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Basic Info for the newly HIV Positive
Intro Brochure from the CDC on living with HIV, basic Info on HIV/AIDS
Job Accommodation Network, free consulting on accomodations employers must make under the A.D.A.
An Introduction to HIV/AIDS from AIDSmap
Finding Assistance under the A.D.A. (the Americans with Disabilities Act)
ADAP (The AIDS Drug Assistance Program) for each state and U.S. possessions
ADAP drugs covered in each state and in DC
ADAP eligibility in each state and in DC (some depend on a multiple of the Federal Poverty Level or other restrictions)
Adherence: Sticking to your doctor's orders, especially taking pills consistently and on time. (One missed dose of antiviral medication gives you a 15% chance of developing resistance to that drug.)
AIDS and HIV: The Alternative Medicine Homepage
AIDS CLINICAL CARE
AIDS Journals list from science.komm in Austria
AIDS Organizations in New York City (some national ones)
AIDS-HIV Resource Center at HealingWell.com
AIDS Treatment Data Network
AIDS Treatment News from Great Britain, with archive
AIDS Treatment News from U.S., with searchable archive
AIDS Treatment Update from Great Britain
AIDS.org, a compendium of HIV/AIDS links.
5-Alarm watch to improve compliance, about $60; can ring or vibrate
14-Alarm watch to improve compliance, about $50; can show drug or test due, list medical alert, some personal history or insurance info
AllExperts.com can get answers to your questions from experts in the field.
Complementary, Alternative and Holistic Therapies (from The Body)
Alternative Medicine Therapy Resources
Archives of articles from city newspapers (some back to the early 1980s)s
the American Medical Association's Journal, JAMA HIV/AIDS Information Center
National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day
The Body: A Multimedia AIDS and HIV Information Resource
Brochures on HIV/AIDS from the CDC
Help for Caregivers
CDC FAQs (Frequently Asked Questions) on HIV/AIDS.
HIV+ Chats on the web at About.com, on gay.com.
HIV/AIDS Resources for Children and Teens
Chinese medicine & HIV
Adult Clinical Trials from AACTG
Clinical Trials Information from ACTIS (1-800-TRIAL-AIDS)
Pharmaceutical-company and Educational-Run Clinical Trials
Find specific Clinical Trials at Johns Hopkins University (in Baltimore, funded by N.I.H.)
AIDS Conference Reports maintained by NATAP (National AIDS Treatment Advocacy Project)
Contact your representatives in Congress (both houses) including voting records this session (under Scorecards)
Cooking for Life: A Guide to Nutrition and Food Safety for the Hiv-Positive Community (January 1997), paperback, purchasable at a discount online from Amazon.com
HIV Daily Briefing from AEGIS (AIDS Education Global Information System)

DC Fights Back!
HIV-1 Encephalopathy and AIDS Dementia Complex
Depression and HIV (article)
Depression and HIV (links)
Claimed usefulness of dietary supplements and their interactions spelled out at buyers' club
DR. YOU: participating as a full partner in the medical decisions in your HIV care (The "Denver Principles" on PLWH involvement from Department of Health and Human Services newsletter).
AIDS Drug Database from ACTIS
Recreational Drug Interactions with HIV: what getting high does to the HIV+
Drug Manufacturers' Assistance Programs for the Needy
Eating Positive: A Nutrition Guide and Recipe Book for People With Hiv/AIDS (March 1998), purchasable at a discount online from Amazon.com
Employment assistance for those with HIV in the Washington/Baltimore area from IAMCARES.
HIV/AIDS Fact Sheets from New Mexico AIDS InfoNet and AIDS.org
HIV & AIDS Fact Sheets from Great Britain's National AIDS Manual
IAM CARES Free Employment Assistance in the DC Area for the HIV+ and the disabled
Gay Financial Network, everything from domestic partnership issues and real estate and mortgages to mutual funds, living wills and HIV/AIDS related concerns.
Gay, Lesbian & Bisexual News via Inside Yahoo
Gay Poz, an email discussion group and website rich in resources
Guardian Health Assn, a Connecticut group for sharing drug reaction info and natural healing methods (email list for AIDS alternatives)
Healing HIV: How to Rebuild Your Immune System (November 1998), purchasable at a discount online from Amazon.com
Health and HIV articles by Dr. Brian Smith on Chiropractic Medicine, Nutritional Therapeutics and Neuromuscular Disorders with an emphasis on HIV and staying healthy.
State Health Depts, a map linking to the Department of Health in every U.S. state, courtesy of the District of Columbia
The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA)
The complications of Hepatitis and HIV, a collection of links
History of HIV/AIDS, covering 1981-1997 (from Britain)
  gay.com's HIV Channel
HIV is a Disability under the Americans with Disabilities Act (A.D.A.)
The HIV/AIDS Treatment Information Service
HIV Dating Online, FREE nationwide personals for those with HIV, divided up by state and/or paired gender-seeking and gender-sought
HIV Drug Book, 2nd edition, from Project Inform, (April 1998), highly recommended, purchasable at a discount online from Amazon.com
HIV InSite, a rich source from Univ. of CA, SF
HIVnALIVE by Positively HIV
HIV Law: A survival Guide to the Legal System for People Living with HIV (April 1997), and other such books, purchasable at a discount online from Amazon.com
HIV-NET.org - Information on HIV and/or AIDS from Server in Switzerland (in English or French)
HIVpositive.com™
The web part of the HIV Stops with Me campaign. Poz guys discuss their experiences, their attitudes, philosophies, and recommendations.
An AIDS/HIV Law and Policy Resource by David W. Webber, Esq.
Job Openings listed at gay-friendly.com
Johns Hopkins AIDS Service, resources.
Track and graph your lab results over time using AIDSMEDS.com.
Lipodystrophy, the HIV-related redistribution of fat (buffalo hump, Crix belly), with further links to resultant insulin-resistance and higher risk of heart disease.
More on Lipodystrophy and Wasting.
Medibolics - includes anabolic steroids for wasting and other experimental & non-traditional medicine
A service to reduce your medical bills (they keep one-third of what they can save you)
medical marijuana (from The Body)
AIDS Meds (from AIDSmeds.com) "complete lessons info & lessons on treating HIV & AIDS"; includes an excellent page for drug interactions among YOUR medications, and an excellent alphabetized list of AIDS meds with details on each.
Medscape HIV/AIDS Topics
Merck's HIV/AIDS Infocentre
The Merck Manual, 17th ed., 1999. See Section 13 on Infectious Diseases, and within it Chapter 154 on Antiviral Drugs and Chapter 163 on Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection
National National AIDS Treatment Advocacy Project (a.k.a. NATAP), news of new HIV drugs and treatments and of HIV conferences.
National Association of People with AIDS (a.k.a. NAPWA)
National Directory of Lesbian & Gay Community Centers
NIH's Clinical Studies - Type in AIDS and search
Nutrition and HIV (the hardcover, cheaper than the paperback) by Mary Romeyn, M.D.
Nutrition and HIV, Jennifer's Picnic Basket of articles
Nutrition & Protease Inhibitors from the AIDS Project Los Angeles
Nutrition and HIV Q & A by subject (also from Jennifer)
Opportunistic Infections, a good introduction with symptoms and avoidance techniques

National Pediatric and Family HIV Resource Center
The International Association of Physicians in AIDS Care (IAPAC)
P.L. Active, a rich source of additional links
POZ Magazine online (even many back issues, with a search engine) and free subscriptions available to the HIV+
FREE Poz personals, sub site for each category by sex and preference
Queer Infoservers: Health & Sexuality
Queer Resources Directory: Home
Relationships for the HIV+, Love in the Time of HIV, a Guide to Sex, Dating and Relationships
Positive Resource Center , based in San Franscisco
The Rights of People Who Are HIV Positive (Dec. 1996) from the ACLU, and other such books, purchasable at a discount online from Amazon.com
San Francisco AIDS Foundation, a good source of resources
Search engine for HIV
L.A. Shanti "Inner Peace" (English and Spanish). Emotional support, empowerment workshops, volunteer training. Based in Los Angeles.
Shingles and HIV. Also scroll back to top of that page; also try Google search on "Shingles HIV".
Side effects and HIV
More on Side effects, a series of interviews with HIV doctors on HIV Side Effects and dealing with them
Social Security Disability, US Government Benefits for People Living With HIV/AIDS
Social Services in the Metro DC Area
Taking your meds (see Adherence).
Teen Help Assistance for Teens in the Washington DC area and introductory lectures for groups; information on HIV/AIDS valid anywhere
Testosterone: discussion of how low levels can contribute to fatigue, depression, and low sex drive. These are treatable.
Traveling with HIV, information on immigration restrictions, legal preparations when traveling with a same-sex partner, travel insurance, vaccines (shots to get)
Virus images including detailed HIV and its life cycle (also flu, ebola, anthrax, and humorous imitation illustrating computer virus and its life cycle.
The Whitman-Walker Clinic in the Washington, DC area
The Body's Forum on Wasting, Diet, Nutrition and Exercise - run by three prominent experts
Women Alive (for women with HIV)
Yahoo! Health: AIDS with resource links
Yoga for HIV/AIDS
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