Saturday, February 10, 2007

AIDS

AIDS stands for Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome. To be diagnosed with AIDS, one must be HIV-positive and diagnosed with one or more AIDS indicator illnesses, such as Kaposi's Sarcoma or wasting syndrome or have a T-cell count below 200. Today many People with AIDS live longer due to advances in medicine and the availability of pharmaceutical cocktails. Learn more about HIV and AIDS in our featured health articles and publications.

You will find more information on HIV/AIDS from following weblink
Please refer it.

The Global Challenge of HIV and AIDS
http://www.prb.org/pdf06/61.1GlobalChallenge_HIVAIDS.pdf

Kaiser Family Foundation-HIV/AIDS
http://www.kff.org/hivaids/

Global Health Facts
http://www.globalhealthfacts.org/

Facts at a Glance
http://www.globalhealthreporting.org/diseaseinfo.asp?id=23

State Health Facts
http://www.statehealthfacts.org/