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Gonorrhea Close to Gaining Superbug Status

By Katie DrummondMar 30th 2010 – 6:13PM

(March 30) -- Unless medical experts devise a new way to treat it, gonorrhea -- the world's second most common sexually transmitted infection, after chlamydia -- will soon become a drug-resistant superbug. "This is a very clever bacteria. If this problem isn't addressed, there is a real possibility that gonorrhea will...

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Baby Boomers Not Immune To Sexually Transmitted Diseases

By Erica Smith Nov 08th 2011 - 08:28AM

Last month, we addressed the most common sex myths about baby boomers , debunking the false assumption that as people age, they lose their desire to have sex.

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STD Testing Program Embraced By South Los Angeles Churches

By Anna Almendrala Sep 21st 2011 - 07:03PM

When sexually transmitted diseases make the news in Los Angeles, it's usually a high-profile case contracted in the adult film industry.

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Perry: I'm Against It

By Robert Walker Aug 16th 2011 - 04:23PM

Consistency may not be a moral virtue, but when it comes to the religious right it qualifies as a political virtue, especially when it comes to the reproductive health and rights of women.

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The Vatican's Unsupportable Logic

By Edward Flattau Jun 06th 2011 - 01:13PM

There is strained logic, to put it mildly, in the statement that condom use will increase rather than reduce the spread of AIDS.

sexually transmitted disease News From the Web

  • 04/22/12 Sacramento and Sexually Transmitted Disease Source: allvoices This is something we have all heard of, but often, unless individuals are affected directly, know little about them.
  • 02/14/12 STDs: The Valentine's gift you don't want Source: Signal & Urbanite - Georgia State Univ - Atlanta GA Although students may think the odds of contracting a sexually transmitted disease (STD) are pretty slim, the chances of contracting one are increasing in Atlanta.
  • 01/27/12 Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STDs) Source: DiscoveryHealth While it is normal and healthy for people to enjoy active sex lives, it is important to realize that there are more than 30 sexually transmitted diseases that have the potential to turn sexual contact into an unpleasant, and in some cases deadly, activity.
  • 01/20/12 Sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) Source: MayoClinic.com Dorland's Illustrated Medical Dictionary. 31st ed.
  • 11/22/11 THIS MONTH: SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES Source: Gorey Guardian A NORMAL healthy sex life is essential to our physical and psychological well being.

Background on sexually transmitted disease

Sexually transmitted infections (STI), also referred to as sexually transmitted diseases (STD) and venereal diseases (VD), are illnesses that have a significant probability of transmission between humans by means of human sexual behavior, including vaginal intercourse, oral sex, and anal sex.

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