A.I.D.S. Tape 2, 1986-1987

Scope and Content: Taped from television. A.I.D.S. Tape 2 1) Superior Court. A disappointing trial in which new home owners want out of a signed deal to purchase a home after they discover the previous owner died of AIDS. 2) CBS News Special "AIDS Hits Home". How AIDS is no longer just a "Gay disease" and how it is n…

Scope and Content: Taped from television. A.I.D.S. Tape 2 1) Superior Court. A disappointing trial in which new home owners want out of a signed deal to purchase a home after they discover the previous owner died of AIDS. 2) CBS News Special "AIDS Hits Home". How AIDS is no longer just a "Gay disease" and how it is now spreading rapidly into the "straight" community. 3) NOVA "Can AIDS be Stopped?" This programme outlines how the disease attacks the immune system and the brain, and reports on research to find a treatment, cure and vaccine. (60 min., 11 Nov. 1986, PBS) 4) Managing our Miracles. Panelists talk about the diseases causes; the limits of testing; and the need for greater sexual caution. (Oct. 28, 1986. PBS) 5) NBC Newshour. A report on "Men, Women, Sex and AIDS", anchored by Tom Brokaw. The spread of AIDS into the heterosexual community. (60 min. Jan. 13, 1987. NBC) 6)The Nature of Things. AIDS. This journey into the human immune system focuses on various aspects of the AIDS virus, from its origin in history to the psycho-social impact on its victims. (March 11,1987. CBC. 60min.)