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The untold Side of the movie "Dallas Buyers Club"
The movie Dallas Buyers Club brings attention to a little-recognized part of the AIDS activist movement: ....
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Exhorbitant Price New Hepatitis C Drug
Fair Pricing Coalition Condemns Gilead Sciences on the High Price of New Hepatitis C Drug Sovaldi™...
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Six Promising HIV Drugs in the Pipeline (2013-2014)
What new HIV medications do we have to look forward to over the next few years? How will these newer drugs improve upon the older ones? To shed some light on these questions....
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What Can We Look Forward to in HIV Cure Research
TheBodyPRO.com's Nelson Vergel sat down with leading HIV cure research activist Richard Jefferys for an update on current important aspects, and controversies, in HIV cure research....
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What Supplements Can I take with HIV medications?
Is it ok to supplement with Creatine (Cell-Tech), and Protein (Nitro-Tech) along with Glutamine...
Wednesday, February 09, 2011
Fw: Hot Topics at The Body's "Ask the Experts" Forums
There's another new expert on the block! Michael J. Van Essen has worked in benefits advocacy and outreach at several HIV/AIDS service organizations, and is equipped to answer questions on topics like health insurance, disability benefits, returning to work and much more. Mr. Van Essen joins longtime expert Lynn Franzoi in the 
Monday, February 07, 2011
HIV Wellness powerpoint presentation by Nelson Vergel
HIV Wellness (click each slide on the right side to proceed)
Friday, February 04, 2011
Fw: 2011 Emergency ADAP Summit Attendees Send Letter to President Obama: Fix ADAP Crisis Now
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2011 Emergency ADAP Summit Attendees Send Letter to President Obama Seeking Fix to Ongoing ADAP Crisis; Uncertainty Fuels Growing Frustration among HIV/AIDS Activists
Summit Deemed Success by Attendees
WASHINGTON, D.C. (February 4, 2011) - The ADAP Advocacy Association, also known as aaa+, today sent a letter to President Barack Obama and his Office of National AIDS Policy director, Jeff Crowley, seeking an immediate fix to the ongoing crisis facing the cash-strapped AIDS Drug Assistance Programs (ADAPs). The letter, which was drafted and circulated for signatures during the 2011 Emergency ADAP Summit in Fort Lauderdale, Florida last weekend, demonstrates that ADAP stakeholders nationwide remain optimistic that their advocacy efforts will not be in vein.
"After an extremely successful summit - in which we proved our community can disagree, but still unite behind a common purpose - activists from across the nation re-committed themselves to fighting for the 5,779 people living with HIV/AIDS on ADAP waiting lists," said Brandon M. Macsata, CEO of the ADAP Advocacy Association. "We've heard the rhetoric, now we want results. The President still enjoys widespread support in the HIV/AIDS community, and we're hopeful that something is done before the ADAP waiting lists top six thousand Americans living with HIV/AIDS."
Just prior to the summit convening, ADAP waiting lists ballooned to 5,779 in ten states - including Arkansas with 23 individuals, Florida with 3,008 individuals, Georgia with 879 individuals, Louisiana with 621 individuals, Montana with 19 individuals, North Carolina with 106 individuals, Ohio with 368 individuals, South Carolina with 359 individuals, Virginia with 395 individuals and Wyoming with 1 individual.
The ever-escalating ADAP waiting lists prompted summit attendees to send the letter to President Obama. The letter, which was signed by 57 people living with, and affected by HIV/AIDS, is provided below in its entirety:
[Begin Letter]
January 30, 2011
To: President Barack Obama
The White House
Washington, D.C. 20502
Mr. Jeffrey Crowley, Director
Office of National AIDS Policy
The White House
Washington, D.C. 20502
(202)456-4533
AIDSpolicy@who.eop.gov
Dear President Obama and Mr. Crowley;
We the undersigned have been together all this weekend, January 29-30, in response to the AIDS Drug Assistance Program (ADAP) emergency in Florida, and the ADAP crisis nationwide.
As we write, there is still uncertainty about whether 10,000 Floridians with HIV and AIDS whose lifeline is ADAP, will shortly be cut off from their medication.
What is certain is that unless an agreement can be reached for a proposed once-only rescue by the pharmaceutical industry, Florida's ADAP funding will run out in less than two weeks, i.e. by February 10th. And even if there is temporary resolution, without adequate new funding there will be recurring shortfalls.
What is also certain is that;
The President's National HIV/AIDS Strategy, published July 13, 2010, calls for;
1) reducing the number of people who become infected with HIV;
2) increasing access to care and optimizing health outcomes for people living with HIV; and
3) reducing HIV-related health disparities.
None of these overarching goals can be approached while failure looms over the national Ryan White ADAP Program, especially between now and 2014 when Health Care Reform is more fully implemented.
It is no exaggeration to say that Persons Living With, and Affected By HIV and AIDS are fearful and desperate in the face of government gridlock that has thwarted every constructive solution to the ADAP crisis.
We implore you to take the lead and not to rest, until there is secure and sufficient funding - immediate and ongoing - to avert a Florida ADAP meltdown and national ADAP insolvency, to achieve the goals of the National AIDS Strategy, and most importantly, to prevent needless suffering and death of Persons Living With HIV and AIDS in the United States.
Sincerely,
[End Letter]
The two-day summit focused on the continuing crisis facing the cash-strapped AIDS Drug Assistance Programs, filled with important updates, lively discussions and timely grassroots advocacy trainings.
To learn more about the ADAP waiting lists or the ADAP Advocacy Association, please contact Brandon M. Macsata by phone at (305) 519-4256 or email at info@adapadvocacyassociation.org.
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Thursday, February 03, 2011
Hitting the gym with fitness stud Nelson Vergel
Sent: Thu, Feb 3, 2011 4:31 am
Subject: Hitting the gym with fitness stud Nelson Vergel
HIV advocate and fitness expert Nelson Vergel agrees to help me with a monumental task: losing weight. In the second part of a three-part video series, we hit the gym for lessons on aerobic and weight training. If you had once told me that poz guys would be watching their waistlines and their bone density, I would have advised you to change your meds. Hitting the Gym with HIV Fitness Expert Nelson Vergel http://marksking.com/my-fabulous-disease/hitting-the- gym-with-hiv-fitness-expert- nelson-vergel/ LOOK WHAT'S COMING UP: a return tour of a gay sex club with a "poz night" and a discussion of serosorting; and a great prevention video made by one man that puts big budget campaigns to shame. My posts may always be shared with proper mention/link to My Fabulous Disease. You're on the "My Fabulous Disease" e-mail list. To opt out, simply visit the site and unsubscribe. Please be well, Mark S. King mark@marksking.com www.MyFabulousDisease.com
Wednesday, February 02, 2011
Interview with author Nelson Vergel about his new book
Full Nelson
by Steven Foster
It is time to package all of this information. But the information in here is practical—it’s not a textbook. This book basically has all the facts on how to manage side effects and maximize benefits, choose the right options, know if testosterone is for you. Not everyone should be using testosterone.
What made these men write?
The first thing people notice is not being very interested in sex. But it goes beyond that. You’re not connecting, you’re kind of lackadaisical about life. You’re not really depressed, but you’re in a funk. You don’t go out like you used to, you don’t enjoy hobbies like you used to. There’s no zest for life. The mood, the connection, the way you relate to others, the way you deal with stress.
But doesn’t a loss of sexual drive occur naturally with age?
As we age, testosterone goes down. Illnesses make testosterone go down. Sometimes there’s not a real reason why. I’m not saying that low testosterone is the only reason people have those symptoms. We all go through ups and downs. But if it’s a trend downward and you’re not that old, then it’s a good thing to go to your doctor and have your testosterone checked.
It seems like there’s such a stigma about that—men and low testosterone.
The first step is to recognize you have a problem, and that’s very difficult for men. To admit they’re not at their best, that sexually they’re not interested in performing? Those subjects are moot to most men.
Do most doctors just say, “Oh, here’s some Viagra”?
Yes, a lot of doctors do that. Viagra is so easily prescribed. And people can find it online from other countries without a prescription. But it’s not the solution to the problem—it’s just a Band-Aid, using Viagra. And studies have shown that people with low testosterone respond very well to Viagra. But it doesn’t work as well or as long. And your drive and your hunger for sex is not enhanced by Viagra. With Viagra you need stimulation. You actually have to be driven to have the sex. Testosterone lights that fire. Viagra might just provide oxygen to that fire.
What has testosterone replacement therapy [TRT] done for you?
Saved my life. I’ve been HIV-positive for 27 years. In 1993 I was losing a lot of weight through the wasting syndrome before the protease inhibitors arrived. I was in Los Angeles and guys were using testosterone underground and they looked great. They had HIV like me, but they looked great. But I was all, I’m not gonna get on that, it’s gonna kill my liver and my immune system.
TRT had bad press?It still does. But I’d lost 30 pounds already and I needed to do something because back then we didn’t have any meds. If I hadn’t gone to testosterone I would not have survived to ’96 or ’97 when the protease inhibitors came in and saved some of us. But a lot of my friends didn’t make it.
What about the current view?
Testosterone is not the answer to everything. It can create problems if you don’t know what you’re doing. But it’s like anything in life. If you’re taking a medication, you need to know what you’re doing. I’m very confident that anyone who has any questions about testosterone can find the answers in this book.
Tuesday, February 01, 2011
Fw: Hot Topics at The Body's "Ask the Experts" Forums
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