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Speaking For You
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Breaking New Ground
BCPWA launches series of low literacy HIV information pamphlets

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Living + Editorial Board
Tom Mountford, Wayne Campbell, Ron Fremont, Michael Scroda
Treatment Information Editorial Board
Tom Mountford,
Glen Hillson
Managing Editor Michael Scroda
Copy editing Michael Scroda, Kasandra Van Keith
Design and Production Working Design
Contributing Writers Glen Hillson, Peter Thomas, Kasandra Van Keith, Paula Braitstein, Diana Peabody, Daniel O'Neill, Michael Scroda, Tom McAulay, Walter Taylor, Heather Hay, Ron Fremont, Bryan McKinnon
Photography Michael Scroda
Distribution/Hand Delivery Michael Scroda, Wayne Campbell, Kasandra Van Keith
Positively Happening Kasandra Van Keith
Director of Treatment Information Paula Braitstein
Director of Communications and Marketing Pierre Beaulne

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think+ editorial
The destruction of our movement


treatment information

Antifetroviral Therapy

Stategic rethinking. Hit it when? Hit it how?

SIde Effects

Side effects of various drugs, Liver toxicity and antifretrovirals

Getting down on blood sugar

You have some control - Lowering high triglycerides through diet

Calcium used for nelfinavir-related diarrhea

Opportunistic Infections

Guidelines for managing tuberculosis in HIV

Finger-Genital transmission of HPV possible

Out! Damn Spot - Aldara show promise in the treatment of MCV

A new option for cervical cancer treatment - US doctors testing old cancer drug

Harm Reduction

Street drugs and anti-HIV medications: a bad mix - some interactions are deadlier than others

Complementary Therapies

Alternatives available for treating fatigue - landmark guidelines are the first in Canada

Women's Treatment

Anemia common in people with HIV/AIDS

Hepatitis C

Your one and only liver

Hepatitis meetings held

Pharmacare now provides rebetron for hepatitis C

March/April 2000
Issue 5

last blast
Things that make you go Hmmm...


newsreel
Funding scandal hit Health Canada's BC Office

YouthCO has new head

AIDS activist Launches TV website

AIDS Vancouver seeding "barebackers"

Christmas spirit reaches positive inmates

Health Canada contracts Hepatitis C Project

Infant formula for babies of HIV+ mothers

Pharmaceuticals feed the hungry

Health information you can understand

Computer tax glitch could reduce tax credits of some PWAs

Internal Exchanges
Getting to know the staff this month fund development and Finance.

Survey Results *
Living Positive manual a smashing success

NON-FICTION
The first National Conference on Women and HIV/AIDS

Kvik Recipes
Baked Ribollita
A thick and hearty Italian Soup

 

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