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Table of Contents
 

Vital Signs

Martha Living

ONLINE EXCLUSIVE: Ready or Not




Double Positive

Less Than Zerit

Butt Out

Just Dose It

Who’s Your Daddy?

Beauty and the Beach

I Give At The Office

Giving It Up

Dial-up Prevention

The Ryan White Pages

Escape Artist




Badge of Dishonor

The Tribe Has Spoken

Iranian Bombshell

Monkey Business

Bungle in the Jungle

Dancing With the Stars

Better In The Bahamas?

Doggone It

Fear Factor

The Blame Game




Editor's Letter-August 2006

Mailbox-August 2006

POZ.com Personals Catch of the Month-August 2006



 

What You're Talking About
House of Numbers, An AIDS Documentary (blog) (104)

Help Develop a National AIDS Strategy (46)

How Stigma Kills (21)

Obama Lifts HIV Travel Ban (16)

Positive Man Charged Under Anti-Terrorism Laws in Michigan Assault Case (8)
Most Popular Lessons

The HIV Life Cycle

Shingles

Herpes Simplex Virus

Syphilis & Neurosyphilis

Treatments for Opportunistic Infections (OIs)

What is AIDS & HIV?

Hepatitis & HIV


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August 2006


Just Dose It

by Laura Whitehorn

Negative people have medical adherence issues too

Positive people must take 95% of their med doses on time and as prescribed to ensure that the virus doesn’t become resistant to the drugs. It’s a daunting task, especially with multiple pills, side effects and hectic schedules to contend with. But you are not alone: People with other health conditions struggle too.

A German study of more than 1,200 HIV negative heart-disease patients showed that over time, less than half the group stuck to their medically prescribed dietary regimen. The subjects began with an adherence rate of 91%, but after three years, that number had sunk to 42%. So know that when you manage to swallow those HIV meds day in and day out, hard as it may be, you’re way ahead of the curve. A good place to be.


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