Feds crack down on bogus cures for STDs
Federal health officials are cracking down on bogus pills and supplements that claim to cure sexually transmitted diseases like HIV, herpes and genital warts. Full story
STD caseload rising in SD
Figures from the state Health Department show an increase in the number of sexually transmitted diseases in South Dakota. Full story
Brighter bill may indicate STD-free duck
Looking for a disease-free mate? Check the color of their bill (if you're a mallard duck, that is). Researchers have found that the brighter a mallard's bill, the more effective their sperm is at killing off bacteria. Full story
Man suspected of transmitting STD killed
A Cook County judge denied bail to a 21-year-old woman charged with first-degree murder in the death of man she suspected of giving her a sexually transmitted disease. Full story
Minn. health officials alarmed by STD surge
Minnesota health officials say they're alarmed by a surge in sexually transmitted diseases. Full story
More U.S. youth say they are not having sex
The number of U.S. teenagers and young adults who say they are abstaining from sex is on the rise, even as more young women report having sexual contact with each other, U.S. government researchers said on Thursday. Full story
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Let’s talk about sex!
Researchers at the University of Indiana, funded by the maker of Trojan condoms, surveyed 5,865 adolescents and adults, ages 14 to 94, about their sex lives, in one of the most comprehensive studies in almost two decades. Dr. Nancy Snyderman weighs in on the results.
U.S. apologizes for STD experiments in Guatemala
After apologizing for an American science experiment in which Guatemalan prisoners and mentally ill patients were deliberately infected with STDs more than 60 years ago, U.S. officials called on the Institute of Medicine to launch a full investigation. NBC Chief Science Correspondent Robert Bazell r
Public schools offering STD tests
Aug. 6: Schools in New York, D.C. and Baltimore are set to perform screening for sexually transmitted diseases. Should the tests require parental consent? NBC’s Dr. Nancy talks with a panel.
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