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Readers Forum
Editor’s Note
The Year of the Tiger
News Briefs
by Enid Vázquez
Ask the HIV Specialist
This issue's specialist:
Richard Prokesch, M.D., AAHIVS
What's Goin' On?
Dissecting the “Rocket Science” Behind Rising HIV Infection Rates among Black MSM in Chicago
A practical perspective
by Keith R. Green
Wholistic Picture
More Than We Seem
A spark of specialness
by Sue Saltmarsh
Salient Ramblings
“I’d like to be, under the sea, in an octopus’ garden, in the shade.”—The Beatles
by Sal Iacopelli

Articles

A User’s Guide to Health Care Reform
What’s at stake in national health care reform for HIV-positive people and what you can do about it
by David Ernesto Munar
Is Anybody Out There?
Life with HIV down on the farm or
in Small Town, U.S.A.
by Sue Saltmarsh
Agnes Nyamayarwo: A True Fighter
A Ugandan nurse teaches Bono and
the world where she finds her courage
by Jeff Berry
A Bad Break—
Bone Issues in People with HIV
What we’ve learned so far, and what you can do
by Patrick G. Clay, Pharm.D.
One-on-One with
Donna Sweet, M.D., AAHIVS
The woman “behind the curtain” in Kansas
Interview by Jeff Berry
The ABCs of ADAPs
The past, present, and future of
AIDS Drug Assistance Programs
by Lanny Cross
ICAAC Update
Three new drugs in development,
plus Isentress with Reyataz
by Enid Vázquez

Positively Aware January/February Online Poll

Click here to see results from the November/December Online Poll.

Dear PA Reader,

In each issue of Positively Aware, look for the PA Online Poll. We'll ask a timely question in each issue of PA regarding current HIV treatment issues or related news. Visit us online at www.positivelyaware.com to cast your vote—it's that simple! The results from each poll will be published in the following issue of Positively Aware and on the website.

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Thank you,

The Publications Staff

This month's question, from the January/December issue of Positively Aware:

In terms of health care reform, what would you most like to see happen?

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