Rapid STD Testing

1. Herpes: What You Should Know
   Herpes: What You Should Know Did you know that 1 in 6 teens and adults in the U.S. has been infected with genital herpes? With statistics like that, it’s likely that at some point you will probably have sexual contact with someone who has this infection. In fact, many people who have genital herpes aren’t [...]
2. Fewer black women are being infected with HIV – Vitals
   ATLANTA – Fewer black women in the United States are being infected with HIV, but the number of young gay and bisexual men infected is rising, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said on Wednesday. Between 2008 and 2010, the number of newly infected black women dropped 21 percent, according to the CDC report. [...]
3. HIV incidence among adults and adolescents in the United States
   Today the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released estimates of HIV incidence among adults and adolescents in the United States for the years 2007-2010. These estimates, published in the online HIV Surveillance Supplemental Report, show that while the epidemic has been relatively stable overall at 50,000, per year, there are noteworthy findings among [...]
4. Could Facebook reveal which of your friends has an STD? | Fox News
   Can the social network help prevent social diseases? A University of North Carolina researcher thinks online social networks like Facebook have tremendous potential for halting the spread of sexually transmitted diseases (STDs). He envisions an app that could alert you to your risk of catching one based on its prevalence among your friends, according to [...]
5. CDC report highlights some STDs on the rise | Fox News
   A new report from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention indicates certain sexually transmitted diseases are on the rise in some groups. “STDs continue to threaten the health and well-being of millions of Americans,” said Hillard Weinstock, one of the authors of “2011 Sexually Transmitted Diseases Surveillance” report in USA Today. Of particular [...]