News tagged with genital tract
Sexually transmitted co-infections increase HIV risk: study
(Medical Xpress) -- Bacterial and viral sexually transmitted infections can exacerbate HIV replication in co- infected individuals, a team of Canadian researchers led by Charu Kaushic, associate professor of pathology and ...
Medicine & Health / HIV & AIDS
Jun 20, 2011 |
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Amount of AIDS virus in genital secretions predicts risk of heterosexual transmission
Higher concentrations of the AIDS virus in genital secretions are linked to a greater risk of virus transmission between opposite-sex couples. The effect is independent of blood level of the virus.
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Apr 06, 2011 |
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Research highlights new parameters for study of HIV
A research article co-authored by Brenna Anderson, MD, director of Reproductive Infectious Diseases Consultation in the Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine at Women & Infants Hospital of Rhode Island, was included in the ...
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Mar 16, 2011 |
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Third trimester group B streptococcus test doesn't accurately predict presence during labor
In a study to be presented today at the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine's (SMFM) annual meeting, The Pregnancy Meeting, in San Francisco, researchers will present findings that show that many women are having different ...
Feb 11, 2011 |
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Sex in pregnancy: A primer
Sex in pregnancy is generally safe, with few complications, states a new primer for physicians to counsel patients wondering about sex in pregnancy, published in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal). The primer is ...
Jan 31, 2011 |
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Microbiomes may hold key to better understanding of preterm birth
A team of scientists from Mayo Clinic, the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, and the J. Craig Venter Institute are leveraging a long-standing research relationship to apply results from the Human Microbiome Project ...
Sep 28, 2010 |
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Strep steps up in urinary tract infections
Research suggests pathogenic strains of Group B Streptococcus (GBS) are an under-recognised cause of urinary tract infections.
Apr 23, 2010 |
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Control of herpes symptoms does not reduce HIV transmission, international study found
Research from a five-year international clinical study shows that acyclovir, a commonly prescribed drug used to suppress symptoms of the herpes virus, does not affect HIV transmission by people with both viruses.
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Jan 25, 2010 |
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Study shows genital herpes virus reactivates widely throughout genital tract
Genital herpes caused by a reactivation of herpes simplex virus type 2 (HSV-2) is generally treated as a lesion in one specific area of the genital region. A new study, however, finds that the virus can frequently reactivate ...
Jan 22, 2010 |
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Herpes medication does not reduce risk of HIV transmission
A five-year international multi-center clinical trial has found that acyclovir, a drug widely used as a safe and effective treatment taken twice daily to suppress herpes simplex virus-2 (HSV-2), which is the most common cause ...
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Jan 20, 2010 |
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Researcher discovers how new HIV vaccine candidate can control HIV progression
(PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers from the University of Toronto and Mount Sinai Hospital have made significant findings about how a new HIV vaccine candidate (Delta 5) can reduce -- and in some cases stop -- HIV progression by ...
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Jan 19, 2010 |
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Vaccines on horizon for AIDS, Alzheimer's, herpes
(AP) -- Malaria. Tuberculosis. Alzheimer's disease. AIDS. Pandemic flu. Genital herpes. Urinary tract infections. Grass allergies. Traveler's diarrhea. You name it, the pharmaceutical industry is working ...
Medicine & Health / Medications
Nov 17, 2009 |
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Vaccine against chlamydia not far away
When a woman becomes infected with Chlamydia, the first white blood cells that arrive at the scene to fight the infection are not the most effective. This is shown by a thesis from the Sahlgrenska Academy. This discovery ...
Nov 16, 2009 |
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Herpes medication does not reduce risk of HIV transmission
A recently completed international multi-center clinical trial has found that acyclovir, a drug widely used as a safe and effective treatment to suppress herpes simplex virus-2 (HSV-2), which is the most common cause of genital ...
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May 08, 2009 |
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Rogue bacteria suspected in IVF failures
A serendipitous discovery by QUT scientists could help unravel the mystery of why many assisted reproductive procedures for infertility fail to produce a pregnancy.
Mar 30, 2009 |
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