POZ December 1997
POZ December 1997
In every issue of POZ, you’ll find the hottest topics of interest to our readers along with cutting-edge health information.
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Wild Kingdom
NEA bugaboo Ron Athey’s sophisticated savagery holds a mirror to America. Too bad if America can’t stand its reflection
Inside the Issue
Rx Marijuana
PWAs by the hundreds are beating health threats with pot-but not for long, if the drug warriors have their way
Gender Matters
Until AIDS drugs are tested in enough women, one in five PWAs won’t know if she’s taking the right drug or the right dose
The Fabulous One
The magically real world of Alfredo Ceibal
Mailbox
Wake Up, Little Suzie
S.O.S.
It’s time to go back to creative, nonviolent protest
Resistance Gets a Wellcome
New test may revolutionize drug decisions
Name in Vain
Pedro Zamora Foundation raises more flap than funds
Go Figure
HIV-consumer reports
Like Butt-ah
A smear a year will ease fear
An Aye for an Eye
Anti-CMV device gets the wink, with warnings
To Russia Without Love
“AIDS prison” is chillin’
The Odd Couple
Varieties of virus vex experts
Secondhand Dose
Meds recycled into bodies
Law and Disorder
Inside the mandatory-testing lawsuit
AIDS in 2003
Geography prof traces cases
Catholic Cleanup
Needle-order from above to prisons Down Under
Until the Cure
The epidemic has killed far more Americans than the Vietnam War did.
Say What--December 1997
Size Queen and more
Diana, Princess of Wales
Her personal struggle symbolized the trails and triumphs of people living with AIDS.
Chaka Treatment
HIV can’t stop the music
Bear Essentials
Ruby Rims goes from drag queen to stuffed animal
Brace Yourself
Sepherson Landers straightens out his life, starting with his teeth
All That Jazz
This Is Your Life meets Name That Tune
Respect Your Elders!
Abstinence is hazardous to our nation’s youth
Bill of Health
What the new insurance act means for you
Nunz With Attitude
Their mix of makeup and militancy has made jaws drop for two decades
POZ Picks-December 1997
Some of our greatest novelists have sprung from the South, and in recent times AIDS fiction has also produced its share of literary greats.
Don’t Mess With Mama
AIDS diva Nell Carter misbehaves
All Yesterday’s Parties
When New York’s downtown scene was burning
The Light Burns Out
One victim of optimism about AIDS may be the annual ABC television special In a New Light.
Peace of My Heart
Janis Joplin sets the soundtrack for suicide
Swing Your Partner
Like a dance hall, this courtyard smells of stale beer and sausage.
Once Upon a Lazarus
There’s a reason why “the last miracle before the Crucifixion” was told only once
The Grim Reefer
How weed can take control of your life-a cautionary tale
In Case of Emergency
A travel advisory for the ER
A DJ Saved My Life
Our hemo hero embraces the music
Sweetness and Blight
Luscious but lethal, sugar damages immunity and feeds fungal infections
“The First Cure”
The real drama may be off-stage
Breaks for the Aches
Readily accessible food and nutrients can remedy muscle
Fishing for Supplements
Seacure provides easily absorbed protein
When HIV Drugs Fail
Eight reasons why-and what you can do about it
Mary Fisher Gets Mad
The GOP’s AIDS poster girl takes on toxic meds, prima-donna docs and sexist scientists
Music Is Medicine
Literature seems to be; music is.
