Sexual Health
US syphilis up for seventh straight year (AP)
AP - U.S. syphilis cases climbed for the seventh straight year in 2007, and increases in the disease among gay men and blacks largely contributed, government researchers reported Wednesday. More »
U.S. Syphilis Rate Grows for 7th Year in Row (HealthDay)
HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, March 12 (HealthDay News) -- For the seventh year in a row, rates of syphilis infection have increased in the United States, driven largely by cases among gay and bisexual men, according to a new federal report. More »
U.S. syphilis rate up for 7th year in row, CDC says (Reuters)
Reuters - The U.S. syphilis rate rose for the seventh straight year in 2007, driven by a continued surge in cases among homosexual and bisexual men, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said on Wednesday. More »
1 in 4 teenaged US girls have had sexually-transmitted disease: study (AFP)
AFP - One in four teenaged girls in the United Sates has been infected with at least one sexually transmitted disease, according to a study released Tuesday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. More »
Study finds 1 in 4 US teens has a STD (AP)
AP - At least one in four teenage American girls has a sexually transmitted disease, suggests a first-of-its-kind federal study that startled some adolescent-health experts. More »
1 in 4 teenaged US girls has sexually-transmitted disease: study (AFP)
AFP - One in four teenaged girls in the United Sates has been infected with at least one sexually transmitted disease, according to a study released Tuesday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. More »
Factors behind head and neck cancer revealed (Reuters)
Reuters - There are two distinct culprits behind head and neck cancer -- the long-recognized heavy tobacco and alcohol use as well as a common sexually transmitted virus, researchers said on Tuesday. More »
One in 4 Teen Girls Has a Sexually Transmitted Disease (HealthDay)
HealthDay - TUESDAY, March 11 (HealthDay News) -- More than 3 million teenaged girls have at least one sexually transmitted disease (STD), a new government study suggests. More »
Quarter of U.S. teen girls have sex-related disease (Reuters)
Reuters - More than one in four U.S. teen girls is infected with at least one sexually transmitted disease, and the rate is highest among blacks, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said on Tuesday. More »
Quarter of teen girls have sex-related disease (Reuters)
Reuters - More than one in four U.S. teen girls is infected with at least one sexually transmitted disease, and the rate is highest among blacks, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said on Tuesday. More »