Question:
The Ninth Annual Holistic AIDS Conference "What Holds Promise" willbe held Friday through Sunday, March 1-3, at the Best WesternExecutive Inn, in Seattle, Washington.

Several widely recognized and respected individuals make up theconference plenary faculty: Lark Lands, PhD, author of PositivelyWell; Martin Delany, founder of Project Inform; Gregg Cassin,founder of the San Francisco Center for Living; Phill Wilson,Director of Public Policy at APLA, and Sharon Lund, an AIDSeducator.

In addition, many other local experts will be featured in lectures,workshops and special sharing sessions. Topics include: spirituality, bereavement, intimacy, caregiving, wellness, as wellas complementary and traditional medical approaches.

Rounding out the event will be vendor displays, support groups, adinner reception and a free Women's pre-conference Institute onFriday, March 1st.

Conference registration is $125 for both days, including lunch andsnacks. People living with HIV are eligible for a reduced rate of$75. For further information or to request a registration form,call 1-800-875-8770.

Answer: I find it a little ironic that a "Holistic AIDS Conference" is beingheld at a Best Western hotel. After all, Modern Western Medicine isn'tgenerally associated with being "holistic." The irony continues. These two guys are the darlings of Glaxo-Wellcome, themakers of AZT. Their organizations have received money from Wellcome, thelargest pharmaceutical company in the world. They have also been featured inseveral Wellcome sponsored "community forums." How could they possiblybe valid spokespersons for so-called "holistic" treatments when they areso tight with the pharmaceutical industry?