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healthgal on Genital Herpes
Monday, July 07 2008
Researchers at Duke University Medical Center have now figured out how the HSV1 - the cause of cold sores - manages to hide out. Apparently they lie dormant in the trigeminal nerve of the face until they are triggered by excessive sunlight, a fever or other stresses.
Well now that scientists are beginning to understand how the virus... Read more
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healthgal on Genital Herpes
Tuesday, July 01 2008
Here's the script: Man gets divorced after 22 years of marriage and is "ripe for the social scene." He can't wait to have his first post-marital sexual experience and when it happens he wants to recapture the adventurous spirit of his youth - so he skips using a condom. After all, "it's just one time, right??"
Second script:... Read more
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healthgal on Genital Herpes
Tuesday, June 24 2008
Did you know that having herpes can put you at a higher risk of catching HIV if exposed? Well, it's true so researchers though that the opposite might hold true as well. Researchers decided to test the theory that maybe by treating herpes - they could cut the risk of HIV susceptibility. Actually, the strategy didn't... Read more
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healthgal on Genital Herpes
Friday, June 20 2008
I've talked before about how there are numerous HPV as well as herpes viruses and certainly when it comes to research, a specific herpes virus may have a connection to diabetes. First of all the reason why this is so important and actually fascinating is because research now seems to be linking different viruses to a number of... Read more
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healthgal on Genital Herpes
Tuesday, June 17 2008
Recent studies suggest that 1 in 4 New Yorkers have genital herpes. Prior to this report, another study suggested that 1 in every 4 teens in America (between ages 14 and 19) has an STD. Clearly, with current levels of sexual awareness that we assume is actively present in the population - something is not connecting or... Read more
