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New Drugs Show Promise for AIDS Patients

Doctor Marcus Conant. He talks to Terry about new drug therapies for AIDS patients. In the early 1980's DR. Conant was among the first doctors in San Francisco to treat AIDS cases. Now Dr. Conant heads the largest private AIDS medical practice in San Francisco. After his 1985 study on how condoms block transmission of the AIDS virus, condoms became a household word.

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Other segments from the episode on August 1, 1996

Fresh Air with Terry Gross, August 1, 1996: Interview with Marcus Conant; Commentary on television coverage of the Olympics.

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