The Internet contains some very helpful information about AIDS. But, this information should not be used as a substitute for consulting with your physician.

The mission of the NAMES Project Foundation is to use the AIDS Memorial Quilt to help bring an end to the AIDS epidemic. The Quilt is a patchwork of lives, made of 3' by 6' panels, each remembering a person lost to AIDS. Anyone can add to it, and it grows larger every day.
http://www.aidsquilt.org/

Read MedicineNet's Power Points about AIDS. Learn what causes AIDS, what the HIV antibody is, how HIV is transmitted, and how widespread the disease is.
http://www.medicinenet.com

CDC National AIDS Clearinghouse's services are designed to facilitate the sharing of HIV/AIDS resources and information about education and prevention, published materials, and research findings, as well as news about AIDS-related trends. This is a service of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
http://cdcnac.aspensys.com/

Critical Path Project was founded by persons with AIDS to provide treatment, resource, and prevention information for researchers, service providers, treatment activists, and other persons with AIDS. Read late breaking news and learn of alternative treatments and clinical trials.
http://www.critpath.org/ critpath.htm

The Family Practice Handbook: Chapter 16: AIDS was developed at the University of Iowa.
http://vh.radiology.uiowa.edu/Providers/ClinRef/FPHandbook/16.html

AIDS/HIV-Doctor's Guide to the Internet contains medical news and alerts, AIDS and drug information, discussion groups and newsgroups, and other related sites.
http://www.pslgroup.com/AIDS.HTM

The AIDS Clinical Trials Information Service provides current information on federally and privately sponsored clinical trials for persons with AIDS and HIV infection. Specialists provide information on the purpose of each study, whether or not a study is open to enrollment, study locations, eligibility requirements, exclusion criteria, names and phone numbers of contact persons, and drugs being studied.
http://www.actis.org/

HIV Home Test Information site provides data on the HIV home tests (The Home Access Express HIV-1 Test System and Confide) that have been recently approved by the FDA.
http://www.koool.com/hivtest.html

At HIVpositive.com, you'll find information about nutrition, caretakers, drugs, treatments, latest news, and AIDS resources.
http://www.hivpositive.com/

Positive Nation Home Page features Positive Life, a monthly supplement produced in response to the changing face of HIV in the light of new treatment developments. It will feature the most up-to-date treatment information and will explore the key issues affecting our health and lifestyle.
http://www.positivenation.co.uk/

ACT UP: AIDS Index to Treatments contains information on nutrition, micronutrients, and vitamins as well as newsletters, publications, hotlines, and patient assistance programs.
http://www.aidsnyc.org/ rtrp/index.html

Mothers' Voices: United to End AIDS:
http://www.mvoices.org/

HIV Exposure...The Waiting Game is a discussion site for those going through testing to see if they might have HIV/AIDS.
http://ng.netgate.net/~adamsclan/hiv.htm

Next week, we'll search for Christmas and religious sites on the Net. See you then!

Robin Nobles is a freelance writer who can be reached at robinnobles@robinsnest.com.

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