San Francisco: AIDS Foundation Newsletter on 14 Antivirals

Last week the San Francisco AIDS Foundation published issue #2 of BETA (Bulletin of Experimental Treatments for AIDS). This issue reviews 14 different antivirals, and also includes an update on AZT, the focus of the first issue of BETA (#1).
BETA is exceptional because it combines openness to treatment options, extensive and careful research and references, and a presentation easy for non-medical people to understand.
The antivirals covered in issue # 2 are: AZT, Dextran sulfate, Iscador, AL 721, Ribavirin, Carrisyn, BHT, and (available only to people in clinical trials) CD4, CD4- pseudomonas exotoxin, Foscarnet, ddC, Alpha interferon, Beta interferon, and Gamma interferon.
The San Francisco AIDS Foundation distributes BETA free within San Francisco. It will also send free copies (of issue #2 only) to persons elsewhere; later, it plans to accept subscriptions, free from within San Francisco and paid from elsewhere.
To get a free copy of BETA #2, call the San Francisco AIDS Foundation switchboard at 415/863-AIDS. In Northern California outside of San Francisco, you can also call toll-free, 800/FOR-AIDS.
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