HIV Advice

HIV/AIDS

• HIV Testing – Advice on HIV testing from various perspectives. Video interviews from individuals.
• Getting an HIV Test – Advice on HIV testing describing the three types of testing available, including the pro’s and con’s.
• Help & Advice for HIV/AIDS in the UK – HIV/AIDS service available in the UK, with regional help lines and telephone numbers outside London and inside London.
• Help & Advice – HIV/AIDS, STI’s and Pregnancy are just some of the topics covered on this excellent page from AVERT.
• Viral Load & CD4 Count – Why They Matter – An explanation of Viral Load and CD4 Counts.
• Viral Load & CD4 Count – All about Viral Load and CD4 Counts, helping you decide when to start treatment.
• AIDS Clock – The world rate of HIV infections.
• HIV structure and life cycle – A description of the virus structure and the HIV life cycle.
• AIDS and HIV Information – Comprehensive HIV information.
• The AIDS Resource List – A comprehensive list of HIV resources.
• National Aids Trust – The UK’s leading HIV and AIDS policy development and campaigning organisation.
• Home Health UK – (HIV & AIDS) – All about HIV, symptoms, how it is passed on and lots more.
• HIV & AIDS Statistics – HIV infection and AIDS in specific countries and around the world.
• HIV & Sub-Saharan Africa – Context of the Epidemic.
• HIV Testing – The HIV antibody blood test – The Pros & Cons.
• AGEIS – The largest HIV/AIDS website in the world.
• HIV InSite Knowledge Base – On-line textbook of HIV disease from the University of California San Francisco and San Francisco General Hospital.
• UK National Aids Manual – Questions about treatment.
• HIV & Hepatitis – Up-to-date information about approved and experimental therapies for HIV/AIDS, Hepatitis, and related conditions.
• Lipodystrophy and other metabolic complications – Lipodystrophy in hiv+ men & women.
• Lipodystrophy Syndrome(s) – Lipodystrophy in hiv+ people and body shape changes.
• Positive Nation – UK monthly magazine for those with HIV or AIDS.
• Poz magazine – The USA sister Magazine to Positive Nation.
• AVERT – Aids Education & Research Trust.
• Gay Men’s Health – Edinburgh based and upfront, HIV prevention and sexual health promotion.
• The Steve Retson Project – A sexual health service for gay men in Glasgow.
• Waverley Care – Supporting the HIV community in Scotland.
• Crusaid – UK AIDS fundraising charity.
• New Drugs and Diagnostics for HIV/AIDS – HIV Drugs in Development from The Body.

HIV/AIDS Long-Term Survivors

• HIV & Ageing – Your Go-To Site for Aging with HIV.
• The National Long Term Survivors Group – a user-led organisation for people who are living long-term with HIV.
• HIV Long-Term Survivors Forum – Round-the-clock discussion area for people with HIV/AIDS.
• Premature Aging – Premature aging seen as an issue for AIDS survivors.
• My HIV – Free services and an online community for people living with HIV.

Dissident Views on HIV/AIDS (read with care)

• Professor Peter Duesberg – The personal web site of a leading HIV dissident.
• VirusMyth – A rethinking AIDS website.

HIV/AIDS & the Over 50’s

• HIVAge.org – HIV and Aging.
• Older People with HIV – Older people with HIV are substantially more disadvantaged than peers.
• Older People & HIV/AIDS – Range of issues and advice for older people with HIV.

HIV/AIDS & Women

• The Well Project – A global hub for resources that help women and girls overcome the inequalities, barriers, and stigma that contribute to the epidemic among women.
• HIV Wisdom for Older Women – Dedicated to the prevention of HIV in older women and to life enrichment for those who are infected.
• PozFem UK – PozFem is the only national network of women living with HIV in the UK. Established in 1994.
• HIV/AIDS and Pregnancy – Information about HIV and AIDS and how they can affect pregnant women and babies.
• Screening for HIV in the antenatal clinic – UK based information.
• Positive Women – Some moving personal accounts, submit your story.
• Women Alive (The Body) – A quarterly newsletter by, for and about women with HIV.
• The International Community of Women with HIV/AIDS – International campaigning organisation of women with HIV.

HIV/AIDS & Children

• Children – HIV & AIDS – Facts and figures, routes of transmisson and prevention.
• Mad About Art – Charity that exists to unite children around the world in understanding and fighting HIV and AIDS through art and education.
• Women – Children & HIV – Resources for prevention and treatment.
• Young People & HIV/AIDS – Basics, coping and resources – from ‘The Body’.
• Body & Soul – Unique in the UK in providing support independently to young people and children affected by HIV.
• A Scotland/Uganda Music Exchange Project – Features a wonderful online song from young Ugandans.

HIV in the Workplace & the Law

• Gay Friendly Lawyer – Find a gay friendly solicitor here.
• When is someone found guilty of reckless HIV transmission? – Learn about the laws used to prosecute people for HIV transmission in the UK, which depend on which part of the UK you live in.
• True Vision – Stop hate crime against gender & sexuality, race & religion – report it.
• A City Law Firm (LGBT Friendly) – HIV and the workplace.
• The Law & The Workplace – The Rights of HIV-Positive Employees.
• Why hide it? – Disclosure is not a simple issue for many people.
• Employment Advice – HIV and recruitment, HIV at Work.

HIV/AIDS & Entry into Foreign Countries

• Requirements for Entry into Foreign Countries – Find out which countries require a test for visitors or immigrants.

World AIDS Day – December 1st

• Remember someone on ‘World AIDS Day’ – Send a Greeting Card.
• ‘World AIDS Day’ web site – National Aids Trust (UK).
• ‘World AIDS Day’ from Avert.org – All about World Aids Day.
• US National AIDS Memorial Grove – A living tribute to all lives touched by AIDS.
• The AIDS Memorial Quilt – Largest on-going community arts project in the world.

HIV/AIDS Personal Stories

• HIV/AIDS Positive Stories – Hundreds of personal stories and feedback from people around world.

HIV/AIDS Personal Sites

• Memories of Eddie – Living with AIDS.
• Care/Stormee – All about a brave woman called ‘Care’.

HIV Respite Care

• Waverley Care Milestone – Provides respite care for people living with HIV and other conditions.
• Mildmay Hospital South London – Mildmay Hospital offers a full range of residential and day services for men, women and children with HIV/AIDS. The catchment area is UK- wide, although most patients come from the pan-London health region.
• The Sussex Beacon based in Brighton – The Sussex Beacon has been at the forefront of HIV care since 1992. Based in Brighton, we offer clinical care to men and women in our 10 bedded unit plus day and community care settings.

Personal Ads for People with HIV and AIDS or Special Needs

• Positive Personals – The UK’s largest, completely confidential support and dating community exclusively for people living with HIV/AIDS, Herpes, HPV and other STIs.
• Date Positive.net – STI friendship and dating website for the UK and Republic of Ireland.
• PositiveSingles.com – Positive dating for single people with HIV or other STI’s.
• Herpes Dating UK – Lovers and Friends Forever (Personals).
• Poz Personals – Personal Ads for Positive Men & Women.
• PozMatch.com – Positive Dating for Men & Women.
• Positives Dating – HIV + dating for straights, gays or lesbians with STI’s, AIDS and HIV.
• Alt.com – World’s largest BDSM Personals.
• Herpes-Date.com – On-line dating service for people with Herpes.
• Informed Consent – The leading UK BDSM website.

HIV/AIDS Art & Humour

• Visual AIDS – A monthly gallery of art by artists with HIV infection, from The Body.
• Mad About Art – Charity to unite children around the world in understanding and fighting HIV and AIDS through art and education.

HIV/AIDS Testing

• HIV Wake Up – Find HIV Services in Scotland.
• Genito-urinary medicine (GUM) clinics – Find out the nearest to you (with telephone numbers).
• Diagnosis HIV & Aids – All about HIV testing, the pros and cons. Find your local GUM clinic. Run by the Terrence Higgins Trust.

HIV Ageing

• Ageing with HIV – Case studies and clinical recommendations.
• Growing older and ageing with HIV – Growing older with HIV does appear to increase the risk of experiencing illness.

HIV/AIDS Loneliness

• Loneliness and HIV-Related Stigma – Thanks to treatment advances, more adults with HIV are living into their senior years.
• ‘Nobody is prepared’ – The challenges of ageing with HIV.
• Ageing & HIV – One in two people with HIV in this country will be age 50 and older.
• HIV Survivors – Alive, but facing poverty, loneliness and prejudice.
• Ageing with HIV – There is a growing population who are now getting older with HIV.
• Facing Old Age with HIV – HIV has been transformed from a death sentence to a chronic condition.

HIV/AIDS & Mental Health

• Phone lines for help with Depression – Comprehensive explanation of the various approaches and treatments for depression as a critical starting point for individuals and/or their loved ones.
• Counselling Directory – A comprehensive database of UK and London counsellors.
• Mind – UK charity offering help with depression, run by sufferers themselves in the UK.
• Mental Health & HIV – Ask the experts at ‘The Body’.
• Stress, Anxiety, Depression & HIV – Articles and Tips from ‘The Body’.
• Do You Panic – Panic Recovery.

HIV/AIDS Discussion Groups

• Community Center – HIV Discussion Boards & Additional Resources from ‘The Body’.

HIV & Co-infections

• The Hepatitus C Trust – Main online hepatitis C resource for the UK, providing accurate and up-to-date information.
• HIV & hepatitis – Treatment of HIV/AIDS & co-infection with Hepatitis B & C.
• HIV and Tuberculosis (UK Coalition) – TB is the leading cause of death among HIV infected people.
• HIV and Tuberculosis (Avert) – HIV and TB are a lethal combination, each speeding the other’s progress.
• The Haemophilia Society – Provides services for haemophiliacs with HIV and Hep C infection.

Social, Support & Welfare

• LGBT Helpline Scotland – Providing information and emotional support to lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people and their families, friends and supporters across Scotland.
• Trans Unite – Find a Transgender Support Group near you.
• Equality Network – Working for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender equality in Scotland.
• Abused Men in Scotland – National organisation deducated to supporting men who are experiencing or who have experienced domestic abuse.
• Living with HIV – The Living With HIV forum is open to those who are infected with or directly affected by HIV.
• South London HIV Partnership – HIV support and counselling.
• UK HIV/AIDS Helplines and Support Services – UK Helplines (telephone numbers).
• HIV/AIDS Carers & Family Support Group – Providing support and services to carers, families, partners and friends who have a loved one with HIV or AIDS in Scotland.
• The HIV Support Centre – Incorporating the AIDS helpline for Northern Ireland.
• George House Trust – Manchester (UK) – HIV voluntary organisation for the north west of England.
• Terrence Higgins Trust – The UK’s largest HIV and AIDS charity.
• UK Coalition – UK Coalition the national charity of people living with HIV and AIDS.
• HIV Scotland – The voice of Scottish voluntary sector organisations working in the field of HIV.
• Homeless Information Pages – Glasgow Homeless Network providing advice and information.
• Just Diagnosed Resources Centre – For those recently diagnosed.
• African HIV Policy Network – Umbrella organisation which represents African community groups addressing HIV/AIDS and sexual health throughout the UK.
• Jewish AIDS Trust – Charity providing the Jewish community with education, counselling and support in connection with HIV infection and AIDS.
• Personal Stories of Men Living with HIV – Some moving personal accounts, submit your story.
• Personal Stories of Young People Living with HIV – Some moving personal accounts, submit your story.
• The Princess Royal Trust for Carers – Largest provider of comprehensive carers support services in the UK.
• Carers UK – Membership organisation of carers.
• Pace – London’s largest lesbian and gay counselling and mental health project in the UK.
• The Samaritans – UK crisis helpline and information.
• National Association of Citizens Advice Bureaux – Umbrella body of local CAB’s (UK only.)
• The Body – Getting Help for Substance Use.
• Albert Kennedy Trust – Helping to find Homes for Gay and Lesbian Teenagers.
• AIDS & Young People – HIV & AIDS Information for Young People, including Safe Sex.
• Manchester Bisexuals – Information on Bisexual life in Manchester.
• CAFFMOS – Focused towards older Gay men and their admirers worldwide.
• Pets Are Loving Support – Antonio Ocasio who died of AIDS was a founding member.
• All Party Parliamentary Group on AIDS – Group of UK backbench MPs and Peers at Westminster that meets and co-ordinates parliamentary activity on HIV and AIDS .
• Understanding Childhood Sexual Abuse and Male Rape – Providing information, support and counselling for men who have been raped or sexually abused.

Addiction Rehabilitation

• Rehab Recovery – Tel 0800 088 66 86. Free and national helpline assisting people suffering from addiction and mental health
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• The A-Z Guide to Addiction and Cognitive Behavioural Therapy – This guide explains in depth how CBT is utilised to treat a range of addiction
• Guide to Smashing Through an Alcohol Detox. – This guide outlines the basic steps involved in an alcohol detox.