ROANOKE TIMES
Copyright (c) 1996, Roanoke Times
DATE: Thursday, February 8, 1996 TAG: 9602080072
SECTION: NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL PAGE: A-10 EDITION: METRO
Bone marrow isn't helping AIDS patient
SAN FRANCISCO - Baboon bone marrow implanted in an AIDS patient to boost his failing immune system apparently has failed to work, doctors said Wednesday.
But the AIDS patient, 38-year-old Jeff Getty, is doing ``surprisingly well,'' perhaps due to chemotherapy, said Dr. Steven Deeks, who performed the transplant at San Francisco General Hospital on Dec. 14.
The bone marrow was transplanted into Getty to produce a parallel immune system because baboons do not become infected with AIDS.
After two months, doctors have failed to find any clear signs of baboon cells, Deeks said.
- Associated Press
Dentist's name released to media
NORTHAMPTON, Mass. - A judge lifted a media ban Wednesday on naming a dentist accused in a lawsuit of giving AIDS to a patient through contaminated equipment.
Superior Court Judge William Welch's ruling came after lawyers representing news media argued the ban was unconstitutional.
Welch had granted a request Monday from Dr. Anthony E. Breglio's lawyer to forbid publication or broadcast of the dentist's name to protect his reputation, even though the trial is open to the public.
James Sharpe's lawsuit charges that the Springfield dentist infected him with the AIDS virus because he failed to sterilize his tools properly. Sharpe, 50, of Northampton, is a former convenience-store owner who now has AIDS. He is asking for unspecified monetary damages.
- Associated Press
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