POZ October 2009
POZ October 2009
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
Sex Crime
More HIV-positive people are being criminally prosecuted for not disclosing their HIV status before sexual encounters—sometimes even when...
The Tales of Hofmann
POZ editor-in-chief Regan Hofmann discusses her life as a journalist, HIV advocate and woman living openly with the virus in her memoir.
Fighting for Our Freedom
POZ editor-in-chief Regan Hofmann sat down with Hanssens to discuss the issue of the criminalization of HIV transmission.
Living
Satisfy Yourself
How to overcome loss of libido and erectile dysfunction, which top the list of sexual problems for men with HIV.
Open Wide
I’ve always hated going to the dentist, and I’d avoided it ever since childhood.
Heart Beats
Recent evidence suggests that women living with HIV may not have a higher risk of heart disease than their negative peers. Comparing 249...
Go With the Flow
Neti pots, which help cleanse nasal passages, can ease the symptoms of sinusitis, allergies and chronic headaches.
Change of Life Doesn’t Change Treatment
Ladies: Menopause may make you sweat, keep you up nights and have you bursting into tears without warning. But here’s some cool news.
Word Up: HIV Sanctuary
Picture that wily little virus taking refuge from your meds, and you’ll grasp this term.
Eye of the Storm
As HIV infection rates continue to mount around the globe, researchers, advocates and people living with the virus gathered for the Fifth...
Berry Brouhaha
Does acai boost your health—or just bust your budget?
Talking
Condom Lockup
Condoms can prevent HIV, a virus that disproportionately affects African Americans.
Greater Expectations
A new campaign challenges the media to raise awareness about HIV/AIDS in black communities.
Recommended Reading
Positive books for you
Radio Static
Known more for dishing celebrity gossip than for giving out guidance, Wendy Williams has entertained audiences on her radio show for the...
The Tamiflu Blues
H1N1 makes Shari Margolese and her son feel like pariahs.
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Your Feedback-October 2009
I knew there was a reason I fell in love with Rachel!
Editor’s Letter-October 2009
Crime of Punishment
Making It Work
Clothes may not make the man—but they can make a difference. Just ask Malvin Vien, whom fashion fanatics will recognize from the current...
