POZ April 2008
POZ April 2008
In every issue, you’ll find the hottest topics of interest to our readers along with cutting-edge health information.
Features
Just Add Water
On Project Runway, Jack Mackenroth became one of the first openly HIV-positive reality-TV contestants. But when a MRSA infection, unrelated to...
Sweet Home Alabama
When Silvia and Dick Glover adopted HIV-positive Caleb, now 3, they couldn’t understand why anyone would discriminate against someone living w...
Living
Halftime Show
This sports fan marks the 50-yard line of a life with HIV.
Late Date
Why, despite the benefits of regular HIV testing, do some people learn of their status so late?
One... Two... C
Predicting whether hepatitis C treatment will work for you—and what to do if it doesn’t
Playing the Circuit
Rev up your workout with circuit training.
Who’s Your Caddy?
These clever condom containers put the “fun” in functionality.
New Med in Town
The FDA approves an HIV med, expanding the non-nuke class.
The Wire
How you can plug into vital HIV information—even if you don’t have a computer
Micro Managing
A new gel to empower women
Tax and Tip
How to finally face up to unpaid IRS debt—and stop living in fear
Talking
No Fly Zone
One theory suggests that the best way to prevent mother-to-child HIV transmission is to keep women from getting pregnant in the first place.
Male Call
What’s causing the HIV spike among men who have sex with men?
Dummy Up, Mom
A court case highlights the ongoing debate over disclosing someone else’s HIV status.
Show Girl
House’s Dr. Cutty relives her pre-med role: teaching teens about AIDS.
Enchanted
Two fearless young ladies keep AIDS experts honest.
French Fried
The French have no trouble telling people in other nations what prudes they all are.
Disco Disclosure
If your knowledge of Swedish pop music stops somewhere around ABBA, listen up.
Eco Chamber
The new celebrity, green-ribbon cause—global warming and the environment—might seem to have little to do with AIDS advocacy.
It’s Raining Rihanna
Sure, celebrities can say they support AIDS prevention—but how many can say they’ve designed a T-shirt to fund it?
Trump’s HIV Apprentice
Kiss rocker Gene Simmons is no stranger to combating AIDS: He and his bandmates have endorsed a line of “Kiss Kondoms.”
Caribbean Queen
In October 2007, a University of Arizona study suggested that HIV entered America via Haiti around 1969.
On-the-Job Training
By testing and counseling local factory workers, an Alabama group brown-bags HIV awareness.
Choke Hold
Shawn Decker reunites with his pro wrestler hero—and goes to the mat for HIV.
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Mailbox-April 2008
Letters from readers
Editor’s Letter--April 2008
Making Waves
The NAPWA/TAEP HIV/AIDS Policy Report-April 2008
AIDSWatch: Time to take action on HIV/AIDS in the U.S.
GMHC Treatment Issues-April 2008
Human Rights and HIV/AIDS in Brazil
