TheBody.com: Podcast Central http://www.thebody.com/content/art47682.html en-us Copyright © 2006-2010 The HealthCentral Network Welcome to TheBody.com's Podcast Central! Here is an archive of dozens of audio interviews with people with HIV, doctors, researchers and others. You can easily listen to any of these interviews online or transfer them to your MP3 player. You can also read any of our podcast transcripts. TheBody.com HIV,AIDS,The,Body,TheBody,com,TheBody no An archive of dozens of audio interviews with people with HIV, doctors, researchers and others.An archive of dozens of audio interviews with people with HIV, doctors, researchers and others.content@thebody.com HIV Frontlines: Executive Director of New Jersey Women and AIDS Network Talks About Gender Issues and Obstacles to HIV Prevention http://www.thebody.com/content/62644/hiv-frontlines-executive-director-of-new-jersey-wo.html The Body A Conversation With Monique Howard Since graduating college in the late '80s, Monique Howard has been working in the HIV/AIDS field. From examining specimens in a lab to implementing HIV risk reduction programming at Beth Israel Hospital to earning a graduate degree in human sexuality, her work has been grounded in understanding how HIV/AIDS impacts women. Now, Howard is the executive director of the New Jersey Women and AIDS Network (NJWAN) in New Brunswick, N.J. She talks with us about her work with NJWAN and the needs of women in the state of New Jersey and across the country. Monique HowardSince graduating college in the late '80s, Monique Howard has been working in the HIV/AIDS field. From examining specimens in a lab to implementing HIV risk reduction programming at Beth Israel Hospital to earning a graduate degree in human sexuality, her work has been grounded in understanding how HIV/AIDS impacts women. Now, Howard is the executive director of the New Jersey Women and AIDS Network (NJWAN) in New Brunswick, N.J. She talks with us about her work with NJWAN and the needs of women in the state of New Jersey and across the country.

]]> http://www.thebody.com/content/62644/hiv-frontlines-executive-director-of-new-jersey-wo.html Tue, 21 Jun 2011 13:49:00 GMT 34:07 content@thebody.comnoHIV,AIDS,The,Body,TheBody,com,TheBody An Interview With Oliver W. Martin III http://www.thebody.com/content/62436/interview-with-oliver-w-martin-iii.html TheBody.com In 1986, when Oliver W. Martin III was diagnosed with HIV, then called GRID, he wasn't alone. His younger brother, who was also same-gender-loving, was diagnosed at the same time. But for a decade, the two of them told almost no one. Only when effective HIV treatment became available did they share their diagnoses with their large, tightly-knit family. Since that time, Oliver's dedicated himself to furthering HIV prevention and sexuality education in faith communities. Oliver W. Martin IIIIn 1986, when Oliver W. Martin III was diagnosed with HIV, then called GRID, he wasn't alone. His younger brother, who was also same-gender-loving, was diagnosed at the same time. But for a decade, the two of them told almost no one. Only when effective HIV treatment became available did they share their diagnoses with their large, tightly-knit family. Since that time, Oliver's dedicated himself to furthering HIV prevention and sexuality education in faith communities.

]]> http://www.thebody.com/content/62436/interview-with-oliver-w-martin-iii.html Wed, 8 Jun 2011 10:20:00 GMT 42:31 content@thebody.comnoHIV,AIDS,The,Body,TheBody,com,TheBody An Interview With Shana Cozad http://www.thebody.com/content/art61045.html TheBody.com In 1993, as a 21-year old new mom, Shana Cozad could not have been less worried about HIV. "It was commonly referred to as a drug user's disease. It was commonly associated as a gay disease," she remembers; "The stigmas and the discrimination and the unsupportiveness attitudes all around the globe around this disease were peaked at an all-time crisis high." Shana herself didn't do drugs, and she had not had many sexual experiences, but she was not a fan of condoms. "I remember getting an HIV test when I was 20, pregnant with my son, and thinking, 'I don't understand why you guys are doing this to me. ... It's those other people out there who are at risk. It's in those other communities.'" Shana, a full-blooded Native American, had been adopted at birth into a highly educated family; and because giving birth had had such a profound effect on her, she planned on becoming an obstetrician/gynecologist. She went to a university with many other young mothers in the student body, and thus unknowingly began her journey with HIV/AIDS.

In 1993, as a 21-year old new mom, Shana Cozad could not have been less worried about HIV. "It was commonly referred to as a drug user's disease. It was commonly associated as a gay disease," she remembers; "The stigmas and the discrimination and the unsupportiveness attitudes all around the globe around this disease were peaked at an all-time crisis high." Shana herself didn't do drugs, and she had not had many sexual experiences, but she was not a fan of condoms. "I remember getting an HIV test when I was 20, pregnant with my son, and thinking, 'I don't understand why you guys are doing this to me. ... It's those other people out there who are at risk. It's in those other communities.'" Shana, a full-blooded Native American, had been adopted at birth into a highly educated family; and because giving birth had had such a profound effect on her, she planned on becoming an obstetrician/gynecologist. She went to a university with many other young mothers in the student body, and thus unknowingly began her journey with HIV/AIDS.

]]> http://www.thebody.com/content/art61045.html Thu, 17 Mar 2011 14:02:00 GMT 58:19 content@thebody.comnoHIV,AIDS,The,Body,TheBody,com,TheBody An Interview With Marvelyn Brown http://www.thebody.com/content/art60249.html TheBody.com After being hospitalized and close to death, Marvelyn Brown found out that she was HIV positive. She was 19 at the time. But she made a choice early on to speak out and educate her community about HIV instead of being silent. Since her diagnosis, Marvelyn has written a book, won an Emmy and been featured in countless magazines and television programs, including The Oprah Winfrey Show.

After being hospitalized and close to death, Marvelyn Brown found out that she was HIV positive. She was 19 at the time. But she made a choice early on to speak out and educate her community about HIV instead of being silent. Since her diagnosis, Marvelyn has written a book, won an Emmy and been featured in countless magazines and television programs, including The Oprah Winfrey Show.

]]> http://www.thebody.com/content/art60249.html Tue, 1 Feb 2011 16:29:00 GMT 28:52 content@thebody.comnoHIV,AIDS,The,Body,TheBody,com,TheBody A Closer Look at Egrifta, a Newly Approved Treatment for HIV-Associated Belly Fat Gain (Lipohypertrophy) http://www.thebody.com/content/art59340.html TheBody.com An Interview With Daniel Berger, M.D. On Nov. 10, Egrifta (tesamorelin) became the first drug approved in the U.S. to treat unusual fat gain, or lipohypertrophy, in people with HIV. In our latest episode of This Month in HIV, we talk with noted HIV researcher Daniel Berger, M.D., about how Egrifta works, who should take it, and what else we know to date about the treatment of lipohypertrophy. On Nov. 10, Egrifta (tesamorelin) became the first drug approved in the U.S. to treat unusual fat gain, or lipohypertrophy, in people with HIV. In our latest episode of This Month in HIV, we talk with noted HIV researcher Daniel Berger, M.D., about how Egrifta works, who should take it, and what else we know to date about the treatment of lipohypertrophy. http://www.thebody.com/content/art59340.html Thu, 11 Nov 2010 23:10:25 GMT 31:00 content@thebody.comnoHIV,AIDS,The,Body,TheBody,com,TheBody HIV Frontlines: In Newark, N.J., an HIV/AIDS Advocate Finds New Ways to Reach LGBT African Americans http://www.thebody.com/content/art58985.html The Body A Conversation With Gary Paul Wright For the past 20-plus years, Gary Paul Wright has dedicated his life to fighting the AIDS epidemic in New York City. Wright, one of the founders of the House of Latex, worked for Gay Men's Health Crisis and New York City's Department of Education before starting his own organization, the African American Office of Gay Concerns (AAOGC), in Newark, N.J. Wright talks with us about AAOGC, its Status Is Everything HIV prevention campaign and the needs of LGBT African Americans and Latinos in Newark. For the past 20-plus years, Gary Paul Wright has dedicated his life to fighting the AIDS epidemic in New York City. Wright, one of the founders of the House of Latex, worked for Gay Men's Health Crisis and New York City's Department of Education before starting his own organization, the African American Office of Gay Concerns (AAOGC), in Newark, N.J. Wright talks with us about AAOGC, its Status Is Everything HIV prevention campaign and the needs of LGBT African Americans and Latinos in Newark. http://www.thebody.com/content/art58985.html Mon, 18 Oct 2010 22:16:00 GMT 48:38 content@thebody.comnoHIV,AIDS,The,Body,TheBody,com,TheBody An Interview With Michelle Lopez http://www.thebody.com/content/art58658.html TheBody.com "The secret to my survival is that I want to live," says HIV/AIDS advocate, mother and long-term HIV survivor Michelle Lopez. Back in 1991, Michelle left behind a partner who beat her and, she would soon learn, knowingly put her at risk for HIV. With nothing but her infant daughter, Michelle set out to find help -- and help did come, in the form of a subway ad for community health services. She sought out the agency, got her HIV diagnosis (and her daughter's) and got right into care and services. For the past 17 years she's been on staff at that very same agency, helping immigrants and women facing similar challenges to the ones she once faced. Michelle is a strong voice for her communities in the fight against HIV/AIDS -- and she's raised her daughter, Raven, to be an advocate just like her. "I love Michelle today, and I can teach other people that," Michelle says in this edition of This Positive Life. "We have got to start loving us, no matter what: HIV, gay, black, lesbian, Latino. You know, we are somebody."

"The secret to my survival is that I want to live," says HIV/AIDS advocate, mother and long-term HIV survivor Michelle Lopez. Back in 1991, Michelle left behind a partner who beat her and, she would soon learn, knowingly put her at risk for HIV. With nothing but her infant daughter, Michelle set out to find help -- and help did come, in the form of a subway ad for community health services. She sought out the agency, got her HIV diagnosis (and her daughter's) and got right into care and services. For the past 17 years she's been on staff at that very same agency, helping immigrants and women facing similar challenges to the ones she once faced. Michelle is a strong voice for her communities in the fight against HIV/AIDS -- and she's raised her daughter, Raven, to be an advocate just like her. "I love Michelle today, and I can teach other people that," Michelle says in this edition of This Positive Life. "We have got to start loving us, no matter what: HIV, gay, black, lesbian, Latino. You know, we are somebody."

]]> http://www.thebody.com/content/art58658.html Tue, 28 Sep 2010 21:00:00 GMT 26:15 content@thebody.comnoHIV,AIDS,The,Body,TheBody,com,TheBody An Interview With HIV Prevention Activist Jose Ramirez http://www.thebody.com/content/art57961.html TheBody.com "[HIV] was just something added on the plate that I had to learn how to deal with," says Jose Ramirez. Jose survived sexual abuse, a stint at a sadistic boarding school, visits to war-torn El Salvador and being kicked out of his father's house because he was gay -- all before his 17th birthday. At 17, he found out a much-older boyfriend had passed HIV to him.

"HIV was just something added on the plate that I had to learn how to deal with," says Jose Ramirez. Jose survived sexual abuse, a stint at a sadistic boarding school, visits to war-torn El Salvador and being kicked out of his father's house because he was gay -- all before his 17th birthday. At 17, he found out a much-older boyfriend had passed HIV to him.

For Jose, becoming an advocate for immigrants, rape survivors and LGBT youths was his way of using his own negative experiences to empower his community. "It's stuff that happens to a lot of people, and a lot of people can't talk about it," he says. "Once you hear someone else talk about it, you're like, 'OK, I'm not alone.'" Today, Jose teaches young people how to keep their sex lives safer, healthier and, yes, sexier."

]]> http://www.thebody.com/content/art57961.html Thu, 12 Aug 2010 21:00:00 GMT 56:43 content@thebody.comnoHIV,AIDS,The,Body,TheBody,com,TheBody An Interview With Esmeralda (Part Two) http://www.thebody.com/content/art56569.html TheBody.com Esmeralda, 37, forges a successful new path for herself and her children, and manages to find love along the way. Esmeralda, 37, forges a successful new path for herself and her children, and manages to find love along the way.]]> http://www.thebody.com/content/art56569.html Wed, 19 May 2010 17:00:00 GMT 37:35 content@thebody.comnoHIV,AIDS,The,Body,TheBody,com,TheBody An Interview With Esmeralda (Part One) http://www.thebody.com/content/art56388.html TheBody.com Esmeralda was 25 when her husband died of AIDS, leaving her HIV positive, with one baby and another on the way. Esmeralda was 25 when her husband died of AIDS, leaving her HIV positive, with one baby and another on the way.]]> http://www.thebody.com/content/art56388.html Wed, 19 May 2010 16:00:00 GMT 30:48 content@thebody.comnoHIV,AIDS,The,Body,TheBody,com,TheBody Gary: Growing Older With Grace, Good Humor and HIV http://www.thebody.com/content/art55667.html TheBody.com "I never expected to be this alive at this point," Gary said to himself on his 60th birthday last year. Diagnosed with HIV in 1992, Gary has survived the tragic loss of his partner, a bout with prostate cancer and a heart condition. In this edition of This Positive Life, Gary talks candidly about his health, his family, the challenges of dating, and how he went from denial of his HIV diagnosis to being a knowledgeable HIV/AIDS advocate. "I never expected to be this alive at this point," Gary said to himself on his 60th birthday last year. Diagnosed with HIV in 1992, Gary has survived the tragic loss of his partner, a bout with prostate cancer and a heart condition. In this edition of This Positive Life, Gary talks candidly about his health, his family, the challenges of dating, and how he went from denial of his HIV diagnosis to being a knowledgeable HIV/AIDS advocate.]]> http://www.thebody.com/content/art55667.html Wed, 10 Mar 2010 16:00:00 GMT 46:30 content@thebody.comnoHIV,AIDS,The,Body,TheBody,com,TheBody HIV Frontlines: Fighting for Low-Income HIVers in the U.S. South http://www.thebody.com/content/art55303.html The Body An Interview With Debbie Hagins, M.D., Clinical Director of a Ryan White Clinic in Georgia Debbie Hagins, M.D., is a very busy woman: Her HIV/AIDS clinic serves nearly 1,000 people in Georgia. But that doesn't stop her from giving her cell phone number to her patients, and even going to their houses to make sure they take their HIV medications. Because many of her patients are struggling financially, this kind of dedication can make a huge difference. Debbie Hagins, M.D., is a very busy woman: Her HIV/AIDS clinic serves nearly 1,000 people in Georgia. But that doesn't stop her from giving her cell phone number to her patients, and even going to their houses to make sure they take their HIV medications. Because many of her patients are struggling financially, this kind of dedication can make a huge difference. http://www.thebody.com/content/art55303.html Thu, 25 Feb 2010 22:16:00 GMT 24:36 content@thebody.comnoHIV,AIDS,The,Body,TheBody,com,TheBody HIV Frontlines: HIV/AIDS and Homophobia in Jamaica http://www.thebody.com/content/art55281.html The Body An Interview With Kwame Dawes and Nancy Mahon When most people think of the island of Jamaica, they likely think of white-sand beaches, sunny skies and lilting accents. But as poet Kwame Dawes and MAC AIDS Fund Director Nancy Mahon explain in our latest edition of HIV Frontlines, Jamaica has deep underlying problems -- and HIV/AIDS is one of them. When most people think of the island of Jamaica, they likely think of white-sand beaches, sunny skies and lilting accents. But as poet Kwame Dawes and MAC AIDS Fund Director Nancy Mahon explain in our latest edition of HIV Frontlines, Jamaica has deep underlying problems -- and HIV/AIDS is one of them. http://www.thebody.com/content/art55281.html Wed, 3 Feb 2010 12:00:00 GMT 24:16 content@thebody.comnoHIV,AIDS,The,Body,TheBody,com,TheBody Bone Disease & HIV/AIDS http://www.thebody.com/content/art55091.html TheBody.com An Interview With Todd Brown, M.D., Ph.D., and Ben Young, M.D., Ph.D. Bone disease is more common in HIV-positive people than in non-HIVers -- but many people don't even know they have it. In this in-depth interview, two top HIV researchers cover the basics of bone problems in HIVers: what causes them, how to find out whether you have them, and what you can do to keep your bones healthy. Bone disease is more common in HIV-positive people than in non-HIVers -- but many people don't even know they have it. In this in-depth interview, two top HIV researchers cover the basics of bone problems in HIVers: what causes them, how to find out whether you have them, and what you can do to keep your bones healthy. http://www.thebody.com/content/art55091.html Mon, 11 Jan 2010 22:05:25 GMT 45:41 content@thebody.comnoHIV,AIDS,The,Body,TheBody,com,TheBody Marama Pala: Living With HIV Where Everybody Knows Your Name http://www.thebody.com/content/art55092.html TheBody.com When indigenous New Zealander Marama Pala was diagnosed with HIV, she didn't have the option of telling her loved ones on her own terms. "Because we are such a tight-knit community ... news of my diagnosis spread like wildfire," she explains. In this interview, Marama talks about being an HIV/AIDS activist in her indigenous community -- as well as finding love and having children with her husband, who's also HIV-positive. When indigenous New Zealander Marama Pala was diagnosed with HIV, she didn't have the option of telling her loved ones on her own terms. "Because we are such a tight-knit community ... news of my diagnosis spread like wildfire," she explains. In this interview, Marama talks about being an HIV/AIDS activist in her indigenous community -- as well as finding love and having children with her husband, who's also HIV-positive.]]> http://www.thebody.com/content/art55092.html Mon, 11 Jan 2010 16:00:00 GMT 13:40 content@thebody.comnoHIV,AIDS,The,Body,TheBody,com,TheBody Innovative Widget Provides N.Y. Emergency Rooms With PEP Info http://www.thebody.com/content/art54857.html The Body An Interview With Antonio Urbina, M.D. In New York, a new resource may help put an end to the confusion among emergency and general health care providers regarding HIV post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP) administration. The resource is a recently developed "widget" -- an easy-to-use, computer-based tool -- that advises health professionals on best practices for giving PEP. In this interview, Antonio Urbina, M.D., of St. Vincent's Medical Center describes the widget's functions while detailing the fine points of PEP. In New York, a new resource may help put an end to the confusion among emergency and general health care providers regarding HIV post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP) administration. The resource is a recently developed "widget" -- an easy-to-use, computer-based tool -- that advises health professionals on best practices for giving PEP. In this interview, Antonio Urbina, M.D., of St. Vincent's Medical Center describes the widget's functions while detailing the fine points of PEP. http://www.thebody.com/content/art54857.html Tue, 15 Dec 2009 12:00:00 GMT 19:36 content@thebody.comnoHIV,AIDS,The,Body,TheBody,com,TheBody An Expert Summary of the Newly Revised U.S. HIV/AIDS Treatment Guidelines http://www.thebody.com/content/art54704.html The Body An Interview With David Wohl, M.D. Looking for an expert summary of the latest revisions to the official U.S. HIV treatment guidelines? Check out this exclusive interview with David Wohl, M.D., a prominent HIV physician/researcher and a member of the expert panel responsible for revising the guidelines. In this concise summary with TheBody.com's editorial director, Dr. Wohl walks us through the updated guidelines and explains the importance of the new revisions. Looking for an expert summary of the latest revisions to the official U.S. HIV treatment guidelines? Check out this exclusive interview with David Wohl, M.D., a prominent HIV physician/researcher and a member of the expert panel responsible for revising the guidelines. In this concise summary with TheBody.com's editorial director, Dr. Wohl walks us through the updated guidelines and explains the importance of the new revisions. http://www.thebody.com/content/art54704.html Wed, 2 Dec 2009 12:00:00 GMT 22:38 content@thebody.comnoHIV,AIDS,The,Body,TheBody,com,TheBody Overweight People With HIV See Lower CD4 Gain While on HIV Medications, Study Suggests http://www.thebody.com/content/art54483.html The Body An Interview With Nancy Crum-Cianflone, M.D., M.P.H. Until the mid-1990s in the U.S., packing on a few extra pounds seemed like a good thing: It helped protect a person against the dangers of wasting and HIV's destructive effects on the immune system. But today, for people on potent HIV treatment, those extra pounds may no longer help -- in fact, they may reduce the immune benefits of HIV meds, a new study suggests. Until the mid-1990s in the U.S., packing on a few extra pounds seemed like a good thing: It helped protect a person against the dangers of wasting and HIV's destructive effects on the immune system. But today, for people on potent HIV treatment, those extra pounds may no longer help -- in fact, they may reduce the immune benefits of HIV meds, a new study suggests. http://www.thebody.com/content/art54483.html Thu, 19 Nov 2009 12:00:00 GMT 24:32 content@thebody.comnoHIV,AIDS,The,Body,TheBody,com,TheBody Enrique Franco: Living Openly as a Gay, Positive Man in the Hispanic Community http://www.thebody.com/content/art54379.html TheBody.com The U.S. military's "don't ask, don't tell" policy got Enrique Franco discharged from the Army. It also, oddly, was the reason he found out he was HIV positive. As Franco explains in this moving interview, diagnosis turned his life upside down, but he's now standing tall. "This is my body, this is my life," he says. "I'm not going to stop living. I refuse to put my head down." The U.S. military's "don't ask, don't tell" policy got Enrique Franco discharged from the Army. It also, oddly, was the reason he found out he was HIV positive. As Franco explains in this moving interview, diagnosis turned his life upside down, but he's now standing tall. "This is my body, this is my life," he says. "I'm not going to stop living. I refuse to put my head down."]]> http://www.thebody.com/content/art54379.html Wed, 11 Nov 2009 16:00:00 GMT 32:55 content@thebody.comnoHIV,AIDS,The,Body,TheBody,com,TheBody Former Pop Star Sherri Lewis Talks About Living With HIV http://www.thebody.com/content/art53910.html TheBody.com In 1987, Sherri Lewis, who had been the singer in a popular New York City rock band and had appeared on national TV, decided to settle down and get married. But a few months before the wedding, she learned she was HIV positive. She was crushed by the test results. Her fiance, it turned out, was HIV negative. "We were told we couldn't kiss. We were told saliva had HIV in it," Lewis recalls. "I remember telling my husband under my wedding veil, 'Don't kiss me.'" Although her fiance stuck by her side, her life was forever changed. "I have succeeded at living with HIV, and living healthy with it," she says. "But it took a big bite out of my life. Life interrupted. Career interrupted." In 1987, Sherri Lewis, who had been the singer in a popular New York City rock band and had appeared on national TV, decided to settle down and get married. But a few months before the wedding, she learned she was HIV positive. She was crushed by the test results. Her fiance, it turned out, was HIV negative. "We were told we couldn't kiss. We were told saliva had HIV in it," Lewis recalls. "I remember telling my husband under my wedding veil, 'Don't kiss me.'" Although her fiance stuck by her side, her life was forever changed. "I have succeeded at living with HIV, and living healthy with it," she says. "But it took a big bite out of my life. Life interrupted. Career interrupted." http://www.thebody.com/content/art53910.html Thu, 1 Oct 2009 16:00:00 GMT 50 content@thebody.comnoHIV,AIDS,The,Body,TheBody,com,TheBody An Update on the Amazing Story of the First Man to Be Cured of HIV/AIDS http://www.thebody.com/content/art53624.html TheBody.com An Interview With Jeffrey Laurence, M.D. Last fall, newspapers around the world featured headlines about the case of a 42-year-old, HIV-positive man who was living in Berlin. Or, at least, he used to be HIV positive. He also had leukemia -- before a risky stem cell transplant not only treated the leukemia, but also made the man the first (and thus far only) person ever to be cured of his HIV infection. Our guide through this remarkable story is Jeffrey Laurence, M.D., the chief scientist at amfAR, The Foundation for AIDS Research, and one of the most prominent HIV physician/researchers in the United States. Dr. Laurence talks us through the details and lays out the steps we need to take before we can succeed in our relentless search to cure HIV not just in one man, but in all HIV-positive people. Last fall, newspapers around the world featured headlines about the case of a 42-year-old, HIV-positive man who was living in Berlin. Or, at least, he used to be HIV positive. He also had leukemia -- before a risky stem cell transplant not only treated the leukemia, but also made the man the first (and thus far only) person ever to be cured of his HIV infection. Our guide through this remarkable story is Jeffrey Laurence, M.D., the chief scientist at amfAR, The Foundation for AIDS Research, and one of the most prominent HIV physician/researchers in the United States. Dr. Laurence talks us through the details and lays out the steps we need to take before we can succeed in our relentless search to cure HIV not just in one man, but in all HIV-positive people. http://www.thebody.com/content/art53624.html Mon, 21 Sep 2009 22:05:25 GMT 43:00 content@thebody.comnoHIV,AIDS,The,Body,TheBody,com,TheBody HIV/AIDS Activists Give Harsh Grades to Drug Companies http://www.thebody.com/content/art53681.html The Body An Interview With Bob Huff Abbott Laboratories: F. Hoffman-La Roche Ltd.: D. Boehringer Ingelheim: D+. If the nine major HIV drug companies were in school, most would probably be in detention, according to a new "report card" issued by the AIDS Treatment Activists Coalition (ATAC). ATAC graded the drug companies in five different categories, including fair pricing and their relationship with the HIV community. Some did alright -- Merck & Co. and Tibotec Therapeutics both got B's -- but most didn't fare as well. In this one-on-one interview, we get the nitty-gritty on this telling report from longtime HIV/AIDS journalist and activist Bob Huff, a member of ATAC's board of directors. Abbott Laboratories: F. Hoffman-La Roche Ltd.: D. Boehringer Ingelheim: D+. If the nine major HIV drug companies were in school, most would probably be in detention, according to a new "report card" issued by the AIDS Treatment Activists Coalition (ATAC). ATAC graded the drug companies in five different categories, including fair pricing and their relationship with the HIV community. Some did alright -- Merck & Co. and Tibotec Therapeutics both got B's -- but most didn't fare as well. In this one-on-one interview, we get the nitty-gritty on this telling report from longtime HIV/AIDS journalist and activist Bob Huff, a member of ATAC's board of directors. http://www.thebody.com/content/art53681.html Thu, 10 Sep 2009 12:00:00 GMT 36:12 content@thebody.comnoHIV,AIDS,The,Body,TheBody,com,TheBody Justin B. Smith, Openly Positive and Living Without Stigma http://www.thebody.com/content/art53545.html TheBody.com Justin B. Smith may be one of the most public African Americans living with HIV: He has his own blog and Web site, and he's even on YouTube. And who can blame him? Only 29, he already has an incredible story to tell. Justin admits he used to live "a very dangerous life," but since his diagnosis three years ago, the former heavy drinker and drug user has turned his life around. In this moving, one-on-one interview, Justin walks us through some of the key moments in his life, including the day in 2006 when he was diagnosed with HIV, his experiences dealing with stigma and ignorance, and his stint in the military as an openly gay man. Justin B. Smith may be one of the most public African Americans living with HIV: He has his own blog and Web site, and he's even on YouTube. And who can blame him? Only 29, he already has an incredible story to tell. Justin admits he used to live "a very dangerous life," but since his diagnosis three years ago, the former heavy drinker and drug user has turned his life around. In this moving, one-on-one interview, Justin walks us through some of the key moments in his life, including the day in 2006 when he was diagnosed with HIV, his experiences dealing with stigma and ignorance, and his stint in the military as an openly gay man.]]> http://www.thebody.com/content/art53545.html Wed, 2 Sep 2009 16:00:00 GMT 41:22 content@thebody.comnoHIV,AIDS,The,Body,TheBody,com,TheBody HIV Frontlines: Youth Activist Brings HIV Prevention to an Urban Children's Hospital http://www.thebody.com/content/art53224.html The Body An Interview With Kai Chandler "Yes, babies are pretty, but they grow up to have sex ... and to potentially expose themselves to HIV," says HIV advocate Kai Chandler. Part of Chandler's work at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia involves getting preteens and teens tested for HIV, as well as talking to them about some pretty heavy issues -- sexual risk, partner negotiation and healthy relationships -- while they're still young enough for prevention messages to have the greatest impact. In this interview, Chandler explains how this job gets done -- and what else is going on in Philadelphia, a vibrant center of HIV/AIDS activism. "Yes, babies are pretty, but they grow up to have sex ... and to potentially expose themselves to HIV," says HIV advocate Kai Chandler. Part of Chandler's work at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia involves getting preteens and teens tested for HIV, as well as talking to them about some pretty heavy issues -- sexual risk, partner negotiation and healthy relationships -- while they're still young enough for prevention messages to have the greatest impact. In this interview, Chandler explains how this job gets done -- and what else is going on in Philadelphia, a vibrant center of HIV/AIDS activism. http://www.thebody.com/content/art53224.html Wed, 12 Aug 2009 12:00:00 GMT 12:53 content@thebody.comnoHIV,AIDS,The,Body,TheBody,com,TheBody HIV and Swine Flu (H1N1): An Update on Intersecting Pandemics http://www.thebody.com/content/art53187.html The Body An Interview With Joel Gallant, M.D., M.P.H. We had a short break from the panic over swine flu (H1N1). But as this year's flu season approaches in the U.S. and the rest of the Northern Hemisphere, fear appears to be ramping up again. Even many experts are wondering just how bad this winter will be. Have we learned anything new about swine flu since the global outbreak began in April, about what lies in store over the months to come, and about what people with HIV can do to protect themselves? We caught up with top HIV physician Joel Gallant, M.D., M.P.H., for the latest news and predictions. We had a short break from the panic over swine flu (H1N1). But as this year's flu season approaches in the U.S. and the rest of the Northern Hemisphere, fear appears to be ramping up again. Even many experts are wondering just how bad this winter will be. Have we learned anything new about swine flu since the global outbreak began in April, about what lies in store over the months to come, and about what people with HIV can do to protect themselves? We caught up with top HIV physician Joel Gallant, M.D., M.P.H., for the latest news and predictions. http://www.thebody.com/content/art53187.html Tue, 11 Aug 2009 12:00:00 GMT 13:25 content@thebody.comnoHIV,AIDS,The,Body,TheBody,com,TheBody Coping With HIV: A Lifelong Journey -- An Interview With Sarah http://www.thebody.com/content/art52714.html TheBody.com "I can't say that I've fully processed my HIV diagnosis because it has affected me in different ways at different stages of my life," says Sarah, who has been living with HIV her entire life. Growing up in the 1980s in a small, conservative, religious community, Sarah faced all the burdens of being an HIV-positive kid in an ignorant world. In the latest edition of our ongoing series This Positive Life, Sarah talks candidly about how HIV took away part of her childhood, forcing her to "face stuff that is hard for grownups to deal with." Now a grown, married woman herself, Sarah hopes to one day reach out to HIV-positive children. "I can't say that I've fully processed my HIV diagnosis because it has affected me in different ways at different stages of my life," says Sarah, who has been living with HIV her entire life. Growing up in the 1980s in a small, conservative, religious community, Sarah faced all the burdens of being an HIV-positive kid in an ignorant world. In the latest edition of our ongoing series This Positive Life, Sarah talks candidly about how HIV took away part of her childhood, forcing her to "face stuff that is hard for grownups to deal with." Now a grown, married woman herself, Sarah hopes to one day reach out to HIV-positive children. http://www.thebody.com/content/art52714.html Wed, 15 Jun 2009 16:00:00 GMT 56:18 content@thebody.comnoHIV,AIDS,The,Body,TheBody,com,TheBody The Truth About HIV/AIDS Denialism http://www.thebody.com/content/art52090.html TheBody.com An Interview With Clinical Psychologist Seth Kalichman, Ph.D. Does HIV really exist? And if it does exist, can it cause harm? They're ridiculous questions, of course: If you're reading this, there's a 99.9 percent chance you agree that HIV does exist and it can cause harm. Yet there are a small group of people who remain willfully oblivious to the facts about HIV. They call themselves "AIDS dissidents." We in the HIV community call them "denialists." The question is: Why do these people continue to deny the truth about HIV and AIDS in the face of overwhelming evidence? In the first of a special two-part episode of our This Month in HIV podcast series, we ask these questions of clinical psychologist Seth Kalichman, Ph.D., who went underground to determine first-hand what makes AIDS denialists tick. Does HIV really exist? And if it does exist, can it cause harm? They're ridiculous questions, of course: If you're reading this, there's a 99.9 percent chance you agree that HIV does exist and it can cause harm. Yet there are a small group of people who remain willfully oblivious to the facts about HIV. They call themselves "AIDS dissidents." We in the HIV community call them "denialists." The question is: Why do these people continue to deny the truth about HIV and AIDS in the face of overwhelming evidence? In the first of a special two-part episode of our This Month in HIV podcast series, we ask these questions of clinical psychologist Seth Kalichman, Ph.D., who went underground to determine first-hand what makes AIDS denialists tick. http://www.thebody.com/content/art52090.html Wed, 10 Jun 2009 12:00:00 GMT 54:17 content@thebody.comnoHIV,AIDS,The,Body,TheBody,com,TheBody Jimmy Mack: A Long Night's Journey Into Day http://www.thebody.com/content/art51990.html TheBody.com When Jimmy Mack discovered he was HIV positive, it was 1987, and an HIV diagnosis was essentially a death sentence. So instead of going to a doctor for treatment, he dived into a different kind of medicine: cocaine and alcohol. His journey out of addiction was difficult, but Jimmy has now been clean and sober for more than 15 years -- and he's got an undetectable viral load to boot. When Jimmy Mack discovered he was HIV positive, it was 1987, and an HIV diagnosis was essentially a death sentence. So instead of going to a doctor for treatment, he dived into a different kind of medicine: cocaine and alcohol. His journey out of addiction was difficult, but Jimmy has now been clean and sober for more than 15 years -- and he's got an undetectable viral load to boot. http://www.thebody.com/content/art51990.html Wed, 3 Jun 2009 16:00:00 GMT 42:45 content@thebody.comnoHIV,AIDS,The,Body,TheBody,com,TheBody HIV Frontlines: Making HIV Testing Routine in the Heart of Harlem: Creating Unique Partnerships to Promote HIV Prevention and Testing http://www.thebody.com/content/art51619.html The Body An Interview With Vanessa Austin "I have to have an army of people helping me educate," says Vanessa Austin, HIV services outreach coordinator at Harlem Hospital Center in New York City. For Austin, the key to reaching the most people with her HIV advocacy work is training people to become "information warriors" who then spread messages about HIV prevention and testing to their peers. "We have to let them pass the information the way they're passing this virus," she says. Austin gives an exciting snapshot of her vital work in this interview with TheBody.com. "I have to have an army of people helping me educate," says Vanessa Austin, HIV services outreach coordinator at Harlem Hospital Center in New York City. For Austin, the key to reaching the most people with her HIV advocacy work is training people to become "information warriors" who then spread messages about HIV prevention and testing to their peers. "We have to let them pass the information the way they're passing this virus," she says. Austin gives an exciting snapshot of her vital work in this interview with TheBody.com. http://www.thebody.com/content/art51619.html Tue, 5 May 2009 12:00:00 GMT 10:00 content@thebody.comnoHIV,AIDS,The,Body,TheBody,com,TheBody What Does H1N1 (Swine) Flu Mean for People With HIV/AIDS? http://www.thebody.com/content/art51548.html The Body HIV Expert Joel Gallant, M.D., M.P.H., Provides the Details As a swine flu virus appears to make its way across the world, so has misinformation and confusion about what the virus is and what sort of threat it poses, particularly for people with weakened immune systems or some people living with HIV. To help us fill in that knowledge gap, we've asked Dr. Joel Gallant for some insights. Dr. Gallant is a professor of medicine and epidemiology in the Division of Infectious Diseases at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and he happens to be one of the leading HIV specialists in the United States. As a swine flu virus appears to make its way across the world, so has misinformation and confusion about what the virus is and what sort of threat it poses, particularly for people with weakened immune systems or some people living with HIV. To help us fill in that knowledge gap, we've asked Dr. Joel Gallant for some insights. Dr. Gallant is a professor of medicine and epidemiology in the Division of Infectious Diseases at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and he happens to be one of the leading HIV specialists in the United States. http://www.thebody.com/content/art51548.html Wed, 29 Apr 2009 12:00:00 GMT 11:05 content@thebody.comnoHIV,AIDS,The,Body,TheBody,com,TheBody One-on-One With Lois Crenshaw, Diagnosed at 55 http://www.thebody.com/content/art50970.html TheBody.com As a 17-year veteran of the Chicago police department and the mother of eight children, Lois Crenshaw knows how to roll with the punches. That may be why, despite being shocked by an HIV diagnosis at the age of 55 after she'd been raped, Lois has become a leader and a role model for older women with HIV. As a 17-year veteran of the Chicago police department and the mother of eight children, Lois Crenshaw knows how to roll with the punches. That may be why, despite being shocked by an HIV diagnosis at the age of 55 after she'd been raped, Lois has become a leader and a role model for older women with HIV. http://www.thebody.com/content/art50970.html Tue, 24 Mar 2009 16:00:00 GMT 48:52 content@thebody.comnoHIV,AIDS,The,Body,TheBody,com,TheBody 2009 Update on Body Shape Changes http://www.thebody.com/content/art51106.html TheBody.com A Conversation With Dr. Donald Kotler and Patient Activist Nelson Vergel Body shape changes are among the most frustrating complications of HIV and HIV medications. Whether it's the gradual sinking of their cheeks or the sudden swelling in their midsection, some people with HIV have been largely forced to just grin and bear these problems, since there are few treatments available (and those that are available can be expensive). In the first episode of our freshly revived This Month in HIV podcast series, HIV activist and long-time survivor Nelson Vergel leads a discussion with Donald Kotler, M.D., who is an expert on metabolic complications and HIV. They'll fill us in on some of the latest updates on this important issue. Body shape changes are among the most frustrating complications of HIV and HIV medications. Whether it's the gradual sinking of their cheeks or the sudden swelling in their midsection, some people with HIV have been largely forced to just grin and bear these problems, since there are few treatments available (and those that are available can be expensive). In the first episode of our freshly revived This Month in HIV podcast series, HIV activist and long-time survivor Nelson Vergel leads a discussion with Donald Kotler, M.D., who is an expert on metabolic complications and HIV. They'll fill us in on some of the latest updates on this important issue. http://www.thebody.com/content/art51106.html Wed, 1 Apr 2009 12:00:00 GMT 56:20 content@thebody.comnoHIV,AIDS,The,Body,TheBody,com,TheBody HIV Frontlines: HIV Education for Pre-Teen Girls in Homeless Shelters http://www.thebody.com/content/art51134.html The Body An Interview With Audria Russell When we finally turn the tide against HIV among African Americans, it'll be thanks to people like Audria Russell. She's the HIV program coordinator at the nonprofit organization Women in Need in New York City. She's in charge of a support group that educates and empowers girls between the ages of 10 and 13. When we finally turn the tide against HIV among African Americans, it'll be thanks to people like Audria Russell. She's the HIV program coordinator at the nonprofit organization Women in Need in New York City. She's in charge of a support group that educates and empowers girls between the ages of 10 and 13. http://www.thebody.com/content/art51134.html Wed, 1 Apr 2009 12:00:00 GMT 10:00 content@thebody.comnoHIV,AIDS,The,Body,TheBody,com,TheBody Ahmad Salcido: A Young, Gay, HIV-Positive Hispanic/Muslim-American Tells His Story http://www.thebody.com/content/art50363.html TheBody.com Since he was diagnosed in 2007, 23-year-old Ahmad has had many ups and downs. But as he explains in the latest episode of TheBody.com's This Positive Life podcast series, Ahmad feels many of those life changes have been for the better. Being gay and HIV positive is frowned upon in many Hispanic and Muslim communities, and Ahmad faces unique challenges because he's part of each. However, he's found a supportive community in San Francisco, and his diagnosis has inspired him to take better care of his health. Since he was diagnosed in 2007, 23-year-old Ahmad has had many ups and downs. But as he explains in the latest episode of TheBody.com's This Positive Life podcast series, Ahmad feels many of those life changes have been for the better. Being gay and HIV positive is frowned upon in many Hispanic and Muslim communities, and Ahmad faces unique challenges because he's part of each. However, he's found a supportive community in San Francisco, and his diagnosis has inspired him to take better care of his health. http://www.thebody.com/content/art50363.html Wed, 18 Feb 2009 16:00:00 GMT 13:51 content@thebody.comnoHIV,AIDS,The,Body,TheBody,com,TheBody Joseph: A Harley Enthusiast Talks About Life With HIV http://www.thebody.com/content/art49916.html TheBody.com Joseph rides his Harley Davidson motorcycle as often as he can. Harley riders don't often discuss living with HIV, Joseph says -- though he guesses that others are infected, since he says there are some in the Harley community who use injection drugs. Diagnosed in 1995, Joseph has a supportive family and friends, and says he's currently experiencing one of the happiest times of his life. "What's funny about it is I have this disease, but I don't think about it, I don't dwell on it," he says. "I take care of myself, I do what I've got to do. ... I'm drug free, I've got my life back and I'm happy." Joseph rides his Harley Davidson motorcycle as often as he can. Harley riders don't often discuss living with HIV, Joseph says -- though he guesses that others are infected, since he says there are some in the Harley community who use injection drugs. Diagnosed in 1995, Joseph has a supportive family and friends, and says he's currently experiencing one of the happiest times of his life. "What's funny about it is I have this disease, but I don't think about it, I don't dwell on it," he says. "I take care of myself, I do what I've got to do. ... I'm drug free, I've got my life back and I'm happy." http://www.thebody.com/content/art49916.html Wed, 7 Jan 2009 16:00:00 GMT 18:26 content@thebody.comnoHIV,AIDS,The,Body,TheBody,com,TheBody Update to the U.S. DHHS Antiretroviral Treatment Guidelines for Adults and Adolescents http://www.thebody.com/content/art49610.html The Body An Interview With Joel Gallant, M.D., M.P.H. On Nov. 3, 2008, the U.S. government updated its Guidelines for the Use of Antiretroviral Agents in HIV-1-Infected Adults and Adolescents. These guidelines were last updated on Jan. 29, 2008. We asked Joel Gallant, M.D., M.P.H., to provide a summary of the changes. Dr. Gallant is not only one of the top clinicians and researchers in the United States, he's also a guidelines panel member. On Nov. 3, 2008, the U.S. government updated its Guidelines for the Use of Antiretroviral Agents in HIV-1-Infected Adults and Adolescents. These guidelines were last updated on Jan. 29, 2008. We asked Joel Gallant, M.D., M.P.H., to provide a summary of the changes. Dr. Gallant is not only one of the top clinicians and researchers in the United States, he's also a guidelines panel member. http://www.thebody.com/content/art49610.html 1 Dec 2008 12:00:00 GMT 21:35 content@thebody.comnoHIV,AIDS,The,Body,TheBody,com,TheBody Jack Mackenroth: Reality TV Star Talks About Living With HIV and Fighting Stigma http://www.thebody.com/content/art49471.html TheBody.com "By the time I got on Project Runway ... I was so comfortable being HIV positive and being open about it ... that I didn't really even think twice," says Jack Mackenroth, a former cast member of the Bravo network's fashion-design reality show. The fact that Jack has been living with HIV since 1990 is old news to Project Runway fans -- Jack was 100 percent open about his HIV status, even while living in the fishbowl of reality television. Now Jack uses his high profile -- and his design expertise -- to fight HIV stigma. Jack sat down with TheBody.com to talk about living with HIV, both on and off TV. "By the time I got on Project Runway ... I was so comfortable being HIV positive and being open about it ... that I didn't really even think twice," says Jack Mackenroth, a former cast member of the Bravo network's fashion-design reality show. The fact that Jack has been living with HIV since 1990 is old news to Project Runway fans -- Jack was 100 percent open about his HIV status, even while living in the fishbowl of reality television. Now Jack uses his high profile -- and his design expertise -- to fight HIV stigma. Jack sat down with TheBody.com to talk about living with HIV, both on and off TV. http://www.thebody.com/content/art49471.html Wed, 19 Nov 2008 16:00:00 GMT 9:02 content@thebody.comnoHIV,AIDS,The,Body,TheBody,com,TheBody Damaries Cruz: HIV-Positive Latina Puts a Public Face on a Stigmatized Virus http://www.thebody.com/content/art49022.html TheBody.com Damaries Cruz is an optimist. "When I was diagnosed [in 1991 -- five years before the era of effective HIV treatment truly began] I had to find a way to turn this horrible thing, this negative thing, into a positive," she recalls. "I had a choice: I could sit there and cry and let this thing eat me alive, or I could just celebrate my life and beat it. That was my choice." Cruz is now a very public advocate: She and her mom are the stars of a newly released, Spanish-language media campaign called Soy (Spanish for "I am"), which features the personal stories of a diverse group of HIV-positive Hispanic men and women, as well as the people who love them. In this article, you can read our interview with Cruz and view a video from this groundbreaking campaign. Damaries Cruz is an optimist. "When I was diagnosed [in 1991 -- five years before the era of effective HIV treatment truly began] I had to find a way to turn this horrible thing, this negative thing, into a positive," she recalls. "I had a choice: I could sit there and cry and let this thing eat me alive, or I could just celebrate my life and beat it. That was my choice." Cruz is now a very public advocate: She and her mom are the stars of a newly released, Spanish-language media campaign called Soy (Spanish for "I am"), which features the personal stories of a diverse group of HIV-positive Hispanic men and women, as well as the people who love them. In this article, you can read our interview with Cruz and view a video from this groundbreaking campaign. http://www.thebody.com/content/art49022.html Wed, 15 Oct 2008 16:00:00 GMT 18:43 content@thebody.comnoHIV,AIDS,The,Body,TheBody,com,TheBody HIV Expert Answers Common HIV Questions in New Book http://www.thebody.com/content/art48728.html The Body An Interview With Author and HIV Expert Joel Gallant, M.D., M.P.H. Joel Gallant, M.D., M.P.H., is not only a widely respected HIV clinician and researcher: He's also an online HIV expert, spending some of his free time answering questions about the virus. He's been doing this since the early days of the Internet. He's so good at it that he's just had a book published that pools together some of the most important questions he commonly answers. Called "100 Questions and Answers About HIV and AIDS," it's geared mainly for people with HIV who want to learn more, and Dr. Gallant is here to talk to us about it. Joel Gallant, M.D., M.P.H., is not only a widely respected HIV clinician and researcher: He's also an online HIV expert, spending some of his free time answering questions about the virus. He's been doing this since the early days of the Internet. He's so good at it that he's just had a book published that pools together some of the most important questions he commonly answers. Called "100 Questions and Answers About HIV and AIDS," it's geared mainly for people with HIV who want to learn more, and Dr. Gallant is here to talk to us about it. http://www.thebody.com/content/art48728.html Mon, 15 Sep 2008 12:00:00 GMT 29:00 content@thebody.comnoHIV,AIDS,The,Body,TheBody,com,TheBody What's so Great About TMC114? http://www.thebody.com/content/art1340.html The Body An Interview With Cal Cohen, M.D., a Lead Investigator of the TMC114 (Darunavir, Prezista) POWER Trials TheBody.com interviewed Dr. Cal Cohen, one of the lead researchers who investigated TMC114 (darunavir, Prezista) in clinical trials, to get his take on some of the key questions surrounding this new HIV medication: Why should we be so excited about TMC114? What side effects can it cause? How is it likely to change the way HIVers with multidrug resistance are treated? TheBody.com interviewed Dr. Cal Cohen, one of the lead researchers who investigated TMC114 (darunavir, Prezista) in clinical trials, to get his take on some of the key questions surrounding this new HIV medication: Why should we be so excited about TMC114? What side effects can it cause? How is it likely to change the way HIVers with multidrug resistance are treated? http://www.thebody.com/content/art1340.html 28 Jun 2008 12:00:00 GMT 18:19 content@thebody.comnoHIV,AIDS,The,Body,TheBody,com,TheBody Shelley Singer: "I Didn't Think Women Got HIV" http://www.thebody.com/content/art47174.html TheBody.com Shelley Singer was diagnosed with HIV in 1997, she had no idea she was even at risk. Yet she had thrush and a CD4 count of just 54 -- as well as a family and an HIV-negative husband that she needed to explain all this to. Her deeply moving recollection of how she disclosed is only part of Shelley's story, however; the 49-year-old long-term HIV survivor has also become an active HIV educator and the founder a social network for HIV-positive heterosexuals. Shelley Singer was diagnosed with HIV in 1997, she had no idea she was even at risk. Yet she had thrush and a CD4 count of just 54 -- as well as a family and an HIV-negative husband that she needed to explain all this to. Her deeply moving recollection of how she disclosed is only part of Shelley's story, however; the 49-year-old long-term HIV survivor has also become an active HIV educator and the founder a social network for HIV-positive heterosexuals. http://www.thebody.com/content/art47174.html Wed, 18 Jun 2008 16:00:00 GMT 63:47 content@thebody.comnoHIV,AIDS,The,Body,TheBody,com,TheBody HIV Frontlines: An Interview With Anthony Fauci, M.D. http://www.thebody.com/content/art47390.html The Body PRO "It was a very eerie, depressing, anxiety-provoking period," recalls Anthony Fauci, M.D. "The very darkest years of my professional career." Dr. Fauci is recounting the early 1980s, when, as an infectious disease doc working for the U.S. National Institutes of Health in Maryland, he watched helplessly as people showed up at his hospital with a mysterious -- and almost always fatal -- illness. That illness, of course, was AIDS. From the very beginning of the pandemic, Dr. Fauci has played a critical role in helping doctors and researchers better understand HIV disease. In the latest edition of our HIV Frontlines podcast series, Dr. Fauci looks back over more than 25 years spent fighting HIV. "It was a very eerie, depressing, anxiety-provoking period," recalls Anthony Fauci, M.D. "The very darkest years of my professional career." Dr. Fauci is recounting the early 1980s, when, as an infectious disease doc working for the U.S. National Institutes of Health in Maryland, he watched helplessly as people showed up at his hospital with a mysterious -- and almost always fatal -- illness. That illness, of course, was AIDS. From the very beginning of the pandemic, Dr. Fauci has played a critical role in helping doctors and researchers better understand HIV disease. In the latest edition of our HIV Frontlines podcast series, Dr. Fauci looks back over more than 25 years spent fighting HIV. http://www.thebody.com/content/art47390.html 11 Jun 2008 12:00:00 GMT 31:18 content@thebody.comno"It was a very eerie, depressing, anxiety-provoking period," recalls Anthony Fauci, M.D. "The very darkest years of my professional career." Dr. Fauci is recounting the early 1980s, when, as an infectious disease doc working for the U.S. National Institutes of Health in Maryland, he watched helplessly as people showed up at his hospital with a mysterious -- and almost always fatal -- illness. That illness, of course, was AIDS. From the very beginning of the pandemic, Dr. Fauci has played a critical role in helping doctors and researchers better understand HIV disease. In the latest edition of our HIV Frontlines podcast series, Dr. Fauci looks back over more than 25 years spent fighting HIV.HIV,AIDS,The,Body,TheBody,com,TheBody Creating a Video Archive of Life With HIV: Psychologist Tony Miles http://www.thebodypro.com/content/art44121.html The Body PRO Tony Miles, Ph.D., discusses The Positive Project, a growing collection of video interviews with HIV-positive people from all walks of life. Tony Miles, Ph.D., is a psychologist and long-time HIV educator. Since 2000, he has been building an extraordinary digital library of first-person stories from people living with HIV. The collection, called The Positive Project, now includes interviews with more than 100 HIV-positive people from all walks of life. The interviews cover a wide range of topics, including stigma, coping with an HIV diagnosis, taking medications and dating. These clips have been used throughout the United States as invaluable resources for HIV education and awareness. In this interview, with talk with Dr. Miles about the project. Tony Miles, Ph.D., is a psychologist and long-time HIV educator. Since 2000, he has been building an extraordinary digital library of first-person stories from people living with HIV. The collection, called The Positive Project, now includes interviews with more than 100 HIV-positive people from all walks of life. The interviews cover a wide range of topics, including stigma, coping with an HIV diagnosis, taking medications and dating. These clips have been used throughout the United States as invaluable resources for HIV education and awareness. In this interview, with talk with Dr. Miles about the project. http://www.thebodypro.com/content/art44121.html Wed, 14 May 2008 12:00:00 GMT 24:52 content@thebody.comnoHIV,AIDS,The,Body,TheBody,com,TheBody Mark King Looks Back at the AIDS Epidemic's Darkest Hour in the U.S. http://www.thebody.com/content/art46700.html The Body PRO Hollywood in the 1980s When Mark King was 20, he moved to West Hollywood. It was the early 1980s, and King was set on pursuing his acting career and soaking up the gay scene. He never expected to find himself in the middle of the darkest time in the U.S. HIV epidemic, caring for close friends as they became sick and died, while struggling with his own diagnosis. In this powerful, emotional interview with The Body, King recounts the tremendous courage of people who fought through the epidemic in those early years. When Mark King was 20, he moved to West Hollywood. It was the early 1980s, and King was set on pursuing his acting career and soaking up the gay scene. He never expected to find himself in the middle of the darkest time in the U.S. HIV epidemic, caring for close friends as they became sick and died, while struggling with his own diagnosis. In this powerful, emotional interview with The Body, King recounts the tremendous courage of people who fought through the epidemic in those early years. http://www.thebody.com/content/art46700.html Wed, 14 May 2008 12:00:00 GMT 32:06 content@thebody.comnoHIV,AIDS,The,Body,TheBody,com,TheBody African Americans Tell Their Stories About HIV in a New Book http://www.thebody.com/content/art46702.html The Body An Interview With Gil Robertson When Gil Robertson's brother Jeffrey tested positive in 1982, their family defied the norms of the time and immediately surrounded Jeffrey with love and support. Inspired by his family's experience, Robertson began gathering stories from dozens of African Americans about how HIV had altered their lives. The result is Not in My Family: AIDS in the African-American Community. In this interview with TheBody.com, Robertson discusses the anthology, which contains essays by leaders such as the Reverend Al Sharpton and entertainers like Mo'Nique, as well as activists, artists, and HIV-positive people and their relatives. When Gil Robertson's brother Jeffrey tested positive in 1982, their family defied the norms of the time and immediately surrounded Jeffrey with love and support. Inspired by his family's experience, Robertson began gathering stories from dozens of African Americans about how HIV had altered their lives. The result is Not in My Family: AIDS in the African-American Community. In this interview with TheBody.com, Robertson discusses the anthology, which contains essays by leaders such as the Reverend Al Sharpton and entertainers like Mo'Nique, as well as activists, artists, and HIV-positive people and their relatives. http://www.thebody.com/content/art46702.html Wed, 14 May 2008 12:00:00 GMT 34:37 content@thebody.comnoHIV,AIDS,The,Body,TheBody,com,TheBody Top 10 HIV Stories of the Past Year http://www.thebody.com/content/art46344.html TheBody.com An Interview With David Wohl, M.D. In this podcast, we'll take a look back at the top HIV medical stories of 2007. Every day a barrage of HIV research is published and presented around the world. Even if you were to read all the journal articles and research meeting coverage related to HIV, how should you evaluate the importance of individual studies? That's when it helps to know someone who is himself knee-deep in the research. Dr. David Wohl is a researcher and clinician at the University of North Carolina, and he's also an expert in our "Ask the Experts" forums. For years now, Dr. Wohl has been writing our year-end review of the top HIV medical stories for health care professionals on our sister site, The Body PRO. Dr. Wohl has the unique ability to put the advances of HIV medicine in perspective, and he does so with humor and wisdom. But most importantly, he tries to make the material accessible to everyone. If you're interested in discovering the very latest in cutting-edge HIV research, this is the podcast for you. In this podcast, we'll take a look back at the top HIV medical stories of 2007. Every day a barrage of HIV research is published and presented around the world. Even if you were to read all the journal articles and research meeting coverage related to HIV, how should you evaluate the importance of individual studies? That's when it helps to know someone who is himself knee-deep in the research. Dr. David Wohl is a researcher and clinician at the University of North Carolina, and he's also an expert in our "Ask the Experts" forums. For years now, Dr. Wohl has been writing our year-end review of the top HIV medical stories for health care professionals on our sister site, The Body PRO. Dr. Wohl has the unique ability to put the advances of HIV medicine in perspective, and he does so with humor and wisdom. But most importantly, he tries to make the material accessible to everyone. If you're interested in discovering the very latest in cutting-edge HIV research, this is the podcast for you. http://www.thebody.com/content/art46344.html Tue, 6 May 2008 12:00:00 GMT 56:20 content@thebody.comnoHIV,AIDS,The,Body,TheBody,com,TheBody A New Way to Fight HIV: CCR5 Inhibitors http://www.thebody.com/content/art46473.html The Body An Interview With David Hardy, M.D. The past year has brought so many new drug approvals that even some HIV experts are scratching their heads as they try to figure out how all of these meds work and how they can best be used to treat people with HIV. Today, we're going to look at one of the new classes, or types, of HIV medications. Called CCR5 inhibitors, this drug class attacks HIV in a totally new way. Helping us to understand this new drug class will be Dr. David Hardy, a researcher and clinician who is the director of the Division of Infectious Diseases at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles. He is also one of the leading researchers looking at Selzentry (maraviroc, Celsentri), the first CCR5 inhibitor to be approved in the United States. He'll give us the lowdown on how this new drug class works and put it into context. The past year has brought so many new drug approvals that even some HIV experts are scratching their heads as they try to figure out how all of these meds work and how they can best be used to treat people with HIV. Today, we're going to look at one of the new classes, or types, of HIV medications. Called CCR5 inhibitors, this drug class attacks HIV in a totally new way. Helping us to understand this new drug class will be Dr. David Hardy, a researcher and clinician who is the director of the Division of Infectious Diseases at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles. He is also one of the leading researchers looking at Selzentry (maraviroc, Celsentri), the first CCR5 inhibitor to be approved in the United States. He'll give us the lowdown on how this new drug class works and put it into context. http://www.thebody.com/content/art46473.html 30 Apr 2008 12:00:00 GMT 30:27 content@thebody.comnoHIV,AIDS,The,Body,TheBody,com,TheBody Kali Lindsey: Diagnosed at 23, a Gay Man Finds His Voice http://www.thebody.com/content/art46196.html TheBody.com Five years ago, at the age of 23, Kali Lindsey was numb with shock. "The day after I got my positive diagnosis, I was back at work, pretending like nothing had ever happened," he says. "I closed off from everybody." Three years passed before Kali was able to tell his family or friends about his HIV status. Today, however, Kali works to improve HIV policy in the United States as an outspoken advocate. In this one-on-one interview with TheBody.com, Kali discusses how he learned to seek the support of others and to speak out about his status. "I would definitely tell [people who are recently diagnosed] that they should spend all of their time teaching themselves how to love themselves first," he says. Five years ago, at the age of 23, Kali Lindsey was numb with shock. "The day after I got my positive diagnosis, I was back at work, pretending like nothing had ever happened," he says. "I closed off from everybody." Three years passed before Kali was able to tell his family or friends about his HIV status. Today, however, Kali works to improve HIV policy in the United States as an outspoken advocate. In this one-on-one interview with TheBody.com, Kali discusses how he learned to seek the support of others and to speak out about his status. "I would definitely tell [people who are recently diagnosed] that they should spend all of their time teaching themselves how to love themselves first," he says. http://www.thebody.com/content/art46196.html Mon, 21 Apr 2008 16:00:00 GMT 33:30 content@thebody.comnoHIV,AIDS,The,Body,TheBody,com,TheBody George Burgess: Survival Against the Odds http://www.thebody.com/african_american/profiles/gburgess.html TheBody.com Diagnosed with HIV in 1995, George Burgess has made it through a long, torturous history of drug use and violence. He is now an outspoken HIV and harm-reduction activist with an incredible story to tell. How do you survive 27 years of active heroin addiction? George Burgess has been through it all and survived with a fighting, optimistic spirit. "I look at AIDS as an acronym: Always In Divine Service; Always In Divine Space," Burgess says. "I like being of service." George has been of service since his HIV diagnosis in April 1995. A father of four, George celebrates 12 years in recovery this year. For years he volunteered for Atlanta's AIDS Survival Project, before being hired as an HIV/AIDS treatment educator in 2001. He manages the largest HIV treatment resource center in the southeastern United States. He has been publicly speaking on HIV/AIDS nationally and locally for many years. And he has an incredible story to tell. How do you survive 27 years of active heroin addiction? George Burgess has been through it all and survived with a fighting, optimistic spirit. "I look at AIDS as an acronym: Always In Divine Service; Always In Divine Space," Burgess says. "I like being of service." George has been of service since his HIV diagnosis in April 1995. A father of four, George celebrates 12 years in recovery this year. For years he volunteered for Atlanta's AIDS Survival Project, before being hired as an HIV/AIDS treatment educator in 2001. He manages the largest HIV treatment resource center in the southeastern United States. He has been publicly speaking on HIV/AIDS nationally and locally for many years. And he has an incredible story to tell. http://www.thebody.com/african_american/profiles/gburgess.html Tue, 15 Apr 2008 19:00:00 GMT 51:41 content@thebody.comnoHIV,AIDS,The,Body,TheBody,com,TheBody A Closer Look at the New U.S. DHHS HIV Treatment Guidelines for Adults and Adolescents (Part 2) http://www.thebody.com/content/art45113.html The Body An Interview With Joel Gallant, M.D., M.P.H. On Jan. 29, 2008, the U.S. government released the second part of its new HIV treatment guidelines. This second section contains antiretroviral recommendations. We asked Joel Gallant, M.D., M.P.H., to provide a summary of the changes. Dr. Gallant is not only one of the top clinicians and researchers in the United States, he's also a guidelines panel member. On Jan. 29, 2008, the U.S. government released the second part of its new HIV treatment guidelines. This second section contains antiretroviral recommendations. We asked Joel Gallant, M.D., M.P.H., to provide a summary of the changes. Dr. Gallant is not only one of the top clinicians and researchers in the United States, he's also a guidelines panel member. http://www.thebody.com/content/art45113.html 13 Feb 2008 12:00:00 GMT 15:53 content@thebody.comnoHIV,AIDS,The,Body,TheBody,com,TheBody An HIV Physician From the Bronx Changes Lives in Rwanda http://www.thebodypro.com/content/art44954.html The Body PRO Kathryn Anastos, M.D., discusses her evolution from an inner-city HIV physician to an organizer of HIV treatment services in Africa, and describes the current state of HIV care in Rwanda. In 2004, a single e-mail changed the course of Dr. Kathryn Anastos' life -- and in so doing, may have helped saved the lives of hundreds, if not thousands, of women and children in Rwanda. The e-mail came from a Rwandan activist group for women and children who were victims of the genocidal civil war that tore the country apart in 1994. Hundreds of thousands of women were raped during the genocide, and as Dr. Anastos recalls, the activist group "had just learned that the *perpetrators* of their rapes ... were being treated -- with state of the art, triple antiretroviral therapy." Outraged, Dr. Anastos and two other women from the United States decided to make a difference: They founded clinics in Rwanda that, with help from the Rwandan government and local staff, provide treatment and care to Rwandan women and their children. In this one-on-one interview, Dr. Anastos tells her story. In 2004, a single e-mail changed the course of Dr. Kathryn Anastos' life -- and in so doing, may have helped saved the lives of hundreds, if not thousands, of women and children in Rwanda. The e-mail came from a Rwandan activist group for women and children who were victims of the genocidal civil war that tore the country apart in 1994. Hundreds of thousands of women were raped during the genocide, and as Dr. Anastos recalls, the activist group "had just learned that the *perpetrators* of their rapes ... were being treated -- with state of the art, triple antiretroviral therapy." Outraged, Dr. Anastos and two other women from the United States decided to make a difference: They founded clinics in Rwanda that, with help from the Rwandan government and local staff, provide treatment and care to Rwandan women and their children. In this one-on-one interview, Dr. Anastos tells her story. http://www.thebodypro.com/content/art44954.html Thu, 31 Jan 2008 19:00:00 GMT 34:11 content@thebody.comnoHIV,AIDS,The,Body,TheBody,com,TheBody News Analysis: U.S. Approval of Intelence (Etravirine) http://www.thebody.com/content/art44946.html The Body An Interview With Cal Cohen, M.D., M.S. On Jan. 18, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved the first new non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor in nearly a decade. It was known throughout much of its development as TMC125, and is now known by its generic name, etravirine, and the brand name of Intelence. Etravirine's approval follows on the heels of the approvals of four other new antiretrovirals, making this an unprecedented time in the history of HIV/AIDS medicine. To learn more about etravirine, and its potential impact on the treatment of HIV-infected patients, we spoke with Dr. Cal Cohen, research director of Harvard Vanguard Medical Associates and Community Research Initiative of New England in Boston, Mass. He is also a clinical instructor at Harvard Medical School. Dr. Cohen has participated in research on etravirine, and has also received funding from Tibotec, which developed etravirine. On Jan. 18, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved the first new non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor in nearly a decade. It was known throughout much of its development as TMC125, and is now known by its generic name, etravirine, and the brand name of Intelence. Etravirine's approval follows on the heels of the approvals of four other new antiretrovirals, making this an unprecedented time in the history of HIV/AIDS medicine. To learn more about etravirine, and its potential impact on the treatment of HIV-infected patients, we spoke with Dr. Cal Cohen, research director of Harvard Vanguard Medical Associates and Community Research Initiative of New England in Boston, Mass. He is also a clinical instructor at Harvard Medical School. Dr. Cohen has participated in research on etravirine, and has also received funding from Tibotec, which developed etravirine. http://www.thebody.com/content/art44946.html 25 Jan 2008 12:00:00 GMT 13:59 content@thebody.comnoHIV,AIDS,The,Body,TheBody,com,TheBody A 10-Year Survivor Finds Himself: Michael McColly http://www.thebody.com/content/art44852.html TheBody.com Michael McColly tested positive for HIV in 1996. Since then, he's been on a journey of discovery, trying to understand the ideal way people with HIV can lead healthy lives and how community activism and spirituality can contribute to that health and help stop the HIV epidemic. Michael traveled around the world talking with people who are positive and HIV advocates about their lives and their work. A Chicago-based HIV-positive author, teacher and yoga instructor, Michael wrote a book about his travels last year called The After-Death Room: Journey into Spiritual Activism. Michael McColly tested positive for HIV in 1996. Since then, he's been on a journey of discovery, trying to understand the ideal way people with HIV can lead healthy lives and how community activism and spirituality can contribute to that health and help stop the HIV epidemic. Michael traveled around the world talking with people who are positive and HIV advocates about their lives and their work. A Chicago-based HIV-positive author, teacher and yoga instructor, Michael wrote a book about his travels last year called The After-Death Room: Journey into Spiritual Activism. http://www.thebody.com/content/art44852.html Wed, 23 Jan 2008 19:00:00 GMT 59:11 content@thebody.comnoHIV,AIDS,The,Body,TheBody,com,TheBody 27 Years, No HIV Meds: What Makes Paul Tick? http://www.thebody.com/content/art45442.html TheBody.com Paul has been living with HIV for 27 years without ever needing to take treatment. He never thought much of it until the day a friend said to him, "You haven't been sick. ... Why do you think that you're doing so well?" Paul soon discovered he was one of the lucky few positive folks known as "long-term nonprogressors" -- people who have HIV, but whose CD4 count stays high and viral load stays low for a long time without the help of medications. In this interview with TheBody.com -- the latest in our This Positive Life podcast series (available as both audio and a transcript) -- Paul discusses his life, and explains how he's happily become a guinea pig for HIV researchers hoping to figure out what makes him tick. Paul has been living with HIV for 27 years without ever needing to take treatment. He never thought much of it until the day a friend said to him, "You haven't been sick. ... Why do you think that you're doing so well?" Paul soon discovered he was one of the lucky few positive folks known as "long-term nonprogressors" -- people who have HIV, but whose CD4 count stays high and viral load stays low for a long time without the help of medications. In this interview with TheBody.com -- the latest in our This Positive Life podcast series (available as both audio and a transcript) -- Paul discusses his life, and explains how he's happily become a guinea pig for HIV researchers hoping to figure out what makes him tick. http://www.thebody.com/content/art45442.html Fri, 11 Jan 2008 19:00:00 GMT 46:27 content@thebody.comnoHIV,AIDS,The,Body,TheBody,com,TheBody Tips and Tricks for Coping With HIV http://www.thebody.com/hivmonth/thismonth1207.html TheBody.com A Psychologist and Three HIV-Positive People Share Their Wisdom Being diagnosed with HIV can be a traumatic experience. Whether you're 15 or 55, the emotions that accompany an HIV diagnosis can be overwhelming -- as can be the millions of questions, small and large, that start shooting through your mind. Questions such as: How could this have happened to me? How will my life change? Who should I tell? Will anyone still love me? Will I have to take treatment for the rest of my life? In This Month in HIV, we've brought together four individuals to offer concrete tips for coping with HIV, whether you've just been diagnosed or you've been living with it for years. Our guests are: Dr. Robert Remien, a prominent HIV researcher and clinical psychologist based in New York City. His research focuses on mental health and support for people with HIV, including mixed-status couples and gay men. Larry Bryant, a semi-pro football player turned HIV-positive political activist. A 20-year survivor of HIV, Larry is now the national field organizer for the HIV advocacy group Housing Works in Washington, D.C. Sherri Lewis, who lives in Los Angeles and speaks out about HIV in her podcast series "Straight Girl in a Queer World," hosted by Here! TV, a gay television network. She's also a performer and writer who was diagnosed with HIV in 1987. Michael McColly, a Chicago-based author, writing instructor and yoga teacher. He recently published his memoir, The After-Death Room: Journey into Spiritual Activism. Michael tested positive for HIV in 1996. Being diagnosed with HIV can be a traumatic experience. Whether you're 15 or 55, the emotions that accompany an HIV diagnosis can be overwhelming -- as can be the millions of questions, small and large, that start shooting through your mind. Questions such as: How could this have happened to me? How will my life change? Who should I tell? Will anyone still love me? Will I have to take treatment for the rest of my life? In This Month in HIV, we've brought together four individuals to offer concrete tips for coping with HIV, whether you've just been diagnosed or you've been living with it for years. Our guests are: Dr. Robert Remien, a prominent HIV researcher and clinical psychologist based in New York City. His research focuses on mental health and support for people with HIV, including mixed-status couples and gay men. Larry Bryant, a semi-pro football player turned HIV-positive political activist. A 20-year survivor of HIV, Larry is now the national field organizer for the HIV advocacy group Housing Works in Washington, D.C. Sherri Lewis, who lives in Los Angeles and speaks out about HIV in her podcast series "Straight Girl in a Queer World," hosted by Here! TV, a gay television network. She's also a performer and writer who was diagnosed with HIV in 1987. Michael McColly, a Chicago-based author, writing instructor and yoga teacher. He recently published his memoir, The After-Death Room: Journey into Spiritual Activism. Michael tested positive for HIV in 1996. http://www.thebody.com/hivmonth/thismonth1207.html Fri, 21 Dec 2007 19:00:00 GMT 50:28 content@thebody.comnoHIV,AIDS,The,Body,TheBody,com,TheBody A Closer Look at the Revised U.S. HIV Treatment Guidelines (Part 1) http://www.thebody.com/content/art44335.html The Body An Interview With Joel Gallant, M.D., M.P.H. On Dec. 1, 2007, the U.S. government released the first, and the biggest, part of its new HIV treatment guidelines. We asked Joel Gallant, M.D., M.P.H., to provide a summary of the changes. Dr. Gallant is not only one of the top clinicians and researchers in the United States, he's also a guidelines panel member. On Dec. 1, 2007, the U.S. government released the first, and the biggest, part of its new HIV treatment guidelines. We asked Joel Gallant, M.D., M.P.H., to provide a summary of the changes. Dr. Gallant is not only one of the top clinicians and researchers in the United States, he's also a guidelines panel member. http://www.thebody.com/content/art44335.html 10 Dec 2007 12:00:00 GMT 19:30 content@thebody.comnoHIV,AIDS,The,Body,TheBody,com,TheBody An Interview With HIV Prevention Educator Brian Datcher http://www.thebody.com/content/art44121.html The Body PRO Brian Datcher talks about his unusual job in HIV prevention education. You're in a porn shop -- but you're not there to buy Blazing Saddles: Hardcore Version. You're there to meet up with a man you don't even know, and the two of you plan to have sex like bunnies back where nobody can see. Except there's someone who knows what you're up to! A man passes by, hands you some condoms, and teaches you about HIV and other sexually transmitted diseases. Brian Datcher is that man: An HIV educator who is HIV-positive himself, Datcher's job is one that few people even know exists, but it's a critical part of efforts to stop the spread of HIV in the United States. Read or listen to this eye-opening interview with Datcher in TheBody.com's newest podcast series, HIV Frontlines -- U.S. Edition. You're in a porn shop -- but you're not there to buy Blazing Saddles: Hardcore Version. You're there to meet up with a man you don't even know, and the two of you plan to have sex like bunnies back where nobody can see. Except there's someone who knows what you're up to! A man passes by, hands you some condoms, and teaches you about HIV and other sexually transmitted diseases. Brian Datcher is that man: An HIV educator who is HIV-positive himself, Datcher's job is one that few people even know exists, but it's a critical part of efforts to stop the spread of HIV in the United States. Read or listen to this eye-opening interview with Datcher in TheBody.com's newest podcast series, HIV Frontlines -- U.S. Edition. http://www.thebody.com/content/art44121.html Thu, 29 Nov 2007 19:00:00 GMT 23:43 content@thebody.comnoHIV,AIDS,The,Body,TheBody,com,TheBody Sex, Privacy and the Law When You're HIV Positive http://www.thebody.com/hivmonth/thismonth1007.html TheBody.com An interview with Catherine Hanssens, Esq., Executive Director of the Center for HIV Law and Policy. For as long as humanity has known about the existence of HIV, there's been discrimination against HIV-positive people. Since the mid-1980s, people with HIV have been fired, evicted, injured, imprisoned, ostracized and even killed simply for having the virus in their blood. People with HIV have gone to prison for having protected sex without disclosing, or even just for spitting on an HIV-negative person. And they've been fired from their jobs for even less. So as an HIV-positive person, what can you do to protect yourself -- in life, in love, at work and elsewhere? This month, we're pleased to have Catherine Hanssens, Esq., here to explain the law to us. Catherine is an attorney who has worked tirelessly on HIV-related legal and policy issues since 1984. She is the executive director of the Center for HIV Law and Policy, the first nationwide legal resource and strategy center for people with HIV and their advocates. She has an encyclopedic knowledge of HIV and the law. We're honored to have her as our guest for This Month in HIV. For as long as humanity has known about the existence of HIV, there's been discrimination against HIV-positive people. Since the mid-1980s, people with HIV have been fired, evicted, injured, imprisoned, ostracized and even killed simply for having the virus in their blood. People with HIV have gone to prison for having protected sex without disclosing, or even just for spitting on an HIV-negative person. And they've been fired from their jobs for even less. So as an HIV-positive person, what can you do to protect yourself -- in life, in love, at work and elsewhere? This month, we're pleased to have Catherine Hanssens, Esq., here to explain the law to us. Catherine is an attorney who has worked tirelessly on HIV-related legal and policy issues since 1984. She is the executive director of the Center for HIV Law and Policy, the first nationwide legal resource and strategy center for people with HIV and their advocates. She has an encyclopedic knowledge of HIV and the law. We're honored to have her as our guest for This Month in HIV. http://www.thebody.com/hivmonth/thismonth1007.html Thu, 1 Nov 2007 19:00:00 GMT 46:27 content@thebody.comnoHIV,AIDS,The,Body,TheBody,com,TheBody Update on Hepatitis C/HIV Coinfection http://www.thebody.com/hivmonth/thismonth0907.html TheBody.com An interview with a hepatitis C advocate and two HIV-positive people. Up to one third of people with HIV are estimated to also have hepatitis C, and living with both viruses is no picnic. The good news is that, unlike HIV, hepatitis C can be cured. The not-so-good news is that being cured is sometimes far from easy. This podcast will focus on three people. We'll be talking to Tracy Swan, the Coinfection Project Director for the HIV activist organization Treatment Action Group. Tracy just finished cowriting a booklet about HIV and hepatitis C coinfection, and she will update us on the latest hepatitis C news and research. But first, we'll speak with Greg Lamb and Dan Durbin, an HIV positive couple who have been together for 10 years. Dan was diagnosed with HIV in 1998, while Greg has been living with HIV for 23 years. In 1993 Greg also discovered he had hepatitis C. Dan and Greg will discuss how they've dealt with hepatitis C as a couple, from diagnosis to treatment to everyday support. Up to one third of people with HIV are estimated to also have hepatitis C, and living with both viruses is no picnic. The good news is that, unlike HIV, hepatitis C can be cured. The not-so-good news is that being cured is sometimes far from easy. This podcast will focus on three people. We'll be talking to Tracy Swan, the Coinfection Project Director for the HIV activist organization Treatment Action Group. Tracy just finished cowriting a booklet about HIV and hepatitis C coinfection, and she will update us on the latest hepatitis C news and research. But first, we'll speak with Greg Lamb and Dan Durbin, an HIV positive couple who have been together for 10 years. Dan was diagnosed with HIV in 1998, while Greg has been living with HIV for 23 years. In 1993 Greg also discovered he had hepatitis C. Dan and Greg will discuss how they've dealt with hepatitis C as a couple, from diagnosis to treatment to everyday support. http://www.thebody.com/hivmonth/thismonth0907.html Sun, 30 Sep 2007 19:00:00 GMT 65:27 content@thebody.comnoHIV,AIDS,The,Body,TheBody,com,TheBody How Isentress Works http://www.thebody.com/content/art43655.html The Body An Interview With With David Wohl, M.D. Dr. David Wohl briefly describes how Isentress differs from other meds. This is Part II of an update on Isentress. Dr. David Wohl briefly describes how Isentress differs from other meds. This is Part II of an update on Isentress. http://www.thebody.com/content/art43655.html 23 Oct 2007 12:00:00 GMT 4:34 content@thebody.comnoHIV,AIDS,The,Body,TheBody,com,TheBody The Bottom Line on Isentress http://www.thebody.com/content/art43654.html The Body An Interview With With David Wohl, M.D. On Oct. 12, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved Isentress, the first member of a new class of meds called integrase inhibitors. Isentress is also known generically as raltegravir, and during its early development was called MK-0518. To find out more about Isentress and how it might impact treatment for HIV-positive people, we spoke with Dr. David Wohl, an associate professor of medicine at the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill, and the co-director of HIV services for the North Carolina Department of Corrections. Dr. Wohl has participated in research on Isentress, and has also received research funding from Merck and Company, which developed Isentress. This is Part I of an update on Isentress. On Oct. 12, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved Isentress, the first member of a new class of meds called integrase inhibitors. Isentress is also known generically as raltegravir, and during its early development was called MK-0518. To find out more about Isentress and how it might impact treatment for HIV-positive people, we spoke with Dr. David Wohl, an associate professor of medicine at the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill, and the co-director of HIV services for the North Carolina Department of Corrections. Dr. Wohl has participated in research on Isentress, and has also received research funding from Merck and Company, which developed Isentress. This is Part I of an update on Isentress. http://www.thebody.com/content/art43654.html 23 Oct 2007 12:00:00 GMT 17:54 content@thebody.comnoHIV,AIDS,The,Body,TheBody,com,TheBody Multidrug Resistance Is Just Another Obstacle: Nelson Vergel http://www.thebody.com/multidrug/stories_nelson.html TheBody.com An HIV/AIDS activist since his diagnosis more than 20 years ago, Nelson Vergel is also an advocate for regular exercise and good nutrition. After all these years, Nelson remains dedicated to helping people with HIV. He runs a few Web sites and discussion groups. He also has a full schedule of talks around the country. Originally from Venezuela, he has been living in Houston, Texas, almost as long as he's known he's HIV positive. Among Nelson Vergel's top tips for surviving HIV/AIDS: Stay informed and connect with others. An HIV/AIDS activist since his diagnosis more than 20 years ago, Nelson Vergel is also an advocate for regular exercise and good nutrition. After all these years, Nelson remains dedicated to helping people with HIV. He runs a few Web sites and discussion groups. He also has a full schedule of talks around the country. Originally from Venezuela, he has been living in Houston, Texas, almost as long as he's known he's HIV positive. Among Nelson Vergel's top tips for surviving HIV/AIDS: Stay informed and connect with others. http://www.thebody.com/multidrug/stories_nelson.html Wed, 17 Oct 2007 19:00:00 GMT 60:23 content@thebody.comnoHIV,AIDS,The,Body,TheBody,com,TheBody Crystal Methamphetamine and HIV http://www.thebody.com/hivmonth/thismonth0807.html TheBody.com A harm-reduction expert, a crystal methamphetamine use counselor and a recovering meth addict talk about the intersection of crystal meth and HIV. Plenty of attention has been focused on the link between methamphetamine and growing HIV rates in some U.S. communities. However, meth use isn't just a problem because it's an HIV risk factor. Meth has also become a major issue among people who already have HIV. Research suggests a growing number of HIV-positive people in the United States are using or addicted to meth, particularly in the gay community. In terms of meth's effect on HIV and HIV medications, there are far more questions than answers at this point. However, meth use -- just like any other drug addiction -- can cause people to neglect their HIV medications and their general health, which could help drug resistance develop and accelerate HIV progression. So how do we, in the HIV community, begin to address the meth epidemic? What do we need to know? We brought together three people to help shed some light on this topic: a harm-reduction expert, a meth use counselor and a recovering meth addict. Plenty of attention has been focused on the link between methamphetamine and growing HIV rates in some U.S. communities. However, meth use isn't just a problem because it's an HIV risk factor. Meth has also become a major issue among people who already have HIV. Research suggests a growing number of HIV-positive people in the United States are using or addicted to meth, particularly in the gay community. In terms of meth's effect on HIV and HIV medications, there are far more questions than answers at this point. However, meth use -- just like any other drug addiction -- can cause people to neglect their HIV medications and their general health, which could help drug resistance develop and accelerate HIV progression. So how do we, in the HIV community, begin to address the meth epidemic? What do we need to know? We brought together three people to help shed some light on this topic: a harm-reduction expert, a meth use counselor and a recovering meth addict. http://www.thebody.com/hivmonth/thismonth0807.html Fri, 31 Aug 2007 19:00:00 GMT 61:38 content@thebody.comnoHIV,AIDS,The,Body,TheBody,com,TheBody The Basics on Maraviroc http://www.thebody.com/content/art41429.html The Body An Interview With Joel Gallant, M.D., M.P.H. It's been a year since the United States approved a new HIV medication, and four long years since we witnessed the birth of a whole new class of meds. But on Aug. 6, 2007, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration gave the green light to maraviroc, which will be known by the brand name Selzentry. Maraviroc is the first in a new class of HIV meds known as CCR5 inhibitors. Which HIV-positive people stand to benefit the most from maraviroc? How can you know if maraviroc's a good fit for you? To get the answers to these questions, we spoke with Dr. Joel Gallant, a professor of medicine and epidemiology at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and one of the leading HIV specialists in the United States. It's been a year since the United States approved a new HIV medication, and four long years since we witnessed the birth of a whole new class of meds. But on Aug. 6, 2007, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration gave the green light to maraviroc, which will be known by the brand name Selzentry. Maraviroc is the first in a new class of HIV meds known as CCR5 inhibitors. Which HIV-positive people stand to benefit the most from maraviroc? How can you know if maraviroc's a good fit for you? To get the answers to these questions, we spoke with Dr. Joel Gallant, a professor of medicine and epidemiology at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and one of the leading HIV specialists in the United States. http://www.thebody.com/content/art41429.html 6 Aug 2007 12:00:00 GMT 33:14 content@thebody.comnoHIV,AIDS,The,Body,TheBody,com,TheBody Having a Baby When You're HIV Positive http://www.thebody.com/hivmonth/thismonth0707.html TheBody.com An interview with fertility doctor Ann Kiessling, Ph.D., and two women in mixed-status relationships who explain how they successfully had a child. Dramatic progress in HIV treatment over the past 10 years has completely changed our idea of what it means to be HIV positive. As the lives of HIVers grow longer and healthier, many of life's key experiences are back on the table. Since 75 percent of HIV-positive people are in their reproductive years, it's logical that one of those key experiences will be having a baby. Fortunately, in developed countries such as the United States, there are more reproductive choices today for HIV-positive people than ever before, although they may be hard to find. These choices mostly focus on mixed-status, heterosexual couples -- negative men with positive women, positive men with negative women. To talk with us about this new era of reproductive technology, we are pleased to feature three guests: an HIV fertility doctor and researcher, and two women -- one positive and one negative -- who are in mixed-status relationships and successfully had negative children using reproductive technologies. Dramatic progress in HIV treatment over the past 10 years has completely changed our idea of what it means to be HIV positive. As the lives of HIVers grow longer and healthier, many of life's key experiences are back on the table. Since 75 percent of HIV-positive people are in their reproductive years, it's logical that one of those key experiences will be having a baby. Fortunately, in developed countries such as the United States, there are more reproductive choices today for HIV-positive people than ever before, although they may be hard to find. These choices mostly focus on mixed-status, heterosexual couples -- negative men with positive women, positive men with negative women. To talk with us about this new era of reproductive technology, we are pleased to feature three guests: an HIV fertility doctor and researcher, and two women -- one positive and one negative -- who are in mixed-status relationships and successfully had negative children using reproductive technologies. http://www.thebody.com/hivmonth/thismonth0707.html Tue, 31 Jul 2007 19:00:00 GMT 76:10 content@thebody.comnoHIV,AIDS,The,Body,TheBody,com,TheBody HIV Care in St. Petersburg, Russia: An Interview With Ben Young, M.D., Ph.D. http://www.thebodypro.com/content/art42278.html The Body PRO Ben Young, M.D., Ph.D., explains the trials and tribulations of ramping up HIV care in a city where the virus is rapidly spreading and the health care system is struggling to keep pace. HIV clinician and researcher Benjamin Young, M.D., Ph.D., recently returned from St. Petersburg, Russia, where he has been helping train health care providers. In this interview, Dr. Young explains the trials and tribulations that come with trying to help ramp up HIV care in a city where HIV is rapidly spreading and the health care system is struggling to keep pace. He also discusses about the impact of his work abroad on his own clinical practice in Denver, and discusses the challenges an English-speaking physician faces when he tries to train health workers who speak a language in which he hasn't the slightest idea how to communicate. Dr. Young, an assistant clinical professor of medicine at the University of Colorado and a consultant physician for Denver ID Consultants at Rose Medical Center in Denver, Colo., is actively involved in educating health care professionals and community groups throughout the world on HIV-related subjects. He has devoted the past two years to training HIV physicians in Eastern Europe and Central Asia. HIV clinician and researcher Benjamin Young, M.D., Ph.D., recently returned from St. Petersburg, Russia, where he has been helping train health care providers. In this interview, Dr. Young explains the trials and tribulations that come with trying to help ramp up HIV care in a city where HIV is rapidly spreading and the health care system is struggling to keep pace. He also discusses about the impact of his work abroad on his own clinical practice in Denver, and discusses the challenges an English-speaking physician faces when he tries to train health workers who speak a language in which he hasn't the slightest idea how to communicate. Dr. Young, an assistant clinical professor of medicine at the University of Colorado and a consultant physician for Denver ID Consultants at Rose Medical Center in Denver, Colo., is actively involved in educating health care professionals and community groups throughout the world on HIV-related subjects. He has devoted the past two years to training HIV physicians in Eastern Europe and Central Asia. http://www.thebodypro.com/content/art42278.html Thu, 12 Jul 2007 19:00:00 GMT 30:48 content@thebody.comnoHIV,AIDS,The,Body,TheBody,com,TheBody Sex and Dating When You're HIV Positive http://www.thebody.com/hivmonth/thismonth0607.html TheBody.com An HIV prevention expert and three HIV-positive people talk about dating, sex and disclosure Dating when you're HIV negative is a challenge. Dating when you're *HIV positive* is doubly, maybe triply, so. After all, dating usually requires some strategizing. It's like a promotional campaign: You try to emphasize your strong points and play down any weaknesses. What does this mean if you have HIV? How do you get back into the dating game after your diagnosis? How -- and more importantly, *when* -- do you tell someone you are dating that you are HIV positive? There are so many questions about sex, dating and HIV that the whole idea can seem overwhelming. That's why this month we've brought together four people to help make sense of it all: an HIV prevention expert; an African-American, HIV-positive, bisexual activist-writer; an HIV-positive woman who's an HIV vaccine educator; and an HIV-positive, outspoken, long-time HIV advocate. Dating when you're HIV negative is a challenge. Dating when you're *HIV positive* is doubly, maybe triply, so. After all, dating usually requires some strategizing. It's like a promotional campaign: You try to emphasize your strong points and play down any weaknesses. What does this mean if you have HIV? How do you get back into the dating game after your diagnosis? How -- and more importantly, *when* -- do you tell someone you are dating that you are HIV positive? There are so many questions about sex, dating and HIV that the whole idea can seem overwhelming. That's why this month we've brought together four people to help make sense of it all: an HIV prevention expert; an African-American, HIV-positive, bisexual activist-writer; an HIV-positive woman who's an HIV vaccine educator; and an HIV-positive, outspoken, long-time HIV advocate. http://www.thebody.com/hivmonth/thismonth0607.html Fri, 22 Jun 2007 19:00:00 GMT 62:48 content@thebody.comnoHIV,AIDS,The,Body,TheBody,com,TheBody State-of-the-Art: Women and HIV http://www.thebody.com/hivmonth/thismonth0507.html TheBody.com What do you need to know in order to live a long and healthy life if you're a woman living with HIV? Although women now account for nearly half of all people living with HIV worldwide and more than 25 percent of all new HIV/AIDS diagnoses in the U.S., many aren't getting the support they need. Women are less likely than men to see a doctor for HIV, and are also less likely than men to continue in care. All of this makes HIV-positive women more at risk of dying of an HIV-related illness than HIV-positive men. This situation can be dramatically changed if women were able to take better charge of their care. What do you need to know in order to live a long and healthy life if you're a woman living with HIV? We asked this question of two women: one an HIV specialist, the other an HIV-positive treatment educator. They put together a checklist of 16 essential things HIV-positive women can do to ensure they get the care they deserve from their health care providers. Listen to this podcast or read the transcript to discover these invaluable tips. Although women now account for nearly half of all people living with HIV worldwide and more than 25 percent of all new HIV/AIDS diagnoses in the U.S., many aren't getting the support they need. Women are less likely than men to see a doctor for HIV, and are also less likely than men to continue in care. All of this makes HIV-positive women more at risk of dying of an HIV-related illness than HIV-positive men. This situation can be dramatically changed if women were able to take better charge of their care. What do you need to know in order to live a long and healthy life if you're a woman living with HIV? We asked this question of two women: one an HIV specialist, the other an HIV-positive treatment educator. They put together a checklist of 16 essential things HIV-positive women can do to ensure they get the care they deserve from their health care providers. Listen to this podcast or read the transcript to discover these invaluable tips. http://www.thebody.com/hivmonth/thismonth0507.html Wed, 23 May 2007 19:00:00 GMT 56:37 content@thebody.comnoHIV,AIDS,The,Body,TheBody,com,TheBody An HIV "Elite Controller" Shares Her Story: Loreen Willenberg http://www.thebody.com/women/resource/stories_loreen.html TheBody.com Loreen Willenberg tells the story of her life as a "partially positive" HIV advocate. Imagine living with HIV for 15 years and maintaining an undetectable viral load and a CD4 count around 2,000 -- without ever taking a single HIV med. Few people are part of this very small (and very fortunate) group of HIVers -- but Loreen Willenberg is one of them. What makes her so special? Doctors aren't quite sure, but if they can figure it out, it could forever change the way we fight HIV. Loreen participates in several studies in which researchers are trying to understand what makes these so-called "elite controllers" tick. "I don't have to participate, but you know what? It's necessary," she says. "It's a personal purpose. If there's any way I can help, I'm all about that." In this intimate interview with The Body (both a podcast and a full transcript are available), Loreen tells the story of her life as a "partially positive" HIV advocate. Imagine living with HIV for 15 years and maintaining an undetectable viral load and a CD4 count around 2,000 -- without ever taking a single HIV med. Few people are part of this very small (and very fortunate) group of HIVers -- but Loreen Willenberg is one of them. What makes her so special? Doctors aren't quite sure, but if they can figure it out, it could forever change the way we fight HIV. Loreen participates in several studies in which researchers are trying to understand what makes these so-called "elite controllers" tick. "I don't have to participate, but you know what? It's necessary," she says. "It's a personal purpose. If there's any way I can help, I'm all about that." In this intimate interview with The Body (both a podcast and a full transcript are available), Loreen tells the story of her life as a "partially positive" HIV advocate. http://www.thebody.com/women/resource/stories_loreen.html Wed, 9 May 2007 19:00:00 GMT 54:29 content@thebody.comnoHIV,AIDS,The,Body,TheBody,com,TheBody State-of-the-Art: HIV Therapy for the Treatment Experienced http://www.thebody.com/hivmonth/thismonth0407.html TheBody.com Two experts break down the basics of so-called "rescue" or "salvage" therapy for people with HIV: HIV physician/researcher Eric Daar, M.D., and Jeff Berry, director of publications for Test Positive Aware Network What does it mean when your HIV develops resistance to many HIV medications? If you have drug resistance, what are your options? In the bad old days, if your HIV developed drug resistance, it was often a challenge for physicians to cobble together a powerful second regimen. As more and more people with HIV developed drug resistance, "salvage" therapy -- or, as we prefer calling it, "rescue" therapy -- became one of the hottest topics in HIV treatment. But the times are changing. If you are someone whose HIV has developed resistance to lots of HIV drugs, there are now more HIV medications than ever before that can help you -- and there are even more drugs in development. The key is making sure that you and your HIV doctor have the knowledge you need to come up with a treatment regimen that works for you. That's why, for our April edition of "This Month in HIV," we've interviewed two experts who can break down this issue for people who aren't experts: physician and researcher Eric Daar, M.D., and Jeff Berry, an 18-year HIV survivor and editor of Test Positive Aware Network's Positively Aware. What does it mean when your HIV develops resistance to many HIV medications? If you have drug resistance, what are your options? In the bad old days, if your HIV developed drug resistance, it was often a challenge for physicians to cobble together a powerful second regimen. As more and more people with HIV developed drug resistance, "salvage" therapy -- or, as we prefer calling it, "rescue" therapy -- became one of the hottest topics in HIV treatment. But the times are changing. If you are someone whose HIV has developed resistance to lots of HIV drugs, there are now more HIV medications than ever before that can help you -- and there are even more drugs in development. The key is making sure that you and your HIV doctor have the knowledge you need to come up with a treatment regimen that works for you. That's why, for our April edition of "This Month in HIV," we've interviewed two experts who can break down this issue for people who aren't experts: physician and researcher Eric Daar, M.D., and Jeff Berry, an 18-year HIV survivor and editor of Test Positive Aware Network's Positively Aware. http://www.thebody.com/hivmonth/thismonth0407.html Fri, 20 Apr 2007 19:00:00 GMT 56:37 content@thebody.comnoHIV,AIDS,The,Body,TheBody,com,TheBody Breaking Research From CROI 2007 http://www.thebody.com/hivmonth/thismonth0307.html TheBody.com Joel Gallant, M.D., and HIV activist Nelson Vergel review the most important developments from a major HIV medical conference. How do you make heads or tails of an HIV medical conference with 1,000 presentations? Surely the 14th Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections -- better known as CROI -- is a gold mine of critical studies on every facet of HIV, from prevention to treatment to quality of life. We've covered this conference extensively on our site, but for people with nonmedical backgrounds, this coverage may be difficult to put into context. That's why, for our March edition of "This Month in HIV," we've interviewed two experts who can break down the conference highlights for people who aren't experts. Physician and researcher Joel Gallant, and HIV-positive activist Nelson Vergel, tell us about the breaking research that really mattered at CROI this year. How do you make heads or tails of an HIV medical conference with 1,000 presentations? Surely the 14th Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections -- better known as CROI -- is a gold mine of critical studies on every facet of HIV, from prevention to treatment to quality of life. We've covered this conference extensively on our site, but for people with nonmedical backgrounds, this coverage may be difficult to put into context. That's why, for our March edition of "This Month in HIV," we've interviewed two experts who can break down the conference highlights for people who aren't experts. Physician and researcher Joel Gallant, and HIV-positive activist Nelson Vergel, tell us about the breaking research that really mattered at CROI this year. http://www.thebody.com/hivmonth/thismonth0307.html Wed, 21 Mar 2007 17:00:00 GMT 59:03 content@thebody.comnoHIV,AIDS,The,Body,TheBody,com,TheBody Stopping HIV in the Black Community http://www.thebody.com/hivmonth/thismonth0207.html TheBody.com An interview with Phill Wilson, founder and director of Black AIDS Institute and 26-year survivor of HIV Though African Americans have been disproportionately affected by HIV for years, much of the community seems not to have noticed. Since 1999, Phill Wilson, the founder and director of Black AIDS Institute, has worked tirelessly to make sure that HIV is on the African-American agenda. He's helped break years of silence on HIV within the black community by bringing together some of black America's most prominent leaders. What makes Phill's efforts all the more inspiring is that he is HIV positive himself -- in fact, he's been living with HIV for 26 years. In February, Phill sat down with us to talk about the current state of the black HIV epidemic in the United States and what must be done to curb the alarmingly high rates of HIV among African Americans. Though African Americans have been disproportionately affected by HIV for years, much of the community seems not to have noticed. Since 1999, Phill Wilson, the founder and director of Black AIDS Institute, has worked tirelessly to make sure that HIV is on the African-American agenda. He's helped break years of silence on HIV within the black community by bringing together some of black America's most prominent leaders. What makes Phill's efforts all the more inspiring is that he is HIV positive himself -- in fact, he's been living with HIV for 26 years. In February, Phill sat down with us to talk about the current state of the black HIV epidemic in the United States and what must be done to curb the alarmingly high rates of HIV among African Americans. http://www.thebody.com/hivmonth/thismonth0207.html Sat, 24 Feb 2007 19:00:00 GMT 48:05 content@thebody.comnoHIV,AIDS,The,Body,TheBody,com,TheBody Top HIV Medical Stories of 2006 http://www.thebody.com/hivmonth/thismonth0107-overview.html TheBody.com An interview with HIV researcher and clinician David Wohl, M.D. In TheBody.com's inaugural "This Month in HIV" podcast, we shine a spotlight on the top HIV medical stories of 2006. To provide a rundown, we talked with Dr. David Wohl, a researcher and clinician at the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill and an expert at TheBody.com's "Ask the Experts" forums. Each year, thousands of HIV-specific study results are reported in clinical journals and presented at an assortment of HIV/AIDS conferences. But at the end of the year, which of these studies really mattered? That's where Dr. Wohl comes in: Since 2003, he's authored TheBodyPRO.com's annual summary of the top 10 HIV research reports of the year. In this exclusive podcast, The Body's Editorial Director Bonnie Goldman talks with Dr. Wohl about what he thinks were the most important HIV-related medical stories of 2006. In TheBody.com's inaugural "This Month in HIV" podcast, we shine a spotlight on the top HIV medical stories of 2006. To provide a rundown, we talked with Dr. David Wohl, a researcher and clinician at the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill and an expert at TheBody.com's "Ask the Experts" forums. Each year, thousands of HIV-specific study results are reported in clinical journals and presented at an assortment of HIV/AIDS conferences. But at the end of the year, which of these studies really mattered? That's where Dr. Wohl comes in: Since 2003, he's authored TheBodyPRO.com's annual summary of the top 10 HIV research reports of the year. In this exclusive podcast, The Body's Editorial Director Bonnie Goldman talks with Dr. Wohl about what he thinks were the most important HIV-related medical stories of 2006. http://www.thebody.com/hivmonth/thismonth0107-overview.html Wed, 31 Jan 2007 19:00:00 GMT 63:53 content@thebody.comnoHIV,AIDS,The,Body,TheBody,com,TheBody Doctor Views: Minas Constantinides, M.D., FACS http://www.thebody.com/content/art47329.html The Body Dr. Constantinides is the director of facial plastic and reconstructive surgery at New York University School of Medicine. He's been doing reconstructive surgery on people with facial lipoatrophy since 1998. He talks to us today about lipoatrophy's causes and treatments. Dr. Constantinides is the director of facial plastic and reconstructive surgery at New York University School of Medicine. He's been doing reconstructive surgery on people with facial lipoatrophy since 1998. He talks to us today about lipoatrophy's causes and treatments. http://www.thebody.com/content/art47329.html 25 Jan 2006 12:00:00 GMT 24:24 content@thebody.comnoDr. Constantinides is the director of facial plastic and reconstructive surgery at New York University School of Medicine. He's been doing reconstructive surgery on people with facial lipoatrophy since 1998. He talks to us today about lipoatrophy's causes and treatments.HIV,AIDS,The,Body,TheBody,com,TheBody Doctor Views: Bob Frascino, M.D. http://www.thebody.com/content/art47314.html The Body As an HIV health care provider and a person living with the virus, Dr. Frascino has a unique perspective. As someone who has struggled with lipoatrophy himself, he knows all too well what his patients are experiencing. Today, he talks to us about lipoatrophy's causes and treatments. As an HIV health care provider and a person living with the virus, Dr. Frascino has a unique perspective. As someone who has struggled with lipoatrophy himself, he knows all too well what his patients are experiencing. Today, he talks to us about lipoatrophy's causes and treatments. http://www.thebody.com/content/art47314.html 24 Jan 2006 12:00:00 GMT 1:12:42 content@thebody.comnoAs an HIV health care provider and a person living with the virus, Dr. Frascino has a unique perspective. As someone who has struggled with lipoatrophy himself, he knows all too well what his patients are experiencing. Today, he talks to us about lipoatrophy's causes and treatments.HIV,AIDS,The,Body,TheBody,com,TheBody Doctor Views: Kathleen Mulligan, Ph.D. http://www.thebody.com/content/art47326.html The Body Dr. Mulligan helped organize the first International Workshop on Adverse Drug Reactions and Lipodystrophy in HIV, the only medical conference focused entirely on body-shape changes in people with HIV. She is one of the key researchers working on trying to understand and treat the disorder. She talks to us today about lipoatrophy's causes and treatments. Dr. Mulligan helped organize the first International Workshop on Adverse Drug Reactions and Lipodystrophy in HIV, the only medical conference focused entirely on body-shape changes in people with HIV. She is one of the key researchers working on trying to understand and treat the disorder. She talks to us today about lipoatrophy's causes and treatments. http://www.thebody.com/content/art47326.html 23 Jan 2006 12:00:00 GMT 26:54 content@thebody.comnoDr. Mulligan helped organize the first International Workshop on Adverse Drug Reactions and Lipodystrophy in HIV, the only medical conference focused entirely on body-shape changes in people with HIV. She is one of the key researchers working on trying to understand and treat the disorder. She talks to us today about lipoatrophy's causes and treatments.HIV,AIDS,The,Body,TheBody,com,TheBody Doctor Views: Ben Young, M.D., Ph.D. http://www.thebody.com/content/art47316.html The Body Dr. Young has been caring for people with HIV since 1994. Since that time, he's earned a reputation as an outspoken patient advocate, a personable clinician and a dedicated researcher. He talks to us today about lipoatrophy's causes and treatments. Dr. Young has been caring for people with HIV since 1994. Since that time, he's earned a reputation as an outspoken patient advocate, a personable clinician and a dedicated researcher. He talks to us today about lipoatrophy's causes and treatments. http://www.thebody.com/content/art47316.html 22 Jan 2006 12:00:00 GMT 38:15 content@thebody.comnoDr. Young has been caring for people with HIV since 1994. Since that time, he's earned a reputation as an outspoken patient advocate, a personable clinician and a dedicated researcher. He talks to us today about lipoatrophy's causes and treatments.HIV,AIDS,The,Body,TheBody,com,TheBody