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U.S. herpes rates remain high: CDC (Reuters)
Categorie : Sexual Health / STDsReuters - About 16 percent of Americans between the ages of 14 and 49 are infected with genital herpes, making it one of the most common sexually transmitted diseases, U.S. health officials said on Tuesday. ...
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Sun Mar 2010
In Mexico, gay couples celebrate historic weddings (AP)
Categorie : Sexual Health / STDsAP - Two glowing brides in matching white gowns and four other same-sex couples made history in Mexico City on Thursday as they wed under Latin America's first law that explicitly approves gay marriage. ...
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New Genetic Test Helps Doctors Predict Frequency Of Genital Herpes Outbreaks
Categorie : Sexual Health / STDsMolecular dermatology research and development innovator DermaGenoma, Inc. released The HerpesDX Genetic Test for Frequent Genital Herpes. The new screening test will help doctors assess patients' risk for developing frequent Genital Herpes (HSV-2) outbreaks... ...
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CDC Analysis Shows Genital Herpes Rates Remain High
Categorie : Sexual Health / STDsRoughly 16% of U.S. residents ages 14 through 49 are infected with genital herpes, making it one of the nation's most common sexually transmitted infections, according to a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention analysis released on Tuesday, Reuters reports. CDC noted that infection rates for th ...
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Study Shows Need To 'Speak Plainly' When Discussing Sex, Columnist Writes
Categorie : Sexual Health / STDs"A new study suggests that what people mean when they say they've had sex -- or haven't -- depends on whom you ask," St. Petersburg Times columnist Colette Bancroft writes in an opinion piece about new research from the Kinsey Institute for Research in Sex, Gender and Reproduction and the Rural Cent ...
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Antidepressant shows benefits for low sex drive (Reuters)
Categorie : Sexual Health / STDsReuters - The antidepressant bupropion may hold promise for improving symptoms in younger women diagnosed with so-called hypoactive sexual desire disorder, a small study suggests. ...
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Screens, Vaccine for HPV Less Beneficial in Older Women (HealthDay)
Categorie : Sexual Health / STDsHealthDay - THURSDAY, Feb. 18 (HealthDay News) -- As women age, they receive fewer benefits from frequent screening for human papillomavirus (HPV) and vaccinations to prevent the virus, new research shows. ...
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Herpes Drug Might Also Slow HIV Progression (HealthDay)
Categorie : Sexual Health / STDsHealthDay - MONDAY, Feb. 15 (HealthDay News) -- New research suggests that people who are infected with both HIV-1, a strain of the AIDS virus, and herpes simplex virus type 2 could benefit in more than one way by taking a herpes drug called acyclovir. In addition to treating herpes, the medicati ...
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Treating herpes also buys time for HIV, doctors find (AFP)
Categorie : Sexual Health / STDsAFP - A drug used to treat genital herpes can also slow progression of the AIDS virus among co-infected patients, doctors report on Monday. ...
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Want to Find Love? Be Giving (HealthDay)
Categorie : Sexual Health / STDsHealthDay - FRIDAY, Feb. 12 (HealthDay News) -- Looking for someone to celebrate next Valentine's Day with? New research suggests you'll gain extra points with prospective mates if you give of yourself to others in activities like volunteering. ...
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Wedding Band Makes Jealousy a Bigger Threat (HealthDay)
Categorie : Sexual Health / STDsHealthDay - FRIDAY, Feb. 12 (HealthDay News) -- Jealousy can dampen romance and damage sexual intimacy, especially if it occurs within a marriage, says new research that serves as a caution for couples as Valentine's Day approaches. ...
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Parents' Divorce Doesn't Harm College-Age Kids (HealthDay)
Categorie : Sexual Health / STDsHealthDay - WEDNESDAY, Feb. 24 (HealthDay News) -- University students whose parents have recently divorced are unscathed by the experience, an English study finds. ...
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Happy Marriage Cuts Men's Risk for Stroke (HealthDay)
Categorie : Sexual Health / STDsHealthDay - WEDNESDAY, Feb. 24 (HealthDay News) -- Single or unhappily married men seem to run a greater risk of dying from a stroke than those with good marriages, a new Israeli study indicates. ...
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Comprehensive Sex Education Program That Emphasizes Abstinence 'Reasonable Approach, Opinion Piece Says
Categorie : Sexual Health / STDsThe U.S. "has long had one of the highest rates of pregnancies, births and abortions among teenagers among Western industrialized countries," which is "a problem with deep social and economic repercussions," Joseph Puccio, chief of Stony Brook University Medical Center's Division of Adolescent Medic ...
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Christian Pastors Call On Va. Lawmakers To Cut Funding For Planned Parenthood
Categorie : Sexual Health / STDsThe Virginia Christian Alliance on Thursday presented a petition to state Republicans Gov. Bob McDonnell, Lt. Gov. Bill Bolling and Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli urging them to block funding for Virginia's Planned Parenthood affiliates because the organization offers abortion services, the AP/Shen ...
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Virginia Senate Approves Bill To Create 'Trust Women. Respect Choice.' License Plates
Categorie : Sexual Health / STDsThe Virginia Senate on Tuesday voted 26-8 to approve a bill (SB 18) that would create a specialty license plate with the message, "Trust Women. Respect Choice," and direct a portion of the revenue to the Virginia League for Planned Parenthood, the Washington Post reports. The bill also would approve ...
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Are Latino Teens Sexual Risk Takers? It's Complicated, Researcher Says
Categorie : Sexual Health / STDsA University of Illinois researcher advises caution when trying to characterize gender roles and sexual behavior among this country's Latino adolescents and young adults. "When a recent documentary about U.S... ...
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News Outlets Examine ART, Microbicide Development Research Presented At Conference
Categorie : Sexual Health / STDsNews outlets continue to report on the science discussed at the Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections (CROI), which ended Friday in San Francisco. "Studies are underway testing whether periodic use of the drugs, either as pills or as vaginal or rectal gels, can prevent transmi ...
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Miss. Lawmakers Consider Sex Education Legislation
Categorie : Sexual Health / STDsMississippi lawmakers are considering a bill (HB 837) that would mandate that all school boards adopt either an abstinence-only or "abstinence-plus" sex education policy by June 30, 2011, the Jackson Clarion-Ledger reports. The bill passed the House 83-32 and awaits action in the Senate. Current Mis ...
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Blogs Comment On College Abstinence Clubs, Abortion Coverage Bans, Other Topics
Categorie : Sexual Health / STDsFebruary 19, 2010 — The following summarizes selected women's health-related blog entries. ~ "The Chastity Ring-Around," Lena Chen, The American Prospect: Student-run abstinence groups "have cropped up on college campuses across the country," with pre-marital chastity "marketed to students as ...
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