News Related to Sexual Health

1. Experts: HPV Vaccine a Preteen Priority
   

   Aug. 20, 2008 -- The vaccine against human papillomavirus (HPV), the sexually transmitted virus that causes cervical cancer, will be most cost-effective in the U.S. with universal vaccination of 12-year-old girls and catch-up efforts to vaccinate girls and women ages 13 to 21, say Harvard researcher

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2. Gene Silencing May Stop AIDS Virus
   

   Aug. 8, 2008 -- A new gene silencing technique stops HIV cold in mouse studies and promises to become a potent new AIDS therapy with few side effects. The technique uses short interfering RNA, also called silencing RNA or siRNA. These tiny snips of RNA are designed to stick to specific genes, which

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3. Marijuana Eases Nerve Pain Due to HIV
   

   Aug. 6, 2008 -- Smoking pot may help relieve pain in patients with HIV-related neuropathy, a form of nerve damage that leads to burning and tingling sensations, which can be hard to treat with traditional medications. "Neuropathy is a chronic and significant problem in HIV patients as there are few

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4. U.S. AIDS Epidemic Worse Than Thought
   

   Aug. 2, 2008 -- The U.S. AIDS epidemic is -- and has been -- much worse than we'd thought. More than 56,000 Americans -- 40% more than previously known -- get a new infection with the HIV tests virus every year. And although that overall rate isn't going up, it hasn't gone down since it dropped to t

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5. Combo Therapy Boosts HIV Life Expectancy
   

   July 24, 2008 -- A 20-year-old diagnosed with HIV can now expect to live 13 years longer than the same person diagnosed with the virus that causes AIDS in 1996, according to a new study on HIV life expectancy. Researchers credit the dramatic rise in life expectancy for people with HIV to advances in

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6. Isentress Fights Drug-Resistant HIV
   

   July 23, 2008 -- A new HIV drug called Isentress has proved successful in lowering levels of the virus even when other drugs have failed. New research in The New England Journal of Medicine details the results of two studies of Isentress. It's the first of a new class of HIV drugs that targets an en

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7. Viagra for Her
   

   July 22, 2008 -- Viagra, often prescribed to help men's erectile dysfunction, also helps women who experience sexual problems from antidepressant use, according to a new study. Sexual dysfunction is a well-known side effect of some antidepressants, with up to 70% of men and women on antidepressants

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8. Early Sex Doesn't Predict HPV Infection
   

   July 7, 2008 -- Teenage girls who are sexually active and those who are not eventually all have the same risk for infection with the human papilloma virus (HPV), new research suggests. The finding that early sexual activity is not predictive of future HPV infection suggests that using risk factors a

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9. Erections: Use 'Em or Lose 'Em
   

   July 3, 2008 -- Men who don't use their erections lose them, Finnish researchers find. Aging men who have sex at least once a week have only half the risk of developing erectile dysfunction as do men who have sex less often. But once-a-weekers shouldn't gloat. More sex means even less ED risk. Men w

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10. Watermelon: A Natural Viagra?
    

    July 1, 2008 -- Men hoping for some fireworks in their love life this Fourth of July may want to skip the burgers and beer at the barbecue and eat plenty of watermelon. Watermelon may be a natural Viagra, says a researcher. That's because the popular summer fruit is richer than experts believed in a

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