POZ June 2008
POZ June 2008
In every issue, you’ll find the hottest topics of interest to our readers along with cutting-edge health information.
Features
Sergeant Ozzy Ramos Comes Home
Ozzy Ramos grew up on Brooklyn’s tough streets and in the even tougher Marine Corps—but neither prepared him for losing his wife, daughter..
A Tale of Two Cities
Only eight miles separate Oakland and San Francisco. But their responses to AIDS couldn’t be further apart. In well-funded San Fran, more than...
Living
Bones: An Owner’s Guide
Everyone with HIV is vulnerable to bone thinning and bone loss. Here’s how to stand up to the problem.
CD4 Recipe
Ever wonder how CD4 cells learn their job?
Hey, Babies
Federal health guidelines on pediatric HIV delivered a big change this past January.
Starting to Gel
For positive people, an effective microbicide gel, applied vaginally or rectally to prevent HIV transmission, could one day reduce...
Yes, yes, nano
Meds may get smaller and easier via nanotechnology.
The Truth About Cats
The psychological benefits of living with (don’t say “owning”) a cat may cut your risk of dying of a heart attack by 30 percent.
Gut Check
Deep belly fat (visceral adipose tissue, accumulated through aging or as a side effect of HIV meds) can be annoyingly durable.
Hep to Weed
A 2008 study evaluated people with chronic hep C (HCV)—including some coinfected with HIV—who inhaled marijuana daily.
Slam Dunk
Falling into the benefits gap known as the doughnut hole—and how to climb out.
Prezista Press
Two bulletins on Prezista (darunavir), the HIV protease inhibitor approved two years ago this month.
Deep Breath
If your daily schedule doesn’t allow for hours of meditation, try this prescription from Daniel Lee, MD, of the University of California...
Lives on the Line
An HIV benefits hotline director reveals your most common questions —and gives answers that work.
Spot Check
Some quick and easy steps for self-improvement —one problem area at a time.
Separated at Birth
This June, HIV turns 27.
Talking
Hipper Hop
How can the hip-hop industry fight HIV when its music seems to fuel it?
Flesh for Fantasy
Porn goddess Chi Chi LaRue urges a boycott of barebacking videos.
Mixed Doubles
HIV-negative Ben Munisteri is tired of explaining—and defending—his two long-term relationships with positive men.
Hall Monitor
Despite activist cries, a state law requiring the disclosure of students’ HIV-positive status hangs on.
Moral Minority
A positive chaplain’s crusade for needle exchange.
From Roger With Love
Mention James Bond in the same sentence as HIV prevention, and you’ll leave AIDS advocates shaken, not stirred.
Red Ribbons and Checkered Flags
As NASCAR competition heats up this summer, here’s to one racing legend whom HIV left in the dust.
Sunday School AIDS
The black church is the backbone of the African-American community, but it has also reinforced HIV stigma and homophobia.
Mayors Get Testy
June 27 is National HIV Testing Day, and the National Association of People with AIDS (NAPWA) is again asking America’s mayors to help...
POZ/NEG-June 2008
Our positive and negative feelings for four HIV divas.
Oh, Brother
A stock character on TV “reality” shows is the scheming homosexual—who rattles the other contestants with stereotypical ideas of what it...
The Insiders
At a Harlem center for people with HIV, healing begins within.
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Editor’s Letter-June 2008
Semper Fi
Mailbox-June 2008
“The Long Haul” [March 2008, about HIV-positive truckers] was a very good article!
