Contents : Section 1: Medical aspects [p. 1] -- AIDS 101 / by Charles Haley, M.D. [p. 3-12] -- AIDS 201 / compiled by Brady Allen [p. 13-45] -- Nutrition and the immune system / by Alan I. Hamill [p. 46-63] -- AIDS 301 : alternative treatments / by Alan I. Hamill [p. 64-77] -- Section II: Coping, counseling and caring [p. 79] -- The Psychosocial aspects of AIDS / by Jack Hamilton and Vicki L. Morris [p. 81-99] -- Stories from the front : number 1 - Daniel, my son / by Amelia London [p. 100-108] -- Peer counseling / by Candice J. Marcum [p. 109-120] -- Stories from the front : number 2 - Billy Burton / by Billy Burton [p. 121-129] -- Tough love / by David H. Stout [p. 130-137] -- Dealing with stress and burnout / by E. Tyronne Howze [p. 138-147] -- Stories from the front: number 3 - Peter / by Rodney Holcomb [p. 148-156] -- The Healing process called grief / by Arlene N. Hess [p. 157-174] -- Pastoral care / by Rev. Ted Karpf [p. 175-179] -- Section III: Practical matters [p. 181] -- Home care of a PWA / by Lizabeth Stephens Shelby and Tara Rowe [p. 183-205] -- Stories from the fron: number 4 - How to cope when your lover has ARC oe AIDS / by Bill Edwards [p. 206-216] -- Things that fall through the cracks / by Gary Swisher [p. 217-225] -- Appendix A [p. 227] -- The Case definition of AIDS used by CDC for national reporting (CDC reportable AIDS) [p. 229-250] -- Appendix B [p. 251] -- [Statistical reports on AIDS] [p. 252-261] -- Appendix C [p. 263] -- When a friend has AIDS / by Dixie Backham, Luis Palacios, Vincent Patti and Michael Shernoff [p. 265-269] -- Evidence of lack of HTLV-III transmission among families / by Kris Macdonald [p. 270-271] --Infection precautions for those giving direct care to people with AIDS in the home / by Helen Schietinger and Grace Lusby [et al] [p. 272-275] -- Appendix D [p. 277] -- Getting your affairs in order / by Michael Helquist [p. 279-292] -- Appendix E [p. 293] -- Generic list of local and national groups [p. 295-296] -- Appendix F [p. 297] -- Reading list [p. 299-316] -- Index [p. 317-331]
