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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.