Buyers' Club List, December 2004December 31, 2004 AIDS Treatment News publishes a buyers' club list each December. For a short overview and introduction to the meaning, history, and services of these organizations, see AIDS Treatment News #309, December 18, 1998.
All the organizations listed below are nonprofit. Most can provide products by mail order. Most have fact sheets or other information, and some have a nutritionist or other expert available at certain times to answer questions. Some offer financial assistance with purchases if necessary. Most are open to the public, but some require membership. Call ahead for current information. ArizonaBody Positive's Vitamin and Herb Shopwww.phoenixbodypositive.org/vitamin/index.htm 1144 E. McDowell Rd, Suite 200 Phoenix AZ 85006 602-307-5330 x2239 Travis Wright Memorial Buyers' Club CaliforniaRainbow Grocery Cooperative (20% PWA discount on vitamins, 10% on groceries, if you have the Helping Hand card)www.rainbowgrocery.coop/ (or www.rainbowgrocery.org/) vitamins@rainbowgrocery.org 1745 Folsom St. San Francisco CA 94103 415-863-0620 District of ColumbiaCarl Vogel Centerwww.carlvogelcenter.com cvchiv@carlvogelcenter.org [note Web site is .com, email is .org] 1012 14th St. NW, Suite 700, Washington DC 20005 202-638-0750 fax: 202-638-0749 Membership: annual cost $25 (includes a BIA test, reduced prices for massage and acupuncture, an educational symposium, a newsletter, and reduced prices for supplements). The Carl Vogel Center also offers mental health services and treatment education. GeorgiaAIDS Treatment Initiativesinfo@aidstreatment.org 139 Ralph McGill Blvd. NE Suite 305 Atlanta GA 30308-3311 888-874-4845 or 404-659-2437 fax: 404-450-9412 MassachusettsTreatment Information Network's Boston Buyers' Clubwww.bostonbuyersclub.com/ info@bostonbuyersclub.com Boston Living Center, 29 Stanhope St., 3rd Floor Boston MA 02116 800-435-5586, or 617-266-2223 fax: 617-450-9412 Mail order available by Web or phone New YorkNew York Buyers' Clubwww.newyorkbuyersclub.org 718-573-8123 This new organization, open to all and with a focus on HIV and chronic hepatitis, hopes to establish walk-in sites in New York City for pick-up in 2005. Mail and internet ordering. New Treatment Catalog coming in early 2005. TexasHouston Buyers' Clubwww.houstonbuyersclub.com/ info@houstonbuyersclub.com 3224 Yoakum Blvd. Houston TX 77006 800-350-2392, or 713-520-5288 fax: 713-521-7419 Mail order available, including international Note: How to Manage Side Effects, a 48-page booklet by Lark Lands, Michael Mooney, Nelson Vergel, and others is available without charge. You can request a copy by phone, mail, or email. Copyright 2004 by John S. James. Permission granted for noncommercial reproduction, provided that our address and phone number are included if more than short quotations are used.
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