POZ November 2008
POZ November 2008
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
Free At Last?
A drug bust, a prison sentence and an HIV diagnosis could easily derail anyone’s life.
It’s a Girl!
Soap opera fans have been expecting General Hospital’s HIV-positive character, Dr. Robin Scorpio, to have a baby. The stork is finally on the...
Living
Condomless Sex? Maybe Not Yet
“Undetectable” HIV found in semen
Meditation Matters
Meditation eases anxiety and depression and improves the health of people with HIV—without any co-pay.
Boys and Girls Together
We’ve long wondered whether HIV drugs act differently in women than in men.
Med Alert-November 2008
The HIV drug abacavir (a nuke found in Ziagen, Epzicom and Trizivir) has a revised label.
From the Inside: Strength to Spare
During her 15-year battle to stay healthy with HIV and hepatitis C in prison, Beverly “Chopper” Henry, 59, has maintained an inspi...
Ritonavir News
Most protease inhibitor (PI)-based HIV combos are boosted with the PI Norvir (ritonavir).
A Liver-Cleansing Herb’s Benefits Begin to Bloom
Many people coinfected with HIV and hepatitis C take milk thistle supplements for liver health.
Sweet Spot
HIV meds may have a new target: a vulnerable spot on the doughnut-shaped protease enzyme.
Bottoms Up
Water isn’t the only way to quench your thirst.
Starting Out Late?
Stats reveal 1/3 of people who test positive for HIV in U.S. cities do so with low CD4 and with an AIDS-related complication such as an OI
Eat Well, Pay Little
As prices soar, you can still afford the nutrition you need without breaking the bank.
Is Organic Food Worth the Splurge?
Organic foods are as hot as iPhones and Facebook these days—but unlike most fads, these healthful eats should never go out of fashion.
Coats of Many Colors
Although we had no money I was rich as I could be in my coat of many colors My momma made for me—Dolly Parton, “Coat of Many Colors” (19...
Talking
Prison Break
Is locking up HIV-positive people fueling stigma?
Ladies First
All of Us, a new film about the plight of black women and HIV in the United States
Pos & Neg
In August, presidential hopefuls John McCain and Barack Obama squared off in a debate at Saddleback Church in Lake Forest, California...
Shout Out!
“Safe sex is great sex, so you better wear a latex, latex...so wrap it up.”—Lil Wayne
In Their Words
A new anthology by and for black gay and bisexual men
You Said It...
Can Parents Prevent HIV?
Life’s Rich Pageant
Straight “positoid” Shawn Decker explains his passion for beauty pageants—and his angst over anti-gay contestants.
How to... Disclose in the Heat of the Moment
Telling someone that you have HIV requires a different tact when disclosure is spontaneous.
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Editor’s Letter-November 2008
Living Conditions
Your Feedback-November 2008
I am happy to know that the Peace Corps has changed its policy and will make accommodations for those who are HIV positive.
