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HIV/AIDS Blog Central: Perspectives From the HIV/AIDS Community
This Valentine's Day, Show Your Love! End Violence Against Women and Girls
February 14, 2013 This Valentine's Day, Positive Women's Network -- United States of America (PWN-USA) shows our love for women by participating in One Billion Rising's day of action to raise awareness about violence against women and girls. 
One HIV-Infected Queer's Response to the State of the Union Address
By Aaron Laxton February 14, 2013 Recently the news of a school massacre with twenty children killed galvanized media outlets around the world. In the days and weeks after, politicians from both sides of the aisle dug in for what would without doubt be a long fight regarding gun reform. As a person who is living with HIV I am left to question, where is this same passion and fervor regarding a CURE for HIV/AIDS? 
10 Steps to Choosing the Pharmacy That's Right for You
By Michelle J. Sherman, R.Ph., A.A.H.I.V.P. February 12, 2013
Your medications are a crucial component of your treatment plan for HIV. The pharmacist and the pharmacy staff are important members of your health care team. It is very important that the members of the staff at the pharmacy are HIV sensitive and that you feel comfortable and welcome at the pharmacy.
Know Your Pharmacist, Know Your Pharmacy
By Michelle J. Sherman, R.Ph., A.A.H.I.V.P. February 12, 2013
Whether you have just found out that you are HIV positive or you've been living with HIV for years, whether you are not on any HIV medications or you have been on HIV meds for years, this information is essential to helping you along in your journey with HIV.
HIV Meds and False Positives on Drug Tests
By Aaron Laxton February 11, 2013
Recently I took a drug test and found that I tested positive for THC or marijuana. After doing some research I discovered that many HIV meds can cause false positives on drug screens. This video talks about this. 
Black HIV/AIDS Awareness: Eight Points to Keep in Mind
By Candace Y.A. Montague February 8, 2013 National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day is upon us again. We have some ups and downs to reflect on when it comes to infection rates. For example, the infection rates among Black women nationally dropped between 2008 and 2010. That's pretty promising. But among Black women in DC, the infection rates are still high. Young Black gay men still have the highest infection rates among homosexual men, even though studies have shown that they are no more promiscuous than other gay men. And heterosexual Black men remain absent from the conversation. In short, we still have a lot of work to do to get to the core of this issue. There are a myriad of items to consider when it comes to AIDS in the Black community. I would like to highlight eight of them.
PWN-USA Statement on National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day
February 7, 2013
Updated: Positive Women's Network-United States of America Congratulates the PACHA for passing Criminalization Resolution
PWN-USA Announces the Next Chapter in Our Development as an Independent Organization
February 6, 2013 Inspired by global networks of women living with HIV and supported by leaders in the United States, Positive Women's Network (PWN) was officially founded by 28 diverse women living with HIV in June of 2008. Its purpose was to create a unified voice and building collective power for HIV-positive women across the United States. When PWN was founded it was with the understanding and goal that one day it would transition from WORLD, an organization which provided a structural umbrella for U.S. Positive Women's Network to establish itself as an independent organization, in its own right. 
How to Talk Trans: An Introduction
By Devarah "Dee" Borrego February 4, 2013 As a very out and open HIV+ transwoman, I'm often approached by well-intentioned people at conferences and other events who tell me about how they support the transgender community, but that they don't exactly know how to interact with the trans people in their life and/or in their work. They want to be able to ask them about their lives and their gender history, yet they're often unaware of how to do that in a way that is culturally sensitive to the needs of the trans community. These questions nearly always arise from a place of curiosity and good intention, yet they're also ones which, when asked in the wrong way, can really alienate a trans person or make them feel uncomfortable. 
Opioid Dependency: What's It Got to Do With HIV?
By Dave R. February 1, 2013
So what is the 'real and present danger' to us as people living with HIV, its co-morbidities and any resulting extra health problems? If your pain does not respond well enough to analgesics and other drugs (anti-depressants, anti-convulsants and other drugs meant to interact with nerve signals to the brain), you may be advised to move onto opioids of one sort or another. This shouldn't alarm you too much, despite the content of Part One of this article. A Brief Disclaimer: The opinions expressed by TheBody.com's bloggers are entirely their own, and do not necessarily reflect the views of TheBody.com itself. |
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