POZ January 1999
POZ January 1999
In every issue, you’ll find the hottest topics of interest to our readers along with cutting-edge health information.
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The Fire This Time
After years of indifference, the nation’s African-American leaders are finally tackling the epidemic in their midst.
Inside the Issue
Rainey on Parade
Whether his sermon is disco, liberation theology or herbal remedies, Rev. Cheeks’ message is all about healing.
The Mayor of Market Street
San Francisco’s Willie Brown talks a great AIDS line. What sets him apart? He’s got the record to back it up.
The Best, Worst & Weirdest 1998
POZ dares to look at history in the making
Numb and Number
Painful neuropathy could become treatable, but the research just keeps creeping along.
Love’s Recovery
Rusti Miller-Hill gains momentum
Back on His Feet
Richard Daniels’ dance card is full
Say What
“If the Christian Coalition followed its own logic, they’d be running ads urging straight women to change...”
S.O.S.
I often think of a story I read about a man buried alive in a mining accident. He was eventually dug.
Two Nations Under Plague
Wake up, my gay, white brothers and sisters! AIDS is ravaging people of color.
The Black Death
AIDS in the African-American community is a public health emergency.
To The Editor
Your profile on my fellow Texan Michael Johnston caused me to shudder.
Research for the New Millennium
A five-point plan that HIVers can live with (Part 1 of a 12-part series)
POZarazzi: Saw You in September
Movers, shakers, and troublemakers
Show & Tell
It’s 12:01 am, January 1, 1999. You’re tipsy from champagne, you just kissed someone you never planned to bring into the...
Partner Racket
The Ackerman-Coburn bill would gut HIV confidentiality.
POZ Picks
Is watching The Real World a spiritual experience for you?
Letter from Manila: The Wages of Sin
Now showing: AIDS in the Philippines, a Catholic Church production
Vials of the Dolls
The new market in adherence devices
Family Feud
Newborn-testing opponents re-enter the ring
Woman Warrior
The awesome Auxillia Chimusoro
Obits
Ronald Day, 36; Jay Lewis, 63; Bernard VanLenten Jr., 56
Comply or Die
Why complain? These meds could keep you alive for 30 more years.
Vaccine Vexations
The have-nots are getting less than they bargained for
Bad News Bear
If the virus doesn’t get you, the drugs you take will.
AIDS on the Net
Best bets for surfing the ultimate wave
A Crystal Ball For Drug Success
Staying on an anti-HIV combo until it fails increases the risk of cross-resistance to future therapies.
Backing off Bactrim
Reports abound of people on HAART who stop their PCP prophylaxis when their CD4 counts rise.
Vits Against Virus
Take two vitamins to reduce viral load? Sounds suspicious.
Reinfection Revisited
For HIVers debating whether to rubber up with other poz partners, two new studies offer contradictory data.
Waste No Time
A tip on getting your insurer to pay for pricey drugs
On Your Feet
Ten steps to ease neuropathy pain
Sean’s Sugar Highs
HAART-takers, beware elevated blood glucose in ’99
Black Power
Advocacy and support for African-American HIVers
Where to Find It
Get with the program. Get with Oprah!
Checking In: Food For Thought
Florent Morellet dishes out love and linguini in his downtown diner
Aunt Evelyn’s Letters
New York City artist Barton Benes saved thousands of letters that his Aunt Evelyn, a Florida widow, wrote during their daily correspondence in...
The Price Wars
Recently, the HIV community has been bombarded by rapid-fire announcements of enormous wholesale prices for both new and old medicines.
