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The National Library of Medicine (NLM), on the campus of the National Institutes of Health in Bethesda, Maryland, is the world's largest medical library. The Library collects materials and provides information and research services in all areas of biomedicine and health care.
A medical procedure used to help a woman become pregnant. Intrauterine insemination (IUI) involves placing sperm directly in a woman's uterus the day after ovulation. For a discordant couple in which the HIV-infected partner is female, IUI is the most effective way to reduce the risk of HIV transmission when trying to conceive.
Industry:Health care
A medical procedure used to help a woman become pregnant. Intrauterine insemination (IUI) involves placing sperm directly in a woman's uterus the day after ovulation. For a discordant couple in which the HIV-infected partner is female, IUI is the most effective way to reduce the risk of HIV transmission when trying to conceive.
Industry:Health care
A membrane-bound structure containing a cell's chromosomes. All eukaryotes (all organisms except bacteria and viruses) have a nucleus.
Industry:Health care
A method of drug administration in which a health care professional watches as a person takes each dose of a medication. Directly observed therapy (DOT) is used to ensure the person receives and takes all medications as prescribed and to monitor response to treatment. DOT is widely used to manage tuberculosis (TB) disease. In HIV treatment, DOT is sometimes called directly administered antiretroviral therapy (DAART).
Industry:Health care
A method of drug administration in which a person takes medication without being observed by a health care professional.
Industry:Health care
A method of illicit drug use. The drugs are injected directly into the body—into a vein, into a muscle, or under the skin—with a needle and syringe. Blood-borne viruses, including HIV and hepatitis, can be transmitted via shared needles or other drug injection equipment.
Industry:Health care
A microscopic infectious agent that requires a living host cell in order to replicate. Viruses often cause disease in humans, including measles, mumps, rubella, polio, influenza, and the common cold. HIV is the virus that causes AIDS.
Industry:Health care
A minimally invasive treatment in which liquid nitrogen or argon gas is used to freeze and destroy diseased tissue.
Industry:Health care
A minimally invasive treatment in which liquid nitrogen or argon gas is used to freeze and destroy diseased tissue.
Industry:Health care
A molecule that consists of a protein plus one or more carbohydrates.
Industry:Health care
