Medical Dictionaries & Databases

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Overview

HIV/AIDS Drug Database (Regularly Updated)
A search engine designed to provide basic, non-technical information about HIV/AIDS medications -- links to more technical information and to information in Spanish are included with each drug listing.
From AIDSinfo
Drug Interactions: Glossary of Terms (August 2004)
[Archived Article]
To read PDF, click here.
From Project Inform
Basic Tips on Understanding Medical Terminology (January 2001)
[Archived Article]
In GMHC Treatment Issues, from Gay Men's Health Crisis
Glossary of HIV/AIDS-Related Terms (June 1999)
[Archived Article]
A thorough source of easy-to-understand definitions relating to HIV/AIDS and opportunistic infections
To read PDF, click here; for PDF in Spanish, click here.
In Glossary of HIV/AIDS-Related Terms, Third Edition, from AIDSinfo
The Power of Words -- Re-Thinking HIV/AIDS Terminology (April 1999)
[Archived Article]
In Project Inform Perspective, from Project Inform
The Encyclopedia of AIDS: : A Social, Political, Cultural, and Scientific Record of the HIV Epidemic (1998)
[Archived Article]
Select entries from each of the eight major topic sections of the Encyclopedia, including Basic Science and Epidemiology, Transmission and Prevention, Pathology and Treatment, Impacted Populations, Government and Activism, Policy and Law, Culture and Society and The Global Epidemic.
In The Encyclopedia of AIDS, from Fitzroy Dearborn Publishers

Databases

POPLINE (Regularly Updated)
The world's largest bibliographic database on population, family planning, and related issues, is now available free of charge on the Internet; all 280,000 citations, representing published and unpublished literature, can be accessed.
From InfoforHealth.org
ClinicalTrials.gov (Regularly Updated)
Provides regularly updated data about federally and privately supported clinical research in human volunteers, including information about a trial's purpose, who may participate, locations, and contact info.
From U.S. National Institutes of Health
DIRLINE -- Directory of Health Organizations Online (Regularly Updated)
A searchable database of national and local health organizations, with contact information.
From National Library of Medicine
HighWire (Regularly Updated)
A searchable database of news and research in the life sciences -- many abstracts (and some full-text articles) available for free.
From Library of the Sciences and Medicine, Stanford University
National Database for Anti-HIV Compounds (Regularly Updated)
Brief technical information on HIV/AIDS medications and classes of medications, available alphabetically or through a search engine -- also, information on the HIV life cycle, viral targets and cellular targets.
From National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
NLM Gateway (Regularly Updated)
Allows users to search for citations of medical studies in multiple retrieval systems at the U.S. National Library of Medicine.
From National Library of Medicine
PubMed (Regularly Updated)
A search engine providing access to citations (as well as many abstracts and full-text articles) of biomedical research going back to the mid-1960s.
From National Library of Medicine

Dictionaries/Glossaries

Thésaurus des Traitements VIH/SIDA -- HIV/AIDS Treatment Thesaurus (English-French) (Regularly Updated)
Synonyms of HIV/AIDS-related terms.
From Canadian AIDS Treatment Information Exchange
MedTerms Medical Dictionary (Regularly Updated)
From MedicineNet
HIV/AIDS Treatment Directory Glossary (Regularly Updated)
From amfAR, The Foundation for AIDS Research
Glossary of Medical, Statistical and Clinical Trials Terminology (Regularly Updated)
From Community Programs for Clinical Research on AIDS
Drug Names and Manufacturers (May 21, 2011)
To read PDF, click here.
From AIDS InfoNet
Glossary of HIV/AIDS-Related Terms (PDF) (December 2008)
From AIDSinfo
M.D., D.O., P.A., R.N.: What Do All Those Letters Mean, Anyway? (Winter 2004/2005)
[Archived Article]
Explanations of some of the abbreviations that follow the names of U.S. healthcare providers.
To read PDF, click here.
In ACRIA Update, from AIDS Community Research Initiative of America
Definitions (October 2003)
[Archived Article]
To read PDF, click here.
In HIV Treatment ALERTS!, from The Center for AIDS
Managing Drug Side Effects: Glossary (August 2002)
[Archived Article]
From AIDS Community Research Initiative of America
Glossary (Summer/Autumn 2001)
[Archived Article]
In Bulletin of Experimental Treatments for AIDS, from San Francisco AIDS Foundation
Buzz Words: Definitions of Treatment Terms (March 15, 2001)
[Archived Article]
To read PDF, click here.
From PositiveWords
HIV Drug Resistance and Resistance Testing: Glossary (2001)
[Archived Article]
From AIDS Community Research Initiative of America
HIV Vaccine Glossary (May 2000)
[Archived Article]
From U.S. National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
HIV/AIDS Terminology Media Guide (2000)
[Archived Article]
An intriguing look at what Australian media considers appropriate and inappropriate terms to use when reporting on HIV.
From Australian Federation of AIDS Organisations
A Comprehensive Look at Clinical Trials: Glossary of Terms (2000)
[Archived Article]
From AIDS Community Research Initiative of America
Pediatric Antiviral Glossary (Winter 1999)
[Archived Article]
In Women's Treatment News, from PWA Health Group
AIDS on Its Own Terms (July/August 1999)
[Archived Article]
In FDA Consumer, from U.S. Food and Drug Administration
Planning Ahead: Glossary of Terms (1999)
[Archived Article]
A brief guide to financial terms relevant to HIVers.
In The Bulletin on Personal Finances and Serious Illness, from Affording Care
From AZT to ZDV, a Glossary for People With HIV (December 1997)
[Archived Article]
In AIDS Care, from San Francisco General Hospital