HIV and AIDS
Human Immunodeficiency Virus and
Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome

Articles and Brochures

2006

First of a Kind in HIV Treatment. Atripla, a new 3-in-1 tablet simplifies the drug regimen for adults infected with HIV-1. FDA Consumer, November-December 2006
Cracking Down on Health Fraud.The FDA teams up with other agencies to protect consumers from fraudulent devices and other products. FDA Consumer, November-December 2006
HIV and AIDS Medicines to Help You, a simple language publication from the FDA Office of Women's Health describing HIV and its treatment.
Women and HIV, a simple language description of HIV and how it affects women.
The FDA Speeds Medical Treatments for Serious Diseases (FDA Consumer Magazine, March-April 2006). Highlights differences between three commonly confused mechanisms to help speed access to promising therapies: Fast Track, Accelerated Approval, and Priority Review.
From Test Tube to Patient: Protecting America's Health Through Human Drugs, 4th edition, a special report from FDA Consumer magazine and the FDA Center for Drug Evaluation and Research. (January 2006). The articles examine various aspects of drug development, including the increasingly important area of post-market surveillance.

Preventing Listeria Contamination in Foods (FDA Consumer Magazine, January-February 2004)
To avoid being infected by Listeria bacteria, especially dangerous to those with weakened immune systems, take special precautions when handling or preparing food.

Inside Clinical Trials: Testing Medical Products in People, (FDA Consumer Magazine, September-October 2003)
The risks and potential benefits involved in joining a clinical trial.

Living With AIDS--20 Years Later (FDA Consumer Magazine, November/December 2001)
As the AIDS epidemic enters its third decade, the battle worldwide is focused on prevention, more effective treatments, improving the quality of life for people infected with HIV, and development of a vaccine.
The Last Word, Commentary: Living with the Enemy: Never Letting Our Guard Down. By Jeffrey S. Murray, M.D., M.P.H., FDA Consumer Magazine, November/December 2001
Lifelong treatment of an infectious disease is a new reality ushered in by HIV/AIDS.
Home Diagnostic Tests: The Ultimate House Call?, (FDA Consumer Magazine, November/December 2001)
Home diagnostic tests offer convenience and privacy. However, health-care professionals warn that the tests have limitations and are not a replacement for regular visits to your health-care provider.

How to Protect Yourself from AIDS (FDA 00-1296, brochure)
Explains the most common ways of contracting the disease and the HIV virus.
- Available in PDF format [590K]
- Available in Spanish
The Truth About Choosing Medical Treatments (FDA 00-1248, Easy-to-Read brochure)
- Available in PDF format [206K]

Attacking AIDS with a 'Cocktail' Therapy, Drug Combo Sends Deaths Plummeting, John Henkel, FDA Consumer, July-August 1999

Thalidomide Brochure: Important Patient Information 9/15/97
Giving Thalidomide a Second Chance (FDA Consumer, September-October 1997)
The source of tragedy in the middle of this century, thalidomide may now be the source of hope for people with AIDS, cancer, and other illnesses,
Why Should FDA Regulate Drugs? (FDA Consumer, September-October 1997)
That's a question many people raise as FDA strives to maintain a delicate balance between too much regulation and not enough. The answer is explained in an interview with the director of FDA's drug center,
Equality In Clinical Trials, Drugs and Gender, by Judith Levine Willis, September 1997
New Ways to Prevent and Treat AIDS, FDA Consumer, Mike Kubic (May 1997)

Food and Drug Law Institute Annual Meeting, Washington, DC, David A. Kessler, Commissioner of Food and Drugs, December 10, 1996
When a Patient Speaks... Patient Representatives to FDA Advisory Committees, February 1996

IOM 25th Anniversary Lecture Seattle, Washington, David A. Kessler, Commissioner of Food and Drugs, November 7, 1994

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