The Michigan Daily - Wednesday, April 16, 1986-- Page 5

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Medical advances may ham

By DEBBIE KOBAK
Recent breakthroughs in AIDS research
have obstructed efforts to prevent the
disease from spreading, by changing the
sexual habits of homosexuals and other
high-risk groups, according to a leading
University researcher.
June Osborn, dean of the School of Public
Health and a member of several national
committees researching the deadly disease,
recently summarized current research in
the New England Journal of Medicine.
Osborn, who was out of town this week, also
lerves as a consultant to the National In-
(titute of Health.
Institute researchers last week said they
had developed a new virus that stimulates
test animals to produce antibodies against
the AIDS virus, which destroys the body's.

immunity system. They called this a major
breakthrough, though they cautioned that
more research is needed.
"THE PEOPLE at the greatest risk of
becoming infected - homosexual men -
have been beleagured by society to such an
extent that they may evade or ignore the ef-
forts to control the spread of AIDS," Osborn
wrote.
She added that intravenous drug users,
the second highest risk group, "have
already said goodbye to caution" in their
personal lifestyles.
Dr. Stanley Schwartz, director of the
University's Immunology clinic, also cited
intravenous drug users as a group with
dangerous habits.
"I think intravenous drug users are
coming to the forefront in the AIDS issue,"

Schwartz said.
JIM TOY, a member of the University
Task Force on AIDS and coordinator of the
Gay Male Program office, agreed that some
homosexual men have refused to tone down
their lifestyles, despite evidence that this
would decrease their risk of contracting
AIDS.
Engaging in sexual relations with many
partners is often a psychological defense for
some homosexuals against homophobia,
Toy said.
"They deal with the anxiety by doing
exactly the opposite of common sense, or
playing a game of Russian Roulette," Toy
said. "When people feel they are being
asked to limit their contact or their form of
sexual expression, they may interpret that
request, or mandate, as an attack on their

per sprea
identity and self-esteem and develop defen-
se mechanisms to cope with the risks of 'un-
safe' sex."
Toy added that homosexuals are
sometimes unwilling to change lifestyles
they have developed for years, and they
may even question the ability of medical
experts to determine 'safe' sexual prac-
tices. Others deny they are vulnerable to the
disease, he said.
JEANNETTE SCHIDE, chairman of the
student organization AIDS Action Alliance,
said society must be educated before
homophobia can be curbed.
"Just being gay doesn't put one at risk of
getting AIDS. To tell gay people they are
automatically at risk isn't true," she said.

of AIDS
"There are specific behaviors that put one
at risk, and it is not just being gay."
Virginia Nordby, an assistant to Univer-
sity President Harold Shapiro and chairman;
of the AIDS task force, also called for an in-f
creased education about the disease.
She pointed to American College Health;
Association guidelines adopted by the;
University several months ago that urge
"institutions of higher learning" to
"educate students, faculty, and staff about,
AIDS and the AIDS virus." She did n0t
specify which unit of the University would
conduct this education.

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sidizes rent to keep rental rates low.
"I could perhaps see that they
would infuse money," Middleton said.
;That's been one of Lowell Peterson's
4D-First Ward) pet projects." Peter-
son could not be reached for com-
r ent.
,, Gerald Jernigan (R-Fourth Ward)
also sees Democrats spending more in
the social service areas.
SUCH A plan would conflict with
traditional Republican goals of in-
greasing the money spent on roads,
police, fire protection, and other basic
services. The four Republicans on the
council hope these programs will not
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"It is a popular myth that
Democrats are big spenders," said
the newest member of city council,
Seth Hirshorn (D-Second Ward), who
upset incumbent James Blow in last
week's election.
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Roosevelt was forced to spend a lot of

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country out of the Mayor Ed Pierce, a Democrat, said
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ther democrats, is drastically - at least not this year.
to uttheit The diffrence is that now we have
ys he has not et enough votes to control spending."
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