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Spike in HIV Cases on Navajo ReservationThe NYT reports: A study...

Thu, 23 May 2013 16:00:43 -0400

Spike in HIV Cases on Navajo Reservation
The NYT reports: A study from the federal Indian Health Service found that, between 1999 and 2012, the incidence rate for new HIV diagnoses among the Navajo increased almost five-fold, and there was a nearly three-fold jump between 2007 and 2012.

To read more, click here.

Our Untold Stories “I was, among other things ACT...

Thu, 23 May 2013 14:00:32 -0400

Our Untold Stories

“I was, among other things ACT UP’s unofficial Chant Queen - and I constantly worry if I’m up to the task of telling this dense and complex story….”

Activist and writer, Ron Goldberg, on early AIDS activism and writing the history of the epidemic.

“I worry about presenting a nostalgic, rose-colored version of ACT UP—one that glorifies it as a golden age of community activism, but without capturing the anger, confusion, love, terror, humor, and despair that made it run”

It’s YouTube Comedy Week, and Gwenn and I found some real...

Thu, 23 May 2013 10:49:55 -0400

It’s YouTube Comedy Week, and Gwenn and I found some real laughers when searching “#AIDS” on Twitter.

Positively yours,

Shawn

POZ Blog - A Meme of Our Own: Ryan Gosling as Peter Staley...

Mon, 20 May 2013 13:45:12 -0400

POZ Blog - A Meme of Our Own: Ryan Gosling as Peter Staley http://ow.ly/lde4a

POZ/AIDSmeds Community Forums - Index - Living with HIV/AIDS

Mon, 20 May 2013 11:00:41 -0400

POZ/AIDSmeds Community Forums - Index - Living with HIV/AIDS:

The AIDSmeds Community Forums is a round-the-clock discussion area for people with HIV/AIDS, their friends/family/caregivers, and others concerned about HIV/AIDS.

Treatment News : Heavy Drinking Linked to HIV Transmissions

Sun, 19 May 2013 14:00:37 -0400

Treatment News : Heavy Drinking Linked to HIV Transmissions:

Heavy drinking gay men are more likely to contract HIV, and those who also have unprotected receptive anal intercourse have a doubled likelihood of HIV infection.

Millions of Americans have hepatitis, but most of them do not...

Sun, 19 May 2013 09:00:19 -0400

Millions of Americans have hepatitis, but most of them do not know they have it & many people with HIV also are coinfected with hepatitis.

For more information, or to find a testing center near you, click here.

How to have sex in an epidemic: 30th anniversary. Joseph...

Sat, 18 May 2013 12:00:41 -0400

How to have sex in an epidemic: 30th anniversary.

Joseph Sonnabend, Physician and AIDS researcher discusses the pamphlets made back in May 1983, first addressing the new, unknown virus that was sweeping the nation (back when it was called LAV).

“Having written the booklet we had copies printed and bound and then did our best to distribute the booklets, even leaving copies in bars.

I rented a mail box on Greenwich Avenue and opened an account for our publishing venture which we called News from the Front.”

This is a time to educate the public about promising HIV...

Sat, 18 May 2013 09:00:26 -0400

This is a time to educate the public about promising HIV prevention research, including vaginal and rectal microbicides and pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP). Related events are being held nationwide.

For more info, click here.

Nanoparticles May Transport HIV Meds to the Brain Scientists...

Fri, 17 May 2013 17:00:36 -0400

Nanoparticles May Transport HIV Meds to the Brain

Scientists have long been flummoxed in their attempts to deliver treatment to the organ, where HIV can have seriously damaging effects.

To read more, click here.

Mark King’s viral essay, published in the June edition of...

Fri, 17 May 2013 12:24:41 -0400

Mark King’s viral essay, published in the June edition of POZ discusses why and how stigma among gay men still exists in a very real way.

That is when, in the deviously quiet way in which stigma operates, all hell broke loose. We built social fortresses to separate Us from Them. We didn’t have to bother labeling one another because the disease did it for us, creating an HIV hierarchy that started with “positive” and “negative.”

Visual AIDS fought early major battles against the virus with...

Thu, 16 May 2013 15:00:41 -0400

Visual AIDS fought early major battles against the virus with its “Day Without Art” and the Red Ribbon. Twenty-five years later, it continues to arm HIV-positive artists.

“Art is our weapon of choice,” says Nelson Santos, VA executive director, quoting the maxim enshrined in its mission statement. “Art still has the power to provoke, maybe make someone question attitudes in a way the policy stuff doesn’t.” The war isn’t over; the army still needs weapons.

To read the feature, click here.

Prototype Is First Condom Designed for Anal Sex The insertive...

Thu, 16 May 2013 11:29:26 -0400

Prototype Is First Condom Designed for Anal Sex

The insertive partner does not wear the tubular condom. Instead, the receptive partner anchors the condom internally.

For more info, click here.

Treatment News : Test Can Easily ID Broadly Neutralizing Antibodies Against HIV

Wed, 15 May 2013 14:00:32 -0400

Treatment News : Test Can Easily ID Broadly Neutralizing Antibodies Against HIV:

NIH-sponsored scientists have developed a powerful new assay that can screen blood for broadly neutralizing antibodies against HIV.

Out of the Shadows During the XIX International AIDS Conference...

Wed, 15 May 2013 11:00:39 -0400

Out of the Shadows

During the XIX International AIDS Conference (AIDS 2012) in Washington, DC, last year, Paul Semugoma, MD, gave a passionate speech on behalf of both LGBT and HIV-positive people. Coming out as gay during the speech made it even more memorable.

Here’s POZ’s Q&A with the famous activist on the state of the epidemic, LGBT stigma in Africa and his own experiences coming out.

One Step Closer Yesterday, two HIV-positive gay men announced they were in the running for elections...

Tue, 14 May 2013 15:00:45 -0400

One Step Closer

Yesterday, two HIV-positive gay men announced they were in the running for elections to their hometown city councils. Austin Head, from Phoenix Arizona & Corey Johnson, from N.Y.C are both LGBT and AIDS activists in their communities who were inspired by their personal experiences to run for office.

To read more, click here & here.

The June issue of POZ magazine is now online! Featuring: Mark S....

Tue, 14 May 2013 12:14:09 -0400

The June issue of POZ magazine is now online! Featuring: Mark S. King’s “The Sound of Stigma”, A Journey with Visual AIDS, HIV vaccination trials, Treatment updates & more.

To check it out, click here.

Newsfeed : New 'Accountable Care' Approach Aims to Cut Medical Costs

Mon, 13 May 2013 14:00:25 -0400

Newsfeed : New 'Accountable Care' Approach Aims to Cut Medical Costs:

The idea is to provide less care, but not worse care.

Preparing for Generics in the U.S.With patent expirations...

Mon, 13 May 2013 11:00:15 -0400

Preparing for Generics in the U.S.
With patent expirations pending over the next four to five years for several Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)-preferred and -alternative ARVs,* attention to the potential for cost savings—along with the safety, efficacy and convenience of generic options to be made available in the U.S.—is now critical.

Pass GENDA Now The communications manager of Housing Works on...

Sun, 12 May 2013 15:00:37 -0400

Pass GENDA Now

The communications manager of Housing Works on the Gender Expression Non-Discrimination Act.

The law would give transgender and gender non-conforming New Yorkers equal protections in education, employment, housing, credit, and public accommodations (think banks, bus stations, court rooms, hospitals, hotels, restaurants, libraries, and more).