October 27, 2015 CDC data says Montgomery most sexually diseased US city, group Montgomery, Ala., has more cases of syphilis, gonorrhea and chlamydia than large U.S. cities like Baltimore, Philadelphia and New Orleans, according to a report released today from a renter’s website.
October 27, 2015 3 doses of HPV vaccine offers best protection against genital warts, study finds As the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine becomes more widely used throughout the world, some researchers are asking whether the vaccine – administered in three doses over six months – could be as effective in just two doses.
October 27, 2015 Birth control shot linked to increased HIV risk, study says Women who receive the birth control shot may be at a higher risk of contracting HIV— even with condom use, reveals a meta-analysis of 12 studies at the University of California, Berkeley.
October 27, 2015 The shocking number of new STD cases each year Still think STDs are something that can't happen to someone like you? Here's a shocking reality check: Nearly 20 million new cases of sexually transmitted diseases occur every year in the U.S., according to a recent report by the CDC.
October 26, 2015 Hidden epidemic: 110 million STD infections in US Infectious diseases seem to come and go, sometimes causing scary outbreaks, while other times seeming to disappear. But some infectious pathogens are always with us, lurking just below the surface of society.
October 26, 2015 Florida college forced vaginal probes on students, lawsuit claims Two women are suing a Central Florida college and three professors after allegedly being forced to undergo internal vaginal probes during peer physical examinations (PPEs), My Fox Alabama reported.
October 25, 2015 UK Ebola 'relapse' case takes virus specialists to uncharted waters The case of Pauline Cafferkey, the first person known to have recovered from Ebola and then suffer an apparently life-threatening relapse, is taking scientists into uncharted territory.
October 25, 2015 State by state, where it’s easiest to catch or avoid STDs Certain STDs are almost 50 times more common in some states. How does your state rank?
October 25, 2015 1.8M Americans have chlamydia, report finds Nearly 2 million people in the United States have the sexually transmitted disease (STD) chlamydia, according to new estimates from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
October 25, 2015 Scientists create smartphone accessory that detects syphilis, HIV in 15 minutes Engineers at Columbia University have invented a smartphone accessory that can detect three markers for sexually transmitted diseases with a finger-prick.
