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By Angela DuBois on March 15, 2011 The January/February 2011 issue of Positively Aware magazine is devoted to various issues facing the boomer generation of HIV-ers. The medications, with names like Atripla, Reyataz, or Isentress are mainly metabolized through the kidneys or liver, placing an undue burden on organs that may already be weakened by past lifestyle decisions. The cover reads “Complications: When you’ve got [...] [...]
By Angela DuBois on February 23, 2011 Book Review: Surviving HIV/AIDS in the Inner City: How Resourceful Latinas Beat the Odds (Studies in Medical Anthropology) Despite the 1948 UN Declaration of Human Rights assertion to the contrary, Some people contend that it’s not the government’s responsibility to ensure that all of its citizens have equal access to quality health care. This attitude [...] [...]
By nikflorida on September 7, 2010 HIV stigma and hate-mongering from someone who should know better [This post is only obliquely political; it's more of a public health thing. It's only political inasmuch as the Tea Party movement is well-known for promoting "victim-blame" and such.] I was just thinking– a guy I know, who is a trainer for EMTs and firefighters and [...] [...]
By nikflorida on June 15, 2010 Another example of gross misrepresentation and distortion A huge banner headline on this morning’s Drudge Report screams “Obama says: ‘It’s Like 9/11′” and links to an article in The Daily Mail which quotes the President as saying that while it was “cruel” to compare the BP disaster with Hurricane Katrina, it did indeed have echoes [...] [...]
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