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Valtrex Prevents the Need for C-Section among Women Infected With Genital Herpes

... section //in pregnant woman who have a history of genital herpes. The UT Southwestern study is the first l...ly transmitted viral infections, causes periods of genital sores, followed by months or years of dormancy. It can't be cured, although the number and severity ...

Higher Risk for Cervical Cancer Seen Among Women Infected with Multiple HPV Types

...by the HPV types 6 and 11 that are associated with genital warts, and thus is expected to prevent cervical cancer in thousands of women. However, the vaccine will not protect against HPV 58, which the new study discovered to be far more oncogenic than others when found in co-infections with other HPV types...

Agencies Express Concern Over "Breast Ironing" In Africa

...her harmful practices done to women such as female genital mutilation, it was thought to be good for the girl," said Ndonko. "Even the victims themselves thought it was good for them." But the practice is associated with pain, abscesses, infections and even breast cancer. The practice is though to benefit y...

Sexually Transmitted Infections Boom In UK

...ed in syphilis cases at 23 percent, but Chlamydia, genital warts and herpes also increased significantly. However new cases of gonorrhea fell by 13 percent. The highest increase again was seen in the 16 to 24 age group. HPA infections expert Professor Peter Borriello said the report had a mixed message. "Ho...

Beef imports-Area of concern

...ost of diseases like breast cancer, and even cause genital problems in growing boys. He attributes the alarming increase in breast and prostate cancer due to the unhealthy beef in the market. But now, reports which seek to dispel the negative publicity for beef will hit the market soon, which comes as great...

HPV Vaccine Effective Against Cervical Cancer

...by age 50 at least 80% of women will have acquired genital HPV infection. Approximately 74% of new HPV infections occurred among individuals 15-24 years old. Researchers at Harvard School of Public Health developed a computer-based model of various cancer-prevention policies and their research suggests tha...

Approval of Drugs for the Treatment of Late-Stage Cancer

...d as the first vaccine to prevent cervical cancer, genital warts and precancerous genital lesions due to human papillomavirus (HPV) types 6, 11, 16 and 18. Females from 9-26 years of age are...

Female Circumcision Rampant in Africa

...k into the long-term health consequences of female genital mutilation (FGM). The WHO described FGM as a form ...ess about the health and legal issues about female genital mutilation among the communities practicing it. 'All medical personnel must be trained in cultural s...

WHO Warns, Female Mutilation Is Risky And Cruel

Female genital mutilation in females creates more complications i... report on long-term health consequences of female genital mutilation (FGM) says, ‘In many parts of Africa this was being followed, as believed to give honour ...

Female Genital Mutilation May Lead To Difficult Childbirth:Rep

Women who have had female genital mutilation (FGM) are significantly more likely to experience difficulties during childbirth //and their babies are more likely to die as a result of the gruesome practice, a new United Nations study has shown. The study, the first to give clear evi...

New Hope For Impotent Men - Artificial Penis On The Way

...ificial penis that has helped rabbits with damaged genital mate normally and may one day help treat men with severe erectile dysfunction.// The technique used by Anthony Atala and colleagues at the Wake Forest Institute for Regenerative Medicine in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, US, involves a new method o...

News Antibiotic To Combat Hospital Infection

... Enterococcus (VRE) that live in the digestive and genital tracts and people infected often need prolonged treatment, usually with several antibiotics being given together by injection. The researchers tested their antibiotic known as platensimycin derived from a substance found in the soil released by mic...

Chancroid Vaccine Holds Promise In Reducing HIV Transmission

...ncroid, a sexually transmitted disease that causes genital ulcers, is rare in the United States but takes hol... care, such as in Africa. Recent studies show that genital ulcer diseases such as chancroid can enhance HIV transmission three- to 10-fold. ‘There is conside...

JRRD Focuses On Issues Such As Spinal Cord Injury and Prosthetics

... they commonly have a decreased ability to achieve genital sexual arousal. A study was done to reveal that vibratory stimulation would increase genital arousal as compared with manual clitoral stimulation in both SCI and nondisabled women. But the diff...

Swaziland And Lesotho Sees Sharp Increase In AIDS/HIV Population

...ape, early marriage to older men, polygamy, female genital mutilation, illiteracy and lack of education, lack of representation in parliaments and lack of right to own and inherit land or property. "The litany never ends," he said. He criticised the effectiveness of UN groups that fight for women's right...

Men Might Get Their Share of Cervical Cancer Vaccine As Well

...e four target HPV types, known to cause cancer and genital warts in both men and women. There could be a 70% reduction in the cervical cancer incidence if the vaccine is found to be effective in preventing HPV associated cervical cancers. It has been found form numerous studies that 80% of the population i...

Prevention of lethal diseases by vaccines

... such as malaria, prostate caner, cervical cancer, genital warts have been successfully developed to help peo... first cancer vaccine against cervical cancer, and genital warts. Then after a week vaccines to combat these two deadly diseases have been developed and is ...

Warts: Spanner in Lover's Works!

...at 70 to 80 per cent of women risk// suffering the genital infection with HPV, at some point in their lives. HPV, among most cases affects the genital tract and thankfully a very small percentage of them actually are responsible for malignant change. ...

Vaginal massage during pregnancy avoids Episiotomy procedure

...ematic Reviews that massage technique to the lower genital tract reduces// the surgical procedure such as Epi... Researchers have reported that a massage of lower genital tract during the period of last four to five weeks for four minutes helps the vaginal area to expand...

Starpharma Develops New Gel (Vivagel) To Prevent HIV Transmission

... contracting sexually transmitted diseases such as genital herpes, HIV and so on. The drug, a vaginal formula...prevent the women from becoming infected with HIV, genital herpes and other sexually transmitted diseases', said Dr Fairley. AIDS is increasingly becoming a ...

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