aids (disease)

Alison, aging and ill, looks back on her life as a teenage fashion model in Paris and Rome, the crash of her career, and her move to New York where she met and formed a memorable friendship with the remarkable, eccentric Veronica, a woman suffering from AIDS.

In this face-to-face investigation of the African AIDS pandemic, journalist Nicole Itano actually lives with the families of three African women diagnosed with AIDS and describes their diagnosis, symptoms, and coping strategies. Itano also studies the new AIDS treatments and prevention being tried in African communities.

An investigative account of the medical, sexual, and scientific questions surrounding the spread of AIDS across the country.

Examines the history of AIDS, means of transmission, AIDS-related illnesses, ways to prevent transmission, personal stories of young people who have been infected, and recent breakthroughs in treatment.

Presents facts about AIDS and HIV, discussing how individuals and society deal with this illness.

Discusses the possible origins, symptoms, and characteristics of AIDS, the ongoing search for a cure, and myths and fears concerning the epidemic.

Examines the current and future outlook on AIDS, how it can be prevented, how it affects the body, and what is being done regarding patients with the disease.

Presents the story of Nkosi Johnson, a South African boy born with AIDS who became an inspiration to thousands of people suffering from the disease because he believed that every child's life was important.

The Farrells, an ordinary family living in an upper-class New England town, struggle to cope when eleven-year-old Amanda, a promising gymnast, is diagnosed with AIDS, the result of a blood transfusion five years earlier.