Index of Articles From Project Inform

Fact Sheets, Charts and Discussion Papers

• Adherence: Keeping Up With Your Meds (May 2008)
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• AIDS Dementia Complex (January 2007)
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• Anti-HIV Drug Identification Chart (January 2005)
• Blood Work: A Complete Guide for Monitoring HIV (May 2007)
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• Blood Work: Two Common Tests to Use for Monitoring HIV Disease (January 2008)
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• Bone Health and HIV Disease (February 2008)
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• Bone Problems (September 2000)
• Building a Cooperative Doctor/Patient Relationship (January 2007)
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• Chart of Opportunistic Infections (October 2001)
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• Co-Receptors: CCR5 -- Understanding HIV (January 2003)
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• Cryptococcal Meningitis (January 2007)
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• Cytomegalovirus (CMV) (October 2007)
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• Day One: After You've Tested Positive (January 2007)
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• Dealing With Drug Side Effects (January 2004)
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• Depression and HIV (August 2001)
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• Drug Interactions (August 2004)
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  An exhaustive list of interactions between various drugs and antiretrovirals
• Drug Side Effects Chart (January 2004)
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• Flu Season and Living With HIV (October 2008)
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• Grassroots Advocacy 101: Making Your Voice Heard in Congress and The White House (2001)
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• Guide to HIV/AIDS-Related Resources (PDF) (September 2008)
• Gynecological Conditions and HIV/AIDS (October 2005)
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• Common GYN Conditions in Women Living With HIV/AIDS (April 2003)
• Herbs, Supplements and HIV (January 2005)
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• HIV/AIDS Related Resources (PDF) (March 2000)
• HIV and the Mouth (January 2007)
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• HIV Vaccines and Your Immune System (May 2004)
• How to Identify AIDS Fraud (January 2007)
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• Human Papillomavirus and HIV Disease (October 2008)
  Information about the special concerns for people living with HIV and HPV.
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• Immune Therapy -- In Brief (August 2000)
• Interleukin-2 (IL-2, Proleukin) (March 2007)
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• IRIS: A Concern for People Starting HIV Therapy (April 2008)
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• Lipodystrophy Syndrome(s) (November 2001)
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• Making Decisions About Therapies (January 2007)
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• Mycobacterium Avium Complex (MAC) (November 2004)
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• Medical Marijuana (April 2005)
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• Mitochondrial Toxicity and Lactic Acidosis (April 2001)
• Coping With Nausea (August 2000)
• New Anti-HIV Therapies (January 2003)
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• Non-Occupational Post Exposure Prevention: When You Think You Were Exposed to HIV Within the Past Three Days (May 2007)
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• Nutrition and Weight Maintenance (November 2004)
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• Oral Candidiasis (Thrush) (November 2005)
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• How to Prevent PCP (May 2008)
  
• Peripheral Neuropathy (March 2008)
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• Personal Tracking Charts (PDF)
• Pharmacology: Drug Level Monitoring and Beyond (July 2001)
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• Pregnancy and HIV Disease (August 2005)
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• Preventing Cryptosporidiosis: A Guide for People With Compromised Immune Systems (January 2003)
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• Progressive Multifocal Leukoencephalopathy (PML) (June 2007)
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• Pulmonary Hypertension and HIV (March 2002)
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• Re-Infection: Is It a Concern for People Living With HIV? (November 2004)
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• Sex and Prevention Concerns for Positive People (September 2002)
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• Standard Dosing Chart for Anti-HIV Drugs (January 2006)
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• Strategies for First Line HIV Therapy (May 2008)
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• Strategies for HIV Therapy (April 2008)
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• Strategies for Improving Your Immune Health: The Different Approaches to Improving Your Immune System (January 2007)
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• Strategies for Managing Opportunistic Infections (May 2008)
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• Strategies for Third-Line HIV Therapy (May 2008)
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• Structured Treatment Interruptions (May 2008)
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• Structured Treatment Interruptions Workshop Summary (January 31, 2001)
• Systemic Candidiasis (January 2005)
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• Talking to Your Doctor About nPEP (May 2007)
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• Third Line Therapy Strategies (March 2002)
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• Towards a Healthy Liver (October 2007)
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• Tuberculosis and HIV Disease (November 2004)
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• Vaginal Candidiasis (November 2005)
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• Ways to Test for HIV: Three Different Ways to Check If You Have HIV (May 2007)
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• Women and HIV (April 1998)
• Your New Medicare Prescription Drug Benefit For Californians Living With HIV/AIDS: Medicare-Only Beneficiaries (October 18, 2005)
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• Your New Medicare Prescription Drug Benefit For Californians Living With HIV/AIDS: Beneficiaries With Both Medicare And Medi-Cal (October 18, 2005)
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• Your New Medicare Prescription Drug Benefit For Californians Living With HIV/AIDS: Low-Income Beneficiaries (October 18, 2005)
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Hotline Memos

• What's New in Treatment Information, Outreach and Public Policy? (August 2002)
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• What's New in Outreach, Public Policy and Fund Raising? (July 2002)
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• What's New in Treatment Information, Public Policy and Outreach? (May 2002)
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• What's New in Public Policy and Fund Raising? (April 2002)
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• What's New in Treatment Information and Public Policy? (March 2002)
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• What's New in Treatment Information, Policy and Fund Raising? (December 2001)
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• What's New in Treatment Information, Policy and Fund Raising? (November 2001)
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• What's New in Treatment Information and Fund Raising? (October 2001)
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• What's New in Treatment Information and Fund Raising? (July 2001)
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• What's New in Treatment Information and Policy? (June 2001)
• What's New in Treatment Information, Policy, and Fund Raising? (April 2001)
• What's New in Treatment Information, Policy, and Fund Raising? (March 2001)
• What's New in Treatment Information, Policy, and Fund Raising? (December 2000)
• What's New in Treatment Information, Policy, and Fund Raising? (October 2000)
• What's New in Treatment Information, Policy, and Fund Raising? (September 2000)
• What's New in Treatment Information, Policy, and Fund Raising? (August 2000)
• What's New in Treatment Information and Policy? (July 2000)
• What's New in Treatment Information? (June 2000)
• What's New in Treatment Information and Policy? (May 2000)
• What's New in Treatment Information and Outreach? (April 2000)
• What's New in Treatment Information and Development? (March 2000)
• What's New in Treatment Information, Development, and Policy? (February 2000)
• What's New in Treatment Information, Development, and Policy? (January 2000)
• What's New in Treatment Information? (December 1999)
• Community Alert (August 1999)

Articles

• Novel H1N1 (Swine Flu) and Concerns for People Living With HIV (June 26, 2009)
• Project Inform Applauds the HIV/AIDS Atlas (June 22, 2009)
  Powerful new tool will help communities across the country know their status.
• HIV Health Care Access Working Group Action Alert: Tell Congress to Make Health Care Reform Work for People With HIV/AIDS (June 18, 2009)
• PrEP (Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis) (June 2, 2009)
  Complex questions surround biomedical option for preventing HIV infection
• Health Care Reform Debate Heats Up (June 2, 2009)
• Project Inform Joins Call for Greater Commitment and Cooperation to Identify a Cure for HIV/AIDS (March 5, 2009)
• Risk for Salivary Gland Cancer High Among People With AIDS (March 5, 2009)
• Non-AIDS Defining Cancers in People With HIV (March 4, 2009)
• Who Is At Risk for Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma? (March 3, 2009)
• Duration of Therapy for Treating HBV (March 2, 2009)
• Ezetimibe Lowers Cholesterol Levels (March 1, 2009)
• Testing PrEP on a Global Scale (February 28, 2009)
• Topical Gel Prevents HIV Infection in Monkeys (February 27, 2009)
• Truvada Prevents Rectal HIV Infection in Monkeys (February 26, 2009)
• Cancer Rate for Isentress Similar to Other HIV Meds (February 24, 2009)
• A Common Blood Product Called IVIG May Help Clear the HIV Reservoir (February 23, 2009)
• Two Studies Show Kaletra and Isentress Similarly Suppress HIV, Yet Have Different Side Effects (February 22, 2009)
• More Monotherapy Data Underscore Its Potential to Harm (February 21, 2009)
• Smoking Nearly Triples the Risk of Death (February 20, 2009)
• Successful Therapy May Still Lead to Loss of Kidney Function (February 19, 2009)
• Truvada and Epizcom are Similar in Their Ability to Suppress HIV (February 18, 2009)
• Thin Pipeline Reveals Three Possible HIV Drugs (February 17, 2009)
• Isentress Equal to Sustiva in First Line Therapy (February 15, 2009)
• Risk for Invasive Anal Cancer High Among HIV-Positive People (February 11, 2009)
• Acyclovir: the Next New HIV Drug? (February 10, 2009)
• Memorial and Celebration of Martin Delaney's Life and Work (February 6, 2009)
• Project Inform Announces the Passing of Founder, Martin Delaney (January 23, 2009)
• Two Immune Proteins Found to Control HIV Infection (January 9, 2009)
• Peculiar Type of KS Emerges in Healthier Individuals (November 7, 2008)
• Some AIDS-Defining Conditions Now Diagnosed at Higher CD4s (November 6, 2008)
• Medicare and Part D (November 3, 2008)
  Part B premium payments to be cut from California's Medi-Cal, affecting many living with HIV
• Four Posters Add to Our Knowledge of Lexiva (October 27, 2008)
• Long-Term Safety Study of Vicriviroc Presented (October 27, 2008)
• Analysis of CASTLE Finds No Benefit for Once-Daily Dosing (October 27, 2008)
• More Results on Kaletra Monotherapy Reported (October 27, 2008)
• Two Studies Look at Intelence (October 27, 2008)
• CASTLE Study Compares Reyataz to Kaletra (October 27, 2008)
• Study Supports Use of Isentress for First-Line Treatment (October 26, 2008)
• Results From Elvucitabine Study Unimpressive (October 26, 2008)
• Switching From Combivir to Truvada Keeps HIV Undetectable, Improves Blood Fats, But Fails to Improve Limb Fat (October 26, 2008)
• Large Study Supports Earlier Treatment (October 26, 2008)
• Study May Point Way Forward for Bevirimat (October 26, 2008)
• RDEA Study Supports Further Development of New NNRTI (October 26, 2008)
• Study Data Explain Isentress' Excellent Resistance Profile (October 26, 2008)
• Study Shows Better Results From Vicriviroc When New Trofile Test Is Used (October 26, 2008)
• Four Weeks of Therapy Enough to Prevent MTC Transmissions (October 25, 2008)
• Ensuring ADAPs Realize the Best Health Outcomes for All Eligibles (October 25, 2008)
• Adding GM-CSF to Hepatitis B Vaccine Fails to Work (October 25, 2008)
• Meningococcal Vaccine Appears Safe in Youth With HIV (October 25, 2008)
• Elite Controllers May Show Way to a Cure (August 11, 2008)
• High HPV Rate in MSM Calls for New Screening Protocols (August 7, 2008)
• Two New NNRTIs Enter the Pipeline (August 7, 2008)
• Anti-Depressants Not Linked to Possibly Increasing the Risk of Cancer (August 6, 2008)
• Intriguing IL2 Study Results May Offer Unique Solution (August 6, 2008)
• Milk Thistle May Help Improve Liver Health in People With HIV and Hepatitis C (August 6, 2008)
• Researcher Presents Vexing Information on Tibotec's Rilpivarine (August 5, 2008)
• A Cause for Optimism: Microbicides Pipeline Shows Promise (August 4, 2008)
• HIV Sexual Transmission Under HAART: Project Inform Comments on the 2008 Swiss Report (August 3, 2008)
• Project Inform Adds HIV Prevention to its Mission (July 23, 2008)
• The Unfortunate Return of ADAP Waiting Lists (July 23, 2008)
• FDA Issues "Black Box" Warning for Cipro, Similar Drugs (July 9, 2008)
• Growing Evidence Supports Early Treatment (June 24, 2008)
• The Coming Crisis in HIV Drug Development (June 16, 2008)
• Novel HIV Therapy Suffers Stunning Setback (June 12, 2008)
• Silence on Hepatitis: Where's the Leadership? (May 15, 2008)
  From Bay Area Reporter
• In Praise of AIDS Activists and Martin Delaney (May 9, 2008)
• The Hepatitis C Epidemic: Where's the Leadership? (May 8, 2008)
• Leaders Come Together to Pursue a National AIDS Strategy (May 8, 2008)
• Science Uncovers "Couch Potato" Type of Fat and Lazy TB (April 23, 2008)
• Incyte Halts Development of Promising New CCR5 Drug (April 10, 2008)
• Guidelines Panel Responds to Abacavir Data (April 10, 2008)
• Sustiva Study Finds Ethnicity, Quality of Life Predict Treatment Outcomes (April 1, 2008)
• Connection Found Between Belly Fat and Dementia (March 27, 2008)
• Pain Patch for Neuropathy Fails in Study (March 18, 2008)
• Statement Regarding Findings of the Swiss Government on the Transmissibility of HIV Infection by HIV-Positive People Receiving Antiretroviral Treatment (March 12, 2008)
• Study Finds Heart Trouble With Ziagen and Videx (February 4, 2008)
• Project Inform Welcomes Approval and Pricing of Intelence, Calls for Further Research (January 23, 2008)
• Research Finds Possible New Targets for HIV Drugs (January 11, 2008)
• MRSA (January 2008)
• Federal HIV Treatment Guidelines Updated (December 6, 2007)
• Project Inform Reacts to Approval, Pricing of Isentress (October 15, 2007)
• Companies Abandon Needle-Free Injection System for Fuzeon (October 4, 2007)
• Join Hepatitis C Advocates UNITED! (August 7, 2007)
• Proof of Concept Study May Point to a Cure (July 2, 2007)
• New Strain of TB Gaining Around the World (February 26, 2007)
  2007 CROI information
• A Drug Pricing Victory ... and a Second Call for Action! (June 30, 2006)
• Project Inform Analysis: Results of a "Cure" Study (August 2005)
• Project Inform Press Statement on the New York City Department of Health Report of a "Super" Strain of HIV (February 11, 2005)
• Project Inform Statement Regarding the Use of Single-Dose Nevirapine to Prevent Mother-to-Child Transmission of HIV (December 15, 2004)
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• HIV Is the Cause of AIDS (August 1999)
  A Project Inform letter from director Martin Delaney
• Project Inform's Response to Dr. Jay Levy's Letter to The Lancet (October 1, 1998)
• Excerpts from The HIV Drug Book (1995)

PI Perspective

• PI Perspective 47 (December 2008)
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• PI Perspective 46 (September 2008)
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• PI Perspective 45 (April 2008)
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• PI Perspective 44 (October 2007)
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• PI Perspective 43 (April 2007)
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• PI Perspective 42 (October 2006)
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• PI Perspective 41 (June 2006)
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• PI Perspective 40 (November 2005)
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• PI Perspective 39 (November 2004)
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• PI Perspective 38 (July 2004)
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• PI Perspective 37 (January 2004)
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• PI Perspective 36 (October 2003)
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• PI Perspective 35 (January 2003)
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• PI Perspective 34 (March 2002)
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• PI Perspective 33 (August 2001)
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• PI Perspective 32 (March 2001)
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• PI Perspective 31 (October 2000)
• PI Perspective 30 (August 2000)
• PI Perspective 29 (April 2000)
• PI Perspective 28 (September 1999)
• PI Perspective 27 (April 1999)
• PI Perspective 26 (December 1998)

PI Action Alerts

• Support Increased Medicaid Funding to States (January 18, 2008)
• How Do the Election Results Affect People With HIV? (December 2004)
• Healthcare Challenges in President Bush's Second Term (December 2004)
• Senators Schumer and Clinton Offer New Hope for ADAP (January 13, 2003)
• Bush Administration HIV/AIDS Report Card (March 13, 2002)
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• Bush Administration Not Making the Grade in the War on AIDS (March 13, 2002)
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• Congress to Make Final Decision on Patients Bill of Rights (February 22, 2000)

WISE Words

• WISE Words 17 (November 2005)
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• WISE Words 16 (March 2005)
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• WISE Words 15 (September 2004)
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• WISE Words 14 (May 2004)
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• WISE Words 13 (December 2003)
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• WISE Words 12 (August 2003)
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• WISE Words 11 (March 2003)
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• WISE Words 10 (July 2002)
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• WISE Words 9 (December 2001)
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• WISE Words 8 (July 2001)
• WISE Words 7 (March 2001)
• Special Issue: Positive? How Are You Feeling?
• WISE Words 6 (October 2000)
• Special Issue: Dealing With Drug Side Effects (June 2000)
• WISE Words 5 (December 1999)
• WISE Words 4 (June 1999)

Project Inform Advocacy Update

• December 2004

Material in Spanish (en Español)

• VPH y el Enfermedad del VIH (octubre de 2008)
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• PI Perspective 45 (abril de 2008)
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• Neuropatía Periférica (marzo de 2008)
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• La Salud de los Huesos y el Enfermedad del VIH (febrero de 2008)
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• Un Hígado Sano (Octubre de 2007)
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• PI Perspective 44 (Octubre de 2007)
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• Los Análisis de Sangre: Una Herramienta Útil Control del VIH (Mayo de 2007)
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• IL-2 (interleuquina-2, Proleukin (Marzo de 2007)
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• Cómo Prevenir la PCP (Febrero de 2007)
• El Primer Día... Después De Resultar Seropositivo (Enero de 2007)
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• Cómo Tomar una Buena Decisión Sobre las Terapias (Enero de 2007)
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• El VIH y la Boca (Enero de 2007)
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• PI Perspective 42 (Octubre de 2006)
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• PI Perspective 41 (Junio de 2006)
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• Cuadro de Dosis Est???ndar Para los Medicamentos Contra el VIH (Enero de 2006)
• WISE Words (Noviembre de 2005)
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• Su Nuevo Beneficio de Medicamentos Recetados de Medicare Para Californianos Que Viven Con el VIH/SIDA: Beneficiarios de Medicare Solamente (PDF) (18 de Octubre de 2005)
• Su Nuevo Beneficio de Medicamentos Recetados de Medicare Para Californianos Que Viven Con el VIH/SIDA: Beneficiarios Tanto de Medicare Como de Medi-Cal (PDF) (18 de Octubre de 2005)
• Su Nuevo Beneficio de Medicamentos Recetados de Medicare Para Californianos Que Viven Con el VIH/SIDA: Beneficiarios de Bajos Ingresos (PDF) (18 de Octubre de 2005)
• Los Problemas Ginecológicos y el VIH (Octubre de 2005)
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• WISE Words (Marzo de 2005)
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• La Candidiasis Sistémica (Enero de 2005)
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• Estrategias Para Elegir una Terapia de Tercera Línea (Enero de 2005)
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• Estrategias y Objetivos para el Logro de Interrupciones Estructuradas del Tratamiento (Enero de 2005)
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• Estrategias Para Mejorar su Salud Inmunológica (Enero de 2005)
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• Estrategias Para el Manejo de las Infecciones Oportunistas (Enero de 2005)
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• La Candidiasis Oral (Noviembre de 2004)
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• La Candidiasis Vaginal (Noviembre de 2004)
• PI Perspective 39 (Noviembre de 2004)
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• WISE Words (Septiembre de 2004)
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• PI Perspective 38 (Julio de 2004)
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• ¿Constituye la Reinfecci???n una Preocupaci???n Para las Personas Con VIH? (Mayo de 2004)
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• Como Construer una Relación de Cooperación Entre Médico y Paciente (Mayo de 2004)
• Estrategias de Terapia Contra el VIH (Marzo de 2004)
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• Estrategias sobre Cuándo Iniciar la Terapia contra el VIH (Marzo de 2004)
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• Un Llamado a la Acción: Estrategias para una Labor de Defensoría Eficaz en Tiempos Desafiantes (Enero de 2004)
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• WISE Words (Agosto de 2003)
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• WISE Words (Marzo de 2003)
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• PI Perspective 35 (Enero de 2003)
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• Nuevos Medicamentos Contra el VIH (Enero de 2003)
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• Relaciones Sexuales y Consideraciones Para la Prevenci???n del VIH (Septiembre de 2002)
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• WISE Words (Julio de 2002)
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• El Complejo de Demencia del SIDA (Abril de 2002)
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• Hipertensión Pulmonar y VIH (Marzo de 2002)
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• Cuadro de Seguimiento Personal (PDF)
• PI Perspective 34 (Marzo de 2002)
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• Interacción Entre los Medicamentos (Febrero de 2002)
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• Cuadro de Identificación de Medicamentos (Diciembre de 2001)
• La Leucoencefalopatía Multifocal Progresiva (Noviembre de 2001)
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• Cuadro de Infecciones Oportunistas (Octubre de 2001)
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• Terapias Alternativas y Complementarias (Octubre de 2001)
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• Hepatitis C (Octubre de 2001)
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• WISE Words (Julio de 2001)
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• Breve Lección en Farmacología (Julio de 2001)
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• Pruebas de Resistencia del VIH a los Medicamentos (Abril de 2001)
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• El Síndrome de Lipodistrofia (Abril de 2001)
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• Toxicidad Mitocondrial y Acidosis Láctica (Abril de 2001)
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