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Partner behavior better predicts STD risks
Medicine & Health / HIV & AIDS
Apr 04, 2009 |
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Risky behaviors such as not using condoms or having sex with multiple people put young adults at risk for contracting sexually transmitted diseases, but perhaps not as much as the characteristics of their sexual partners, ...
Black girls who use marijuana engage in riskier sex, have higher STD rate
Aug 05, 2008 |
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Black girls who use marijuana are more likely to engage in risky sexual acts and contract a sexually transmitted disease, a new study finds.
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Educational video in clinic waiting rooms reduces new sexually transmitted infections
Jun 24, 2008 |
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A video-based waiting room intervention, Safe in the City, lowers STD incidence among STD clinic patients, new CDC data find. In a controlled trial, the Safe in the City research group found that patients who were exposed ...
Black girls who abuse alcohol less likely to use condoms
Aug 06, 2008 |
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Black girls who abuse alcohol are more likely to have unprotected sex despite having participated in interventions that stressed the importance of consistent condom use.
More STDs for Older Widowers in ED Drug Era
Sep 17, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Widowers take care: Older men who have recently lost their wives are more likely than still-married peers to be diagnosed with a sexually transmitted disease (STD), according to a new study.
Sexually spread diseases up, better testing cited
Nov 16, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Sexually spread diseases continue to rise, with reported chlamydia cases setting yet another record in 2008, government health officials said Monday.
Causes for Sexual Dysfunction Change as People Age: Earlier experiences with multiple partners and STDs take their toll
Aug 13, 2008 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Sexual dysfunction is not an inevitable part of aging, but it is strongly related a number of factors, such as mental and physical health, demographics and lifetime experiences, many of which are interrelated, ...
Study explores attitudes and beliefs about HPV
Mar 01, 2007 |
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The most common sexually transmitted virus in the US is genital human papillomavirus (HPV) infection, with 20 million Americans currently infected and another 6.2 million becoming infected each year. Although HPV causes serious ...
Sexually transmitted disease, urinary tract infections may be bad combination for birth defect
Jun 20, 2008 |
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[B]Chances of gastroschisis increase fourfold in babies whose moms have both infections[/B] Women who reported having both a sexually transmitted disease (STD) and urinary tract infection (UTI) just before or during ear ...
Methamphetamine study suggests increased risk for HIV transmission
Medicine & Health / HIV & AIDS
Aug 27, 2007 |
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New findings that one in 20 North Carolina men who have sex with men (MSM) reported using crystal methamphetamine during the previous month suggests increased risk for spreading HIV and other sexually transmitted diseases ...
Middle school youth as young as 12 engaging in risky sexual activity
Apr 08, 2009 |
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Middle school youth are engaging in sexual intercourse as early as age 12, according to a study by researchers at The University of Texas School of Public Health.
San Diego battles rising STD cases
Feb 15, 2008 |
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Health officials in San Diego have begun a media campaign to try to cut the rising rate of syphilis and other sexually-transmitted diseases.
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