HIV+ Issue 11: Table of Contents

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www.hivplusmag.com MICHAEL W. ELKINS Editor in Chief BOB ADAMS Senior Editor SUE ROCHMAN Editor at Large ROB CHIN Editorial Assistant GARY R. COHAN, MD CADE FIELDS-GARDNER PHILL WILSON Columnists ART CRAIG EDWARDS Creative Director MICHAEL MATSON Photography Director DENISE BAKER Art Director CHRISTINE LaPORTE Photography Editor EDITORIAL PRODUCTION TRUDY RING Copy Chief BRYAN BUSS, MIKE GRIPPI, LISA WEXTON Copy Editors CONTRIBUTING WRITERS CINDRA FEUER, ROBERT DIGIACOMO, DAVID GILDEN, TODD SAVAGE, BRUCE WRIGHT CONTRIBUTING PHOTOGRAPHERS and ARTISTS ISABELLE CARDINAL, CAROL FRIEDMAN, JANET VAN HAM, RICHARD RENALDI, MICHELE A.H. SMITH JOE LANDRY Publisher JOE VALENTINO Advertising Director MICHAEL METZGER Production Director ADVERTISING OFFICE 110 Greene Street, Suite 600 New York, NY 10012-7838 (212) 334-9119, Ext. 62; fax (212) 334-0145 E-mail hivplusads@libpubinc.com LIBERATION PUTLICATIONS INC. JAMES FRANKLIN President CHARLES R. OSER, JUDY WIEDER Senior Vice Presidents GREG CONSTANTE, CHRISTIN DENNIS, MICHAEL W. ELKINS, JOE LANDRY, BILL MISENHIMER Vice Presidents JUDY WIEDER Corporate Editorial Director	Features The Campaign Trail The Rev. Jesse Jackson is on a campaign again—but this time it is not to be U.S. president. Jackson's Rainbow/PUSH Coalition is working to address the denial of the rampant spread of HIV among African-Americans by trying to debunk the "stigma" and "taboo" perceptions many hold about it. It will be a hard fight, but, as Jackson reveals to our interviewer, he's ready. Fighting the Good Fight Joining Jesse Jackson in the battle against the spread of HIV infections among African-Americans is a group of experts who sat with him on a nationally televised forum, AIDS: Ending the Silence, Ending the Epidemic. Activist Rae Lewis-Thornton is on the front lines with the hard-hitting truth about prevention. Helene Gayle says the huge disproportion of African-Americans infected with HIV in relation to their population numbers shows a denial of HIV's threat. Lisa Henry-Reid warns about the exploding number of infections in adolescents. Debra Fraser-Howze says it's time to move "from ACT UP to Black UP". Cassandra Newkirk says that AIDS rates six times higher in prisons than in the general public reveal a system failure. People Just Like Us All over the country, large-scale, one-stop-and-shop, and one-size-fits-all AIDS service organizations are not the only places to go any longer. Many groups of people have found a need to set up shop for those among them infected with HIV—whether it's the same ethnic group, same racial group, or same sex. It's a method that's working for a lot of people, but it's not without its drawbacks. Drug Wars Some members of Congress say they are fed up with the high cost of prescription drugs in this country, especially when the exact same drugs—made in the United States and exported to other nations—are being sold for lower prices. So legislation is now pending in the U.S. Senate that would allow for reimportation of those drugs at the cheaper rates. Drug manufacturers, though, aren't too happy about this. So don't go spending your planned extra "savings" just yet. Columns plusEditor's Letter Reporter Todd Savage encountered some surprising impressions of the Rev. Jesse Jackson when he sat down to talk with him at his office in Chicago. Jackson opened up to him frankly and personally about how AIDS has affected his life. plusClinic Dr. Gary Cohan breaks down his three types of patients: the Happy, the Restless, and the Frantic. Do you fit one of these categories in your approach to HIV? plusNutrition Cade Fields-Gardner reveals that that spare tire you're carrying around may not be caused by your anti-HIV meds. Maybe there's a little something else missing from your daily routine. plusPerspective Phill Wilson paid close attention to the hype at both the Democratic and Republican national conventions. Now he's going to let you know precisely what he thinks about each of the candidates—and what you need to do before Election Day. Departments plusNews Clinton Signs AIDS Funding Bill; Survival Rates After Pneumonia Improve; Internet Contact Increases STD Risk; Insect Bite May Fight HIV; and More plusBookshelf More HIV-related books: In the Arms of Africa, the bio of an anthropologist who died of AIDS complications; Bridge Across the Ocean, a fiction selection; Men Like Us: The GMHC Complete Guide to Gay Men's Sexual, Physical, and Emotional Well-being; and Stitching a Revolution, the bio of activist Cleve Jones, creator of the AIDS quilt. plusGuide Our updated coverage of federal guidelines on when and how to treat HIV infection; descriptions of anti-HIV drugs as well as HIV-related illnesses and what to do about them; and contact listings of resources for further research. ON THE COVER: JESSE JACKSON PHOTOTOGRAPHED BY SHELLEY GAZIN/CORBIS.	HIV Plus, Issue 11, (ISSN 1522-3086) is published bimonthly by Liberation Publications Inc., 6922 Hollywood Blvd., Suite 1000, Los Angeles, CA 90028-6148. 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