POZ August-September 1996
POZ August-September 1996
In every issue of POZ, you’ll find the hottest topics of interest to our readers along with cutting-edge health information.
Feature
A Woman of Substance: Michelle Lopez has seen the dark side; now she’s spreading light
Michelle Lopez has seen the dark side; now she’s spreading light
Inside the Issue
The POZ 50 Most Innovative AIDS Researchers
A survey of the American scientific landscape
Attack of the Mutation Monster: AZT suppresses HIV. It also creates a virus that grows faster, is more deadly and may be more infectious.
AZT suppresses HIV. It also creates a virus that grows faster, is more deadly and may be more infectious.
Into Africa
Auxillia Chimusoro raises AIDS awareness in Zimbabwe
Above Average
A Canadian painter puts his stamp on AIDS
Rock the Boat: Donald AuCoin joins the Olympic Regatta
Donald AuCoin joins the Olympic Regatta
Where the Heart Is
Wilfredo Valencia-Palacios works El Salvador’s streets
London Bridges
BBC star Nigel Wrench spans the radio waves
Roman Knows
Living in the shadow of the Vatican
The Way They Weren’t
Barbra Streisand’s lost her place in Larry Kramer’s Heart
Now, Voyager
From suntans to HIV entry bans, planning ahead is the trick to the ultimate trip
Chow Now
Look beyond your medicine cabinet. What’s in your refrigerator?
All in the Family
Caregivers can ease their burdens with services and self help
S.O.S.
AIDS Mythology
Touch Me, Please
River figures out the origins of the phrase “dry spell”
Memory Serves
Dominic stares down the night he was infected and ends up wiser
Never Trust a Doctor
Letting a physician cure your disease may kill you
Global Warning
The diversity of desire drives safe sex into the next century
Kids’ Stuff
Help for children with HIV and their families is on the way.
Dynamic Duo: Marlene & Margaretha Diaz
Holistic care and activism keep Marlene Diaz and her daughter going
Gathering Intelligence of the Resistance
Resistance tests can offer clues to whether antiretrovirals have stopped working
Bleach Ball
The tupperware party of the ’90s: How to cook virally correct
Painless Punctures
Taking away the sting
Everything in Perspective
To feel better, remember you don’t have a toothache.
Food Frights
Feeding kids with HIV cals for calories, cunning and comfort foods
Pediatric Protocol
Children with HIV have medical options to improve their odds
