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Reports on the spread of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) in New York. How HIV-negative people are getting infected; Consequences due to the reinfection of HIV-positive individuals; Identified major subtypes of HIV; Terminologies and meanings used by researchers; Comments made by Carlos Maldonado of the Latino Commission on AIDS; More information. INSET: The needle nightmare..

Features six New York residents with acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) and how they would be adversely affected by proposed spending cuts in medical welfare. Marlene and Margaretha Diaz; Kenneth Williams; John DeFazio; Nadine Hunter; Louise and Kristen Rivera; Idell Gillard.

Focuses on an AIDS trial in New York City that tries to eliminate HIV through aggressive treatment. Administration of three powerful drugs that target HIV; Conduct of trial by Aaron Diamond AIDS Research Center led by David Ho and Martin Markowitz; Reasons for conducting the trial.

Focuses on the efforts by the New York City government to regulate pornography in the city. Creation of new zoning regulations limiting pornographic businesses; Comment by Andrew Lynn, department of city planning executive director; Features of the zoning regulations; Public reaction to the proposal.

Reveals that the HIV epidemic among intravenous drug users in New York City is declining since the early 1990s. Refusal of United States President Bill Clinton to approve funding for needle exchange programs; Studies that show the decline in rate of HIV infections; Reasons for the decline.

Focuses on the services for AIDS patients in New York City. Establishment of the New York Division of AIDS Services (DAS); Regulations; DAS restructuring; Task forces; Agency flaws.

Scrutinizes the ethical aspect of a study conducted by the New York State Psychiatric Institute (NYSPI) on the use of fenfluramine on children. Purpose of the study; Information on fenfluramine procedure; Requirements of the procedure; Possible side effects of the drug.

Reflects on the implication of the continuous rise of mortality of women with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) in New York. Reason for the continued rise of deaths among HIV-positive women; Life stories of women with HIV; Speculations on the biological reasons of the increasing women's death rate; Social factors affecting substandard health care of HIV-positive women.

Reports on examination of steel remains of the collapsed World Trade Center in New York City by Abolhassan Astaneh-Asl, who also examined the collapsed section of the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge.

Reports on use of the Fresh Kills Landfill in Staten Island, New York for dumping wreckage of the World Trade Center following terrorist attacks on the United States. How the landfill was closed due to fears of toxicity; Hopes to find the 'black boxes' of the commercial jets that struck the towers by sifting through the rubble at Fresh Kills; How people have come to Fresh Kills to search for belongings.

Reports on Sharon Schultz, a Manhattan, New York resident whose husband is missing following terrorist attacks on New York City that destroyed the World Trade Center. Her searches at New York hospitals; Support from her sister, Gail; Background information on Schultz and her Muslim husband Karamo Trerra; Her husband's job in technical support at ASAP NetSource, located in the World Trade Center.

Reports on efforts of forensic dentists to identify the bodies of victims pulled from the rubble of the World Trade Center in New York City following terrorist attacks which destroyed buildings. How forensic dentists identify bodies from dental records; Comments from forensic dentist Jeffrey Burkes; Difficulties including extensive incineration or fragmentation of bodies.

Discusses New York mayorial candidate Al Sharpton's views on gay and lesbianism. Sharpton's stand on the gay movement; Great challenge faced by the gay crowd; How it is harder to mobilize a Sharpton vote in September 1997 Democratic primary election; Influence of Sharpton's views on the gay community.

Reports on the results of Gay Men's Health Crisis' (GMHC) grading of gay sex establishments in New York City. Criteria used; Goal of the report by GMHC; Performance of various establishments.

Reports on the New York City Department of Health's decision not to produce the AIDS-prevention poster created by advertising agency Deutsch. Health department officials' contention that advertisements may offend gay sector; Difference in perception of advertisement between health educators and advertiser.

Reports on the failure of the New York Upper West Side's Community Board 7 and ACT UP to prod the government into giving adequate services for persons with AIDS (PWA) in New York City. Success in reversing a proposal to slap a moratorium on the placement of PWAs in commercial welfare hotels; Animosity between the Community Board 7 and ACT UP.

Discusses the establishment of a task force on AIDS created by New York City mayor Rudolph Giuliani. Controversies surrounding task force; Power struggle within task force.

Highlights the medical practices of Li Ying Ng, a Chinese herbalist in New York City. Therapeutic applications and uses of Li Ying Ng's herbal prescriptions; Style of Li Ying Ng in treating patients.