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Living with HIV/AIDS
Infection with HIV is serious. But the outlook for people with HIV/AIDS is improving. If you are infected with HIV, there are many things you can do to help ensure you have a longer, healthier life. One important thing is to take your medicines. Make sure you have a health care provider who knows how to treat HIV. You may want to join a support group. Learn as much as you can about your disease and its treatment. And eat healthy foods and exercise regularly - things that everyone should try to do.
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Start Here
- Coping with an HIV Diagnosis(American Academy of Family Physicians)
- Also available in Spanish
- Living with HIV/AIDS(Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
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Overviews
- How Do I Start?(New Mexico AIDS Education and Training Center)
- Also available in Spanish
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Latest News
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About Three Fourths of Patients in the United States Estimated to Remain in HIV Care(10/01/2012, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality)
- U.S. Poor HIV Patients Live Longer with Care Extending Past Drugs(09/27/2012, Reuters Health)
- Food Insecurity Adds to Health Problems in HIV(09/12/2012, Reuters Health)
- About Three-Fourths of Patients in the United States Estimated to Remain in HIV Care(09/01/2012, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality)
- Only 1 in 4 Americans With HIV Has Virus Under Control: CDC(07/27/2012, HealthDay)
- More News on Living with HIV/AIDS
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Alternative Therapy
- Alternative (Complementary) Therapies for HIV/AIDS(Dept. of Veterans Affairs)
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Nutrition
- Diet and Nutrition and HIV(Dept. of Veterans Affairs)
- Food Safety for People with HIV/AIDS(Dept. of Agriculture, Food Safety and Inspection Service) - PDF
- Also available in Spanish
- Safe Food and Water(Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
- Also available in Spanish
- Vitamins and Minerals(New Mexico AIDS Education and Training Center)
- Also available in Spanish
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Coping
- Mental Health and HIV / AIDS(American Psychiatric Association)
- Telling Others You Are HIV Positive(New Mexico AIDS Education and Training Center)
- Also available in Spanish
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Disease Management
- Doctor, Clinic, & Dental Visits(AIDS.gov)
- Exercise and HIV(New Mexico AIDS Education and Training Center)
- Also available in Spanish
- Personal Tracking Charts(Project Inform) - PDF
- Side Effects of Anti-HIV Medications(New Mexico AIDS Education and Training Center)
- Also available in Spanish
- Strategies for HIV Treatment(Project Inform)
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Specific Conditions
- Anemia(New Mexico AIDS Education and Training Center)
- Also available in Spanish
- Body Shape Changes with HIV(Dept. of Veterans Affairs)
- Depression and HIV(New Mexico AIDS Education and Training Center)
- Also available in Spanish
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Depression and HIV/AIDS
(National Institute of Mental Health)
- Fatigue(New Mexico AIDS Education and Training Center)
- Also available in Spanish
- HIV and Cardiovascular Disease(New Mexico AIDS Education and Training Center)
- Also available in Spanish
- HIV and Kidney Disease(New Mexico AIDS Education and Training Center)
- Also available in Spanish
- HIV/AIDS and the Flu(Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
- Also available in Spanish
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Lymphocytopenia(National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute)
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MedlinePlus: HIV/AIDS and Infections(National Library of Medicine)
- Also available in Spanish
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Mouth Problems and HIV(National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research)
- Also available in Spanish
- Nervous System Problems and Dementia(New Mexico AIDS Education and Training Center)
- Also available in Spanish
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Neurological Complications of AIDS(National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke)
- Short Summary
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Neurological Complications of AIDS(National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke)
- Also available in Spanish
- Osteonecrosis, Osteopenia, and Osteoporosis(AIDSinfo) - PDF
- Also available in Spanish
- Osteoporosis (and HIV)(New Mexico AIDS Education and Training Center)
- Also available in Spanish
- Sex and Sexuality and HIV(Dept. of Veterans Affairs)
- Wasting Syndrome(New Mexico AIDS Education and Training Center)
- Also available in Spanish
- What Do I Need to Know about Immunizations?(AIDSinfo) - PDF
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Related Issues
- Body Composition Tests(New Mexico AIDS Education and Training Center)
- Also available in Spanish
- Caring for Someone with AIDS at Home(Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
- Also available in Spanish
- CDC Vital Signs: New Hope for Stopping HIV(Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
- Choosing an HIV Care Provider(New Mexico AIDS Education and Training Center)
- Also available in Spanish
- Couples with Mixed HIV Status(New Mexico AIDS Education and Training Center)
- Also available in Spanish
- Drugs, Alcohol and HIV(Dept. of Veterans Affairs)
- Employment and HIV/AIDS(AIDS.gov)
- HIV & AIDS: Health Information for International Travel(Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
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HIV Infection and Cancer Risk(National Cancer Institute)
- Also available in Spanish
- How to Spot HIV/AIDS Fraud(New Mexico AIDS Education and Training Center)
- Also available in Spanish
- Marriage and Dating(AIDS.gov)
- Medical Appointments(New Mexico AIDS Education and Training Center)
- Also available in Spanish
- Oral Sex and HIV Risk(Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) - PDF
- Preventing Infections from Pets(Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
- Also available in Spanish
- Seeing an HIV Health Care Provider(AIDSinfo) - PDF
- Also available in Spanish
- Smoking and HIV(New Mexico AIDS Education and Training Center)
- Also available in Spanish
- Treatment Adherence(AIDSinfo) - PDF
- Vaccinations and HIV(New Mexico AIDS Education and Training Center)
- Also available in Spanish
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Health Check Tools
- Take the HIV Wellness Quiz(American Heart Association)
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Videos
- HIV and Cardiovascular Disease (Heart Disease)(American Heart Association)
- HIV Wellness Numbers(American Heart Association)
- HIV/AIDS - Sharing Your HIV Status(Healthy Roads Media)
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Financial Issues
- Find HIV/AIDS Care(Health Resources and Services Administration)
- Selling Your Life Insurance(New Mexico AIDS Education and Training Center)
- Social Security for People Living with HIV/AIDS(Social Security Administration)
- Also available in Spanish
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Clinical Trials
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ClinicalTrials.gov: HIV Infections(National Institutes of Health)
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ClinicalTrials.gov: HIV/AIDS and Quality of Life(National Institutes of Health)
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HIV+ Long-Term Non-Progressor Study(National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases)
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ClinicalTrials.gov: HIV Infections
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Research
- Hispanics with HIV Have Different Communication Styles with Their Health Care Providers Than Whites(Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality)
- Neurological AIDS(Society for Neuroscience)
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Journal Articles
References and abstracts from MEDLINE/PubMed (National Library of Medicine)
- Article: Perceptions of the character of God as narrated by East...
- Article: Resilience, syndemic factors, and serosorting behaviors among HIV-positive and HIV-negative...
- Article: What HIV-positive young women want from behavioral interventions: a qualitative...
- Living with HIV/AIDS -- see more articles
- Nutrition and HIV/AIDS -- see more articles
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Dictionaries/Glossaries
- AIDSinfo Glossary(AIDSinfo)
- Also available in Spanish
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Organizations
- AIDS.gov
- AIDSinfo(Dept. of Health and Human Services)
- Also available in Spanish
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Also available in Spanish
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NIAID Division of Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome(National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases)
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Law and Policy
- Your Rights as a Person with HIV Infection or AIDS(Dept. of Health and Human Services, Office for Civil Rights) - PDF
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Statistics
- HIV/AIDS in the United States(Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
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Women
- Living with HIV/AIDS(Dept. of Health and Human Services, Office on Women's Health)
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MedlinePlus: HIV/AIDS and Pregnancy(National Library of Medicine)
- Also available in Spanish
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Seniors
- Living with HIV As You Age(AIDS.gov)
- Seniors and HIV(Administration on Aging)
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You may also be interested in these related encyclopedia pages:
MEDICAL ENCYCLOPEDIA
Living with HIV/AIDS - Multiple Languages
