Information and opinions on health from MK at HealthCentral.com. HealthCentral.com is one of the top health destinations on the Web, with more than 35 condition-specific, wellness and general health Web properties. http://www.healthcentral.com/profiles/c/2228/index http://www.healthcentral.com/profiles/c/2228/rss self application/xml en-us 15 120 19 http://www.healthcentral.com/images/hc_logo_sm.gif http://www.healthcentral.com/profiles/c/2228/index http://www.healthcentral.com/genital-herpes/c/2228/20442/2008-care Fri, 15 Feb 2008 15:29:00 -0500 MK Healthcentral.com's interactive Web site Healthcare '08 is now featured on WashingtonPost.com! Here's your chance to reach a global audience with your views on the 2008 election and health issues.  Do you want something done about Drug Prices, right now?Do you want the candidates to pay more attention to environmental issues that could be affecting your allergies and asthma?Do you think Prevention of chronic illness is an... http://www.healthcentral.com/genital-herpes/c/2228/20442/2008-care http://www.healthcentral.com/genital-herpes/c/2228/20105/test Wed, 06 Feb 2008 16:06:00 -0500 MK Bloomberg.com reports that Cytocore, Inc., has developped a new cervical cancer screening test that decreases the risk of false negatives. SoftPAP, as the test is called, collects more cell specimens, making the likelihood of getting false tests results less likely. The test also decreases women's chances of bleeding and spotting as a result of having a Pap smear. It is slated to be released onto the market later this year.... http://www.healthcentral.com/genital-herpes/c/2228/20105/test http://www.healthcentral.com/genital-herpes/c/2228/20027/hpv-men Mon, 04 Feb 2008 17:25:00 -0500 MK The Dallas Morning News reported on Saturday that HPV, an STD that has been causing cervical cancer in women at alarming rates, is now causing as many cases of throat cancer in men as tobacco and alcohol.  The only vaccine developped to protect against HPV is Gardasil, and it is only given to women. However, Merck, the company that makes Gardasil, is seeking approval for the vaccine from the FDA later this year, which means a government... http://www.healthcentral.com/genital-herpes/c/2228/20027/hpv-men http://www.healthcentral.com/genital-herpes/c/2228/19257/compare Wed, 16 Jan 2008 17:20:00 -0500 MK It's safe to say that, for most of the country, healthcare doesn't become a very important issue when voting for a presidential candidate until people get older and more dependant on modern medicine and good quality medical care. If only the young folks, myself included, knew that the decisions they make, and the votes they place this year, will inevitably affect the healthcare system they must face as older people - perhaps that... http://www.healthcentral.com/genital-herpes/c/2228/19257/compare http://www.healthcentral.com/genital-herpes/c/2228/19002/improved Thu, 10 Jan 2008 14:12:00 -0500 MK Hi folks,  Writing to let you know that over the past few months, we have been working really hard to make some changes to this site so that its cleaner and easier for you to read and find the information you need. After all, what's good about a Herpes information and support site, if you can't seem to locate the information, and the support? Hopefully that hasn't been the case before. Now, you should just be able to... http://www.healthcentral.com/genital-herpes/c/2228/19002/improved http://www.healthcentral.com/genital-herpes/c/2228/17018/herpes Wed, 28 Nov 2007 12:28:00 -0500 MK Slate.com has published a story titled "Keeping Track of Genital Herpes" a critique of The Center for Disease Control's management of Herpes and HPV. According to the article, syphilis and chlamydia both went up in 2006 - more than a million cases of chlamydia and 37,000 cases of syphilis were reported in the new CDC report.  Those numbers shy in comparison to the cases of herpes and HPV - which constitute an... http://www.healthcentral.com/genital-herpes/c/2228/17018/herpes http://www.healthcentral.com/genital-herpes/c/2228/12607/herpes Wed, 22 Aug 2007 11:54:00 -0400 MK Hello everyone! Just wanted to alert you to an article recently published  in The Chicago Sun-Times on the stigmas associated with genital herpes. Turns out that one in four people suffers from the virus, a thirty percent increase since the 1970's. And not only is it more prevalent than you might have thought, the article sights it as a cause of anxiety, depression, and feelings of self-destruction. So take comfort, you're not... http://www.healthcentral.com/genital-herpes/c/2228/12607/herpes