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Cancer
Electrocauterization Has Fewer Side Effects, Better Efficacy, Than Topical Treatments for Anal Lesions

When it comes to treating precancerous anal lesions, electrocauterization is both more effective and, somewhat surprisingly, better tolerated than repeated topical applications of either Aldara (imiquimod) or Efudex (fluorouracil), according to data presented Thursday, March 8, at the 19th Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections (CROI) in Seattle. 

Published
23 March 2012
From
AIDSMeds
Cancer
HPV pushes oral cancer cases past 6,000 a year

The number of oral cancer cases diagnosed each year in the UK has risen above 6,000 for the first time, new figures from Cancer Research UK show today. Experts believe that infections with high-risk strains of the human papillomavirus (HPV) may be a key reason for the jump in cases of oral cancer.

Published
16 March 2012
From
Cancer Research UK
Sexually transmitted infections
Changes to first-line therapy for gonorrhea in Canada

The PHAC's research has revealed that in the past decade strains of gonorrhea in Canada have evolved and are losing their susceptibility to cefixime and ceftriaxone. In other words, the concentration of these antibiotics needed to kill gonorrhea-causing bacteria has significantly increased, according to lab experiments.

Published
14 March 2012
From
CATIE
Sexual transmission
Infection with M. genitalium may double African women's HIV risk

A common sexually transmitted bacterial infection more than doubles the risk of HIV infection in African women, reports a study in the March issue of AIDS.

Published
09 March 2012
From
News Medical
Circumcision
Circumcision Tied to Drop in Herpes, Too

African men who underwent circumcision not only reduced their risk of contracting HIV infection, they also were significantly less likely to be infected with herpes simplex virus-2, researchers reported here.

Published
06 March 2012
From
MedPage Today HIV/AIDS
Sexually transmitted infections
Group backs HPV shot recommendation for boys

The American Academy of Pediatrics has backed the Centers for Disease Control's recommendation that the HPV vaccine Gardasil should be offered to boys over 11 as well as girls.

Published
28 February 2012
From
Reuters Health
Sexually transmitted infections
Antibiotics Losing Battle Against Gonorrhea

The last line of defense against gonorrhea is losing its effectiveness against the gonorrhea, according to a new article published February 9 in the The New England Journal of Medicine.

Published
09 February 2012
From
AIDSMeds
Young people
CDC: 22.6% of Sexually Active Teenagers Are Tested for HIV

Less than a quarter of teenagers who have had sex have been tested for HIV, according to researchers from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), who published their findings online January 2 in the Archives of Pediatric and Adolescent Medicine.

Published
05 January 2012
From
Medscape (requires registration)
Sexually transmitted infections
Herpes Vaccine Fails to Protect Women

A once-promising vaccine against herpes viruses has failed in a large clinical trial, researchers reported.

Published
05 January 2012
From
MedPage Today
Sexually transmitted infections
UK switches to Merck's Gardasil for HPV vaccination

Britain is to stop using GlaxoSmithKline's cervical cancer vaccine Cervarix from next September and will instead offer girls Merck & Co's rival product Gardasil.

Published
26 November 2011
From
Reuters
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