Sexually transmitted diseases still rising; chlamydia hits a new record

December 16th, 2009 Study: Some Indianapolis teens have high STD riskINDIANAPOLIS — Sex researchers who tracked teenage girls in Indianapolis found that half of those studied had at least one sexually transmitted infection within two years of first having sex. The Indiana University School of Medicine researchers followed 381 girls who mostly lived in lower-income neighborhoods and ranged in age from 14 to 17 when the study began.

December 16th, 2009 Study: Sexually active girls at risk of infectionINDIANAPOLIS — Indiana University researchers say half of all urban teenage girls may get one or more sexually transmitted infections within two years of becoming sexually active. The researchers at the IU School of Medicine and Regenstrief Institute say their findings point to the need to screen sexually active teenage girls sooner for infections.

November 21st, 2009 LONDON - A new British survey has found that tens of thousands of people still shy away from taking about sexually transmitted infections, thereby risking their health. According to the Government's survey of 2,000 people aged 16 to 50, nearly 31percent people never talk about sexual health with their partners.

November 17th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Vaccine against Chlamydia, a common sexually transmitted infection (STI) in humans, may not be far away, thanks to a new discovery by scientists. A thesis from the Sahlgrenska Academy has shown that when a woman becomes infected with Chlamydia, the first white blood cells that arrive at the scene to fight the infection are not the most effective.

November 9th, 2009 MELBOURNE - Almost all the sexually active older adults Down Under have had unprotected sex, a new survey has revealed. The research also showed that 56.2 per cent of the respondents had never had a test for an STI or sexually transmitted disease.

November 3rd, 2009 more images more images Chinese official: Syphilis boom driven by economy GENEVA — China has seen a tenfold increase in syphilis cases over the past decade, as migrant workers made enough money in the country's economic boom to hire more prostitutes, a senior Chinese health official was quoted as saying Tuesday. The sexually transmitted disease re-emerged in China during 1980s after being virtually eradicated for two decades, and cases are now growing by 30 percent a year, Chen Xiangsheng said in an interview in the World Health Organization's monthly bulletin.

October 30th, 2009 Pay, benefits rise at slowest pace since 1982WASHINGTON — Wages and benefits rose by the smallest amount on record in the 12 months ending in September, as high unemployment limits the income growth of workers still receiving paychecks. With employers cutting costs to maintain profits, they are sharply reducing the rate of growth in total compensation, economists said.

October 27th, 2009 LONDON - Having the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine for prevention of sexually-transmitted infection has left eight in 10 girls more cautious about the risks of having sex, a UK poll has found. The team at the University of Manchester quizzed 500 girls and found that 79 per cent said having the jab reminded them of the possible risks of sexual contact.

October 21st, 2009 LONDON - A new survey has revealed that condom is fast becoming more popular than the pill among women, and is now their most preferred method of contraception. In a survey conducted on 1,093 women, a quarter, who are under 50, opted for condoms, which is identical to the proportion who plumped for the oral contraceptive pill.

October 16th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Majority of girls and young women don't believe the HPV vaccine protects them against other sexually transmitted infections, according to a new study by University of Illinois at Chicago and University of Chicago researchers. Dr. Rachel Caskey, assistant professor of pediatrics and general internal medicine at UIC and lead author of the study, said that the findings are reassuring in that girls and young women don't think that the vaccine provide benefits beyond protecting them from HPV.

September 30th, 2009 SYDNEY - Sexually satisfied women scored higher on psychological well-being and the vitality index compared to their sexually dissatisfied counterparts, a new study has revealed. The study was based on 295 women who were sexually active more than twice a month.

September 10th, 2009 WASHINGTON - A strong association between the common sexually transmitted infection, Trichomonas vaginalis, and risk of advanced and lethal prostate cancer in men has been found by researchers from Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH) and Brigham and Women's Hospital. The study appears online on September 9, 2009, on the Journal of the National Cancer Institute website and will appear in a later print edition.

August 31st, 2009 HPV vaccine a suggestion, not mandate in DC, Va.RICHMOND, Va. — Virginia and the District of Columbia are moving toward requiring sixth-grade girls to get vaccinated for a potentially cancerous sexually transmitted disease.

August 29th, 2009 MADURAI - Doctors at a hospital in Madurai claimed to have performed breast cancer surgeries on 14 patients within three-and-a-half hours. Officials at the state-run Rajaji Hospital said the surgeries were performed on August 24 from 8.30 in the morning.octors termed it as a record in medical history.

August 28th, 2009 Britain's population tops 61 millionLONDON — Official figures show that rising fertility rates and immigration have pushed Britain's population to a new high of more than 61 million. The Office for National Statistics says the country's population is now growing by more than 0.7 per cent every year — three times the level in the 1980s.