In This Issue

Before William Brawner became a dad, he had a hard time sticking to his demanding regimen of antiretroviral medications. "Hate" is not a strong enough word to describe his feelings about taking his meds, he says. But once he and his wife bore a child—a son—Brawner's outlook changed. In this issue the 30-year-old describes how becoming a father helped him find a new reason for living, including choking down his meds.

We also run a short piece from our friends at NAPWA about the implications of the recent discovery of an extremely antibiotic resistant strain of gonorrhea. What threat do such superbugs pose to people with compromised immune systems, they ask? And is the era of antibiotics drawing to a close?

For the National HIV/AIDS strategy to be effective, the business community—from corporate America, to foundations to entrepreneurs—must sign on and get involved. AIDS.gov identifies some steps that businesses of all sizes can take to help end the epidemic and offers some resources to make it happen.

Kaiser Health News examines the growth in the number of insured Americans living in rural areas, and in a separate piece asks experts their opinions about what would have to happen for Medicare to be revamped to reduce federal spending.

Yours in the struggle,

Phill