The Nation - News from March 14, 1985

Sexual transmission of AIDS between husbands and wives may be more common than previously believed, Army researchers report. But Dr. Robert R. Redfield of Walter Reed Army Institute of Research in Washington said research indicates that ordinary household contact is not likely to pass acquired immune deficiency syndrome to children. Sharing utensils and drinking glasses, kissing children goodnight and other interactions between family members did not result in children being infected, Redfield said.