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Salt Lake County is seeing an increase in a sexually transmitted disease that public health officials once expected to be eradicated. The number of syphilis cases has jumped dramatically during the past decade, from one in 2000 to 33 and counting this year.
SHELBY — North Carolina schools currently teach abstinence until marriage, but a new comprehensive sex education will begin next year. The timing coincides with reports that sexually transmitted diseases are climbing nationwide. Chlamydia...
San Francisco health officials reported an alarming increase in new syphilis cases last year after years of declines. New syphilis cases rose 55.8 percent in 2008 over the previous year, San Francisco public health officials reported. The increase was...
( American Association for Cancer Research ) Results of two separate studies show lower rates of HPV vaccination in low-income populations, and identify vaccination barriers and tailored interventions that may help to increase HPV vaccine uptake rates.
SDG Systems announces the MIL-STD-810F (military standard) certification of the Bluebird Pidion BIP-6000 rugged handheld computer. The MIL-STD-810F certification demonstrates the ruggedness of the BIP-6000 and its appropriateness for use within demanding environments such as military operations, field service, and warehouse management. (PRWeb Dec 8, 2009) Read the full story at [[[SHIFTOUT ...
Changes to HPV vaccinations have been announced by the FDA and CDC. According to a press release from David Lawrance, medical director at McKinley, another HPV vaccine has been approved for women alongside the first vaccine known as Gardasil.
A new sex education curriculum proposed for all elementary schoolers in Gainesville has caused too many parents and educators to blush, and the school board is prompting the district's Sex and AIDS Review Committee to re-evaluate the elementary curriculum it approved this spring.
New York (Reuters) -- Within 2 years of having sex for the first time, half of teenage girls may be infected by at least one of three common sexually transmitted infections (STIs), according to results of a study published today. Often, those girls are infected by the age of 15.
GAINESVILLE - The Gainesville School Board is going to revisit parts of the school system's sex education curriculum. At issue is new material for elementary students. It will be reviewed because of complaints about the graphic nature of some of the material it contains.
The Virtues of Boys’ Schools - A Panel Presentation will be held Dec. 7 at 7 p.m. (open to the public) at Ward Hall, St. Sebastian’s School, 1191 Greendale Ave., Needham.
Blacks also continue to be disproportionately affected by STDs, with higher rates than any other racial or ethnic group, a CDC report found.
