Medicine: HIV/AIDS, retroviral diseases Books
University of Chicago Press In Changing Times
Book SynopsisThe HIV/AIDS epidemic has been a major catastrophe for gay communities. In less that two decades, the disease has profoundly altered their lives. This volume discusses the ways HIV/AIDS has changed collective and individual identities, and how our perceptions of the disease have been affected.Table of ContentsPreface by John H. Gagnon Introduction by John H. Gagnon and Peter M. Nardi 1: Mobilizing around AIDS: Sites of Struggle in the Formation of AIDS Subjects Barry D. Adam 2: Censorship and Identity in the Age of AIDS Nan D. Hunter 3: Friends, Lovers, and Families: The Impact of AIDS on Gay and Lesbian Relationships Peter M. Nardi 4: Spiritual Emergencies and Psycho-Spiritual Treatment Strategies among Gay/Homosexual Latinos with HIV Disease Lourdes Arguelles, Anne Rivero. 5: Elegy for the Valley of Kings: AIDS and the Leather Community in San Francisco, 1981-1996 Gayle S. Rubin 6: Owning an Epidemic: The Impact of AIDS on Small-City Lesbian and Gay Communities Beth E. Schneider 7: From Feminism to Polymorphous Activism: Lesbians in AIDS Organizations Nancy E. Stoller 8: The HIV Epidemic and Public Attitudes toward Lesbians and Gay Men Gregory M. Herek 9: Latino Gay Men and Psycho-Cultural Barriers to AIDS Prevention Rafael Miguel Diaz 10: Intergenerational Relations and AIDs in the Formation of Gay Culture in the United States Gilbert Herdt 11: AIDS-Related Risks and Same-Sex Behaviors among African American Men John L. Peterson Notes on Contributors Index
£999.99
Random House USA Inc How to Survive a Plague
Book SynopsisOne of Entertainment Weekly's Top 10 Nonfiction Books of the DecadeA definitive history of the successful battle to halt the AIDS epidemic, here is the incredible story of the grassroots activists whose work turned HIV from a mostly fatal infection to a manageable disease. Almost universally ignored, these men and women learned to become their own researchers, lobbyists, and drug smugglers, established their own newspapers and research journals, and went on to force reform in the nation’s disease-fighting agencies. From the creator of, and inspired by, the seminal documentary of the same name, How to Survive a Plague is an unparalleled insider’s account of a pivotal moment in the history of American civil rights.
£21.21
WW Norton & Co Chimp the River How AIDS Emerged from an
Book SynopsisIn this "frightening and fascinating masterpiece" (Walter Isaacson), David Quammen explores the true origins of HIV/AIDS.Trade Review"Compelling…[an] utterly gripping story." -- Abigail Zuger - The New York Times"To call David Quammen one of our greatest science writers is to belittle him. He is one of our greatest writers, period." -- Hampton Sides, best-selling narrative historian and editor at large at Outside magazine"[An] intense study of the origins of AIDS. With Sherlockian verve… Quammen’s portrait of the real ‘Patient Zero’… is a masterful summing-up of the evidence." -- Nathan Wolfe - Nature
£11.99
The University of Michigan Press Viral Mothers
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£999.99
Johns Hopkins University Press The Evolution of HIV
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
£35.10
Johns Hopkins University Press The Guide to Living with HIV Infection Developed
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
£45.50
Johns Hopkins University Press The Guide to Living with HIV Infection Developed
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
£25.47
Johns Hopkins University Press Politics in the Corridor of Dying
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
£35.00
Seven Stories Press,U.S. Amores Locos y los Peligros del Contagio
Book SynopsisA medida que el SIDA penetra más profundamente en las comunidades latinas, nadie puede ignorar el virus o distanciarse de él. Este libro pequeño ofrece consejos médicos, espirituales, de auto-ayuda y testimonios, además de listas de recursos para las personas que han sido afectadas por esta epidemia.
£6.94
Rutgers University Press A Pill for Promiscuity: Gay Sex in an Age of
Book SynopsisFor a generation of gay men who came of age in the 1980s and 1990s, becoming sexually active meant confronting the dangers of catching and transmitting HIV. In the 21st century, however, the development of viral suppression treatments and preventative pills such as PrEP and nPEP has massively reduced the risk of acquiring HIV. Yet some of the stigma around gay male promiscuity and bareback sex has remained, inhibiting open dialogues about sexual desire, risk, and pleasure. A Pill for Promiscuity brings together academics, artists, and activists—from different generations, countries, ethnic backgrounds, and HIV statuses—to reflect on how gay sex has changed in a post-PrEP era. Some offer personal perspectives on the value of promiscuity and the sexual communities it fosters, while others critique unequal access to PrEP and the increased role Big Pharma now plays in gay life. With a diverse group of contributors that includes novelist Andrew Holleran, trans scholar Lore/tta LeMaster, cartoonist Steve MacIsaac, and pornographic film director Mister Pam, this book asks provocative questions about how we might reimagine queer sex and sexuality in the 21st century. Trade Review"The arrival of PrEP and biomedical prevention helped rescue a public centering of gay men's desire, pleasure and sex that was becoming marginalized in the fight for same sex marriage. By returning to the all-but-abandoned anthology as a necessary strategy of critical queer community dialogue, A Pill for Promiscuity: Gay Sex in the Age of Pharmaceuticals offers a compelling collection of voices on the complicated cultural and political dynamics of sex in the era of PrEP. " -- Kenyon Farrow * Managing Director of Advocacy & Organizing for PrEP4All *"A Pill for Promiscuity is a necessary collection, in a time where pharmaceutical culture and public health are too often narrating proper ideas of sexual practice and sexual intimacy. This volume speaks back to these problematic frames, through a rich offering of diverse voices from multiple genres of writing, which explore the complexity of sexual life in eras of disease." -- Jeffrey McCune * author of Sexual Discretion: Black Masculinity and the Polities of Passing *Table of ContentsCONTENTSIntroduction to Q+ Public Books by series editors E.G. Crichton and Jeffrey Escoffier1 Introduction: Why Promiscuity Matters by Andrew Spieldenner and Jeffrey Escoffier2 Notes on Promiscuity by Andrew Holleran3 Perspective: Fear4 Safety by Steve MacIsaac5 How I Learned to Stop Worrying: Or,The Straight Panic Defense by Daniel Felsenthal6 Perspective: Sex7 Reluctant Objects: Sexual Pleasure and HIV Prevention by Kane Race8 Learning How to Fuck on PrEP by Nicolas “Nic” Flores9 Gay Sex is Our Superpower by Alex Garner10 Perspective: Pharma11 “Heard about it before, but don’t know where to get it”: A Black Gay Man’s Journey to Securing PrEP by Deion Scott Hawkins12 PrEP in the Porn World by Pam Dore, aka Mr. Pam13 Auto-Pharmakon: Prescribing Utopia by Addison Vawters14 Perspective: Trauma and Healing15 S(t)imulation by Lore/tta LeMaster16 Playing in the Shadows: Cycles of Trauma by Ariel Sabillon17 When We Touch: A Reading on Queer Intimacies by Justice Jamal Jones and Andrew Spieldenner with Photographs by Justice Jamal Jones18 Epilogue: Promiscuity for the Non-Promiscuous by Andrew Spieldenner and Jeffrey EscoffierAcknowledgementsNotes on ContributorsIndex
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World Health Organization Guidelines on the treatment of skin and oral
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£32.87
World Health Organization Rapport de l'Oms Sur l'Épidémie de Tabagisme,
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£45.60
Pan American Health Organization El Vih/Sida En Países de América Latina: Los
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£34.20
WHO Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean HIV Surveillance in the Middle East and North
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£42.00
WHO Regional Office for the Western Pacific HIV/AIDS in Asia and the Pacific Region: 2003
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£19.21
WHO Regional Office for the Western Pacific The Continuum of Care for People Living with
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£13.65
WHO Regional Office for the Western Pacific HIV/AIDS care and treatment for people who inject
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£14.33
WHO Regional Office for the Western Pacific A Revised Framework to Address TB-HIV
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£15.13
WHO Regional Office for the Western Pacific Integrating Poverty and Gender into Health
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£999.99
WHO Regional Office for the Western Pacific HIV and sexually transmitted infections in the
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£19.62
WHO Regional Office for the Western Pacific Joint review of the Cambodian national health
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£19.11
