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CheckMate Healthcare Create Mobile App To Remove Stigma Tied To STD Status

CheckMate Healthcare created a mobile app CheckMate letting consumers who suspect they have a sexually transmitted disease to seek the help they need either in-home or through a CheckMate-affiliated lab.

Mark Riegel, MD

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Study Looks At Bacterial Vaginosis As A Possible STD

Study Looks At Bacterial Vaginosis As A Possible STD

Monash University is conducting a trial that wants to prove that bacterial vaginosis is, in fact, a sexually transmitted disease that both men and women can carry. A 2006 study from Monash University showed that 50 percent of women that use oral or topical antibiotics were re-treated again in six months for the condition.

Mark Riegel, MD

HIV Facts & Statistics - Who’s Been Affected by HIV

HIV Facts & Statistics - Who’s Been Affected by HIV

Since the AIDS epidemic in the early 1980’s, millions of people have been diagnosed with AIDS. Many people who are infected with HIV never get AIDS today.

Mark Riegel, MD

Scientists Could Develop Chlamydia Vaccine For Koalas

Scientists Could Develop Chlamydia Vaccine For Koalas

Scientists were able to map out the Koala’s genome, which means they may now have a better chance of developing vaccines that can treat Australia’s symbolic animal suffering from the sexually transmitted disease chlamydia.

Mark Riegel, MD

Dallas Should Implement Fast Track Initiative Aimed At HIV/AIDS Sufferers

Dallas Should Implement Fast Track Initiative Aimed At HIV/AIDS Sufferers

While Dallas has come a long way in how they treat people with AIDS, the fight against the disease is still far from over. And, Dallas should follow the example of another Texas city – Austin – which became the second city in the state to implement the Fast Track initiative.

Mark Riegel, MD

Why Is The U.S. Seeing A Rampant Rise In The Number of STD Cases

Why Is The U.S. Seeing A Rampant Rise In The Number of STD Cases

According to new Centers for Disease Control and Prevention data, STD rates have reached staggering, record highs two years in a row. The number of STD cases have increased dramatically over the past four years with cases of gonorrhea, chlamydia and syphilis going even higher.

Mark Riegel, MD

Key Factors In The Rise of STDs

Key Factors In The Rise of STDs

Health experts feel there are a number of reasons why the STD rates are climbing.

Mark Riegel, MD

Americans Having Less Sex But Riskier Sex

Americans Having Less Sex But Riskier Sex

According to various surveys, Americans are engaging in less sexual activities than in the 1990s. Although, people are not having sex as often, the rate of STD transmissions is increasing.

Mark Riegel, MD

7-Eleven Ads in Norway Warn About Growing Number of STDs

7-Eleven Ads in Norway Warn About Growing Number of STDs

A Norwegian 7-Eleven store drew attention to the rise in a sexually transmitted disease when it developed its “Welcome to Norway! The Land of Chlamydia” campaign.

Mark Riegel, MD

Public Health England Figures Show Rise In STI Cases

Public Health England Figures Show Rise In STI Cases

England’s number of syphilis cases is putting a major strain on the council resources because they’re at their highest levels since 1949.

Mark Riegel, MD

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