POZ December 2007
POZ December 2007
In every issue, you’ll find the hottest topics of interest to our readers along with cutting-edge health information.
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Features
Precious Stone
Now that AIDS is perceived as manageable in America, celebrity activism often means an African adoption or a public-service announcement.
More Than Just a Number
For two years, the POZ Survey has asked you to share insights on living with HIV. We’ve tallied your answers and here share the results.
Living
Dodging Danger
While HIV may be manageable for many, other HIV-related concerns can still make us sick.
Northern Disclosure
For this Alaskan, there’s something fishy going on.
Ask For It By Name
It’s human nature to beware a free product—particularly one as vital as a condom.
Learning Latex
A new book chronicles the condom’s heroic past
Yule Love ’Em
Hosting a holiday bash? Here’s what to serve when the eggnog runs dry: festive holiday condoms.
Catch of the Month
How did you come up with your profile name? It’s a nickname my Brazilian best friend gave me in college.
Cash Therapy
Money versus biology in HIV treatment effectiveness—guess which wins?
A Wealth of Trouble
Spreading HIV in Asia, for richer or for poorer
Think Inside the Box
A study confirms a simple—and often stylish—route to better HIV-med adherence.
Baby Bonus
Can being pregnant boost your health?
New Resistance Fighters
The FDA has approved two new drugs, Pfizer’s Selzentry (maraviroc) and Merck’s Isentress (raltegravir), for HIV that’s resistant to othe...
Talking
African in America
What do we mean when we talk about “black AIDS”?
Windy City Blues
Where’s the housing for HIV-positive Chicagoans?
Unfine China
Its national blood supply is still at risk for HIV.
It’s a Wrap
POZ’s gift guide spotlights some holiday presents—for every budget—that benefit the AIDS community and raise awareness.
Hot Dates-December 2007
Nelson Mandela will host foundation’s annual 46664 World AIDS Day Concert, including Peter Gabriel, Annie Lennox and Ludacris.
Wake Up, India
What began as a conversation about poor AIDS awareness in India has become one of the year’s most buzzworthy films.
Survey Says...
The CBS prime-time game show Power of 10 told viewers what POZ has told you for years: Stigma lurks in America’s pools.
Clean Sweep
The IV-drug users of downtown Vancouver have a new ally in the fight to get clean.
Look Elsewhere
Twenty-four years ago this month, the NBC medical drama St. Elsewhere (1982–1988) aired a doozy of a Christmas episode: “AIDS and Comfort....
Yesterday Once More
Dusting off essential AIDS fiction
A Day Without “Day Without Art”
A New York City painter challenges a World AIDS Day (December 1) tradition by teaching his class of HIV-positive aspiring artists to keep AIDS...
Medicine Man
Without ever attending medical school, this activist learned how to save lives—by recycling AIDS drugs to people in need.
Suspicious Minds
Jesse Cameron Alick confronts his black brothers’ HIV skepticism.
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Editor’s Letter-December 2007
Cause Célèbre
Mailbox-December 2007
I loved the story on Jesse Sanchez. Though I’m more than twice his age, it spoke to me.
