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Positive Living April-May 2005

Cover Story

Budget blow

Positive Living article — Thursday, 19 May 2005

People living with HIV/AIDS are among the big losers in the 2005/06 federal budget handed down by treasurer Peter Costello on May 10. read more »

Tags: Disability Support Pension, Health, Treatments and Research, HIV Living, Medicare, Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme

News

Many unanswered questions

Positive Living article • John Rule • 19 May 2005

An analysis of the changes to the Disability Support Pension announced in this year's budget. read more »

FTC approved, ddC to be withdrawn

Positive Living article • Paul Kidd • 19 May 2005

A new antiretroviralA medication or other substance which is active against retroviruses such as HIV. medication, FTC (emtricitabine, Emtriva) was listed on the PBS[Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme] The federal government program which subsidises medication costs in Australia. Anti-HIV drugs are part of a special part of the PBS called Section 100 (S100) which is used for expensive, highly specialised drugs. and became available for S100 prescription from 1 April. read more »

Call for action on Qld HIV rise

Positive Living article • Paul Kidd • 19 May 2005

HIV sector organisations in Queensland have issued a joint statement calling for renewed effort in response to an “alarming” increase in HIV notifications in the state. read more »

Feature

How the budget changes will apply

Positive Living article • Paul Kidd • 19 May 2005

The scenarios below illustrate some of the differences between the current DSP arrangements and the new system proposed in the budget.  read more »

Looking into the eye of the tiger

Positive Living article • David Menadue • 19 May 2005

My concern started when an email with the monthly ‘HIV Newsclips’ arrived on my desktop. “People with diabetes[Diabetes mellitus] A disorder in which sugars in the diet cannot be metabolised into energy due to a lack of the enzyme insulin. Late-onset diabetes mellitus may be a long-term side effect of some anti-HIV drugs. at greater risk of HIV-associated dementia,” it said, and proceeded to outline research at the University of Hawaii where a higher percentage of positive people who had developed diabetes after taking HAARTHighly Active AntiRetroviral Therapy ??? aggressive treatment of HIV infection using several different drugs together. were showing signs of cognitive impairment. read more »

Peer-to-peer

Positive Living article • Vic Perri • 19 May 2005

HIV peer support, one of our community’s first responses to the challenges of HIV/AIDS, remains as relevant as ever today, writes VIC PERRI. read more »

The bleeding edge

Positive Living article • John Daye • 19 May 2005

The annual Retrovirus Conference is a key event on the HIV scientific calendar, and regularly highlights the most exciting ‘bleeding edge’ developments from the world of HIV science. read more »

Mudgee Muster

Positive Living article • 19 May 2005

HIV conferences bring together people from different communities for a few days to meet, hear and be heard. MICHAEL DWYER reports back from the 2005 NSW HIV Rural Forum. read more »

Rescue me

Positive Living article • Paul Kidd • 19 May 2005

What are the options when you’re running out of options? read more »

Regular

Backgrounder

How much do you really know about HIV/AIDS?

Positive Living article • Paul Kidd • 19 May 2005

For the last two years, Backgrounder has covered topics as varied as the story of the smallpox vaccine and the laboratory dogs who gave their lives to further our understanding of human anatomy, all as a way of helping our readers understand the basic science behind HIV/AIDS. read more »

News Briefs

News and treatments briefs

Positive Living article • Paul Kidd • 19 May 2005

HIV-related news in brief from the April-May 2005 edition of Positive Living. read more »

Complementary Therapies

Hard candy

Positive Living article • Jim Arachne • 19 May 2005

Which of these two foods is a naturopath most likely to try and convince you to stop eating: green leafy vegetables or sugar? It’s sugar of course! read more »

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