The Greatest Story Never Told
Daily Independent
Nigeria
July 16, 2011
The reality in recent times that there is a rapid decline in the age at menarche, that is, age at which young girls see their menstruation as well as increased schooling among girls are two key events that have prolonged the period of adolescence.
Increased schooling in particular has made teenagers less dependent on parents and family, and has postponed the age at marriage, and thereby the age of socially sanctioned sexual relations.
Yahoo Lifestyle
United Kingdom & Ireland
Could lead to global health emergency
© Irina Chirkova – Fotolia.com
July 11, 2010
An international team of scientists has discovered a new strain of the sexually transmitted infection (STI) gonorrhoea that is resistant to all currently available antibiotics.
Science News
Human papillomavirus lingers for months in men, study shows
By Nathan Seppa
Web edition : Monday, February 28th, 2011
The virus notorious for causing cervical cancer in women also turns up frequently in men and can hang on unnoticed for months or even years, researchers report online March 1 in Lancet. The study solidifies earlier research indicating that human papillomavirus is highly prevalent in men and strengthens the case for vaccinating men and boys against it, the report’s authors say.
Your Canterbury
February 27, 2011
Sexual health doctors have urged the Government to vaccinate against genital warts as part of the school-based jabs programme.
Cases of the sexually transmitted infection (STI) have soared, with an increase of 33 per cent across the South East since 2000.
More than 400 new cases per 100,000 of the population were diagnosed in Kent in 2009.
Medway had the highest rate of the infection at 167 in 2009. Recent figures from Medway’s GUM (genitor-urinary medicine) clinic show cases of genital warts rose 36 per cent from 302 to 412 between 2004 and 2010.
SANE Vax, Inc. is Concerned about Missing Data in the Reports
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PRLog (Press Release) – Feb 21, 2011 – The media went wild last week announcing the report published in the Feb. 3 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine, (NEJM) was funded by the vaccine’s maker, Merck & Co., 1 stating Gardasil was 90 percent effective in older teenaged boys and young men.
Incidences of chlamydia found in patients suffering from schizophrenia may reveal a link between viruses and mental disorders
The UK Times
by Jerome Burne
September 30, 2005
Chlamydia is already known to cause considerable human misery. Not only is one strain of the micro-organism responsible for Britain’s “epidemic” of sexually transmitted disease, but another variant can cause a serious respiratory-tract infection similar to Sars.
San Francisco News
February 14, 2011
Lyanne Melendez
SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) — San Francisco is the first city in the nation distributing new female condoms for gay men. The idea is to promote another tool that could reduce the risk of sexually transmitted infections.
In San Francisco, there’s always more to Valentine’s Day than just flowers and chocolates. Female condoms were handed out Monday at City Hall courtesy of the health department. It’s the same design as the original version but made of Nitrile.
The low-down on STIs The Varsity University of Toronto Afton Arlana Chadwick February 14, 2011 After a long night shaking the book stacks at Robarts, the last thing you want is for your friend to leave something a little more permanent in your pants. Nobody wants a sexually transmitted infection. But in case you do Continue Reading …
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