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About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 8, 1987)
Private AIDS testing program postponed at state's request Utcal AIDS activists who had planned to start a private anonymous AIDS testing pro gram in Lane County will put the idea on hold until Feb. :t at the urging of state health officials. lane County will be used as a control group by health authorities monitoring the effec tiveness of the state's experimental, anonymous testing program in which all coun ties are participating except Lane. Linn and Benton counties. The Mid-Valley Action Committee, a local AIDS awareness organization, was only weeks away from establishing a private anonymous testing service when the state asked the group to wait until a comparison could be made bet ween counties participating in the state's pro gram and Lane. Linn and Benton counties. Dr. Dave Fleming, deputy state epidemiologist, said although the original in tent was to have the entire state go along with the experiment, the difference in demand for confidential and anonymous testing could pro vide a clue as to which is most effective In drawing in people for testing. The state will process Mid-VAC's lab samples free of charge through its own laboratory I .ah fees normally are alanit $21 to $25 a test, which will leave Mid-VAC with more money for public education about the disease, said Scott Seibert. Mid-VAC chairman. "We want to try testing in a non-official place to see if more people feel comfortable coming in for a test." Seibert said. The free tests will lie offered by appointment on a first-come, first-served basis at the White Bird Clinic. 5(10 K. 13th Ave For more information or to make an appoint ment, call (iH7-022t> in the evenings Forests Continued from Page t generations.” he said. While he was in Costa Rica. Seawick spoke to several American professors and biologists who were there doing research on the problem. He asked a biology professor from Cornell University what he believed the consequences of rapid deforestation were. ‘‘His answers were of course theoretical. But this pro fessor believed that this pro blem could lead to not only the elimination of many different species of life from the natural ecosystems, but it could also severely affect the climate. It could also lead to erosion of the soil and problems with the water table. "A major consequence could also be a reduction in the amount of oxygen in the at mostphere. The rain forests pro duce a large part of the world's oxygen through the photosyn thesis process. By destroying the forests, we may be causing some serious problems,” he said Seawick attributes the destruction of these ‘‘gene pools of birds, animals, and plants” to the massive deforestation efforts going on in many Third World nations. Seawick believes there is a vested interest on the part of large businesses that slows any actions to stop deforestation. He does, however, have a lot of respect for the Costa Rican government, which has set aside 10 percent of its land mass for natural parks. ‘‘This may not he enough, because the government doesn't own some of the land outright." he said. Seawick has organized and is performing in a benefit con cert and slide show tonight at 7 o'clock at the l^alin American Cultural Center. 123ti Kincaid St The show, consisting of slides from his trip set to original electronic music, will focus on not only the rain Photo bv Shu ShirtK ( brn Bob Sea wick will he performing a benefit concert tonight to raise money for the rain forests in (.osta Rica. forests of Costa Rica, but the people and villages as well "There are three purposes in doing this show. Number one, I want to have fun doing something on the artistic level. Number two, 1 want to make people aware of the problem. 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