FLU SHOTS RECOMMENDED

A major influenza epidemic is developing in the United States this year, and it is not too late to get the flu shot. It takes about two weeks for the immunization to provide protection.

Persons with AIDS or HIV should check with their physician; those we have heard from are recommending the shots. In some areas they are available without charge through public-health clinics.

STATEMENT OF PURPOSE

AIDS TREATMENT NEWS reports on experimental and complementary treatments, especially those available now. It collects information from medical journals, and from interviews with scientists, physicians, and other health practitioners, and persons with AIDS or ARC.

Long-term survivors have usually tried many different treatments, and found combinations which work for them. AIDS Treatment News does not recommend particular therapies, but seeks to increase the options available.

We also examine the ethical and public-policy issues around AIDS treatment research and treatment access.