Wednesday, April 7, 2010 as of 11:14 AM ET
Herpes simplex (, lit. "creeping") is a viral disease caused by both Herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1) and type 2 (HSV-2).
Read More at Wikipedia ›Sexual health experts Tuesday lashed out at a decision to jail a U.
K. man for giving his partner genital herpes .David Golding was given a 14-month prison sentence last week for not informing his girlfriend that he had the sexually transmitted infection, the Northampton Chronicle and Echo reported.The 28-year-old, from Braunston, central England, had earlier pleaded guilty at Northampton Crown Court to inflicting grievous bodily harm.The court heard Golding had denied having the infection when his then girlfriend, 24-year-old Cara Scott, was diagnosed with it soon after their relationship began in 2009. He only admitted it to her shortly before they broke up in 2010. Scott then went to the police.According to the Daily Mail, Judge Michael Fowler said at sentencing, "'Because it was in a relationship, it was particularly mean and an offense which amounted to a betrayal -- a betrayal in a relationship in which you [Golding] professed love."The injury you caused her by this infection is a...Hi Yvonne, I was just diagnosed with HSV2. How serious is this? How do I date with it? Is my sex life over? I've read that it's actually pretty common, but that a lo...
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Just in time for Valentine's Day, a Canadian-based dating service is matching people who have herpes , the Toronto Sun reported.Camelot Introductions, which is locat...
The nose apparently can be a portal for a cousin of the herpes virus that is linked to brain disorders, scientists have discovered.These findings reveal a new way th...
A genetically engineered version of the virus that causes herpes shows promise as a treatment for a particularly aggressive type of breast cancer, according to a new...
A outbreak of equine herpes in at least six Western U.S. states has forced the cancellation of scores of horse events, just as the prime season for riding shows, sal...
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With all the hype about fighting aging through Botox and cosmetic fillers, we sometimes forget that the heart of dermatology is based in addressing common skin conce...
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Quick-healing techniques for common maladies.Fever Do... Take acetaminophen (which is found in Tylenol) as directed to lower your fever temporarily until the illness...
State governments looking to save a little money should not reduce funding for circumcisions, according to researchers at Johns Hopkins University. Currently, 18 sta...
Herpes is one of the most common sexually transmitted diseases, but many people who have it do not know they are infected with the virus. According to the Centers fo...
Genital herpes can, in spite of what most people think, be transmitted between outbreaks, according to research published Tuesday in the Journal of the American Medi...
Antiviral drugs used to combat herpes virus infections could slow the progression of Alzheimer's disease, a new study suggests.The herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV1)...
If we were all able to relax on the beach or in the mountains daily, get rid of our hectic schedules, and remove virtually all stress factors from our lives, we woul...
About 16 percent of Americans between the ages of 14 and 49 are infected with genital herpes , making it one of the most common sexually transmitted diseases , U.S. ...
Oral Sex Raises Women's Genital Herpes RiskTuesday, March 01, 2005By Miranda HittiE-Mail Print Share:Vaginal intercourse and receiving oral sex can raise a woman’s r...
A two-week-old infant died at a Brooklyn hospital in September after contracting herpes through a controversial religious circumcision ritual, the New York Daily New...
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