POZ September 1997
POZ September 1997
In every issue of POZ, you'll find the hottest topics of interest to our readers along with cutting-edge health information.
Feature
Not Working is a Full-Time Job
People who don't deal with social services have no idea.
Inside the Issue
Task Mistress
Joyce Dorsey rises from rags to research
Eppich Tale
A former executive turns business savvy into survival
Spree de Corps
Green acres and pink fingernails on a rural arts commune
Sharp as Attack
Today's special? Discrimination in aisle five.
S.O.S.
History will surely record last year as one marking a dramatic shift in the treatment prospects for many people with HIV.
Roche Trap
Hoffman-La Roche, maker of saquinavir (Invirase), stands accused of shoddy, if not shady, R&D.
Abnormal? Not to Worry!
Out-of-range blood values don't have to spell trouble -- but check carefully
Checking In
Michelle Lopez makes damn sure she and her daughter get cutting-edge treatment
A Nose for Trouble
Simple remedies to dry up sinus problems
Let the Buyers Be Shared
Food co-ops are a great way to get cheaper, better vittles -- and to network
Pulp Fiction...and Facts
Grapefruit juice may skew, for better or worse, the effects of some meds
Right Bulb
Garlic: Potent antifungal
Disability Dish
If you have a private Disability policy
Lovers Leap
Our hemo stud and his Juliet have a bumpy ride
Back to the Future
Do protease-based recoveries threaten PWAs' disability benefits?
Periodic Problems
You don't have to suffer from PMS and menstrual irregularities
Data Jocks
Play the game, change the name, everything stays the same
Mate Expectations
What does River want? Peace and quiet, hot sex, a mind-reader...
Sex Matters
The treatment needs of women with HIV have been given short shrift -- by doctors, researchers, drug companies and community organizations.
Debtor's Prison
It's 5 am. Are those night sweats or money worries?
