| Sexual Health: |
| Risky HPV detected in human breast milk (Reuters) |
| Reuters - Human papillomavirus type 16
(HPV-16), which has been linked to cervical cancer, can be
detected in human breast milk collected during the early period
after a woman delivers her baby, doctors from Finland report. |
| Lots of Sex May Prevent Erectile Dysfunction (HealthDay) |
| HealthDay - THURSDAY, July 3 (HealthDay News) -- Frequent sexual intercourse
may cut down on a man's chances of developing erectile dysfunction,
Finnish researchers report. |
| New Hope Against the Cold Sore Virus (HealthDay) |
| HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, July 2 (HealthDay News) -- Millions of Americans are
afflicted by breakouts of unsightly cold sores, caused by the herpes
simplex 1 virus, but new research is finally offering them the possibility
of a cure. |
| New approach offers chance to finally kill herpes (Reuters) |
| Reuters - U.S. researchers reported on
Wednesday they may have found a way to flush out herpes viruses
from hiding -- offering a potential way to cure pesky and
painful conditions from cold sores to shingles. |
| Lab breakthrough opens way to cure for cold sores (AFP) |
| AFP - Cold sores, the painful blemishes of the mouth caused by the herpes simplex virus, may become a thing of the past, US researchers reported on Wednesday in the British weekly journal Nature. |
| Gates-backed aid group to invest in HPV vaccines (Reuters) |
| Reuters - An international partnership that funds
vaccines for children in poor countries agreed on Wednesday to
expand its scope and start investing in vaccinations aimed at
adult women. |
| Study: Treating herpes doesn't prevent HIV (AP) |
| AP - Doctors have long suspected that people with herpes are more likely to catch HIV. So they thought that by treating herpes, they could also cut a person's HIV risk. But a new study that tested this strategy found the assumption may have been wrong. |
| Herpes Suppression May Not Prevent HIV Infection (HealthDay) |
| HealthDay - THURSDAY, June 19 (HealthDay News) -- The herpes drug aciclovir
(Zovirax) doesn't reduce the risk of HIV-1 infection in people who have
sex with men infected with genital herpes, a U.S. study finds. |
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