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Confronting the Staggering Toll of STDs in the African American Community

Black Voices - Fri Nov 20, 4:46 pm ET

Filed under: Sexual Health African-Americans continue to bear a greater burden of sexually transmitted diseases (STD) than any other racial or ethnic group in the United States. A CDC report released this week shows that, just as is the case for the HIV epidemic, African-Americans are disproportionately impacted by other STDs. Both the number of STD cases reported in 2008, and rates of all three ...

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VIVUS Announces Positive Results From Phase 3 Study of Avanafil in Erectile Dysfunction; Data Demonstrate Robust ...
PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance - Wed Nov 18, 6:30 am ET
VIVUS, Inc. today announced positive results from REVIVE , a phase 3 pivotal study evaluating the safety and efficacy of avanafil, an investigational drug candidate for the treatment of erectile dysfunction , in 646 patients.
Drug For Erectile Dysfunction Improves Heart Function In Young Heart-Disease Patients
redOrbit - Wed Nov 18, 7:10 pm ET
Heart function significantly improved in children and young adults with single-ventricle congenital heart disease who have had the Fontan operation following treatment with sildenafil, a drug used to treat erectile dysfunction and pulmonary hypertension, say researchers from The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia.Single-ventricle defects are a collection of cardiac malformations that impair the ...
Vivus Shares Rise on Erectile Dysfunction Drug Success
Fox News - Wed Nov 18, 4:45 pm ET
Vivus Inc. (VVUS) shares rose Wednesday on news that its erectile dysfunction drug was effective in a late stage trial, putting the biotech firm on course to file an application with the Food and Drug Administration in 2011.
Teens account for 40 percent of Mississippi's sexually transmitted disease cases
Mobile Press-Register - Sun Nov 15, 7:17 pm ET
The increasing number of teenagers contracting STDs also is a national trend, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. "It's just really important for people to know that youth are at risk and that youth continue to be disproportionately affected by STDs," said Nikki Kay, a spokeswoman for the CDC in Atlanta.
CDC report: Sexually transmitted disease rates stable in King County, but inequities persist
Kent Reporter - Tue Nov 17, 7:37 pm ET
This week, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released its annual report on sexually transmitted diseases.
Zydena is Efficacious in Once Daily Dosing for Erectile Dysfunction/Positive BPH Results
PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance - Wed Nov 18, 10:00 am ET
Dong-A Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. and Dong-A PharmTech, Co. Ltd. announced today that it has completed a 240 patient once-a-day dosing clinical study of udenafil, its new long acting phosphodiesterase type 5 inhibitor for erectile dysfunction .
Professor awarded over $2 million for HIV/STD research
The Daily Barometer - Wed Nov 18, 2:23 am ET
By Katrina Lorengel The Daily Barometer Peggy Dolcini, OSU researcher and assistant professor in the department of public health, plans to continue her national HIV/STD prevention research after receiving more than $2 million in grants. "Adolescent sexual health is an important topic," Dolcini said.
S-E-X: Now that I've Got Your Attention, This Really Is About S-T-Ds
Black Voices - Fri Nov 20, 4:00 pm ET
Filed under: Sexual Health There are two things human beings do very well, run their mouths and, ahem...procreate. Trust me, right now someone in this world, actually probably many people, are getting their collective freaks on, in famliar and unfamiliar ways. There are people who should be having sex as well as people who shouldn't (at least not with each other). Through the 2 million-year ...
The abortion debate: parental notification and sex education
KTVA Anchorage - Mon Nov 16, 10:25 pm ET
It has been two years since the state Supreme Court ruled it was legal for girls 17 and under to get an abortion without parental consent. Planned Parenthood, the group who originally brought the lawsuit, is now pushing a new agenda: sex education.
Teen Girls' Chlamydia Drives STD Rate Up
MedicineNet.com - Tue Nov 17, 1:31 pm ET
Title: Teen Girls' Chlamydia Drives STD Rate Up Category: Health News Created: 11/17/2009 9:36:00 AM Last Editorial Review: 11/17/2009 9:36:53 AM

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VIVUS Announces Positive Results From Phase 3 Study of Avanafil in Erectile Dysfunction; Data Demonstrate Robust ...

Drug For Erectile Dysfunction Improves Heart Function In Young Heart-Disease Patients

Vivus Shares Rise on Erectile Dysfunction Drug Success

Teens account for 40 percent of Mississippi's sexually transmitted disease cases

CDC report: Sexually transmitted disease rates stable in King County, but inequities persist

Zydena is Efficacious in Once Daily Dosing for Erectile Dysfunction/Positive BPH Results

Professor awarded over $2 million for HIV/STD research

S-E-X: Now that I've Got Your Attention, This Really Is About S-T-Ds

The abortion debate: parental notification and sex education

Teen Girls' Chlamydia Drives STD Rate Up

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