FRIDAY Jan. 31, 2014, 2014 -- Women who are victims of domestic violence are at increased risk for infection with HIV and other sexually transmitted diseases, new research finds. The study included women seen at an upstate New York public ...
A large-scale human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) intervention/education effort aimed at helping South African men take a proactive role in the prevention of that disease has proven successful, an important development considering that ...
Tags: HIV, STI, infection, Circle of Men
A large-scale human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) intervention/education effort aimed at helping South African men take a proactive role in the prevention of that disease has proven successful, an important development considering that ...
An experimental drug could eventually offer a new treatment option for genital herpes, a common and incurable sexually transmitted infection, researchers report. In a small study, researchers found that the drug -- called pritelivir -- ...
U.S. researchers began an early stage clinical trial of a vaccine to prevent genital herpes disease by removing two key proteins so the virus cannot multiply. Principal investigator Dr. Lesia K. Dropulic of the National Institute of ...
Tags: vaccine, genital herpes, protein, virus
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has cleared the use of Hologic's amplified nucleic acid assay on the company's fully-automated Panther system. Using endocervical or vaginal swabs and specimens, collected in Hologic's ThinPrep ...
Tags: FDA, Hologic, Panther system, Trichomonas vaginalis assay
ICF International (ICFI), a technology service provider, has received a $5m re-compete contract from the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to provide assistance to the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health Regional ...
Tags: ICF International, ICFI, sexually transmitted infection, HIV/AIDS