Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STDS)

Focus on STDs, Not Cancer Prevention, to Promote HPV Vaccine Use

The HPV vaccine can prevent both cervical cancer and a nasty sexually transmitted disease in women. But emphasizing the STD prevention will persuade more young women to get the vaccine, a new study suggests. These results go against the conventional wisdom that scaring ...More
3 weeks ago
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Slide Show: STD Awareness Month

April is STD Awareness Month. Here’s a look at essential information about sexually transmitted diseases (STDs). ...More
April 8, 2013
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Research Discoveries Shed Light on Common STI

Research led by David H. Martin, MD, professor and chief of infectious diseases at LSU Health Sciences Center New Orleans, has found that a common sexually transmitted infection-causing parasite "cultivates" bacteria beneficial to it, changing thinking about which comes ...More
April 2, 2013
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Rapid Point-of-Care Tests for Syphilis are Changing the Future of Diagnosis

Syphilis is on the rise worldwide and there is an urgent need for reliable and rapid screening, particularly for people who live in areas where access to healthcare is limited. An international research team, led by scientists at the Research Institute of the McGill ...More
February 28, 2013
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Few Pregnant Women Treated for Sexually Transmitted Infections

Many pregnant women with sexually transmitted infections aren’t getting the treatment they need when they visit emergency rooms, according to a new Michigan State University study that highlights a wholly preventable risk to unborn children and raises questions about ...More
February 8, 2013
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Social Media May Prove Useful in Prevention of HIV, STDs, Study Shows

Facebook and other social networking technologies could serve as effective tools for preventing HIV infection among at-risk groups, new UCLA research suggests. In a study published in the February issue of the peer-reviewed journal Sexually Transmitted Diseases, researchers ...More
February 7, 2013
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Penicillin, Not the Pill, May Have Launched the Sexual Revolution

The rise in risky, non-traditional sexual relations that marked the swinging ‘60s actually began as much as a decade earlier, during the conformist ‘50s, suggests an analysis recently published by the Archives of Sexual Behavior. ...More
January 28, 2013
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Survey: Many Adult Entertainment Workers Never Tested for HIV Despite Risky Behavior

To measure the incidence of substance abuse and risky sexual behavior as they related to healthcare, Esther Choo, MD, an emergency medicine physician at Rhode Island Hospital surveyed 69 female adult entertainment club workers in Rhode Island. The results were recently ...More
November 28, 2012
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Social Media Outreach Can Help Prevent Sexually Transmitted Infections

Sexually transmitted infection (STI) prevention messages delivered by Facebook can be effective in promoting condom use among young adults in the short term, a new study has found. Few students and young adults receive comprehensive sexuality education or guidance on HIV ...More
October 9, 2012
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FDA Approves First Drug for Reducing the Risk of Sexually Acquired HIV Infection

The Food and Drug Administration announces that it has approved Truvada (emtricitabine/tenofovir disoproxil fumarate), the first drug approved to reduce the risk of HIV infection in uninfected individuals who are at high risk of HIV infection and who may engage in sexual ...More
July 17, 2012
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