Living + November/December 2007 - Issue 57

02 THINK + Opinion & Editorial. Year-End Reflections and New year's Resolutions. 03 REALITY BITES News from home & around the world. AIDS Experts Reveal Plan to Treat BC's Vulnerable. Measuring Viral Load in Plasma and Semen. First Shipment of Affordable AIDS Drugs Finally Sent to Africa. HIV-Positive Man Sentenced to 14 Years for Sex Assaults. HIV Drug Resistance Spreaking in China, Researcher Says. Novel Procedure Appears to Have Eliminated HIV. South Africa's New Health Minister Acknowledges Link Between HIV and AIDS. 05 INTERNATIONAL AIDS CONFERENCE Reports from conference presenters and delegates on issues affecting men who have sex with men, women, and First Nations. Homophobia and HIV: Conference Presentations Make a Strong Link Between HIV Transmission and Homophobia. 06 Gender Equity in HIV: Are We There Yet? AIDS Conference presentations show that women's issues are slowly coming to the forefront. More trials are exploring gender differences. Exploring meds and pregnancy. 07 Way Ti'kw Xast - An Honoured Welcome. PWA Volunteer and Member of the Okanagan First Nation delivers workshops on traditional healing at International AIDS Conference. 09 REDEFINING HIV A Radical Shift. Researchers and clinicians are now treating HIV as a chronic inflammatory disease. Surprising results from the SMART study. Interpreting the findings. Inflammation measured by biomarkers. HIV infection linked to cardiovascular disease. 12 FIGHTING WORDS The big opt-out campaign aims to help British Columbians protect their personal health information, privacy, and confidentiality. No more public consultation. You can do two key things to help. 14 ANOTHER FEDERAL BILL OF GOODS Bill C-51 raises concerns about the proposed reclassification and regulation of natural health products. 15 PREVENTION Get Off Your Couch. Physical activity can have many benefits if you're HIV-positive. Offsetting the side effects of HIV meds. Tailor your exercise regimen to your abilities. 17 NUTRITION Find out what