Tuesday, June 7, 2011, 6:00 PM

Positive Life Series 

The next Positive Life Series will be on Tuesday, June 7, at the Sinatra Auditorium at Desert Regional Hospital in Palm Springs (on the corner of Tachevah and Via Miraleste). This month's topic will be "Ask the Pharmacist", an open forum for discussing current drug therapies for HIV & AIDS, drug interaction, efficacy and adherence. A light supper is served at 6:00 PM, and the program begins at 6:30 PM.  ASL translation is provided. Program is sponsored by Jewish Family Services of the Desert.  Contact Jeff Taylor at 760.835.1926 or via email at jefftaylorps@gmail.com for more information. (jl)

There are special events happening in the Community Center each week.  This week's featured event is listed below.   For an in-depth view of other events, just click GO.

Tuesday, May 24, Noon - 1:00 PM 

Community Center Presents -  

A HOLISITIC APPROACH TO HIV

Please join us in the D.A.P. Community Center for this timely luncheon / presentation on holistic medicine and how it relates to HIV care with HIV pharmacy expert Michelle Sherman RPh, FASCP, AAHIVE.  You can learn more about Michelle at http://michrx.com/ Lunch will be served at 11:45. Please RSVP to Ed at 760.323.2118, ext. 295 or escarry@desertaidsproject.org. 

Stay informed!

Community Center Presents -  

LET'S ALL GO TO THE MOVIES  

Resources for the "Newly Diagnosed"

If you've recently found out that you're HIV positive or you know someone who has, TheBody.com's Just Diagnosed Resource Center may be able to help.  It's full of helpful information, personal stories, connections to support and words of wisdom.  As difficult as this time may be, you are not alone -- and there's plenty you can do to stay in control of your health and your happiness.  See more here. (jl) 

HIV Wellness Checklist

There is an easy way for you to evaluate your overall wellness the next time you see your doctor using this down-loadable HIV Wellness Checklist.  When you visit your doctor and discuss your results, check the box that matches your numbers. Any area in which your numbers place you in the yellow or orange category is an area for you to focus on improving your health. (jl) 

HIV drugs dramatically reduce risk of passing HIV to healthy partners

When one partner in a couple is infected with HIV and the other is not, treatment with antiretroviral drugs can dramatically lower the chances of the infected partner passing along the disease to his or her mate, a new evidence review finds. The new review discovered that when patients with HIV are on ART, their partners were five times less likely to contract the virus than in couples without treatment.  Read more. (jl)

Scientists now know why meditation works 

Studies have shown that meditating regularly can help relieve symptoms in people who suffer from chronic pain, but the neural mechanisms underlying the relief were unclear. Now, MIT and Harvard researchers have found a possible explanation for this phenomenon.  Researchers found that people trained to meditate over an eight-week period were better able to control a specific type of brain waves called alpha rhythms. Read more. (jl) 

Sign on to stop Uganda's anti-gay bill

Uganda's infamous Anti-Homosexuality Bill has been revived by Uganda's Parliament and hearings are currently underway.  The bill, in its current form, calls for the execution of sexually active homosexuals who are HIV-positive or who are considered to be "serial offenders."  After a massive global outcry last year, Ugandan President Museveni blocked the bill's progress.  But political unrest is mounting in Uganda, and religious extremists in Parliament are hoping confusion and violence in the streets will distract the international community from a second push to pass this hate-filled law.  You can show them that the world is still watching.  If we block the vote for two more days until Parliament closes, the bill will expire forever.  Sign the petition now, then spread the word about this campaign! (jl)

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