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posted 11/15/2008, comment (1)

New product, VivaGel, offers protection against STDs

It’s a known fact that STDs are on the rise among people of all ages. In order to combat the epidemic of diseases like herpes, laboratories all over the world are coming up with innovative ways to help people prevent STD infection. One new product that is gaining patent approval in several nations could revolutionize... Read more Chevron

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posted 10/28/2008, comment (1)

Start That AIDS Treatment ASAP

As soon as someone is diagnosed with HIV, a new study suggests that they should start treatment. The study shows that the sooner you start treatment, the more likely you are to extend your life and to create a "manageable, chronic disease" situation. Delay treatment, and the study indicates that you can nearly double your risk of... Read more Chevron

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posted 10/23/2008, comment (1)

E-mail Subject: STD Alert

We now send invitations, love letters, announcements, news bulletins, baby births, even divorce notices by e-mail. So why not let someone know that they may have been inadvertently exposed to an STD?? That's exactly what inSPOT, a service born in San Francisco, California does. And it seems to be an innovative and effective way... Read more Chevron

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posted 10/07/2008, comments (0)

Nobel Awards This Year Goes to AIDS and HPV Research

It was 2 French researchers who discovered the AIDs virus and thanks to them we had a name for a disease that now has more than 33 million people world-wide as carriers (of HIV) and treatments. A German scientist was honored for showing that the human papilloma virus (HPV) caused cervical cancer. HPV causes genital warts which... Read more Chevron

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posted 09/19/2008, comments (0)

Herpes and HIV: When You Have Both

Apparently having HIV means you may also be likely to get herpes. The co-infection rates are quite high and add significant health burdens on an individual when they have HIV and then they get herpes. What's also known is that when someone with HIV gets herpes, the herpes can actually enhance further progression of the HIV viral load. ... Read more Chevron

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