POZ October 1999
POZ October 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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Love Me Gender
Transgendered people with HIV are making the system work for them.
Inside the Issue
21st Century Vax
Vaccine advances into unexplored territory, a place where prevention and treatment may meet.
How to get There From There
Dr. Steve has nothing good to say about AIDS research and activism. He also has a map to the end of the epidemic.
Fear of a Vax Planet
Our POZ correspondent decides to enter a VaxGen trial and faces a flood of emotions.
S.O.S.
I recently spent an afternoon with an old friend, someone I have known for 20 years.
Letters to the Editor October 1999
Many thanks to Phill Wilson and POZ for making the connection between us in the United States and our sisters and brothers in Africa.
The End of an Epidemic?
Second wave doesn’t hold water, says sex survey
General Delivery
U.S. Surgeon General David Satcher recently spoke with POZ about his vision.
Veep Show
AIDS-drugs-for-Africa protests dog Gore, divide advocates and drive issue.
Black Is...Black Ain’t
Cornelius Baker may be the most effective black AIDS advocate on Capitol Hill. But has he lost touch with the streets?
Memo for the Millennium
1. Demand that research devote increased attention to the preservation or renewal of the immune system’s CD4 cells.
Addicted to Life
I have HIV and hep C, but addiction is my major disease.
The Club Scene
Drug side effects are often the bane of an HIVer’s existence.
Get Over It
How to mend an aching back and douse that dizzy feeling
Nuking it Out
Often called the energy factories inside cells, mitochondria may suffer damage from nucleoside analogs.
Babes Out of the Woods
There has long been an urgent need for an inexpensive preventive for mother-to-child viral transmission.
A Vicious Cycle
Researchers search for an effective Plan B for suppressing HIV.
First Things First
Treatment wonks always advise taking the long view when planning your initial drug regimen.
On the Cutting Edge
HIVers, too, can have surgery safely
Great White Hope
Stephen Gendin boosts his plunging neutrophils with a cloning drug
Northern Light
Louise Binder keeps the activist fires burning. She laughs a lot, too.
I Sing The Body Electric
Chuck Nanney is a poet of the protease age.
