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Get Tested for HIV: Quick Guide to Healthy Living
It’s important to get tested for HIV if you are at high risk of infection. Many doctors recommend that all teens and adults get tested.... Details >
National Health Information Center, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
A Cup of Health with CDC: Revised Recommendations for HIV Testing of Adults, Adolescents, and Pregnant Women in Health-Care Settings
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has released new recommendations that urge doctors to include HIV testing as part of their patients' regular health care. The aim of the CDC's new ... Details >
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
African Americans: Answers about HIV Vaccine Research
The AIDS crisis is not over and HIV/AIDS continues to disproportionately affect minority communities, including African Americans. Underlying conditions such as higher rates of poverty and limited acc... Details >
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health
AIDS.gov
AIDS.gov provides comprehensive government-wide information on HIV and AIDS for the general public, Federal agencies, state staff/public health departments, Federal grantees, medical institutions, res... Details >
American Red Cross Hispanic HIV/AIDS Program 
HIV/AIDS information, resources and services that target the Hispanic population. This site is intended for use by community leaders, parents, employers, health professionals and the general public.... Details >
Anti-HIV Therapy Strategies
HIV (Human Immunodeficiency Virus) is a virus that infects and takes over certain cells of the immune system, which is the body’s defense against infections and diseases. The overall goal of anti-HIV ... Details >
CDC HIV/AIDS Science Facts: CDC Releases Revised HIV Testing Recommendations in Healthcare Settings
Effective September 2006, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has revised its recommendations for HIV testing in Healthcare settings. The Revised Recommendations for HIV Testing of Ad... Details >
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
FDA Approves New HIV Treatment for Patients Who Do Not Respond to Existing Drugs
This news release announces the approval by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) of Prezista for adults infected with HIV who have not responded to treatment with other antiretroviral drugs. It is i... Details >
First of a Kind in HIV Treatment
This consumer publication discusses the approval by the Food and Drug Administration of Atripla Tablets, a fixed-dose combination of three widely used antiretroviral drugs in a single tablet for the t... Details >
Frequently Asked Questions about the OraQuick Rapid HIV-1 Antibody Test
This page presents frequently asked questions about the OraQuick Rapid HIV-1 Antibody Test, which detects antibodies to HIV-1 found in blood specimens obtained by fingerstick or venipuncture. Answers ... Details >
National Center for HIV, STD, and TB Prevention, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention