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Towson biology professor developing silicone implant to battle herpes
The space sure looked like a science lab, with beakers full of brightly-hued potions and a dry-erase board covered in graphs and mathematical scrawl. But at the heart of the operation sits a hunk of metal with a hand crank on the side.
"It's a pasta...Tags: Teaching and Learning, Chemical Industry, Medical Research, Education, Biology
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Circumcision Ritual Under Fire Due to Risk of Herpes Infection
CNNNEW YORK -- A controversial Jewish circumcision ritual is under fire after allegedly causing the deaths of two infants and exposing potentially thousands more to the risk of herpes infections. New York City health officials are pushing a proposed...Tags: Religious Events, Health, Culture, Christian Orthodoxy, Rituals
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Does anyone talk on the phone any more?
I was fortunate enough to grow up in the sweet spot of technology. I'm young enough to have a firm grasp on computers, cell phones, Twitter and the like. But I'm old enough to remember life before the Internet. So I'm capable of working my iPhone, and I'm...
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Genital herpes can be transmitted even between outbreaks
Tribune staff reporterGenital herpes is a common sexually transmitted disease, affecting about 16% of U.S. adults. A lot of people, however, don't have outbreaks of painful blisters and don't know they have the infection. Others know they have herpes but believe they can't...Tags: Health, Medical Research, Diseases and Illnesses, Viral Diseases and Infections, Cancer
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STDs, midlife and beyond
HealthKey.com contributorBaby boomers, and even their parents and adult children, are experiencing a new type of boom-in acquiring sexually transmitted diseases (STDs). Why are STDs on the rise in the 45+ population, and what should we do about it? Reasons for the Increase A...Tags: Health, Medical Research, Diseases and Illnesses, Geriatrics, HIV
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Ambushed by recurring cold sores? Here's why
For such a ubiquitous plague, cold sores can be mighty shaming.
In addition to the indignity of wearing a bulging, weepy blister on your lip, sufferers also must contend with the stigma of its source: HSV-1, a type of herpes simplex virus.
But unlike...Tags: Cold Sores, Health, Medical Research, Yeshivas, Biology
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Mother, Boyfriend Charged in Connection with Child's Death
KIAHInvestigators with the Harris County Sheriff's Office say they have a break in the case of a 4-year-old Spring girl who died June 27 from blunt abdominal trauma. As you may recall, officials say she had been physically and sexually abused. Monday evening...Tags: Assault, Health, Prosecution, Crimes, Injuries and Wounds
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Mother Charged With Failing to Protect Child From Abuse
KTLA NewsHOUSTON -- Jury selection began Monday for a mother of 3 accused of failing to protect her 4-year old daughter from abuse that ultimately led to the girl's death. Abigail Young is charged in the death of 4-year-old Emma Thompson, who suffered a fractured...Tags: Assault, Prosecution, Crimes, Sexual Assault, KTLA
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New HIV Strain Found in African Woman
Associated PressWASHINGTON -- A new strain of the virus that causes AIDS has been discovered in a woman from the African nation of Cameroon. It differs from the three known strains of human immunodeficiency virus and appears to be closely related to a form of simian...Tags: Health, Medical Research, Animals, Education, HIV
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Genital herpes is widespread, CDC says
Booster ShotsNearly one in every two African American women ages 14 to 49 has genital herpes, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Tuesday. Overall, two out of every five blacks in that age group carry the virus, and one......
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