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I. AIDS

• AIDS Clinical Trials Information Service: A Public Heat Service project sponsored by the CDC, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, FDA, and NLM
• CDC National AIDS Clearinghouse
• HIV Continuing Education: From the UW Schools of Pharmacy, Medicine, and Nursing (Temporary file pending evaluation)
• HIV InSite
  • Antiretroviral Therapy: A review of the clinical pharmacology, safety, efficacy, and resistance patterns of each currently available drug.
  • Antiretroviral Drug Database: Doses, structures, formulations, adverse effects, and interactions.
  • Treatment Guidelines
    • Draft Federal Guidelines for the Use of Antiretroviral Agents in HIV Infected Adults and Adolescents: Published in the June 19, 1997 Federal Register
    • 1997 USPHS/IDSA Guidelines for Prevention of Opportunistic Infections in Persons Infected with Human Immunodeficiency Virus: (MMWR June 27, 1997; Vol 46, No RR-12) PDF File
  • Access to Medications: Programs which help people with HIV pay for medications.
  • Links to Other Useful Medical Resources
    • Alternative Treatments: AIDS Treatment Data Network
• JAMA HIV/AIDS: Peer-reviewed Resources (sponsored by GlaxoWellcome)

II. Alternative Medicine: For information that is out of the mainstream

• Alternative Health News Online
• Alternative Medicine Home Page
• Alternative Treatments: AIDS Treatment Data Network
• NIH Office of Alternative Medicine

III. Asthma

• Guidelines for the Diagnosis and Management of Asthma (National Asthma Education and Prevention Program Expert Panel Report 2; PDF File; Caution: 250 pages!)

IV. Infectious Diseases

• Outbreaks (WHO file)

V. Neonatal Intensive Care

• NICU-Web: University of Washington/Children's Hospital and Medical Center
  • Commonly Used NICU Drugs
  • PDA Prophylaxis Protocol
  • Guidelines for the Use of RespiGam®
  • Surfactant Guidelines

VI. Prevention of Bacterial Endocarditis: American Heart Association Recommendations

• Scientific Statement: (Bibliographic Citation: JAMA 1997;277:1794-1801. Circulation 1997;96:358-366.)
  Prophylactic Drug Regimens
  • For Dental, Oral, Respiratory Tract, or Esophageal Procedures: Table 4
  • For Genitourinary/Gastrointestinal (excluding esophageal) Procedures: Table 5