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Daily Life
Nutrition
Supplements: Vitamins, Minerals, and Trace Elements
Alternative Treatments
Insurance Issues
Discrimination
Unapproved Substances

Daily Life

The Top 25 Things You Need to Know About the Treatment of HIV/AIDS
A brochure compliments of The Center for AIDS - Hope and Remembrance Project

First Person
Always under construction! We are collecting stories and multimedia pieces that deal with LIVING With HIV. You are welcome to take a look if you remember it's a hard hat area. Even better, we encourage you to send us a story or essay or poem or photo.

Traveling with HIV

ÆGIS award-winning travel fact sheet. What you need to know when you travel internationally.

 HIV/AIDS video's from Healthology

 The latest HIV/AIDS video's from Healthology

 HIV Treatment Side Effects
The benefits of HIV treatments often come with side effects, some of them strong enough to keep people from taking their medications. Join Drs. Richard Elion and Brian Boyle as they discuss some of the side effects that HIV patients may encounter, and offer their advice on how to cope with them successfully.
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 HIV and Anemia: An Overlooked Danger
It's been estimated that up to 95% of people infected with HIV will experience anemia at some point. Unfortunately, it is often overlooked, and untreated anemia can lead to dangerous complications. Join Dr. Lisa Capaldini and Dr. Brian Boyle as they discuss symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment options, and share important advice for those living with HIV.
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 HIV and Anemia: One Patient’s Story
About a year after Martin Gonzales-Rojas was diagnosed with AIDS, he was also diagnosed with another condition- anemia. It’s a common occurrence among people living with HIV and AIDS but the symptoms are often overlooked, or misdiagnosed. Join Martin as tells us how he discovered he had anemia, how it affected his treatment and daily life.
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 Why Adherence Matters for Antiretrovirals
As with other HIV medications, antiretrovirals are designed to be taken on a particular schedule, whether it's once, twice, or three times per day. Side effects can make these regimens hard to stick to -- and many patients don't. Unfortunately, the consequences of slipping from your schedule can be severe. Join our panel to learn why adherence matters, and what you can do to stay on track.
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 Sticking to It: An HIV Patient Discusses Adherence
As a pharmacist, Brian Peiper knows about the importance of drug adherence. As a patient, he knows it's not always easy. Tune in as he shares his experience and advice from both sides of the counter.
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Sculptra Informaiton (New-Fill)

Approval of Sculptra for treating facial lipoatrophy
Food and Drug Administration - August 3, 2004
The Food and Drug Administration today, August 3, 2004, approved Sculptra, an injectable filler to correct facial fat loss in people with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV).

Report 2 on Sculptra (Newfill): FDA study review; advocacy issues
National AIDS Treatment Advocacy Project (NATAP) - May 18, 2004
Reported by Jules Levin

FDA panel recommends approval of New-Fill
From HIV Treatment Bulletin - Vol. 5, No. 4, May 2004
On 25 March, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) convened a panel to review study results for accelerated approval of New-Fill (Sculptra). The studies that were reviewed included the early Vega Study from Paris and the study from the Chelsea and Westminster Hospital in London. New-Fill is now owned by Aventis/Dermik. The meeting also included public testimony from patients on how lipoatrophy made it difficult to lead a normal life and that treatment had changed their personal and professional lives.

Sculptra Information from Aventis
Click here to access the Aventis website and read more about the recent FDA approved treatment for facial lipoatrophy.
Posted August 10, 2004.

Nutrition

Nutrition Priorities
From the Being Alive Newsletter, 1997.

Nutrition: The Science Behind the Fiction
From the Being Alive Newsletter, 1998.

Eating Strategy
From the Being Alive Newsletter, 1997.

Dietary Consideration And Protease Inhibitors
From STEP, 1996.

Nutrition and AIDS: [Part One]  [Part Two]
Interview with Kristin Weaver, Bay Area Nutrition Counseling Center and Clinic (BANC), at San Francisco General Hospital. From the AIDS Treatment News, 1994.

How Much Of Which And How Much Is Enough?
From the Being Alive Newsletter, 1993.

Salad-bashing and other Nutritional Principles
From the Being Alive Newsletter, 1994.

Food, Fitness and HIV: The Connection
From STEP, 1997.

Supplements: Vitamins, Minerals, and Trace Elements

Overview

Vitamins, Minerals, Trace Elements
Good reference on the most important supplements, from BETA, 1995.

Vitamins, nutrition, and exercise aren't just for Richard Simmons
Includes easy-to-follow chart. From HIVPLUS, 1998.

Understanding Vitamins
From the Gay Men's Health Crisis, 1993.

Antioxidants and HIV
From the Being Alive Newsletter, 1993.

Can supplements of vitamins/minerals increase survival?
From CATIE, 1996.

Some Vitamins Associated with Decreased Risk of AIDS and Death
From the AIDS Treatment News, 1995.

Vitamins and the Immune System
From the Being Alive Newsletter, 1992.

Specific vitamens, minerals

Selenium
From CATIE, 1997.

Vitamin E deficiency in early HIV infection
From CATIE, 1998.

Study finds NAC supplements prolong survival
From CATIE, 1997.

Carnitine for damaged nerves?
From CATIE, 1997.

"Friendly" bacteria
From CATIE, 1993.

Garlic
From the Gay Men's Health Crisis, 1993.

Glutamine
From Notes from the Underground, 1999.

Other Alternative Treatments

Alternative Treatments

Overview

Exploring Options and Making Decisions
All about Complementary and Alternative Medicine, from BETA, 1998.

The Alternative Question
From AIDS Treatment Data Network, 1994.

"Complementary Treatments"
A review of a book by Dr. Kaiser. From the AIDS Treatment News, 1998.

HIV/AIDS and Alternative Therapies
From the U.S. Centers for Disease Control, 1994.

Understanding the Options
From Notes from the Underground, 1998

Alternative Therapies for AIDS: An Historical Review
From the Gay Men's Health Crisis, 1993.

Considering Alternative Treatments
From AIDS Treatment Data Network, 1995.

Chinese Medicine

Acupuncture
From the Gay Men's Health Crisis, 1991.

Chinese Medicine and HIV Disease
From the "Being Alive" newsletter, 1993.

Chinese Medicine for HIV Positive Women
From BETA, 1997.

Chinese Medicine: Where Does It Work Best in HIV/AIDS?
From AIDS Treatment News, 1995.

Traditional Chinese Medicine
From the AIDS Treatment Update, 1995.

CASE STUDIES: Using Chinese Herbs and Acupuncture to Treat HIV/AIDS
From the "Being Alive" newsletter, 1994.

Native American

Native American Traditional Healing
From the Women Alive newsletter, 1998.

Sacred Indian Healing Herbs
From the Women Alive newsletter, 1998.

Insurance Issues

Health Insurance

Managed Care
GMHC, 1996.

Health Insurance Overview
From the "Being Alive" newsletter, 1992.

Health Insurance Portability Law
A brief overview, The Journal of the Tennessee Medical Association, 1997. USA Only.

All about COBRA
From the "Being Alive" newsletter, 1992. USA Only.

The Impact of Managed Care on People Living with HIV
Quality vs. Cost-Saving, from the "STEP" newsletter, 1997.

Health Care Quality VS Economics
GMHC, 1996.

Medicaid HIV Policy Project
a database of Medicaid program information, with a focus on issues of concern to people living with HIV/AIDS. USA Only.

Life Insurance

Viatical Settlements
From the US Centers For Disease Control, 1996

Discrimination

Your Rights In Federally Funded Health and Human Service Programs
From the US Centers For Disease Control, 1993. Applies to US citizens only.

The Americans With Disabilities Act
The federal law that prohibits discrimination against those with HIV. USA Only.

AIDS Law Library
AIDS-related court decisions from the U.S. Supreme Court, Appellate and lower courts. USA Only.

AIDS In The Workplace
From the US Centers For Disease Control, 1993. USA Only.

Unapproved Substances

Possibly Fatal Interactions Between Ritonavir and "Ecstasy"
AIDS Treatment News, 1997.

"Poppers" and HIV
An ACT UP publication, 1993.
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