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When Teens Are Having Sex
How parents respond to the news that their teen is having sex can open communication lines, or sever them, at a key time in the child’s life, according to Maureen Lyon, a clinical psychologist at Children’s National Medical Center in Washington. Lyon and Christina Breda Antoniades recently wrote a guide that aims to steer parents […]
HPV: Is your daughter at risk?
What do you call a condition that’s widespread in humans and often symptom-free, yet can lead to cancer? Dangerous. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, as many as one in four women are infected with the human papillomavirus (HPV), and the numbers are rising, especially among young women. Some HPV types can […]
WHO Approves Cervical Cancer Vaccine Cervarix
The World Health Organization has approved GlaxoSmithKline’s (GSK) Cervarix, paving the way for UN agencies and partners to buy the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine for poor countries worldwide. Certain HPV strains are responsible for most cases of cervical cancer. Of the 280,000 cervical cancer deaths globally, more than 80 percent occur in developing countries. Screening […]
GlaxoSmithKline Says HPV Vaccine Worked in Study
Reporting the results of a study published in the Lancet, GlaxoSmithKline PLC (GSK) said Tuesday that its human papillomavirus vaccine Cervarix was effective not only against HPV strains most likely to cause cervical cancer but also other strains of the STD. The subjects of the late-stage trial were 18,644 females ages 15 to 25. They […]
Health District Cuts $400,000 Grant that Helped HIV Sufferers Stay on Medications, Navigate Insurance System
On Wednesday, the Palm Beach County Health Care District board unanimously approved a planned $400,000 cut to the Comprehensive AIDS Program’s case management services despite testimony from 10 patients and providers that the services are vital. Case management helps patients to stay on complex drug regimens, navigate insurance plans, and keep important appointments, advocates told […]
FDA Approves Expanded Use Of HIV Drug
Merck announced on Thursday that the FDA has approved expanded use of its HIV drug, Isentress, Reuters. Isentress has been FDA-approved since 2007, but was limited “to use in patients who had drug-resistant strains or were failing on other therapies, also in combination with other HIV drugs. Now it can be used in all adult […]
CDC Releases Latest STD Statistics
Yikes—19 million STD infections occur each year according to the Center for Disease Control’s NEW report this week. The numbers from 2007 are in and the stats are a total bummer. Gonorrhea and chlamydia, the most common STDs, recorded the largest number of known cases to date in 2009, 1.5 million according to the most […]
‘Stealth’ Herpes Simplex Inflammation Impacts Corneal Transplants
The herpes simplex virus (HSV) can infect the eye and sometimes causes so much damage that the person’s cornea must be replaced with a transplant. (The cornea is the clear covering of the front of the eye that helps focus light for vision.) Doctors knew transplants were more likely to fail in people with HSV […]
How Do You Know If You Have Herpes – Warning – Too Many Sex Partners Can Cause Herpes
Do you have un-protective sex and don’t use a condom? If you have multiple sex partners, then you are at high risk of getting an STD. STD’s are spreading across the world, so you should be careful who you have sex with. In the genital area, do you have blisters? If so, then you will […]
Ten Ways to Take Care of Yourself When You Have HIV Disease
1) Take Responsibility For Your Health and Your Life. 2) Get A Support Network To Be With You In Good and Bad Times. 3) Find A Health Provider With Whom You Can Build A Relationship. Some resources for HIV treatment information include: www.aidsinfo.org 1-949-248-5843 www.aidsmeds.com www.catie.ca 1-800-263-1638 (toll-free in Canada) www.gmhc.org 1-800-AIDS-NYC www.projectinform.org 1-800-822-7422 […]
