Rochester AIDS History Chapter 24

Shoulders To Stand On                                                                           EC April Issue 2017 The Long Road To Wellness – Jesse Helms Roadblock In 1988, research was underway to find an AIDS vaccine.  It soon became clear that even though money was beginning to flow through

Rochester AIDS History Chapter 23

Shoulders To Stand On                                                                           EC March Issue 2017 The Long Road To Wellness (cont’d) Last month we looked at AIDS curriculum in Monroe County, expansion of rehabilitative treatment for IV drug abuse and the beginning conversations on needle exchange programs,

Rochester AIDS History Chapter 22

Shoulders To Stand On                                                                           EC February Issue 2017 The Long Road To Wellness (cont’d) The Road To Wellness has many twists and turns.  For every two steps forward there seems to be one step back.  Such is the history of

Rochester AIDs History Chapter 21

Shoulders To Stand On                                                                           EC Dec – Jan Issue 2016 The Long Road To Wellness (cont’d) Prior to the approval of AZT by the FDA, in 1986 NIAID (National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease) established the Division of AIDS. 

Rochester AIDS History Chapter 20

Shoulders To Stand On                                                                           EC November Issue 2016 The Long Road To Wellness Once Michael Gottlieb in 1981 identified the virus which would be called gay cancer, grid, gay compromise syndrome, HIV and finally AIDS, it took the government, the