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If you are interested in obtaining information on HIV/AIDS
research and treatment, please contact the
National AIDS Hotline at (800) 342-AIDS.

The Department of Health and Human Services

The Department of Health and Human Services is the cabinet-level agency with primary responsibility for most Federal government services related to HIV/AIDS prevention, care, and research. Leadership is provided by Secretary Donna Shalala.

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Agency for Health Care Policy and Research

The Agency for Health Care Policy and Research offers:

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention supports an array of international research related to the treatment of HIV and AIDS.

CDC also helps to support research into HIV vaccines and prevention.

 

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration

The Food and Drug Administration has a major role in the review of new drugs to prevent and treat HIV and AIDS-related conditions. The FDA:

 
The National Institutes of Health

National Institutes of Health (NIH) is the lead agency in the Federal government that is responsible for searching for better treatments, a vaccine, and a cure (see our list of prevention links for information on NIH's prevention-oriented research).

NIH offers a one-stop guide to its HIV/AIDS information services

Coordination throughout the NIH is provided by its Office of AIDS Research (OAR) (see our information on NIH's AIDS budget)

 
The National Cancer Institute
The National Cancer Institute does research on HIV-related cancers and malignancies. Provides a broad range of information for patients, health care providers, and basic researchers.

 

  The National Eye Institute

 

  The National Institue of Allergy and Infectious Diseases

Complete information is available through its Division of AIDS.

 

  The National Library of Medicine
The National Library of Medicine offers access to many different information sources on HIV-related research and treatment, including:
  • Its Grateful Med which offers more than nine million citations to the biomedical literature of the world, from 1966 to the present.
  • NLM also offers links to its information through a special HIV/AIDS site.
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The AIDS Clinical Trials Service

The AIDS Clinical Trials Information Service (ACTIS) provides information on clinical trials (research involving testing on humans)

 
AIDS Treatment Data Network

The AIDS Treatment Data Network is a national, not-for-profit, community-based organization. Treatment education and counseling services for men, women and children with AIDS & HIV are supported by extensive, comprehensive and up-to-date informational databases about AIDS treatments, research studies, services, & accessing care. Nationwide toll-free number is available at (800) 734-7104.

 

 
The American Foundation for AIDS Research

The American Foundation for AIDS Research supports basic and clinical AIDS research, HIV prevention, and public policy advocacy.

 

 
Forum for Collaborative HIV Research

The Forum for Collaborative HIV Research is an independent public-private partnership that facilitates ongoing discussion and collaboration on the design, development, and implementation of new clinical studies in HIV.

 

 
The HIV/AIDS Treatment Information Service

The HIV/AIDS Treatment Information Service (ATIS) provides information about Federally-approved treatment guidelines for HIV and AIDS. This service is sponsored by the Agency for Health Care Policy and Research at the Department of Health and Human Services.

 

 
The International AIDS Vaccine Initiative
The International AIDS Vaccine Initiative (IAVI) is a non-profit organization that supports research into the development of preventative HIV vaccines.
 
The John Hopkins University AIDS Service

The John Hopkins University AIDS Service provides comprehensive information on the treatment of HIV and AIDS-related conditions.

 

 
Project Inform

Project Inform is a non-profit organization based in San Francisco that provides individualized information on HIV and AIDS-related treatment. It can also be reached by calling their national hotline at 800-822-7422 (toll-free in the United States) or 415-558-9051 (in the San Francisco Bay Area or internationally). Hotline hours are Monday—Friday, 9am—5pm and Saturday, 10am — 4pm (Pacific Time).

 

 


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