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CONDOMS can significantly reduce the risk of women being exposed to the virus linked to cervical cancer, a leading charity said today.
After 25 years of researchers around the globe being confounded by HIV, scientists in Dallas have shown that the virus's transmission can be stopped with medications.
U.S. health officials are recommending wider use of a new drug to treat gonorrhea because the sexually transmitted disease is steadily becoming resistant to the longtime standard antibiotic.
(CBS 3) PHILADELPHIA A growing number of baby boomers are contracting sexually transmitted diseases, also known as STD's, at faster rates than even younger people. Experts say it's becoming a scary reality for many.
The four women are lounging in the Sigma Kappa living room at George Washington University, discussing the new vaccine that may keep them from dying of cervical cancer. Bryttava Olson, a sophomore, has had two of the series of three injections "because my mom picked me up the first time and said, 'You're going to have a shot.' " Her three sorority sisters, however -- a sophomore and two seniors -- are waiting.
Baltimore health officials hope they will be able to help stem the spread of sexually transmitted diseases in Baltimore with a novel program passed by Maryland lawmakers.
Dr. Laura Berman looks at the challenges facing couples in this generation
While volunteers passed out cups of Jell-O to the lunch crowd at a senior center, another group was distributing something that didn't quite fit amid the card games and daily gossip: condoms.
One-night stands: a few rules
A new Pfizer Inc. HIV drug will soon be reformulated in an effort to prevent the transmission of the virus, offering a faint ray of hope in an arena littered with disappointments.
Startling new statistics show women are now the fastest growing segment of the population being infected with HIV in this country and around the world. Prevention is key and the Director of the Institute for Community Research in Hartford, Dr. Margaret Weeks has the latest on a new study.
An article by Dr. Omar Minwalla from PlanetOut on cognitive distortions.
The safe sex message has been drummed into us for years, but not everyone is getting it. More and more Kiwis are being diagnosed with sexually transmitted infections, Rebecca Palmer writes.
Studies promote health benefits, others skeptical
10 tips to better and safer sex