AZTIn 1981, acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) was first officially recognized in the United States, and during the first few years after identification of the disease, little could be done to help those who suffered from it. Three years later, the Burroughs-Wellcome Company began to explore the possibility that AZT, a drug that was first developed in the 1960s, might be an effective treatment for the deadly virus that was quickly spreading around the globe. |