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Valuable New Resources for Treating Sexually Transmitted Disease (STD)

Online health publisher, Healthcommunities.com, Inc., announces recent additions to urologychannel.com, its urologic health community. The physician-developed new resources, which are in the extensive STD information section, will help people with STDs work with their doctors to develop treatme...

Children who view adult-targeted TV may become sexually active earlier in life

Boston, Mass. -- Early onset of sexual activity among teens may relate to the amount of adult content children were exposed to during their childhood, according to a new study released by Children's Hospital Boston. Based on a longitudinal study tracking children from age six to eighteen, researc...

Pennsylvania Department of Health Urges Greater Awareness of, Testing for Sexually Transmitted Diseases

April is National STD Awareness Month HARRISBURG, Pa., April 1 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Department of Health today reminded Pennsylvanians of the continuing need for men and women to take steps to prevent the spread of sexually transmitted diseases, or STDs, as well as the importance...

PA Department of Health Urges Regular Screening for Sexually Transmitted Diseases

STD Rates Rise Nationally; Many People May Not Realize They're Infected HARRISBURG, Pa., Jan. 14 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Pennsylvania saw an increase in the number of reported cases of gonorrhea and chlamydia in 2007, highlighting the need for more regular testing by men and women, accor...

MANHUNT Leads Fight Against Spread of Sexually Transmitted Infections with Launch of MANHUNT Cares; Hires Senior Public Health Strategist from CDC

CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Nov. 11 /PRNewswire/ -- Ken Herron, Chief Marketing Executive at Online Buddies Inc., the parent company of MANHUNT, announced today that David S. Novak of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) will join the team at Online Buddies, Inc. as the site's first Seni...

Child abuse increases risk for later sexually coercive behavior in some men

Boys who experienced childhood physical or sexual abuse are more likely to use sexually coercive behavior against an unwilling female partner when they are adolescents and young adults. Researchers trying to identify factors that put men at risk for committing sexual coercion have found that b...

Doubling of sexually transmitted infections among over-45s in under a decade

Rates of sexually transmitted infections have doubled among the over 45s in less than a decade, reveals research published ahead of print in the journal Sexually Transmitted Infections . The almost exclusive focus on the sexual health of young people, including in national surveys of sexual be...

PA Department of Health Urges Sexually Active Individuals in Delaware County to Get STD Tests

Delaware County Sees Sharp Rise in Gonorrhea Cases HARRISBURG, Pa., May 2 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Due to an 80-percent increase in the number of cases of Gonorrhea last year in Delaware County, the Pennsylvania Department of Health today urged sexually active individuals between the age...

One in 4 Teen Girls Has a Sexually Transmitted Disease

Greatest burden falls on African-American adolescents, CDC researchers find,, TUESDAY, March 11 (HealthDay News) -- More than 3 million teenaged girls have at least one sexually transmitted disease (STD), a new government study suggests. The most severely affected are African-Americ...

More than two-thirds of sexually active NYC youth use condoms, but other forms of birth control lag

More than two thirds (69%) of sexually active New York City teens use condoms, compared to 63% nationwide, according to a new survey of public high school students. But too few sexually active girls are using the pill and other hormonal contraceptives to prevent unplanned pregnancies. The full rep...

Trial of VivaGel in Sexually Active Young Women Commences

Starpharma Holdings Limited announced the commencement in the U.S. of a trial to assess the safety and acceptability of SPL7013 Gel (VivaGel(TM)) in sexually active young women. The Microbicide Trials Network (MTN) is leading the study, funded by the U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH)...

Beijing Legislator Calls on Government to Regulate Sexually Suggestive TV Ads

A Beijing Municipal People's Congress deputy has called on the Chinese Government to introduce strict regulations to eradicate sexually suggestive commercials, at least during the summer and winter holiday periods. Shang Xiyun is said to have been convinced about this after hearing her eig...

Paris' 'medical Condition' is a Sexually Transmitted Infection

If reports are to be believed, then the "medical condition" on whose basis Paris Hilton was released from jail early, only to be thrown back inside a day later, was not depression, but a sexually transmitted infection. According to the News of the World paper, the heiress has contracted an ST...

One-Third of Sexually Active Older Adults With HIV/AIDs Has Unprotected Sex

One out of three sexually active older adults infected with HIV has unprotected sex, according to a study by Ohio University researchers//. A survey of 260 HIV-positive older adults found that of those having sex, most were male, took Viagra and were in a relationship. AIDs cases among the ov...

Informing Partners Can Help Cut Sexually Transmitted Infections

Doctors should encourage patients with sexually transmitted infections to tell their partners// to seek treatment and, in some cases, provide home testing kits or drugs to help reduce infection rates, says a new study on bmj.com. Partner notification is an important part of managing most cura...

Increasing awareness of sexually transmitted infection chlamydia

Chlamydia a common sexually transmitted disease known to be covert in most cases yet notorious in causing serious setbacks to health in both sexes is now more discussed// about and people seem to be aware of it more and more. according to figures released this week in a report published by the Off...

Boom In Sexually Transmitted Infections In Senior Scottish Citizens

Sexually transmitted diseases like HIV are increasing exponentially in over-50s in Scotland causing widespread concern. Official figures reveal that the rate// of sexually transmitted diseases had more than trebled in this segment of the population. Infections like chlamydia and herpes are al...

Girl Students Sexually Harassed by Security Forces in Nepal

Sexual abuse, harassment and violence have become a way of life in Nepal's schools with security forces occupying their premises in the name of combating Maoist guerrillas, say child rights activists here. // Children as Zone of Peace, an umbrella of 36 rights organisations, says it has been ...

Rates of Sexually Transmitted Diseases Soar In North UK

According to The Journal - Newcastle-upon-Tyne, there is an acute failure to deal with the soaring rates of sexually transmitted diseases in the North of the UK//. Patients with such diseases are able to get proper attention from the concerned clinics. The report says that sexually transmitted ...

Youngsters Not Aware Of Sexually Transmitted Diseases

In a study conducted by Researchers at Carnegie Mellon University, majority of sexually active adolescent girls have negligible knowledge about sexually transmitted diseases//, until they are bitten. Julie downs, lead author of the study and a member of the Department of Social and Decision S...

Youth Becoming Sexually Active At A Younger Age

The age limit of Indians becoming sexually active is declining rapidly. With a rise in pre-marital sex among people in 15-19 years age, sexually transmitted infections, including AIDS, are spreading equally rapidly.// It has been estimated that half the HIV infected people worldwide are between 15 ...

Historic Increase In Incidence Of Sexually Transmitted Diseases In Scotland

The number of HIV cases in Scotland last year reached the highest figure over the past two decades according to an NHS report, the preliminary work of which started in 1986.// In view of increasing HIV testing, nearly 364 new cases were identified in 2004 alone. The incidence of other sexuall...

Incidence Of Sexually Transmitted Diseases Among Gay Men On The Rise

Syphilis - Sexually transmitted diseases, incidence is rising among gay men as the fear// of AIDS has become less among them. AIDS is now a chronic disease and not a fatal disease. There is some indication that the increased use of methamphetamines (that enhances sexual drive) and makes users le...

Scientists learn why even treated genital herpes sores boost the risk of HIV infection

... anti-HSV therapies and ideally an HSV-2 vaccine." One of the most common sexually transmitted infections worldwide, HSV-2 is associated with a two- to three-...tract, ideally through an HSV vaccine. Further, they hypothesize that other sexually transmitted infections (STIs) may create similar cellular environments cond...

The Female Health Company Schedules Third Quarter Conference Call for August 7, 2009

...quartered in Chicago, IL, is the maker of the FC Female Condom ( FC1 and FC2 ), a revolutionary option offering women dual protection against both sexually transmitted diseases, including HIV/AIDS, and unintended pregnancy. FHC was created as a worldwide company in February 1996 with the purchase of Chart...

Holy Ground Farm, Inc Announces Impotency Resolved by Simple Non-Invasive Method

.... The next morning I woke up feeling really good and well rested….Then something happened that was totally unexpected…. I got fiercely sexually aroused. I had not felt this way since pre-meth days, and I had pretty much resigned myself to the fact that I had killed my sex drive by using meth....

Gen-Probe Reports Financial Results for Second Quarter 2009

...ted (Nasdaq: GPRO ) today reported financial results for the second quarter of 2009, including non-GAAP earnings per share (EPS) of $0.45 and record sexually transmitted disease (STD), clinical diagnostics and total product sales. "Gen-Probe posted solid earnings in the second quarter of 2009 as a go...

Study Shows Divorced, Widowed Adults Have Increased Health Risks

...sser chance of experiencing chronic health conditions and mobility problems. Regular sexual activity can have other positive impacts on married, sexually active adults' health as well, says James. "The encouraging results appear to include: positive weight management and overall fitness; a strong...

Birth Control May Help Ward Off Bacterial Vaginosis

... medical records for 330 women with a mean age of nearly 25 who visited two sexually transmitted disease clinics in Baltimore between April 2005 and October 200... Bacterial vaginosis is also associated with sexual activity, douching and sexually transmitted diseases, including chlamydia, gonorrhea, herpes simplex virus ...

Public Health Experts Discuss Infectious Diseases Threats at News Conference

...PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Updates on the impact of sexually transmitted diseases, infection risk from animals ...posium on Infectious Diseases included: sexually Transmitted Diseases - Neither Gone Nor Forgotten ...rtners, and lack of knowledge on the part of young sexually active individuals about the true risk of unprotec...

'Go to the doctor? Only if I'm really sick ...'

...r gender identity and examined how that identity, as well as how it is achieved and maintained, relates to their health. The study found that being sexually active is an important component of African American men's notion of masculinity. Two-thirds of the participants described masculinity based on patria...

'Go to the doctor? Only if I'm really sick...'

...r gender identity and examined how that identity, as well as how it is achieved and maintained, relates to their health. The study found that being sexually active is an important component of African American men's notion of masculinity. Two-thirds of the participants described masculinity based on patria...

JACQUES Initiative Joins Maryland AIDS Administration to Extend HIV Testing to the Faith-Based Community

...s 21% of Americans infected with HIV do not know they are infected and those unaware of their HIV status are responsible for more than half of the new sexually transmitted infections in the U.S. When asked about his church's participation in this project nationally known Reverend Frank Reid of Bethe...

Quest Diagnostics Reports Strong Performance in Second Quarter 2009

...urya N. Mohapatra, Ph.D., Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. "Quest Diagnostics' growth is being driven by increased demand in testing for cancer, sexually transmitted diseases and allergies. In addition, we added several important new tests during the quarter that will help drive future growth. Based on...

JACQUES Initiative Joins Maryland AIDS Administration to Extend HIV Testing to the Faith-Based Community

...s 21% of Americans infected with HIV do not know they are infected and those unaware of their HIV status are responsible for more than half of the new sexually transmitted infections in the U.S. When asked about his church's participation in this project nationally known Reverend Frank Reid of Bethe...

Pregnancy, STDs on the Rise Again Among U.S. Teens

...se Prevention and Health Promotion, said in a news release. "It is disheartening that after years of improvement with respect to teen pregnancy and sexually transmitted diseases, we now see signs that progress is stalling and many of these trends are going in the wrong direction," she said. The study al...

Raise Federal Alcohol Tax to Finance Prevention Trust Fund, Partnership Urges House Chairmen

...g and death from liver cirrhosis as well as deaths from other causes. Higher alcohol taxes were also demonstrated to reduce the incidence of violence, sexually transmitted diseases, and alcohol dependence. Gould also noted that federal alcohol excise taxes were last raised in 1991 and have not kept p...

STD Test Express Offers Free Doctor Consultations With Every STD Test

...rs leading direct-to-consumer testing services for sexually transmitted diseases (STDs). STD Test Express is t... on the rise. Many STDs show no symptoms and most sexually active individuals do not know their potential inf...sumer access to the most current information about sexually transmitted disease, STD testing and physician res...

U.S. Debut: Holistic Health And Beauty From The Rainforest - New Book Reveals Closely Guarded Malaysian Health and Beauty Secrets Introducing the World to Time-Honored Tradition of Ramuan

... standards. The Biotropics product line consists of topical products and herbal supplements designed to help women and men feel youthful and sexually vital while others aid in maintaining beauty and wellness. Biotropics Asmara for Women enhances sexual vitality & reproductive health; Ramuan ...

Women's Health - An Intimate Discussion

...logy, at NorthShore University HealthSystem. She will discuss the importance of educating teenage girls and adult women about reproductive health and sexually transmitted diseases. The goal of the series is to give everyday people the confidence to enact their patient rights, so that they can effect...