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...engaging in a discussion that some people say ought not even be engaged in," said Dr. Marshall Forstein, an instructor in psychiatry at the Medical School, during his introduction. All of the speakers addressed the question of whether such discussion was necessary or ethical...
...AIDS, our only weapon at the present time is prevention. The way to maximize prevention is a rational campaign to educate our citizens, both within and without so-called "high-risk" groups, as to what is known of the epidemiology of the HTLV-III virus. Dr. Ho, Dr. Forstein, and Prof. Brandt all stressed that the virus is extremely fragile and difficult to transmit. In ten million person-hours of medical care, said Dr. Forstein, including care before the HTLV-III virus was identified and medical workers began to take simple precautions, not one case of casual transmission has ever...
AIDS is a medical enigma up to a point, but enough is known about it that a positive educational campaign based on what is known already had an immense effect in reducing the rate of its spread. According to Dr. Forstein, sexually- transmitted diseases have decreased by 75 to 80 percent in the gay community in the last two years, much of this decrease resulting directly from AIDS education. But as long as people are putting themselves and others at unecessary risk without a clear awareness of that risk, there is a long road ahead. The Crimson does well...
...Forstein said the $218 million spent on AIDS research this year is relatively low, considering that it is only one-tenth the cost of a Trident submarine. He said $5 billion will be spent to treat victims of AIDS this year, because of the lack of proper less expensive facilities...
...three panelists stressed that AIDS is not just a disease affecting the gay community. Recently, insurance companies have begun to deny life insurance to college age men, since they are in the highest risk group for AIDS, Forstein said...