POZ March 2012
POZ March 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
The Right to Give Life
People with HIV can receive organ transplants, which they need at rates higher than their negative peers. If a positive person wants to...
The House That Love Built
Joseph’s House was founded in 1990 as a refuge for homeless men with HIV. Today it is one of the many places across the United States where pe...
From the Editor
Life and Death
If my doctor had told me I’d live to see the 30th anniversary of AIDS, when I was diagnosed 15 years ago, I wouldn’t have believed him.
Feedback
Letters- March 2012
In “The POZ 100” (December 2011), we shared the 100 people, things and ideas we loved in the year 2011.
The POZ Q+A
Speaking of Sex...
Photographer and director James Houston wants to educate teens—and their parents—about sexual health.
What You Need to Know
Gay Rights Go Global
Finally, something we want to spread around the world: tolerance.
Join POZ on the Road to Washington
This summer, the XIX International AIDS Conference (IAC) is coming to our nation’s capital
Hershey’s Bittersweet
Lately, Hershey’s chocolate is leaving a sour taste in our mouths.
HIV Isn’t Bioterrorism
Case dismissed: Daniel Allen, an HIV-positive man from Michigan who became the first person in the state to be charged with HIV-related bioter...
General Hospital Says Goodbye to HIV-Positive Character
Oh the tangled webs they weave: the tortured soul, the police commissioner’s niece, the forbidden love. The sparks! The passion! The...HIV!
We Hear You
Legalize It
For decades, marijuana has been legally—and illegally—smoked, ingested and vaporized to treat the symptoms and side effects of HIV...
What Matters to You
Helping to Find a Cure for AIDS
Participating in clinical trials can bolster your health—and that of the whole community.
Treatment News
Bill Clinton Proposes Generic Pricing for HIV Meds in the U.S.
On World AIDS Day, former President Bill Clinton made a bold proposition to help save the lives of more Americans with HIV.
Rituxan Boosts Lymphoma Survival Rates
For HIV-positive people who develop non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma including the drug Rituxan with standard chemo increases chances of survival.
Microsoft Joins the Hunt for an HIV Vaccine
Using email spam filter programs, Microsoft researchers are helping seek an HIV vaccine.
What You Should Know About HIV and Hepatitis
Two new protease inhibitors (PIs) for hep C are showing promise in people who also have HIV.
40% of Americans With HIV Are Older Than 50
That’s the current estimate.
Misuse of Neti Pots Can Be Deadly
During 2011, two people in Louisiana died of brain infections after using unboiled tap water instead of sterile water in their neti pots.
GMHC Treatment Issues March 2012
A Year of Highs and Lows in PrEP: Breaking down the data and decisions from 2011
Comfort Zone
Easing the Winter Woes
Brrr, baby, it’s cold outside.
POZ Heroes
Best in Show
Fred is a Yorkshire terrier who was born in October 2010.
