POZ November 2003
POZ November 2003
In every issue, you'll find the hottest topics of interest to our readers along with cutting-edge health information.
Features
Reversal of Fortune
Although VaxGen's much-hyped HIV vaccine flopped, the nearly 5,000 HIV negative gay men who tested it got excellent safe-sex counseling and su...
Worlds Apart
Why are HIVers in New York City's Harlem neighborhood dying at twice the rate of HIVers in the gay enclave of Chelsea? A case study of t...
There She Is...
Miss HIV Stigma-Free gives shame a bad name
Inside the Issue
Trial and Trial Again
VaxGen's vision may be a bust, but it's not the end of HIV vaccine research?”or good prevention:
Closing the Gap
There's no quick, easy way to bridge the divide between America's two worlds of HIV, but here
African Bandstand
A DJ adored by South Africa's black youth discloses his HIV status on the air-and may now be dying sfter stopping his treatment
Pharma Adapts to ADAP
In a dramatic coup for treatment access, eight Pharma firms have handed out $60 million in free drug
Stone Cold Killing
An Indian women's group claims stigma and fear killed a 30-year-old widow with HIV in Andhra Prad
Hyper Activists
AIDS dissident David Pasquarelli and varsity gadfly Michael Petrelis pled “no contest” J
Who Gives a Fund?
In a July New York Times op-ed, star economist Jeffrey Sachs urged America’s richest—top
Talkin' Turkey
Forget the first Thanksgiving—five HIV pilgrims at the Boston Living Center, where HIVers shar
Milestones
Project Inform founder and beloved treatment activist Martin Delaney is doing well after triple-bypa
Can You Hear Me Now?
Mandela phones Bush. Imagine us eavesdropping...
RETROPOZ: It Happened in November
1984: U.S. AIDS cases surpass 7,000—and Ronald Reagan is re-elected in a campaign during which
Shout Out
“It’s a big problem, this abstinence stuff. Look, it’s okay to use a condom if you
Say What?
“If you are straight, you have nothing to fear from AIDS.” —Libyan ruler Moammar G
Paris is for HIVers
International AIDS Society's confab made news-some hot, some not
World on a (Shoe)string
While experts at IAS brainstormed how to dispense meds in poor nations, across Paris, at a G-8 su
Paris Scope: 6 Quick Picks from IAS
Study Notes: Conference treatment highlights Juggle Before Drug Failure<
Bone UP
Up to one-third of all HIVers have bone loss. A fractured tour:
Guiding Light?
In July a panel of AIDS experts released 96 pages of revised federal HIV treatment guidelines.
Quick Study: HPV and HAART
A large U.S. study of HIVer women showed that HAART may not keep irregular cervical cells (the resul
Heeling Power
First thing every morning, after my shower, I give myself a foot massage. The water wakes me up&mdas
Warning Signs
Are you on this cocktail? Ask Doc about adding a fourth drug or switching your mix.
Drama Queen
Even Shakespeare could not have imagined the healing effects of That’s Why We’re Here, a
Can Your Inner Ham
Plot Line Gather a group of HIVers to share experiences; take detailed notes as the basis for your s
Burn, BABY, Burn
You already know that HIV meds (and maybe the virus itself) raise blood fat levels. You may even tak
Mailbox
Paws on POZI was pleased to see a cute dog on the cover of your July/August 2003 issue and to read a
Sunshine State
Chasing her own Tomorrowland, a survivor leaves it all behind
Briefs
STONE COLD KILLINGAn Indian women’s group claims stigma and fear killed a 30-year-oldwidow wit
