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NAM's factsheet on home delivery of HIV treatment; who's eligible and how it works...
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This booklet explains the services GPs offer, how this fits with HIV specialist care, and how to make the most of primary care services....
From:Booklets
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Information on the
provision of NHS health care to non-UK citizens....
From:Social & legal issues for people with HIV
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If you have had unprotected sex (including if a condom broke or came off during sex) or shared drug injecting equipment with somebody you know...
From:Factsheets
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In the UK, it is almost certain that you will receive your HIV care from a specialist HIV clinic. It’s equally likely that from time...
From:Factsheets
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If a woman has HIV, it is possible
for it to be passed on to her baby during pregnancy or delivery or through
breastfeeding. For this reason,...
From:Booklets
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Tiredness and fatigue are common problems among people with HIV. There are many possible causes and treatments and there are also things you can do...
From:Factsheets
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Blood pressure is the name given to the force that the beating heart causes in the arteries, veins, and blood vessels which carry blood around...
From:Factsheets
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Diabetes is a condition where the amount of glucose in the body is too high because the body cannot use it properly.
Diabetes exists in two...
From:Factsheets
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It's important to always take your HIV treatment at the right times and in the right amounts. If you don't, HIV may become drug resistant.When...
From:The basics
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HIV testing in the UK is free, voluntary and confidential. You can be tested at an NHS sexual health clinic, a GP surgery or a...
From:The basics
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If your viral load result is undetectable, there is only a little HIV in the body. The aim of HIV treatment is to have an...
From:The basics
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The sooner you know you have HIV, the sooner you can get the right medical care. If you know you have HIV, you can take...
From:The basics
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T-cells (or T-lymphocytes) are white blood cells that play important roles in the immune system. There are two main types of T-cells. One type has...
From:Factsheets
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Viral load is the term used to describe the amount of HIV in your blood. The more HIV in your blood, the faster your CD4...
From:Factsheets
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Effective HIV treatment reduces the amount of HIV
in the body....
From:Factsheets
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A practical introduction to the evidence regarding the effectiveness of
non-biomedical HIV prevention methods....
From:Preventing HIV
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The
term stigma refers to any attribute that marks an individual as being
unacceptably different from other people. Stigmatising attitudes contrast those
who are ‘normal’ with those who...
From:HIV & UK African communities
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Post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP) has been in use, in healthcare settings, since
1988. Providing PEP after sexual exposure is more controversial....
From:Preventing HIV
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Pre-exposure prophylaxis is an experimental HIV-prevention strategy that would
use antiretrovirals (ARVs) to protect HIV-negative people from HIV infection....
From:Preventing HIV
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Microbicides are any substances which protect people against infection by
microbes, such as viruses or bacteria, on contact with those microbes....
From:Preventing HIV
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Written by: Joanna Moss (AHPN), Roger Pebody (NAM), Eunice Sinyemu (AHPN), Edna Soomre (AHPN).With thanks to: Jane Anderson (Homerton University Hospital), Adam Bourne (Sigma Research),...
From:HIV & UK African communities
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This section begins with an overview of metabolic and body-fat changes, including sections on Metabolism - the basics, HIV, HAART and metabolic changes and Treating...
From:HIV treatments directory
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Information on hepatitis C, including transmission, treatment and interactions with HIV and anti-HIV treatment....
From:HIV treatments directory
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The current preferred treatment regimen for HCV infection is a combination of peginterferon alfa (given by injection) plus ribavirin (given orally).
Interferons are human proteins that...
From:HIV treatments directory
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This booklet provides answers to some of the most commonly asked questions about HIV and women. ...
From:Booklets
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An overview of how
health and social services are provided in the UK....
From:Social & legal issues for people with HIV
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An easy-to-use checklist for carers and health workers emphasising active, holistic care for physical, emotional and
spiritual needs of patients and their families. ...
From:Palliative care poster
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A resource focusing on the needs of caregivers facing clinical challenges during the scaling-up of integrated HIV and palliative care....
From:Caring for the caregivers
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TB is one of the major killers in people with HIV. This publication brings
together research on the management of TB in people
with HIV....
From:Think TB
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An examination of prosecuted behaviours, using scientific evidence to determine actual risk, and how this evidence has been applied in jurisdictions worldwide....
From:HIV & the criminal law
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A booklet with
advice on a healthy diet, getting more exercise, stopping smoking, getting
better rest and sleep and avoiding infections....
From:'Your' booklets series
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A booklet with
clear, practical information to help you make your own choices about sex and
health....
From:'Your' booklets series
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A booklet with
clear, practical information to help you make your own choices about sex, health
and relationships....
From:'Your' booklets series
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A booklet with
clear, practical information to help you make your own choices about sex and
health. Includes information about pregnancy and
contraception....
From:'Your' booklets series
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This booklet
gives a basic, but comprehensive introduction to HIV
treatment....
From:'Your' booklets series
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Key facts about GP care in the UK and the role GPs can play in helping you stay well with HIV....
From:Ten ways to make the most of your GP
Get set for HIV treatmentA tool to help you decide whether you are ready to start taking HIV treatment.
HIV, GPs & other primary careThis booklet explains the services GPs offer, how this fits with HIV specialist care, and how to make the most of primary care services.
Treatment as prevention – free webinar 20 March 2013As
part of its European HIV prevention work, NAM is collaborating...
Microbicides research – free webinar 22 February 2013As
part of its European HIV prevention work, NAM is collaborating...
HIV treatment update – Winter 2013 21 February 2013The new edition of HIV treatment update (HTU) is on...