A WORD FROM OUR SPONSORS

Roche Diagnostics
Roche recently received marketing approval from the F.D.A. for its Amplicor HIV-1 Monitor UltraSensitive Method. This test is now the most sensitive means to measure levels of HIV circulating in an infected person's blood ("viral load"). The test can measure levels previously considered "undetectable" - down to 50 copies per millimeter of plasma. The approval is considered a significant advance in the battle against HIV. Published studies indicate that lowering plasma HIV RNA to below 50 copies/mL is associated with a more complete and durable viral suppression. Physicians will now have a clearer picture of therapeutic effectiveness against the HIV virus. Ask your physician or healthcare provider about Amplicor UltraSensitive and Roche products and information.

Merck & Co.
Going the distance. Research and development of innovative treatments for HIV. Working together with community organizations that provide service and care to people living with HIV.

Glaxo Wellcome
Glaxo Wellcome is a pharmaceutical industry leader in HIV research and therapies. In 1998, Glaxo Wellcome sponsored more than 180 clinical trials to better understand how currently marketed compounds benefit patients.

As a leader in the development of HIV therapies, Glaxo Wellcome is involved in numerous initiatives on the federal, state and local levels that address issues of delivery of care for people infected with HIV. In addition to their own extensive research program, the company is involved in numerous efforts to work with others involved in the development of new advances in HIV therapies, vaccines, and diagnostics. The company is an active participant in the Inter-Company Collaboration for AIDS Drug Development Group, a group of pharmaceutical companies formed in 1993 to facilitate early combination and comparative studies of antiviral agents for the treatment of HIV disease.

Glaxo Wellcome is a research-based company whose people are committed to fighting disease by bringing innovative medicine and services to patients throughout the world and the healthcare providers who serve them.

Roche laboratories
Roche provides support for targeted AIDS-related community education, prevention and outreach programs throughout the U.S. But our toughest battles are fought in the laboratory and the clinic. A leader in virology, we have been active in the search for better ways to diagnose and treat HIV/AIDS since the earliest days of the epidemic. And we're in the fight for good.

Stadtlanders Pharmacy
Stadtlanders Pharmacy is the nation's leading specialty pharmacy. Stadtlanders is a full service pharmacy providing comprehensive pharmaceutical care to clients living with chronic, challenging health conditions, such as HIV and AIDS, transplantation and fertility.

Clients are provided with personalized services from expert pharmacists, medications counseling, adherence monitoring, reimbursement counseling, and nationwide delivery. Stadtlanders currently provides care to over 50,000 customers on a national basis, more than 24,000 which are living with HIV/AIDS.

For more information regarding Stadtlanders call .

Unimed Pharmaceuticals
Unimed Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Solvay Pharmaceuticals, Inc., focuses on drugs with multiple indications in the therapeutic areas of hypertension, endocrinology, urology, HIV and other infectious diseases.

Solvay Pharmaceuticals, Inc. of Marietta, Georgia, is a research-based pharmaceuticals company, active in the therapeutic areas of cardiology, gastroenterology, mental health and women's health. It is a member of the worldwide Solvay Group of chemical and pharmaceutical companies, headquartered in Brussels, Belgium.

Juven
A recent scientific study conducted at Nassau County Medical Center in New York strongly indicate that an over the counter dietary supplement called Juven, can markedly enhance lean muscle tissue gain in AIDS patients, and also improve body composition, which appears to be a strong indicator of AIDS progression and with no apparent harmful side effects. Juven is made with mixture of HMB/Arg/Gln which are selected amino acids. In the study, those given a placebo or fake supplement, continued to lose about 1.5 pounds a week. One patient in particular who was suffering from wasting had lost 28 pounds, but regained 16 pounds during only eight weeks in the study. Juven is now covered by Medicaid in New York and New Jersey. Ask your physician or healthcare provider about Juven. Or call MTI BioTech toll free at 877-GO-JUVEN ().

MediMom
Sticking to an HIV drug regimen is a real challenge, but MediMOM can help by allowing you to design a schedule of reminders that are discreetly sent to your pager or cell phone whenever you wish.

But MediMOM does much more. What about all the other "To Do's" that clutter our days? Business, medical and social appointments, calls to return, errands to run...MediMOM's appointment reminder feature lets you turn your pager or cell phone into your ever-present personal assistant. It only takes a few seconds to input those "can't miss" tasks into MediMOM and you'll receive reminders at the designated times. Whether it's buying milk or taking meds, rely on MediMOM to keep you on schedule.