dmcanzi@watdcsu.waterloo.edu (David Canzi) (09/14/89)
SEARCH WIDENS FOR MEDICAL CURES:
The next breakthrough for treating AIDS or cancer might come from a tuber
that grows in an African rain forest or an exotic chemical excreted by
starfish in the South Pacific. To find new drugs for these diseases, the
National Cancer Institute has begun screening thousands of plants, marine life
and microorganisms for their life-saving potential. (From the USA TODAY Life
section.)
ANTI-AIDS DRUG IN ALGAE:
Researchers at the National Cancer Institute in Frederick, Md., have
discovered a substance in blue-green algae from Hawaii with anti-AIDS
activity. The finding was reported recently in the Journal of the National
Cancer institute.
Notice to Readers
Publication of Guide for Developing Policies for HIV-Infected Students
and School Staff
The National Association of State Boards of Education (NASBE) is one of 20
national organizations that receive assistance from CDC to help schools
provide effective health education programs to prevent the spread of human
immunodeficiency virus (HIV). NASBE has published a guide that CDC commends to
its readers: Someone at School Has AIDS: A Guide to Developing Policies for
Students and School Staff Members Who Are Infected with HIV.
To develop the guide, NASBE convened experts in medicine, public health,
education, and law* and has recommended scientifically and legally based
policy statements that local and state departments of education can use in
developing policies for HIV-infected students and staff. The guide addresses
infection control, HIV-infected students and school staff, confidentiality,
and HIV-antibody testing. The guide also includes resources for further
information about HIV education, discrimination, disease reporting,
policymaking, and crisis management.
Copies of the guide are available from NASBE, Publications Department,
1012 Cameron Street, Alexandria, VA 22314; telephone (703) 684-4000.
*Representatives of the following organizations participated in developing
and/or reviewing the guide: American Academy of Pediatrics, American
Association of School Administrators, American Bar Association, American
Federation of Teachers, American Medical Association, Association of State and
Territorial Health Officials, CDC, Council for Exceptional Children, Council
of Chief State School Officers, Intergovernmental Health Policy Project,
Michigan Department of Education, National Association of Elementary School
Principals, National Association of School Nurses, National Association of
Secondary School Principals, National Congress of Parents and Teachers,
National Education Association, National School Boards Association, U.S.
Department of Education, and U.S. Department of Justice.
[AIDS was also mentioned in passing in an article about tissue transplants,
as one of the infectious agents for which tissues are checked before they
can be transplanted.]
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David Canzi