NATIONAL RESOURCES NEW MEXICO RESOURCES This Fact Sheet contains selected contact information for organizations providing HIV/AIDS services and information, both within the United States and in New Mexico. For more information, contact your closest Health Management Alliance (listed below), or the New Mexico HIV/AIDS/STD/Hepatitis Hotline at (800) 545-2437. NATIONAL RESOURCES…

WHY ARE THERE SO MANY AIDS MYTHS? TRANSMISSION MYTHS MYTHS ABOUT A CURE AIDS IS A DEATH SENTENCE THE GOVERNMENT DEVELOPED AIDS TO REDUCE MINORITY POPULATIONS MYTHS ABOUT MEDICATIONS WHY ARE THERE SO MANY AIDS MYTHS? When AIDS first became known, it was a very mysterious disease. It caused the…

WHY DOES IT TAKE SO LONG TO APPROVE NEW DRUGS? WHAT ARE THE "PHASES" OF CLINICAL TRIALS? HOW DO WE KNOW IF A DRUG WORKS? USING UNAPPROVED DRUGS FOR MORE INFORMATION WHY DOES IT TAKE SO LONG TO APPROVE NEW DRUGS? Developing a new drug can take 10 years or…

WHAT ARE MICROBICIDES? MICROBICIDES AND VACCINES HOW DO MICROBICIDES WORK? HOW MANY MICROBICIDES ARE NEAR APPROVAL? WHAT ARE THE SIDE EFFECTS? THE BOTTOM LINE FOR MORE INFORMATION WHAT ARE MICROBICIDES? Microbicides are anti-HIV substances. They could reduce the risk of HIV infection during vaginal or rectal intercourse. No microbicides are…

WHAT IS HARM REDUCTION? HARM REDUCTION IN ACTION HARM REDUCTION AND HIV CHALLENGES TO HARM REDUCTION IS HARM REDUCTION LEGAL? HARM REDUCTION IN NEW MEXICO THE BOTTOM LINE WHAT IS HARM REDUCTION? Harm reduction is a way of dealing with behavior that damages the health of the person involved and…

WHAT ARE BODY COMPOSITION TESTS? ANTHROPOMETRY BIOELECTRICAL IMPEDANCE ANALYSIS (BIA) BODY MASS INDEX (BMI) COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY (CT OR CAT SCAN) DUAL ENERGY X-RAY ABSORPTIOMETRY (DEXA) SCANNING MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING (MRI) UNDERWATER WEIGHING THE BOTTOM LINE WHAT ARE BODY COMPOSITION TESTS? The tests and measurements described in this fact sheet provide…

WHAT IS DRUG LEVEL TESTING? HOW CAN TDM HELP? DOES TDM WORK FOR ALL HIV DRUGS? DIFFICULTIES WITH TDM WHEN CAN TDM HELP? FUTURE DIRECTIONS WHAT IS THERAPEUTIC DRUG MONITORING? It can be helpful to test a patient’s blood to check the levels of a medication they are taking. Drug…

Over 750 listings of web sites related to HIV and AIDS are organized in the categories below. See also the general NOTES WEB SITES IN SPANISH ADVOCACY ALTERNATIVE THERAPIES BASIC SCIENCE CHILDREN, YOUTH AND AIDS CLINICAL TRIALS CONFERENCE REPORTS DISSIDENTS (AIDS Doesn’t Exist or HIV Isn’t the Cause) DRUGS AND…

WHAT ARE SIDE EFFECTS? WHO GETS SIDE EFFECTS? HOW TO DEAL WITH SIDE EFFECTS WHICH SIDE EFFECTS ARE THE MOST COMMON? THE BOTTOM LINE WHAT ARE SIDE EFFECTS? Side effects are what a drug does to you that you don’t want it to do. Medications are prescribed for a specific…

For confidential HIV/AIDS counseling and information, call your state’s toll-free AIDS Hotline. Most hotlines operate 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, and can answer your questions and offer free educational materials to the public. State Phone Number Alabama (800) 228-0469 Alaska (800) 478-AIDS Arizona (602) 402-9396 Arkansas (800)…