                     AIDS Daily Summary 
                      October 14, 1994

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"HIV Carrier Pleads Guilty of Murder Try in Sex Case"
"Organization Fighting AIDS Homes Wins Round"
"Don't Name Blood Donors with HIV, Group Warns"
"Grants Given for AIDS Fight"
"AIDS Groups to Protest Request to Block Public's Access to AZT 
Patent Trial Proceedings; Patent Rights to $300 Million of AZT at
Stake"
"NJ Announces Pioneer Plan for AIDS Families"
"Biomune Systems Inc. Announces Principal Investigator for Phase 
II Studies"
"Northfield Laboratories Reports First Quarter Results"
"AIDS: Case: Doe v. Magsaysay"
"A Program That Works: AIDS-Smart Hair"
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"HIV Carrier Pleads Guilty of Murder Try in Sex Case"
Philadelphia Inquirer (10/14/94) P. B7
     An HIV-infected man, Peter McAndrew, pleaded guilty on Thursday 
to attempted murder by knowingly having unprotected sex with a 
15-year-old.   The former counselor at a home for emotionally 
troubled youths also pleaded guilty to one count of indecent 
assault on the boy--a patient--with whom he had sex many times 
between August 1991 and July 1992.  The judge ordered a 
pre-sentencing investigation, and McAndrew--who faces up to 12 
years in jail--was released on $80,000 bail.  The boy, now 18, 
shows no signs of HIV-infection.
      
"Organization Fighting AIDS Homes Wins Round"
Richmond Times-Dispatch (10/13/94) P. B5;  Cooper, Alan
     The Forest Hill-Bliley Road Neighborhood Association, in 
Virginia, will not be charged with violating federal and state 
fair housing laws for opposing AIDS group homes in the South 
Richmond area.  The federal Department of Housing and Urban 
Development published guidelines in September stating that 
attempts to exercise free speech rights should not be the basis 
of fair housing investigations.  The group held neighborhood 
meetings, testified before for committees of the General 
Assembly, and circulated letters within the community to protest 
the appropriateness of AIDS homes in their neighborhood.  The 
neighborhood association has discontinued legal action because a 
suit would cost approximately $40,000.
      
"Don't Name Blood Donors with HIV, Group Warns"
Toronto Globe and Mail (10/13/94) P. A4;  Coutts, Jane
     The Canadian AIDS Society said Wednesday that health officials 
should not be given the names of HIV-infected blood donors who, 
in a hepatitis B study nine years ago, did not consent to being 
tested for the virus that causes AIDS.  The organization, warning
it may go to court to stop a "terrible precedent," was responding
to Richard Schabas, Ontario's chief medical officer of health, 
who said that the Red Cross must comply with the law and reveal 
the names of the HIV-positive donors found while testing 175,000 
blood samples taken before an HIV screening test was available.  
The Ministry of Health does not require reporting of 
HIV-infection, as long as health authorities feel that counseling
has been given and there has been some kind of attempt to notify 
the infected person's partners.  Schabas wants the names of those
now being tested because he says there is no way to determine if 
counseling or notification actually occurred.
      
"Grants Given for AIDS Fight"
Richmond Times-Dispatch (10/13/94) P. E8
     A total of 10 Virginia organizations have been granted almost 
$300,000 collectively by the state Health Department to educate 
hard-to-reach populations about AIDS and HIV.  The groups will 
target racial minorities, homeless people, inmates, substance 
abusers, prostitutes, out-of-school youths, women, gay youths, 
and more.
      
"AIDS Groups to Protest Request to Block Public's Access to AZT 
Patent Trial Proceedings; Patent Rights to $300 Million of AZT at
Stake"
PR Newswire (10/13/94)
     AIDS advocacy groups representing people living with HIV strongly
opposed a request by attorneys for Burroughs Wellcome to seal 
court proceedings of a patent infringement trial concerning the 
rights to produce AZT.  A federal judge in North Carolina heard 
arguments Thursday from both sides as to whether court records 
and documents from the trial, which have been on public record 
since July 1993, should remain open.  Burroughs Wellcome filed a 
patent infringement lawsuit against Novopharm and another generic
drug manufacturer which sought to produce a less expensive 
version of AZT.  "The American public paid for development of 
this drug and we've been paying for it ever since in terms of 
astronomical prices," said Sally Cooper, Executive Director of 
People With AIDS Health Group, a not-for-profit organization that
purchases and imports to the United States AIDS treatments that 
are either unavailable in the United States or are less expensive
abroad.  Novopharm filed an Abbreviated New Drug Application more
than two years ago, based on the claim that the Burroughs 
Wellcome patent is invalid because the National Institutes of 
Health was a co-inventor.
      
"NJ Announces Pioneer Plan for AIDS Families"
Reuters (10/13/94)
     Abandoned housing in New Jersey will be renovated as part of the 
only program nationwide to provide permanent housing to families 
in which a parent is infected with HIV.  Four non-profit 
organizations will make the housing available to the families and
will also offer a wide range of social services to help them deal
with the disease and the resulting loss.  Other cities--such as 
New York and San Francisco--have similar projects, but the New 
Jersey program is the first statewide attempt.  Authorities hope 
to move families into their homes within a year.  A family must 
meet federal subsidy standards to be eligible, but once admitted 
to the program, there will be no time limit on the family's 
residence.
      
"Biomune Systems Inc. Announces Principal Investigator for Phase 
II Studies"
Business Wire (10/13/94)
     Dr. Donald P. Kotler has been named principal investigator for 
Biomune Systems Inc.'s initial Phase II human clinical trial of 
its biologic drug, IMMUNO-C.  Kotler, Associate Professor of 
Medicine at Columbia University's College of Physicians and 
Surgeons, is a leading expert in AIDS-related gastrointestinal 
diseases.  He has co-written over 100 reports concerning HIV and 
AIDS, including many on the treatment of cryptosporidiosis.  The 
Phase II trials will study IMMUNO-C's effectiveness in treating 
cryptosporidiosis in people.  Cryptosporidium is a parasite which
causes severe gastrointestinal distress and can be fatal to 
people with weakened immune systems.
      
"Northfield Laboratories Reports First Quarter Results"
PR Newswire (10/12/94)
     Northfield Laboratories Inc. on Wednesday reported a 
first-quarter, fiscal year 1995 loss of $1.8 million, which was 
expected because the company does not have any sales or revenues.
Northfield is currently engaged in Phase II clinical trials of 
its blood substitute, PolyHeme, a solution of chemically modified
hemoglobin derived from outdated blood.  PolyHeme has three 
advantages over blood: it avoids the risk of blood-borne diseases
such as AIDS; it is universally compatible, thus eliminating the 
need for blood typing or matching and; it has a shelf life of one
full year under proper storage conditions.  Northfield 
Laboratories is a leader in the development of a safe and 
effective blood substitute.
      
"AIDS: Case: Doe v. Magsaysay"
National Law Journal (09/26/94) Vol. 17, No. 4, P. C3
     The plaintiff received more than 200 units of blood in 1985 after
developing pancreatitis related to an adverse drug reaction.  
Because of the transfusions, he contracted hepatitis and was 
later diagnosed as HIV-positive.  The plaintiff sued his doctor, 
charging that medical malpractice led to the need for 
transfusions, which led to his infection with HIV.  In June 1990,
he was awarded $2.92 million.
      
"A Program That Works: AIDS-Smart Hair"
Essence (10/94) Vol. 25, No. 4, P. 50
     To combat the problem that women and youths in the rural South 
are the fastest-growing group of people with HIV, DiAna DiAna of 
DiAna's Hair Ego founded the South Carolina AIDS Education 
Network in 1987.  DiAna distributes condoms and AIDS information 
to clients and shows AIDS prevention videos while their hair 
dries.  DiAna has been certified by the state Department of 
Health and Environmental Control and now conducts presentations 
throughout South Carolina with a group of youths she calls the 
AIDS-busters.  Popular demand encouraged DiAna to create several 
videos, including "AIDS Info Upfront" and "What If You Give a Kid
a Condom?"
      
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