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Male Circumcision Reduces Risk Of Genital Herpes And HPV Infection, But Not Syphilis
March 25, 2009 — Heterosexual men who undergo medical circumcision can significantly reduce their risk of acquiring two common sexually transmitted infections -- herpes simplex virus type 2 (HSV-2), the cause of ... > full story -
No More Cold Sores? Scientists Find Cellular Process That Fights Herpes Virus
March 23, 2009 — Scientists have discovered a new way for our immune system to combat the elusive virus responsible for cold sores: type 1 herpes simplex. A group of virus hunters has identified a cellular process ... > full story -
Childhood Chicken Pox Can Lead To Shingles Later In Life
February 18, 2009 — You may recall as a child catching the itchy red rash, chicken pox. The unsightly infection was caused by the varicella zoster virus and was responsible for nearly 4 million cases each year, until a ... > full story -
Type Of Rheumatoid Arthritis Medication May Be Associated With Increased Risk For Shingles
February 17, 2009 — Use of certain medications known as monoclonal anti-tumor necrosis factor ± antibodies for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis appears to be associated with an increased risk for herpes ... > full story -
Potential New Herpes Therapy Studied
February 3, 2009 — Researchers are trying to employ a specially designed RNA enzyme to inhibit strains of the herpes simplex virus. The enzyme disables a gene responsible for producing a protein involved in the ... > full story -
Early Childhood Stress Has Lingering Effects On Health
January 26, 2009 — Stressful experiences in early childhood can have long-lasting impacts on kids' health that persist well beyond the resolution of the ... > full story -
Experimental Topical Microbicide Offers Convenient, Long-Lasting Protection Against Genital Herpes, Study Suggests
January 21, 2009 — A topical microbicide that silences two genes can safely protect against genital herpes infection for as long as one week, according to a new ... > full story -
Engineered Virus Targets And Kills Apparent Cancer Stem Cells In Neuroblastoma
January 20, 2009 — After identifying an apparent population of cancer stem cells for neuroblastoma, researchers successfully used a reprogrammed herpes virus to block tumor formation in mice by targeting and killing ... > full story -
Clockwork That Drives Powerful Virus Nanomotor Discovered
December 29, 2008 — Peering at structures only atoms across, researchers have identified the clockwork that drives a powerful virus nanomotor. Because of the motor's strength -- to scale, twice that of an automobile -- ... > full story -
New Way Men Can Transmit HIV To Women
December 16, 2008 — Researchers have discovered a critical new way a man can transmit the HIV virus to a woman. Scientists had long believed that the normal lining of the female vaginal tract was an effective barrier to ... > full story
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