Sexually Transmitted Diseases News

Tiger Woods ' alleged mistress #1 -- Rachel Uchitel -- has flipped out after learning how many women now claim to have had unprotected sex with Tiger -- and she is telling friends she will get screened for sexually transmitted diseases, stat.

The number of AIDS cases in Lubbock County may be small, but they've more than doubled recently.

Men may now join the ranks of Nevadaa s brothel prostitutes, after a unanimous decision today that added language to health codes so male sex workers could be tested for infectious diseases.

Main Category: Sexual Health / STDs Also Included In: Psychology / Psychiatry Article Date: 10 Dec 2009 - 0:00 PST printer friendly view / write opinions rate article University of Minnesota Project Eating Among Teens researchers have found that young adults engaging in casual sexual encounters do not appear to be at increased risk for harmful ...

Syphilis is caused by the spirochetal bacterium Treponema pallidum. The solution is not simple, and the cause is even more complex.

Bend-La Pine Schools is updating its sex education policy to reflect revised state laws, and in the process sixth-graders will now likely move from an abstinence-only program to classes with limited information about condoms, oral contraceptives and sexually transmitted diseases.

Main Category: Cervical Cancer / HPV Vaccine Also Included In: Sexual Health / STDs ; Women's Health / Gynecology Article Date: 03 Dec 2009 - 5:00 PST printer friendly view / write opinions rate article Although the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists recently recommended that women begin cervical cancer screening at age 21, "the ...

IKNOWMINE.ORG: They can make appointments for tests, get condoms or tell stories.

From December 9th until March 2010, Terrence Higgins Trust will be offering sexual health communication training for health care providers in Coventry and Warwickshire.

In the 1960's, women's reproductive health was revolutionized by the first female contraceptive pill.

Main Category: Abortion Also Included In: Sexual Health / STDs ; Health Insurance / Medical Insurance Article Date: 24 Nov 2009 - 4:00 PST printer friendly view / write opinions rate article Around 150 Christian leaders, mostly conservative evangelicals and traditionalist Roman Catholics, issued a joint declaration on Friday renewing their ...

Sexually spread diseases continue to rise, with reported chlamydia cases setting yet another record in 2008, officials at the Centers for Disease Control recently reported.

Health Ministry AIDS chief Dr. Owen Mugurungi told a Zimbabwe Aids Network conference in Nyanga that Zimbabwe risks losing ground in the battle against HIV/AIDS if gains against the disease lead to complacency Sandra Nyaira Washington Though Zimbabwe has made notable gains in the fight against HIV/AIDS as measured by the country's HIV prevalence or ...

Main Category: Pediatrics / Children's Health Also Included In: Sexual Health / STDs Article Date: 26 Nov 2009 - 3:00 PST printer friendly view / write opinions rate article A comprehensive study on child sexual abuse in the Eastern Caribbean has concluded that the practice is a serious and extensive problem for societies in the sub region.

Main Category: Sexual Health / STDs Also Included In: Pediatrics / Children's Health Article Date: 24 Nov 2009 - 0:00 PST printer friendly view / write opinions rate article In a study by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, scientists found roughly one in four girls ages 14 to 19 had one of five common sexually transmitted infections ...

Public health officer Dr. Martha Buchanan examines 5-year-old Nathaniel Lee during a checkup recently at the Knox County Health Department.

This week, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released its annual report on sexually transmitted diseases.

Rates of the three most common sexually transmitted infections in the U.S. -- chlamydia , gonorrhea and syphilis -- continue to increase, especially among teenagers, according to a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention study released Monday, Reuters reports.

Sexually transmitted diseases are on the rise in America. Researchers at the Centers for Disease Control found that in 2008 cases of chlamydia rose by 100-thousand from 2007, while gonorrhea grew to 337-thousand cases and syphilis rose 18-percent in the same time period.

The United States has among the highest rates of sexually transmitted diseases of any developed country in the world, says John Douglas, director of the division of sexually transmitted diseases at the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.