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An experimental gene therapy could one day provide a first-ever cure for genital and oral herpes, researchers report.
The gene therapy removed 90% or more of oral herpes infection in lab mice, and it also suppressed how much virus an infected an...
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
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- May 15, 2024
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Soaring numbers of sexually transmitted disease (STD) cases have prompted U.S. public health experts to call for more prevention and treatment.
This includes rising rates of syphilis and gonorrhea and
While the herpes virus that causes lip sores is common today, it has been difficult for scientists to find traces of it among ancient remains.
Now, researchers report they have uncovered and sequenced four ancient herpes virus
Many American teens and young adults underestimate the risk of sexually transmitted infections from unprotected oral sex, and that's especially true of young men, a new survey shows.
Doctors say oral sex can transmit herpes, gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, HIV and human papillomavirus (HPV), which can lead to cervical cancer, and head and neck cancers.
While there is an
Sex Ed -- it's been a staple of public education for decades, but new research shows that only half of American teens are getting instruction that meets minimum standards.
"The findings show that most adolescents are not receiving sex education that will enable them to manage their sexual lives," said study author Leslie Kantor, chair of the Department of Urban-Global Public Health at Rut...
- Robert Preidt
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- November 9, 2021
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