Contraceptive needs of new mothers are unique and unmet
... not protect against HIV (AIDS) and other sexually transmitted diseases. Mirena frees a mom from worrying about birth control for up to five years, but if she decides to have more children, she can have Mirena removed and her fertility will return rapidly. Eighty percent of women who want to become pregnant w...Low-grade cervical lesions likely to regress spontaneously in adoloscent women
...er of sexual partners, incidence of other sexually transmitted diseases, smoking cigarettes or the use of oral contraceptives. Moscickis study has followed the same cohort of young women for 12 years to study the progression of human papilloma virus infection from soon after the womens first exposure to the viru...Human rabies often caused by undetected, tiny bat bites
... authors investigation of how bat rabies is likely transmitted to humans. Robert V. Gibbons, MD, MPH, of Walter ...e found it is highly unlikely for bat rabies to be transmitted to humans through the air or passed to humans from an animal that was infected with bat rabies, such...Number of teens --primarily boys -- having sex declined in '90s
...ex with rates of pregnancy, abortions and sexually transmitted diseases all falling. These findings come from a new study by sociologists Barbara Risman of North Carolina State University and Pepper Schwarz of the University of Washington appearing in the premier issue of Context, a new journal published by the...Early intercourse and self-esteem linked in adolescent behavior
... human papillomavirus infection and other sexually transmitted infection, they determined that more prevention programs aimed at delaying the age of first intercourse are essential. The lead author was Jennifer M. Spencer, Ph.D., who completed a pre-doctoral traineeship in Adolescent Medicine at Indiana Uni...Highest sustained virologic response in treatment of Hepatitis C ever reported in prospective study
...el than standard interferons. Hepatitis C virus is transmitted through body fluids, primarily blood or blood products, and by sharing needles. In many patients, the mode of transmission is unknown. Unfortunately, most people infected with hepatitis C are unaware of it because it may take years for symptoms to ...Call to action to tackle global health impact of child prostitution
...stituted children will be infected with a sexually transmitted disease (STD); 300,000 will be infected with HIV; over one million prostituted girls will have an abortion (360,000 of whom will have an abortion-related complication). The authors also estimate that 2.5 million child prostitutes will be assaulted an...Medieval black death not bubonic plague
..., the researchers believe that the Black Death was transmitted through person-to-person contact, as are measles and smallpox. The geographic pattern of the disease seems to bear this out, since the disease spread rapidly along roadways and navigable rivers and was not slowed down by the kinds of geographical bar...Childhood sexual abuse proves top predictor for HIV infection in women
...disease management and tested her for new sexually transmitted diseases. Of the total women surveyed, UCLA researchers found that 49 percent were sexually abused as children, 43 percent suffered sexual abuse as adults, and 41 percent were or had been in physically violent relationships. Sexual abuse before age 1...High Hep C levels found among young low-income women
...edles and include interventions to reduce sexually transmitted diseases and non-needle drug use, said Page-Shafer...rvey that measured the prevalence of HIV, sexually transmitted diseases, and related risk behavior in young women in Northern California residing in low-income nei...UCLA scientists discover African strain of AIDS in two American infants
...n viral strains A and G. The childrens mothers had transmitted the AIDS virus to them during their births in the ...nfants and children whose HIV-positive mothers had transmitted the virus to them at birth. Treated at 50 sites throughout the United States and Puerto Rico, the ch...Long-term use of oral contraceptives could increase risk of cervical cancer for women with HPV
Women who are positive for the sexually transmitted human papillomavirus (HPV) could be at a three times greater risk of cervical cancer if they have used oral contraceptives for five years or longer, suggest authors of a study in this weeks issue of THE LANCET. However, there is no evidence that long...South African government urged to take action in preventing mother-to-child HIV transmission
...licy to prevent the single most common perinatally transmitted cause of mortality in children is of concern. He concludes: As scientists and clinicians, we share a deep commitment to our patients and the public health of our nation. We have conducted and/or supported research aimed at decreasing vertical trans...Parents can help black teen girls talk about condom use
...quarter of the teens reported have a past sexually transmitted infection and more than half had been or were currently pregnant. The majority of the girls, 82 percent, reported having sex solely with a steady partner over the previous six months. Parents who are willing to talk to their adolescent daughters abou...School-based program effective in lowering teens' HIV risk
...haviors put them at risk and how to avoid sexually transmitted diseases can be conducted with regular teaching staff at a very low cost, about $2.22 a student. The educational program was conducted at inner-city high schools in Connecticut where about half of the students were sexually active. During a year of f...New awards, expanded focus for Pediatric AIDS Clinical Trials Group
...d illnesses, including HIV/AIDS and other sexually transmitted diseases, illness from potential agents of bioterrorism, tuberculosis, malaria, autoimmune disorders, asthma and allergies....Two viruses team up in West Nile vaccine
...d illnesses, including HIV/AIDS and other sexually transmitted diseases, illness from potential agents of bioterrorism, tuberculosis, malaria, autoimmune disorders, asthma and allergies....NIAID Phase III HIV vaccine trial to determine correlates of protection will not proceed
...d illnesses, including HIV/AIDS and other sexually transmitted diseases, tuberculosis, malaria, autoimmune disorders, asthma and allergies....Asthma researchers present new results, new perspectives on the disease
...d illnesses, including HIV/AIDS and other sexually transmitted diseases, tuberculosis, malaria, autoimmune disorders, asthma and allergies....... the Dalkon Shield IUD. It is exposure to sexually transmitted infections such as chlamydia or gonorrhea that causes PID, not IUDs, she says. Modern IUDs fail less often than other forms of contraception because couples do not have to remember to take a pill or use a condom. For example, with perfect use of or...