(RITA!) HIV Treatment Alerts - April 2002

"A nationally syndicated, weekly, radio news-magazine delivering the latest information on personal health and well-being topics, including HIV disease, cancer, diabetes, stress, gay and lesbian health, women's health and more." www.awaretalkradio.org/home.htm (Note: this site uses lots of sound, so be careful with computer speaker volume or use earphones.)

Practical advice on disability benefits and related issues. www.helpwithbenefits.com

HIV/AIDS News Digest twice a week on the Web or delivered by e-mail. hiv.dailyliving.info

New "Ask the Doc" feature on AEGiS lets you post a question and get a response, or just browse the questions other HIV+ people are asking. www.aegis.org/askdoc

HIV/AIDS information from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). www.cdcnpin.org/hiv/start.htm or 800.458.5231

The AIDS Treatment Data Network: counseling and advocacy services in English and Spanish, treatment information, and treatment access programs. www.aidsinfonyc.org/network or 212.260.8868

AIDS Community Research Initiative of America (ACRIA) has free brochures for people with HIV. www.acria.org/acria.html or 212.924.3934

A free online tool called "the wheel" that helps match up anti-HIV med combinations with personal lifestyle issues. The wheel gives you a schedule of when to take meds, a fact sheet about the specific drug combination, and more. www.aidsmap.com/wheel/starthere.htm

DON'T HAVE INTERNET ACCESS? If you are in the Houston area, remember that The Center for AIDS has 2 computer workstations available to search for information on HIV/AIDS. The workstations are provided by the Houston AIDS Information Link (HAIL). The walk-in information center (1407 Hawthorne) is open Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Also, consider visiting a local branch of your public library.

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Copyright © 2002 - Research Initiative Treatment Action (RITA!). Reproduced with permission. RITA! is published by The Center for AIDS. Contact Thomas Gegeny, MS, ELS, Editor, RITA! for permission to reproduce RITA!. tom@centerforaids.org. http://www.centerforaids.org

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