POZ January 2007
POZ January 2007
In every issue, you’ll find the hottest topics of interest to our readers along with cutting-edge health information.
Features
Labors of Love: Two HIV positive mothers fight to protect their kids, all negative, from the stigma many positive parents face
Two HIV positive mothers fight to protect their kids, all negative, from the stigma many positive parents face.
The Kids Aren’t Alright: Young people who have contracted HIV through sex share what they wish they’d learned beforehand
Young people who have contracted HIV through sex share what they wish they’d learned beforehand.
With Honors: An HIV positive schoolteacher instructs his pupils in Safer Sex 101, after grading their math homework
An HIV positive schoolteacher instructs his pupils in Safer Sex 101, after grading their math homework.
Living
A Little Something on the Side
Can a few milligrams of nutritional supplements send your CD4 count soaring?
Even Combos Get the Blues
Balancing antidepressants and new HIV meds
The Load Not Taken
Viral load may not provide the whole lowdown
HIV Bytes
Joining hands on computer keys to paint a group portrait of HIV and treatment
Don’t Get Fresh With Me
Veggie surprise: Frozen greens pack more nutrition
Discounted Labels
Straight? Gay? Risky behavior is risky behavior.
Thai-ing the Knot
Where marriage puts people at high risk for HIV infection
Don’t Leave Work Without It
Can workplace sensitivity training protect positive workers from stigma?
Teen Angel
They say that youth is wasted on the young. I disagree. Youth isn’t finite or even chronological.
While You Weren’t Sleeping
I often find myself counting CD4s instead of sheep—kept up by viral load blips or other HIV anxieties.
High Definition
PD-1 (programmed death-1 receptor): Unabbreviated, it sounds like an Xbox villain. But PD-1 is hardly a fantasy scoundrel.
Talking
Isn’t That Special?
The CDC boldly aims to destigmatize HIV—by making screening “normal.”
Prison Break
Will a federal bill finally legalize jailhouse condoms?
Anywhere but Here
The global community drives down drug costs—without America’s help.
Death and the Maidens
Uganda’s capital punishment policy
Diplomatic Immunity
The word on Bush’s new global AIDS guru
Very Adult Education
They come to this Bronx haven for a hot meal or literacy skills but leave with a PhD in HIV.
On the Download
It’s been 17 years since the Red Hot Organization first packed a recording studio with pop icons crooning AIDS prevention.
Face for the Cure
Does the cure for AIDS walk among us?
Tales From the Crib
Will River Huston trade her newfound health and freedom for motherhood?
Big Med on Campus
Christina Rock just says no to HIV drugs—and flunks high school adherence.
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Editor’s Letter-January 2007
Teach Your Children Well
Mailbox-January 2007
In prison, we are not taught enough about HIV and AIDS.
Catch of the Month-January 2007
What does “Telesto” mean? It means “success” in Greek. It’s also one of Saturn’s moons and a Greek god.
