AIDS

Resources in this category:

International Association of Physicians in AIDS Care
http://www.iapac.org/

"The mission of the International Association of Physicians in AIDS Care (IAPAC) is to maximize the survival and quality of life of people with HIV disease. This mission will be effected through the development and implementation of global strategies for: faster development and approval of drugs for the management of HIV disease; increased access to drugs and nutritional products for all people with HIV/AIDS; supplying medications to AIDS clinics in developing countries; education of physicians and other healthcare professionals about the most effective treatments of HIV disease with the drugs and technologies available; patient education; promotion of ethical issues in design of clinical trials; and protection of the human rights of all people with HIV disease." The searchable site is "a resource of the clinical and scientific information developed by IAPAC for physicians, other healthcare professionals and people with HIV disease." Inlcudes sections on anti-viral therapies, nutrition, pediatrics, women's health, and conferences.

Project Inform
http://www.projinf.org/

"Project Inform is a national, non-profit organization working to alter the course of the AIDS epidemic. Its mission is: to provide life-saving information on the diagnosis and treatment of HIV disease to HIV infected individuals, their caretakers and their physicians; to advocate for enlightened research, regulatory and funding policies to speed the development of promising treatments and to make those treatments available to all HIV-infected individuals; to inspire people to make informed choices amid uncertainty and to choose hope over despair." This site provides links to information regarding publications, a treatment hotline, meetings, networks, AIDS information, therapies, and donations. A Spanish version is available.