Archive for March, 2008

FDA Warning About Products That May be Harmful to Teens Health

Teens Beware! There are products sold on the Internet and on EBay to treat herpes and AIDS and to prevent sexually transmitted diseases that do not work and may harm you! The FDA says there are no natural … via Healthline
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Second Study Fails to Show Benefit of Herpes Treatment for Preventing HIV Infection

“These data show no evidence that acyclovir (400 mg twice daily) as HSV suppressive therapy decreases the incidence of infection with HIV.”
One of the stories that received prominent coverage at the 15th Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections last month in Boston was a report that treating genital herpes with acyclovir failed to … […]

NanoBio Corporation Successfully Completes Phase 2b Study in Herpes Labialis

“Based on the data, NanoBio will move immediately to initiate plans to begin phase 3 testing of NB-001 in early 2009.”
NanoBio Corporation reported top-level findings today from its phase 2b study of NB-001, a topical lotion to treat herpes labialis . via Earth Times
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Second study finds treating herpes won’t stop HIV

“It reaches 40 percent in high risk groups such as workers in bars and guesthouses, who may supplement their income by offering sex in return for money or gifts”
A second study has found that treating genital herpes infections does not protect people from the AIDS virus. via Reuters
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Continue Reading " Scarlett Johannson as The Director "

Scarlett Johansson is spotted on the set of her directorial debut New York, I Love You starring Kevin Bacon. via The Superficial
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Hookahs possibly linked to herpes

“We have to step it up ourselves. We do that by cleaning hookahs every time they are used.”
Health Department sanitary standards for local hookah bars non-existent Kaeli West Issue date: 3/10/08 Section: News A slew of recent herpes outbreaks among CSU students have been linked by campus doctors to … via Rocky Mountain Collegian […]

She contracted genital herpes

Years ago, a distressed female client visited me with a prescription. She had noticed the development of painful blisters on her genitals and had visited her doctor who diagnosed genital herpes. via Jamaica Gleaner
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Home blood sugar machines are not precise instruments

DEAR DR. DONOHUE: Help. I am a diabetic. I have asked four doctors this question and can’t get an answer. via SouthCoastToday.com
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Herpes treatment in Africa: time for a rethink?

“Management of herpes in Africa needs to shift from syndromic management”
Giving people with genital herpes an advance supply of anti-herpes medication and instructions on how to recognise the early signs of a herpes attack may be the most effective way of limiting the spread of HIV … via Aidsmap
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Acyclovir Doesn’t Reduce HIV Infection Risk in HSV-2-Positive People

“More research is needed to understand ways to reduce HIV susceptibility among persons with HSV-2.”
The anti-herpes drug acyclovir did not reduce the risk of acquiring sexually transmitted HIV when given to men and women infected with herpes simplex virus-2 , according to the authors of a study reported last … via POZ
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