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Southern Voice/August 16,1990
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AIDS FOCUS
AZT Fails to
Prevent HIV
Infection
by Paul Varnell
Amsterdam—Recently there have been
several reports of attempts to use AZT to
prevent infection with HIV after accidental
exposure of medical and other health-care
personnel.
But a new report of a case in The
Netherlands suggests such programs may
not be successful. According to an article
in the New England Journal of Medicine, a
monogamous heterosexual male was acci
dentally given an in injection using a
syringe containing a small amount of
blood from a man infected with HIV.
Treatment with AZT was initiated with
in 45 minutes of exposure to HIV; 500 mg.
orally every four to six hours for 37 days,
then half that amount for the following two
months.
On day 30, a viral protein called p24
(which is an indicator of HIV activity) was
detected and on day 41, HIV antibodies
were found. On day 58, HIV itself was iso
lated from the patient's blood.
Researchers, headed by Dr. Joep Lange,
conjectured that their treatment failure may
have been due to the relatively large
amount of infected blood transferred—far
more than would have been present in a
standard needle-stick injury. In addition,
the original HIV infected patient had end-
stage disease, associated with a higher
level of viral presence and infected CD-4
lymphocytes.
Reaching People
of Color
AID Atlanta will present its AIDS 101
workshop in a format especially sensitive
to the needs of people of color on
Saturday, August 25. The workshop runs
from 8:30a.m. to 4:30p.m. and will be
presented at the Morehouse School of
Medicine, 720 Westview Drive in Atlanta.
Fee for the widely acclaimed workshop
is $20; students and senior citizens pay
$10. Call AID Atlanta at 872-0600 for
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Dixie Awards
Come to Atlanta
South Florida's infamous Dixie Awards
are coming to Atlanta. Billed as the "Fun
Awards Ceremony," the event will be held
Saturday, August 26 at The Otherside,
1924 Piedmont Avenue. The cover charge
is $4.
Charlie Brown, Dana Manchester, Patti
Kakes and Chena Kelly will headline the
show.
Proceeds from the show will go to AID
Atlanta. Call 875-5238 for more informa
tion.
Ned A. Mitchell
Ned died on August 3, 1990. He was
preceded in death by his lover, Tom Reid.
To accompany the quilt that Ned made for
Tom, Ned wrote, “We have succeeded in
transforming a cold, impersonal number-a
statistic—into a person complete with a face
and a name. We must never allow the
world to reduce our loved ones to numbers,
easily cataloged and just as easily forgot
ten. We must be sure that the world knows
that these numbers were people who were
loved by other people.”
Ned was a good and decent man who
was admired, respected and loved by many
people. Their lives were enriched by hav
ing known him. He will be greatly missed
by his family and friends. Contributions in
Ned's memory may be made to Parents and
Friends of Lesbians and Gays, P.O. Box
8482, Atlanta, Georgia 30306.
Doug Carl
Douglas Carl, Ph.D., psychologist, fam
ily therapist, author, died July 31, of com
plications associated with AIDS. Dr. Carl
was a founder of the Atlanta Institute for
Family Studies. He taught extensively
through the institute and published in the
psychological field, including a new book,
Counseling Same Sex Couples to be pub
lished by W. W. Norton this summer.
He was best known for his work with
couples, families and clinical hypnosis. He
had formerly served as adult outpatient ser
vices coordinator for Chatham County
(Savannah) and Gwinnett County for the
State of Georgia. In addition to his Ph.D. in
psychology, Dr. Carr held an M.S. in jour
nalism. Before his psychology career, he
worked in Chicago as an associated cre
ative director for several advertising agen
cies.
Dr. Carl is survived by his daughter,
Rebecca, 17; brothers, Bruce, St. Louis;
Steve, Cleveland, Ohio; mother, Judith,
Cleveland, Ohio; and long-time compan
ion, Dan Poole, Atlanta.
Donations in his memory may be sent to
Project Open Hand/Atlanta, 1080-R Euclid
Avenue, N.E., Atlanta, Georgia 30307.
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