TITLE

Living With AIDS--20 YEARS LATER

AUTHOR(S)

Bullers, Anne Christiansen

PUB. DATE

November 2001

SOURCE

FDA Consumer;Nov/Dec2001, Vol. 35 Issue 6, p29

SOURCE TYPE

Periodical

DOC. TYPE

Article

ABSTRACT

Examines several drugs for treating AIDS and the efforts being done to improve the lives of people with AIDS. Process of the spread of HIV; Drug issues being discussed within the medical community and outside of it; Reason for waiting the immune system to weaken significantly before taking drugs.

ACCESSION #

6259339

Tags: AIDS (Disease) -- Treatment;  HIV (Viruses);  IMMUNE system

 

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