POZ July 1998
POZ July 1998
In every issue, you’ll find the hottest topics of interest to our readers along with cutting-edge health information.
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Feature
The Good Doctor
Soon after AIDS hit, Dr. Joseph Sonnabend became known as an independent thinker. And from the beginning, this caused him trouble.
Inside the Issue
Dying for a Vaccine
Money, media, and a 10-year-or-bust mandate made the cause sexy. But with the first test on deck, the risks are bigger than ever.
Ashok to the System
Here comes Ashok Row Kavi, the Larry Kramer of India
Banking on Disaster
African nations are slashing budgets and shrinking health care. The World Bank and the IMF call it streamlining. Critics say it’s killing.
International Dream Team 1998
Meet the most valuable players in the epidemic
Not Your Average Joe
From “outstanding” to “tragic hero” to “cuckoo,” Sonnabend’s an original
S.O.S.
The first day of April could have been a turning point in ending the AIDS epidemic.
To the Editor
Learning Channel and more
Conference Call
When PWAs first sat at the high table
Poz Picks
Books and movies
AIDS Is Over
Gay men have abandoned crisis mode. Their prevention hasn’t
Mourning Star
There is a light and it never goes out
Obits
Charles Edward Hall, 36; Bill Hertz, 43; Brian Hurley, 49
Penny Wose, Pound Foolish
Medicaid for HIV is an idea too simple for its time
River Runs Dry
After surgery, sex is the last thing on her mind
In the Blood
A son gives as good as he gets
Nine Lives
Thought he was a goner, but the cat came back
Off the Shelf
Protease + Hismanal = Trouble
Power Nutrients
Supplements can quell symptoms, counter drug side effects and extend life
Saved by the Cell
Sean’s CD4’s are kickin’ ass. Can he kiss his prophylaxis goodbye?
Mind Your B’s and T’s
The immune system in five easy pieces
Time Warp
It’s like AIDS never happened
Catch Air!
More than 9,000 dope snow- and skateboarders rock ’n’ rolled at Board AID 5 in sunny Big Bear Lake, California, last March.
Urine Luck
Golden showers hold anti-KS powers
External Affairs
Can Richard Gere save India?
HIV, Sir!
Army’s conduct unbecoming
Phone Sex
Dial “P” for prevention
Germs in Sperm
German mom-to-be gets HIV
Autograph Book
Sign before you grind
Baby Dolls
Glaxo Wellcome slashes cost of AZT in Third World
No Needles
And the ban played on
Strike a Pose
Yoga practice can add a twist to today’s HIV therapy
CPR for HAART Failure
Best bets for antiretroviral vets
Salvadoran Savior
Wilfredo Valencia Palacios cheats death and helps his fellow citizens do the same
POZ Index
Cumulative AIDS cases in the United States: 612,078
Indelicate Balance
Chipping away the ADA leaves PWAs on thin ice
Mistruths and Consequences
Telling antiretroviral fact from fiction is no game show
Positive Planet
HIV news and views from all over
