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Available via the World Wide Web  A Guide to HIV Services in New York City
A guide to HIV / AIDS programs and services throughout the NYC metropolitan area. Created by Body Positive, Inc.

Available via the World Wide Web  AIDSinfo Drug Database
The AIDSinfo Drug Database provides HIV/AIDS drug fact sheets describing both approved and investigational drugs. Includes information on use, pharmacology and side effects.

Available via the World Wide Web  amfAR
Information on AIDS and HIV from the nation’s leading non-profit organization dedicated to the support of AIDS research, AIDS prevention, treatment education, and advocacy.

Available via the World Wide Web  Caring for Someone with AIDS at Home
Information for home caregivers from the Center for Disease Control (CDC) on the basics of caregiving and how to protect themselves, provide emotional support, guard against infections and more. Includes an AIDS glossary.

Available via the World Wide Web  GMHC: Gay Men’s Health Crisis
Created by a not-for-profit, volunteer-supported and community-based organization committed to national leadership in the fight against AIDS. Their mission is to reduce the spread of HIV disease, help people with HIV maintain and improve their health and independence, and keep the prevention, treatment and cure of HIV an urgent national and local priority. Of particular note is the calendar of programs, services, workshops, forums, and other events offered in New York City.

Available via the World Wide Web  HIV and AIDS: Are You at Risk?
From the Center for Disease Control, this article describes the various ways the HIV virus is spread.

Available via the World Wide Web  HIV InSite
"Comprehensive, up-to-date information on HIV/AIDS treatment, prevention, and policy from the University of California San Francisco School of Medicine."

Available via the World Wide Web  HIV Treatment and Caregiving: Patients and General Public
From the AIDSinfo Information Service, this site compiles treatment information for patients and caregivers.

Available via the World Wide Web  Living with HIV/AIDS
From the CDC, this online booklet is intended to help people with HIV understand how to live with HIV and keep themselves healthy. Also provides other sources of information on the topic.

Available via the World Wide Web  MedlinePlus: AIDS
A directory of links to current, reliable sources of health information on AIDS from the US National Library of Medicine and the National Institutes of Health. Includes the latest news, overviews, alternative therapies, clinical trials, diagnosis and symptoms, disease management, prevention and screening and treatment.

Available via the World Wide Web  MedlinePlus: AIDS and Infections
More information from MedlinePlus on AIDS.

Available via the World Wide Web  MedlinePlus: AIDS and Pregnancy
More information from MedlinePlus on AIDS.

Available via the World Wide Web  MedlinePlus: AIDS—Living with AIDS
More information from MedlinePlus on AIDS.

Available via the World Wide Web  National HIV Testing Resources
Includes a national database of HIV testing sites and FAQs from the CDC.

Available via the World Wide Web  New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene: HIV/AIDS Information
Includes local resources and statistics about HIV and AIDS. Features a listing of free and confidential clinics.

Available via the World Wide Web  NOAH: New York Online Access to Health: Ask NOAH About AIDS and HIV
Another directory of links to AIDS and HIV information. Since NOAH is based in New York City, local and national resources are featured.

Available via the World Wide Web  The New Mexico AIDS InfoNet
From the University of New Mexico School of Medicine, this website provides non-technical fact sheets on a variety of topics relating to HIV and AIDS. In English and Spanish.