Officials with drugmaker Starpharma Holdings Ltd. say the company plans to release the first herpes-killing vaginal gel within the next two years. Read Summary >
According to new research, the use of lubricants during unprotected anal intercourse may raise the risk of HIV transmission in the receptive partner. Read Summary >
According to a recent report from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, more than 16 percent of Americans between the ages of 14 and 49 have been infected with genital herpes. Read Summary >
Most students know there are problems with sexually transmitted diseases on their campuses, but many students say there is not enough access to tests for these infections on most campuses. Read Summary >
British researchers have found that urologists in that country often do not detect cases of chlamydia in young men who visit their offices for related ailments. Read Summary >
Results from a new study suggest that circumcision not only reduces men's risk of contracting HIV from heterosexual sex, but it can also lower the risk of infection with the human papillomavirus (HPV) in both HIV-positive and HIV-negative men. Read Summary >
President Barack Obama has made moves to issue new rules that will allow gay and lesbian partners to visit one another in the hospital and to make decisions about their care--a benefit of marriage that has long been denied to them. Read Summary >
