Venereology

Young 'most likely to have STIs'

People are more likely to be tested for STIs than in the past Young people continue to be by far the most likely to be diagnosed with a sexually transmitted infection (STI) in Scotland, a report has suggested. The NHS National...

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Student Life to offer free HIV screenings Dec. 1

Pioneer Online Student Life to offer free HIV screenings Dec. 1 Pioneer Online Empowering students and providing them with resources necessary to keep themselves healthy is the goal of Student Life's free HIV screenings, held...

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H1N1 isn't the only worry: Syphilis is making a comeback

As health departments battle the H1N1 flu virus, North Carolina health workers worry that another epidemic may be brewing - one for a sexually transmitted disease that had almost disappeared from the state 10 years ago.

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One in Four Teen Girls Have STDs

Almost 20 percent get infected within one year of starting to have sex, CDC report says MONDAY, Nov. 23 (HealthDay News) -- As many as one in four U.S. teenage girls have had a sexually transmitted disease (STD), many infected...

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Syphilis cases climbing across N.C.

sadia.latifi@newsobserver.com A year after reports of syphilis plunged in Mecklenburg, the number of new cases is creeping back up amid what health departments are calling a statewide epidemic of the sexually transmitted disease.

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Zimbabwe: 'Double HIV Response Efforts'

HarareZimbabwe may lose ground in the battle against HIV since more people are coming down with sexually transmitted diseases, an official in Ministry of Health and Child Welfare has said. The country's HIV prevalence had...

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Doctor admired for efforts

Martha Buchanan sees the community as her patient Public health officer Dr. Martha Buchanan examines 5-year-old Nathaniel Lee during a checkup recently at the Knox County Health Department. One of Buchanan’s many...

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DOCTOR'S ADVICE; Worried about her mother

Published: Sunday | November 22, 2009 Q Doctor, I am writing to you because I am worried about my mother. Her general health is pretty good, though she takes various medications. I can scarcely believe this, Doctor but I am...

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The language of sex (Pt 2)

Published: Sunday | November 22, 2009 Heather Little-White, PhD, Contributor Proper sex education requires knowledge of terminology associated with sex. The Language of Sex part I, covered terms from A-H. Today, the alphabet is...

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Majority of Brits 'never discuss sexual health'

From ANI London, Nov 21: A new British survey has found that tens of thousands of people still shy away from taking about sexually transmitted infections, thereby risking their health. According to the Government's survey of...

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