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NEW Sorce
April 1992Just
Note
by Matt Earnest
KS Study Breaks Ground
Associated Press --- Washington
"A compound from soil bacteria has
stopped the growth in laboratory mice of Kaposi's
Sarcoma, a lethal skin cancer common among
male AIDS patients.
"Researchers at the National Cancer
Institute report in Friday's issue of the journal
Science that a compound called sulfated
polysaccharide peptidoglycan, or SP-PG, is more
effective in laboratory studies against Kaposi's
than the drugs now commonly used.
"Dr. Shuji Nakamura, a University of
Southern California scientist formerly with the
cancer institute and first author of the study,
said that SP-PG was tested both against
laboratory cultures of Kaposi's sarcoma and
against lesions of the cancer that had been
grown in laboratory mice that lack an immune
system.
"In both cases, said Dr. nakamura, the
cancer was stopped in its tracks.
"Human clinical trials of SP-PC are being
organized . but Dr. Nakamura said he didn't
know when they would start.
"Until the AIDS epidemic started, Kaposi's
was considered a rare skin cancer in old men of
Mediterranean heritage. The sudden appearance
10 years ago of many cases of the cancer among
young men with depressed immune systems was
one of the early clues that there was a new and
deadly disease."HIV and Texas
First Bogata, now Fort Worth: Dr. Patricia
Wetzel, a resident at John Peter Smith Hospital,
tested positive for HIV after being pricked by the
needle of one of her patients. The odds of
contracting the virus in this way are roughly one
in 300.
Although many have responded to Dr.
Wetzel with a "poor dear" attitude, she refuses to
feel sorry for herself. She was a bit emotional
during her press conference, but she vowed to
stay active and said that she hopes to become a
spokesperson for HIV infected people.
Dr. Wetzel is not just any doctor. Even
before her infection she was committed to the
battle against AIDS, and she selflessly cared for
many PWAs (unlike the one in three doctors who
feel they are not ethically bound to treat people
with HIV/AIDS). Let her know how much we
support her:
Dr. Patricia Wetzel
c/o John Peter Smith Hospital
1500 South Main Street
Fort Worth. Texas 76104"Times, they are a-changin"'
Hats off to the teachers and students of
the Ray School in the Hyde Park section of
Chicago. When their beloved friend and mentor,
John McBeth, became too ill to hide his AIDS
condition any longer, they rushed to his side to
offer support.
The announcement was made by Cydney
Fields, the school's principal.
There is, in the front entrance of the
school, a newly placed collection bucket where
students and teachers alike have contributed
thousands of dollars toward McBeth's medical
expenses. The proceeds from an upcoming
production of The Wiz will be toward that same
end.
In this era of AIDS hysteria, murderous
gay bashing, and discrimination, the fact that the
Ray School put concern for its friend above fear
and ignorance is heartening indeed.4
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