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Circumcision and STDs

In recent news, researchers from Uganda and the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine have found an interesting correlation between circumcision and STDs.  After previously discovering that the rate of HIV infection dramatically decreased for the almost 2,000 Ugandan men – from a random group of 4,000 – who underwent circumcision for... Read moreChevron
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New HIV News

I know this site is primarily devoted to herpes but with HIV rates skyrocketing worldwide, its a topic we need to stay tuned in to.  New research out of Northwestern University has discovered a critical way that explains how men can transmit HIV to their female partners.  Until recently, scientists postulated that the female vaginal... Read moreChevron
posted 12/16/2008, comment (1)|
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HIV – Spreading It a Crime? And Boomers Beware

Worldwide, a number of countries are making "spreading HIV" a crime.  The problem?  Some officials feel that this move - though well intended - could undermine efforts to fight the pandemic of AIDS.  Right now the estimated number of people globally who have HIV is estimated to be 33 million.  Every year - 3 million more people... Read moreChevron
posted 11/30/2008, comments (0)|
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When a Good Treatment has an Ugly Side

If you have herpes then you are probably familiar with the drug acyclovir.  It's an anti-viral agent that is often recommended to patients with HSV2 so that recurrences of active herpes are diminished.  The drug is credited with decreasing the number of times you will have painful breakouts, lowering viral load and helping to minimize... Read moreChevron
posted 11/20/2008, comments (0)|
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Is the Answer to Fighting HIV in a Plant??

We are mostly alive because our immune cells function to protect us against the every second exposure to microbes, that given the opportunity, could overwelm us and kill us.  Well as immune cells age, they lose the ability to divide, and their disease-fighting abilities are compromised.  This is especially important in chronic... Read moreChevron
posted 11/16/2008, comments (0)|
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