AFRO-NETS> AIDS Treatment E-mail Lists

[Dr Graham Neilsen <gneilsen@iafrica.com>]

AIDS Treatment E-mail Lists
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On December 3, 'AIDS Treatment News' published an article by John S 
James on how to use some of the major AIDS e-mail lists. This is an 
excerpt.

Here are some of the most important lists for treatment or related 
AIDS information.

Major AIDS Treatment Lists:

*** PI-TREAT

This moderated list is for information about all aspects of protease-
inhibitor treatment, including side effects, lifestyle changes, or 
drug interactions. This list is the successor to the "Crix List," 
which started in 1995 to share experiences with Crixivan, Merck's 
protease inhibitor.

For information, or to subscribe, go to: 
http://www.pozlink.com 
and follow instructions there.

Traffic: about 10 messages per day. You may want to ask for the di-
gest format when subscribing--or better, set up a filter to move the 
separate messages into a mailbox you create for this list.


*** LIPIDLIST

"A forum for discussion, networking and action for all people af-
fected by ... metabolic disorders such as lipodystrophy, hyperlipide-
mia, body shape changes, and insulin resistance...," sponsored by ACT 
UP/Golden Gate in San Francisco.

To subscribe, send email to: 
<listproc@critpath.org>
First line: subscribe LIPIDLIST <your first name> <your last name>

Traffic: about 5 messages per day; digest format available.


*** TREATMENT (at Critical Path AIDS Project)

For sharing medical and scientific information to support treatment 
activism. "This TREATMENT list is intended to complement the AIDSACT 
list [see below]. AIDSACT is for the more political aspects of treat-
ment activism; TREATMENT is for the more technical aspects."

To subscribe, send email to: 
<listproc@critpath.org>
First line: subscribe TREATMENT <your first name> <your last name>

Traffic: about 3 messages per day.


*** AEGIS "AIDS" List

An excellent source of news reports on AIDS, including treatment 
news. This is a read-only list.

To subscribe, send email to: 
<aids-request@lists.aegis.com>
Subject: subscribe

Traffic: about 5 messages per day (some messages include several news 
stories). After subscribing, you can set your subscription to "Di-
gest" by following the instructions provided.

Note: You can also subscribe through the Web, at: 
http://www.aegis.com/todaysnews/list.asp


*** CDC HIV/STD/TB Prevention News Update (formerly CDC Daily Summa-
ries)

Brief summaries of daily news, prepared under the direction of the 
U.S. Centers for Disease Control.

To avoid copyright restrictions, these stories are usually summaries 
of wire-service, newspaper, and other major media stories--which in 
turn are often rewrites of press releases, which themselves are sum-
maries of scientific papers, presentations, or other original docu-
ments. While these News Updates are carefully prepared, there can be 
errors, as with any media; before making critical decisions, check 
with the original documents, or other sources.

The CDC HIV/STD/TB Prevention News Update comes automatically through 
either the AEGIS "AIDS" list, or the AIDS Mailing List (sci.med.aids, 
see below), so no need to subscribe if you are already getting one of 
those. Some readers subscribe to the Prevention News Update alone for 
a quick summary of AIDS news in the mainstream press.

To subscribe, send email to: 
<preventionews-subscribe@cdcnpin.org>
(note single 'n' in 'preventionews').

Traffic: one message per day, on weekdays.


*** AIDS (sci.med.aids) Mailing List (same information as the 
sci.med.aids newsgroup)

A moderated list with extensive information about AIDS science and 
medical research. *Much* more information about this list is avail-
able in its FAQ (frequently asked questions) document at:
http://www.aids.wustl.edu

This FAQ also includes information on how to post to the list so that 
all email software will faithfully reproduce your message. It also 
has answers to frequent questions about AIDS.

To subscribe, send email to: 
<majordomo@wubios.wustl.edu>
First line: subscribe AIDS <your email address>

Traffic: about three messages per day; digest available.


*** AIDSACT

"A list for AIDS activists to discuss advocacy and policy issues of 
relevance to the prevention, research and treatment of AIDS."

To subscribe, send email to: 
<listproc@critpath.org>
First line: subscribe AIDSACT <your first name> <your last name>

Traffic: about 3 messages per day.


Health and Development Forums:

These email lists (currently 11 of them), maintained in Geneva, Swit-
zerland, focus on international AIDS issues. This system began as a 
few email lists set up to support the 12th World AIDS Conference in 
the summer of 1998.

Excellent archiving software makes the whole history of these lists 
available on the Web, to anybody. You do not need to subscribe in or-
der to read the messages which have been posted.

The major Health and Development Forum lists are:

*** TREATMENT ACCESS

Discussion list on improving access to medical care around the world. 
As of November 28, this list had 1338 registered members (subscrib-
ers), and 642 messages. To read the messages already posted to this 
list, or to send your own message to it, go to: 
http://www.hivnet.ch:8000/topics/treatment-access/


*** COMMUNITY-RESEARCH

International discussion on community-based research; 1092 members, 
139 messages:
http://www.hivnet.ch:8000/topics/community-research/


*** INTAIDS

International AIDS issues (for example, research ethics, AIDS or-
phans, tuberculosis, organizations, travel restrictions, conferences, 
...); 1317 members, 287 messages, 
http://www.hivnet.ch:8000/global/intaids/


*** MEDIA-AIDS

Set up for journalists; 650 members, only 7 messages so far, 
http://www.hivnet.ch:8000/global/media-aids/


*** SEA-AIDS

Southeast Asia issues; 2303 members, 2332 messages, 
http://www.hivnet.ch:8000/asia/sea-aids/


*** AF-AIDS

Africa issues; 1748 members, 556 messages, 
http://www.hivnet.ch:8000/africa/af-aids/


*** GENDER-AIDS

News and issues specific to women or men; 1381 members, 593 messages, 
http://www.hivnet.ch:8000/topics/gender-aids/


*** PWHA-NET

Discusses treatment issues and emotional support, with a developing-
world focus; 602 members, 282 messages, 
http://www.hivnet.ch:8000/topics/pwha-net/


*** MIGRATION

Immigrant rights and health; 420 members, 58 messages, 
http://www.hivnet.ch:8000/topics/migration/


*** HUMAN-RIGHTS

Politics of AIDS treatment and distribution of resources, with a de-
veloping-world focus; the tone and topics resemble the AIDSACT email 
list, which is more U.S.-focused. 890 members, 66 messages, 
http://www.hivnet.ch:8000/topics/human-rights/


*** SEX-WORK

News, health information; 660 members, 148 messages, 
http://www.hivnet.ch:8000/topics/sex-work/

In addition, Health and Development Forums has two country- specific 
lists, on Bangladesh and on Zambia.


Other Email Lists:

*** API-HIV

"API-HIV info is a closed, unmoderated list aimed at facilitating the 
exchange of information and ideas around HIV Prevention Intervention 
and Research in the API communities. To subscribe to this list: Send 
an e-mail to:
<etta@apiahf.org>
and indicate your interest in being included in the list. Provide 
brief information about yourself, your agency and/or community af-
filiation."


*** CATIE

Canadian AIDS news, 2-5 messages per week; see:
http://www.catie.ca

Articles are brief and very readable, and tend to focus on specific 
treatments or drugs. To subscribe send email to: 
<aiser@catie.ca>
First line: subscribe catie-news


*** FastFax

One email per week with news stories that focus on the Philadelphia 
area, plus U.S. national news as well. To subscribe, send email to: 
<equests@talklist.com>
First line: subscribe fastfax


*** GLB-Medical

Discussion "to explore issues related to homosexuality and the medi-
cal profession." To subscribe, send email to: 
<istserv@listserv.utoronto.ca>
First line: subscribe glb-medical-l <your first name> <your last 
name>


*** Hemophilia-Support

Both medical information and emotional support for persons with hemo-
philia. To subscribe, send email to: 
<ists@web-depot.com>
First line: subscribe hemophilia-support


*** HIV-Support

For medical information and emotional support for persons with HIV. 
To subscribe, send email to: 
<ists@web-depot.com>
First line: subscribe hiv-support


*** ProCAARE

An electronic conference organized with the cooperation of physicians 
and researchers at Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical 
School, Harvard AIDS Institute, and Harvard School of Public Health. 
For information, and to subscribe, see: 
http://www.healthnet.org/programs/procaare.html


*** QueerNet lists

Six different lists on "AIDS and HIV issues and support"; not all of 
them are currently active. For more information, see: 
http://www.queernet.org/index-hiv.html


Spanish language lists:

*** GentePoz

To subscribe, send email to: 
<ists@web-depot.com>
First line: subscribe gentepoz


*** sida-ets

To subscribe, send email to: 
<istasrcp@listas.rcp.net.pe>
First line: subscribe sida-ets end


*** Veihache

To subscribe, send email to: 
<ajordomo@listas.netverk.com.ar>
First line: subscribe veihache


More information on these and other lists is available at: 
http://www.infoweb.org/elists/index.html

Acknowledgment: John Labella, who maintains that site, contributed to 
this article.

--
Dr Graham Neilsen
mailto:n@iafrica.com


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