British Columbia Persons With AIDS Society Newsletter Issue #78 June/July 1994

ON THE COVER Funding Crisis: The Premier of British Columbia has directed his Health Minister to meet with AIDS organizations following devastating funding cut-backs. A sample of what the Premier is hearing from the public these days. Pages 4, 5, 26, & 27 6 CHOICES The British Columbia Persons with AIDS Society takes position on Euthanasia 8 BILLY'S CORNER Column. Depression and loneliness 9 STRYKER NEWS Column. Threatening news from Social Assistance 10 OZONE THERAPY High concentrations of radicalized oxygen can kill bacteria and viruses under laboratory conditions, but there is still no medical evidence that it can kill bacteria and viruses inside the body. 12 HIV/AIDS & DISABILITIES Making the links: People with HIV disease and people with disabilities shared concerns, common agendas and partnership strategies at a National Stakeholders Workshop. A report on the coming together of communities. POSTIVELY HAPPENING. Across the Province, Vancouver Services, Vancouver Weekly, Societies, Resources, Classifieds, Announcements 16 LIVING & LOVING "He knows that I love being loved, and sometimes I think he makes love to me so I won't forget that I am the same person, despite our mutual confusion at what is happening to me, to us." HEALTH PROMOTION. 17 NUTRITION NOTE Nutritional Supplements. Polymeric Formulas. Elemental Formulas 18 HOLISTIC Staying healthy with HIV 19 TEETH Dental Health Month 20 STUDY UBC Study Seeking HIV+/AIDS People with Herpes Simplex 21 KUDOS 22 PWA RETREAT PLANNED FOR JUNE 23 JAMES HENRY MAHAN. JEN WEBSDALE. MIKAEL DRAGVIK. DEDICATED TO THE MEMORY OF JASON MURRAY 24 HEALTHY EATING MAKES A DIFFERENCE Advice and recipes