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30 ¡EL SIDA SÍ DA! Translated: AIDS Does Happen! This old Spanish slogan remains as relevant as ever for Latinos. BY DAVID DURAN
34 CUT TO FIT Major studies support circumcision as prevention in Africa, but a small yet vocal group argues the science is flawed. Can circumcision lower U.S. HIV rates? BY BENJAMIN RYAN 3 FROM THE EDITOR Rie y Llora
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14 POZ Q+A
Guillermo Chacón, president of the Latino Commission on AIDS, talks about how the organization fights the HIV epidemic by providing education and raising awareness about the virus.
20 POZ PLANET
Two prevention tactics—PEP and PrEP— see on-the-ground action • Illinois Lottery raises funds to fight HIV • Meet Mr Friendly, the new face of HIV awareness • Say What? Zombie edition • Sean Sasser, partner of Real World star Pedro Zamora, dies at age 44 • South Carolina ends HIV segregation in prison • a new campaign asks why gay and bi Latino men should get tested
25 VOICES
David Ernesto Munar asks if ObamaCare is working for people with HIV/AIDS.
27 RESEARCH NOTES
A new HIV test may help improve vaccines • people with HIV share same mortality risk if undetectable • sorrow and hope after cord blood transplant • concerns still remain regarding early treatment in the developing world
28 CARE AND TREATMENT
Reduced dose of Sustiva succeeds • new regimens beat drug-resistant gonorrhea • lower bone density linked to number of ARV regimens • no detectable HIV in two men after stem cell transplants • WHO revises treatment guidelines
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Long-term survivor Maria Mejia counsels people who get tested for HIV.
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