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...There is no concerted national AIDSleadership," says Michael L. Immel, a member ofthe Boston AIDS action group, AIDS Coalition toUnleash Power (ACTUP). "That results inlow-priority budgets for [AIDS research...
Harvard officials say they are working on suchrecommendations, but activists like Immel, whorepresents ACTUP on the community advisory board,say they feel Harvard is still out of touch withthe needs of those infected with HIV. He describesthe ACTU's criteria for drug trials as "reallyanal" and too restrictive...
...They're not in touch with the people who havethe disease. They treat them as subjects, not aspeople," Immel says...
...Immel also says Harvard does not try enough newdrugs, instead relying on older ones that havealready proven unsuccessful but are nonethelesssupported by the pharmaceutical companies thatproduce them and fund research...