I happened across the first part of this program last
night; it was extremely well-done and presented some
information I wasn't aware of (frex that AZT was in
the public domain, as it had originally been
discovered in the 1950's as an anti-cancer candidate,
but was handed over to a pharma for trials as an
anti-HIV drug).

If you are at all interested, I'm sure it will repeat
at some point; the second part is on tonight, here.

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/aids/etc/synopsis.html
"The Age of AIDS." After a quarter century of
political denial and social stigma, of stunning
scientific breakthroughs, bitter policy battles and
inadequate prevention campaigns, HIV/AIDS continues to
spread rapidly throughout much of the world,
particularly in developing nations. To date, some 30
million people worldwide have already died of AIDS.

· There were 4.9 million new infections in 2004 --
14,000 new infections every day 
· 3.1 million people died of AIDS in 2004 -- 8,000
people per day 
· HIV/AIDS is the leading cause of death worldwide for
people aged 15-59 
· Half of all new infections occur in people under age
25 

Debbi
No Adequate Words Maru

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