AIDS Treatment News returns.This is the first AIDS Treatment News since the December issue, which was published in January 2006. We are now back to monthly publication, and apologize a·pol·o·gize intr.v. a·pol·o·gized, a·pol·o·giz·ing, a·pol·o·giz·es 1. To make excuse for or regretful acknowledgment of a fault or offense. 2. To make a formal defense or justification in speech or writing. for the unplanned interruption INTERRUPTION. The effect of some act or circumstance which stops the course of a prescription or act of limitation's. 2. Interruption of the use of a thing is natural or civil. . Subscriptions will be extended to include the correct number of issues. The gap happened because we were unhappy about not addressing key needs and opportunities today, to remain relevant in changing times. Here is our thinking now. We see three main kinds of articles: (1) Individual empowerment em·pow·er tr.v. em·pow·ered, em·pow·er·ing, em·pow·ers 1. To invest with power, especially legal power or official authority. See Synonyms at authorize. 2. , helping people understand their medical care, both immediately and for the future. These will report drug approvals, safety concerns, treatment strategies, healthy living, biomedical research Biomedical research (or experimental medicine), in general simply known as medical research, is the basic research or applied research conducted to aid the body of knowledge in the field of medicine. , access to care, and related information. We will often recommend articles by others. (2) Community empowerment, activism, and public policy--what communities can do collectively to support research, access to care, and other measures to control the epidemic epidemic, outbreak of disease that affects a much greater number of people than is usual for the locality or that spreads to regions where it is ordinarily not present. . These will include outstanding examples of successful activism, and current action alerts. (3) Other opportunities, such as improving medical research and practice through better online information. This writer developed computer software before starting AIDS Treatment News, and hopes to use the combined experience to make unique contributions. We are unwilling to describe intractable intractable /in·trac·ta·ble/ (in-trak´tah-b'l) resistant to cure, relief, or control. in·trac·ta·ble adj. 1. Difficult to manage or govern; stubborn. 2. healthcare problems and just leave them there. When solutions require addressing the criminality of dominant institutions that fail by design, people need to know. AIDS Treatment News has reported on AIDS for 20 years, and will use this perspective in recommending information on treatment, activism, and communication. |
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