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What's New at The BodyHIV/AIDS News You Can UseJuly 2, 2003 | ||||||||||
FDA Approves Emtriva, Third New HIV Drug of 2003It's turning out to be a banner year for newly approved HIV medications: The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has just given the green light to emtricitabine (whose brand name was Coviracil, but is now Emtriva), a once-daily NRTI. To learn all about this latest addition to the antiretroviral family, click here!You're a Teenage HIVer, But How Do You Tell Others?Telling others you have HIV is a challenge at any age, but for teens it's particularly hard. Irie Session, who coordinates adolescent services for Bryan's House, a New York City agency, discusses ways to make it easier.Internet Dating: How to Do It RightInternet dating can feel like a desert. When you have HIV, the Web dating scene can be even tougher. Psychologist Dr. J. Buzz von Ornsteiner offers smart advice on how to safely and successfully use the Web to find love (or just a date!).Click here to browse through The Body's listing of dating sites for HIV-positive people. Could Your ADAP Be the Next to Suffer Cuts?AIDS Drug Assistance Programs (ADAPs) across the U.S. pay for medications for more than 120,000 people, but HIVers in 13 states are now on treatment waiting lists, and many programs have restricted people's selection of drugs. Read this PDF for a list of which states have ADAP waiting lists or other restrictions -- and which states may have them soon.A Life of Clinical TrialsEllen Hahn, a volunteer with the Houston Buyers Club, talks about what it's like to live with HAART -- and its side effects. Since 1992 she has been on an assortment of medications and has participated in many clinical trials.HIV and TV Land: This Month's Web GalleryFrom Mickey Mouse to "I Love Lucy," television has changed us in ways we can only begin to imagine. Visual AIDS' July Web Gallery explores TV's impact on HIV-positive artists. Thomas Dima, a vice president of Cable Positive, the cable and telecommunications industry's largest AIDS action organization, is this month's guest curator.Who Waits Too Long to Get Tested?HIV-positive ethnic minorities, heterosexuals and less-educated people are more likely than others to have AIDS by the time they have an HIV test done. Late testing is risky for both the HIV-positive person and anybody he or she may have unknowingly infected.Taking Yourself (And Your HIV) on the RoadSummer is here -- time to pack your bags and get the heck out of town! Before you head off, though, read through these vacation-planning tips for people with HIV taking medications.For more suggestions, read through The Body's section on travel precautions for the HIV positive. E-Cards: Spreading HIV Awareness Through the WebSend an HIV/AIDS E-card! Our striking online collection now features 16 cards with artwork and photography by Keith Haring and other notable HIV-positive artists. Spread HIV awareness!Some Minority Women Getting HIV From Closeted BisexualsBlack and Hispanic women in the U.S. are being infected with HIV at a higher rate than the rest of the population -- in part, a recent study finds, because many of them do not know their male sex partners also have sex with men.Switching Regimens -- And Switching, And Switching ...For Shelley Singer, an AIDS activist and public speaker, finding the perfect HAART regimen has been a long, hard process of trial and error. In this article she writes about what brought her to her latest drug combination, which includes atazanavir, the newest HIV med on the block.Viagra Once Again Tied to More Unsafe Sex in MSMMany men who have sex with men (MSM) are using Viagra, which may contribute to unsafe sex -- and thus could potentially increase the risk of HIV transmission, according to a recent study in San Francisco.Got a Question on Starting HIV Treatment?Need to start treatment but still feeling tentative? HIV specialist Dr. Gerald Pierone, Jr. has joined The Body's fabulous team of online experts and is now available to answer all your questions about starting HIV treatment. If there's something on your mind, now's the perfect time to ask!Web HighlightsA Selection of the Top HIV/AIDS Stories From Across the Internet:Bush to Name Former Eli Lilly CEO as Head of Global AIDS Initiative HIV-Positive Teenagers With Lipodystrophy Have Lower Growth Hormone Secretion Race Is On to Save the First AIDS Vaccine. But Does It Even Work? More AIDS Cases With Female Faces HIV-Positive Women Have Increased Risk of Abnormal Cervical Cells; HAART No Benefit Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy Does Not Significantly Raise Cholesterol Levels, Study Says Recreational Drugs and HIV Antivirals: A Guide to Interactions for Clinicians (PDF) | ||||||||||
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