Medicine: HIV/AIDS, retroviral diseases Books

Book SynopsisWolinsky.Trade ReviewAs a model for viral evolution, this book is a gold mine. [It] should be used as a starting point for those who want to browse the huge literature on the subject... [and] to those who devise policies for the containment of the epidemic. European Molecular Biology Organization ReportsTable of ContentsContributorsPrefacePart I: Introduction to HIVChapter 1. Molecular Biology of HIVChapter 2. Global Diversity in HIVPart II: Molecular Methods For Studying HIV DiversityChapter 3. Phylogenetics and the Study of HIVChapter 4. Modeling the Molecular Evolution of HIV SequeuencesChapter 5. Statistical Approaches to Detecting Recombination Chapter 6. The Molecular Population Dynamics of HIV-1Chapter 7. Use of Phylogenetic Inference to Test an HIV Transmission HypothesisChapter 8. Coalescent Approaches to HIV Population GeneticsPart III: Case Studies of HIV EvolutionChapter 9. Levels of Diversity Within and Among Host Individuals Chapter 10. The Phylogenetics of Known Transmission HistoriesChapter 11. HIV Evolution and Disease Progression Via Longitudinal Studies Chapter 12. Perinatal HIV InfectionChapter 13. Determinants of HIV-1 Protein EvolutionChapter 14. Evolution of HIV-1 Resistance to Antiviral AgentsIndex

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Book SynopsisAddressing broad debates about the nature of secrecy, morality, and silence, this book explores public policy questions in the light of the nuanced, private decisions that are shaping the course of an epidemic and have broader indications for all.Trade ReviewAn engaging consideration of the competing and sometime contradictory values that influence disclosure decisions in the lives of HIV-positive adults... [and] a stimulating and deeply satisfying discussion of the tensions inherent in disclosure stories. -- Robert Kertzner, M.D. American Journal of Psychiatry An in-depth look at the motivations, beliefs, and practices of those who must decide to get tested and if positive, whether or not to disclose, and when... Mortal Secrets delivers a powerful message using the voices of those most affected. -- Lisa K. Waldner, Ph.D. Journal of the American Medical Association Nonjudgmental... Readers may find themselves with newly gained compassion and understanding for the dilemma of when and how to disclose HIV status. -- Marla J.Gold, MD Annals of Internal Medicine This is an interesting book that social workers need to read so as to understand their clients concerns. A recommended book for all academic libraries. AIDS Book Review Journal Klitzman and Bayer provide an engaging consideration of the competing and sometimes contradictory values that influence disclosure decisions in the lives of HIV-positive adults. Focus: A Guide to AIDS Research and Counseling 2004 It is an aim that succeeds to an extraordinary degree... So well thought-out is this study, and so well presented are the accounts of the participants, that I put the book down with a real-and rare-sense that my understanding had grown and my thinking about the ethics of HIV-in particular the responsibilities of those infected-had shifted... The examples given here put such bald statements into a new context, and make the social and cultural factors that shape the pandemic seem vivid and emotionally real. Such vividness serves powerfully to enhance understanding. -- Tamsin Wilton Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Psychiatry 2004 This is a very interesting and thought-provoking book, which utilizes, but also moves beyond, the interview data in order to address broader debates around complex issues of sexuality and morality. -- Elaine Denny New Genetics and Society 2004 A useful resource for both clinicians and laypersons, and I recommend it as a highly accessible and expertly written book. International Review of Psychiatry 2005 Mortal Secrets is a book for anyone desiring to move forward in the fight against the illness, not the people. -- Erica Prigg Health Communication 2008Table of ContentsContents:Introduction Secrets, Lies, and Private Life1. Getting Tested Uncovering the Truth 2. Sexual Partners Sex, Love, and Disclosure 3. Secrets and "Secret Secrets" | Disclosure in Families 4. Disclosure in Other Worlds Friends, Co-Workers, and Going Public 5. Dangerous Acts 6. Making Moral JudgmentsConclusion Secrets in Public Life

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Book SynopsisThe cases are rich and engaging, and convey to the reader the intense disorder that can affect the lives of patients.Trade ReviewA wonderful addition to not only the HIV treatment and management literature but also to psychiatry and primary care as a model of dealing with co-morbid chronic mental and medical illness. Drs. Treisman and Angelino have a refreshing and forward-looking view of psychiatry and the importance of its contribution to the overall care of patients. -- John Claro Onate, BS, MD Doody's Book Review Service A passionate and thought-provoking book. -- George Harrison, M.D. Focus: A Guide to AIDS Research and Counseling This text is a valuable clinical guide for skillfully diagnosing HIV/AIDS patients with co-occurring psychiatric disorders and conveys a healthy and productive approach to treatment. Whether you are simply seeking more information about the treatment of HIV/AIDS patients or want to enhance the treatment of your current HIV/AIDS patients, this dynamic text offers great benefit and hope. -- Michael Copenhaver Addiction 2005 This book should be in every physician's library, since it is essential for clinicians to be knowledgable about this contemporary plague that will affect all of us either directly or indirectly... Both a basic primer and a superb reference for all psychiatrists and mental health professionals. -- Thomas N. Wise, M.D. Psychosomatics 2005 This is a gem of a book providing meaningful insights into the working of clinicians in a difficult area of general hospital psychiatry as well as serving as a textbook of AIDS psychiatry. -- Gopinath Ranjith International Review of Psychiatry 2005 Upbeat and optimistic, yet realistic and deeply human... This book is well worth reading... Informative, energizing, and inspiring. -- Marie-Josee Brouillette Canadian Journal of Psychiatry 2005 This is an important book, and it should be read by primary care physicians and psychiatrists alike. -- James J. Strain Journal of Clinical Psychiatry 2006Table of ContentsForewordPrefaceQuotes From the ClinicChapter 1. Why AIDS Psychiatry?Case: Complicated Major DepressionChapter 2. HIV and Major DepressionCase: AIDS DementiaChapter 3. Other Psychiatric Diseases in the HIV Clinic Case: PsychosisChapter 4. Personality in the HIV ClinicCase: Personality Disorder and Chronic PainChapter 5. Substance Abuse and HIVCase: Substance Abuse and DepressionChapter 6. Sexual Problems and HIVCase: A CoupleChapter 7. Life Story Problems in the HIV Clinic Chapter 8. Special Problems: Hepatitis C and AdherenceChapter 9. How to Fight AIDSNotesIndex

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Book SynopsisThe cases are rich and engaging, and convey to the reader the intense disorder that can affect the lives of patients.Trade ReviewA wonderful addition to not only the HIV treatment and management literature but also to psychiatry and primary care as a model of dealing with co-morbid chronic mental and medical illness. Drs. Treisman and Angelino have a refreshing and forward-looking view of psychiatry and the importance of its contribution to the overall care of patients. -- John Claro Onate, BS, MD Doody's Book Review Service A passionate and thought-provoking book. -- George Harrison, M.D. Focus: A Guide to AIDS Research and Counseling This text is a valuable clinical guide for skillfully diagnosing HIV/AIDS patients with co-occurring psychiatric disorders and conveys a healthy and productive approach to treatment. Whether you are simply seeking more information about the treatment of HIV/AIDS patients or want to enhance the treatment of your current HIV/AIDS patients, this dynamic text offers great benefit and hope. -- Michael Copenhaver Addiction 2005 This book should be in every physician's library, since it is essential for clinicians to be knowledgable about this contemporary plague that will affect all of us either directly or indirectly... Both a basic primer and a superb reference for all psychiatrists and mental health professionals. -- Thomas N. Wise, M.D. Psychosomatics 2005 This is a gem of a book providing meaningful insights into the working of clinicians in a difficult area of general hospital psychiatry as well as serving as a textbook of AIDS psychiatry. -- Gopinath Ranjith International Review of Psychiatry 2005 Upbeat and optimistic, yet realistic and deeply human... This book is well worth reading... Informative, energizing, and inspiring. -- Marie-Josee Brouillette Canadian Journal of Psychiatry 2005 This is an important book, and it should be read by primary care physicians and psychiatrists alike. -- James J. Strain Journal of Clinical Psychiatry 2006Table of ContentsForewordPrefaceQuotes From the ClinicChapter 1. Why AIDS Psychiatry?Case: Complicated Major DepressionChapter 2. HIV and Major DepressionCase: AIDS DementiaChapter 3. Other Psychiatric Diseases in the HIV Clinic Case: PsychosisChapter 4. Personality in the HIV ClinicCase: Personality Disorder and Chronic PainChapter 5. Substance Abuse and HIVCase: Substance Abuse and DepressionChapter 6. Sexual Problems and HIVCase: A CoupleChapter 7. Life Story Problems in the HIV Clinic Chapter 8. Special Problems: Hepatitis C and AdherenceChapter 9. How to Fight AIDSNotesIndex

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Book SynopsisAddressing broad debates about the nature of secrecy, morality, and silence, this book explores public policy questions in the light of the nuanced, private decisions that are shaping the course of an epidemic and have broader indications for all.Trade ReviewAn engaging consideration of the competing and sometime contradictory values that influence disclosure decisions in the lives of HIV-positive adults... [and] a stimulating and deeply satisfying discussion of the tensions inherent in disclosure stories. -- Robert Kertzner, M.D. American Journal of Psychiatry An in-depth look at the motivations, beliefs, and practices of those who must decide to get tested and if positive, whether or not to disclose, and when... Mortal Secrets delivers a powerful message using the voices of those most affected. -- Lisa K. Waldner, Ph.D. Journal of the American Medical Association Nonjudgmental... Readers may find themselves with newly gained compassion and understanding for the dilemma of when and how to disclose HIV status. -- Marla J.Gold, MD Annals of Internal Medicine This is an interesting book that social workers need to read so as to understand their clients concerns. A recommended book for all academic libraries. AIDS Book Review Journal Klitzman and Bayer provide an engaging consideration of the competing and sometimes contradictory values that influence disclosure decisions in the lives of HIV-positive adults. Focus: A Guide to AIDS Research and Counseling 2004 It is an aim that succeeds to an extraordinary degree... So well thought-out is this study, and so well presented are the accounts of the participants, that I put the book down with a real-and rare-sense that my understanding had grown and my thinking about the ethics of HIV-in particular the responsibilities of those infected-had shifted... The examples given here put such bald statements into a new context, and make the social and cultural factors that shape the pandemic seem vivid and emotionally real. Such vividness serves powerfully to enhance understanding. -- Tamsin Wilton Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Psychiatry 2004 This is a very interesting and thought-provoking book, which utilizes, but also moves beyond, the interview data in order to address broader debates around complex issues of sexuality and morality. -- Elaine Denny New Genetics and Society 2004 A useful resource for both clinicians and laypersons, and I recommend it as a highly accessible and expertly written book. International Review of Psychiatry 2005 Mortal Secrets is a book for anyone desiring to move forward in the fight against the illness, not the people. -- Erica Prigg Health Communication 2008Table of ContentsContents:Introduction Secrets, Lies, and Private Life1. Getting Tested Uncovering the Truth 2. Sexual Partners Sex, Love, and Disclosure 3. Secrets and "Secret Secrets" | Disclosure in Families 4. Disclosure in Other Worlds Friends, Co-Workers, and Going Public 5. Dangerous Acts 6. Making Moral JudgmentsConclusion Secrets in Public Life

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Book Synopsis"Accompanied by updated references and resources, the sixth edition of The Guide to Living with HIV Infection offers new hope for people living with a virus that once left no hope at all.Trade ReviewAn excellent resource for a motivated patient... Written and compiled by people who have genuinely and carefully listened to their patients... An admirable achievement. AIDS Care Thoughtful and clearly written... [This] is a wonderful addition to the literature on HIV infection and will fill a very special need for many patients, their families and friends, and their providers. I recommend it highly. -- Gerald H. Friedland, M.D. Journal of the American Medical Association An excellent source of information for patients. -- Christine Jamjian Journal of Pain and Palliative Care Pharmacotherapy 2007Table of ContentsIntroduction: About This Book1. When First Diagnosed: Understanding and Communicating about HIV2. Preventing Transmission of HIV Infection: Understanding How HIV Is Spread3. HIV Infection and Its Treatment4. HIV Infection and Its Effects on the Emotions5. HIV Infection and Its Effects on Interpersonal Relations6. The Complications of HIV Infection and Their Treatment7. Options for Medical Care: Medical Personnel and Procedures8. Traditional Medicine9. Practical Matters: Making Legal, Financial, and Medical Decisions10. On Dying: Preparing for and Accepting Death11. On Living: Tactics for Preserving Mental Health12. What's AheadAppendixesA. Resources: Where to Go for HelpB. Understanding Tests for HIVGlossaryAcknowledgmentsIndex

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Book SynopsisAccompanied by updated references and resources, the sixth edition of The Guide to Living with HIV Infection offers new hope for people living with a virus that once left no hope at all.Trade ReviewAn excellent resource for a motivated patient... Written and compiled by people who have genuinely and carefully listened to their patients... An admirable achievement. AIDS Care Thoughtful and clearly written... [This] is a wonderful addition to the literature on HIV infection and will fill a very special need for many patients, their families and friends, and their providers. I recommend it highly. -- Gerald H. Friedland, M.D. Journal of the American Medical Association An excellent source of information for patients. -- Christine Jamjian Journal of Pain and Palliative Care Pharmacotherapy 2007Table of ContentsIntroduction: About This Book1. When First Diagnosed: Understanding and Communicating about HIV2. Preventing Transmission of HIV Infection: Understanding How HIV Is Spread3. HIV Infection and Its Treatment4. HIV Infection and Its Effects on the Emotions5. HIV Infection and Its Effects on Interpersonal Relations6. The Complications of HIV Infection and Their Treatment7. Options for Medical Care: Medical Personnel and Procedures8. Traditional Medicine9. Practical Matters: Making Legal, Financial, and Medical Decisions10. On Dying: Preparing for and Accepting Death11. On Living: Tactics for Preserving Mental Health12. What's AheadAppendixesA. Resources: Where to Go for HelpB. Understanding Tests for HIVGlossaryAcknowledgmentsIndex

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Book SynopsisHeckert provides a detailed examination of the effects of global health and governmental policy decisions on the everyday lives of people living with HIV in Santa Cruz, Bolivia. She focuses on the gendered dynamics that play a role in the development and implementation of HIV care programs and shows how decisions made from above impact what happens on the ground. Trade Review“Fault Lines of Care is a remarkable book of the type many of us strive for: a finely grained, moving ethnography that articulates the nature of the broad interactions among individual, community, state-level, and global dynamics in the domain of international HIV/AIDS care. Heckert is a lucid, evocative writer and frankly, I found the book hard to put down.” -- Carole H. Browner * coauthor of Neurogenetic Diagnoses, the Power of Hope, and the Limits of Today’s Medicine *“Carina Heckert’s evocative and wrenching ethnography, Fault Lines of Care, conveys the frustrating and at times deadly entanglements of global health agendas with the intimate lived experiences of people living with HIV/ AIDS in resource poor communities in Bolivia. Heckert invites readers on an emotionally-charged journey through her interlocutors’ intimate and social experiences of seeking care for HIV/AIDS and ultimately their struggles for survival. This ethnographically rich rendering is an important contribution to our understanding of how people’s experiences of chronic disease interact with the biopolitical contours of inequality and poverty, in Bolivia and globally.” -- Nia Parson * author of Traumatic States: Gendered Violence, Suffering, and Care in Chile *"Chronicle of Higher Education Weekly Book List," by Nina C. Ayoub * Chronicle of Higher Education *"As a case study in global health strategy, [Bolivia] is a useful example because of the often unexpected ways in which local politics, societal structures, and culture interact to undermine efforts to combat the HIV epidemic." * The Lancet *"Heckert writes in an engaging and accessible style and clearly explains her theoretical approach to understanding her ethnographic data. She nicely balances her discussion of the historical, social, and political context of HIV care with case studies of HIV-positive people doing their best to navigate the healthcare system and make decisions about when and how to access care." * American Journal of Human Biology *"Comprehensive and impressively written." * The Latin Americanist *"Fault Lines of Care offers a thoughtful examination of an HIV epidemic....This book offers an excellent resource for undergraduate and graduate courses in medical anthropology and health sciences. It poses important questions for future researchers to consider, including why our stubborn reliance on metrics and disease-specific approaches to global health care persist." * Medical Anthropology Quarterly *Table of Contents1. Fault Lines 2. Decolonizing Bolivia 3. When Care is a “Systematic Route of Torture” 4. Aiding Women 5. Synergistic Silences 6. Blaming Machismo 7. The Biopolitical Drama of HIV Funding 8. Decolonizing Global Health Bibliography Notes Index Acknowledgments

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Book SynopsisHeckert provides a detailed examination of the effects of global health and governmental policy decisions on the everyday lives of people living with HIV in Santa Cruz, Bolivia. She focuses on the gendered dynamics that play a role in the development and implementation of HIV care programs and shows how decisions made from above impact what happens on the ground. Trade Review“Fault Lines of Care is a remarkable book of the type many of us strive for: a finely grained, moving ethnography that articulates the nature of the broad interactions among individual, community, state-level, and global dynamics in the domain of international HIV/AIDS care. Heckert is a lucid, evocative writer and frankly, I found the book hard to put down.” -- Carole H. Browner * coauthor of Neurogenetic Diagnoses, the Power of Hope, and the Limits of Today’s Medicine *“Carina Heckert’s evocative and wrenching ethnography, Fault Lines of Care, conveys the frustrating and at times deadly entanglements of global health agendas with the intimate lived experiences of people living with HIV/ AIDS in resource poor communities in Bolivia. Heckert invites readers on an emotionally-charged journey through her interlocutors’ intimate and social experiences of seeking care for HIV/AIDS and ultimately their struggles for survival. This ethnographically rich rendering is an important contribution to our understanding of how people’s experiences of chronic disease interact with the biopolitical contours of inequality and poverty, in Bolivia and globally.” -- Nia Parson * author of Traumatic States: Gendered Violence, Suffering, and Care in Chile *"Chronicle of Higher Education Weekly Book List," by Nina C. Ayoub * Chronicle of Higher Education *"As a case study in global health strategy, [Bolivia] is a useful example because of the often unexpected ways in which local politics, societal structures, and culture interact to undermine efforts to combat the HIV epidemic." * The Lancet *"Heckert writes in an engaging and accessible style and clearly explains her theoretical approach to understanding her ethnographic data. She nicely balances her discussion of the historical, social, and political context of HIV care with case studies of HIV-positive people doing their best to navigate the healthcare system and make decisions about when and how to access care." * American Journal of Human Biology *"Comprehensive and impressively written." * The Latin Americanist *"Fault Lines of Care offers a thoughtful examination of an HIV epidemic....This book offers an excellent resource for undergraduate and graduate courses in medical anthropology and health sciences. It poses important questions for future researchers to consider, including why our stubborn reliance on metrics and disease-specific approaches to global health care persist." * Medical Anthropology Quarterly *Table of Contents1. Fault Lines 2. Decolonizing Bolivia 3. When Care is a “Systematic Route of Torture” 4. Aiding Women 5. Synergistic Silences 6. Blaming Machismo 7. The Biopolitical Drama of HIV Funding 8. Decolonizing Global Health Bibliography Notes Index Acknowledgments

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Book SynopsisSpeech and Song at the Margins of Global Health tells the story of a unique Zulu gospel choir comprised of people living with HIV in South Africa, and how they maintained healthy, productive lives amid globalized inequality, international aid, and the stigma that often comes with having HIV.Trade ReviewIn a bold move that crosses analytic divides between medical anthropology, linguistic anthropology, and ethnomusicology, Steven Black explores connections between HIV/AIDS, medicine, music, faith and activism in South Africa. The analytic scope of Speech and Song at the Margins of Global Health is matched by its inspiring ethnographic depth. -- Charles Briggs * co-author of Making Health Public *This ethnographically rich volume explores the remarkable case of a South African Zulu choir in Durban consisting of HIV sufferers who, as activists, negotiate social stigma and medical organizations through song, faith, comradeship and traditional language. Black’s concepts of ‘bio-speech community’ and medical-semiotic ‘transposition’ provide an innovative theoretical framework. -- David Parkin * author of Anthropology Situated in the Contemporary World *Table of Contents1. Introduction 2. Conducting Ethnographic Fieldwork Amid Globalized Inequities and Stigma 3. The Embodied Reflexivity of a Bio-Speech Community 4. The Power of Global Health Audiences 5. HIV Transposition Amid the Multiple Explanatory Models of Science, Faith, and Tradition 6. The Linguistic Anthropology of Stigma 7. Performance and the Transposition of Global Health Ethics of Disclosure 8. Conclusion 9. Acknowledgements References

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Book SynopsisTells the story of a unique Zulu gospel choir comprised of people living with HIV in South Africa, and how they maintained healthy, productive lives amid globalized inequality, international aid, and the stigma that often comes with having HIV.Trade ReviewThis ethnographically rich volume explores the remarkable case of a South African Zulu choir in Durban consisting of HIV sufferers who, as activists, negotiate social stigma and medical organizations through song, faith, comradeship and traditional language. Black’s concepts of ‘bio-speech community’ and medical-semiotic ‘transposition’ provide an innovative theoretical framework. — David Parkin, author of Anthropology Situated in the Contemporary World In a bold move that crosses analytic divides between medical anthropology, linguistic anthropology, and ethnomusicology, Steven Black explores connections between HIV/AIDS, medicine, music, faith and activism in South Africa. The analytic scope of Speech and Song at the Margins of Global Health is matched by its inspiring ethnographic depth. — Charles Briggs, co-author of Making Health PublicTable of Contents1. Introduction 2. Conducting Ethnographic Fieldwork Amid Globalized Inequities and Stigma 3. The Embodied Reflexivity of a Bio-Speech Community 4. The Power of Global Health Audiences 5. HIV Transposition Amid the Multiple Explanatory Models of Science, Faith, and Tradition 6. The Linguistic Anthropology of Stigma 7. Performance and the Transposition of Global Health Ethics of Disclosure 8. Conclusion 9. Acknowledgements References

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Book SynopsisTrade ReviewMen at Risk offers an incisive critique of several decades of HIV prevention programming that has largely rendered heterosexually-active men invisible to public health knowledge and practice.It wrestles candidly with the many conceptual, methodological, and political dilemmas of feminist work on masculinities.But, it also points to important successes and opportunities in gender-transformative and intersectional work with men and boys. Dworkins account of this terrain is thoroughgoing and expert, but also forceful and politically clear-eyed. -- Christopher J. Colvin,Senior Researcher in HIV/AIDS at the University of Cape Town, South AfricaA timely and evocative contribution to the growing literature globally on masculinity and HIV prevention. With a focus firmly on heterosexual mens practices and experiences, Men at Risk fills a major gap.A & must read for scholars of gender and sexuality in relation to HIV, and a valuable resource to inspire policy makers and program developers. -- Peter Aggleton,author of Education, Vulnerability, and HIV/AIDS

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Book SynopsisThe American public responded to the first cases of AIDS with fear and panic. This work offers an examination of how the nation attempted, with mixed results, to negotiate the fears and concerns brought on by the epidemic. It traces a slow separation between official advice and that provided by those on the front lines in the battle against AIDS.Trade Review“A book of life-and-death importance on the politics of safe-sex. I can think of few other books that contribute so significantly to both cultural criticism and, in every sense of the term, public health.”—Constance Penley, author of The Future of an Illusion and coeditor of Male Trouble“An urgent and important work. Once again, Patton’s usual brilliance is much in evidence—her irreverent and eclectic roving around different cultural and disciplinary domains, her perceptive readings of specific texts, her ear to various subcultural grounds, her wisdom based on personal history in the queer media and AIDS community movements.”—Thomas Waugh, author of The Fruit MachineTable of ContentsAcknowledgments 1 1. Around 1989 3 2. Between Innocence and Safety 35 3. The Erotics of Innocence 63 4. "The Only Weapon We Have . . ." 95 5. Visualizing Safe Sex 118 Conclusion: From Visibility to Insurrection: A Manifesto 139 Notes 157 Bibliography 171 Index 177

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Book SynopsisPresents a comprehensive collection of writings, including essays from the 1980s and 1990s that present an argument about the AIDS epidemic. The author addresses a range of issues, from biomedical discourse and theories of pathogenesis to the mainstream media's depictions of the crisis in both developed and developing countries.Trade Review“Looking backward and ahead, How to Have Theory in an Epidemic is nothing short of a handbook of the meanings of AIDS: as human experience, as political reality, as public service action, and, not least of all, as moral engagement with one of the great challenges to meaning-making and unmaking in everyday life.”—Dr. Arthur Kleinman, Harvard University“Paula Treichler’s essays are certainly among the most significant written on the subject of AIDS. They are, in fact, a model of what the field of cultural studies at its best can contribute to our thinking about urgent social and political issues. This is an essential book, one that will strongly affect the way people approach the subject of AIDS in the future.”—Douglas Crimp, author of AIDS: Demo Graphics“How to Have Theory in an Epidemic is a history of histories. . . . Treichler’s accomplishment is without question extremely important and useful. The book and voluminous endnotes cache a vast amount of information and documentation, while the bibliography is a boon to anyone doing serious interdisciplinary work on AIDS. [This] is a major work that scholars and students are likely to consult for many years to come.” -- Patrice Clark Koelsch * Women's Review of Books *“How to Have Theory in an Epidemic is one of the most thorough explorations of AIDS and its representations to be published in the last few years.” -- Christopher Voigt * A&U Magazine *“[How to Have Theory in an Epidemic’s] significance lies in the cultural lessons that we can learn from this epidemic and increased sensititivity to cultural issues that are ‘far more pervasive and central than we are accustomed to believing.’. . . To the extent that this author demonstrates that medicine is a legitimate and practical topic in cultural studies, the influence of this work will be long-standing.” -- Lisa K. Waldner * JAMA *“An important new contribution to this young field. . . . Even though it is not a work of historical scholarship, How to Have Theory in an Epidemic provides much of the insight into events that we might otherwise look for in cultural histories of the HIV epidemic published years from now. The author’s scholarship spans the media, from high art to comic strips. . . . This book is an important addition to the growing literature analyzing illness—and the HIV epidemic—from social and cultural perspectives, and it will be appreciated by many.” -- Allen L. Gifford * New England Journal of Medicine *“This book is a welcome addition to any syllabus related to medicine; science; the sociology of knowledge; the media; social movements; and gender, race, class, and ethnicity. While each chapter is coherent and could stand alone, readers best experience the magnitude and power through reading the entire contents. Indeed, sociologists, anthropologists, historians, and literary and media critics, as well as epidemiologists and clinicians are fortunate to have such a blessing as Treichler’s extensive research and interpretation of AIDS/HIV.” -- Lisa Jean Moore * American Journal of Sociology *"How to Have Theory in an Epidemic makes available in one volume many of [Treichler’s] important essays from the last fifteen years and is invaluable for understanding the collision of discourse. . . . [It] provide[s] crucial insights into what happens when medical discourses on AIDS come into contact with other institutional discourses and other local meanings. . . . Challenging and necessary." -- Cris Mayo * GLQ *"Treichler’s study covers an enormous amount of material. . . . How to Have Theory in an Epidemic makes it plain that the ‘cultural evolution’ of AIDS has not yet managed to move beyond a depressingly familiar terrain of racism, sexism, classism, homophobia, and colonialism." -- Sheila McManus * Signs *Table of ContentsAcknowledgments ix A Note on the Text xiii Prologue 1 AIDS, Homophobia, and Biomedical Discourse: An Epidemic of Signification 11 The Burdens of History: Gender and Representation in AIDS Discourse, 1981–1988 42 AIDS and HIV Infection in the Third World: A First World Chronicle 99 Seduced and Terrorized: AIDS in the Media 127 AIDS, HIV, and the Cultural Construction of Reality 149 AIDS Narratives on Television: Whose Story? 176 AIDS, Africa, and Cultural Theory 205 Beyond Cosmo: AIDS, Identity, and Inscriptions of Gender 235 How to Have Theory in an Epidemic: The Evolution of AIDS, Treatment, and Activism 278 Epilogue 315 Notes 331 Bibliography 387 Index 453

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Book SynopsisThe story of the global response to the HIV epidemic, told from the perspective of community organizers, activists, and people living with HIV in West Africa between 1994 and 2000.Trade Review“Neither activist, nor politician, nor patient, nor pharmaceutical provider, Nguyen brings a more objective perspective to the AIDS crisis, even as he gives a first- hand account and conveys his close relationships with HIV-positive patients. A telling and provocative study of AIDS treatment in Africa, The Republic of Therapy offers no prospective solutions, but highlights the complexities and power dynamics inherent in the process of intervention.” - Sarah Fletcher, Montreal Review of Books“[A] book that can and will be read by audiences far beyond the domain of medical anthropology. The resultant volume captures the evanescent history of a slowly developing crisis within the rapidly changing landscape of postcolonial health in sub-Saharan Africa. In this unsparing and clear-eyed account, Nguyen admirably sets forth the difficult but necessary task for contemporary social scientists in the critique of global health practices.” - Jeremy A. Greene, Journal of the History of Medicine and Allied Sciences“[P]ath-breaking. . . . Nguyen’s strengths as an ethnographer are his capacity to move among different organizations and institutions, his sensitivity to the roles he plays in these contexts, and his long-term engagement with local activists and other informants, and he parries these strengths into a nuanced account of the urban politics of triage and HIV in West Africa.” - Betsey Brada, Somatosphere“This work is notable not only for the quality of its craft but also the degree to which it lends a personal face to political and economic crisis.... Written in lucid, largely understated prose and drawing on the author’s long experience as both physician and anthropologist, the result is sure to provoke discussion and reaction well beyond the discipline.” - Peter Redfield, American Anthropologist“The activist, physician, and anthropologist Vinh-Kim Nguyen has written an engaged, rigorous, and compelling account of the years when, in West Africa, AIDS treatment started to become available and persons living with HIV began to organize. With insight and sympathy, he explores how new political forms were thus invented in Côte d’Ivoire and Burkina Faso, combining therapeutic sovereignty and health democracy, triage of patients and empowerment of communities, confessions and accusations.”—Didier Fassin, author of When Bodies Remember: Experiences and Politics of AIDS in South Africa“[A] book that can and will be read by audiences far beyond the domain of medical anthropology. The resultant volume captures the evanescent history of a slowly developing crisis within the rapidly changing landscape of postcolonial health in sub-Saharan Africa. In this unsparing and clear-eyed account, Nguyen admirably sets forth the difficult but necessary task for contemporary social scientists in the critique of global health practices.” -- Jeremy A. Greene * Journal of the History of Medicine and Allied Sciences *“[P]ath-breaking. . . . Nguyen’s strengths as an ethnographer are his capacity to move among different organizations and institutions, his sensitivity to the roles he plays in these contexts, and his long-term engagement with local activists and other informants, and he parries these strengths into a nuanced account of the urban politics of triage and HIV in West Africa.” -- Betsey Brada * Somatosphere *“Neither activist, nor politician, nor patient, nor pharmaceutical provider, Nguyen brings a more objective perspective to the AIDS crisis, even as he gives a first- hand account and conveys his close relationships with HIV-positive patients. A telling and provocative study of AIDS treatment in Africa, The Republic of Therapy offers no prospective solutions, but highlights the complexities and power dynamics inherent in the process of intervention.” -- Sarah Fletcher * Montreal Review of Books *“This work is notable not only for the quality of its craft but also the degree to which it lends a personal face to political and economic crisis.... Written in lucid, largely understated prose and drawing on the author’s long experience as both physician and anthropologist, the result is sure to provoke discussion and reaction well beyond the discipline.” -- Peter Redfield * American Anthropologist *Table of ContentsAcknowledgments ix Introduction: Côte-d'Ivoire and Triage in the Time of AIDS 1 1. Testimonials That Bind: Organizing Communities with HIV 15 2. Confessional Technologies: Conjuring the Self 35 3. Soldiers of God: Together and Apart 61 4. Life Itself: Triage and Therapeutic Citizenship 89 5. Biopower: Fevers, Tribes, and Bulldozers 111 6. The Crisis: Economies, Warriors, and the Erosion of Sovereignty 137 7. Uses and Pleasures: The Republic Inside Out 157 Conclusion: Who Lives? Who Dies? 175 Notes 189 References 205 Index 229

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Book SynopsisThis engrossing ethnography of one of South Asia’s third gendered or trans populations reveals not a group of marginalized others but a way of life composed of laughter, struggles, and desires. The book shows how hijras trouble how we read queerness, kinship, and the psyche.Table of ContentsIntroduction: That Limpid Liquid within Young Men | 1 1 A Prodigious Birth of Love | 25 2 In False Brothers, Evil Awakens | 62 Interlude: Standing at a Slight Angle to the Universe | 100 3 Something Rotten in the State | 106 4 Love May Transform Me | 140 5 I Have Immortal Longings in Me | 179 Acknowledgments | 197 Notes | 201 References | 235 Index | 249

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Book SynopsisThis engrossing ethnography of one of South Asia’s third gendered or trans populations reveals not a group of marginalized others but a way of life composed of laughter, struggles, and desires. The book shows how hijras trouble how we read queerness, kinship, and the psyche.Table of ContentsIntroduction: That Limpid Liquid within Young Men | 1 1 A Prodigious Birth of Love | 25 2 In False Brothers, Evil Awakens | 62 Interlude: Standing at a Slight Angle to the Universe | 100 3 Something Rotten in the State | 106 4 Love May Transform Me | 140 5 I Have Immortal Longings in Me | 179 Acknowledgments | 197 Notes | 201 References | 235 Index | 249

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Book SynopsisHIV/AIDS is much too complex a phenomenon to be understood only by reference to common sense and ethical codes. This book presents the costâbenefit analysis (CBA) framework in a well-researched and accessible manner to ensure that the most important considerations are recognized and incorporated.Trade Review‘Professor Brent’s book is a superlative addition to the HIV/AIDS policy literature. Both non-specialists and specialists in policy evaluation will benefit from the lucid exposition of cost–benefit analysis (CBA) methods applied to the most critical and far-reaching problem that challenges social institutions and individual behavior. Essentially, Professor Brent has taken his vast experience in cost–benefit analysis, and on the ground African research, to apply CBA in a compelling and insightful manner. This book re-examines HIV/AIDS policy in Sub-Saharan countries where the devastation is an infection tsunami. . . Finding what actually works may be difficult, but Professor Brent argues persuasively that using a CBA framework is the best approach.’ -- William S. Cartwright, George Mason University, USTable of ContentsContents: Preface PART I: WHY COST–BENEFIT ANALYSIS IS NEEDED TO SET HIV/AIDS PRIORITIES 1. Introduction to the Book 2. Why Not Just Simply do What is Right and Try to Save Lives? 3. Myths and Misinformation 4. Counterintuitive Results 5. What is Wrong with Setting any Targets? 6. What is Wrong with Setting the Particular MDG Targets? 7. Cost–Benefit Analysis 101 8. Cost–Benefit Analysis 201 PART II: HIV/AIDS AS A HUNGER AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ISSUE 9. Introduction to Part II 10. HIV and Hunger 11. Nutrition and HIV at the Individual Level 12. Nutrition and HIV at the Country Level 13. Income as a Factor Raising HIV Rates 14. Education as a Factor Raising HIV Rates 15. Islam as a Factor Lowering HIV Rates 16. Impact of HIV on Agricultural Households 17. Agricultural Policy and HIV Interventions 18. Sex and HIV I: The Role of Transmission 19. Sex and HIV II: The Role of Concurrency 20. Sex and HIV III: The Role of Networks PART III: COST–BENEFIT METHODS AND APPLICATIONS 21. Introduction to Part III 22. Threshold Analysis Theory 23. Threshold Analysis Practice: The Effectiveness of HIV Education 24. Threshold Analysis Practice: The Benefits of Avoiding HIV 25. Threshold Analysis Practice: The Costs of a Possible HIV/AIDS Vaccine 26. Willingness to Pay Theory 27. Willingness to Pay Practice: The Benefits of Condoms 28. Cost Minimization Theory 29. Cost Minimization Practice: The Costs of Treating TB 30. Cost-Effectiveness Theory 31. Cost-Effectiveness Practice: The Benefits of ARVs 32. Human Capital Theory 33. Human Capital Practice: The Benefits of Female Primary Education 34. Value of a Statistical Life Theory 35. Value of a Statistical Life Practice: The Benefits of VCT PART IV: SOCIAL CONSIDERATIONS IN CBA 36. Introduction to IV 37. Commodification: Everything is Seen as a Commodity to be Bought and Sold 38. What is So “Social” About CBA? Fundamentals of CBA 39. Social and Private Perspectives in CBA 40. CBA and Equity I: Allowing for Ability to Pay 41. CBA and Equity II: Allocating by Time and Other Non-Price Methods 42. Conclusions I: How Not to Set Priorities for HIV 43. Conclusions II: Using CBA to Set Priorities for HIV References Index

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Book SynopsisThe Children of Africa Confront AIDS depicts the reality of how African children deal with the AIDS epidemic, and how the discourse of their vulnerability affects acts of coping and courage.Trade Review“A stellar contribution in the best tradition of applied social science while providing a bridgehead into the courageous world of the African orphan.” * Africa Today *

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Book SynopsisIt is now forty years since the discovery of AIDS, but its origins continue to puzzle doctors, scientists and patients. Inspired by his own experiences working as a physician in a bush hospital in Zaire, Jacques Pépin looks back to the early twentieth-century events in central Africa that triggered the emergence of HIV/AIDS and traces its subsequent development into the most dramatic and destructive epidemic of modern times. He shows how the disease was first transmitted from chimpanzees to man and then how military campaigns, urbanisation, prostitution and large-scale colonial medical interventions intended to eradicate tropical diseases combined to disastrous effect to fuel the spread of the virus from its origins in Léopoldville to the rest of Africa, the Caribbean and ultimately worldwide. This is an essential perspective on HIV/AIDS and on the lessons that must be learned as the world faces another pandemic.Trade Review'Superb ... Pépin rightly argues that, apart from social factors promoting HIV spread, inherent properties of the virus must determine its fitness to become pandemic. He also provides the best analysis I have read of the declining HIV-2 epidemic in West Africa.' Nature'Extensively referenced, [this] well-written book reads like a detective story, while at the same time providing a didactic introduction to epidemiology and evolutionary genetics. As far as the origins of AIDS are concerned, unless some completely new evidence emerges, it will be difficult to come up with a better explanation than Pepin's.' Science'A remarkable feat … works out the most likely path the virus took during the years it left almost no tracks'. The New York Times'An impressive feat of scientific scholarship … absorbing throughout, interweaving quantitative data with historical narrative and lively biographies.' The Lancet'A model study of epidemiology, microbiology, genetics, and social and cultural history … The Origins of AIDS bears brilliant witness to the costs of living in a world plagued by emerging and re-emerging infectious diseases'. The New Republic'This is scientific history at its most compelling … He writes with grace and feeling, and makes accessible the scientific and clinical issues. Above all, he comes across as a humane and caring doctor. This is a major contribution to our understanding of the scourge that has defined our times.' The Times Literary Supplement'This book takes on a journalistic quality, supported by solid evidence including maps, illustrations, graphs, etc. Such a precise analysis is more necessary than ever as the search for the origin of the recent COVID-19 pandemic has demonstrated. Abundance and accuracy of information, careful analysis, and clear and fluid presentation together with a deep knowledge of the topic are more welcome than ever - not only for the understanding of AIDS, but also for the reaffirmation of the value of science in a time when its benefits to society are so widely contested.' Alain Touwaide, Doody's ReviewsTable of ContentsIntroduction; 1. Out of Africa; 2. The Source; 3. The Timing; 4. The Cut Hunter; 5. The Scramble for Central Africa; 6. Tropical Boom Towns; 7. The Oldest Profession; 8. Injections and the Transmission of Viruses; 9. The Legacies of French Colonial Medicine; 10. The Legacies of Belgian Tropical Medicine; 11. The Other Human Immunodeficiency Viruses; 12. From the Congo to the Caribbean; 13. The Blood Trade; 14. A Long Journey; 15. Globalisation; 16. A False Villain, a Genuine Hero; 17. Epilogue

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Book SynopsisThe Pocket Guide to AIDS is succinct review of HIV/AIDS from a human-interest perspective. Chapters focus on some of the common patterns and prevention of HIV transmission and debunks misconceptions about HIV and AIDS. Brief descriptions the human immune system and epidemiology of HIV are included. The cultural component of disease, treatment and living with AIDS is central to much of this Pocket Guide intended to synthesize, explain and de-mystify HIV and AIDS.Table of ContentsHIV/AIDS is Easy to Prevent. A Preventable Disease. Clean Needles in the Developing World. Mosquitos Do Not Spread HIV. Small Personal Choices and Big Results. The Root of the Problem. A Tale of Incomplete Hopes. To Fund or Not to Fund? That is Not the Whole Question. The Human Immune System: Multi-level Protection. Strain 1, Group M and the Epidemiology of HIV. What To Do and Not To Do? As Simple as ABC or ABCC? Alcohol and AIDS. HIV in the Age of the Desaperacidas. The Military-AIDS Complex: AIDS and International Security. Counting the Costs: More Deadly Than Military Conflict. "This is Not Your Land. Go Away AIDS": Music and Orphans. Cultural Differences and AIDS Awareness. AIDS and the Hispanic Community. Culture and AIDS Transmission: The Example of India. Indian Traditions, Women and HIV. Confession and Complaint: Bad, Worse and Worst. The Language of AIDS. These Died of AIDS. Etcetera: These are the Houses That AIDS Built. AIDS Personified.

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Book SynopsisWritten by a specialist dietitian for dietitians and related health professionals Contributions from an international team of authors Covers paediatric and adult care Includes international case studies .Trade Review“Students and other health care professionals working and studying this area will also find Nutrition and HIV an important and valuable resource.” (MedReview, 1 November 2012) "This book delivers comprehensive, evidenced-based information on the nutritional management of HIV patients. Given the great detail, it would best serve as a resource for dietitians who regularly care for HIV patients." (Doody's, 19 August 2011) Table of ContentsList of Contributors xiv Preface xviii Acknowledgements xix SECTION 1: INTRODUCTION 1 Introduction to Human Immunodeficiency Virus 3 Tanya Welz, Amanda Samarawickrama, Vivian Pribram, Bavithra Nathan, Lisa Hamzah and Emily Cheserem 1.1 Introduction 3 1.2 Current state of the epidemic 4 1.3 HIV transmission 5 1.4 About the virus 6 1.5 Diagnosis of HIV 8 1.6 Measurement of CD4 cells 8 1.7 Natural history of untreated HIV infection and AIDS 10 1.8 Staging and classification of HIV disease 10 1.9 Monitoring the HIV pandemic 12 1.10 Prevention 13 1.11 Effect of antiretroviral therapy on the HIV epidemic 14 1.12 Stigma 14 2 Introduction to Nutrition and HIV 18 Vivian Pribram 2.1 Introduction 18 2.2 Malnutrition, infectious disease and immune function 19 2.3 HIV infection and decreased nutritional status 21 2.4 Nutritional screening and assessment 22 2.5 Metabolic and morphological complications 23 2.6 Paediatric undernutrition and maternal and child health 24 2.7 Healthy eating and management of HIV for well-being and longevity 26 2.8 Management of co-morbidities and serious non-HIV conditions 27 2.9 End-of-life care and ethical issues 29 SECTION 2: PAEDIATRIC NUTRITION, MATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTH 3 Malnutrition, Infant Feeding, Maternal and Child Health 35 Theresa Banda, Vivian Pribram, Margaret Lawson, Catherine Mkangama and Gertrude Nyirenda 3.1 Introduction 35 3.2 Maternal health and nutrition 36 3.3 Mother-to-child transmission 41 3.4 Infant feeding in the context of HIV 43 3.5 Malnutrition in children with HIV 49 4 Paediatric Nutritional Screening, Assessment and Support 58 Lisa Cooke 4.1 Introduction 58 4.2 Nutritional assessment and screening 58 4.3 Dietary assessment – what to do 61 4.4 Nutritional support 68 5 Adherence, Symptom Management, Psychological Aspects and Multidisciplinary Care of Children with HIV 72 Daya Nayagam, Paul Archer, Susheela Sababady, Shema Doshi, and Ella Sherlock 5.1 Transmission of HIV in children and young people 72 5.2 Prevention of mother-to-child transmission (vertical transmission) 73 5.3 Clinical presentation of paediatric HIV infection 73 5.4 Failure to thrive 73 5.5 Central nervous system 74 5.6 Hepatosplenomegaly 74 5.7 Older children 74 5.8 HIV disease and opportunistic infections 74 5.9 Prophylaxis 74 5.10 Antiretroviral treatment for children 75 5.11 Monitoring of paediatric HIV infection 77 5.12 Caring for children and their families in the community 77 5.13 Adherence, symptom management, psychological aspects and multidisciplinary care of children with HIV and AIDS 78 5.14 Nutritional care in a multidisciplinary team setting 81 5.15 The psychological effects of HIV on family functioning – key themes which arise in a child setting 82 6 Healthy Eating, Prevention and Management of Obesity and Long-Term Complications in Children 87 Julie Lanigan 6.1 Introduction 87 6.2 Metabolic complications 88 6.3 Malnutrition and HIV 88 6.4 Micronutrients and HIV 88 6.5 Obesity 90 6.6 Lipodystrophy 91 6.7 Assessment and monitoring 94 6.8 Dietary intake assessment 94 6.9 Advice for healthy eating 94 6.10 Conclusion 100 SECTION 3: NUTRITIONAL MANAGEMENT OF HIV DISEASE 7 Decreased Nutritional Status and Nutritional Interventions for People Living with HIV 107 Vivian Pribram 7.1 Introduction/Background 107 7.2 Malnutrition, weight loss and wasting 107 7.3 Significance of involuntary weight loss 108 7.4 Definitions of HIV-related weight loss and wasting 109 7.5 Prevalence 110 7.6 Aetiology 110 7.7 Nutritional requirements 116 7.8 Nutritional management 117 7.9 Non-nutritional treatments for HIV-related muscle wasting 122 7.10 Micronutrients 125 7.11 Conclusions 128 8 Nutritional Screening and Assessment 132 Sarah Woodman, Michelle Sutcliffe and Amy McDonald 8.1 Overview 132 8.2 Nutritional screening in the clinical setting 134 8.3 Nutritional assessment 136 8.4 Biochemical assessment 146 8.5 Clinical assessment 148 8.6 Dietary and lifestyle assessment 150 8.7 Conclusion 153 9 Symptom Control and Management 157 Louise Houtzager and Tim Barnes 9.1 Symptoms experienced by people living with HIV 157 9.2 Referring patients to a dietitian for symptom control and management 158 9.3 Goals of dietary symptom management strategies 159 9.4 Symptom control and management of diarrhoea 159 9.5 Symptom control and management of loss of appetite 165 9.6 Mouth pain, taste changes and swallowing difficulties 165 9.7 Reflux (heartburn) 170 9.8 Symptom control and management of nausea and vomiting 171 9.9 Symptom control and management of fatigue 171 9.10 Conclusion 174 10 The Nutritional Management of Complications Associated with HIV and Antiretroviral Therapy 176 Alastair Duncan and Karen Klassen 10.1 Introduction 176 10.2 Aetiology of metabolic side effects 177 10.3 Prevalence of metabolic side effects 178 10.4 Assessment of metabolic parameters and cardiovascular disease risk 179 10.5 Management of dyslipidaemias 180 10.6 Management of impaired glucose metabolism 185 10.7 Management of altered fat distribution 188 10.8 Altered bone metabolism 193 10.9 Management of lactic acidaemia 199 10.10 Peripheral neuropathy 199 10.11 Routine assessment, dietary and lifestyle management of metabolic complications 200 10.12 Summary 201 11 Community Interventions in Resource-Limited Settings 212 Claire de Menezes and Kate Ogden 11.1 Introduction 212 11.2 HIV and nutrition in resource-limited settings 213 11.3 Assessment of needs and capacities 215 11.4 Targeting 217 11.5 Nutrition counselling and education 218 11.6 Targeted food supplementation programmes 221 11.7 Support of HIV-positive pregnant women 223 11.8 Breastfeeding and infant feeding support 225 11.9 Support for other vulnerable groups 227 11.10 Treatment of severe acute malnutrition in HIV context 229 11.11 Micronutrient supplementation programmes 230 11.12 Livelihood support and ensuring access to food 230 11.13 Community mobilisation to support people living with HIV 234 11.14 Monitoring 236 11.15 Other issues 237 11.16 Conclusion 238 SECTION 4: HEALTHY LIVING AND LONG-TERM MANAGEMENT 12 Medications, Adherence and Interactions with Food 243 Angela Bailey 12.1 HIV medications – background 243 12.2 Drug interactions 256 12.3 Micronutrients used in HIV infection 257 12.4 Food and drug interactions 257 12.5 Adherence 261 12.6 Adherence and food 264 12.7 Looking to the future 266 12.8 Conclusion 268 13 Healthy Eating and Well-Being 275 Vivian Pribram and Kirsten Foster 13.1 Diet, lifestyle and disease prevention 275 13.2 The importance of healthy eating for people living with HIV (PLHIV) 276 13.3 Factors that affect healthy eating and improved well-being among PLHIV 277 13.4 Other lifestyle factors that influence health outcomes 280 13.5 Principles of healthy eating 282 13.6 Portion sizes and quantity of food required 295 13.7 Weight management for people living with HIV 295 13.8 Summary 299 14 Exercise and Physical Activity and Long-Term Management of HIV 302 Joanna Lucy Bowtell and Rebecca Weissbort 14.1 Introduction 302 14.2 Observational studies 304 14.3 Effect of exercise on immunological parameters 305 14.4 Effect of exercise on wasting 306 14.5 Management of metabolic disturbances with exercise programmes 308 14.6 Effect of exercise on quality of life and physical capacity 312 14.7 Exercise prescription for people living with HIV/AIDS 313 14.8 Practical considerations for exercise prescription 314 14.9 Exercise programme for a patient living with HIV 316 14.10 Conclusion 319 15 Mental Health 324 Shirley Hamilton and Christian Lee 15.1 Introduction 324 15.2 Mental disorders and nutrition 324 15.3 Acute cognitive impairment 325 15.4 Delirium and nutrition 326 15.5 Chronic cognitive impairment 326 15.6 Chronic cognitive impairment and nutrition 327 15.7 Depression 327 15.8 Depression and nutrition 328 15.9 Management of depression 329 15.10 Suicide 332 15.11 Management of suicidal ideation 333 15.12 Mania 333 15.13 Mania and nutrition 333 15.14 Anxiety 334 15.15 Psychosis 336 15.16 Socio-economic factors for mental health/HIV clients affecting nutrition 339 15.17 Personality disorders 340 15.18 Dual diagnosis 340 15.19 Nutritional management of patients with HIV/mental health issues 341 16 Complementary and Alternative Therapy 345 Charle Maritz, Sharon Byrne and Vivian Pribram 16.1 Introduction 345 16.2 Safety and regulation of CAT therapy 346 16.3 Use of CAT 346 16.4 Factors influencing use of CAT 347 16.5 CAT use in HIV 347 16.6 Reasons for CAT use among PLHIV 348 16.7 Information sources about CAT 349 16.8 Disclosure of CAT use 349 16.9 Evidence for the use of CAT 349 16.10 Dietary supplements 350 16.11 Dietary supplement use among PLHIV 350 16.12 Knowledge of drug–CAT interactions 351 16.13 Herbal remedies 353 16.14 Addressing patients’ use of CAT 356 16.15 Conclusions 356 17 Food and Water Safety 360 Louise Houtzager 17.1 Introduction 360 17.2 Why food and water safety is important for PLHIV 360 17.3 Causes of food- and waterborne illness in PLHIV 362 17.4 Management and prevention of food-borne illness 373 17.5 Conclusion 380 SECTION 5: THE NUTRITIONAL MANAGEMENT OF HIV AND CO-MORBIDITIES 18 The Nutritional Management of Patients Living with Tuberculosis and HIV Co-Infection 385 Louise Houtzager, Tim Barnes and Kirilee Matters 18.1 Tuberculosis 385 18.2 Epidemiology 386 18.3 The relationship between tuberculosis and HIV 387 18.4 Medical issues 388 18.5 Nutrition, HIV infection and TB 390 18.6 Nutrition screening 392 18.7 Nutrition assessment: special considerations in TB 392 18.8 Nutritional treatment/intervention 393 18.9 Recommendations 394 19 The Nutritional Management of Patients Living with HIV and Renal Disease 396 Deepa Kariyawasam 19.1 Introduction 396 19.2 Presentation and symptoms 397 19.3 Screening 397 19.4 Diagnosis 397 19.5 Classification of chronic kidney disease 397 19.6 Treatment 398 19.7 Methods of renal replacement therapy 398 19.8 Renal transplantation 399 19.9 Nutritional issues on dialysis 402 19.10 Nutritional assessment 402 19.11 Nutritional requirements 403 19.12 Treatment 403 19.13 Conclusion 409 20 The Nutritional Management of Patients Living with HIV and Liver Disease 412 Tracy Russell and Ruth Westwood 20.1 Introduction 412 20.2 Hepatitis B, hepatitis C and HIV 413 20.3 Nutrition and liver disease 415 20.4 Liver transplantation 420 20.5 Nutritional interventions for hepatitis C 420 20.6 HIV and non-alcoholic fatty liver disease 421 20.7 Use of complementary and alternative therapies (CAT) in liver disease 422 20.8 Vulnerable groups 423 20.9 Conclusion 424 21 Critical Care, Respiratory and Multi-organ Failure 427 Sarah Cassimjee 21.1 Background/overview 427 21.2 Diseases and infections associated with ITU admission 428 21.3 Sepsis and multiple organ dysfunction syndrome (MODS) 430 21.4 Neurological failure 430 21.5 Cardiovascular failure 430 21.6 Gastrointestinal (GI) failure 430 21.7 Liver failure 430 21.8 Renal failure 431 21.9 Medical treatment 431 21.10 Nutritional considerations 431 21.11 Nutritional assessment 433 21.12 Nutritional requirements 433 21.13 Nutritional treatments/intervention 438 21.14 Early feeding and the use of enteral feeding protocols 438 21.15 Conclusion 439 22 Nutritional Management of Patients Living with HIV and Cancer 442 Rachael Donnelly and Rachel Barrett 22.1 Introduction 442 22.2 Science of cancer 443 22.3 Overview of cancer treatments 444 22.4 Cancers in HIV infection 447 22.5 Nutrition in the management of non-surgical oncology patients 451 SECTION 6: PALLIATIVE, END OF LIFE CARE AND NUTRITION 23 Nutrition and End of Life Care 459 Vivian Pribram 23.1 Introduction 459 23.2 Palliative care 461 23.3 Nutritional care in later stages of progressive illness 462 23.4 Ethical and legal considerations 464 23.5 Withdrawal of nutrition 469 23.6 Implications for practice 470 23.7 Conclusion 470 APPENDICES 473 Appendix 1 WHO Clinical Staging of HIV/AIDS for Adults and Adolescents 475 Appendix 2 Weight-for-Height Reference Card (87 cm and above) 477 Appendix 3 Weight-for-Length Reference Card (below 87 cm) 478 Appendix 4 Guidance Table to Identify Target Weight 479 Appendix 5 Basic Steps in Estimating Energy Requirements for Adults 480 Appendix 6 NICE Guidelines: What to Give in Hospital and the Community 482 Appendix 7 Basic Steps in Estimation of Nitrogen Requirements for Adults (Source: Elia, 1990) 484 Appendix 8 Summary of ESPEN Statements: HIV and Nutritional Therapy 485 Appendix 9 Form for Monitoring Anthropometry Measurements 487 Appendix 10 Equations to Calculate Height and Estimation of Height from Ulna Length 488 Appendix 11 Mid Upper Arm Circumference (MUAC) 490 Appendix 12 Mid Arm Muscle Circumference (MAMC) 491 Appendix 13 Biochemical Reference Ranges 492 Appendix 14 Ways to Improve Adherence to TB Medication 493 Appendix 15 The BCG Vaccination 494 Index 495

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Book SynopsisThis new edition of A Woman's Guide to Living with HIV Infection includes the latest information on diagnosis and treatments as well as recent findings about pregnancy and HIV, starting treatments when you have HIV-related complications, liver health and hepatitis, and sexual health.Trade ReviewA wealth of information is included in a holistic, patient oriented format with helpful key questions prefacing each chapter and many supplemental, easy to understand tables and charts. Reference and Research Book NewsTable of ContentsIntroduction: Women and the HIV/AIDS EpidemicPart One: Adjusting to Life with HIV Infection1. Testing for HIV2. Finding a Primary Care Provider and Preparing for Your Visit3. HIV, the Immune System, and Monitoring TestsPart Two: Meeting the Challenge of HIV Infection4. Recognizing Symptoms and Preventing Complications5. Hepatitis and the Liver6. Treatments for HIVPart Three: Sexual and Gynecologic Health7. Protecting Yourself and Others8. Gynecologic Infections and Sexually Transmitted Diseases9. Human Papillomavirus Infections, Genital Warts, and Abnormal Pap SmearsPart Four: Reproduction10. Considering Pregnancy and Birth Control11. Pregnancy12. Menstrual PeriodsPart Five: Taking Care of Yourself: Special Considerations13. Breast Health, Bone Health, and Heart Health14. Alcohol Dependence, Drug Addiction, and Treatment15. Intimate Partner Violence and Abuse16. Managing Your Feelings17. Chronic Pain, Palliative Care, and Hospice18. Planning for the Future19. Research Studies and Clinical TrialsAppendix 1: Sample Tracking Sheet for Medications, Tests, and VaccinationsAppendix 2: Resources for People with HIVGlossaryKey ReferencesIndex

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Book SynopsisThis new edition of A Woman's Guide to Living with HIV Infection includes the latest information on diagnosis and treatments as well as recent findings about pregnancy and HIV, starting treatments when you have HIV-related complications, liver health and hepatitis, and sexual health.Trade ReviewA wealth of information is included in a holistic, patient oriented format with helpful key questions prefacing each chapter and many supplemental, easy to understand tables and charts. Reference and Research Book NewsTable of ContentsIntroduction: Women and the HIV/AIDS EpidemicPart One: Adjusting to Life with HIV Infection1. Testing for HIV2. Finding a Primary Care Provider and Preparing for Your Visit3. HIV, the Immune System, and Monitoring TestsPart Two: Meeting the Challenge of HIV Infection4. Recognizing Symptoms and Preventing Complications5. Hepatitis and the Liver6. Treatments for HIVPart Three: Sexual and Gynecologic Health7. Protecting Yourself and Others8. Gynecologic Infections and Sexually Transmitted Diseases9. Human Papillomavirus Infections, Genital Warts, and Abnormal Pap SmearsPart Four: Reproduction10. Considering Pregnancy and Birth Control11. Pregnancy12. Menstrual PeriodsPart Five: Taking Care of Yourself: Special Considerations13. Breast Health, Bone Health, and Heart Health14. Alcohol Dependence, Drug Addiction, and Treatment15. Intimate Partner Violence and Abuse16. Managing Your Feelings17. Chronic Pain, Palliative Care, and Hospice18. Planning for the Future19. Research Studies and Clinical TrialsAppendix 1: Sample Tracking Sheet for Medications, Tests, and VaccinationsAppendix 2: Resources for People with HIVGlossaryKey ReferencesIndex

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Book SynopsisFew diseases have provoked as many wild moralistic leaps or stringent attempts to measure, classify, and define risk and treatment standards as AIDS. In this book, the author documents the emergence of a diverse range of community-based, nongovernmental, and civil society groups engaged in patient-focused AIDS advocacy worldwide.Table of ContentsList of Tables and FiguresAcknowledgmentsAbbreviations1. Introduction2. Against Science and the Stigmatization of the "At-Risk" Body3. Against Pharma and the Intellectual Propertization of Life4. Against Governance and the Oligopolization of Power5. Against Community and the Expertization of Activism6. ConclusionAppendixNotesReferencesIndex

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Book SynopsisThe incredible story of Joep Lange's life and his unrelenting quest to end the HIV epidemic. When Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 was shot down by pro-Russian rebels in July 2014, the world wondered if a cure for HIV had fallen from the sky and disappeared among the burning debris. Seated in the plane's business-class cabin was Joseph Lange, better known as Joep, a shrewd Dutch doctor who had revolutionized the world of HIV and AIDS and was working on a cure. Dr. Lange graduated from medical school in 1981, right as a new plague swept across the globe. His story became intertwined with the story of HIV. At once a physician, scientist, AIDS activist, and medical diplomat, Lange studied ways to battle HIV and prevent its spread from mother to child. Fighting the injustices of poverty, Lange advocated for better access to health care for the poor and the vulnerable. He championed the drug cocktail that finally helped rein in the disease and was a vocal proponent of prophylactic treatment Trade ReviewMore than just a biography, The Impatient Dr. Lange is a must-read for medical students and history buffs; it is also a sociopolitical overview of Europe and Africa in the 1980s and 1990s. The heartbreaking stories of HIV and AIDS patients across the globe, paired with Lange’s relentless drive, propel the narrative forward. Clear, concise, and thoroughly researched, this book shows how one person with ambition, compassion, hope, and the right resources can accomplish extraordinary things.—Aimee Jodoin, Foreword ReviewsEngrossing—Laurie Garrett, The LancetYasmin offers a vivid sense of Lange's complexity, his faults and virtues, and the people and the causes he loved . . . Readers interested in the history of HIV and AIDS or biographies of persons who played a significant role in global health will find this a fascinating read.—Library JournalTable of ContentsForeword How This Book Came to Be Chapter One. The End Chapter Two. Origin Stories Chapter Three. The Epidemic Chapter Four. Learn Your Enemy Chapter Five. Unusual Bureaucrat Chapter Six. Trials Chapter Seven. Denial Chapter Eight. A Is for Activist Chapter Nine. Money and Faith Chapter Ten. Cure Epilogue Acknowledgments Index

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Book SynopsisOffers the first history of African American AIDS activism in all of its depth and breadth. Dan Royles introduces a diverse constellation of activists who pursued a wide array of grassroots approaches to slow the epidemic's spread and address its impacts.

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Book SynopsisOffers the first history of African American AIDS activism in all of its depth and breadth. Dan Royles introduces a diverse constellation of activists who pursued a wide array of grassroots approaches to slow the epidemic's spread and address its impacts.

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Book Synopsis*SHORTLISTED FOR THE RSL CHRISTOPHER BLAND PRIZE 2023**SHORTLISTED FOR THE POLARI FIRST BOOK PRIZE 2023*''I read the book in one go. I laughed and cried like a baby, and was transported back to a time of innocence, clouded by the enormity of the harsh reality . . . Just amazing'' CATHERINE ZETA JONES''As it happens, I was also a Jill in the eighties - but not half as good a Jill as real Jill'' DAWN FRENCH''Jill met the crisis head on . . . She held the hands of so many men. She lost them, and remembered them, and somehow kept going'' RUSSELL T DAVIESA heartbreaking, life-affirming memoir of love, loss and cabaret through the AIDS crisis, from IT''S A SIN''s Jill NalderWhen Jill Nalder arrived at drama school in London in the early 1980s, she was ready for her life to begin. With her band of best friends - of which many were young, talented gay men with big dreams of their own - she grabbed London Trade ReviewI could not put [Jill's] book down. She guides us through her career and her life, and what leaps off the page is her strength, her compassion and her unswerving loyalty to people who were sometimes afraid to live their real lives. I am so pleased that Jill has had the chance to tell her story. We should all 'Be More Jill' -- Lesley Joseph, actor and broadcasterA beautiful, raw, tender book remembering friendships in the eye of the storm -- Russell T Davies, creator of Channel 4's IT'S A SINAs it happens, I was also a Jill in the eighties - but not half as good a Jill as real Jill * Dawn French *Engrossing, heart-breaking and inspiring, this is the perfect companion piece to IT'S A SIN * MATT CAIN, author of THE SECRET LIFE OF ALBERT ENTWISTLE *Took me right back. [Jill has] brought it all to life. A wonderful, wonderful work . . . Thank God for people like [Jill] who got up, stood up and said, "We need to do something about this." . . . I cannot recommend this book highly enough. Obviously very sad, but bloody funny as well! -- Michael BallLove From the Pink Palace is a beautiful yet emotional rollercoaster... Jill writes with ease, this makes it surprising this is her first book. Each chapter is filled with light and dark. They appear so close to each other that you go from crying to full-on belly laughing. * Richard Angell, Campaigns Director - Terrence Higgins Trust *

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Book SynopsisThe contributors to AIDS and the Distribution of Crises outline the myriad ways that the AIDS pandemic exists within a network of varied historical, overlapping, and ongoing crises borne of global capitalism and colonial, racialized, and gendered violence.Trade Review“An exceptionally exciting book, AIDS and the Distribution of Crises is unlike any other collection on HIV/AIDS I have read. This volume makes critically important interventions into our past, present, and future imaginations of HIV/AIDS. It should be widely read and taught.” -- Jennifer Brier, author of * Infectious Ideas: U.S. Political Responses to the AIDS Crisis *“This volume reshapes our critical orientation by insisting on a conception of the AIDS pandemic not as a rarefied historical period or a particular epidemiological tragedy but rather as a space for opening up theoretical and conceptual inquires into the violent consequences caused by the ideological deployment and dissemination of ‘crisis.’ A capacious and compelling rendering of the AIDS pandemic, it offers a potent dwelling space for critical reflection and a powerful provocation into thinking otherwise about AIDS and the world at large.” -- Martin F. Manalansan IV, author of * Global Divas: Filipino Gay Men in the Diaspora *“AIDS and the Dis­tribution of Crises is a curated collection of perspectives and scholarly work on the past, present, and fu­ture of the global AIDS crises. . . . Any of us in the health care field who interact with patients, work in health policy, teach or work with future phy­sicians or learners, or are interested in global health should read this compilation. The writ­ing is illuminating, engaging and eye-opening.” -- Shruti Varadarajan * Family Medicine *Table of ContentsForeword / Cindy Patton vii Preface / Jih-Fei Cheng, Alexandra Juhasz, and Nishant Shahani xvii Acknowledgments xxvii Introduction / Jih-Fei Cheng, Alexandra Juhasz, and Nishant Shahani 1 1. Dispatches on the Globalization of AIDS / A Dialogue between Theodore (Ted) Kerr, Catherine Yuk-ping Lo, Ian Bradley-Perrin, Sarah Schulman, and Eric A. Stanley, with an Introduction by Nishant Shahani 29 2. The Costs of Living: Reflections on Global Health Crises / Bishnupriya Ghosh 60 3. AIDS, Women of Color Feminisms, Queer and Trans of Color Critiques, and the Crises of Knowledge Production / Jih-Fei Cheng 76 4. Safe, Soulful Sex: HIV/AIDS Talk / Julia S. Jordan-Zachery 93 5. AIDS Histories Otherwise: The Case of Haitians in Montreal / Viviane Namaste 131 6. "A Voice Demonic and Proud": Shifting the Geographies of Blame in Assotto Saint's "Sacred Life: Art and AIDS" / Darius Bost 148 7. Crisis Infrastructures: AIDS Activism Meets Internet Regulation / Cait McKinney 162 8. Dispatches from the Pasts/Memories of AIDS / A Dialogue between Cecilia Aldarondo, Roger Hallas, Pablo Alvarez, Jim Hubbard, and Dredge Byung’chu Kang-Nguyễn , with an Introduction by Jih-Fei Cheng 183 9. Black Gay Men's Sexual Health and the Means of Pleasure in the Age of AIDS / Marlon M. Bailey 217 10. HIV, Indigeneity, and Settler Colonialism: Understanding PTIS, Crisis Resolution, and the Art of Ceremony / Andrew J. Jolivette 236 11. Activism and Identity in the Ruins of Representation / Juana María Rodríguez 257 12. Dispatches from the Futures of AIDS / A Dialogue between Emily Bass, Pato Hebert, Elton Naswood, Margaret Rhee, and Jessica Whitbread, with Images by Quito Ziegler and and Introduction by Alexandra Juhasz 288 Afterword. On Crisis and Abolition / C. Riley Snorton 313 Contributors 319 Index 329

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Book SynopsisAIDS and the Distribution of Crises engages with the AIDS pandemic as a network of varied historical, overlapping, and ongoing crises born of global capitalism and colonial, racialized, gendered, and sexual violence. Drawing on their investments in activism, media, anticolonialism, feminism, and queer and trans of color critiques, the scholars, activists, and artists in this volume outline how the neoliberal logic of “crisis” structures how AIDS is aesthetically, institutionally, and politically reproduced and experienced. Among other topics, the authors examine the writing of the history of AIDS; settler colonial narratives and laws impacting risk in Indigenous communities; the early internet regulation of both content and online AIDS activism; the Black gendered and sexual politics of pleasure, desire, and (in)visibility; and how persistent attention to white men has shaped AIDS as intrinsic to multiple, unremarkable crises among people of color and in the Global STrade Review“An exceptionally exciting book, AIDS and the Distribution of Crises is unlike any other collection on HIV/AIDS I have read. This volume makes critically important interventions into our past, present, and future imaginations of HIV/AIDS. It should be widely read and taught.” -- Jennifer Brier, author of * Infectious Ideas: U.S. Political Responses to the AIDS Crisis *“This volume reshapes our critical orientation by insisting on a conception of the AIDS pandemic not as a rarefied historical period or a particular epidemiological tragedy but rather as a space for opening up theoretical and conceptual inquires into the violent consequences caused by the ideological deployment and dissemination of ‘crisis.’ A capacious and compelling rendering of the AIDS pandemic, it offers a potent dwelling space for critical reflection and a powerful provocation into thinking otherwise about AIDS and the world at large.” -- Martin F. Manalansan IV, author of * Global Divas: Filipino Gay Men in the Diaspora *“AIDS and the Dis­tribution of Crises is a curated collection of perspectives and scholarly work on the past, present, and fu­ture of the global AIDS crises. . . . Any of us in the health care field who interact with patients, work in health policy, teach or work with future phy­sicians or learners, or are interested in global health should read this compilation. The writ­ing is illuminating, engaging and eye-opening.” -- Shruti Varadarajan * Family Medicine *Table of ContentsForeword / Cindy Patton vii Preface / Jih-Fei Cheng, Alexandra Juhasz, and Nishant Shahani xvii Acknowledgments xxvii Introduction / Jih-Fei Cheng, Alexandra Juhasz, and Nishant Shahani 1 1. Dispatches on the Globalization of AIDS / A Dialogue between Theodore (Ted) Kerr, Catherine Yuk-ping Lo, Ian Bradley-Perrin, Sarah Schulman, and Eric A. Stanley, with an Introduction by Nishant Shahani 29 2. The Costs of Living: Reflections on Global Health Crises / Bishnupriya Ghosh 60 3. AIDS, Women of Color Feminisms, Queer and Trans of Color Critiques, and the Crises of Knowledge Production / Jih-Fei Cheng 76 4. Safe, Soulful Sex: HIV/AIDS Talk / Julia S. Jordan-Zachery 93 5. AIDS Histories Otherwise: The Case of Haitians in Montreal / Viviane Namaste 131 6. "A Voice Demonic and Proud": Shifting the Geographies of Blame in Assotto Saint's "Sacred Life: Art and AIDS" / Darius Bost 148 7. Crisis Infrastructures: AIDS Activism Meets Internet Regulation / Cait McKinney 162 8. Dispatches from the Pasts/Memories of AIDS / A Dialogue between Cecilia Aldarondo, Roger Hallas, Pablo Alvarez, Jim Hubbard, and Dredge Byung’chu Kang-Nguyễn , with an Introduction by Jih-Fei Cheng 183 9. Black Gay Men's Sexual Health and the Means of Pleasure in the Age of AIDS / Marlon M. Bailey 217 10. HIV, Indigeneity, and Settler Colonialism: Understanding PTIS, Crisis Resolution, and the Art of Ceremony / Andrew J. Jolivette 236 11. Activism and Identity in the Ruins of Representation / Juana María Rodríguez 257 12. Dispatches from the Futures of AIDS / A Dialogue between Emily Bass, Pato Hebert, Elton Naswood, Margaret Rhee, and Jessica Whitbread, with Images by Quito Ziegler and and Introduction by Alexandra Juhasz 288 Afterword. On Crisis and Abolition / C. Riley Snorton 313 Contributors 319 Index 329

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