HPV's link to head and neck cancer examined.
SAN FRANCISCO -- While the relationship of the human papillomavirus to cervical cancer is well known among the public and in the medical profession, it is less commonly recognized that oral HPV appears to be associated with head and neck cancers. Even among the cognoscenti, there is a good...

HIV: the forgotten election issue.
NINETY-SEVEN THOUSAND, five hundred seventy-seven gay men--that's how many "men who have sex with men" were newly diagnosed with HIV in the U.S. from 2001 to 2006. This just from 33 states, not including several with high incidence (Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, Maryland, California, and the District of Columbia). These figures...

Domestic violence shelters as prevention agents for HIV/AIDS?
Women are at a heightened risk of experiencing two prominently positioned public health concerns: intimate partner abuse (IPA) and HIV/AIDS. Women are far more likely than men to be raped or physically assaulted by an intimate partner, with seven out of 10 women being raped or assaulted by an...

School-based drug prevention programs: a review of what works.
This article examines the effectiveness of school-based drug prevention programs in preventing illicit drug use. Our article reports the results of a systematic review of the evaluation literature to answer three fundamental questions: (I) do school-based drug prevention programs reduce rates of illicit drug use? (2) what features are...

Self-reported alcohol consumption and sexual behavior in males and females: using the unmatched-count technique to examine reporting practices of socially sensitive subjects in a sample of university students.
ABSTRACT This work, drawing on the literature on alcohol consumption, sexual behavior, and researching sensitive topics, tests the efficacy of the unmatched-count technique (UCT) in establishing higher rates of truthful self-reporting when compared to traditional survey techniques. Traditional techniques grossly underestimate the scope of problems when questions...

Role of HPV in head, neck cancers elucidated.
SAN FRANCISCO -- While the relationship of the human papillomavirus to cervical cancer is well known, it is less commonly recognized that oral HPV appears to be associated with head and neck cancers, Dr. Maura L. Gillison said at the Seventh International Conference on Head and Neck Cancer. ...

CHALLENGES IN IMPLEMENTING INNOVATIVE AND SUCCESSFUL SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE CONTROL PROGRAMS: THEORY AND PRACTICE.
ABSTRACT: This paper proposes a model to describe the implementation of STD control programs and illustrates aspects of the model through reference to four different STD prevention initiatives. The model includes four domains of program implementation: an environment in which policy, partnership and participation interact with implementation activities; program...

A contemporary analysis of sexual trends and transmitted infections among outpatient at two public hospitals in Jamaica.
Abstract: Research aimed at investigating sexual behavior and assessing intervention to improve sexual and reproductive health among young adults in Jamaica has increased in recent decades. This study was carried out to assess both positive and negative sexual outcomes e.g. sexual activity and sexual satisfaction related to sexual behavior...

Chlamydia cases up, but most undiagnosed.
Chlamydia remains the most commonly reported infectious disease in the United States, with more than 1 million cases diagnosed in 2006. Yet an estimated 2.8 million new cases go undiagnosed each year. In the national Sexually Transmitted Disease Surveillance Report released by the Centers for Disease Control...

American Academy of Dermatology: New Study Finds Women Nearly Three Times More Likely to Die of Genital Nonmelanoma Skin Cancer Than Men.
Human papillomavirus pre-cursor to fatal skin cancers in both genders WASHINGTON, Feb. 1 /PRNewswire/ -- Human papillomavirus (HPV), a group of viruses commonly linked to the sexually transmitted disease known as genital HPV infection, has long been associated with the development of certain types of cancers --...