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Evidence Shows Strong Link Between Herpes and Decline In Cognitive Faculties

Several recent studies have backed up a claim that herpes infections can cause cognitive diseases like Alzheimer’s. There is so much research about it that researchers said it would be safe to assume that the virus could be a cause for Alzheimer’s and other cognitive diseases.

Mark Riegel, MD

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Doctors Urged To Screen for HIV and Syphilis in Women with PID

Doctors Urged To Screen for HIV and Syphilis in Women with PID

Women who suffer from PID (pelvic inflammatory disease) are at a greater risk of also contracting HIV and syphilis.

Mark Riegel, MD

Nation’s Capital Seeing Spike In STD Diagnosis Amid Decline of HIV Cases

Nation’s Capital Seeing Spike In STD Diagnosis Amid Decline of HIV Cases

When Washington, D.C. officials’ efforts to slow the spread of HIV down stalled, it led to a rise in other STI diagnosis – to record highs even.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Trump Admin. Plan Could Lead To Rise In STD Cases

Trump Admin. Plan Could Lead To Rise In STD Cases

With the Trump administration’s effort to shift family planning money away from organizations providing family planning and reproductive health services, it could lead to a rise in STD cases.

Mark Riegel, MD

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