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AIDSinfo (Spanish)
The site provides up-to-date information on HIV/AIDS
treatment guidelines, drugs, vaccines and clinical trials.
The 'education and resource center' has brochures, fact
sheets and resources for patients and the general public,
health care providers and researchers. The content is
maintained by the U.S. Department of Health and Human
Services, and is directed primarily to the U.S. general
public and healthcare providers.
http://www.aidsinfo.nih.gov/
Centers for Disease Control, U.S: Division of HIV/AIDS Prevention
The CDC provides a wealth of full-text documents on basic
science, research, treatment and general information (news
headlines, fact sheets, brochures, statistics). The site
includes alphabetical and keyword search indexes plus
information on email lists and links to other sites.
http://www.cdc.gov/hiv/dhap.htm
EngenderHealth: HIV/AIDS Online Mini-Course (Focus on Low-Income Countries)
This minicourse is designed to provide a basic introduction to this topic and to help providers of reproductive health services incorporate a focus on HIV and AIDS into their services. The course builds on other EngenderHealth MiniCourses on the Sexuality and Sexual Health and Sexuality Transmitted Infections courses.
http://www.engenderhealth.org/pubs/courses/index.php
Essentials of Antiretroviral Therapy for Health Care and Program Managers (Focus on Low-Income Countries)
This downloadable PDF file contains detailed information on
antiretroviral therapy. It contains material on the
antiretroviral therapy and the global response to HIV and
aspects of clinical care, treatment and follow-up for
patients. Developed by Pathfinder International, a U.S. based
family planning NGO, the site includes numerous useful charts
and graphics.
http://www2.pathfinder.org/site/DocServer/ART_TGS1.pdf?docID=8481
Global AIDS Learning and Evaluation Network (GALEN) (Focus on Low-Income Countries)
GALEN is an online training course for physicians in the
developing world. The course has 15 modules, with a focus on
HIV care and treatment in low-resource settings. Registration
is required but is free. Physicians who complete the course
are awarded a certificate. The program is maintained by the
International Association of Physicians in AIDS Care.
http://www.searchitech.org/itech?page=db-02-00&post=1&oid=1151&bkto=db-00-00&bktopost=7=G
HIV and AIDS Tutorial
This tutorial reviews the basics of the immune system
response to the HIV infection. It also discusses the commonly
used anti-retroviral drugs and their mode of action. The site
includes a series of 'problem sets' to help the user test
recently acquired knowledge. It also contains annotated links
to other sites with HIV/AIDS information. The tutorial was
developed and is maintained by the Department of Biochemistry
and Molecular Biophysics, University of Arizona, U.S.
http://www.biology.arizona.edu/immunology/tutorials/AIDS/main.html
HIV and Hepatitis.com
This is the website of a commercial organization,
HIVandHepatitis.com, based in the U.S. The site aims to
provide accurate and timely information on HIV/AIDS, chronic
hepatitis B and Hepatitis C and co-infection with HIV/AIDS.
Although primarily for users in the U.S, there is
considerable useful information for developing country
healthcare workers.
http://www.hivandhepatitis.com/
HIV InSite Knowledge Base
This site is a comprehensive, on-line textbook of HIV disease
from the University of California San Francisco and San
Francisco General Hospital, U.S. It includes sections on
epidemiology, natural science, diagnosis and clinical
management, clinical manifestations, infections and
malignancies, transmission and prevention and policy of HIV.
http://hivinsite.ucsf.edu/InSite.jsp?page=KB
HIV Medicine 2006 (14th edition)
This is a free, online medical textbook that provides a
comprehensive and up-to-date overview of the treatment of HIV
infection. The content is targeted to industrialized
countries, but is likely to be useful worldwide.
http://hivmedicine.com/
Johns Hopkins AIDS Service
The site is a resource for physicians and other health care
professionals in providing care and treatment to patients
with HIV/AIDS. Topics include epidemiology, prevention,
practice guidelines and a questions and answers section. This
site also contains links to the pdf files of the John Hopkins
HIV/AIDS Guide and the 2006 Pocket Guide to HIV/AIDS
Treatment.
http://www.hopkinsguides.com/hopkins/ub/index/Johns_Hopkins_HIV_Guide/All_Topics/A
Living Well with HIV/AIDS (Focus on Low-Income Countries)
This site is an electronic manual that provides home care
agents and local service providers with practical dietary
recommendations. It deals with common complications that are
experienced at different stages of infection, and stresses
local solutions that emphasize using local food resources and
home-based care and support. The manual was developed by the
Food and Agricultural Organization, United Nations.
http://www.fao.org/docrep/005/Y4168E/Y4168E00.HTM
PubMed Free Fulltext Articles on HIV/Diagnosis
This PubMed search will identify all HIV/AIDS diagnosis and management related free fulltext ejournal articles within the database. Within the search results, there are links to the fulltext material. By repeating this search periodically, you will find new fulltext articles that are added to the PubMed database weekly. Essential Health Links contains similar searches for most subpages listed in the Specific Health Resources table of contents.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=PureSearch&db=pubmed&details_term=%22loattrfree%20full%20text%22%5Bsb%5D%20AND%20%28%22hiv%22%5BMeSH%20Terms%5D%20OR%20%28%22hiv%20seropositivity%22%5BTIAB%5D%20NOT%20Medline%5BSB%5D%29%20OR%20%22hiv%20seropositivity%22%5BMeSH%20Terms%5D%20OR%20HIV%5BText%20Word%5D%29%20AND%20%28%22diagnosis%22%5BSubheading%5D%20OR%20%22diagnosis%22%5BMeSH%20Terms%5D%20OR%20diagnosis%5BText%20Word%5D%29
PubMed Free Fulltext Articles on HIV/Treatment
Textbook of AIDS Pathology
The Textbook of AIDS Pathology
includes a general discussion of the pathophysiology of HIV
infection, organ system pathology of AIDS, and opportunistic
infections and neoplasms associated with AIDS, and a general
discussion of issues, including safety and education, related
to the AIDS epidemic. The content is provided in PDF format
by the University of Utah Department of Pathology, U.S.
http://library.med.utah.edu/WebPath/TUTORIAL/AIDS/AIDS.html
UNESCO: AIDS and Culture (Focus on Low-Income Countries) (French, Spanish)
This site describes issues related to the development of
programmes for HIV/AIDS prevention and care. The site
includes full-text studies and reports and is available in
English, French and Spanish.
http://portal.unesco.org/en/ev.php-URL_ID=2932&URL_DO=DO_TOPIC&URL_SECTION=201.html
WHO: 3by5 Initiative (Focus on Low-Income Countries)
This site contains information on the 3by5 Initiative - the
global target to get three million people living with
HIV/AIDS in developing and transitional countries on
antiretroviral treatment (ART) by the end of 2005. The
initiative is a step towards the goal of providing universal
access of HIV/AIDS prevention and treatment services for all
who need them as a human right. The site includes the AIDS
Medicines and Diagnostic Service, which provides information
on selection and use of antiretroviral (ARV) drugs and HIV
diagnostics.
http://www.who.int/3by5/en/
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