Archive for July, 2010

A New Device for Detecting STDs

Was reading an article on basqueresearch.com about a new portable device that IK4 Technological Alliance has developed that can detect Chlamydia, HPV, and other STDs in less than half an hour. This device will be put on the market in India in 2012 where a large amount of the population is thought to be affected [...]

The Relationship between STDs and Cervical Cancer

Surveys of women in the United States let us see that over half of the population most affected by STDs especially human papilloma virus knew nothing about it or its relationship to cervical cancer. That population which includes young women up to the age of 26 needs to be aware and take certain precautions to [...]

The Real Story Behind Erectile Dysfunction Drugs and STDs

Last week I posted about a study done and published about the increase in STDs by men taking erectile dysfunction drugs. In most of the articles written on the subject study an increase in STDs among men taking these drugs. If you read into the articles as you will see that the increase has nothing [...]

Higher Rates of Contacting STDs By Men Using Erectile Dysfunction Drugs Studies Show

I’ve seen this in the news and thought I’d comment on it after studying it a little and I can see this trend as not being surprising. The scientists doing the study analyzed the insurance records of 1.4 million men in the United States over 40. They posted their results for the July 6th edition [...]

Confidential STD Testing for Seniors

Generally STDs are associated with a younger crowd such as young adults and teens. Lately though the number of new cases of STDs have increased in seniors. This could possibly be due to a record number of seniors having unprotected sex. Some of the factors that have caused the increase of seniors having unprotected sex [...]