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This page links to questions most common for youth who have recently tested positive. Topics include being positive, telling people you are positive, dealing with medication, and dating and relationsh... Details >

Advocates For Youth  

Also available in: Spanish   

If you think you may have been infected with HIV and are unsure about getting a test to find out, the following information about HIV testing and counseling may help you decide. If you decide that an ... Details >

Centers for Disease Control, National Prevention Information Network  

General questions, HIV testing, transmission and prevention, hoaxes and rumors--these are some of the FAQs linked from this page.... Details >

Centers for Disease Control, National Prevention Information Network  

Also available in: Spanish 

Connects to information on AIDS and HIV infection, including prevention, definitions; symptoms, and transmission.... Details >

National Center for HIV, STD, and TB Prevention, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Also available in: Chinese-Simplified  Chinese-Traditional  Vietnamese   

This document contains a basic overview of HIV/AIDS, including information about how the virus is transmitted, and a brief list of frequently asked questions about the disease.... Details >

Educational Institution--Follow the Resource URL for More Information

This brochure discusses the health risks to persons who perform CPR on people who may have infectious diseases -- specifically Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) -- and what the American Heart... Details >

American Heart Association  

Browse this site for access to adult HIV clinical trials organizations and other related resources. The Adult AIDS Clinical Trials Group plays a major role in setting standards of care for HIV infect... Details >

Commercial Entity--Follow the Resource URL for More Information

The purpose of this exercise is to increase your awareness of Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS), enable you to describe what AIDS is, how it is contracted, and list its symptoms; describe vari... Details >

Business Responds to AIDS and Labor Responds to AIDS Programs, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention  

Links to online resources (articles, news & reports), treatment facilities and agencies related to alternative therapy treatment and HIV/AIDS.... Details >

Educational Institution--Follow the Resource URL for More Information

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 >

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

Also available in: Spanish 

The AIDSinfo Drug Database provides fact sheets on HIV/AIDS related drugs. The fact sheets describe the drug's use, pharmacology, side effects, and other information. The database includes approved an... Details >

AIDSinfo

Also available in: Spanish 

Use this glossary to find definitions for words commonly used to describe HIV, its pathogenesis, its associated treatments, and the medical management of related conditions. ... Details >

AIDSinfo

Also available in: Spanish 

Clinical trials are research studies designed to answer specific questions about the safety and/or effectiveness of drugs, vaccines, other therapies, or new ways of using existing treatments. This pag... Details >

AIDSinfo

This program offers up-to-date information about the impact of HIV and AIDS in African American communities. It provides culturally specific activity options, and emphasizes encouraging HIV prevention... Details >

American Red Cross, National Headquarters  

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 >

American Red Cross, National Headquarters  

Links to federal and non-federal resources and web sites that provide information about occupational and workplace health issues and programs. BRTA/LRTA program is devoted to helping large and small b... Details >

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

A risk of HIV transmission does exist if instruments contaminated with blood are either not sterilized or disinfected or are used inappropriately between clients. CDC recommends that single-use instru... Details >

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

Racial and ethnic populations have been disproportionately affected by both the HIV/AIDS epidemic in the United States. ... Details >

Office of Minority Health (CDC)

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) today approved an injectable filler to correct facial fat loss in people with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection. ... Details >

U.S. Food and Drug Administration

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced approval of Atripla Tablets, a fixed-dose combination of three widely-used antiretroviral drugs, in a single tablet taken once a day, alone or in combi... Details >

U.S. Food and Drug Administration

This site presents the services provided by the Children With AIDS Project of America, who they are and what they do. ... Details >

Children With AIDS Project of America  

This brief fact sheet describes how HIV and AIDS affects minority women.... Details >

National Women's Health Information Center, Office on Women's Health, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

Answers questions about HIV and AIDS. Questions include what HIV is, what AIDS is, how long it takes for HIV to cause AIDS, how common HIV and AIDS are, and more. ... Details >

American Social Health Association  

These resources include links to fact sheets about HIV as it pertains specifically to Asian and Pacific Islanders.... Details >

Asian and Pacific Islander HIV Capacity Building Assistance Program   

AIDS (acquired immunodeficiency syndrome) was first reported in the United States in 1981 and has since become a major worldwide epidemic. AIDS is caused by HIV (human immunodeficiency virus). People ... Details >

National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health

The number of women with HIV (human immunodeficiency virus) infection and AIDS (acquired immunodeficiency syndrome) has increased steadily worldwide. By the end of 2005, according to the World Health ... Details >

National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health

Comprehensive information on key HIV and AIDS topic areas. A compilation of news, articles, opinion pieces, documents, abstracts, bibliographies, contacts and links.... Details >

Educational Institution--Follow the Resource URL for More Information

Also available in: Spanish   

If you feel you may be at risk for HIV, it is important to get tested. This article tells you what to expect at an HIV test. The article discusses how HIV testing works, anonymous versus confidential ... Details >

Advocates For Youth  

Presents statistics on the effect of HIV/AIDS in the African-American community. Also discusses risk factors and barriers to prevention and innovative prevention programs funded by the CDC.... Details >

National Center for HIV, STD, and TB Prevention, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

HIV/AIDS is a growing problem among American Indians and Alaska Natives. Even though the number of HIV and AIDS diagnoses for American Indians and Alaska Natives represents less than 1% of the total n... Details >

National Native American AIDS Prevention Center  

In recent years, the number of AIDS diagnoses among Asians and Pacific Islanders has increased steadily. Although Asians and Pacific Islanders account for approximately 1% of the total number of HIV/A... Details >

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

Today, women account for more than one quarter of all new HIV/AIDS diagnoses. ... Details >

Office of Minority Health (CDC)

Also available in: Spanish 

A list of brochures for professionals and consumers available online form the National Center for HIV, STD, and TB Prevention -- most may be viewed in both PDF and HTML formats.... Details >

National Center for HIV, STD, and TB Prevention, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Also available in: Spanish 

A list of consumer health information fact sheets available online from the National Center for HIV, STD, and TB Prevention -- most may be viewed in both PDF and HTML formats.... Details >

National Center for HIV, STD, and TB Prevention, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Managers and labor leaders can use this assessment tool to determine whether their workplace has the resources it needs to respond to HIV/AIDS at work and to assess existing policies and programs.... Details >

Business Responds to AIDS and Labor Responds to AIDS Programs, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention  

This page provides online access to fact sheets developed to address HIV/AIDS in the workplace. Fact sheets cover basic facts about HIV and the law as well as HIV and its transmission.... Details >

Business Responds to AIDS and Labor Responds to AIDS Programs, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention  

The term men who have sex with men (MSM) refers to all men who have sex with other men, regardless of how they identify themselves (gay, bisexual, or heterosexual). AIDS has been diagnosed for more th... Details >

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

Locate a testing site for Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) by organization name, state, or zip code.... Details >

Centers for Disease Control, National Prevention Information Network  

This site provides treatment information and shares expertise in advocacy, development, training, integration, and evaluation of oral health services for the HIV-infected population. HIVDENT is a not... Details >

Nonprofit/Professional Entity--Follow the Resource URL for More Information

Also available in: Spanish 

The only way to know if you are infected is to be tested for HIV infection. Many people who are infected with HIV do not have any symptoms at all for many years. This frequently asked question page in... Details >

National Center for HIV, STD, and TB Prevention, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Also available in: Spanish 

This booklet is for people who are infected with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). The information in this document will help patients and their loved ones understand more about HIV.... Details >

National Center for HIV, STD, and TB Prevention, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Also available in: Spanish 

This information is for people who have mouth (oral) problems related to HIV infection. It explains the most common oral problems linked to HIV and shows what they look like. It also describes where i... Details >

National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research, National Oral Health Information Clearinghouse

Also available in: Spanish   

This site provides resources on HIV testing including a national database of HIV testing sites and answers to many questions about this topic.... Details >

Centers for Disease Control, National Prevention Information Network  

This page provides Native American with AIDS links and resources.... Details >

HIV Center of Excellence, Indian Health Service

Also available in: Spanish   

This fact sheet describes traditional healing and whom it might benefit, with an emphasis on people with HIV.... Details >

New Mexico Department of Health  

Links to several HIV/AIDS databases and other related resources. Includes AIDS publications, MEDLARS online databases and documentation, clinical trials information and links to internet resources out... Details >

National Library of Medicine, National Institutes of Health

Also available in: Spanish   

Motherhood is a choice, and this publication is intended for HIV (Human Immunodeficiency Virus)-positive women who are pregnant and want to learn more about managing pregnancy and HIV. This publicatio... Details >

Project Inform  

This page lists entry points for publications from the CDC by major centers and offices, including the National Center for HIV, STD, and TB Prevention, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.... Details >

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

In 1996, the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) recommended routine counseling and screening for all persons at increased risk for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection and routine co... Details >

Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

This page links to a web cast on revised recommendations for HIV screening of adults, adolescents and pregnant women in health care settings. The web cast describes the rationale for expanded HIV scre... Details >

Public Health Training Network, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

This page provides a summary of three recommendations from the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) on screening for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection. They are (1) the USPSTF stron... Details >

Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

Get descriptions of more than 19,000 organizations that provide resources and services related to HIV/AIDS, STDs, and TB. Services include complementary medicine, counseling, testing, medical treatmen... Details >

Centers for Disease Control, National Prevention Information Network  

People with HIV/AIDS may qualify for disability benefits from the Social Security Administration under two programs: the Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) program for people who paid Social ... Details >

Social Security Administration

Health professionals can subscribe to this CDC mailing list to receive journals and reports on infectious diseases; HIV/AIDS surveillance reports; conferences and training updates and statistics; mino... Details >

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

This article reports on home-use HIV test kits. The article presents questions and answers that help to explain how HIV-1 home tests differ, and how to select a test that one can trust. ... Details >

Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research, U.S. Food and Drug Administration

This brochures provides facts and dispels myths about HIV/AIDS. Causes of AIDS and HIV transmission are reviewed, with a focus on adolescents.... Details >

SAMHSA's National Clearinghouse for Alcohol and Drug Information

Asians and Pacific Islanders (A&PIs) are the fastest growing population in the US. A&PIs are as susceptible to HIV infection as are other racial or ethnic groups. While the number of reported AIDS cas... Details >

Asian & Pacific Islander American Health Forum  

This document reviews the various EIA (enzyme immunoassay) screening tests currently used to detect the presence of antibodies to HIV, including oral fluid, urine, and rapid tests, as well as home-tes... Details >

National Center for HIV, STD, and TB Prevention, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

This site provides current news, announcements and directives related to HIV/AIDS drugs and therapies.... Details >

Office of Special Health Issues, U.S. Food and Drug Administration

Many places provide testing for Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) infection. This frequently asked question page provides information on where to get tested for HIV infection. Common testing location... Details >

National Center for HIV, STD, and TB Prevention, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

This frequently asked question page provides information as to why the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommends human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) screening for all pregnant women. ... Details >

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

This page welcomes to the Women’s Interagency HIV Study (WIHS), which was established in August 1993 to investigate the impact of HIV infection on women in the U.S. The core portion of the study inclu... Details >

Educational Institution--Follow the Resource URL for More Information