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Just Diagnosed: The Basics
READ FIRST:
- How Do I Start? (January 22, 2009)
You just found out you're living with HIV. What the heck do you do next? Take a look at this quick fact sheet for some basic tips on how to begin answering the millions of questions that may be flying through your head.
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From AIDS InfoNet
- Day One: After You've Tested Positive (May 2008)
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From Project Inform
- Ten Ways to Take Care of Yourself When You Have HIV Disease (2003)
From Gay Men's Health Crisis
- HIV Medications: When to Start and What to Take (November 2006)
The Body's easy-to-read online guide to HIV treatment.
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In HIV Medications: When to Start and What to Take -- A Roadmap to Success, from The Body
- First Steps: Testing Positive and Taking Charge
From HIV Coalition (HIVCO)
- Creed -- You Are Not Alone (December 31, 1982 (Revised January 12, 2009))
In Body Positive, from Body Positive
- HIV and Me: An African American's Guide to Living With HIV (2009)
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From Body Health Resources Foundation
- HIV & Me: A Woman's Guide to Living With HIV (2008)
From The Body
- HIV & Me: A Guide to Living With HIV for Hispanics (2008)
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From The Body
- Taking the First Steps in the Rest of Your Life (September/October 2009)
You've just been given the news: You're HIV positive. So ... now what? Sue Saltmarsh walks you through some of the major things to keep in mind as you adjust to your diagnosis.
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In Positively Aware, from Test Positive Aware Network
- Just Diagnosed Frequently Asked Questions
From The Body's "Ask the Experts" Forums
- Testing HIV Positive -- Do I Have AIDS? (December 2008)
Part of HIV and Its Treatment: What You Should Know -- Health Information for Patients.
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From AIDSinfo
- HIV Health Checklist (November 9, 2008)
A wellness check list with routine lab tests and vaccinations you should get.
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From AIDS InfoNet
- What to Do If the Test Is Positive (September 18, 2008)
In AIDS 101, from San Francisco AIDS Foundation
- Just Diagnosed With HIV (2008)
From Canadian AIDS Treatment Information Exchange
- Big Deal: Offering Advice to a Friend Who Tests Positive (September/October 2007)
In Positively Aware, from Test Positive Aware Network
- Living With HIV/AIDS (June 21, 2007)
From U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- 25 Things You Should Know if You Are HIV-Positive (2005)
From The Center for AIDS
- Starting Treatment, Staying on Therapy (January/February 2005)
Ross Slotten, M.D., reviews the evolution of the "when to start" debate in HIV treatment.
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In Positively Aware, from Test Positive Aware Network
- Being Diagnosed Late in the Course of HIV Disease (August 20, 2004)
Even if you're diagnosed with AIDS at the same time you're told you have HIV, there's a lot you can do to improve your health and prolong your life!.
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