Poison by prescription : the AZT story

The DNA chain terminator AZT was designed over twenty years ago for the treatment of leukemia. Its antileukemic mechanism of action is to kill growing lymphocytes by termination of DNA synthesis. However, since AZT failed to prolong the lives of leukemic animals, it was not accepted for cancer chemotherapy. In 1987 it was app roved to treat symptomatic and asymptomatic carriers of HIV to cure or prevent AIDS, based on the hypothesis that HIV causes AIDS. One year later, in 1988, the designers of AZT received a Nobel prize for medicine, although there was no evidence that AZT would cure or prevent AIDS. This book contains my major AZT articles s from the New York Native, and some additional material. Contents 6 Foreword 8 Introduction 10 1 - Poison by prescription: The AZT story 12 2 - AZT on trial 26 3 - The epidemiology of fear 49 4 - On the AZT front: Part one 60 5 - On the AZT front: Part two 72 6 - AZT and cancer 88 7 - Burroughs Wellcome issues advisory 105 8 - US cuts AZT dose in half 115 9 - AZT for healthy people 118 10 - A "state of the art" AZT conference 124 11 - Excerpt from interview with Peter Duesberg 141 12 - Kangaroo court etiology 144 13 - Excerpt from interview with Peter Duesberg 170 14 - Incompetence in AIDS epidemiology 174 Appendix 185 Index 189 Bundeling van eerder in de New York Native verschenen artikelen over azt, aangevuld met wat nieuw materiaal. Een aanklacht tegen corrupte overheidsinstanties, incapabele onderzoekers en een farmaceutisch bedrijf zonder scrupules John Lauritsen ; Foreword By Peter Duesberg. Includes Bibliographical References (p. 184-187) And Indexes. Clean, bright used copy with tight binding. Slightly worn cover. NEVER a library book./lh