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 | AIDS becomes the leading cause of death for all Americans between the ages of 25 and 44. |
| AZT is proven to reduce HIV transmission from mother to infant by up to 70%. |
| The FDA approves the first non-blood antibody test using saliva. |
| AIDS advocates win adoption of the Community Planning Process for CDC funds, ensuring local input on use of federal funds. |
| Elisabeth Glaser co-founds the Pediatric AIDS Foundation. |
| Randy Shilts, author of And the Band Played On, dies of AIDS at the age of 42. |
| Combination therapy proves effective in battling HIV, and individualized therapy emerges as a treatment strategy championed by the S.F. AIDS Foundation, ACT-UP/Golden Gate and Project Inform. Community-based organizations also move to protect fast-track approval mechanisms with the FDA. |
 | The S.F. AIDS Foundation is instrumental in securing a $5 million state budget augmentation, the first increase in California AIDS funding in six years. |
| The S.F. AIDS Foundation begins its collaboration with UC-San Francisco's AIDS Health Project and Shanti. |
| The Housing Subsidy Program starts at the S.F. AIDS Foundation, offering critically needed housing assistance in one of the nation's most expensive rental markets. |
| "BETA Live!", a free teleconferencing treatment education project, launches. |
| The first gay men's Safe Sex Video Contest premieres to a sold-out audience at the Castro Theater. |
| Bette Midler and Barbra Streisand appear in sold-out fundraisers for the S.F. AIDS Foundation. |
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