
                         Roanoke Times
                 Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.

DATE: FRIDAY, February 15, 1991                   TAG: 9102150237
SECTION: NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL                    PAGE: A-3   EDITION: METRO 
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DATELINE: WASHINGTON                                LENGTH: Short

RESEARCHERS: STUDY NEEDED ON AZT EFFECTS

New research suggests that blacks and Hispanics infected with the AIDS virus may be harmed by early treatment with the anti-AIDS drug AZT. But scientists agreed Thursday that the unexpected finding needs more study before treatment recommendations are changed.

Members of the Food and Drug Administration's advisory committee on anti-viral drugs stressed that the preliminary findings of the study were inconclusive.

- Associated Press

by CNB