Living + January/February 2009 - Issue 58

02 THINK + Opinion & Editorial. HIV As A Murder Weapon. 03 REALITY BITES News from home & around the world. BCPWA Department Name Change. Treatment Information and Advocacy is now the Advocacy, Prison Outreach, Treatment Information Department. Treatment During Primary HIV Infection Has Limited Benefit. Expect HIV Vaccine Within Five Years: Nobel Winner. SFU Prof Heads New Network to Boost HIV Treatment. Adherence of 80-95 Percent Not Good Enough. High Prevalence of Vitamin D Deficiency in PWAs. Exercise Intolerance May Be Due to Impact of HIV Treatment on Heart. Survey Indicates That A Strong Stigma Still Exists 05 FIGHTING WORDS Same Old Same Old. Reflections on the last federal election and the implications for HIV/AIDS. 06 HIV IN THE COURTS Risking Arrest This past year, a number of high profile criminal cases involving HIV-positive individuals have appeared in Canadian courts. Duty to disclose. Recent cases. Progressive guidelines in other jurisdictions. Looking ahead. 08 ADVOCACY Facing Facts. An update on the battle for medical insurance coverage to treat facial lipoatrophy. 10 FACIAL LIPOATROPHY Best Face Forward. Four PWAs share their experiences with the psychosocial effects of facial lipoatrophy and reconstructive treatment. Changing faces, changing lives. Getting under the skin. Some aren't so thrilled with the results. Facing forward. Facing reality: vanity or necessity. 14 GENERATION NEXT: NEWLY DIAGNOSED. A new series of person accounts from people who are recently diagnosed with HIV. Life Lessons. First thoughts and feelings. Access the network of services. 15 PREVENTION Continuum of Care. Providing integrated clinical and support services to people newly diagnosed with HIV. 17 TREATMENT INFORMATION. Liver Snaps. A study of unexpected liver damage points to ddI as the culprit. Some good news about HAART and liver health. 20 HIV, HCV, AND MENTAL HEALTH A study of mental health and people co-infected with HIV/AIDS and hepatitis C yields shocking results. Prevalence of mental health conditions. Range and frequency of mental health issues. Distressed community climate. Barriers to accessing mental health support services. 23 ANTIRETROVIRALS. HAARTening News. A recent study reveals the benefits of antiretroviral treatment to injection drug users. 24 ANTIRETROVIRALS A report on the BC-CfE