News tagged with sexually transmitted infections
Scientists to develop new rapid test in fight against sexually transmitted infections
Scientists from the University of Southampton have secured funding to develop an ultra-rapid sexually transmitted infection (STI) detection system for clinics that can detect STIs in under 15 minutes.
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Dec 09, 2010 |
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Challenging HIV through social networking
Tapping into young people's use of online social networks presents health agencies with a powerful opportunity to help control the rise in HIV and other sexually transmitted infections in homeless youth in Los Angeles. According ...
Medicine & Health / HIV & AIDS
Dec 06, 2010 |
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Mobile phone app to diagnose sexually transmitted infections
(PhysOrg.com) -- An innovative plan in the UK aimed at cutting rising rates of sexually transmitted infections (STIs, also known as sexually transmitted diseases or STDs) such as herpes, gonorrhea, and chlamydia ...
Nov 10, 2010 |
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Cash rewards with counseling could help prevent STIs
Giving out cash can be an effective tool in combating sexually transmitted infections in rural Africa, according to a new study conducted jointly by researchers at the University of California, Berkeley, the ...
Jul 18, 2010 |
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High rates of sexually transmitted infections among older swingers
straight couples who regularly swap sexual partners at organised gatherings and clubs and indulge in group sex - have rates of sexually transmitted infections comparable with those of recognised high risk groups, reveals ...
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Jun 23, 2010 |
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Shelve routine use of costly silver wound dressings, says DTB
Urologists are failing to pick up and treat Chlamydia infection in young men, say UK researchers in a letter published ahead of print in the journal Sexually Transmitted Infections.
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Apr 15, 2010 |
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STI, HIV counseling inadequate in male teens
Despite national guidelines aimed at improving sexual health services for teenagers, most sexually active boys — even those who report high-risk sexual behaviors — still get too little counseling about HIV and other sexually ...
Apr 14, 2010 |
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Possible 'superbug' status for sexually-transmitted infection
The rise of multidrug resistance in gonorrhoea-causing bacteria is threatening to make this sexually-transmitted infection extremely difficult to treat. Professor Catherine Ison, speaking at the Society for General Microbiology's ...
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Mar 29, 2010 |
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Condom or no condom? It's not what you say, it's how you say it
Whether it's the man or the woman who suggests using a condom makes no difference to how he or she is viewed. However, how the woman suggests it makes a difference. If she highlights her sexuality by incorporating condoms ...
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Jan 27, 2010 |
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Study finds girls aware of HPV vaccine's benefits
Contrary to concerns that the human papillomavirus vaccine might promote promiscuity, a national survey of girls and young women found that the majority of respondents did not believe the HPV vaccine protected them against ...
Oct 15, 2009 |
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Teenage boys take less responsibility for preventing the spread of chlamydia
Teenage boys in Sweden take less responsibility than girls for preventing the spread of chlamydia and other sexually transmitted infections, according to a new study from the Sahlgrenska Academy at the University of Gothenburg, ...
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Oct 13, 2009 |
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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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Risky sexual behavior among male clients of Tijuana sex workers heightens risk of HIV transmission
A study by a bi-national team of global health researchers at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine, examining HIV infection among male clients of female sex workers in Tijuana, has found that over half ...
Medicine & Health / HIV & AIDS
Jul 10, 2009 |
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Inadequacy of current guidelines for sexually transmitted infections
Adolescent girls reveal alarmingly high rates of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) which remain largely undetected by recommended screening guidelines. A study in Brazil, reported in the open access journal BMC Medicine, has sh ...
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Mar 10, 2009 |
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Anti-HIV gel shows promise in large-scale study in women
An investigational vaginal gel intended to prevent HIV infection in women has demonstrated encouraging signs of success in a clinical trial conducted in Africa and the United States. Findings of the recently concluded study, ...
Medicine & Health / HIV & AIDS
Feb 09, 2009 |
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