Tag: sexually transmitted diseases
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Rural women are less likely to complete vaccinations for cervical-cancer virus; study finds vaccine does not increase sexual activity
Women living in rural areas of the U.S. were far less likely to return for their follow-up doses after they get the initial injection of the human papillomavirus vaccine, a...
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Get tested, get treatment, Bluegrass HIV Coalition encourages
Today is World AIDS Day and health advocates are asking Kentuckians to get tested and get treatment. Hundreds of Kentuckians are diagnosed with AIDS each year, reports Mary Meehan of...
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Dec. 1 is World AIDS Day; 1.2 million Americans are thought to be infected, but only 1 in 5 know it
Friday is World AIDS Day, an opportunity to learn the facts about the virus and show support for people living with it. In the United States, there are 1.2 million...
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Boys should get HPV vaccine to keep from spreading virus
A federal committee has recommended that boys receive the human papilloma virus vaccine, already recommended for girls, to fight the sexually transmitted virus that is known to cause cervical cancer....
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Parents, children should discuss HPV vaccine, study indicates
A study at Ohio State University found that college-aged women who have talked to their mothers about the human papillomavirus are more likely to get the vaccine that prevents it,...
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Monday, June 27 is National HIV Testing Day
Kentuckians are being encouraged to find out their HIV status on Monday, June 27, National HIV Testing Day. About 1,700 Kentuckians were diagnosed with HIV between Jan. 1, 2005 and Dec....
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Number of HIV/AIDS cases is increasing in Louisville area
The number of newly diagnosed AIDS and HIV cases in Louisville is increasing even as the fear of the deadly disease wanes. The number of newly diagnosed cases in Jefferson...