Herpes Articles

Herpes News : U.S. herpes rates remain high: CDC
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 22:04:21 GMT
About 16 percent of Americans between the ages of 14 and 49 are infected with genital herpes, making it one of the most common sexually transmitted diseases, U.S. health officials said on Tuesday.

Herpes News : CDC says genital herpes is still a 'serious health threat'
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 17:42:29 GMT
As much as 16 percent of the U.S. population between the ages of 14 and 49 has genital herpes, according to a government study released Tuesday.

Herpes News : Your partner has herpes - now the good news
Thu, 11 Mar 2010 17:30:24 GMT
The genes that allow herpes virus to evade our immune system have been identified and deleted to form a new vaccine

CDC Analysis Shows Genital Herpes Rates Remain High
Thu, 11 Mar 2010 15:31:26 GMT
Roughly 16% of U.S. residents ages 14 through 49 are infected with genital herpes, making it one of the nation's most common sexually transmitted infections, according to a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention analysis released on Tuesday, Reuters reports. CDC noted that infection rates for the lifelong and incurable infection varied by gender and race. Twenty-one percent of U.S. women are ...

CDC: Genital Herpes Rates Still High
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 18:29:32 GMT
Title: CDC: Genital Herpes Rates Still High Category: Health News Created: 3/10/2010 8:48:00 AM Last Editorial Review: 3/10/2010 8:48:30 AM

US herpes rates still high
Thu, 11 Mar 2010 02:12:34 GMT
WASHINGTON - ABOUT 16 per cent of Americans between the ages of 14 and 49 are infected with genital herpes, making it one of the most common sexually transmitted diseases, US health officials said on Tuesday. Black women had the highest rate of infection at 48 per cent and women were nearly twice likely as men to be infected, according to an analysis by the US Centres for Disease Control and ...

1 in 6 Americans has genital herpes
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 18:16:03 GMT
One in six Americans between the ages of 14 and 49 has genital herpes, according to a new estimate Tuesday from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention , based on 2005 to 2008 data.That's about the same as the rate reported for 1999 to 2004. Infection rates are worse among African Americans: 39 percent have genital herpes, compared to 12 percent of whites, according to the CDC. Women have ...

CDC: Herpes Still A Serious Threat
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 20:16:33 GMT
One out of every six Americans between the ages of 14 and 49 have been infected with genital herpes, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced on Tuesday, re-emphasizing the need for safe sexual practices.According to the CDC’s National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES), 11.5-percent of men and 21-percent of women have been infected with herpes simplex virus ...

Herpes Infects One in Six in U.S.
Tue, 09 Mar 2010 21:03:34 GMT
TUESDAY, March 9 (HealthDay News) -- As many as one in six Americans is infected with herpes simplex virus type 2 (HSV-2), health officials said Tuesday.

Report says 1 in 6 Americans infected with Herpes
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 16:47:24 GMT
Genital herpes, a condition that produces painful sores and increases transmission of AIDS, has infected one in six Americans, according to a U.S. survey that shows prevention efforts haven't stopped outbreaks. The study, conducted from 2005 through 2008, found the...

CDC: Genital Herpes Rates Still High
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 00:17:18 GMT
One in six Americans between the ages of 14 and 49 have genital herpes and close to 1 in 2 black women are infected, new figures from the CDC reveal.

Jenice Armstrong: Sound the herpes alarm
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 04:41:00 GMT
NEARLY HALF of black women have herpes?! I stumbled across this disturbing bombshell yesterday afternoon while researching another column and was stopped cold.

Genital Herpes Virus Infects One in Six Americans (Update1)
Tue, 09 Mar 2010 19:48:36 GMT
Genital herpes, a condition that produces painful sores and increases transmission of AIDS, has infected one in six Americans, according to a U.S. study that shows prevention efforts haven’t stopped outbreaks.

WHOA!!!!: New Report Says Nearly 1/2 Of All Black Women Have Genital Herpes
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 15:18:10 GMT
The Center For Disease Control has released alarming new test results that claim 48% of Black women between ages 14 and 49 have herpes simplex virus type 2 (HSV-2), a lifelong and incurable infection that can cause recurrent and painful genital sores. According to the CDC herpes is still one of the most common sexually transmitted [...]

Genital Herpes Virus Infects One in Six Americans, Study Finds
Tue, 09 Mar 2010 19:27:05 GMT
March 9 (Bloomberg) -- Genital herpes, a condition that produces painful sores and increases transmission of AIDS, has infected one in six Americans, according to a U.S. survey that shows prevention efforts haven’t stopped outbreaks.

New Genetic Test Helps Doctors Predict Frequency Of Genital Herpes Outbreaks
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 06:29:56 GMT
Molecular dermatology research and development innovator DermaGenoma, Inc. released The HerpesDX Genetic Test for Frequent Genital Herpes. The new screening test will help doctors assess patients' risk for developing frequent Genital Herpes (HSV-2) outbreaks. Until now, physicians have been unable to give patients an answer to the most common question asked by recently infected Genital Herpes ...

CORRECTED: U.S. herpes rates remain high: CDC
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 21:46:25 GMT
(Corrects first bullet to show figure is for those aged 14 to 49 not entire population; changes 9th para to read due instead of do and adds CDC clarification on gender and racial disparity in para 10-11)

US herpes rates high; Black women have highest infection rate
Tue, 09 Mar 2010 23:02:46 GMT
About 16% of Americans between the ages of 14 and 49 are infected with genital herpes, making it one of the most common sexually transmitted diseases

CDC Study Finds U.S. Herpes Rates Remain High
Tue, 09 Mar 2010 17:01:00 GMT
ATLANTA, March 9 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- About 1 in 6 Americans (16.2 percent) between the ages of 14 and 49 is infected with herpes simplex virus type 2 (HSV-2), according to a national health survey released today by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. HSV-2 is a lifelong and incurable infection that can cause recurrent and painful genital sores.

Health Buzz: 1 in 6 Americans Has Genital Herpes
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 19:19:58 GMT
Online screening tools for depression or anxiety; risks of longtime osteoporosis medicine use.

CORRECTED: U.S. herpes rates remain high: CDC
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 22:01:34 GMT
(Corrects first bullet to show figure is for those aged 14 to 49 not entire population; changes 9th para to read due instead of do and adds CDC clarification on gender and racial

DermaGenoma releases The HerpesDX Genetic Test for Frequent Genital Herpes
Tue, 09 Mar 2010 05:22:23 GMT
Molecular dermatology research and development innovator DermaGenoma, Inc. today released The HerpesDX Genetic Test for Frequent Genital Herpes. The new screening test will help doctors assess patients’ risk for developing frequent Genital Herpes (HSV-2) outbreaks.

New Study Finds One in Six Americans Has Herpes
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 21:31:09 GMT
The study found that the disease affects 21 percent of women and 11.5 percent of men and that blacks are three times more likely than whites to be infected. An estimated 48 percent of black women carry the disease.

(AFX UK Focus) 2010-03-10 19:56 CORRECTED-U.S. herpes rates remain high - CDC
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 20:27:49 GMT
By JoAnne Allen

STD study invokes discussion on race and promiscuity
Thu, 11 Mar 2010 22:53:39 GMT
A recent CDC report says one in two black women is infected with herpes. Mecklenburg County commissioner Bill James says the problem is promiscuity in the black community, but others don't agree.

Herpes Infects One in Six in U.S.
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 05:46:31 GMT
Most don't know they have the disease, CDC says, upping risks for transmitting it to others.

BioVex starts phase-I trial of genital herpes vaccine ImmunoVEXHSV2
Mon, 08 Mar 2010 08:43:45 GMT
BioVex Inc, a private biotechnology company developing new generation biologics for the treatment of cancer and prevention of infectious disease, announced that the first subject had been dosed in the phase-1 study of its live attenuated genital herpes vaccine, ImmunoVEXHSV2.

U.S. herpes rates remain high - CDC
Tue, 09 Mar 2010 19:59:10 GMT
Source: Reuters (Corrects first bullet to show figure is for those aged 14 to 49 not entire population; changes 9th para to read due instead of do and adds CDC clarification on gender and ...

Virus can be passed from parents to kids
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 16:33:53 GMT
TAMPA, Fla., March 10 (UPI) -- University of South Florida scientists say they've discovered a common herpes virus hidden in some people's chromosomes can be reactivated to infectious form.

(AFX UK Focus) 2010-03-09 19:58 U.S. herpes rates remain high - CDC
Tue, 09 Mar 2010 20:28:50 GMT
By JoAnne Allen

BioVex Initiates Phase 1 Clinical Trial With Its Genital Herpes Vaccine, ImmunoVEXHSV2
Sun, 07 Mar 2010 11:34:05 GMT
BioVex Inc, a private biotechnology company developing new generation biologics for the treatment of cancer and prevention of infectious disease, announced that the first subject had been dosed in the Phase 1 study of its live attenuated genital herpes vaccine, ImmunoVEXHSV2. The Phase 1 study is an open label ascending dose trial, assessing safety and immune response in healthy volunteers. The ...

Do you think America is headed for a moral collapse?
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 13:48:28 GMT
Tyler— Do you think America is headed for a moral collapse? New CDC numbers on the spread of herpes and other STD's show a growing trend. East Texans respond to our News Partner: KTBB and host Garth Maier.

West High counselor who had sex with student asks for parole
Fri, 12 Mar 2010 01:14:16 GMT
Draper » A teenager on Thursday said the guidance counselor she had sex with has forever changed her life, causing her to completely start over socially.

Herpes Virus Can Integrate its DNA into Human Chromosomes
Mon, 08 Mar 2010 21:23:43 GMT
Virologists surprised to discover that a common herpesvirus hidden in chromosomes of some people can be reactivated to infectious formTampa, FL -- Human herpesvirus 6 (HHV-6) infects nearly 100 percent of humans in early childhood, and the infection then lasts for the rest of a person's life.

World News Quick Take
Thu, 11 Mar 2010 17:20:54 GMT
Officials on Wednesday lowered the death toll in this week’s magnitude 6 earthquake from 51 to 41. A statement issued by the governor’s office in the eastern province of Elazig said erroneous reporting was responsible for the earlier toll in Monday’s temblor.

Thursday, March 11, 2010 | Overcast, light rain, 46.4 °F
Thu, 11 Mar 2010 23:48:19 GMT
Dr. Dennis Schmitt (in maroon scrubs) joined Woodland Park Zoo to artificially inseminate Chai, the zoo's 31-year-old Asian elephant, this week.

Greek Organization Honors College Research
Thu, 11 Mar 2010 15:40:45 GMT
K-State College of Veterinary Medicine students and faculty earned honors at Phi Zeta Research Day.

Thole: Stillwater wrestlers state their case
Thu, 11 Mar 2010 17:42:57 GMT
Last week was a real downer for coach Rich Keller's wrestling team when it lost to White Bear lake 31-28 in the Section 4AAA title match.

CDC: U.S. STD's remain unacceptably high
Tue, 09 Mar 2010 04:38:31 GMT
ATLANTA, March 8 (UPI) -- The United States suffers high rates of herpes, particularly among women and African-Americans, health officials said.

Research and Markets: Antivirals: Novel Targets, Technologies, and Dealmaking
Thu, 11 Mar 2010 15:00:00 GMT
DUBLIN----Research and Markets has announced the addition of Decision Resources, Inc.'s new report Antivirals: Novel Targets, Technologies, and Dealmaking to their offering.

Long-term use of osteoporosis drugs questioned
Thu, 11 Mar 2010 03:13:10 GMT
Medications called bisphosphonates are standard tools for the treatment of osteoporosis. They include Fosamax, Boniva, Actonel and Reclast. But new data released Wednesday raise some concern about whether the drugs are safe for long-term use.

Infectious virus hidden in chromosomes can be passed from parents to children
Tue, 09 Mar 2010 00:23:28 GMT
In some individuals the common herpes virus HHV-6 can integrate into structures at the end of chromosomes and be reactivated to an infectious form.

Researchers calculate sexual life expectancy and suggest improving health with lengthen it
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 18:47:26 GMT
Here's a look at some of the top health news being talked about around the U.S. and the world today: â¢Â Staying in good health could help prolong a person's sex life by as much as 15 years, according to......

Lisa Haisha: Seducing the Dead in Amsterdam
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 17:29:27 GMT
Teresa works as a prostitute in Amsterdam, where one unrequited desire has burned beneath the surface of her numbed skin -to experience having her soul touched instead of her body.

Virus can attack prostate cancer
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 17:00:49 GMT
Researchers in Alberta have successfully tested a new viral approach to treating prostate cancer in a small number of men.

(AFX UK Focus) 2010-03-10 18:10 U.S. FDA advisory meetings through May 12
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 18:44:01 GMT
THIS DIARY IS FILED AS THE FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION UPDATES ITS SCHEDULE. ALL ITEMS AFTER MARCH 13 ARE EDT/GMT. For more information on the FDA's Advisory Committee meetings, see: http://www.fda.gov/AdvisoryCommittees/Calendar/default.htm

National Briefs (03/10/10)
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 05:33:51 GMT
COLUMBUS, Ohio -- An Ohio State University janitor who was about to lose his job walked into a maintenance building for his early morning shift Tuesday and shot two supervisors, killing one of them and fatally shooting himself. No students were hurt.

Infectious virus hidden in chromosomes during latency can be passed from parents to children
Mon, 08 Mar 2010 20:27:14 GMT
( University of South Florida Health ) In some individuals the common herpes virus HHV-6 can integrate into structures at the end of chromosomes and be reactivated to an infectious form. The findings are reported online, March 8, 2010, in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

Sexual transmitted diseases infect millions of people in U.S.
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 07:26:53 GMT
Some 19 million people are infected with sexual transmitted diseases (STD) every year in the United States and an astonishing half of them are young people, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced on Tuesday. Young women, African Americans, and gay and bisexual men are especially hard hit, said Dr. Kevin Fenton, director of the CDC's National Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral ...

$3 Million in Refunds Distributed to Consumers Who Bought Bogus Health Products
Mon, 08 Mar 2010 13:42:04 GMT
The marketers claimed that their infrared sauna could treat cancer, and that their supplements could treat, reduce the risk of, or prevent various health conditions including cancer, HIV/AIDS, diabetes, strokes, heart attacks, Alzheimer’s disease, Parkinson’s disease, arthritis, multiple sclerosis and other autoimmune diseases, ulcers, herpes, asthma, and glaucoma.

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