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Hemophilia

Canadian Hemophilia Society (CHS) - National Office
www.hemophilia.ca
The Hemophilia Home Page
The first hemophilia web site. Based in the United States. Full of information.
www.web-depot/hemophilia/
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National Hemophilia Foundation
The National Hemophilia Foundation is roughly the American equivalent to the Canadian Hemophilia Society. It is a large site dedicated to bleeding disorders.
www.hemophilia.org/
Click here Hemophilia Manitoba
www.mbnet.mb.ca/~hemophil/

Hepatitis C

Click here Hepatitis C Class Action Settlement
January 1, 1986 to July 1, 1990

This Notice may affect your rights.
http://www.hepc8690.ca/
Click here Canadian Liver Foundation
This site has a good introduction to the liver and liver diseases. The information is offered in both French and English. www.liver.ca
Click here Hepatitis C Foundation
Non-profit organization based in the United States. They have an interesting alternative medicine area called the Alternative Apothecary which includes an on-line store.
www.hepcfoundation.org
Click here Hepatitis C New Drug Pipeline
FrontierNet's comprehensive listing of drugs specifically for Hepatitis C and their stage in development w/links to drug information pages and developers home page. The page also lists exsisting drugs and non-specific drugs being tested for Hepatitis C and Drugs for related conditions. http://www.frontiernet.net/~monty/hcvpipel.html
Click here Hepnet - The Hepatitis Information Network
Hepnet is an English only site that has up-to-date treatment information and other news related to all forms of hepatic disease.
www.hepnet.com
Click here Hepatitis C Booklet

An information booklet for people infected with the hepatitis C virus, and their families. It is also available as a booklet from the Hemophilia Ontario office.

HIV / AIDS

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CATIE -
Canadian AIDS
Treatment
Information
Exchange


The Canadian AIDS Treatment Information Exchange (CATIE) is a consumer driven, non-profit organization that offers access to reliable, up-to-date treatment information, to enable people with HIV/AIDS to make informed choices about their health care.
catie.ca
Click here HIV InSite
University of California San Francisco AIDS Program.

This is a very serious site with lots of scientific information. It has an extensive section on recent therapy guidelines.
hivinsite.ucsf.edu/
Click here AIDS Educational Global Information System (AEGIS)
An well maintained not-too-scientific site about AIDS with a strong section on recent news. They also have an article called "Day One", the beginnings of a survival kit for those who just found out that they are infected with HIV.
www.aegis.com/
Click here The Body - A Multimedia AIDS & HIV Information Resource
This site addresses the human spiritual side of AIDS. It's a visually pleasing site that talks as much about the soul as the body.
www.thebody.com/cgi-bin/body.cgi
Click here CDC National AIDS Clearinghouse
CDC is the Center for Disease Control and Prevention in the U.S. This is their site on HIV/AIDS and STD for "people and organizations working in prevention, health care, research, and support services".
www.cdcnac.org/
Click here Picture Summary of HIV
University of Wisconsin River Falls.

This is a short article on HIV. It is one of the few sites with pictures of the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV). Good picture resource for students doing projects and reports.
www.uwrf.edu/~kk00/poster/HIV/PAGE.HTM
Click here Virtual lectures in Microbiology and Immunology.
University of Rochester Medical Center

Good scientific introduction to HIV & AIDS for high school and university undergraduates.
www.urmc.rochester.edu/smd/mbi/virtlec.html
Click here HIV and AIDS
University of Rochester Medical Center

A single article originally prepared for high school students.
www.urmc.rochester.edu/smd/mbi/hivsjf.html
Click here Human Immunodeficiency Virus
University of Rochester Medical Center

A brief article on the virus showing its epidemiology (with colour maps), clinical features and pathogenesis of HIV. Good picture resource for students doing projects and reports.
www.urmc.rochester.edu/smd/mbi/med/hiv.html
Click here Update on HIV and AIDS
A single article reviewing the developments from 1995 to mid-1996.
www.urmc.rochester.edu/smd/mbi/hivscrc.html
Click here Cells Alive
This is a commercial site owned by Quill Graphics. They provide custom and stock microscopy and 3D computer animation.
www.cellsalive.com/

Krever Commission

Click here Krever Commission Report
The official Health Canada site. From here you can download the actual report which is in PDF format.

www.hc-sc.gc.ca/datapcb/communc/home/ krever/k_main_e.html

Click here Highlights of the Report from Hemophilia Ontario
A summary and editorial from Hemophilia Ontario

News Articles

Click here CBC Newsworld: Bad Blood
A very brief overview of Krever's report and recommendations. There is also a timeline of milestones.
www.newsworld.cbc.ca/news/info/blood.html

General Links

Click here EMedicine's
Table of Contents for Pediatrics Hematology

An extensive listing of Blood related conditions.
Please Note: This site is under construction
http://www.emedicine.com/ped/HEMATOLOGY.htm

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