by APFLI | Nov 1, 2015 | STDs - Definitions / History / Statistics / Studies, STDs / STIs
Gonorrhea is a highly contagious sexually transmitted bacterial infection, sometimes referred to as the ‘clap’. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s latest tracking suggests that resistance went down between 2011 and 2013 to the...
by APFLI | Jun 17, 2015 | STDs
Abstract Background: Cervical cancer screening is one of the greatest cancer prevention achievements, yet some women still develop or die from this disease. Objective: To assess recent trends in cervical cancer incidence and mortality, current screening percentages,...
by APFLI | Nov 16, 2014 | STDs - Definitions / History / Statistics / Studies
Of the estimated 18.9 million new STD cases in 2000, 9.1 million (48%-almost half) were among 15- to 24-year-olds. Year 2000 statistics for the most common STDs: HIV (est.) Total infections 40,000 15 24 age group 20,000 (50% of total)… Chlamydia Total...
by APFLI | Oct 31, 2014 | STDs, STIs, HIV - Archive
[Visit link below to view chart] Based on response to the question, “Except for tests you may have had as part of blood donations, have you ever had blood tested for the AIDS virus infection?” Since 2006, CDC has recommended that all patients aged 13–64...
by APFLI | Feb 21, 2014 | STDs / STIs
Medical Institute for Sexual Health Package for Parents … Sexually Transmitted Disease Surveillance – How Did the US Population Fare in 2012? The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recently released the report Sexually Transmitted Diseases...
by APFLI | Aug 20, 2011 | STDs / STIs
CDC: Homosexual Men Account for 61% of New HIV Infections but Only 2% of U.S. Population The U.S. Centers for Disease Control has estimated that homosexual men account for 61% of the new HIV infections in the United States while they only amount to about 2% of the...
by APFLI | Apr 27, 2010 | STDs / STIs
by APFLI | Jan 9, 2010 | STDs / STIs
Sexually Transmitted Infections, especially Herpes II, and Prostate Cancer among Men in the U.S. Military a statistically significant association between prostate cancer and serologic evidence of HSV-2 infection was detected in the earlier sample (odds ratio, 1.60;...
by APFLI | Nov 25, 2009 | STDs
HPV AND TONSIL CANCER The research of an Ohio oncologist, Maura Gillison, is confirming early data showing the annual increases in tonsil cancer among younger patients are due, at least in part, to HPV infection. Changes in sexual behavior during recent decades have...
by APFLI | Aug 29, 2009 | STDs / STIs
At Our Throats: HPV and Tonsil Cancer Common STD ("STI") Associated with Aggressive Prostate Cancer in Men — Calling this a Sexually Transmitted "Infection" to Make is Sound Less Dangerous May NOT Be Such a Good Idea… HIV Vaccine: Hope...
by APFLI | Jul 24, 2009 | STDs / STIs
54% of U.S. HIV Infections Caused by Homosexual Activity Among Men, 13-29. The U.S. Center for Disease Control has issued a fact sheet which says that 54% of HIV infections among males, aged 13-29, were caused by homosexual contact in 2006. This is opposed to...
by APFLI | Jan 15, 2009 | STDs / STIs
Clinic-Based Testing for Rectal and Pharyngeal Neisseria gonorrhoeae and Chlamydia trachomatis Infections by Community-Based Organizations — Five Cities, United States, 2007 Herpes Rates Among Young Adults Aged 20-29 Years Researchers Suspect Oral Sex to Blame...
by APFLI | Jun 30, 2008 | Abstinence - Archive, Effects of Alternative Lifestyles, STDs, STIs, HIV - Archive
The President’s Emergency Plan for HIV-AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) has been mired in the Senate for months. Last week finally brought signs that a vote, and passage, could be near. The program would cost $50 billion — that’s $165 from each American to fight...
by APFLI | Jun 30, 2008 | STDs, STIs, HIV - Archive
Trends in HIV/AIDS Diagnoses Among Men Who Have Sex with Men — 33 States, 2001–2006 In 2008, CDC conducted an analysis of trends in diagnoses of human immunodeficiency virus/acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (HIV/AIDS) among men who have sex with...
by APFLI | May 28, 2008 | STDs / STIs
NEW! CDC: 2006 Disease Profile (Oct 08) One in Four People in New York City Have Herpes Virus HPV Possibly Linked to Lung Cancer Gum Disease & HPV — a Double Whammy CDC: Trends in HIV and STD-Related Risk Behaviors Among High School Students —...
by APFLI | Mar 26, 2008 | STDs
HIV/AIDS VACCINE TEST RESULTS: A “CATASTROPHE” LIKE “THE CHALLENGER DISASTER” That was the somber evaluation of the latest AIDS vaccine test results by Robert Gallo, co-discoverer of the HIV virus at a recent AIDS conference in Boston. Ronald...
by APFLI | Mar 3, 2008 | STDs / STIs
Another ANTI-HIV Microbicide Fails the Test No AIDS Vaccine on the Horizon AIDS in Africa: Abstinence Works AIDS Rates in Northern Ireland Up By 300%… ANOTHER ANTI-HIV MICROBICIDE BITES THE DUST. That’s according to disappointed researchers who had hoped...
by APFLI | Feb 20, 2008 | STDs
“Flesh-Eating” Bacteria Striking Gay Men A new medical study appearing in the Annals of American Medicine shows that homosexuals are spreading a new, highly-infectious and extremely dangerous bacteria amongst themselves, most probably through anal...
by APFLI | Feb 3, 2008 | STDs / STIs
Condom Debate "Hijacked" and Drifting from "Evidence Based" Science – The British Medical Journal is running a pair of articles offering two opposed views on the question, "Are condoms the answer to rising rates of non-HIV sexually...
by APFLI | Jan 24, 2008 | STDs - Definitions / History / Statistics / Studies
How many STIs are there and what are their names? The number of STIs (sexually transmitted infections) will vary depending on what is counted as an STI and whether sexually transmissible infections are also counted. The Medical Institute uses a list of STIs that is...