The Update Vol. 3, No. 9

A monthly newsletter produced by the Victoria chapter of AIDS Vancouver Island (AVI). This issue includes: an article about HIV/AIDS terminology; news for support volunteers; info about the Volunteer Leadership Development Program; AVI has a grant to produce informational materials about HIV/AIDS and the Law; AIDS Watch article prints current research findings from different publications about estimates of HIV infection, an AIDS heat test, and AIDS antibodies; an update about oral alpha-interferon trials; an article about a more effective testing method for HIV introduced by Health Canada; an article about pet care for people with AIDS; library news lists new materials in the AVI library; an article about supporting a lover who has AIDS by Kubler-Ross; Helpline Queries answers a question about whether you can contract HIV from blood-feeding insects; calendar of events for September.