10 Things We're Glad We Just Don't Hear of Anymore'Mostly
[ 10 ]'tainted blood-supply scandals
[ 9 ]'AIDS frauds and quacks with 'snake oil' cures
[ 8 ]''gay plague' or 'gay cancer' or 'gay-related immune deficiency'
[ 7 ]'viatical company ads overwhelming magazines
[ 6 ]'fear of casual contact
[ 5 ]'hospital AIDS wards
[ 4 ]'Ronald Reagan and Jesse Helms
[ 3 ]'two-week waits for antibody testing results
[ 2 ]'Kaposi's sarcoma, pneumocystis pneumonia, toxoplasmosis, fungal infections, etc.
[ 1 ]''I have two memorials this week'
And 10 We Wish We Didn't
[ 10 ] AIDS denialists
[ 9 ] irrational legal-system fears, like giving 35-year sentences to HIVers for spitting. OK, irrational fears, period
[ 8 ] abstinence-only education
[ 7 ] Fred Phelps
[ 6 ] bug chasers
[ 5 ] the 'down low'
[ 4 ] lipodystrophy (in place of wasting)
[ 3 ] ADAP waiting lists
[ 2 ] salvage therapy
[ 1 ] mother-to-child transmission