| Abstract: | Speakers at the 9th National AIDS Update Conference coined the phrase the Lazarus Syndrome to describe AIDS patients whose health is improving following treatment with protease inhibitors. The improved quality of life and indefinite life expectancy has brought several issues to the forefront, including long-term planning and relationships, retirement funds, employment, and choosing between government disability benefits and health insurance. San Francisco Mayor Willie Brown will convene a summit to help people with AIDS to reenter the workplace. Currently, AIDS patients whose health has improved as a result of protease inhibitors will continue to receive Social Security benefits. |
