I am a Medill student, and I want to know what your reaction was to Sen.
Jesse Helms’ and House Speaker Newt Gingrich’s comments about reducing
funds for AIDS research. Did you agree? Disagree? Were their comments
insensitive? Or were they speaking the truth? Any other comments on the
matter?

When responding, please include your name, age, city and state where
you’re from, and occupation. This information will be used for a paper.
Thank you.

In article <m0sUHtX-0007…@family.hampshire.edu>, J…@minerva.com writes:
> My continuing question about the toxicity about Vitamin A is: Has anyone
> ever devoted any enthusiasm to finding out why it is toxic  … but only to a
> very few number of people.  Is it possible that they are simply allergic
> to Vitamin A and that virtually all the rest of the population can consume
> Vitamin A is much larger quantities than the government insists are hazardous.
> I certainly have taken two to three times the maximum recommended dose for
> several decades  ….. and continue to wonder how many lifetimes it takes
> to be toxic.  

Wherever did you get these ideas?  There is a certain amount of individual
variation in tolerance, but if you give enough everybody gets toxic.

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Forwarded message:
Subj:    On "Simplicity"
Date:    95-07-08 12:39:59 EDT
From:    Sorrento95
To:      Facpat

OPEN LETTER TO MICHELLE

Hello Michele,

Hmm, you seem bound and determined to conclude that my
"solution" is too "simplistic"  – in spite of what I have actually
written.

In your last note you say that my solution is to stop AZT and drug
use to get rid of AIDS.   Here is what I actually wrote, in my
original note on this subject:

  So far as I can tell, the typical Establishment response to the long-
  term HIV-infected healthy individuals is to suggest that they have
  some sort of genetically-endowed qualities which give their immune
  system greater strength.  They don’t seem to want to admit that
  avoidance of AZT and recreational drugs along with good nutrition
  and other life-style factors accounts for their continuing good health.

As you hopefully now can see, I never proposed that "simply"
opposing AZT & recreational drugs was sufficient to address the
variety of diseases lumped together and called "AIDS."

Best wishes,

Michael

SUBJECT: My Uncle Paul
On Wednesday, July 5, my Step-Uncle Paul Plauche passed away after his
mostly successful ten year fight against this virus.  It is not possible
to list all the good and selfless acts of his life, but after hearing
them, I truly regret not having known him better but become even prouder
to call him a member of my family.  In his honor, I wanted to share a few
special words from a speech he once delivered:

"In all its horror, AIDS, like any life threatening illness is another
disease – no more, no less.  It is not symbolic of anything.  There are
not "victims," because there is no crime.  There are no "innocents,"
because there are no "guilty," and no blame, because there has been no
intention to cause harm.  There are only sick men, women and children,
all of whom need your help."

Paul S. Plauche (7/15/39 – 7/5/95)
Excerpt from Keynote speech
World AIDS Day, December 1, 1994

Reprinted here by his step-nephew, C. Joseph Wusnack, New Orleans, LA,
with a personal thank-you to him, his partner Richard all his friends and
especially the New Orleans No AIDS Task Force,  who have inspired me into
a higher pro-active stance.

Reader of this news group will be interested in new information on
Aloe Vera and AIDS, available from the WWW site:
http://www.oanet.com/mall/isi/isi.htm
InnerSense International

>> LIVING PROOF: HIV AND THE PURSUIT OF HAPPINESS.  Airs

Thurs. 7/13/95, 1:45 pm, Cinemax.  TV Guide says this 1993
documentary has "sensitive, upbeat portraits of a broad
spectrum of individuals coping with their HIV-positive
status by making a determined effort to get on with their
lives.  Included are interviews with athletes."

I was in this. I am the guy on the rollerblades who delivers food
to homebound people with AIDS. This movie was made before my AIDS
diagnosis. I did not receive a dime for appearing in this movie or for
being involved in the book project so this is not an ad. If you want to read
more about this film and see a clip, visit the misc.health.aids homepage.
Half of the people in this movie have either died or have gone on to develop
AIDS after this was filmed. I am one of them.
***********************************************************
-James M. Scutero, original proponent of misc.health.aids
 misc.health.aids homepage: http://www.panix.com/~jscutero

Hi!

During the past year, I have been in touch with an uncle that I have not seen in 13 years.  He called his sister, my mom,
one day out of the blue.  He had heard I had been ill.  (I have Chronic Fatigue Syndrome.)  During this past year, he
has been quite supportive and understanding.  He has recently disclosed to me that he has been HIV+ for approximately
10 years.  I am wondering how long he will be with us.  I remember him from when I was much younger – he used to take
me to the park, swimming and he fostered my love for amusement parks!  I have been reluctant to discuss any aspect of his
illness with him.  I would hate to upset him, but I have this inherent need to know what is going to happen and when.  If not to
prepare myself, to be able to be there for him, as he has been for me.  I have not seen him in 13 years, our only contact has
been via the phone.  I will be moving to his city soon and wish to meet him and hopefully to rebuild our lost relationship.
Anyone offering advice or words of wisdom, please e-mail back to my address (q…@vianet.on.ca).
Thank you!
Lisa

The Current Global Situation of the HIV/AIDS Pandemic figures as
of 30 June 1995 are now available.

You can find the figures on the Global Programme on AIDS (GPA) WWW
server.  The URL is

        http://gpawww.who.ch/gpahome.htm

This information is also available using gopher at gpagopher.who.ch,
under The Current Global Situation of the HIV/AIDS Pandemic menu
option.  

For those with email only access to the internet, this information
can be retrieved from the GPA electronic document mail server by
sending a message to:

                     gpa…@who.ch

and type in the text body:  GET EMSERVE AIDSCASE

You can obtain a complete index of the documents that are
currently available on this server by sending the following command:

                     GET EMSERVE INDEX    

Mark Wallace (walla…@who.ch)

   Whether you have insurance or not…it is up to you to insure that your
billing statements are correct. Insurance companies tell me they make no great
effort to verify the services charged to them…this could raise your
share of cost .
  After 24 years in healthcare  delivery (between 4 states), I felt a need to
"make a difference"… so I started a home based business "HEALTH SMART". Our
sole purpose is to catch the over charges and billing errors that are nearly
common place…before the patient’s right to dispute has elapsed. We know
where to look, and how to secure bad charge reversals… and unlike most
aspects of health care services…we have stayed reasonable in our fees, so
all comsumers can afford the peace of mind we offer. We do not believe that
anyone should have to pay for someone else’s mistake… and we take finding
these mistakes…seriously!
   For more information on our fees and what we can do for you, EMail us at:
andr…@primenet.com or snail mail us at "HEALTH SMART" , PO Box 21377,
 Mesa , Az. 85277-1377 (Please enclose a SASE for the return of the
information to you and a free outline of your rights as a medical patient).

Are vitamins really any good and do most people take them?
 Any answers out there?
  Mary at this e-mail.