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POZ July-August 2011

POZ July-August 2011

In every issue, you’ll find the hottest topics of interest to our readers along with cutting-edge health information.

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Sisters Act

Of the 50 states, New Jersey has the highest proportion-one out of three-of people living with HIV/AIDS who are women.

The Anal Dialogues

Rectal microbicides-topical gels, ointments and lubricants laced with drugs to block HIV-could help stop the spread of the virus. So why...

From the Editor

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Ass-Backward

Years ago, when I went to my first HIV doctor’s appointment, he reviewed a list of specific sexual activities in an effort to ascertain...

Feedback

The POZ Q+A

Carlton Rounds

Volunteer Mission

Carlton Rounds, the founder of Volunteer Positive, empowers people with HIV/AIDS to serve abroad

What You Need to Know

Regan Hofmann and Larry Kramer

Kramer Makes Hearts Pound on Broadway

The Normal Heart, a semiautobiographical play by Larry Kramer, made its Broadway debut in April 2011.

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Nearly 7 Out of 10 Young People Are Having Sex

The latest National Survey of Family Growth-an ongoing federal survey of U.S. sexual behavior-made headlines.

Film About Positive Kids Prevents HIV in Thailand

North of Bangkok, Baan Gerda is the only facility in Thailand that fosters and cares for children living with HIV.

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HIV Wasn’t a Motive for Triple Ax Murder

Joseph Ntshongwana, a 33-year-old retired pro rugby player in South Africa, made headlines for allegedly murdering three men with an ax.

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Angels Travel on Horseback in Southern Africa

In Lesotho, a Southern African country the size of Maryland, health workers on horseback are transporting blood tests, drugs and medical suppl...

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Showcasing HIV Stigma in China

Gu Changwei’s new film ’Til Death Do Us Part, explores how HIV/AIDS affects a rural Chinese village.

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HIV Is (Officially) a Disability

New regulations from the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission clarify that impairments of major bodily functions.

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96 Percent

A National Institutes of Health study has confirmed that taking antiretroviral 
drugs and maintaining an undetectable viral load reduces...

We Hear You

POZ Magazine

Lips Unsealed

Given the stigma and discrimination often faced by HIV-positive people, disclosing your positive status can be daunting. In her POZ Blog entry...

What Matters to You

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How to Age With HIV—Gracefully

You can keep dancing, even with the virus as a partner.

Treatment News

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Help for Peripheral Neuropathy

Peripheral neuropathy (PN), nerve damage that affects many HIV-positive people, often causes a throbbing, burning pain.

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HIV-Positive? Get Screened for Anal Cancer

All positive people can-and should-be screened for anal cancer, says a recent VA study.

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Isolation Hurts Health

The University of California at Los Angeles Center for Health Policy Research found that on the whole, older (age 50 to 70) gay people...

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New and Improved Treatment for Hep C

In the mid-1990s, protease inhibitors and combo therapy revolutionized HIV treatment, making it more effective and easier to take.

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MRSA Monster Tamed

Remember the deadly “superbug”-multidrug resistant Staphylococcus aureus, or MRSA-that haunted people with HIV (and got mass media attention)...

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Too Little Vitamin D Might Hurt Your Heart

Researchers at the University of California at San Francisco found that more than half the HIV-positive people they tested had low levels...

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IL-7

Cure Watch

Comfort Zone

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Between the Covers

Opening the cover of a book can immediately transport you into another realm. 

POZ Heroes

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Each One, Reach One

Barbara Joseph contracted HIV in 1984 when she was given blood during surgery. 

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