Discussions
- AIDS Hotline (CDC)
Provides individuals with answers to questions. Anonymous and free.
- HIV and AIDS Treatment (The Body)
Provides factsheets, location of support groups, research information, and more.
Lists
- -Treatment - Combination of Drugs "Devastating" Against HIV in Children (CNN)
 Provides a summary of a study of three drugs in combination that stopped the progression of HIV in seven out of eight children.
- HIV and AIDS Resources (RCAP)
Provides links to over 40 sources of information on HIV and AIDS.
- HIV and AIDS Support Organizations (Yahoo)
Provides over 100 organizations that support people with HIV or AIDS.
News
- 12-01-03 World Losing Battle with AIDS (BBC News - Lustig)
"Globally, the number of those infected is now more than 42 million, by the end of the decade it will have grown by another 45 million. Half of the people living with HIV/Aids are women, more than half are under the age of 24." 12-03
- 12-01-03 World Losing Battle with AIDS (BBC News)
"The American Health Secretary, Tommy Thompson, has warned that the world is losing the fight against Aids."
"Speaking in Zambia on World Aids Day, Mr Thompson called on the international community to intensify its efforts to combat the disease."
"To mark the day, the United Nations unveiled ambitious plans to supply three million HIV sufferers with the drugs they need by the end of 2005."
"An estimated 40 million people are now infected with HIV around the world." 12-03
- Cheapest Anti-HIV Drug Produced (NewScientist.com)
Describes a cocktail of three drugs now available through the government of Thailand. "The government says that the cocktail, named GPO-Vir, will be sold for just 20 baht ($0.45) per pill, meaning that a month's supply of the drugs would fall from 5000 baht ($114) per person for the three separate drugs, to just 1,200 baht ($27)." 3-02
- HIV and AIDS - A Child's Perspective (CNN - Arce)
Provides statistics on children contracting HIV and promotes a show that discusses a child's perspective on the disease. 5-01
Papers
- -HIV and AIDS Treatment (MEDEM)
Provides answers to frequently asked questions related to AIDS treatment. 3-04
- -HIV and AIDS Treatment Information (Project Inform)
Provides comprehensive information on treatment, organized by subject and searchable.
- Guide on the Biology of AIDS (BBC News)
"At least 28 million people worldwide have died from Aids – their bodies' defence systems ravaged by the HIV virus to the point where everyday infections become life-threatening."
"Click through this guide to find out about how HIV attacks and how the drugs fight it." 12-03
- HIV - Early Treatment May Be Best For HIV-Related Dementia (applesforhealth)
A study suggests early stages of HIV-related dementia may be treatable and even reversible. The study, published in Neurology, the journal of the the American Academy of Neurology, indicates highly active antiretroviral therapy, frequently called the "AIDS cocktail," can reverse chemical changes and brain injury associated with HIV. 09-24-99.
- HIV - Stress Speeds HIV Progression To AIDS (applesforhealth)
Men with HIV will progress much more quickly to AIDS if they are stressed and have little social support, a new study by University of North Carolina scientists says. 06-11-99.
- HIV and AIDS (PBS.org - NOW)
Provides basic facts on HIV and AIDS with an emphasis on lessons learned about Africa. 5-02
- HIV and AIDS - Child Activist Dies (CNN)
Provides news of the death of 12-year-old Nkosi, who has provided world leadership in the fight to stop discrimination against children who have contracted the disease. 2-01
- HIV and AIDS Resources (About.com - Cichocki)
Provides news, statistics, a glossary, factsheets, and information about the latest research. 2-01
- HIV and AIDS Treatment (Celine)
Provides dozens of links to sources of information. Includes a red ribbon that can be downloaded.
- HIV and AIDS Treatment (The Body)
Provides factsheets, location of support groups, research information, and more.
- HIV and AIDS Treatment Glossary (Hogan and University of Minnesota)
Provides definitions of medical terms used in the treatment of AIDS. A large file that can be slow to download.
- Map of the Prevalence of AIDS (BBC News)
Shows where in the world the epidemic is strongest. 12-03
Periodicals
- -HIV and AIDS Daily News Service (CDC)
Provides latest news from a clipping service of major sources of new information from research. Service can be provided automatically through email.
- HIV and AIDS News
Provides latest developments in research on treatment..
Projects
- HIV and AIDS Services for Asian Communities (ASIAC)
Provides comprehensive assistance, especially adapted for Asian communities.
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