Bugged by pretty ads.Media coverage of "bug chasers" does have an impact on how we respond ["Return of the Bug Chasers," February 17]. The print media should display advertisements for AIDS drugs depicting patients in the deepest throes throe n. 1. A severe pang or spasm of pain, as in childbirth. See Synonyms at pain. 2. throes A condition of agonizing struggle or trouble: a country in the throes of economic collapse. of the disease rather than buff, smiling, healthy-looking young men. I don't want to believe that people are really wanting to contract AIDS, but apparently they are influenced by the way the treatments are portrayed por·tray tr.v. por·trayed, por·tray·ing, por·trays 1. To depict or represent pictorially; make a picture of. 2. To depict or describe in words. 3. To represent dramatically, as on the stage. . While they're at it, how about printing the current retail price of these drugs on a per-dose basis? From a strictly personal economic standpoint The Standpoint is a newspaper published in the British Virgin Islands. It was originally published under the name Pennysaver, largely as a shopping-coupon promotional newspaper, but since emerged as one of the most influential sources of journalism in the , the price of a condom 1. condom - The protective plastic bag that accompanies 3.5-inch microfloppy diskettes. Rarely, also used of (paper) disk envelopes. Unlike the write protect tab, the condom (when left on) not only impedes the practice of SEX but has also been shown to have a high failure and lube is far less than the cost of a single dose of any AIDS medication--and you can have a hell of a lot more fun putting on a condom than taking a pill. Michael Resnick Arlington, Va. |
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