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News: May 28, 2012
Older Women at Greater Risk for Common STD, Study Suggests
TUESDAY, July 12 (HealthDay News) -- The sexually transmitted disease trichomoniasis may be much more common among older women than those in their 20s, and researchers are recommending routine screening for sexually active women aged 40 and older....
U.S. Officials Take Aim at Questionable STD Products
TUESDAY, May 3 (HealthDay News) -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration and the U.S. Federal Trade Commission are cracking down on manufacturers of over-the-counter products that claim to treat, cure or prevent sexually transmitted diseases. The ...
Aging Swingers at High STD Risk
WEDNESDAY, June 23 (HealthDay News) -- All those wild and crazy nights may be catching up with swingers as they age, new research found. A Dutch study has found that swingers -- heterosexual adults who engage in partner swapping or attend sex club...
One in Four Teen Girls Have STDs
MONDAY, Nov. 23 (HealthDay News) -- As many as one in four U.S. teenage girls have had a sexually transmitted disease (STD), many infected soon after their first sexual encounter, a new government report shows. "The high burden of STDs among teen ...
Teen Girls at Higher Risk for STDs: Report
MONDAY, Nov. 16 (HealthDay News) -- Teen girls aged 15 to 19 accounted for the largest number (409,531) of the 1.5 million reported chlamydia and gonorrhea cases in the United States in 2008, followed by women aged 20 to 24, according to an annual...
Sex With New Partners Raises Widowers' Disease Risk
TUESDAY, Sept. 22 (HealthDay News) -- Older widowers who recently lost their wives are more likely to have a sexually transmitted disease than their counterparts who are still married, a new study has found. The researchers behind the study add th...
U.S. Chlamydia Infections Hit All-Time High
TUESDAY, Jan. 13 (HealthDay News) -- The number of Americans newly infected with the sexually transmitted diseases chlamydia and syphilis continues to rise, federal health officials reported Tuesday, with chlamydia infections hitting a record mill...
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