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Targeting sex diseases among teens  -  25 Mar 2008
Buffalo News,He also advocates routine testing of adolescents for sexually transmitted diseases so there is no stigma attached to the test. Testing wonâ€™t prevent the

CDC study says at least 1 in 4 teen girls has a sexually ...  -  25 Mar 2008
HULIQ,The results were prepared for release Tuesday at a CDC conference in Chicago on preventing sexually transmitted diseases. Four common diseases were examined

Federal study shows issues with teen sex  -  25 Mar 2008
Florence Morning News,The epidemic of sexually transmitted diseases among our young people cannot be ignored, and it will not be solved with simplistic approaches.

Study: Comprehensive Sex Ed Helps Reduce Pregnancies  -  25 Mar 2008
InjuryBoard.com,...but this study finds no evidence that comprehensive sex education increased teen sex rates or the rates of sexually transmitted diseases.

Federal study discovers 1 in 4 teen girls has STD STDRomanceCOM  -  25 Mar 2008
HULIQ,...said the results are the first to examine the combined national prevalence of common sexually transmitted diseases among adolescent girls.

Report revives HPV vaccine debate  -  25 Mar 2008
Dubuque Telegraph Herald,Because some sexually transmitted diseases can cause infertility and cancer, US health officials called for better screening, vaccination and prevention.

Educating Families About HPV Vaccine  -  25 Mar 2008
eMaxHealth.com,This week, the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released the results of a national study of sexually transmitted diseases among teenage

Women: Vulnerable group in fighting STDs  -  25 Mar 2008
Philippine Information Agency,Bacolod City (25 March) -- The women are among the most vulnerable group in the fight against Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STD).

Letters from readers  -  25 Mar 2008
Florida Times-Union,...premarital sex can cause emotional problems and that this act is morally wrong, they do not know the extent of dangerous sexually transmitted diseases.

Sex Ed Standards Not Good for Everyone  -  25 Mar 2008
City Watch,By Dana Hull (Published first by the San Jose Mercury) In fifth grade, students will learn about the risks of sexually transmitted diseases.

Classroom sex ed a no-brainer for Minnesota parents  -  25 Mar 2008
MinnPost.com,...approach to sex education and think curricula should include teachings about abstinence, birth control and prevention of sexually transmitted diseases.

Committee considers bill to restrict sexually  -  25 Mar 2008
Hays Daily News,He said secondary effects include an increase in the crime rate, a decrease in property values and the spread of sexually transmitted diseases.

Bill regulating adult businesses may be shelved  -  25 Mar 2008
Lawrence Journal World,He said the effects included increased crime, sexually transmitted diseases, lower property values and general blight. Ron Hein, representing the Motion

Children don't stand a chance  -  Mar 24, 2008
Reporter-Times,And now we're looking to vaccines and other prevention strategies to "fix" the high incidence of sexually transmitted diseases among young people.

Deaths from sexually transmitted diseases declining  -  Mar 21, 2008
radiojamaica.com,Chief of Epidemiology in the Health Ministry, Dr. Peter Figueroa said the death rate from Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs) has been declining although

Death Rate from Sexually Transmitted Diseases Declines  -  Mar 19, 2008
Government of Jamaica, Jamaica Information Service,Chief of Epidemiology and AIDS in the Ministry of Health and Environment, Dr. Peter Figueroa, has said that although the prevalence of sexually transmitted

Sexually Transmitted Diseases  -  Mar 18, 2008
Education Week News,African-American girls make up the highest percentage of female adolescents with sexually transmitted diseases, with an infection rate of 48 percent,

Shocking study on sexually transmitted infections in young females ...  -  Mar 14, 2008
Houston Chronicle,This jaw-dropping conclusion was the finding of a recent federal study into infection rates of sexually transmitted diseases among girls aged 14 to 19 who

Study: 26 percent of female teens have a sexually transmitted disease  -  Mar 12, 2008
San Jose Mercury News,Health officials recommend treatment for all sex partners of individuals diagnosed with curable sexually transmitted diseases. One promising approach is for

STD study isnâ€™t talking about someone else  -  Mar 23, 2008
Canon City Daily Record,If you believe that the recent study regarding teenage girls and sexually transmitted diseases has nothing to do with you, think again.

One In Four Teenage Girls In United States Suffers From STD â€“ CDC ...  -  Mar 22, 2008
TopNews,There are more that 3 million teen girls suffering from sexually transmitted diseases in the United States. The number is really stunning!

Ban on travelers with HIV into US reviewed  -  Mar 22, 2008
Houston Chronicle,In 1991, Health and Human Services officials proposed lifting the ban on people with HIV and other sexually transmitted diseases, which led to protests by

Log in to TheTandD.com  -  Mar 22, 2008
Orangeburg Times Democrat,..."The results of a national study on sexually transmitted diseases revealed that 26 percent of young women ages 14-19 are infected with at least one of four

Sexually transmitted diseases are a result of liberalism  -  Mar 15, 2008
NewsByUs,Either that or they have convinced themselves that they are immune to sexually transmitted diseases. They have the â€œit will never happen to meâ€? mentality.

Sex-Transmitted Diseases Afflict 26% of Teen Girls (Update1)  -  Mar 11, 2008
BloombergSexually transmitted diseases cost almost $15 billion to treat annually in the US, and more than half of those infected are under 24 years old, according to

Education about sexually transmitted diseases needs a variety of ...  -  Mar 14, 2008
Las Vegas Sun,...tracked the occurrence nationally of the four most common sexually transmitted diseases chlamydia, genital herpes, trichomoniasis (a parasite) and the

New CDC Study Sees High Rate of Sexually-Transmitted Diseases in ...  -  Mar 13, 2008
Christian News Wire (press release),CINCINNATI, March 13 /Christian Newswire/ -- In a first-of-its-kind, nationwide study, the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) reported this week that one out

Sexually Transmitted Diseasesâ€”Teens in Rochester  -  Mar 13, 2008
13WHAM-TV,A new study from the Centers of Disease Control shows that nationally, one in four teenage girls has a sexually transmitted disease.

8 am: STD Cases Rising In Leflore  -  Mar 24, 2008
WAPT,The Mississippi Department of Health said the number of young girls getting sexually transmitted diseases is up in Leflore County. The department also found

Survey: Sexually transmitted diseases commonly found in teenager girls  -  Mar 12, 2008
Food Consumer,2008 (Foodconsumer.org) -- Federal health officials Tuesday cited the first national study of four common sexually transmitted diseases in girls and

Group Says Memphis Ranks 3rd in Teens with Sexually Transmitted ...  -  Mar 12, 2008
WREG,MEMPHIS (03/12/2008) - Mid-South teenage girls rank 3rd in the nation when it comes to reported cases of sexually transmitted diseases.

Trichomoniasis and Sexually Transmitted Diseases in Teen Girls  -  Mar 11, 2008
Associated Content,Trichomoniasis is one of these sexually transmitted diseases. It is caused by a parasite and millions of girls have it. It leads the way to possible HIV

Girls and Sexually Transmitted Diseases in the Tri-States  -  Mar 12, 2008
KHQA,We found out that in Adams County, Sexually Transmitted Diseases among teenage girls has increased 200%in the last year. pring says the most common

US teens hit hard by sex diseases  -  Mar 12, 2008
The Age,THE first national study of four common sexually transmitted diseases among girls and young women in the US has found that one in four is infected with at

Circumcised men no less likely to get sex diseases  -  Mar 19, 2008
Reuters UK,NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Circumcision does not appear to shield men from the types of sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) common in the developed world,

Report: A Quarter of Teenage Girls Have Sexually Transmitted Diseases  -  Mar 11, 2008
theTrumpet.com,In the first national study of common sexually transmitted diseases infecting teenage girls, researchers found that one out of every four American teenage

Sexually transmitted diseases rage among US teens  -  Mar 11, 2008
Pravda,The study of sexually transmitted diseases in a new age group showed shattering results: it turned out that at least one in four US teenage girls has the

Dramatic Increase in Sexually Transmitted Diseases among ...  -  Mar 11, 2008
Catholic Online,Those results were presented at a conference held in Chicago specifically aimed at addressing the prevention of sexually transmitted diseases (STDâ€™s).

Talking to Your Kids about Sexually Transmitted Diseases  -  Mar 12, 2008
WLTX.com,UNDATED -- As any parent knows, it can sometimes be difficult broaching the topic of sex with your kids. But a new study reports that 1 in 4 girls

Study: At least 1 in 4 teen girls has a sexually transmitted disease  -  Mar 12, 2008
Dallas Morning News,Dr. John Douglas, director of the CDC's division of STD prevention, said the study's findings were a clear indication that sexually transmitted diseases had

Help teens avoid getting STDs  -  Mar 21, 2008
Citizens Voice,The highest prevalence of the diseases is among black girls, with nearly half having one of the sexually transmitted diseases. About one-fifth of white and

EYE ON YOUR HEALTH: Sexually transmitted diseases  -  Mar 7, 2008
Winknews.com,By WINK News Thousands of people have sexually transmitted diseases or STDs, and don't even know it. This year about 19 million new cases have been reported

One in Four Women in Teens Have STDâ€™s, Study Finds  -  Mar 11, 2008
New York Times,By LAWRENCE K. ALTMAN The first national study of four common sexually transmitted diseases among girls and young women has found that one in four are

An Epidemic No One Wants to Talk About  -  Mar 20, 2008
Washington Post,...from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention this month highlighted the high rates of sexually transmitted diseases among teenage Americans.

One in four US teenage girls has an STD, study finds  -  Mar 11, 2008
Kansas City Star,...â€¢Black teenage girls had the highest prevalence of sexually transmitted diseases with 48 percent infected. Both white and Mexican American girls had

Study: 1 in 4 teen girls has an STD  -  Mar 11, 2008
Boston Globe,The overall figures could be slightly higher because other sexually transmitted diseases - syphilis, HIV, and gonorrhea - were not included in the study,

One in four teenage girls in US have STDs  -  Mar 12, 2008
Sydney Morning Herald,Those numbers translate into an estimated 3.2 million adolescent females infected with one of the four most common sexually transmitted diseases.

Do more to protect teens against sex-related diseases  -  Mar 15, 2008
DesMoinesRegister.com,It's also important that teenagers understand that many sexually transmitted diseases are curable and that they should see a doctor if something seems amiss

STD rates skyrocket  -  Mar 19, 2008
Etownian,The alarming results of this study were first released to the public this past week at a convention in Chicago on preventing sexually transmitted diseases.

Diseases blossom with teen sexuality  -  Mar 12, 2008
Aurora Beacon News,By CHRISTINE S. MOYER cmoyer@scn1.com If you don't believe it, area health departments have the growing number of sexually transmitted diseases diagnosed to

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