News tagged with genital herpes
AIDS breakthrough: Gel helps prevent infection
Researchers are reporting a breakthrough against AIDS. A vaginal gel containing an AIDS drug cut in half a woman's chances of getting HIV from an infected partner.
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Jul 19, 2010 |
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Herpes medication does not reduce risk of HIV transmission
A five-year international multi-center clinical trial has found that acyclovir, a drug widely used as a safe and effective treatment taken twice daily to suppress herpes simplex virus-2 (HSV-2), which is the most common cause ...
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Jan 20, 2010 |
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Gorillas are new source of HIV, scientists reveal
(PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists have discovered that gorillas are a source of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1), having diagnosed a Cameroonian woman living in Paris with a strain that is different to those previously ...
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Aug 02, 2009 |
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Scientists learn why even treated genital herpes sores boost the risk of HIV infection
New research helps explain why infection with herpes simplex virus-2 (HSV-2), which causes genital herpes, increases the risk for HIV infection even after successful treatment heals the genital skin sores and breaks that ...
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Aug 02, 2009 |
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Vaccines on horizon for AIDS, Alzheimer's, herpes
(AP) -- Malaria. Tuberculosis. Alzheimer's disease. AIDS. Pandemic flu. Genital herpes. Urinary tract infections. Grass allergies. Traveler's diarrhea. You name it, the pharmaceutical industry is working ...
Medicine & Health / Medications
Nov 17, 2009 |
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Male circumcision reduces risk of genital herpes and HPV infection, but not syphilis
Heterosexual men who undergo medical circumcision can significantly reduce their risk of acquiring two common sexually transmitted infections--herpes simplex virus type 2 (HSV-2), the cause of genital herpes, and human papillomavirus ...
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Mar 25, 2009 |
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Study finds genital herpes vaccine ineffective in women
An experimental vaccine intended to prevent genital herpes disease in women, although generally safe and well-tolerated, proved ineffective when tested in the recently concluded clinical study known as the Herpevac Trial ...
Medicine & Health / Medications
Sep 30, 2010 |
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Control of herpes symptoms does not reduce HIV transmission, international study found
Research from a five-year international clinical study shows that acyclovir, a commonly prescribed drug used to suppress symptoms of the herpes virus, does not affect HIV transmission by people with both viruses.
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Jan 25, 2010 |
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More STDs for Older Widowers in ED Drug Era
(PhysOrg.com) -- Widowers take care: Older men who have recently lost their wives are more likely than still-married peers to be diagnosed with a sexually transmitted disease (STD), according to a new study.
Sep 17, 2009 |
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Study shows genital herpes virus reactivates widely throughout genital tract
Genital herpes caused by a reactivation of herpes simplex virus type 2 (HSV-2) is generally treated as a lesion in one specific area of the genital region. A new study, however, finds that the virus can frequently reactivate ...
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Jan 22, 2010 |
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Condoms associated with moderate protection against herpes simplex virus 2
Condom use is associated with a reduced risk of contracting herpes simplex virus 2, according to a report based on pooled analysis of data from previous studies in the July 13 issue of Archives of Internal Medicine.
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Jul 13, 2009 |
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Herpes medication does not reduce risk of HIV transmission
A recently completed international multi-center clinical trial has found that acyclovir, a drug widely used as a safe and effective treatment to suppress herpes simplex virus-2 (HSV-2), which is the most common cause of genital ...
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May 08, 2009 |
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Shingles raises risk of stroke by 30 percent or more in adults
Adults with shingles were about 30 percent more likely to have a stroke during a one-year follow-up than adults without shingles, in a study reported in Stroke: Journal of the American Heart Association.
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Oct 08, 2009 |
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Why circumcision reduces HIV risk
The decreased risk of HIV infection in circumcised men cannot be explained by a reduction in sores from conditions such as herpes, according to research published in PLoS Medicine.
Medicine & Health / HIV & AIDS
Nov 24, 2009 |
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