AIDSinfo Web Site
Format: Web Site
Institute: National Institute of Allergy and Infectious
Diseases (NIAID)
AIDSinfo, a web site offering comprehensive information
on HIV/AIDS treatments and clinical trials, is available
at http://aidsinfo.nih.gov.
Catering to the needs of health care providers, researchers,
people living with HIV/AIDS and the general public, the
site provides a single, searchable resource of HIV/AIDS
treatment guidelines and information about all federally
funded and privately sponsored HIV/AIDS clinical trials.
The site is divided into four main areas: guidelines, drugs,
clinical trials and vaccines. Current guidelines on such
topics as preventing and treating HIV in adults and children;
treating and preventing opportunistic infections and other
co-infections; and preventing mother-to-child transmission
of HIV can all be viewed, printed, and downloaded into a
computer or personal digital assistant, if desired.
In the clinical trials section, users can customize their
searches to match their needs. For example, the database
may be searched for trials open to different categories
of volunteers, such as those newly infected or those in
whom previous therapy has failed. The database also can
be searched by location of the trial and by the specific
products being tested. AIDSinfo offers extensive information
on FDA-approved therapies for HIV/AIDS and opportunistic
infections along with an HIV glossary, news releases about
HIV/AIDS research efforts and links to further information.
AIDSinfo is jointly sponsored by several agencies within
the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, including
three components of the National Institutes of Healththe
Office of AIDS Research, National Library of Medicine and
NIAID. Other contributing agencies included the Center for
Medicare and Medicaid Services; the Health Resources and
Services Administration; and the Centers for Disease Control
and Prevention.
Next steps:
View the AIDSinfoweb site at http://aidsinfo.nih.gov.
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