(Please feel free to link to our site from yours. To request descriptive copy about ARA for use on your site, or to submit your site for inclusion on this page, email the webmaster. Be sure to include your name, a few lines about your organization, and your link.)

General HIV/AIDS Information

Aegis—World's largest HIV/AIDS knowledge base: http://www.aegis.com/sitemap.asp

AIDS Action—a network of 3200 national community-based AIDS service organizations; their website provides links to many of these: http://www.aidsaction.org/

AIDS-HIV Internet Resource Center—Extensive list of sites, as well as an HIV/AIDS bookstore: http://www.healingwell.com/AIDS/

AIDSinfo—The HIV/AIDS Clinical Trials Information Service (ACTIS) and its sister service, the HIV/AIDS Treatment Information Service (ATIS), have merged into AIDSinfo, which includes all of the services that were available from ACTIS and ATIS, and much more: http://www.aidsinfo.nih.gov/

AIDS Resource List—Comprehensive guide to regional, national & international HIV/AIDS sites. An L.A. Times pick. http://www.specialweb.com/aids/

AIDS Treatment News—Respected HIV/AIDS treatment publication: current issue, all issues since 1986 & John S. James' personal index of HIV/AIDS topics available on-line: http://www.aids.org/immunet/atn.nsf/page

All the Virology on the Web—Information (including tutorials) on HIV/AIDS virology, and links to numerous HIV/AIDS on-line resources, including "The Big Picture Book of Viruses": http://www.tulane.edu/~dmsander/garryfavwebaids.htm

The Body—Helpful information about HIV/AIDS, including prevention and treatment strategies: http://www.thebody.com/

HIV/AIDS Search Engine—a tool for searching the internet for updated news on Medications, treatments and vaccines. Sites are listed in categories and subcategories: http://www.hivaidssearch.com

HIV InSite—University of California San Francisco's HIV/AIDS Information: http://hivinsite.ucsf.edu/

International Association of Physicians in AIDS Care On-Line—Current HIV clinical management updates and timely public health policy information. This site contains much of the same quality conference coverageavailable from their monthly print Journal of the International Association of Physicians in AIDS Care: http://www.iapac.org/

Johns Hopkins AIDS Service—HIV/AIDS general & treatment information from Johns Hopkins University: http://www.hopkins-aids.edu/hiv_sitemap.html (Includes a very cool & comprehensible animation of the lifecycle of the HIV virus, showing sites of current drug action): http://www.hopkins-aids.edu/hiv_lifecycle/hivcycle_txt.html

Journal of the American Medical Association HIV/AIDS Info Center—The AMA's archived information and resources: http://pubs.ama-assn.org/

Know HIV/AIDS—A joint project of Viacom & the Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation to eradicate ignorance about HIV/AIDS. They have an excellent resource page, through which you can locate services in your zip code: http://www.knowhivaids.org/utility_local.html

Marty Howard's HIV/AIDS HomePage—Good page for HIV/AIDS information and a long list of HIV/AIDS related links. You can also auto-subscribe to many HIV/AIDS related mailing lists through this page: http://www.marty-howard.com/

Medscape/HIV AIDS—Searchable database with detailed information & articles concerning all aspects of the HIV/AIDS epidemic: http://www.medscape.com/hiv-aidshome

The National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM) at the National Institutes of Health (NIH)—Dedicated to exploring complementary and alternative healing practices in the context of rigorous science; training CAM researchers; and disseminating authoritative information. Offers articles, information on clinical trials, fact sheets, press releases & a newsletter: http://nccam.nih.gov/

New England Journal of Medicine On-line—Includes the complete text of many features of the print New England Journal of Medicine, and partial text of others. Updated every Thursday: http://www.nejm.org/

Our Bodies Ourselves—provides information about women's health, sexuality, and reproduction. The Women's Health Information Resource Center is a companion website to the for the 2005 edition of Our Bodies, Ourselves, where you can access: companion content,
excerpts from the book (HIV/AIDS is Chapter 16), web links & resources and women's health news: http://ourbodiesourselves.org/

Project Inform—Keeping the community informed for over a decade: http://www.projectinform.org/

Specialized Information Services (SIS) at the U.S. National Library of Medicine (NLM)—NLM AIDS publications, online databases, gopher access, etc.: http://sis.nlm.nih.gov/hiv.cfm

The Well Project—the latest information on HIV disease for HIV-positive women, health care providers, and advocates; the site includes fact sheets presented in five sections: HIV: The Basics, Treatment and Trials, Diseases and Conditions, Living Well, and Women's Center. Members can participate in discussion boards and a physician e-network. In addition to providing education, The Well Project focuses on thought and action leadership, advocacy, and awareness: http://www.thewellproject.org

Information on Clinical Trials/Research

AIDS & Cancer Specimen Bank (ACSB)—established by the National Cancer Institute to encourage and facilitate research on HIV and non-HIV related malignancies, coordinated by five noted universities. The ACSB provides specimens and patient data to investigators for research studies, particularly those that translate basic research findings into clinical applications: http://acsb.ucsf.edu/

AIDS Clinical Trials Information Service—A thorough site sponsored by the Department of Health & Human Services, with information on how to find clinical trials nationally and internationally, including vaccine trials: http://www.actis.org/

amfAR Global Link—The American Foundation for AIDS Research (amfAR) offers comprehensive treatment information, a searchable database of international clinical trials, and access to the amfAR Treatment Insider in English, French, and Spanish: http://www.amfar.org/globallink

The Antiviral Agents Bulletin—Periodical specializing in antiviral drug and vaccine development and related activities worldwide. The Bulletin covers all antiviral therapeutics, but the largest portion of news articles, patents, etc., concern HIV and AIDS-related antiviral drugs and vaccines: http://www.bioinfo.com/antiviral.html

BioSpace—News concerning the biotech and pharmaceutical industries, including press releases concerning clinical trials, can be found at: http://www.biospace.com/

Canadian HIV Trials Network—Search for HIV/AIDS Clinical Trials in Canada (with links to other HIV/AIDS Canadian & worldwide resources): http://www.hivnet.ubc.ca/ctn.html

CenterWatch—Large website listing clinical trials across the U.S. for the treatment of many conditions. Its optional notification service will alert you by email to enrolling clinical trials in your area for which you may be eligible: http://www.centerwatch.com/patient/index.html

Eldis—"Gateway to Development Information" covering research and development issues, providing free and easy access to wide range of high quality online resources, summaries and links to online documents. They offer a directory of websites, databases, library catalogues and email discussion lists. An extremely comprehensive site, funded by Sida, NORAD, DFID and SDC, and hosted by IDS: http://www.eldis.org/

FDA—Oversees clinical investigations into human drugs; their web-site includes information on currently-approved medications, and the regulatory process that all new compounds must go through before being approved for use in humans: http://www.fda.gov/

HIV InSite Trials Search—University of California San Francisco's HIV/AIDS Trials Search page: http://hivinsite.ucsf.edu/InSite.jsp?page=ts-00-00

Pediatric AIDS Clinical Trials Group—Clinical trial information for children living with HIV: http://pactg.s-3.com/

Society for Women's Health Research—non-profit organization whose mission is to improve the health of all women through research, education and advocacy. Information & links on a number of health issues pertinent to women: http://womenshealthresearch.org/

Southern California Services

AIDS Project Los Angeles(A.P.L.A.)—The largest AIDS service organization in California. They provide direct support services to men, women and children living with HIV/AIDS in Los Angeles County: http:///www.apla.org

AIDS Service Center—Provides a wide range of services to people living with, or affected by, HIV within the San Gabriel Valley: http://www.AIDSservicecenter.org

Being Alive/L.A.-People with HIV/AIDS Action Coalition—Los Angeles HIV/AIDS support organization of, by, and for people with HIV & AIDS, offering referral, HIV/AIDS information, legal services, counseling, access to complementary therapies and social & day programming activities: http://www.beingaliveLA.org

Bienestar—Program designed for HIV positive gay & bisexual Latino men offering crisis intervention, case management, referrals, HIV/AIDS information, food & nutrition and social activities. Site under construction 6/01: http://www.bienestar.org/

Los Angeles County Dept. of Health Services—provides availability & location of county health services, HIV/AIDS prevention & treatment information, multiple areas of HIV/AIDS resources, and HIV counselor training: http://lapublichealth.org/aids/index.htm

Los Angeles Free Clinic—Providing free healthcare & human services since 1967, free of charge and free of judgment: http://www.lafreeclinic.org/

L.A. Shanti—Offers free counseling and education to individuals affected by HIV/AIDS and other life-threatening illnesses; services include support groups, one-on-one peer support, weekend seminars, innovative prevention programs and community education programs: http://www.lashanti.org

LA Gay and Lesbian Center (LAGLC)—Empowering, healing & advocating equality for gays & lesbians. Parent organization to a multitude of social, legal & health-related organizations & websites: http://laglc.org

Some of these are:

California AIDS Clearinghouse—Sponsored by the LAGLC;Providing assistance, educational materials and support services to the California Department of Health Services Office of AIDS Education and Prevention Programs and HIV Counseling and testing Programs throughout the state; distributes HIV/AIDS educational material and maintains a resource center to provide technical assistance and training sessions in material development and health communications. http://laglc.org/section06/S0607.htm or http://www.HIVINFO.org

Jeffrey Goodman Special Care Clinic—Sponsored by the LAGLC; provides comprehensive HIV/AIDS health care services to HIV positive patients—especially gay men, lesbians, bisexual, and transgender individuals—without financial means to access appropriate care elsewhere. http://laglc.org/section05/S0503.htm

HIV/AIDS Counseling—The LAGLC's Lambda Medical Group provides a variety of services to meet the mental health needs of HIV-infected and HIV-affected individuals: http://laglc.org/section05/S0510.htm

HIV Testing & Counseling—The LAGLC offers free anonymous and confidential HIV testing, providing both oral and conventional tests at its McDonald/Wright Building: http://laglc.org/section05/S0506.htm

West Hollywood LIFE (WeHo LIFE) Program—established by the LAGLC in 1996 to affect the social norms surrounding HIV risk-reduction in the City of West Hollywood, using a variety of risk-reduction strategies: http://www.weholife.org/ or http://laglc.org/section06/S0603.htm

Tarzana Treatment Center—Provides high quality, affordable primary HIV/AIDS healthcare & treatment services, case management & mental health services in Tarzana, Reseda, Long Beach and Lancaster, CA: http://www. tarzanatc.org

Women Alive—the LA-based, national treatment-focused, non-profit organization by and for women living with HIV/AIDS. Offers support groups, treatment advocacy & other resources: http://www.women-alive.org/

Resources for Youth

Advocates for Youth—Advocacy group with culturally appropriate prevention and treatment access programs, as well as other health and legal resources http://www.advocatesforyouth.org/

Bay Positives—Young people with HIV supporting young people with HIV (SFO Bay Area): http://www.baypositives.org/

Justin's HIV and AIDS Info Page—A young man born in 1983 shares his story of living with HIV and provides resources and encouragement for his peers: http://www.jhaf.org/justin

Pedro Zamora Youth HIV Clinic—Sponsored by the LA Gay and Lesbian Center. Provides youth access to HIV prevention information, counseling and testing, and services; focused on providing services to youth 16–25 years old, both HIV positive and negative, including youth in high schools and colleges, as well as youth living on the streets or in transitional housing: http://laglc.org/section05/S0505.htm

youthHIV.org—News and resources for positive youth, as well as prevention news and guidelines: http://www.youthhiv.org/

Medication Fact Sheets & Other Resources

AIDSMeds.Com: HIV+ owned and operated, they offer HIV/AIDS easy-to-read, comprehensive treatment info: http://www.aidsmeds.com/

Fact Sheets on Risk Behaviors and Preventing Transmission—From the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: http://www.cdc.gov/hiv/pubs/facts.htm#Transmission

HIV Medication Guide—Canadian site offering a comprehensive HIV Medication Guide, with drug interaction information & references: http://www.hivmedicationguide.com/

Numedx Magazine Dosing Chart—Daily dosing of antiretrovirals chart (downloadable PDF): http://www.numedx.com/dosing/index.phtml

Overview of Approved Anti-HIV Drugs—Includes summaries of dosing, food effects, and common side effects (see individual fact sheets below): http://www.aidsinfonet.org/400-taking-antiviral-drugs.html

Individual Anti-HIV Drug Fact Sheets (information in English and Spanish from AIDS Infonet)

Nucleoside Analog Reverse Transcriptase Inhibitors (NRTIs, Nukes)

• AZT (Retrovir): http://www.aidsinfonet.org/articles.php?articleID=411

• ddC (Hivid): http://www.aidsinfonet.org/articles.php?articleID=412

• ddI (Videx): http://www.aidsinfonet.org/articles.php?articleID=413

• d4T (Zerit): http://www.aidsinfonet.org/articles.php?articleID=414

• 3TC (Epivir): http://www.aidsinfonet.org/articles.php?articleID=415

• abacavir (Ziagen): http://www.aidsinfonet.org/articles.php?articleID=416

• combivir: http://www.aidsinfonet.org/articles.php?articleID=417

• trizivir: http://www.aidsinfonet.org/articles.php?articleID=418

• tenofovir (Viread): http://www.aidsinfonet.org/articles.php?articleID=419

• emtricitabine (Emtriva): http://www.aidsinfonet.org/articles.php?articleID=420

• Tuvada (tenofovir + emtricitabine): http://www.aidsinfonet.org/articles.php?articleID=421

• Epzicom (Abacavir + 3TC): http://www.aidsinfonet.org/articles.php?articleID=422

Non-Nucleoside Reverse Transcriptase Inhibitors (NNRTIs or Non-Nukes)

• nevirapine (Viramune): http://www.aidsinfonet.org/articles.php?articleID=431

• efavirenz (Sustiva): http://www.aidsinfonet.org/articles.php?articleID=432

• delavirdine (Rescriptor): http://www.aidsinfonet.org/articles.php?articleID=433

Protease Inhibitors

• indinavir (Crixivan): http://www.aidsinfonet.org/articles.php?articleID=441

• ritonavir (Norvir): http://www.aidsinfonet.org/articles.php?articleID=442

• saquinavir (Fortovase, Invirase): http://www.aidsinfonet.org/articles.php?articleID=443

• nelfinavir (Viracept): http://www.aidsinfonet.org/articles.php?articleID=444

• amprenavir (Agenerase): http://www.aidsinfonet.org/articles.php?articleID=445

• lopinavir (Kaletra): http://www.aidsinfonet.org/articles.php?articleID=446

• atazanavir (Reyataz): http://www.aidsinfonet.org/articles.php?articleID=447

• Fosamprenavir (Lexiva): http://www.aidsinfonet.org/articles.php?articleID=448

Attachment and Fusion Inhibitors

• Enfuvirtide (Fuzeon): http://www.aidsinfonet.org/articles.php?articleID=461

Other Drugs to Fight HIV

• Hydroxyurea: http://www.aidsinfonet.org/articles.php?articleID=469

Complementary/Supplementary Treatment Information

Vitamins and Nutrition Center—Explore vitamin research, read detailed profiles on vitamins, get information on what to look for in a multivitamin, and find informative articles on what to look for when evaluating vitamins: http://www.vitamins-nutrition.org/

The Numbers & Worldwide Information

AIDS in Africa—The Public Broadcasting System (PBS) presents a "Health Spotlight Special Report" on the nationwide HIV/AIDS health crisis in Africa, which includes data on every country in the continent: http://www.pbs.org/newshour/health/aids_in_africa/index.html

AIDS & Africa—Presents information & archived news articles on the HIV/AIDS pandemic in Africa: http://www.aidsandafrica.com/

Animation of the Rise in U.S. AIDS Deaths, 1983–1997 (from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention): http://www.cdc.gov/hiv/graphics/images/dotmaps/dotmapan.htm

Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS—Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS-Worldwide HIV/AIDS statistics, publications & other HIV/AIDS global information: http://www.unaids.org/

The Kaiser Family Foundation—Leading non-profit with healthcare & policy information on a variety of topics, including HIV/AIDS http://www.kaisernetwork.org/
They have a great healthcare "Advocacy & Education links page: http://www.kaisernetwork.org/ref_links/reflinks_advocacy.cfm

Policy & Advocacy

ACT UP New York—Website for the New York chapter of the historically important direct action and advocacy group ACT UP: http://www.actupny.org/

BlackAIDS.org (in partnership with the African American AIDS Policy and Training Institute)—Media coverage & resources, treatment updates, epidemic information, policy advocacy, training and conferences for African American HIV Peer Advocates and for African Americans living with HIV/AIDS: http://www.blackaids.org/

LAMBDA Legal Defense & Education Fund—Largest law firm in the U.S devoted exclusively to "impact litigation", including those issues as they relate to HIV/AIDS: http://www.lambdalegal.org/

National Association of People with AIDS—National organization with a mission to educate, inform, and empower all people living with HIV and AIDS: http://www.napwa.org/

National Minority AIDS Council—Developing leadership in communities of color to address the challenges of HIV/AIDS: http://www.nmac.org/

Are you caring for someone with AIDS?

If you find yourself in the position of caring for a love one with advanced HIV-disease, you may wish to read "CARING FOR SOMEONE WITH AIDS AT HOME", prepared by the Department of Health and Human Services, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and the American Red Cross (also available in Spanish): http://www.cdc.gov/hiv/pubs/brochure/careathome.htm

HIV Positive? Stop HIV in Yourself and Others.

HIV Stops With Me—is a social marketing campaign which aims to reduce the stigma associated with HIV and to acknowledge the powerful role that people who are positive have in ending the epidemic. The campaign deals directly with sex and condom use, while it also raises important themes like responsibility, communication, and disclosure of status: http://www.hivstopswithme.org/

Other Information

Network for Good Giving System— Founded in 2001 by AOL Time Warner, Cisco, and Yahoo, you can buy goods and gifts online and donate a portion of the proceeds to AIDS Research Alliance: http://www.guidestar.org/partners/networkforgood/donate.jsp?ein=95-4264845

Drug Information Association—Information about contract research organizations: http://www.diahome.org/

Faultline Bar—Holds a "Proof Positive" fundraiser benefitting ARA the 3rd Wednesday of every month from 8p to 12a, 4216 Melrose Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90029, 323/660.0889: http://www.faultlinebar.com

Mesothelioma Resource Online—Information on symptoms, diagnosis, effects & treatment of malignant mesothelioma cancer: http://www.MesotheliomaResourceOnline.com

utyx.com—This link connects you to flora (plant)-related news, books and web resources; this most comprehensive site also contains information about, but not limited to: animals, birds, conservation, culture, education, environment, fauna, garden, health, nature: http://www.utyx.com/flora/plants.html

Back to Top | ARA Home