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March 31, 2009 Best Kept Secret: Drug Company Assistance Programs Many of us know about private insurance, ADAP, Medicaid and Medicare—but how many know about programs run by pharmaceutical companies intended to defray the high cost of HIV treatment? An advocacy group called the Fair Pricing Coalition has been fighting to make these programs a reality—and they want you to know about them.

March 17, 2009 Bio-Alcamid Blues: Possible Problems With a Facial Wasting Treatment Bio-Alcamid, a popular treatment for facial wasting, is being scrutinized due to increasing reports of long-term complications. AIDSmeds investigates the risks for Bio-Alcamid patients.

March 09, 2009 POZ Podium: NAPWA Aims to Reshape U.S. AIDS Advocacy David Ernesto Munar, vice president for policy and communications at the AIDS Foundation of Chicago and board chairman of the National Association of People with AIDS (NAPWA), discusses the need for a national AIDS strategy for the United States and how the new Denver Principles Project will help all people living with or affected by HIV in the fight against AIDS.

March 03, 2009 AIDSmeds in Montreal: Notes from the 16th Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections The biggest HIV science conference of the year proves that there’s a lot more to living long and well with HIV than antiretrovirals. We present highlights from the 16th CROI in Montreal.