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Nadir
           The lowest level to which viral load (the amount of HIV in the blood)
           falls after a person starts anti-HIV treatment. Also refers to the
           lowest CD4 count a person reaches during HIV infection.

        National Cancer Institute (NCI)
           An institute of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and the U.S.
           government’s principal agency for cancer research and training.
           This institute provides health information and supports programs
           focusing on the causes, diagnosis, prevention, and treatment of
           cancer; rehabilitation from cancer; and the continuing care of cancer
           patients and the families of cancer patients. http://www.nci.nih.gov

        National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)
           An institute of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) that conducts and
           funds research to better understand, treat, and prevent infectious,
           immunologic, and allergic diseases. http://www3.niaid.nih.gov


        National Institutes of Health (NIH)
           A multi-institute agency of the U.S. Department of Health and   N
           Human Services (HHS). NIH conducts research in its own
           laboratories and funds research in universities, medical schools,
           hospitals, and other research institutions throughout the United
           States and abroad. http://www.nih.gov

        National Library of Medicine (NLM)
           An institute of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and the
           world’s largest medical library. NLM collects materials in all areas
           of biomedicine and health care and is involved in biomedical
           aspects of other fields, such as technology and the social sciences.
           http://www.nlm.nih.gov

        National Prevention Information Network (NPIN)
           A national reference, referral, and distribution service for information
           on HIV/AIDS, other sexually transmitted diseases (STDs), and
           tuberculosis (TB), sponsored by the Centers for Disease Control and
           Prevention (CDC). http://www.cdcnpin.org


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