POZ April-May 2012
POZ April-May 2012
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
Meet the Parents
During the late 1980s, a group of New York mothers, fathers and friends became AIDS advocates.
HIV Care on the Front Line
Almost 1 million Americans living with the HIV virus remain untreated for HIV even with lifesaving treatment.
From the Editor
How to Survive a Plague
Just in time for Mother’s Day, this issue is a tribute to many remarkable moms (and others who provide motherly-like love in our battle...
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Letters- April/May 2012
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Battling Back
David France’s new film about the history of AIDS treatment activism lit up the Sundance Film Festival—and hopes to inspire a new genera...
What You Need to Know
Happily Ever After: Same-Sex Marriage Protects Gay Health
Proof that the road to marriage leads to good health: A Columbia University study found that in states where same-sex marriage is legal, gay m...
Red Cross Sees Red After Millions in Fines
In January the U.S. Food and Drug Administration fined the American Red Cross, the biggest U.S. supplier of donated blood, almost $10...
Advocates Seek an End to HIV Criminalization
A coalition of advocacy groups is throwing support behind a bill introduced by U.S. Representative Barbara Lee (D--Calif.) to review and repea...
July May Be the First Annual National HIV Awareness Month
Each October, it seems the whole word turns pink to raise awareness for breast cancer.
Tune In: HIV/AIDS Makes a Star-Studded Comeback
Have you noticed the surge of HIV/AIDS references on reality TV lately?
We Hear You
AIDS on the Political Stage
This year’s U.S. presidential race has already had its share of political gaffes.
POZ Survey Says
Your Opinions on AIDS 2012
This July the XIX International AIDS Conference (AIDS 2012) is coming to Washington, DC.
What Matters to You
Legalizing Syringe Exchange
On December 16, 2009, President Obama signed into law an end to the 21-year ban on federally funded syringe-exchange programs.
Treatment News
Is the World Prepped for PrEP?
Oral PrEP is when HIV-negative people take a daily dose of HIV meds to reduce their chance of contracting HIV sexually.
Mixing HIV and Anti-Seizure Drugs Safely
Roughly 55 percent of people with HIV/AIDS globally may need to take anti-seizure drugs.
A Spinal Remedy for HIV-Related Neuropathy?
Here’s some stimulating news for people with HIV-related peripheral neuropathy (PN).
Depression Affects More HIV-Positive Women Than Men
A new study has revealed that 18 percent of women living with HIV experience depression, compared with 14 percent of men.
HIV Treatment as Prevention
The British HIV Association has released new draft guidelines on prescribing antiretroviral drugs to HIV-positive people.
An Aspirin a Day Might Keep Cervical Cancer at Bay
An ordinary household drug might help prevent cervical cancer in women living with HIV and HPV (human papillomavirus, a primary cause of the c...
Comfort Zone
Spring Cleaning
’Tis the season for renewal, from the green peeking out from under gray snow to the flower buds bursting to bloom.
POZ Heroes
Chicken Soup for the Soul
Nathaniel Pier was a private physician who treated people living with AIDS in New York City during the epidemic’s initial outbreak in the earl...
