Vancouver Persons With AIDS Society Newsletter Issue #54 March 1992

AIDS: WHY IS SCIENCE FAILING? English translation of an article in the Jornal da Tarde, Sao Paulo, Brazil suggesting that AIDS is more of an auto-immune disease than deficiency; PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE Notice of the Annual General Meeting and a proposal to change the name of the Society to "The Persons With AIDS Society of British Columbia". PWA will be moving to new offices which will be shared with AIDS Vancouver and the Women and AIDS Network in a building to be known as the AIDS Resource Centre; HOMEMAKERS NOT ACCESSED Home Support Canada is hosting a forum to address the underutilization of homemaking services for PWAs; ON THE HORIZON AT AIDS VANCOUVER New PWA Caucus of members, staff and volunteers to be formed and integrated into all aspects of AIDS Vancouver's work; AIDS - OVER A MILLION NEW INFECTIONS IN 8 MONTHS Report from the World Health Organization on the global spread of HIV/AIDS; ARBUTUS STREET RESIDENCE (FOR PWAs) 10 beds will open for the Intermediate care of Persons with AIDS, first of its kind in Canada; THE VANCOUVER MEALS SOCIETY now has their own office and are recruiting volunteers. While continuing to provide daily meals to PWAs, they hope to grow and develop more services; AIDS TREATMENT HIGHLIGHTS: NEW PATIENT REGISTRY FOR BC for identifying people who may be eligible for clinical trials. ST. PAUL'S MEDICAL SHORT-STAY ADVISORY GROUP to address patient and staff concerns about problems arising from budget limitations and increasing demand for short-stay treatments. CMV Support group formed. DOES HIV ALONE DIRECTLY CAUSE AIDS? 566C80 PART ONE: PCP. 566c80 manufactured originally to treat malaria has been discovered to be potentially effective in treating Pneumocystis Carinii (PCP), Toxoplasmosis gondii, and Cryptosporidosis. RIFABUTIN STUDY SUSPENDS RECRUITMENT. NEW REGISTRY OF CANADIAN HIV TRIALS. ddI JITTERS. ddC NOT AS EFFECTIVE AS AZT OR ddI. FLUCONAZOLE FOR CRYPTOCOCCAL MENINGITIS. PREVENTION AND TREATMENT OPTIONS. CAREGIVER TRAINING "COMPASSIONATE CARING IS HEALING" A course for Caregiver Care Training is being offered for six consecutive Tuesday evenings; ARE YOU ON A HEALING JOURNEY? Call for volunteers for graduate student's research; LIVE ON - AN INSPIRATIONAL PROGRAM FOR CANCER AND PEOPLE LIVING WITH HIV/AIDS; KUDOS; WE'RE OPEN. OTHER PROGRAMS/SUPPORT PROJECTS OFFERED BY PWA AND OTHERS. ONGOING GOING'S ON; HELLO FROM RONALD P. STEP 6. HIV and HIV; STEP 7. HIV and AA; DO YOU HAVE CHILDREN? We often receive donations of children's furniture, etc. and would like to include your child in our donation programs; STRYKERNEWS Free income tax preparation.Need counsellors to visit inmates and volunteers for Prison Liaison Project. Looking for people who use ground extract of grapefruit seeds to control mouth ulcers, thrush and herpes; OUR HEARTS OF LOVE FOR LIFE Fundraiser report; MARVEL COMICS SUPERHERO COMES OUT OF THE CLOSET; QUITA'S QUOTE Volunteer relates how she came to volunteer for PWA; CELEBRITIES BENEFIT SHOW Fundraiser announcement; BOOKWORM BOOGIE Library news; RECIPES Nothing Bread, Lentil Loaf; PSYCHIC SENSIBILITIES Palmistry and Astrology Survey; OBITUARIES: DIETMAR BOLLE NOVEMBER 1960 - JANUARY 1992. MARCUS ERICH MAY 11, 1960 - JANUARY 1992. BRIAN JULIUS GUSTAFSON; UPCOMING PROJECTS IN HIV/AIDS COMMUNITY Section 25 job postings; NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING; NOTICEBOARD; CLASSIFIEDS; HELPLINE Volunteers needed;