ADVISORY/World AIDS Conference Finds Controversy on First Day.Business Editors ADVISORY... --(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 10, 2000 TOPIC: The 13th World AIDS Conference held in Durban, South Africa South Africa, Afrikaans Suid-Afrika, officially Republic of South Africa, republic (2005 est. pop. 44,344,000), 471,442 sq mi (1,221,037 sq km), S Africa. opened in controversy Sunday when South African President Thabo Mbeki's speech caused hundreds to walk out, said a report by CNN.com. Mbeki allegedly blamed his country's AIDS problem on poverty, rather than the government's unwillingness to battle the problem. Reports claim that the President has reportedly been consulting with individuals who argue that HIV HIV (Human Immunodeficiency Virus), either of two closely related retroviruses that invade T-helper lymphocytes and are responsible for AIDS. There are two types of HIV: HIV-1 and HIV-2. HIV-1 is responsible for the vast majority of AIDS in the United States. does not cause AIDS, as well as arguing that a program to treat pregnant women with an anti-AIDS drug AZT AZT or zidovudine (zīdō`vy  dēn'), drug used to treat patients infected with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), which causes AIDS; also called would do more harm than good. With the latest figure reportedly saying that 50 percent of all 15-year-olds in Africa will die of AIDS, protesters reportedly demanded that something drastic be done about the problem. EXPERTS: ExpertSource can offer several highly qualified experts to comment on this story: Dr. Shalom Z. Hirschman, president and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of Advanced Viral Research Corp., can offer expertise in AIDS, AIDS research and infectious diseases infectious diseases: see communicable diseases. . 914/376-7383 PR: Michael Rosen (mrosen@bratskeir.com). Professor John Alexander Thomas Young Noun 1. Thomas Young - British physicist and Egyptologist; he revived the wave theory of light and proposed a three-component theory of color vision; he also played an important role in deciphering the hieroglyphics on the Rosetta Stone (1773-1829) Young , of Harvard Medical School's Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics molecular genetics n. The branch of genetics that deals with hereditary transmission and variation on the molecular level. , can offer expertise in the areas of AIDS, HIV and biotechnology. 617/432-1093 617/495-1000 (University PR Phone) Dr. Joseph Steven Cervia, of Cornell University's Medical College, can offer expertise in Infectious Diseases, particularly HIV and AIDS. 212/746-3326 212/746-5454 (University PR Phone) ExpertSource cannot guarantee the immediate availability of these experts or their familiarity with this specific issue. ExpertSource, a collaboration of Business Wire and The Round Table Group, provides academic and industry experts to the media at no charge. Journalists are encouraged to submit queries to ExpertSource when seeking experts on specific subjects. An online registration form is available at http://www.businesswire.com/expertsource. Business Wire's Media Resource Center provides working journalists many free media services. Please visit the BW Media Resource Center at (www.businesswire.com/media) for more information. |
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