactic treatment of female sex workers in Kenya with the

Is AIDS Devastating Africa?
According to the 1999 World Health Organization (WHO) report, the total
number of actual diagnosed AIDS cases on the African continent is about
equal to the total for AIDS in America even though Africa, with its 650

From The CDC
The tests commonly used to detect HIV infection are actually looking
for antibodies produced by an individual's immune system when they are
exposed to HIV. Most people will develop detectable antibodies within

Sorry for bothering you guys with my silly question. But i'm at a stage
I think all gay guys go through and that's beinging paraniod.
How fast 'can' symptoms, if any, show up?
Last Saturday, I went down on a guy and about 3 days later got this sore

    Although the HIV figures in Tuesday's UNAIDS report represent a
reduction in the estimate of people infected worldwide, experts said the
epidemic continues to expand and kill at a record rate. Previously,
worldwide HIV infections were estimated at 40 million: The new report

Robin Scovill's new dissident film, "The Other Side of AIDS," has just been
released and is playing around at various film festivals and G/L film
festivals.  The producer is planning on submitting the film to the
Portland Gay/Lesbian film festival which comes Oct. 22-31, '04 over at

"Deaths from acquired immunodeficiency syndrome occurred exclusively among
prostitutes who admitted to injecting drug use or were inferred to have a
history of it. "
Mortality in a Long-term Open Cohort of Prostitute Women.Am J Epidemiol

I received this through the FAIR Foundation newsletter.
This is amazing stuff - and loads and loads of ammo to work with. Finally,
the fact that these huge estimates are just ploys to get more funding. Is
this the long awaited CDC return of fire against the WHO/UNAIDS? "Two US

The HIV pandemic is not diminishing. Estimates may be high...in some
places, though, they may be low. The differences are hard to tell but
one thing is clear: this is the biggest disaster to hit humanity since
the Black Plague. Even that step-n-fetchit jackass Colon Piles could

For those living in the Seattle/Portland area, there is an opportunity to
meet, face to face, with your fellow dissidents!  We are a new(er) group,
based on the HEAL-Portland group started in December 1996.  I have taken
up the call to create a group (I chose the MSN format) in ...