Even a loan waiver scheme not enough for Vidarbha farmers.
Byline: Dheeraj Tiwari (##include msid=2459375,type=9 ##) When the additional district collector and collector in-charge of Yavatmal Anil E Bansod explains that the farmer suicides in Vidarbha are not because of farm loans but possibly because they are suffering from syphilis and gonorrhoea - both sexually...

Even a loan waiver scheme not enough for Vidarbha farmers.
Byline: Dheeraj Tiwari (##include msid=2459375,type=9 ##) When the additional district collector and collector in-charge of Yavatmal Anil E Bansod explains that the farmer suicides in Vidarbha are not because of farm loans but possibly because they are suffering from syphilis and gonorrhoea - both sexually...

Face the facts when dealing with Genital herpes: patient education is critical, especially since many of those who test positive are asymptomatic.
BOSTON-- "Genital herpes is a recurrent, hfelong viral disease. This is the one thing that patients and clinicians don't like to say, but there's no way around" it, Laura J. Mulcahy said at a conference on contraceptive technology sponsored by Contemporary Forums. Other difficult truths about infection...

Preparedness for AIDS vaccine trials in India.
India bears a heavy disease burden of HIV/AIDS infected and affected people. A safe, effective and accessible preventive AIDS vaccine, used along with other preventive interventions, is urgently needed to stem the epidemic. This review highlights the extensive preparedness activities undertaken from 2002 by the International AIDS Vaccine Initiative...

A comparison of the sexual risk behaviors of Asian American and Pacific Islander college students and their peers.
ABSTRACT Background: Asian American and Pacific Islanders (AAPIs) have been neglected in health research. Purpose: The purpose of this study is to (I) describe the sexual risk behaviors of a sample of AAPI community college students using questions from the National College Health Risk Behavior Survey, and...

Urine drop-off testing: a self-directed method for STI screening and prevention.
Abstract: Within bathhouses in many urban centres across North America, nurses provide traditional, face-to-face STI testing services for gonorrhea, chlamydia, HIV, hepatitis B, and syphilis. Because these services require the physical presence of a nurse, they are not accessible for men who visit bathhouses during non-designated testing times. In...

Section V: biomedical sciences.
PROSTATE CANCER AND CONSTITUTIVE EXPRESSION OF IMMUNOSUP PRESSIVE CYTOKINES AND CHEMOKINES, Godwin A. Ananaba* (1), K. Gordon (1), G. Ifere A. Campbell (1), E. Ekong (2), F.O. Eko (2) and J. Igietseme (3), Clark Atlanta University, Atlanta, GA 30314, Morehouse School of Medicine and Centers for Disease Control &...

Rising reported rates of chlamydia among young women in Canada: what do they tell us about trends in the actual prevalence of the infection?
Abstract: This article explores possible explanations for the rise in reported chlamydia rates among young women in Canada between 1997 and 2004 and considers whether rising rates can be used to infer a parallel increase in the actual prevalence of the infection. The transition to more sensitive testing methods...

Most parents favor HPV vaccine at younger ages.
NEWPORT BEACH, CALIF. -- A study of 61 parents of infants and children up to 10 years of age suggests that parents may favor the idea of giving the human papillomavirus vaccine at a very young age rather than during adolescence. The study also found that parents...

Age at HPV immunization matters to some parents.
NEWPORT BEACH, CALIF. -- A study of 61 parents of infants and children up to 10 years of age suggests that parents may favor the idea of giving the human papillomavirus vaccine at a very young age rather than during adolescence. The study also found that parents...