| Sexual Health: |
| U.S. herpes rates remain high: CDC (Reuters) |
| Reuters - About 16 percent of Americans between the ages of 14 and 49 are infected with genital herpes, making it one of the most common sexually transmitted diseases, U.S. health officials said on Tuesday. |
| Herpes Infects One in Six in U.S. (HealthDay) |
| HealthDay - TUESDAY, March 9 (HealthDay News) -- As many as one in six
Americans is infected with herpes simplex virus type 2 (HSV-2), health
officials said Tuesday. |
| U.S. herpes rates remain high: CDC (Reuters) |
| Reuters - About 16 percent of Americans between the ages of 14 and 49 are infected with genital herpes, making it one of the most common sexually transmitted diseases, U.S. health officials said on Tuesday. |
| Antidepressant shows benefits for low sex drive (Reuters) |
| Reuters - The antidepressant bupropion may hold promise for improving symptoms in younger women diagnosed with so-called hypoactive sexual desire disorder, a small study suggests. |
| Screens, Vaccine for HPV Less Beneficial in Older Women (HealthDay) |
| HealthDay - THURSDAY, Feb. 18 (HealthDay News) -- As women age, they receive
fewer benefits from frequent screening for human papillomavirus (HPV) and
vaccinations to prevent the virus, new research shows. |
| Herpes Drug Might Also Slow HIV Progression (HealthDay) |
| HealthDay - MONDAY, Feb. 15 (HealthDay News) -- New research suggests that people
who are infected with both HIV-1, a strain of the AIDS virus, and herpes
simplex virus type 2 could benefit in more than one way by taking a herpes
drug called acyclovir. In addition to treating herpes, the medication
appears to also slow the progression of HIV. |
| Treating herpes also buys time for HIV, doctors find (AFP) |
| AFP - A drug used to treat genital herpes can also slow progression of the AIDS virus among co-infected patients, doctors report on Monday. |
| Treating herpes also buys time for HIV, doctors find (AFP) |
| AFP - A drug used to treat genital herpes can also slow progression of the AIDS virus among co-infected patients, doctors report on Monday. |
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