2000

December 2000

• A Brush with Life -- A Profile of Joe Monroe
  By Ron Mackovich
• Treatment and Prevention News for Women
  By Rebecca Solomon
• Crystal Meth: When Using Just Isn't Fun Anymore
  By Dr. Jeffrey Chernin
• Gains in HIV Knowledge Reported at 40th Interscience Conference on Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy (ICAAC)
  By David Pieribone
• It's All About Empowerment: A Visit with HIV/AIDS Activist Nancy Shearer
  By Fiona Kyck
• Treatment News: Study May Shed Light on Acute Retroviral Syndrome
  By Nairy Ghazourian
• Getting a High School Diploma May Expand Your Job Options
  By Rice Russell
• All About APAIT
  By Kerry Kelaher
• HIV Watch: Hitting HIV Early -- A Swift Attack on the Virus is a Sound Strategy
  By Lee Klosinski
• Tracing the Footsteps: A Look at Theories on the Origin of HIV
  By Chris Fritzen

November 2000

• The Write Stuff: The Photograph
  By Tony Gramaglia
• The Write Stuff: That Night
  By Gary Beauregard
• The Write Stuff: Chris' Things
  By John D'Amico
• The Write Stuff: Kit
  By Christopher Gorman
• The Write Stuff: Neighbor
  By Stephen Jerrom
• Pre-Conference Survey Results Shed Light on Needs of Women with HIV
  By Nancy Wongvipat, M.P.H.
• APLA's Writers Workshop Begins Its Second Decade
  By Paul Serchia
• L.A. Shanti Seminar Serves as Roadmap to People Living with HIV
  By Jennifer Ludlow
• Tuition Tips for the Disabled: A Crash Course in Scoring Financial Aid
  By Rob Langelier
• Know the Advantages of Self-Employment
  By Phil Curtis

August 2000

• Nutrition & HIV: Sizing Up Serving Sizes
  By Marcy Fenton, M.S., R.D.
• HIV/AIDS News for Women
  By Rebecca Solomon
• Researchers Explore Prevention for Positives at the XII International AIDS Conference in Durban, South Africa
  By Nancy Wongvipat, M.P.H.
• Women and HIV: A View from the Prevention Beat -- A Conversation with Dr. Patricia L. Gay
  By Nancy Wongvipat, M.P.H.
• No More Homelessness in U.S. is National Alliance's Vision for Future
  By Marlon Valdivia
• Your Benefits and You: Rights of the Insured Protected by State Supreme Court
  By Jacques Chambers
• Living with HIV: An AIDS Diploma
  A 20-year-old recounts how she was infected at birth
  By Kristen Lee

July 2000

• Work Services: Social Security's Long Memory May Work to Your Disadvantage
  By Phil Curtis
• "HIVy League"?: Meet the First Graduating Class of Women Alive's HIV U.
  By Jennifer Ludlow
• Health Matters: Knowing (and Loving) Yourself
  Tips on bolstering your self-esteem
  By Nancy Wongvipat, M.P.H.
• Living with HIV: Goodbye, Goji
  With so many friends dying over the past decade, it seems odd I should pause to lament Goji's -- my Toyota's -- passing.
  By Tony Sol
• Simply, Syn: Syn Is IN
  A new column about dealing with dating issues
• It's the Water
  In addition to drinking enough, people with HIV/AIDS need to consider water safety
  By Janelle l'Heureux, M.S., R.D

June 2000

• Living with HIV: Wake-Up Call from HIV
  By Howard Jacobs
• Work Services: New Laws Provide a 'Comfort Zone' for Those Returning to Work
  By Phil Curtis
• Your Benefits and You: Working with Disability Analysts
  By Julie Cross
• Jumpstarting the Immune System: A Look at Immune Restoration
  By John Slovick and Ernie Rodriguez
• Living with HIV: Fit and Fighting HIV
  By Bob Bowers
• Testing the Waters: Two PWAs on the Path to Rebuilding Their Careers
  By Phil Curtis
• Nutrition Watch: My Lipids are Rising! My Lipids are Rising!
  By Marcy Fenton, M.S., R.D.

May 2000

• Interview with a Barebacker
  By Glenn Gaylord
• A Reaction to "Mr. X"
  By Lee Klosinski
• Editorial: Connecting the Dots
• L.A. Syphilis Outbreak Continues: Forty-One Cases Involve HIV-Positive Men
  By Paul Serchia
• Expanded Access Program for ABT-378/r Amended
  By John Slovick
• Michelle Torrez Laces Up for the National AIDS Marathon Training Program
  By Jennifer Ludlow
• The Psychotherapist Is In
  Three bathhouses in L.A. County pay licensed psychotherapist Stuart Altshuler to counsel their customers, once a week, free of charge
  By Ron Mackovich
• How You Can Recognize Signs that You May be Abusing Alcohol
  By Nancy Wongvipat, M.P.H.
• Barebacking & HIV Disclosure: What's the Law?
  By Brad Sears
• When Opposites Attract
  By Ron Mackovich
• Your Benefits and You: A Medi-Cal Primer, Part 2
  By Rob Langelier
• Work Services: Getting Help at the First Career Center at AIDS Project Los Angeles
  By Phil Curtis
• It's Never Too Late to Think About Your Child's Future
  Custody Planning and the Joint Guardianship Law
  By Lydia Cincore Templeton & Dominique Quevedo
• News for Women with HIV/AIDS: Focusing on Medical and Social Research
  Compiled by Rebecca Solomon
• Good News, Bad News Seen in APLA Client Survey
  By Matt Mutchler, Ph.D.

April 2000

• Along the Latex Highway: Lesbians and HIV
  By David Salyer
• A Summit for Straights
  By Jennifer Ludlow
• Bye-Bye "Bathhouse?"
  By Ron Mackovich
• Your Benefits and You
  By Rob Langelier
• Take a Walk With Me
  By John Griffin
• A Bridge of Understanding
  By Maria Hsin
• Suddenly, Syphilis: Sharp Rise in Cases Seen in Los Angeles County Among Gay Men

March 2000

• The PAWS That Refreshes
  By Justina Walford
• Notes About Pets and People Living With HIV

February 2000

• HIV Community Spotlight: Survival in the "Free World" -- Los Angeles Task Force Helps Inmates with HIV/AIDS
  By Jennifer Ludlow
• Norvir: Liver Damage Reports Merit Closer Examination
  By Glenn Gaylord
• Abbott Expands ABT-378/Ritonavir Early-Access Program
  By Shawn Hinds
• Twice-Daily Viracept Dosing OK'd
  By Glenn Gaylord
• This Space for Rent: Disclosing for Money in Focus Groups
  By Kimberly Howard
• Try Conquering Diarrhea by Managing Your Diet
  By Janelle L'Heureux, M.S., R.D.
• Heterosexuals to Gather at Summit in San Diego
  By Jennifer Ludlow
• HIV Watch: Understanding Immune Recovery
  By Lee Klosinski
• Your Benefits and You: Are Your Benefits Tax-Exempt?
  By Julie Cross
• Legal Issues: Protecting Your Benefits -- Know How to Respond When Your HIV Claim Is Chosen for Review
  By Leslie Kline-Capelle
• Do Gay Gals Worry About the Package? Should We?
  A survey of lesbian safe-sex behavior
  By Susan Forrest
• Activism is the Best Medicine
  A Profile of Richard Eastman, Model Activist and Survivor
  By Ed Sewall and Jennifer Ludlow
• Medicine March
  Demonstration in Washington, D.C. to Raise Awareness of Medicinal Marijuana
  By Jennifer Ludlow
• Nutrition Watch: Diarrhea -- It's Not Something That You Just Have to Learn to Live With
  By Marcy Fenton, M.S., R.D.

December 1999/January 2000

• Adherence Matters: Your Pharmacist Can Be Your Adherence Ally
  By Mohammed Etimann, R.Ph.
• Your Benefits and You: Crackdown on Fraud Under Way in Viatical-Settlement Industry?
  By Jacques Chambers
• Your Due Process Rights: Examining the Impact of Social Security Reconsideration Changes
  By Leslie Kline-Capelle
• Safety Concerns Prompt Suspension of Lodenosine Clinical Trial
  By Ernie Rodriguez
• Poem: Luxe, Calme et Volupte
  By Don Scotti
• Marathon Woman: Swapping Altruistic Goals for Personal Ones Along the Way to the Finish Line
  By Syndi R. Tracton
• Thinking Positive: Old, Old, Old Lang Syne
  By Paul Serchia
• Wake Up to the Healing Properties of Sleep
  By Nancy Wongvipat, M.P.H.
• Drug-Resistant PCP Strain Incidence Rises
  By Ernie Rodriguez
• Goddess in a Muumuu
  AIDS changes sexual self-image
  By River Huston
• Seeing with Style: Sight is Not a Prerequisite for Designer Eric Brun-Sanglard's Success
  By Rich Thigpen
• Living with HIV: Joe Monroe Takes a Vacation from HIV
  By Joe Monroe
• Treatment Brief: FDA OKs New Videx Formulation
  By Ernie Rodriguez
• HIV Clinical Trials in the Los Angeles Area