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Targeting sex diseases among teens  -  25 Mar 2008
Buffalo News,The 2003-2004 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey tested teens for human papillomavirus, chlamydia, herpes simplex virus type 2 and

Depomed doses first patient in pain drug retest  -  25 Mar 2008
Bizjournals.com,...of the drug gabapentin, which has been approved by the Food and Drug Administration to treat pain following a herpes zoster, or shingles, infection.

Equine herpes outbreak in Saskatchewan  -  Mar 24, 2008
United Press InternationalSASKATOON, Saskatechewan, March 24 (UPI) -- An outbreak of a highly contagious form of equine herpes has numerous horses and stables in quarantine near

Cold Sore Treatment With Nanotechnology Based Cream Effective ...  -  Mar 24, 2008
Nanotechnology and Development News,US company NanoBio Corporation has developed a topical lotion to treat cold sores, also known as herpes labialis, and reports findings from its second phase

New antiviral drug to fight Equine Herpes Virus  -  Mar 23, 2008
Horsetalk,An antiviral drug that researchers hope will fight Equine Herpes Virus type I (EHV-1) is currently being studied at the Oklahoma State University Center for

Attenuated Multimutated Herpes Simplex Virus-1 Effectively Treats ...  -  Mar 23, 2008
Medical News Today (press release),Herpes oncolytic vectors are effective gene transfer agents with attenuated toxicity to normal cells. These are replication competent viruses that have

Instead Sciences, Inc. Announces Plans For Launch Of Microbicide ...  -  Mar 24, 2008
Emediawire (press release),According to a study conducted by Mt. Sinai researchers, Amphora has the ability to reduce the infection rate of the Herpes Simplex Virus (HSV) by 99% after

oral herpes from STD dating site  -  Mar 20, 2008
PR-USA.net (press release),Oral herpes is an infection caused by the herpes simplex virus. The virus causes painful sores on your lips, gums, tongue, roof of your mouth,

Health Tip: Genital Herpes Can Be Spread Without Symptoms  -  Mar 20, 2008
PR-USA.net (press release),More at STDromance.com Genital herpes is caused by a sexually transmitted virus, often leading to blisters on or near the genitals or rectum.

New ways of disarming the herpes virion  -  Mar 21, 2008
Scientist Live,HCV is a significant human pathogen, infecting more than three percent of the world's population. In the March issue of the journal PLoS Pathogens,

Second study finds treating herpes won't stop HIV  -  Mar 12, 2008
Reuters India,WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A second study has found that treating genital herpes infections does not protect people from the AIDS virus.

how to ... deal with genital herpes  -  Mar 18, 2008
Daily Camera,Common but on the decline: Nationwide, at least 45 million people ages 12 and older -- or one out of five adolescents and adults -- have had genital herpes,

She contracted genital herpes  -  Mar 5, 2008
Jamaica Gleaner,She had noticed the development of painful blisters on her genitals and had visited her doctor who diagnosed genital herpes. She had contracted it from her

GenVec gets grant for herpes vaccine  -  Mar 6, 2008
Baltimore Sun,It will be used to developed novel adenovector-based vaccines for HSV-2, the virus responsible for most cases of genital herpes.

NanoBio Corporation Successfully Completes Phase 2b Study in ...  -  Mar 17, 2008
Earthtimes,ANN ARBOR, Mich., March 17 -- NanoBio Corporation reported top-level findings today from its phase 2b study of NB-001, a topical lotion to treat herpes

Horse virus shuts down veterinary college clinic  -  Mar 22, 2008
Edmonton Sun,By CP SASKATOON -- A herpes-type virus has forced the closure of a Saskatchewan veterinary college clinic to all non-emergency cases involving horses.

Acambis says starts pre-clinical testing of herpes vaccine UPDATE  -  Feb 25, 2008
CNNMoney.com25, 2008 (Thomson Financial delivered by Newstex) -- UK vaccine specialist Acambis says it has started pre-clinical testing of a vaccine for herpes,

Massive rise in sexually transmitted disease cases  -  Mar 19, 2008
Scotsman,Diagnoses of herpes are also up 18 per cent from 1830 to 2167 last year – almost three times the 784 cases seen ten years ago. But cases of the most common

Treating Genital Herpes Does Not Reduce Risk of HIV, Study Says  -  Mar 14, 2008
Kaiser network.org,Treating genital herpes does not reduce the risk of contracting HIV, according to a study published Wednesday in the New England Journal of Medicine

Health Notes  -  Mar 21, 2008
Baltimore Sun,Discussing Herpes // Dr. Kimberly Turner & Associates, a Columbia obstetrics and gynecology practice, will sponsor a free talk by Dr. Val Petrosian,

Charles Town cancels due to possible equine herpes  -  Mar 13, 2008
Thoroughbred Times,Equine herpes is an airborne virus that affects the respiratory system in horses and can cause neurological damage. There is no known health threat to

All About Genital Herpes: Re-Entering the Dating Scene  -  Mar 10, 2008
PR-USA.net (press release),Now that you know you have genital herpes, you're out of the dating game, right? Absolutely not. There's no reason to stop looking for love and fun.

Not blowing smoke: Doc warns of herpes, other hookah horrors  -  Mar 11, 2008
Rocky Mountain News,In the past couple weeks, two CSU students, and possibly a third, developed mouth herpes shortly after attending their first sessions at Fort Collins hookah

Sexually active teens need dose of reality  -  Mar 22, 2008
The Republican - MassLive.com,...of four most common sexually transmitted diseases among girls and young women - HPV, chlamydia, genital herpes and tricomoniasis, a common parasite.

Canker Sores – Cause and Treatment of Canker Sores  -  Mar 21, 2008
Los Angeles Chronicle,The sores may occur after a mouth injury due to dental work, aggressive tooth cleaning, or biting the tongue or cheek Certain strains of the herpes virus

Hold The Hookah; It Might Have Herpes  -  Mar 10, 2008
TheDenverChannel.com,DENVER -- A nurse at CSU's health clinic said students mentioned they contracted mouth herpes after visiting local hookah bars, the student newspaper

Treating Herpes Naturally and with Fewer Side Effects  -  Mar 4, 2008
Natural News.com,...(NaturalNews) The term herpes generally refers to a sexually-transmitted, double-stranded DNA virus, called herpes simplex virus (HSV) type 2 (also known as

Herpes test shuts Charles Town  -  Mar 12, 2008
CBSSports.comBy MATT HEGARTY Charles Town Races and Slots in West Virginia has shut down its backstretch and canceled racing on Wednesday and Thursday while the track

'Flavor Of Love': Not Every Bump On Someone's Face Is Herpes  -  Mar 4, 2008
Starpulse.com,It all got a little too far when the girls started accusing Hotlanta of having herpes. More on that later. The long and short of Team 2 was that they

GNVC: Receives SBIR Grant from NIAID to Develop Herpes Vaccine  -  Mar 6, 2008
Trading Markets (press release),...to support the Company's efforts to develop novel adenovector-based vaccines for HSV-2, the virus responsible for most cases of genital herpes.

Herpes dating has been the main topic  -  Mar 4, 2008
ScienceBlog.com,When you have Herpes, HIV/AIDS, or any other STD, you are afraid to reach out to the people whom you are closest to. You feel shame, embarrassment, fear,

And also, herpes  -  Mar 4, 2008
San Francisco Bay Guardian,Anyway, I'm in a stupidly worse situation now: I contracted herpes, despite having had sex with only one other human being. My boyfriend engaged in some

Computer Catches Herpes Virus  -  Mar 2, 2008
The Spoof (satire),Pahokee, Florida (IPP) - Scientists in Pahokee, Florida report that for the first time a human herpes simplex virus has transmutated and afflicted itself

Amy Winehouse’s Skin Disease Sounds Like Herpes  -  Mar 3, 2008
2SNAPS.TV,Amy Winehouse has been looking sickly and bloated these days. The singer was just diagnosed with a gross skin disease. Her publicist says: "Amy has been

STDs still a threat to many teens  -  Mar 18, 2008
Baltimore Sun,...infected with at least one of the Big Four sexually transmitted diseases: HPV, chlamydia, genital herpes and a common parasite called trichomoniasis.

Circumcision does not protect men from common STDs  -  Mar 21, 2008
News-Medical.net,...it does not protect them against other common sexually transmitted infections such as chlamydia, genital warts and genital herpes.

Acambis starts pre-clinical testing with herpes vaccine from ...  -  Feb 25, 2008
Silicon Fen Business Report,L) said it has started pre-clinical trials with a herpes vaccine, licensed from Harvard University through its Office of Technology Development,

Contest: Win this Geeks.com 2GB hunk of garbage  -  Mar 21, 2008
CrunchGear,Warning: the player may cause herpes, loose stool, and a renal failure. Warning: the player may cause herpes, loose stool, and a renal failure.

Acambis starts pre-clinical testing with herpes vaccine  -  Feb 25, 2008
Pharmaceutical Business ReviewBy Staff Writer The dl5-29 vaccine is an HSV-2 strain from which two genes have been deleted, making the virus incapable of replication or of establishing

Health officials warn of hookah-smoking hazard  -  Mar 18, 2008
The Coloradoan,BY HALLIE WOODS Cases of two Colorado State University students who might have contracted oral herpes from recent trips to a hookah bar are prompting health

Rockers get a bit of a roll on  -  Mar 12, 2008
Sydney Morning Herald,His nickname is Herpes Man - and yet Valerio Vittone is still the frontrunner in Cleo's bachelor competition. The 35-year-old research scientist and former

Sex-Transmitted Diseases Afflict 26% of Teen Girls (Update1)  -  Mar 11, 2008
BloombergAbout 3.2 million women between ages 14 and 19 had human papillomavirus, chlamydia, genital herpes or trichomoniasis. That number would be even higher if

1 in 4 US teen girls have sexually transmitted disease  -  Mar 13, 2008
Xinhua,In 2005, the certers reported that slightly more than half of teenage girls and boys had engaged in oral sex, which carries the risk of herpes and HPV,

BLIND ITEM: WHICH ENTERTAINER WAS FORCED TO GIVE BIRTH VIA C ...  -  Mar 20, 2008
Media Take Out,You see, the entertainer had a bad herpes flare up just a few days before she went into labor - and the doctors convinced her to have a C-Section.

STD Data Come as No Surprise, Area Teenagers Say  -  Mar 13, 2008
Washington Post,The teens were tested for four infections: chlamydia, trichomoniasis, herpes simplex and the human papillomavirus. There was a big difference by race:

ALABAMA VOICES: Blended approach  -  Mar 23, 2008
Montgomery Advertiser,Some STDs, such as herpes and syphilis, may affect pregnancy outcome, causing spontaneous abortion, premature birth and stillbirth.

Study: Homosexual Men More Likely to Consult Mental Health Services  -  Mar 21, 2008
Dakota Voice,Homosexuals also experience much higher rates of other sexually transmitted diseases (STDs), including Chlamydia, Gonorrhea, Herpes and Syphilis.

Autism: The Next Generation  -  Mar 24, 2008
24-7PressRelease.com (press release)A simple non-invasive procedure for activating the ACE pathway has been shown to be very effective in suppressing both active and latent herpes simplex

Sick horse prompts racing suspension at Charles Town track  -  Mar 12, 2008
ESPNDickie Moore, the track's general manager for racing, said the horse shows signs of equine herpes, but officials won't know until they receive test results

At a glance: STDS and symptoms  -  Mar 11, 2008
Minneapolis Star Tribune (subscription),Genital herpes can cause blisters but often has no symptoms. It's caused by type 2 herpes simplex virus, which stay in the body for a lifetime.

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