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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.
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This is also cleary written. A do have a couple of comments. You mentioned some of the people had medicine available to them but refused to take it. What were some of the reason they chose not to take the medicine? You also mentioned you could not find the Library of Congress books on the internet. Were you not able to find the books titles or the book's actual text was not available on the internet? Good job on the assignment.
I enjoyed reading your introduction to the Reaserch process. It looks like you got your topic pretty narrowed down. It looks like you did your reaserch there is lots of great information.
So from what it looks like from the sources you included it seems that your main focus is aids and medication.
It seems from your sources that you included reaserchers and scientists studing this issue in United states. So is Aids/HIV a global issue or just the issue thats going on in America?
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