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HTTP://WWW.aegis.com
The range of information available on ÆGIS is so vast, its quality so dependable, that national and international organizations routinely log onto the system to converse or download clinical information or late-breaking news.ÆGIS utilizes a combination of FidoNet® (connecting over 32,000 electronic bulletin boards in 66 countries) and Internet communication tools. Aegis seek to relieve some of the suffering and isolation caused by HIV/AIDS, and foster the understanding and knowledge that will lead to better care, prevention, and a cure. Since its inception, in 1990, ÆGIS has matured into a robust, fully operational service with a global network of users.

HTTP://WWW.ama-assn.org/special/HIV/hivhome.htm
The JAMA HIV/AIDS Information Center is designed as a resource for physicians and other health professionals but is open to the general public for informational purposes. The site is produced and maintained by JAMA editors and staff under the direction of an editorial review board of leading HIV/AIDS authorities.

HTTP://WWW.infoweb.org/
Created by AIDS activists, this site is designed to speed the search for AIDS information. Contains a deep and wide range of information, it receive hundreds to thousands of hits each day from around the world, more than a million in the last year
and a half; and much of the information is unique in wither  form or content; it boasts interactive pages, excellent regional  (New England, USA) resources; and offers innovative ideas, such as pre-programmed searches. It is also the site of the nationally distributed HIV and Discrimination Resource Manual.

HTTP://WWW.CDC.gov/
The Center for Disease Control and Prevention is an agency of the Department of Health and Human Services.  Its mandated mission is to promote health and quality of life by preventing and controlling disease, injury, and disability.  With regard to HIV/AIDS care it is one of the best resources for understanding the larger public health picture specifically at [HTTP://WWW.CDC.gov/nchstp/hiv_aids/]

HTTP://WWW.critpath.org/
Critical Path provides easy access to the full range of potentially life-extending or life-saving AIDS prevention, treatment and referral information. Critical Path AIDS Project was founded by persons with AIDS (PWAs) to provide treatment, resource, and prevention information in wide-ranging levels of detail--for researchers, service providers, treatment activists, but, first and foremost, for other PWAs who often find themselves in urgent need of information quickly and painlessly.

HTTP://WWW.hivatis.org/
The HIV/AIDS Treatment Information Service (ATIS) provides information about federally approved treatment guidelines for HIV and AIDS. ATIS is staffed by bilingual (English and Spanish) health information specialists who answer questions on HIV treatment options using HSTAT, the National Library of Medicine database of HIV/AIDS treatment information, and other Federal resources. The health information specialists can also refer callers to an extensive network of Federal information services and national and community-based organizations for treatment-related information.

HTTP://hivinsite.ucsf.edu/
A new general information site run by leading HIV/AIDS specialists at the University of California in San Francisco. This magazine style format, savvy and well-funded, makes getting HIV/AIDS news and general information easy. Always kept very cutting edge (including sound bytes.)

HTTP://HIVpositive.com/
A nicely designed "simple" page to first turn to for ideas and issues. Especially good for its section on occupational exposure. Updated regularly.
 
HTTP://WWW.iapac.org/
More than 5500 physicians and other health care professionals in 42 countries share the mission of the International Association of Physicians in Aids Care.  Their mission of education and advocacy is based on a belief in the dignity and value of all human life and a responsibility to respond to the diverse clinical, psychosocial, political, economic, and other challenges of the AIDS pandemic to such dignity and value. They update weekly.

HTTP://WWW.thebody.com/
The Body is an all-purpose AIDS site. The Body's mission is to:
Use the Web to lower barriers between patients and clinicians; Demystify HIV/AIDS and its treatment; Improve patients' quality of life; Foster community through human connection. Very easy graphical layout to use for the novice web browser.

HTTP://aids.miningco.com/
The Mining Company: an excellent new weekly guide to HIV/AIDS on the internetOne of the more interesting bulletin boards. Check it out for almost real time conversations. With a "The Real World" feel. Sign up for their newsletter.

HTTP://WWW.projinf.org/
Project Inform, a national, non-profit, community-based organization, is one of the oldest attempts to use the web to provide information, inspiration and advocacy for people living with HIV/AIDS.  The have been at the front lines in the fight against the illness since 1985, when reliable information about the disease and its treatment was nearly impossible to obtain.  With the years they have become one of the most useful and thorough sites for all who are trying to end the AIDS epidemic. Everyone should visit them. Especially important for getting the latest on clinical trials.
 

 
 


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