rock@uunet.UU.NET (02/25/90)
***************************************************************************
DEPARTMENTS - Table of Contents January 1990 - Vol 1, No 4
Opening - Thanks for the help
Distribution
Staff
***************************************************************************
THANKS FOR THE HELP
Some people get the mistaken idea that putting a publication like the
Washington HIV News together is a one or two person activity. Not on your
life! In addition to the hard work put in by all the volunteer writers and
editors, there are many people and organizations who do not appear on our
back page without whom this newsletter could not be published.
Special thanks go out to the doctors and research nurses who help us at the
various institutions around Washington, and most especially Susan Lelacheur
and Maribeth Goldin at George Washington University, and Margaret Easter at
the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases. Much help is
also obtained from Dr. James Pluda of the National Cancer Institute, and Dr.
James Lavelle of Georgetown. Thanks are also due to Debbie Ogata-Arakaki of
NIAID/Critical Care Medicine, Victoria Davey of NIAID, and Nancy Bluestein
of the NIH Treatment Research Branch.
We also get support in various ways from some of the people within the
Whitman-Walker Clinic. Larry Cohen was essential in getting the necessary
administrative support together to get the Washington HIV News off the
ground, and is still instrumental in helping with distribution; Dr. Basil
Vareldzis provides greatly appreciated assistance and information; and Jim
Graham, Administrator of WWC, has provided invaluable support and
assistance.
Several organizations concerned with the production aspects of Washington
HIV News must also be noted. Complex typesetting and scanning are done
through the Publisher's Service Bureau, 4900 Leesburg Pike, Alexandria, (703)
824-8022. Last, but certainly not least are the people who print the
Washington HIV News, Dark Horse Printing and Copy Center at 1700 N. Moore
Street, Arlington, (703) 527-3747. For a great job, faster than normally
thought possible, Dark Horse gets our profound thanks.
***************************************************************************
DISTRIBUTION
Washington HIV News is published four times a year entirely by volunteers,
and is distributed through the Whitman-Walker Clinic, and at several public
locations, without charge. However, each issue of Washington HIV News costs
about $1,500.00 to print, and is currently funded from private contributions
and grants. (Donations are gratefully accepted.)
Single copies of Washington HIV News are available on request; please call
and leave a message at (202) 797-3590. To be on a regular mailing list,
please fill out the form at the right. Because of the costs involved, a fee
must be charged to everyone except PWAs/PWARCs. The subscription rate is
$4.00/year ($1.00/issue); additional subscriptions are each $2.00/year
($0.50/issue).
_____________________________________________________________________
Name
_____________________________________________________________________
Institution (where applicable)
_____________________________________________________________________
Address
_____________________________________________________________________
City, State, and Zip
One yearly subscription (4 issues) = $ 4.00
____ additional subscriptions ($2.00 each) = ____________
Total (enclosed) $ ____________
Make checks payable to: Washington HIV News
Return this form to: Washington HIV News
c/o The Whitman-Walker Clinic
1407 "S" Street, N.W.
Washington, DC 20009
***************************************************************************
\\\ //\\ ///
\\\ ///\\\ /// Washington HIV News is endorsed by
\\\////\\\\/// the Whitman-Walker Clinic, although
\\// \\\// the content of this newsletter does
\/ \\\ \/ //\\ /// not necessarily reflect the
\\\ ///\\\ /// opinions of the Whitman-Walker
\\\////\\\\/// Clinic.
\\// \\\//
\/ \/
Editor-in-chief . . . . . . . . . . . . . Andrew Coile
Supervising Editor . . . . . . . . . . . Patt Hoffmann
Technical Editor . . . . . . . . . . . . W. Howard Cyr
Digital Version Editor . . . . . . . . . Lynn Ashley
Administration . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ken Thomas
Contributors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Basil Vareldzis
James Wood
Copyright (C) 1990 by Washington HIV News, all rights reserved. Although
great steps have been taken in an attempt to insure the accuracy of all the
information presented herein, the Washington HIV News, the staff that
produces it, the Whitman-Walker Clinic, or the various institutions and
personnel who provided us with information cannot be held responsible for
any damages, direct or consequential, that arise either from the use of this
material or due to any errors contained herein.
The issues raised by the subject of pursuing treatment for HIV infection are
not simple ones. EVERYONE CONSIDERING APPLYING FOR A PROTOCOL SHOULD FIRST
DISCUSS POSSIBLE TREATMENTS AND PROTOCOLS, IN DETAIL, WITH HIS/HER PRIMARY
CARE PHYSICIAN. Together, the patient and physician can carefully review
the different requirements presented for each protocol and make a decision.
When applying for a protocol, the most important thing to do is to ASK
QUESTIONS! This disease is so dynamic that protocols may change after press
time from the information presented here. The only way to know the latest
complete details is to ask questions. Most researchers do the best they can
with the knowledge they have, but they are human. Patients must feel free
to ask as many questions as they want to. The patient must be a willing and
informed participant in any protocol. Above all, it's the patient's life,
and that is who must deal with the consequences of medical decisions.
DEDICATED TO: HENRY TREVATHAN, JR., LARRY EDWARDS, JR., JIM AMADEI, MARIO
RIVECCIO, DON FRISCH, GARY BAILEY, RICK CONNOLLY, DAVID GREEN, AND MERRITT
BUTTRICK.
***************************************************************************
Copyright (C) 1988,1989,1990 by Washington HIV News, all rights reserved.
Permission is granted for non-commercial use only.