Health
Health officials: Condoms are not meant to be reused
Health officials are reminding people that condoms are not reusable.
Aug 2, 2018
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News tagged with sexually transmitted diseases
HIV & AIDS
Amsterdam's red light district without a condom? 'Not for a million!'
"If they don't agree to using a condom, I kick them out," says Foxxy Angel, a 47-year-old platinum blonde sexworker, sporting some fearsome tattoos, in Amsterdam's notorious red light district.
Jul 22, 2018
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Gonorrhea researchers identify novel route to vaccine, new antibiotic
Researchers have identified a protein that powers the virulence of the bacteria that causes gonorrhea, opening the possibility of a new target for antibiotics and, even better, a vaccine.
Jul 5, 2018
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Obstetrics & gynaecology
Pelvic exams do not help diagnose STDs in adolescent girls, study says
A pelvic exam does not improve a physician's ability to diagnose certain sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) in adolescent female patients. That is chief among several reasons why the exam's "routine performance should be ...
Jul 3, 2018
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Immunology
Blockade at the receptor
When chlamydia attacks the human body, the immune system activates. But the bacteria are adapted to defend themselves. Scientists from Würzburg have deciphered new details of their strategy.
Jun 27, 2018
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Health
Sex, drugs hold less allure for today's high schoolers
(HealthDay)—Today's teens are a much tamer lot, a new U.S. government survey finds.
Jun 14, 2018
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Health
The truth about teenage girls, consent and contraceptive implants
For years now newspapers have been reporting that girls as young as 12 are being given contraceptive implants without parental consent. In April, an article in the Daily Mail reported that more than 10,500 underage girls ...
Jun 14, 2018
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
California on front line as STDs run rampant in US
A billboard on Sunset Boulevard in Hollywood screams out a stark warning: "drug-resistant gonorrhea alert!"
Jun 4, 2018
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
No link between HPV vaccination and risk of autoimmune disorders—study
A new study in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal) found no increased risk of autoimmune disorders in girls who received quadrivalent human papillomavirus (HPV4) vaccination, adding to the body of evidence for the ...
May 28, 2018
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