http://www.thebody.com/ TheBody.Com's collection of videos, featuring people living with HIV, HIV/AIDS news, conference coverage and more. http://www.thebody.com/content/art54205.html TheBody.com's HIV/AIDS Video Newsbreak, featuring these stories:

• The First Person to Be Cured of HIV: an Update on an Amazing Story
• Washington, D.C., Is Badly Mismanaging Services for HIVers, Report Says
• Second-Generation Female Condom Is Much Cheaper, Quieter Than Its Mama
• HIV Care Providers Cheer as Four-Year Ryan White Extension, 5% Annual Funding Increase Passes U.S. Congress
• The Latest Advice About HIV and H1N1/Seasonal Flu

]]> Tue, 3 Nov 2009 18:41:40 GMT TheBody.com http://www.thebody.com/content/art54205.html http://www.thebody.com/content/art53748.html TheBody.com's HIV/AIDS Video Newsbreak, featuring these stories:

• HIV Drug Companies Get Report Cards
• Managing Side Effects With Exercise
• Rash Warning for Intelence Users
• H1N1 (Swine Flu) Vaccine Update
• Donating Extra Medications to Save Lives
• First Person: Dealing With HIV Diagnosis and Stigma

]]> Tue, 22 Sep 2009 16:34:28 GMT TheBody.com http://www.thebody.com/content/art53748.html http://www.thebody.com/content/art53518.html TheBody.com's HIV/AIDS Video Newsbreak, featuring these stories:

• HIV Doesn't Increase Swine Flu Death Risk, Study Suggests
• An Update on What H1N1 (Swine) Flu Means for HIV-Positive People
• Organ Failure Warning With Some Body Building Supplements
• Even When Treated, Genital Herpes Sores Boost HIV Risk
• How I Dated an AIDS Denialist
• Mourning the Death of Sen. Edward M. Kennedy, an Important Leader in HIV/AIDS

]]> Tue, 1 Sep 2009 16:34:28 GMT TheBody.com http://www.thebody.com/content/art53518.html http://www.thebody.com/content/art53160.html TheBody.com's HIV/AIDS Video Newsbreak, featuring these stories:

• Researchers Create Map of HIV's Genetic Structure
• HIV Comes From Gorillas, Too
• AIDS Can Kill Chimpanzees, Researchers Find
• IAS 2009: Which Studies Are Most Likely to Change the Lives of People With HIV?
• From Blog Central: Is Candid Safer-Sex Education Obscene?
• HIV Prevention Around the World

]]> Tue, 11 Aug 2009 03:01:58 GMT TheBody.com http://www.thebody.com/content/art53160.html http://www.thebody.com/content/art52772.html TheBody.com's HIV/AIDS Video Newsbreak, featuring these stories:

• Isentress Approved for First-Line HIV Treatment
• Global Recession May Undo Progress Made Against HIV in Poor Countries, Report Warns
• Tell Your Story: Why People With HIV Need Health Care Reform
• Tell Congress Health Care Is a Human Right
• Eight Characteristics of Long-Term Survivors of HIV
• HIV Prevention Around the World

]]> Mon, 20 Jul 2009 03:01:58 GMT TheBody.com http://www.thebody.com/content/art52772.html http://www.thebody.com/content/art52598.html Hey everybody. At the beginning of June I volunteered for THRIVE! -- a one-day educational and empowerment workshop in Atlanta for people living with HIV. I love doing this workshop and think that it is a valuable guide for people on living a long life with HIV.

I started this workshop a couple of years ago. It was based on research in 1987 by Dr. George Solomon and Dr. Lydia Temoshok on how the mind and emotions impact the immune system. The purpose of their study was to understand how "long-term survivors" of HIV are different from people who follow the expected course of HIV disease. Through their research they were able to identify eight characteristics among long-term survivors of HIV.]]> Mon, 6 Jul 2009 03:01:58 GMT twilder@thebody.com (Terri Wilder, M.S.W.) http://www.thebody.com/content/art52598.html http://www.thebody.com/content/art52628.html TheBody.com's HIV/AIDS Video Newsbreak, featuring these stories:

• A "Cultured" Response to HIV: Probiotics in Yogurt Could Hold Keys to Optimal Gut Health in HIVers
• U.S. Officials Formally Propose Eliminating Ban on HIV-Positive Visitors
• Ukraine Says Yes to Condoms
• Retreat!
• Why HIV Testing Matters

]]> Sun, 5 Jul 2009 03:01:58 GMT TheBody.com http://www.thebody.com/content/art52628.html http://www.thebody.com/content/art52461.html TheBody.com's HIV/AIDS Video Newsbreak, featuring guest anchor Marguerite Wilder presenting these stories:

• New U.S. "HIV/AIDS Atlas" Shows Graphic Representation of HIV Rates by County
• HIV Physicians' Organization Chimes in on U.S. Health Care Debate
• The Social Side of Aging With HIV
• New Blog on TheBody.com: For Gay Men With HIV, Jimmy Mack Is Proud to Set an Example
• U.S. National HIV Testing Day
• Terri Wilder: Working in the Frontlines of the HIV Pandemic Since 1989

]]> Fri, 26 Jun 2009 03:01:58 GMT TheBody.com http://www.thebody.com/content/art52461.html http://www.thebody.com/content/art52312.html TheBody.com's HIV/AIDS Video Newsbreak, featuring these stories:

• World Pushes Against U.S. HIV Travel & Immigration Ban
• HIV Testing Day: Get the Word Out
• U.S. Porn Industry Rattled by HIV Diagnosis
• Cry Me a River: TheBody.com's Newest Blog

]]> Fri, 12 Jun 2009 03:01:58 GMT TheBody.com http://www.thebody.com/content/art52312.html http://www.thebody.com/content/art52158.html TheBody.com's HIV/AIDS Video Newsbreak, featuring guest anchor Anne King presenting these stories:

• This Month in HIV: A Short Guide to HIV Denialism
• For First Time Ever, Video Shows HIV Spreading Between Immune Cells
• Thembi Ngubane, Courageous African HIV-Positive Activist, Dies at 24
• My Fabulous Disease: Mark King's Video Blog

]]> Fri, 12 Jun 2009 03:01:58 GMT TheBody.com http://www.thebody.com/content/art52158.html http://www.thebody.com/content/art52053.html TheBody.com's HIV/AIDS Video Newsbreak, featuring these stories:

• HIV Itself Linked to Possible Heart Risk, Even Among Nonprogressors, Study Finds
• Riding to End HIV
• HIVer Gets 45 Years for Using Body Fluids as a "Deadly Weapon"
• This Positive Life: An Interview With Jimmy Mack

]]> Fri, 5 Jun 2009 03:01:58 GMT TheBody.com http://www.thebody.com/content/art52053.html http://www.thebody.com/content/art51896.html When I got my first position at an HIV/AIDS organization in 1987, I thought the job would be my last. I was HIV positive, living in Los Angeles and surrounded by fear and dying. How could I possibly be here to type this blog to you now?]]> Wed, 27 May 2009 03:01:58 GMT MarkSKing@aol.com (Mark S. King) http://www.thebody.com/content/art51896.html http://www.thebody.com/content/art51915.html TheBody.com's HIV/AIDS Video Newsbreak, featuring these stories:

• Sustiva + Ginkgo: Possible Recipe for Resistance, Doctors Report
• World Has Failed to Reach Goals in Preventing Mother-to-Child HIV Transmission, Report Says
• My Search for Meaning: A Video Blog
• Summer Camps for HIV-Affected Children

]]> Fri, 22 May 2009 03:01:58 GMT TheBody.com http://www.thebody.com/content/art51915.html http://www.thebody.com/content/art51880.html TheBody.com's HIV/AIDS Video Newsbreak, featuring these stories:

• Smoking May Be More Dangerous for HIVers, Study Finds
• U.S. HIV Awareness Is Disturbingly Low, Survey Suggests
• It's Best to Start HIV Treatment Right Away for People Who Have OIs, Study Says
• Iowa Man Sentenced to 25 Years for Not Disclosing His HIV Status

]]> Fri, 22 May 2009 03:01:58 GMT TheBody.com http://www.thebody.com/content/art51880.html http://www.thebody.com/content/art51611.html TheBody.com's first ever HIV/AIDS video newsbreak.]]> Fri, 15 May 2009 03:01:58 GMT TheBody.com http://www.thebody.com/content/art51611.html http://www.thebody.com/content/art51416.html Thirty years ago I was a skinny college freshman at the University of New Orleans who had no idea that a fellow student would become a brother to me. Charles was the first friend I told when I tested HIV positive. The value of his friendship was something I took for granted through years of drug addiction (and as lovers came and went).]]> http://www.thebody.com/content/art51416.html MarkSKing@aol.com (Mark S. King) Wed, 22 Apr 2009 03:01:58 GMT http://www.thebody.com/content/art51278.html I was on my spring break and felt like I should do something "wild" since historically, spring break is the week that college students are supposed to "let loose." Since I am a 41-year-old student and not 18 anymore, I felt like making a visit to the New York City Museum of Sex was about as wild as I was going to get during spring break. So, for the price of $11.50 ($3.00 coupon deducted from the original price), I spent two hours roaming the exhibit halls of the Museum of Sex fantasizing about the life I wish I had. ]]> Wed, 15 Apr 2009 03:01:58 GMT twilder@thebody.com (Terri Wilder, M.S.W.) http://www.thebody.com/content/art51278.html http://www.thebody.com/content/art50995.html I've lived with HIV for more than 25 years and I'm grateful for that. But my face belies my good fortune. I've begun developing "the look" of a long-term survivor -- the telltale troughs in my face (facial lipoatrophy) that bear witness to my history of taking HIV medications.]]> http://www.thebody.com/content/art50995.html MarkSKing@aol.com (Mark S. King) Wed, 25 Mar 2009 03:01:58 GMT http://www.thebody.com/content/art50312.html When I got my nipples pierced about three years ago, I was fresh out of drug rehab and wanted to make a provocative gesture that said "They can take away the meth but I'm still a sexual being, dammit!" Getting solid gold rings only added to the "investment" in my acting out. And, yeah, piercing unlikely places on your body ... hurts.]]> http://www.thebody.com/content/art50312.html MarkSKing@aol.com (Mark S. King) Wed, 28 Jan 2009 03:01:58 GMT http://www.thebody.com/content/art49993.html As carefully as I manage my HIV meds and doctor appointments, I manage my recovery from crystal meth addiction. "Recovery" means different things to people and those facing addiction find help in various ways -- 12-step programs, therapy, their church or faith -- and I'm not going to promote one or the other. I'll simply say that being vigilant and accepting myself as a crystal meth addict in recovery is vital, and the consequences of ignoring it are more dangerous than even my HIV diagnosis.]]> http://www.thebody.com/content/art49993.html MarkSKing@aol.com (Mark S. King) Tue, 13 Jan 2009 03:01:58 GMT http://www.thebody.com/content/art50634.html Three HIVers -- Leanna, Jessica and Kyle -- share their stories: growing up with HIV, drug and alcohol addiction, and living with HIV in the American Indian community.]]> 7 Jan 2009 12:00:00 GMT The Positive Project http://www.thebody.com/content/art50634.html http://www.thebody.com/content/art49747.html Three HIVers -- Deah, Orie and Sharon -- share their stories: growing up with HIV, being a long-term survivor, and struggling with a diagnosis.]]> 10 Dec 2008 12:00:00 GMT The Positive Project http://www.thebody.com/content/art49747.html http://www.thebody.com/content/art49542.html Years ago I worked as director of an agency for people living with HIV/AIDS, and although the work was satisfying, I was irritated with one principle of the agency: "You don't know what it's like if you are not HIV positive." Really? It seems our caregivers get a pretty good idea.]]> http://www.thebody.com/content/art49542.html MarkSKing@aol.com (Mark S. King) Thu, 20 Nov 2008 03:01:58 GMT http://www.thebody.com/content/art49371.html Greetings, all my viral and not-so-viral friends! Yes, I do get flip from time to time, but blame it on my extremely good mood. Because this month my video blog features an actual, for-real phone call from the folks at the Oprah Show. Yes, the Mother of All Gab Fests turned to yours truly for ... what, exactly? Watch the blog and find out!]]> http://www.thebody.com/content/art49371.html MarkSKing@aol.com (Mark S. King) Mon, 10 Nov 2008 22:01:58 GMT http://www.thebody.com/content/art48879.html This is one of those weeks when my diseases -- HIV and addiction -- take a back seat to "real life" and the pleasures it can provide. Although, like a noisy passenger, sometimes the back seat is just as intrusive.]]> http://www.thebody.com/content/art48879.html MarkSKing@aol.com (Mark S. King) Thu, 2 Oct 2008 16:17:19 GMT http://www.thebody.com/content/art48647.html I'm tempted to begin with "I'm Mark, and I'm a drug addict," because so much of my life is caught up in repairing the damage of many years of addiction.]]> http://www.thebody.com/content/art48647.html MarkSKing@aol.com (Mark S. King) Wed, 17 Sep 2008 16:17:19 GMT http://www.thebody.com/content/confs/aids2008/art47783.html The International AIDS Conference is the world's largest gathering of HIV health care professionals, advocates and others in the HIV community. More than 22,000 people attended the 2008 conference in Mexico City.

In addition to these featured videos, visit our XVII International AIDS Conference home page for a great deal of additional coverage, including breaking news, first-person interviews, research summaries and our unique photojournal.]]> 5 Aug 2008 12:00:00 GMT TheBody.com http://www.thebody.com/content/confs/aids2008/art47783.html http://www.thebody.com/content/art45872.html Four HIVers -- Paul, Carla, Carence and Prairie -- share their stories: surviving rape, working as an HIV/AIDS educator, HIV in the Alaskan Native community, and HIV in the Native American community of the Northern Plains.]]> 11 Jun 2008 12:00:00 GMT The Positive Project http://www.thebody.com/content/art45872.html http://www.thebody.com/content/art46945.html Four HIVers -- Oliver, Dillon, Yvette and Jeromy -- share their stories and advice about adherence, stigma, mixed-status relationships and coping with a diagnosis.]]> 9 Apr 2008 12:00:00 GMT The Positive Project http://www.thebody.com/content/art46945.html