Re: Free Text Book of HIV Medicine 2005

[Guest guest]

Dear all,

AIDS INDIA e FORUM needs to be congratulated and thanked profusely for the

excellent move which would definitely go a long way in facilitating the

availability of the entre technical information in such a reader friendly and

affordable manner.

Our heartfelt gratiude and congratulations.

I would love to work for the translation into Gujarati and Hindi after going

through the same as per the terms and conditions laid down by the

editors/authors.

Till then wishing you all happpy browsing and perusal,

Dr Rajesh Gopal

E-mail: <dr_rajeshg@...>

[Guest guest]

Dear Forum members,

I agree with Dr Gopal that sharing the right information is a strong weapon in

the fight against this global pandemic, which is claiming lives in every

country.

But a word of caution may not be out of place. Though I'm not a doctor, common

sense says that just book/internet knowledge on HIV/AIDS medicine may be

incomplete, even harmful, if not matched with the clinical/pathological

characteristics of each patient.

Also, would the medicine in the book be relevant for tackling the Type C virus,

which is most common in India? What about drug resistance and second-line

medicine? Haven't gone thru the contents but I hope

the book deals with these aspects.

Anyway, a good move by the moderator for posting the message.

Thanks

Amit Ukil

E-mail: amitrajit@...