sexually transmitted diseases
Health officials lure people to get tested with a $10 Wal-Mart gift card and it works!
How does a frustrated health worker amidst a scary syphilis outbreak get people to check their bits? Chlamydia Now Being Blamed For Male Infertility As Well
Offer them $10 gift cards to Wal-Mart, of course. Duh!
Syphilis cases in Forsyth, N.C. have more than tripled in the past year, and health officials are delighted that a Wal-Mart gift card seems to be the missing, high-rolling link to get people interested in their HIV and syphilis status.
After a weekend of door-to-door canvassing, health workers got 603 people tested for syphlilis and HIV. When surveyed, half said the … Read More
A bone marrow transplant in Germany gives doctors hope for a cure.
We don't often get too heavy about the more dangerous side of sex here at YourTango, but sexually transmitted diseases are part of the bargain, unfortunately.
Amazing news this weekend of medical breakthrough in Germany: a man receiving a bone marrow transplant for leukemia appears to have been cured of HIV, the Wall Street Journal reports.
Typically HIV-positive indivuals take anti-retroviral drugs to treat the virus. But a 42-year-old American man living in Berlin was HIV-positive until a bone marrow transplant with cells from a donor naturally immune to all forms of HIV. Doctors have not … Read More
In the UK, a study by sexual health clinic has connected binge drinking...
This just in: Drunk people spend money like crazy. News flash: Young people think they’re invincible. Breaking story: People who get drunk and have unprotected sex often end up pregnant or with sores on their junk. Basically, this story boils down to 90% of women who attend sexual health clinics in a sector of England. Women who drank heavily were 40% more likely to be diagnosed with a STD. And abortion clinics are gearing up for a post-holiday rush. Eesh. It’s being recommended that pubs and cabs start carrying and handing out free condoms. That is … Read More
A new study has come out saying that losing virginity late is correlated...
From ABC
By Dan Childs
While past research has linked early sexual activity to health problems, a new study suggests that waiting too long to start having sex carries risks of its own.
Those who lose their virginity at a later age -- around 21 to 23 years of age -- tend to be more likely to experience sexual dysfunction problems later, say researchers at Columbia University and the New York State Psychiatric Institute's HIV Center for Clinical and Behavioral Studies.
The study will appear in the January 2008 issue of the American Journal of Public Health.
Tango’s Take
We’ll be damned. … Read More
