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Sexually spread diseases continue to rise, with reported chlamydia cases setting yet another record in 2008, officials at the Centers for Disease Control recently reported.

Health Ministry AIDS chief Dr. Owen Mugurungi told a Zimbabwe Aids Network conference in Nyanga that Zimbabwe risks losing ground in the battle against HIV/AIDS if gains against the disease lead to complacency Sandra Nyaira Washington Though Zimbabwe has made notable gains in the fight against HIV/AIDS as measured by the country's HIV prevalence or ...

Main Category: Pediatrics / Children's Health Also Included In: Sexual Health / STDs Article Date: 26 Nov 2009 - 3:00 PST printer friendly view / write opinions rate article A comprehensive study on child sexual abuse in the Eastern Caribbean has concluded that the practice is a serious and extensive problem for societies in the sub region.

Main Category: Sexual Health / STDs Also Included In: Pediatrics / Children's Health Article Date: 24 Nov 2009 - 0:00 PST printer friendly view / write opinions rate article In a study by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, scientists found roughly one in four girls ages 14 to 19 had one of five common sexually transmitted infections ...

Public health officer Dr. Martha Buchanan examines 5-year-old Nathaniel Lee during a checkup recently at the Knox County Health Department.

This week, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released its annual report on sexually transmitted diseases.

Rates of the three most common sexually transmitted infections in the U.S. -- chlamydia , gonorrhea and syphilis -- continue to increase, especially among teenagers, according to a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention study released Monday, Reuters reports.

Sexually transmitted diseases are on the rise in America. Researchers at the Centers for Disease Control found that in 2008 cases of chlamydia rose by 100-thousand from 2007, while gonorrhea grew to 337-thousand cases and syphilis rose 18-percent in the same time period.

The United States has among the highest rates of sexually transmitted diseases of any developed country in the world, says John Douglas, director of the division of sexually transmitted diseases at the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Main Category: Sexual Health / STDs Also Included In: Women's Health / Gynecology Article Date: 18 Nov 2009 - 5:00 PST printer friendly view / write opinions rate article Marie Stopes International is leading seminars in Afghanistan that explain the benefits of birth control to Islamic religious leaders known as mullahs, the New York Times reports.

Main Category: Sexual Health / STDs Also Included In: Women's Health / Gynecology Article Date: 18 Nov 2009 - 0:00 PST printer friendly view / write opinions rate article BioSante Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

A new CDC report shows teenage girls going undetected for sexually transmitted diseases.

American squeamishness about talking about sex has helped keep common sexually transmitted infections far too common, especially among vulnerable teens, U.S. researchers reported Monday.

CDC: Sexually-Transmitted Diseases On Rise In U.S. Of all the illnesses tracked by the Centers for Disease Control, statistics released today take on perhaps the most taboo.

Health officials say sexually spread diseases continue to rise, with reported chlamydia cases setting yet another record in 2008.

American squeamishness about talking about sex has helped keep common sexually transmitted infections far too common, especially among vulnerable teens, U.S. researchers reported Monday.

Teenagers make up almost 40 percent of those diagnosed with sexually transmitted diseases in Mississippi.

In the last 10 years, the St. Louis area has seen an alarming increase in new diagnoses of HIV and sexually transmitted infections among 13-24 year-olds. Between 1997-2007, more than 50 new diagnoses of HIV were made each year among adolescents and young adults, who are often disconnected from the health-care system or support services.

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