p Is AIDS a New Disease?.............................................................................. 1

p Is HIV the Cause of AIDS? .........................................................................4

p Is the “AIDS Test" Accurate?....................................................................... 7

p Is the Rate of HIV Increasing?.................................................................. 12

p Is AIDS Our Biggest Health Threat? ......................................................... 13

p Are We All at Risk for AIDS?.................................................................... 15

p Is AIDS Devastating Africa?...................................................................... 18

p Are New Drug Treatments Responsible for Declines in AIDS?..................21

p Does HIV Take Years to Cause AIDS?.......................................................23

p Do Pregnant Women Who Test HIV Positive Give Their Babies AIDS?.....24

p AZT: A Drug in Search of a Disease.......................................................... 29

p A Sobering Report on Protease Inhibitors and “Combo Cocktails" ........... 32

p What’s Up with Viral Load?......................................................................36

p Are These Facts News to You?..................................................................41

p Public Health, Public Relations, and AIDS...............................................45

p Can Popular Consensus Be Wrong?..........................................................47

p If It’s Not HIV, What Can Cause AIDS?.....................................................51

p Incorrect Information about HIV and AIDS Costs Lives...........................60

p If You Have Tested Positive...................................................................... 64

p Options for Healing and Wellness............................................................ 69

p What You Can Do to End AIDS................................................................74

p Sources for Further Information............................................................... 75

p Understanding AIDS Speak: A Guide to Language in the Age of HIV.......79

p References................................................................................................84

Appendix: The Other Side of AIDS..........................................................94