The AmFAR AIDS Handbook: The Complete Guide to Understanding HIV and AIDS

by Darrell E. Ward, Mathilde Krim Ph.D. (Introduction)

The most comprehensive and definitive guide to HIV and AIDS, with the latest information on treatment, including protease inhibitors. From the leading foundation for AIDS research, a comprehensive guide to help readers understand the complexities of HIV/AIDS and provide the latest information on combination therapy. The AmFAR AIDS Handbook picks up where other books on AIDS leave off. It is the book you will turn to for a greater understanding of this disease, its causes and effects, and what new treatment options are being developed. How is HIV transmitted? When should antiviral treatment begin? Should treatment ever be stopped? How do protease inhibitors work? How does the disease differ in men, women, and children? This guide incorporates the latest research findings-including those on combination drug therapy-and answers all your questions in language comprehensible to nonscientists. AmFAR (American Foundation for AIDS Research) is the leading nonprofit organization dedicated to the support of laboratory and clinical research on AIDS, AIDS prevention, and advocacy for sound AIDS-related public policy. It has given out over $140 million to more than 1700 research teams. Elizabeth Taylor is the founding national chairman and Dr. Mathilde Krim is the founding co-chair and chairman of the board.

500 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1998

Reviews

[Kelly · Rating 5 out of 5]

From a leading foundation for Aids research a comprehensive guild to help me understand the complexities of Hiv/Aids and provide the latest information on combination therapy, this book really picks up where other books on HIV/Aids left off that's why I love this book so much cause it really lets you in on what types of solutions they have in store to find a cure for HIV/Aids for the future...... And 2 years ago while I picked this topic for last yeas NHD on Triumph and Tragedy I picked this because it was the first thing that came to my mine cause I was very much effected by it cause i've lost love ones over this disease and I used to think life was fair and I just thought maybe I get a better understanding on this topic to educate myself and others and that's just what me and my partner did and now to this day we still congratulate ourseleves on such a big honor. Within that process i've learned that Hiv/Aids is taken over the world and people just need to get a wake up call and wrap it up on a serious tipe!!!