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March 2009
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Zen and the Virus |
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by Oriol R. Gutierrez Jr.
Learning how to listen to your body and calm your mind can improve your health. (Video: "An Introduction to Zen Meditation")
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Sex, Tourism and HIV |
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by Tony Valenzuela
When travelers’ desires intersect with sex workers’ hunger for economic survival, what happens in Jamaica doesn’t always stay in Jamaica.
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Staph Strains |
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by Josh Sparber
People with HIV are more prone to drug-resistant staph, including recurring cases. Here’s how to steer clear of it.
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Surviving HIV in Prison |
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Diagnosed with HIV in 2006 while in prison, Stephanie Walters adopted healthier habits: She takes her meds, exercises daily and has shed 100 pounds in two years. She also began speaking up. Even though disclosure can be risky at prisons where HIV information is lacking, Walters, now 29, says communication keeps her strong and healthy. In her words:
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About Face |
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by Kat Noel
HIV-positive Americans are taking flight for better, cheaper facial fillers.
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Redemption Song |
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by Kellee Terrell
NBC’s crime drama finally gets HIV right.
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Week On, Week Off |
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by Shawn Decker
Structured treatment interruptions gave Shawn Decker a better quality of life—and a trip to the emergency room.
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London Calling |
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by James Wortman
When he tested HIV positive at the age of 17, the United Kingdom’s Clint Walters was shocked not only by his diagnosis—he had only been with one partner at the time—but also by how little he knew about the virus.
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Help Us Make History. Again. |
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The first time a group of people with AIDS from around the country got together to strategize was in 1983 at a health conference in Denver.
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