POZ July-August 2008
POZ July-August 2008
In every issue, you'll find the hottest topics of interest to our readers along with cutting-edge health information.
Features
Torch Song
When I was chosen to be the only openly HIV-positive person to carry the Olympic torch through the streets of San Francisco, I felt proud and...
Service Interruption
Jeremiah Johnson heeded his country's call to public service by volunteering for the Peace Corps. It sent him to Ukraine to teach English and...
AIDS on the Border
Those who oppose relaxed American immigration standards often claim that Latin American immigrants who leave their native countries for the U....
Living
Staying Put?
Sticking with an HIV combo that doesn't fully suppress the virus may still help maintain your health.
Bad Combos ...and the Women Who Take Them
Between 1998 and 2004, some 17 percent of HIV-positive women observed in a U.S. survey—the Wom
Move It, Doc!
Your doctor nags you to take your meds, eat right and care for your health. It might be time to turn
Stem Cell Surprise
In Germany, an HIV-positive man with leukemia needed a stem cell transplant—a treatment for so
At the Drugstore: Do You Get What You Pay For?
Positive people have little choice when buying HIV meds—most remain under patent, with no chea
Adherence Tip: It's In the Bag
While HIV med regimens have grown less complicated, with fewer pills and doses, taking them faithful
When to Treat
Many people don’t learn they have HIV until they develop an opportunistic infection (OI)&mdash
Tai Chi for T Cells
Tai chi—a Chinese martial art that uses graceful, fluid movements and focuses on breathing&mda
So Long, Salmonella
Cookouts, potato salad and street vendors: Summer’s tastiest treats can become a recipe for ba
Field of Genes
Every day seems to bring a newly discovered link between genes and diabetes, heart disease, cancer o
PI Solo Act
Since 2003, researchers have experimented with Kaletra monotherapy, which would cut an HIV combo to
Sound Like a Plan?
The President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief supports millions of HIV-positive people around the world—but questions about its policie...
Talking
That's Hot!
Global warming and HIV/AIDS are related, not competing, causes.
Death on the Nile
African AIDS takes a turn to the north—as stigma and homophobia erupt in Egypt.
Operation Iraqi Stigma
POZ reporter Fariba Nawa traveled to Iraq for our June 2003 feature story “After Ibn Zuhur&rdq
Starter Wives
From HBO’s hit series Big Love to the police raid on the Yearning for Zion Mormon ranch in Tex
Pos or Not?
She’s 20, majors in sociology, hangs out with her sorority sisters and loves cats. But you won
Surf's Up!
Australia, home to last year’s International AIDS Conference, has one of the best records glob
Postcard From the Edge
Creighton Bailey flies to San Fran for an online hookup—with his HIV support group.
HIV Info, Str8 2 UR Fone
In this era of the “crackberry,” when our fingers are superglued to our Blackberries, Tr
Hot Dates-July/August 2008
July 2-8Camp SunburstA refuge in Livermore, California, where families living with or affected by HI
In or Out?
The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) sent a letter in September 2007 to Alabama Department of C
Mile-High Hopes
What does Denver's Democratic National Convention hold for people living with HIV?
etc.
Editor's Letter-July/August 2008
Instruments of Mass Prevention
Mailbox-July/August 2008
AquamanRegarding “Just Add Water,” POZ’s April profile of Jack Mackenroth, a champ
GMHC Treatment Issues-July/August 2008
Table of Contents:Prevention among MSMThe impact of anti-gay laws on HIV prevention.Results from Car
