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)…
CHEMISTRY (CHEM) SCREEN THE ELECTROLYTES KIDNEY FUNCTION TESTS LIVER FUNCTION TESTS OTHER BLOOD CHEMISTRY TESTS FOR MORE INFORMATION CHEMISTRY (CHEM) SCREEN A large part of your laboratory report is results of the chemistry screen. These tests measure various chemicals in your blood to see whether your body is working correctly.…
[Note: On November 9, 2001, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued two revised guidelines encouraging health care providers to routinely offer HIV testing more often. The goal is to increase the number of people who know their HIV status. These guidelines are available at: https://www.cdc.gov/hiv/pubs/guidelines.htm, or by…
[Note: Part 1 of this article appeared in AIDS Treatment News #374, November 23, 2001.] Detecting Acute HIV Infection Shortly after getting infected with HIV, many patients have an acute (or “primary”) HIV infection, a period of flu-like illness with symptoms like fever and malaise that could be caused by…
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