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Syphilis Increase in U.S. Leads to Call for More Screenings

Cases of syphilis, once on the verge of elimination, rose 36 percent in the U.S. in four years and more than doubled in young, homosexual black men, leading health authorities to recommend more frequent screening.

Published
18 November 2011
From
San Francisco Chronicle
Cancer
HPV Vaccine Protection Against Anal Disease in Men - Controversy About Meaning of Results

In young men who have sex with men (MSM), the human papillomavirus (HPV) quadrivalent vaccine (Gardasil, Merck) reduced the rates of anal intraepithelial neoplasia (AIN), compared with placebo, according to an international team of investigators.

Published
31 October 2011
From
Medscape (requires free registration)
Sexually transmitted infections
Panel Endorses HPV Vaccine for Boys of 11

Boys and young men should be vaccinated against human papillomavirus, or HPV, to protect against anal and throat cancers that can result from sexual activity, a federal advisory committee said Tuesday.

Published
27 October 2011
From
New York Times
Cancer
Clinical trial shows first evidence that anal cancer is preventable

(University of California - San Francisco) A large, international clinical trial led by doctors at the University of California, San Francisco indicates that a vaccine to prevent anal cancer is safe and effective, according to a study reported in the Oct. 27, 2011 issue of New England Journal of Medicine.

Published
26 October 2011
From
Eurekalert Medicine & Health
Vaccines
Panel recommends HPV shot in boys

A US government medical panel recommends the human papillomavirus vaccine for boys, as vaccination rates for young women stagnate.

Published
26 October 2011
From
BBC Health
Microbicides
Gel Cuts Women’s Risk of Herpes, Study Finds

A vaginal gel that sharply reduces a woman’s risk of infection with the AIDS virus is even more effective against genital herpes, a much more common risk for young American women, a new study has found.

Published
21 October 2011
From
New York Times
Sexually transmitted infections
HPA Issues Warning About An Outbreak Of Shigella Flexneri Dysentery In Men Who Have Sex With Men

Sexual health experts at the Health Protection Agency (HPA) have today issued an alert about an outbreak of an infection known as Shigella flexneri dysentery. It is thought that the infection is being transmitted between men during sex.

Published
18 October 2011
From
HPA press release
Young people
Brown signs bill letting California minors get STD vaccine

Gov. Jerry Brown has waded into the national debate over child vaccinations for sexually transmitted diseases, signing into law a bill allowing children as young as 12 to get vaccinated without their parents' consent.

Published
09 October 2011
From
Sacramento Bee
Cancer
Virus to blame for rise in throat cancer

Cancer of the back of the mouth and throat is on the rise, primarily because of more cases stemming from a viral infection called human papillomavirus (HPV), researchers report in a new study.

Published
05 October 2011
From
Reuters
Sexually transmitted infections
Australia: Aborigines Sexually Transmitted Disease Rates High

Aborigines suffer far higher rates of sexually transmitted disease than other Australians. But the HIV infection rate is not much higher than Australia's national average.

Published
29 September 2011
From
Huffington Post
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