Source Selections Draft

Reference
Macher, Abe, Goosby, Eric. "Acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS).” 2008. AccessScience@McGraw-Hill. Seattle Central Community College. Seattle, WA. 20 May 2008 http://www.accessscience.com, DOI 10.1036/1097-8542.007175
Dr. Abe Macher and Dr. Eric Goosby are medical consultants for the AIDS Education and Training Program. Together they put together this article that covers important aspects of the disease. HIV infection and Clinical disease are what interest me most in this article because it is written how the process of the disease works in the body. This will be helpful in my research because it gives me a better understanding of the disease.
"Health and Disease." Encyclopedia Britannica. 2008. Encyclopedia Britannica Online. Seattle Central Community College. Seattle, WA. 20 May 2008 http://www.search.eb.com.ez.sccd.ctc.edu:2048/eb/article-273305
This article is in reference to a report made by the World Health Organization that more people with HIV/AIDS are receiving treatment. This article discusses how treatments are becoming more available all over the world and to the low income countries. This is a very important article because it evaluates the costs of different medications for HIV/AIDS and the ability to gain access to them.
United States. “Uniting the World Against AIDS.” Unaids. 02 May 08. 20 May 08 http://www.lib.umich.edu/govdocs/stats.html
This website is full of statistics, anything from global reports to resource tracking. The executive director of Unaids, Dr. Peter Piot, has a background that includes an academic and scientific career in AIDS. Each year, new information on the AIDS epidemic throughout the world is made accessible through this web site. These updates, along with all the information on this site, are available in English, French, Spanish, and Russian, which makes it accessible for a more diverse public. This web site will be beneficial to my research because of how it monitors different countries progress.
The HIV/AIDS Information Outreach Project: Tel: (212) 822-7323 Fax: (212) 423-0266 email:hivinfo@mail.nyam.org
Community Consortium: Tel (415) 476-9554 fax (415) 476-6948

Books
Shilts, Randy. And the Band Played On. New York: Martin's Press, 1987.
Randy Shilts is the nation’s premier AIDS reporter. Since 1982 he is the only reporter to work on a full-time basis to cover the AIDS epidemic. He writes a riveting book that documents the suffering that people went through when AIDS first hit our nation over 25 years ago. Stories are recalled by friends, family, and doctors of the people whom first died of AIDS, but had not been diagnosed yet. This book had stories on how fast this disease spread because of government budgets. The information found in this book is exactly what I'm looking for to get a better understanding of the suffering that can occur without medication to relieve it.
Wagner, Viqi. Aids. Farmington Hills, MI: Greenhaven Press, 2008.
This book covers many aspects of the AIDS disease. My focus point is on the chapters regarding the medications. Many medications have make patients feel sick. This book goes into pros and cons of taking medication for treatment. The good outweighs the risks. This book is intended for anybody who would like to find out information on AIDS, it covers many points.

Periodicals
Kutzer, Dolores, et al. "Recent advancements in HIV/AIDS treatment. " Drug Topics 14 Apr. 2008: 54-63. Health Module. ProQuest. Seatlle Central Community College, Seattle, WA. 7 May. 2008 http://www.proquest.com.ez.sccd.ctc.edu:2048/

The authors state that the main and best treatment for HIV/AIDS is highly active anti-retroviral therapy, which is referred to as HAART. They explain that HAART is not recommended for all patients. Several other medications are reviewed such as, tipranavir, fosamprenavir, darunavit, and atazanavir, along with many others. These medications not only prolong life, but aid in a better quality of life.

"New drugs can come with a price." Los Angeles Times [Los Angeles, Calif.] 24 Feb. 2008,C.5. Los Angeles Times. ProQuest. Seattle Central Community College, Seattle, WA . 7 May. 2008 http://www.proquest.com.ez.sccd.ctc.edu:2048/

Most medications taking by patients are for co-conditions and side effects not for HIV/AIDS itself. Drug companies are getting very rich because patients rely on these medicines. Some of the one-a-day dosing of HIV/AIDS medications lead to greater side effects than taking several medications. Therefore, one-a-day is not really that at all because of all the other medications that are needed to help with the side effects.

Joy , Ruth, et al. "Impact of Neighborhood-Level Socioeconomic Status on HIV Disease Progression in a Universal Health Care Setting. " Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes 47.4 (2008): 500. Health Module. ProQuest. Seattle Central Community College, Seattle, WA. 8 May. 2008 http://www.proquest.com.ez.sccd.ctc.edu:2048/
This study measures socioeconomic status and mortality rate. Unemployment was a factor in patients being able to have access to the HIV/AIDS medication, HAART. Patients that were below the poverty line had a higher mortality rate. Forty percent of people who died from HIV/AIDS did not access treatment.

Internet
United States.Dept of Health and Human Services. Aidsinfo. 9 May 2008. National Institutes of Health. 13 May 2008 http://aidsinfo.nih.gov
This is a government website on the treatment and clinical trials of HIV/AIDS. When going into this site there are six main subjects to choose from; guidelines, drugs, clinical trials, health topics, and more aids info, this is where tools for the site and live help is available. All of the information provided by this website is also available in Spanish, making it accessible to even more people. The information contained in this site is aimed at people who are suffering with HIV/AIDS. This site is updated daily for the most current and accurate information possible. This site is great for research because it is filled with reliable information.
"Introduction to HIV and AIDS Treatment." Avert. 01 May 2008. 13 May 2008 http://avert.org/introtrt.htm
Avert is an international AIDS charity who won the British Medical Association award in 2007. They created their website in 1998 and have made constant updates since then. This website provides people with an assortment of information on all the aspects of HIV/AIDS. Some of the different topics included are, social aspects, treatment, safe practices, and the epidemic in other countries. This site also explains in great detail about what AIDS really is and how transmission occurs. All of this information is also available in select foreign languages
Non-Print
AIDS Vaccine Conference in Seattle.” KPLU. Seattle, WA. 23 August 2007 http://wf2la7.webfeat.org
In Seattle, Ann Dorfeld, a reporter for KPLU, reports on a conference in regards to vaccines for AIDS. In this conference several different treatments and medications for HIV/AIDS were discussed. A point that was brought up was why men, more then women, are more adverse to receiving treatment. This is an interesting source because it is the only non-print source I have really studied.

Research Process

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HIV/AIDS today is not the death sentence that it was twenty years ago. There are now several treatment options available. Medical scientists have designed medications that slow down the process of the disease, therefore, extending life. There are also medications now that also increase the quality of life for these patients.
Treatments and Medications for HIV/AIDS are expensive. Some people cannot afford them and do not have insurance. There are organizations that help people who do not have the means to get the appropriate treatment. Another factor that is making medications more accessible is, pharmaceutical companies reducing the costs.
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Academic disciplines: Scientist, Infectious Disease, Pharmaceutical
Library of Congress Subject Terms: HIV (viruses), HIV infections, AIDS related-complex, AIDS vaccines
Library of Congress Classification: QR414.6.H58, QR201.A37, RA644.A25, QR189.5.A33
Keywords: Antiretroviral, Treatment, Epidemic, Infectious disease
Databases: Databases are very important in research. I have found most of my information through databases. I also found them easier to use then other resources. I really liked ProQuest. I like how in ProQuest a person is given other suggestions; this makes the research process a little easier. I had somewhat of a difficult time trying to access the Library of Congress books on the internet. I did however, go down to my college library and access them there.
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At first my topic was very broad. I had to narrow it down, but I wasn’t sure what angle I wanted to focus on the most. I finally decided on researching the treatments and costs of HIV/AIDS. This topic is big in itself. My main problem for my research was I found a lot of information, so I had a lot I had to sort through to find the best and most accurate information I could.
For my topic I believe the best information I can get is the most current information. I believe this because I want to know about the latest treatments and medications that are available, or will be available soon. I was a little surprise by the fact that even though people who cannot afford the treatments still have access to them, sometimes refuses them. This I don’t understand because the treatments are a lot better than they have been in the past; less side effects.
I have used the internet as well as my college library to do research on my topic. I like the internet the best, even though I could not find Library of Congress books on the internet. The internet gave me a chance to be more productive with my research. When I first went to the library for my research I was confused and did not know where to start, the internet helped me focus more on what different sources would help me find what I was looking for.

Week 7

In this weeks assignmets I did citations, annotations, web searches, and evaluated websites. The most interesting assignment this week was the web searches. I never even thought about how search engines worked before. I learned that different search engines use different databases to conduct thier search. Before I took this class the only search I would use was Google. Although I had used Google before I didn't know about all the different tools Google offered. I had seen the link for the advanced search before, but I had never used it. I really like Google, it really offers a lot. I also like the book search for google, although I probally won't use it for my research, I like it for just my own personal use. Well, that is pretty much all I have to say about this week, and I look forward to next week.

Week 6

This week I wrote annotations, citations, revised my research plan, and searched databases with search statements. My instructor gave me some ideas about how to devise better search statements. While using my search statements in the periodical database I found that I liked ProQuest better than Academic Search Premier. I felt like ProQuest gave me more information and was easier to follow. Next, I am glad that I revised my research plan because a lot of the keywords I had on there didn't help me with my topic, so I put new keywords in there.

I did struggle a little this week because I had a lot of work to do this week. I got behind in this class because I had an exam in one class and a quiz in another. I am now finally caught up and I'm going to get a head start on this weeks assignments so I don't fall behind again.

Revised Research Plan

Here is my new and improved research plan. I hope you like it. I hope my topic is better. I think it has a clearer focus now. I also re-did my outline and keywords.


TOPIC: What medicines are required for HIV/AIDS patients to live fuller and longer lives?

TOPIC FOCUS: What medicines are available? What is the cost? What are the sides affects? Are these medications easily accessible?

SCOPE: The areas I would like to cover in my research include; what treatments and medicines are available, how do patients receive help to cover costs of treatments/medicines, what are some of the big dangers people living with HIV/AIDS face as far as possible dangerous side affects of some medications. I found some good articles on my AIDS research on Britannica Online. HIV and AIDS 2006, Health and Disease 2000, AIDS 1996.

OUTLINE: First thing is I would like to research the medications and various treatments that are available for HIV/AIDS. Then the cost of these medications and treatments; is there any help for those people who cannot afford them? I would also like to focus on the side affects of treatment and how some people wont receive treatment or take medications because of the severity.

ACADEMIC DISIPLINES: Psychology, Medical, Infectious Disease, Pharmaceutical.

KEY TERMS: Some medications for my research are; tipranavir, fosamprenavir, darunavit, and atazanavir, HAART- (Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy). Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, Treatment. Organizations: The HIV/AIDS Information Outreach Project. In this organization people have access to a significant amount of information and resources. Community Consortium. This is any organization where a person with HIV/AIDS could find a caregiver to help take care of them.

LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CLASSIFICATION AREAS: Pathology-RB1-214. Clinical Pathology-RB37-56.5. Manifestation of disease-RB127-150. Theories of Disease-RB151-214

Week 5

This was a good week. We learned how to cite references using MLA formatting. We also learned about annotations and how to write them. I had to do alot of reading this week so that I would be able to properly write my annotations. I must say that I had never even heard of annotations before. I think that annotations are a great way of keeping ideas and references organized. I really didn't like the MLA formatting. I have used it before in my english classes, but I am still a little confused about it. It seems to me that there are to many different ways to cite a source. For instance, if I wanted to cite an article it would depend on what type of article is was. There are a few different ways to cite them. I guess the more I use the MLA citations then the more I will understand them.

Week 4

There was a lot of writing, or should I say typing, this week. We made a research plan and evaluated sources we can use for our research. Evaluating the sources was a good idea because now I am more focused on what sources are right for my topic on AIDS. The research plan was great because I now know what are the main points that I really want to focus on. I really want to research the day to day life of people living with AIDS and the different treatments that are available to them.

We also had an interesting assignment on how we know what we know. It started with searching for the origin of the word "canuck". I came to the conclusion that the word was used to refer to French Canadian lumberman who migrated to New England. The point is, however, that I don't know for sure, therefore, I only think I know. It gets a little confusing when I try to explain it, but the essay we read on it made it seem clear.

All and all it was a great week again. I really like the assignment "how I know" because it really made me think and look at things differently.