John Wainaina had heard about AIDS for years but never thought it was an illness that could touch him or his friends. Life was good. The 40-year-old construction worker was healthy and had a job, a family and, like many of his contemporaries, several girlfriends. Today, 16 months after testing positive for H.I.V., Mr.
THE United States Postal Service is issuing an AIDS awareness stamp on Wednesday, which the American Association for World Health has designated World AIDS Day. The 29-cent stamp, in a vertical format, shows the loop of red ribbon that has become a symbol of AIDS awareness. And to encourage research about the disease a