Content about Sexually transmitted disease

March 4, 2013
Sequester will hamper disease-prevention efforts, report warns

Automatic spending cuts stemming from the failure of Congress and the White House to reach a budget deal will likely harm the disease-preventing capabilities of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, according to a new report.

December 16, 2011
STDs becoming more prevalent across baby boomer demographic

According to an article in the November/December issue of the journal Medical-Surgical Nursing, rates of HIV/AIDS, herpes, syphilis, human papilloma virus and other STDs are climbing steadily across men and women older than 50 years.

May 4, 2011
FDA warns consumers over fake products that claim to treat STDs

The Food and Drug Administration is cracking down on companies that it accuses of selling fake products for sexually transmitted diseases, the agency said.

November 14, 2010
Carving a niche in self-test

Identigene last month officially unveiled its Identigene STD test kit, which tests for chlamydia and...

October 24, 2010
Paternity, STD test kits offer what doctors can’t: privacy

Identigene, the first company to bring at-home paternity test kits to retail, recently launched another...

October 13, 2010
Identigene introduces STD test kit

Identigene on Thursday officially unveiled its Identigene STD test kit, which currently is available over...

September 8, 2010
Many young women may be mistreating yeast infections, study finds

According to a recent survey of women ages 18 to 24 years commissioned by the...

June 6, 2010
WAG, Chicago schools curb STI stats with PSAs

Walgreens in May unveiled a new PSA campaign that encourages teens to “Stop. Think. Wait.”...

May 17, 2010
Walgreens, Chicago public schools seek to curb STI statistics with PSA campaign

One of the nation’s largest drug store chains unveiled a new PSA campaign that encourages...

March 8, 2010
New CDC study shows herpes remains prevalent in United States

Approximately 1-in-6 Americans (16.2%) between the ages of 14 and 49 years is infected with...

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