AIDS & HIV Books

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41. The HIV-Negative Gay Man

    Developing Strategies for Survival and Emotional Well-Being

    By Steven Ball

    In The HIV-Negative Gay Man: Developing Strategies for Survival and Emotional Well-Being, you’ll get instant access to some of the most recent information on the market today about remaining HIV-negative. You’ll come in contact with a wealth of information concerning the psychosocial and...

    Published May 18th 1998 by Routledge
42. HIV/AIDS and the Drug Culture

    Shattered Lives

    By Joan Gormley, Elizabeth Hagan

    In this startling new collection of case studies entitled HIV/AIDS and the Drug Culture: Shattered Lives, you’ll take an eye-opening and informative look at the lifestyle and culture of the HIV/AIDS intravenous drug users (IVDUs). You’ll see how health care providers and caregivers can update their...

    Published May 17th 1998 by Routledge
43. Dry Bones Breathe

    Gay Men Creating Post-AIDS Identities and Cultures

    By John Dececco, Phd

    Dry Bones Breathe: Gay Men Creating Post-AIDS Identities and Cultures breaks new ground in offering an original and insightful interpretation of gay men’s shifting experience of the AIDS epidemic. From Dry Bones Breathe, you’ll gain a deeper understanding of current community debates focused on...

    Published April 12th 1998 by Routledge
44. Infectious Rhythm

    Metaphors of Contagion and the Spread of African Culture

    By Barbara Browning

    Barbara Browning follows the trail of "infectious rhythm" from the ecstatic percussion of a Brazilian carnival group to the eerily silent video image of the LAPD beating a man like a drum. Throughout, she identifies the metaphoric strain of contagion which both celebrates the diasporic spread of...

    Published March 25th 1998 by Routledge
45. HIV and Social Work

    A Practitioner's Guide

    By R Dennis Shelby, David M Aronstein, Bruce J Thompson

    As HIV/AIDS continue to plague societies around the world, more and more social workers encounter HIV-infected individuals and their families and friends who are searching for help and support. In HIV and Social Work: A Practitioner's Guide, experienced social workers share their practice wisdom,...

    Published February 28th 1998 by Routledge
46. Eating Positive

    A Nutrition Guide and Recipe Book for People with HIV/AIDS

    By Jeffrey T Huber, Kris Riddlesperger

    Proper nutrition is essential to individuals with HIV/AIDS. Yet, it is often difficult to maintain an adequate diet due to a variety of conditions associated with the disease and/or medications used to alleviate symptoms. Eating Positive: A Nutrition Guide and Recipe Book for People with HIV/AIDS...

    Published January 12th 1998 by Routledge
47. Women and AIDS

    Negotiating Safer Practices, Care, and Representation

    By Ellen Cole, Esther D Rothblum, Linda K Fuller, Nancy Roth

    For many women, the advice “Use a condom!” is not enough to help protect them from HIV infection. As Women and AIDS reveals, “negotiating” safer sex practices is a very complex issue for women who are involved in relationships where they do not enjoy physical, social, or...

    Published December 1st 1997 by Routledge
48. Youths Living with HIV

    Self-Evident Truths

    By John Dececco, Phd, G Cajetan Luna

    In this enlightening book, you’ll explore the life struggles and adaptations leading up to and following HIV infection in young Americans. The cases presented in Youths Living with HIV envisage a variety of experiences of youths living with HIV and AIDS, including individuals of different races, of...

    Published June 26th 1997 by Routledge
49. Activism and Marginalization in the AIDS Crisis

    By Michael A Hallett

    Activism and Marginalization in the AIDS Crisis shows readers how the advent of HIV-disease has brought into question the utility of certain forms of “activism” as they relate to understanding and fighting the social impacts of disease. This informative and powerful book is centrally...

    Published April 24th 1997 by Routledge
50. Nutritional Abnormalities in Infectious Diseases

    Effects on Tuberculosis and AIDS

    By Chris E Taylor

    Listed in the 1997 edition of Doody’s Rating Service: A Buyer’s Guide to the 250 Best Health Sciences Books!Until recently, it had been presumed that chemotherapy was sufficient to control tuberculosis (TB). However, it has been estimated that this disease will claim more than 30 million lives in...

    Published March 12th 1997 by Routledge