100: BACKGROUND INFORMATION

101. What is AIDS?

102. HIV Testing

103. Acute HIV Infection

105. How HIV Drugs Get Approved

106. HIV Life Cycle

120: LABORATORY TESTS

120. Normal Laboratory Values (2 pages)

121. Complete Blood Count (CBC)

122. Chemistry Panel

123. Blood Sugar and Fats

124. CD4 cell Tests

125. Viral load tests

126. Resistance tests

127. Monitoring Drug Levels

128. Body Composition Tests

129. Tropism Test

150: PREVENTING HIV INFECTION

150. Stopping the Spread of HIV

151. Safer Sex Guidelines

152. How Risky Is It?

153. Condoms

154. Drug Use and HIV

155. Harm Reduction

156. Post Exposure Prophylaxis

157. Microbicides

158. AIDS Myths and Misunderstandings

159. AIDS Vaccines

160. Pre-exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP)

200: LIVING WITH HIV

200. Important Resources in the US

201. How Do I Start?

202. Choosing an HIV Care Provider

203. Medical Appointments

204. Telling Others You’re HIV-Positive

205. Participating in a Clinical Trial

206. How to Spot HIV/AIDS Fraud

207. Vaccinations and HIV

208. Selling your Life Insurance

209. HIV Health Checklist

400: MEDICATIONS TO FIGHT HIV

400. BACKGROUND

400. HIV Life Cycle

401. Taking Current Antiretroviral Drugs

402. Drug Names and Manufacturers

403. Antiretroviral Therapy (ART)

404. ART Guidelines

405. Adherence

406. Treatment Interruptions

407. Drug Interactions

408. Salvage Therapy

410. NUCLEOSIDE ANALOG REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE INHIBITORS

411. Zidovudine (AZT, Retrovir)

412. Zalcitabine (ddC, Hivid)

413. Didanosine (ddI, Videx)

414. Stavudine (d4T, Zerit)

415. Lamivudine (3TC, Epivir)

416. Abacavir (Ziagen)

417. Combivir (zidovudine + lamivudine)

418. Trizivir (zidovudine + lamivudine + Abacavir)

419. Tenofovir (Viread)

420. Emtricitabine (Emtriva)

421. Truvada (tenofovir + emtricitabine)

422. Epzicom (abacavir + lamivudine)

427. Hydroxyurea (Hydrea)

430. NON-NUCLEOSIDE REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE INHIBITORS

431. Nevirapine (Viramune)

432. Efavirenz (Sustiva)

433. Delavirdine (Rescriptor)

434. Etravirine (Intelence)

435. Rilpivirine (Edurant)

440. PROTEASE INHIBITORS

441. Indinavir (Crixivan)

442. Ritonavir (Norvir)

443. Saquinavir (Invirase)

444. Nelfinavir (Viracept)

445. Amprenavir (Agenerase)

446. Lopinavir (Kaletra)

447. Atazanavir (Reyataz)

448. Fosamprenavir (Lexiva)

449. Tipranavir (Aptivus)

450. Darunavir (Prezista)

460. ATTACHMENT AND FUSION INHIBITORS

461. Enfuvirtide (Fuzeon)

462. Maraviroc (Celsentri, Selzentry)

465. INTEGRASE INHIBITORS

465. Raltegravir (Isentress)

466. Elvitegravir

467. Dolutegravir

470. COMBINATION THERAPY

470. Combination Medications

471. Complera (rilpivirine + tenofovir + efavirenz)

472. Atripla (emtricitabine + tenofovir + efavirenz)

473. Triumeq (dolutegravir+abacavir+lamivudine)

474. Stribild (elvitegravir + cobicistat + emtricitabine + tenofovir)

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480: STRENGTHENING THE IMMUNE SYSTEM

481. Immune Restoration

482. Interleukin-2

483. Immune Restoration Syndrome

484. HIV and Inflammation

485. Can HIV Infection be Cured?

494. Recreational Drugs and HIV

500: OPPORTUNISTIC INFECTIONS AND RELATED DISEASES AND TREATMENT

500. Opportunistic Infections Overview

501. Candidiasis (Thrush)

502. Cryptosporidiosis

503. Cryptococcal meningitis

504. Cytomegalovirus (CMV)

505. Nervous System Problems and Dementia

506. Hepatitis and HIV

507. Hepatitis C and HIV

508. Herpes Simplex (Cold Sores and Genital Herpes)

509. Herpes Zoster (Shingles)

510. HPV (Human Papillomavirus)

511. KS (Kaposi’s Sarcoma)

512. Lymphoma

513. Molluscum

514. Mycobacterium avium complex (MAC)

515. Pneumocystis pneumonia (PCP)

516. Progressive multifocal leucoencephalopathy (PML)

517. Toxoplasmosis

518. Tuberculosis (TB)

519. Wasting Syndrome

520. Cancer and HIV

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530. Azithromycin (Zithromax)

531. Ciprofloxacin (Cipro)

532. Clarithromycin (Biaxin)

533. Dapsone (Avlosulfon)

534. Fluconazole (Diflucan)

535. Trimethoprim/Sulfamethoxazole

(TMP/SMX, Bactrim or Septra)

536. Filgrastim (Neupogen)

537. Pentamidine

538. Atovaquone (Mepron)

550: SIDE EFFECTS AND THEIR TREATMENT

550: SIDE EFFECTS

550. Side Effects – Overview

551. Fatigue

552. Anemia

553. Body Shape Changes (Lipodystrophy)

554. Diarrhea

555. Peripheral Neuropathy

556. Mitochondrial Toxicity

557. Osteoporosis

558. Depression and HIV

559. Osteonecrosis

600: PATIENT POPULATIONS

610. Women and HIV

611. Pregnancy and HIV

612. Children and HIV

615. HIV in Prisons and Jails

613. Couples With Mixed HIV Status

616. Older People and HIV

650: HIV and RELATED DISEASES

651. HIV and Kidney Disease

652. HIV and Cardiovascular Disease

653. HIV and the Mouth

670: HEPATITIS C

670. Hepatitis C Virus Life Cycle

671. Hepatitis Laboratory Tests

672. Liver Biopsy

673. Preventing Hepatitis C Infection

674. Hepatitis C Genotypes

675. Hepatitis C Viral Load

680. Interferon and Ribavirin

681. New Hepatitis C Drugs in Development

682. Telaprevir (Incivek)

683. Boceprevir (Victrelis)

700: ALTERNATIVE AND

COMPLEMENTARY THERAPIES

700. Alternative & Complementary Therapies – Overview

702. Ayurvedic Medicine

703. Chinese acupuncture

704. Chinese herbalism

708 Native American Traditional Healing

722. Cat’s claw

724. DHEA

725. DNCB

726. Echinacea

727. Essiac

729. Hypericin (St. John’s Wort)

731. Marijuana

735. Silymarin (Milk Thistle)

800: NUTRITION AND EXERCISE

800. Nutrition

801. Vitamins and Minerals

802. Exercise and HIV

803. Smoking and HIV

900: INTERNET BOOKMARKS FOR AIDS

925 – The U.S. President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR)