Health and Medical Guide to Immunity and Aids AIDS and Infections Health information topics about AIDS and Infections: Children 1. You Can Prevent PCP in Children: A Guide for Peopl National Center for HIV, STD, and TB Prevention http://www.cdc.gov/hiv/pubs/brochure/oi_pcpkidz.htm Clinical Trials 1. ClinicalTrials.gov: AIDS-Related Opportunistic Inf National Institutes of Health http://clinicaltrials.gov/ct/gui/action/FindCondition?ui=D017088&recruiting... 2. HIV/AIDS Clinical Trials AIDSinfo http://aidsinfo.nih.gov/clinical_trials/ Dictionaries/Glossaries 1. Glossary of HIV/AIDS-Related Terms AIDSinfo http://aidsinfo.nih.gov/ed_resources/glossary/ Organizations 1. AIDS Education Global Information System http://www.aegis.com/ 2. AIDSinfo Dept. of Health and Human Services http://aidsinfo.nih.gov/ 3. CDC Divisions of HIV/AIDS Prevention National Center for HIV, STD, and TB Prevention http://www.cdc.gov/hiv/ 4. NIAID Division of AIDS National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases http://www.niaid.nih.gov/daids/ 5. Project Inform http://www.projinf.org/ Prevention/Screening 1. HIV: How to Avoid Infections If You're HIV Po American Academy of Family Physicians http://familydoctor.org/248.xml 2. Preventing Cryptosporidiosis: A Guide for People w National Center for Infectious Diseases, Division of Parasitic Diseases http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dpd/parasites/cryptosporidiosis/factsht_crypto_pr... 3. You Can Prevent PCP: A Guide for People with HIV I National Center for HIV, STD, and TB Prevention http://www.cdc.gov/hiv/pubs/brochure/pcpb.htm 4. Preventing Infections During Travel: A Guide for P National Center for HIV, STD, and TB Prevention http://www.cdc.gov/hiv/pubs/brochure/travel.htm 5. Preventing Infections from Pets: A Guide for Peopl Centers for Disease Control and Prevention http://www.cdc.gov/hiv/pubs/brochure/oi_pets.htm 6. Stopping Prophylaxis for Opportunistic Infections AIDS Treatment Data Network http://www.atdn.org/simple/stoptx.html 7. You Can Prevent CMV (Cytomegalovirus): A Guide for National Center for HIV, STD, and TB Prevention http://www.cdc.gov/hiv/pubs/brochure/Oi_cmv.htm 8. You Can Prevent MAC (Disseminated Mycobacterium Av National Center for HIV, STD, and TB Prevention http://www.cdc.gov/hiv/pubs/brochure/oi_mac.htm 9. You Can Prevent Toxoplasmosis: A Guide for People Centers for Disease Control and Prevention http://www.cdc.gov/hiv/pubs/brochure/oi_toxo.htm Related Issues 1. Immune Restoration New Mexico AIDS Education and Training Center http://www.aidsinfonet.org/articles.php?articleID=470&newLang=en 2. Re-Infection: Is it a Concern for People Living wi Project Inform http://www.projinf.org/fs/reinfection.html 3. Safe Food and Water: A Guide for People with HIV I National Center for HIV, STD, and TB Prevention http://www.cdc.gov/hiv/pubs/brochure/food.htm Research 1. Hepatitis G Virus Co-Infection Slows Progression f American College of Physicians http://www.annals.org/cgi/content/full/139/1/I-65 2. Researchers Identify Better Hepatitis C Treatment National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases http://www.nih.gov/news/pr/jul2004/niaid-28.htm Specific Conditions 1. Tuberculosis: A Guide for Adults and Adolescents w National Center for HIV, STD, and TB Prevention http://www.cdc.gov/hiv/pubs/brochure/oi_tb.htm 2. Mouth Problems and HIV National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research http://www.nidcr.nih.gov/HealthInformation/OralHealthInformationIndex/HivAi... 3. HIV/AIDS and the Flu Centers for Disease Control and Prevention http://www.cdc.gov/hiv/Treatment/hiv-flu.htm 4. HIV-Associated Rheumatic Disease Syndromes American College of Rheumatology http://www.rheumatology.org/public/factsheets/hiv.asp?aud=pat 5. Fungal Infections AIDS Treatment Data Network http://www.atdn.org/simple/fungal.html 6. Cryptococcal Meningitis Project Inform http://www.projinf.org/fs/cryptoco.html 7. Coinfection with HIV and Hepatitis C Virus National Center for HIV, STD, and TB Prevention http://www.cdc.gov/hiv/pubs/brochure/coinfection.htm 8. AIDS (Skin Conditions) American Academy of Dermatology http://www.aad.org/public/Publications/pamphlets/AIDS.htm 9. Role of STD Detection and Treatment in HIV Prevent Centers for Disease Control and Prevention http://www.cdc.gov/std/STDFact-STD&HIV.htm Treatment 1. HIV/AIDS Treatment Guidelines AIDSinfo http://aidsinfo.nih.gov/guidelines/ Women 1. Gynecological Conditions and HIV/AIDS Project Inform http://www.projinf.org/fs/gyn.html 2. Vaginal Candidiasis Project Inform http://www.projinf.org/fs/candidav.html   Immune System / Vaccines News From Medical News Today Latest Health News and Medical News posted throughout the day, every day. 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