POZ December 2011
POZ December 2011
In every issue, you’ll find the hottest topics of interest to our readers along with cutting-edge health information.
Features
The POZ 100
100 People, Things and Ideas We Love
The POZ 100: 1 to 25
100 People, Things and Ideas We Love
The POZ 100: 26 to 50
100 People, Things and Ideas We Love
The POZ 100: 51 to 75
100 People, Things and Ideas We Love
The POZ 100: 76 to 100
100 People, Things and Ideas We Love
From the Editor
On the Road to DC
This World AIDS Day, it is time to rethink everything you thought about HIV.
Feedback
Letters- December 2011
I love this story. The whole first part of [Lafayette Sanders’s story of] growing up sounds just like [mine].
The POZ Q+A
That’s What Friends Are For
Dionne Warwick reprises her role as an AIDS activist.
What You Need to Know
Promoting Safer Sex Through Occupy Wall Street?
A new poll of more than 6,000 young people from 26 countries shows that more teens are having unprotected sex.
Condoms Could Soon Be Legally Distributed in U.S. Prisons
Did you know that it’s forbidden to distribute condoms in federal correctional facilities?
California Authorizes Syringes Without Prescriptions
Pharmacies in California can now sell clean syringes to adults without a prescription, thus helping prevent diseases spread through injection...
Reinterpreting the Red Ribbon
Designer Kenneth Cole has partnered with MTV’s Staying Alive Foundation and amfAR to reinterpret the iconic red ribbon
Bipartisan Congressional HIV/AIDS Caucus Launched
U.S. Representatives Trent Franks (R-Ariz.), Barbara Lee (D-Calif.) and Jim McDermott (D-Wash.) are the three cochairs of the newly ...
Med Students Are Poorly Trained on LGBT Health
Future doctors aren’t learning much about the unique health needs of lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender (LGBT) patients.
Cracking Down on Fake AIDS Cures
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has accused Immunosyn Corp., the makers of a “cure-all HIV drug” made from goat’s blo...
We Hear You
Tainted Blood Policy
Regulations instituted in 1983 by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) currently prohibit any man who has had male sexual contact since...
What Matters to You
Taking Back Our Lives
How people living with HIV—at high risk of suicide—vanquish thoughts of death.
Treatment News
Can HIV Save Lives?
Sounds wacky, doesn’t it?
A New Way to Kill Viruses
A new discovery called DRACO aims to KO viruses.
Emergency Rooms Could Do Better at HIV Testing
Emergency rooms, where many people without health insurance go when they’re sick, offer a prime opportunity to identify undiagnosed...
Stop Brain Drain
Problem: To treat HIV-related neurological problems (such as cognitive disorder, dementia and opportunistic infections), doctors need to...
Statin Drugs Reduce HIV Death Rates
Many people who take HIV meds also need to take meds called statins to control their cholesterol levels.
Hepatitis C: More Common Than We Knew
It’s estimated there are about 4 million hepatitis C cases in the United States.
GMHC Treatment Issues December 2011
Disability and HIV: Eliminating Barriers to Sexual Health Care and Education
Comfort Zone
Artfully Yours
Are you seeing red? Or is your lighthearted mood calling for glitter and feathers?
POZ Heroes
The Princess Diary
Michelle Anderson was crowned Ms. Plus America in July 2011, making the Duncanville, Texas, resident the first known HIV-positive woman to win...
