More Than Medicine? A new study shows that providing antiretroviral treatment to all who need it can prevent new HIV infections. This “treatment as prevention” concept was a hot topic at the XVII International AIDS Conference and may have far-reaching implications for getting more of the planet’s positive people into care.
August 19, 2008
AIDSmeds in Mexico: Notes From the XVII International AIDS Conference The largest gathering of AIDS experts concluded August 8 with a number of new findings that will undoubtedly impact HIV prevention and treatment, both here and abroad, for years to come. We present highlights from our coverage of the XVII International AIDS Conference in Mexico City.
August 13, 2008
Grandma Divas
At this social club for HIV-positive grandmothers, membership has its privileges.
August 11, 2008
C. Virginia Fields: From Politician to Activist
People in neighborhoods all over New
York City recognize C. Virginia Fields. For nearly 20 years she played
several major roles in city government—including a seven-year term as
Manhattan Borough President and a run for mayor. Now, as the new
president and CEO of the National Black Leadership Commission on AIDS
(NBLCA), she brings her political energy to a different campaign:
Battling HIV/AIDS in the African-American community.
August 06, 2008
Latinos in Crisis
The Latino Commission on AIDS (LCOA) released a report on July 30 titled The Crisis of HIV/AIDS Among Latinos/Hispanics in United States, Puerto Rico and U.S. Virgin Islands. The report makes the case that HIV/AIDS “has reached a crisis level” for Latino people, which are the fastest growing population in the United States.
August 04, 2008
POZ Podium:Applying the Paradox of Prevention: Eradicate HIV
Bill Bowtell is the director of the HIV/AIDS Project of the Sydney-based Lowy Institute for International Policy. In this POZPodium, extracted from an essay previously published in the Griffith Review, Bowtell examines his own country’s success in responding to HIV/AIDS, and what the rest of the world can learn from its example.
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