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...very scared to die such a young man. I'd like a little more time," says a 28-year-old patient. He is waiting for the results of tests that will determine if his recent exhaustion, bouts of fever and severe headaches are what he and his doctors fear it is: acquired immunodeficiency syndrome, or AIDS. The man is not gay. He is married and the father of two children. But he readily admits to a life of promiscuity and a history of many liaisons with prostitutes. "I lived in the fast lane," he confesses. "If only God will give...
...There have been far more pervasive epidemics, certainly. In 1918 and '19, Spanish flu killed more than 500,000 Americans and ultimately 20 million worldwide. A million Russians may have died of cholera in 1848 alone. But during these scourges there were always the possibility and hope that the fever would lift, strength would return, and life would go on. With AIDS, says Dr. Michael Gottlieb, the UCLA immunologist who is overseeing Hudson's care, "the word cure is not yet in the vocabulary...
...AIDS in humans. Curiously, the virus does not seem to harm the monkeys, a fact that might hold important clues for future research. Essex suspects that in the past 20 to 40 years, the virus spread from monkeys to man. Other viruses have made this leap--notably jungle yellow fever virus--and, he notes, the greens often live in close association with people and frequently bite them. How the disease might have traveled from Africa to the U.S. and Haiti is anybody's guess. One "intriguing" clue, says Dr. Peter Piot of the Institute for Tropical Medicine in Antwerp, Belgium...
...made her first impression in a portrayal of Marilyn Monroe for the 1980 TV movie Marilyn, the Untold Story. But Catherine Hicks did not expect to impersonate another sex symbol when she signed up for Fever Pitch. Hicks, 34, plays a Las Vegas cocktail waitress named Flo who, it turns out, bears more than a passing resemblance to Marlene Dietrich. Hicks took on the look of the legendary German actress after Director Richard Brooks suggested that she dress like an old-time movie star instead of your typical casino bunny. "I always loved The Blue Angel," said the star...
...difficult somewhere down the line." A few analysts think they see the kind of borrowing-and-buying frenzy that could cause a serious plunge in the next few years. Says Mason Sexton, president of Wall Street's Harmonic Research: "The sign is going to be the proverbial speculative fever that makes cab drivers rich...