Newsletters
2013 | 2012 | 2011 | 2010 | 2009 | 2008 | 2006 | 2005 | 2004 | 2003
The program publishes a quarterly newsletter, path (positive approach to health). Each issue contains articles written by members of the CAMC Ryan White Program's care team.
Review the index below to see the articles in each issue. Click on the link to read the newsletter on-line or to print the issue on your computer.
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2013
Spring
Choose to become pregnant with HIV WV Rainbow Run 5K Affordable Care Act preventive services for women
2012
Spring
A man, a monkey and the birth of the AIDS epidemic Free, confidential testing locations
Fall
Talking to teens about HIV Post traumatic stress disorder Osteoporosis and HIV
2011
Spring Black Swan & HIV by Shan Decker Bipolar Disorder by Laura Wilhelm, PhD "Pawsitive" Power of Pets Take the test! Avoid these common condom mistakes
Fall
The State of HIV testing laws in West Virginia by Christine Teague, PharmD, MPH, AAHIVE Take the Test! Free Rapid HIV Testing Locations CAMC Ryan White Clinic FAQs Remembering the Past for the Future by Linda Davis, MSW
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2010
Winter Aging with HIV by Laura Wilhelm, PhD Taking It Step by Step: An Interview with Dorothy and Lizabeth - article from WORLD Newsletter, a publication of Women Organized to Respond to Life-threatening Diseases (www.womenhiv.org) Never Too Old
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2009
Summer Smoke Signals by Eric Watts Pack Your Toolbox by Laura Wilhelm, PhD Just the Facts by Yvonne Lane, RN How To Kill Your T Cells Without Really Trying by Richard Ferri
Spring Stick to the Program by Carrie E. Jeffers, PharmD Changing your HIV Regimen Why You Need Antibiotics when Your CD4 Count is Low by Lisa Robinson, PharmD Living in the Wreckage of My Future by Richard S. Ferri
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2008
Spring 2008
Welcome Dr. Christy Treadway and Kristina Childers, MSN, APRN-BC What is Fatigue? Make time for a "mini" break by Amy Webster, PhD What you need to know about MRSA by Chris Stiltner, PharmD Gonorrhea: It's nothing to "clap" about! by Shelda Martin, MD, AAHIVS, FACP
Summer Rejected because of your HIV status? It's their loss by Jack Degnan Where are we in the quest for an HIV Vaccine? by Dara Seybold, MAA Standing by by Pam LeRose C'est la HIVie by M.E.
Fall The Gift of Forgiveness by Laura Wilhelm, PhD Life Expectancy with HIV increases dramatically What is an HIV Peer Educator/Advocate and What Can One Do For You? by Christine Teague, PharmD, MPH, BCPS Wanted: a Sense of Humor and A Friendly Ear by M.E, Ryan White Program's Peer Educator .
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2006
Summer
Should I tell my children about my HIV/AIDS? by Randy Augustine, LCSW The benefits of exercise by Laura Wilhelm, PhD Did you just learn that you're HIV-positive? Women and HIV by Barbara Joseph
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2005
Winter Dietician Joins Care Team - Jennifer Hillenbrand, RD, LD Understanding Panic Attacks by Laura Wilhelm, PhD Common HIV drug side effects and their management (part 3): Body shape changes and metabolic side effects: "Lipodystrophy" by Christine Teague, PharmD, MHP, BCPS Sex in the City: The truth about STDs - "Herpes: It's a simplex matter" by Marla Buckley, MD
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2004
Spring New Ryan White Program medication guidelines by Denise Heflin-Peyton, RN Common HIV drug side-effects and their management (part 1): Nausea and Diarrhea by Christine Teague, PharmD, MPH, BCPS HIV and osteoporosis by Shawnea Bibb, RD, LD Coping with anger by Laura Wilhelm, PhD
Summer Hepatitis B and You by Shelda Martin, MD Tips for more effective verbal communication by Laura Wilhelm, PhD Top nine reasons to call your doctor immediately by Mark Katz, MD How to get your medicine if you do not have pharmacy insurance by Denise Heflin-Peyton, RN
Fall Beating the Holiday Blues Welcome Dr. Kerns and Dr. Kettler Author, HIV Activist (JL King) brings tough talk to Charleston by Barbara Joseph Common HIV drug side-effects and their management (part 2): Neurological and mental side effects by Christine Teague, PharmD, MPH, BCPS Food safety and the holidays by Arnold K. Vaughn, MA, RD, LD Local organizations provide help during the holiday season
Winter CAMC Ryan White Program's "care team" has five HIV specialists by Barbara Joseph It's Flu Season: how to prevent the flu, what to do if you get sick, and "cough etiquette" Understanding Lab Results Excessive worrying about what others think by Laura Wilhelm, PhD
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2003
Winter For your mental health: Coping with the holidays by Laura Wilhelm, PhD Alternative Therapies by Christine Teague, PharmD Hepatitis: an old disease in the news by Shelda Martin, MD Medicaid for HIV-AIDS patients by Randy Augustine, MSW
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