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What's New at The BodyHIV/AIDS News You Can UseApril 30, 2001 | ||||||||||
May Visual AIDS GalleryTom Viola, executive director of Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS, has chosen the artwork in this month's Visual AIDS gallery. View exciting work from Copy Berg, Bob Corti, John Dugdale, Daniel Gray, Frank H. Jump, Peter Urban, Robert Miles Parker, Eric Rhein and Michael Slocum.Uncertainity of Changing TreatmentPsychological issues and HIV: Dealing with the uncertainty of changing treatment strategies -- A summary from a New York City community forum with Robert H. Remien, Ph.D., from the New York State Psychiatric Institute and HIV-positive therapist Michael Shernoff, M.S.W.Starting TreatmentThe question of when it's best to begin antiretroviral therapy may be as controversial and frustrating as any of the many HIV treatment questions to which we have no clear answers. Director of Treatment Education and Editor of CRIA Update James Learned takes a look at this controversial subject.Drug Resistance GuideAn easy-to-read guide to HIV drug resistance and resistance testing by Tim Horn, in CRIA Update.Third-Line Therapy OptionsWhat happens when someone becomes resistant to their anti-HIV drugs and runs out of options to keep viral load undetectable? Dr. Steven Deeks and his colleagues at the University of California San Francisco now have some data from a study to answer this question. Take a look at some strategies for third line therapy, in CRIA Update.Suggestions for Heavily Treated PatientsYou might wonder how it is, that only a year or two after you began treatment, you have come to be without viable treatment options. After all, aren't there 16 drugs on the market? Paul Simmons, RN, ACRN offers some suggestions for the coming generation of "heavily treated" patients, in Research Initiative/Treatment Action!New Developments in HIV Immune ResearchAlan Huff, a Houston HIV/AIDS activist, interviewed Alan Landay, PhD, about new developments in HIV immune research, in Research Initiative/Treatment Action!Men's Anal Cancer StudySeattle Treatment Education Group recently interviewed researcher Paul Nelson about his role as the Healthcare Specialist for the Men's Anal Health Study (MAHS). He's studying anal cancer in HIV-positive men-who-have-sex-with-men (MSM). Here's what he had to say.Dental Conditions & HIVA recent study showed that dental conditions linked to HIV infections are twice as likely to go untreated as other health problems related to the disease.Visual AIDS Archive ProjectThe Visual AIDS Archive Project Spring 2001 Newsletter is now online!Continuing EducationMore and more HIV-positive people are seeking education as the key to their future. Body Positive interviews a few people back in school and they describe their goals and experiences.Housing Opportunities for People with HIVHousing is an issue that matters on a daily basis to thousands affected by HIV/AIDS. AIDS Survival Project lists housing opportunities for people with HIV in the Atlanta, Georgia area.A Little Generosity Can Go a Long WayGates Marketing has been providing AIDS Survival Project with free mailing services for their newsletter for over five years. A great example of how one business can make a big difference by just donating a little. The story in Survival News.Tuberculosis Crisis in AfricaTuberculosis (TB) cases in Africa will likely double over the next decade as a consequence of the increased spread of HIV and the under-funding of strategies effective in curing TB say UNAIDS and the World Health Organization.Potential Crisis in ThailandA new report released in Bangkok by Her Royal Highness Princess Soamsawali reveals that between 3000 and 5000 HIV-positive children will be born to infected mothers in Thailand every year unless health measures are taken.Bone Thinning in HIV Positive Girls"In a recent study, thinning bones were found in HIV+ young girls. Indeed, children with HIV may have an increased need for bone-building nutrients such as calcium, magnesium and vitamins C and D. Read the details of this study, from Johns Hopkins Hospital.Web Highlights
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