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Cautions approach: Businessman Frank Strong's product kills AIDS virus but his company tries to avoid exploiting fear of the disease
Cautions approach: Businessman Frank Strong's product kills AIDS virus but his company tries to avoid exploiting fear of the disease

Cautions approach: Businessman Frank Strong's product kills AIDS virus but his company tries to avoid exploiting fear of the disease

Date11/24/1988
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ProvenanceCourtesy: Toronto Star Photograph Archives
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0134495F
Fighting aids: Sam Guerra, owner of the Brampton-based Festive Food Catering, is stocking some of his trucks with condoms because he believes the fear of catching the deadly AIDS virus is becoming widespread
Fighting aids: Sam Guerra, owner of the Brampton-based Festive Food Catering, is stocking some of his trucks with condoms because he believes the fear of catching the deadly AIDS virus is becoming widespread
5/8/1974
Let the computer buyer beware: Computer consultant John Crawford cautions that a good salesperson has to have a little more enthusiasm for his product than the product warrants. Tha's the nature of the business.
Let the computer buyer beware: Computer consultant John Crawford cautions that a good salesperson has to have a little more enthusiasm for his product than the product warrants. Tha's the nature of the business.
8/20/1980
Research project: Neuropathologist Dr. Melvyn Ball, who's studying root causes of Alzeimer's Disease, says the slow, mystery illness kills as many as 17,000 Canadians a year.
Research project: Neuropathologist Dr. Melvyn Ball, who's studying root causes of Alzeimer's Disease, says the slow, mystery illness kills as many as 17,000 Canadians a year.
2/6/1982
Following the market: When the market is at a low - as it is these days - that could be a good timie for a novice to get into the action, advises Dave Conway, a broker with Davidson Partners Ltd. in Toronto. But it's important not to jump in blind, he cautions. The biggest mistake prospective investors make is not being aware of what their objective are, he say.
Following the market: When the market is at a low - as it is these days - that could be a good timie for a novice to get into the action, advises Dave Conway, a broker with Davidson Partners Ltd. in Toronto. But it's important not to jump in blind, he cautions. The biggest mistake prospective investors make is not being aware of what their objective are, he say.
2/15/1982
Tracing disease: Dr. Jim Nethercott looks at a slide of herpes virus at St. Michael's Hospital before he places it on his microscope. Since herpes isn't a reportable disease, there are no statistics showing how many people have active outbreaks, but the number of Canadians infected with genital herpes is estimated at 250,000 to 500,000.
Tracing disease: Dr. Jim Nethercott looks at a slide of herpes virus at St. Michael's Hospital before he places it on his microscope. Since herpes isn't a reportable disease, there are no statistics showing how many people have active outbreaks, but the number of Canadians infected with genital herpes is estimated at 250,000 to 500,000.
2/9/1982
Tracing disease: Dr. Jim Nethercott looks at a slide of herpes virus at St. Michael's Hospital before he places it on his microscope. Since herpes isn't a reportable disease, there are no statistics showing how many people have active outbreaks, but the number of Canadians infected with genital herpes is estimated at 250,000 to 500,000.
Tracing disease: Dr. Jim Nethercott looks at a slide of herpes virus at St. Michael's Hospital before he places it on his microscope. Since herpes isn't a reportable disease, there are no statistics showing how many people have active outbreaks, but the number of Canadians infected with genital herpes is estimated at 250,000 to 500,000.
6/1/1980
Guards fear AIDS: Prison guards argue they need better protection against inmates with AIDS or related diseases
Guards fear AIDS: Prison guards argue they need better protection against inmates with AIDS or related diseases
1/1/1975
A $10,000 machine which can detect a disease which kills children before they are of school age is demonstrated by Dr. J. A. Lowden of the Hospital fo(...)
A $10,000 machine which can detect a disease which kills children before they are of school age is demonstrated by Dr. J. A. Lowden of the Hospital fo(...)
11/22/1971
Taking toll: Industral pollution kills fish and blights landscape
Taking toll: Industral pollution kills fish and blights landscape
4/5/1984
Plastic cyclinder caned study Scope is one of the teaching aids being distributed in Canada by 24-year-old Kitchener businessman Grant Erwin. He sees big growth for education industry.
Plastic cyclinder caned study Scope is one of the teaching aids being distributed in Canada by 24-year-old Kitchener businessman Grant Erwin. He sees big growth for education industry.
12/3/1968
One of 160 robbery victims in Metro's hold-ups between Dec. 30-Jan. 31, East York shopkeeper George Behrakis, 47, says now I carry a big gun. If somebody tries to take my money again, I'll kill him.
One of 160 robbery victims in Metro's hold-ups between Dec. 30-Jan. 31, East York shopkeeper George Behrakis, 47, says now I carry a big gun. If somebody tries to take my money again, I'll kill him.
2/5/1975
Going strong: AIDS patients James Antier, in wheelchair, is among thousands teaming up to fight the disease in yesterday's 10-kilometre walk in Toronto
Going strong: AIDS patients James Antier, in wheelchair, is among thousands teaming up to fight the disease in yesterday's 10-kilometre walk in Toronto
10/18/1992