POZ August 2006
POZ August 2006
In every issue, you’ll find the hottest topics of interest to our readers along with cutting-edge health information.
Features
Vital Signs: Wondering what enables some people to survive when the odds are against them?
Wondering what enables some people to survive when the odds are against them, POZ talked to 18 extraordinary individuals—two are HIV...
Martha Living: After losing three sons to AIDS, activist Martha MacGuffie, MD, 82, makes her home a fortress against the virus
After losing three sons to AIDS, activist Martha MacGuffie, MD, 82, makes her home a fortress against the virus.
ONLINE EXCLUSIVE: Ready or Not
Five practical safeguards to keep you one step ahead of the Weather Channel (and FEMA)
Living
Double Positive: People who already have HIV brace for a second assault
People who already have HIV brace for a second assault
Less Than Zerit
Cutting a problematic HIV med’s dose may cut side effects here and abroad
Butt Out
Cigarettes clog your lungs. Do they choke your HIV meds too?
Just Dose It
Negative people have medical adherence issues too
Who’s Your Daddy?
Sperm washing lets positive men parent without fear
Beauty and the Beach
HIV med side effects can shift your shape like the sands. Fear not—POZ fashionista Nick Burns has the style secrets to show off the parts...
I Give At The Office
A career in HIV contributes to mental health
Giving It Up
Why people with HIV are going without sex—on purpose
Dial-up Prevention
Teens text their way to safer sex
The Ryan White Pages
The debate over the nation’s biggest HIV bill spills into a geography lesson
Escape Artist
I stare at the blood as it leaves my arm and crawls into the vacuum tube.
Talking
Badge of Dishonor
When it comes to HIV awareness and prevention, the Boy Scouts are tenderfeet.
The Tribe Has Spoken
Native Americans demand funds to fight crippling HIV rates
Iranian Bombshell
Its fundamentalist government offers progressive HIV programs.
Monkey Business
A discovery pinpoints the birthplace of HIV
Bungle in the Jungle
Poachers slash and burn HIV treatment
Dancing With the Stars
Top hoofers take a flying leap against AIDS
Better In The Bahamas?
POZ spotted two billboards, blocks apart in this tropical paradise, promoting opposite approaches to HIV prevention
Doggone It
A tough old broad teaches Shari Margolese and her son how to live
Fear Factor
Spooky new prevention crusades scare Michael Petrelis to death
The Blame Game
It’s hard to move forward after your diagnosis if you’re weighed down by anger at the person who infected you.
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Editor’s Letter-August 2006
Swimming With Sharks
Mailbox-August 2006
“I tested positive in prison, and I was definitely one of the folks who thought I’d reached the end of my life.”
POZ.com Personals Catch of the Month-August 2006
Can you help us out with some dating advice? If you truly love someone, don’t give up at the first bump in the road.
