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ACT UP Treatment and Data Digest Now Available

A weekly two-page newsletter from ACT UP/New York's

Treatment and Data Committee reviews the issues addressed each

week by this Committee, one of the leading treatment- activist

organizations anywhere. Each issue has several short articles

about treatments themselves, negotiations with companies, and

preparations for clinical trials or other access. The Digest is

published rapidly, providing the latest information on treatments

which activists are working on.



Over 45 issues have been published. The first ones were not

advertised, but now ACT UP is offering subscriptions; the cost is

$40.00 per year, and additional contributions are appreciated.

To subscribe, send your name, address, and a check to ACT UP/NY

to: Treatment Digest, c/o Richard Lynn, 155 E 31st Street, Apt.

20L, New York, NY 10016.





San Francisco: Quan Yin Herbal Program Starts August 8



The next Quan Yin Chinese herbal program starts August 8;

participants should register by August 3. The cost for the 12-

week program is $210. For more information, call 415/861- 4964.



This is the 13th similar program run by Quan Yin. Over 600

persons with AIDS or HIV have participated. A brief report of

results of the early programs appeared in AIDS TREATMENT NEWS

#93, December 15, 1989.



Quan Yin, a nonprofit organization, also runs a low-cost

acupuncture clinic for persons with HIV, HIV certification

programs for acupuncturists and for medical doctors, the San

Francisco AIDS Alternative Healing Project, and other programs.



Note: There has been confusion about Quan Yin after press

reports that it had closed. Founder Misha Cohen explained that

the main acupuncture clinic did close, due to tens of thousands

of dollars unexpected cost to move into its new offices, major

additional costs due to the October 1989 earthquake, and a recent

California decision to deny Medicaid reimbursement for

acupuncture. But other branches of Quan Yin remain open and are

expanding at this time.





San Francisco: CONTINUUM Day-Care Center Opens



California's first adult day-care health program for persons

with AIDS has been licensed and is now accepting referrals.



CONTINUUM HIV Day Services, a non-profit, community-based

organization funded by businesses, private foundations, and San

Francisco, California and Federal government agencies, will offer

nursing care, social services, counseling, support groups,

recreational and education programs, transportation if necessary,

and support for families and caregivers. CONTINUUM is intended

for persons who do not require hospitalization but do need care

during the day when their primary caregiver is away.



For more information about the program, call 415/241-5500.





Research Nurses Needed in Washington DC and Elsewhere



A continuing shortage of research nurses and other

professionals to run clinical trials is delaying research across

the United States. Qualified persons can work at the cutting

edge of the field testing new AIDS/HIV treatments, with good

salary and benefits and their choice of locations.



Recently we were asked to announce a position at the

community-based Whitman-Walker Clinic in Washington, DC. Persons

interested should call Basil Vareldzis, M. D., at 202/797-3534.









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 HIV.



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.