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Famous People With STDs

STD stands for sexually transmitted disease. In earlier times, it was known as venereal disease. Several people were killed due to this disease before various types of cure were found for it. What causes STD is a simple reason and that is lack of awareness and also not taking proper medication.

How Is HPV Spread?

Human papillomaviruses (HPV) come in more than 100 varieties that can infect people, and more than 30 of them may cause you to get cancer. Some types of HPV are more easily spread than others, and are usually contracted while you are a child, while others require substantial skin-to-skin contact, su

HPV Vaccine

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Impotence Gets 'Needled' in Acupuncture Study

Acupuncture has been used to treat people in the Far East for thousands of years, so it may strike some people as amusing that it is being studied in the West as a potentially 'new' treatment for everything from back pain to depression.

Genital Warts

You all must be aware of a highly contagious disease which is called as genital growth or genital wart [G.W]. In this article we will discuss about the various facts of genital wart. Genital growth or wart can be easily spread from one individual to the other through sexual contact. The virus respon

Why Some Stay Healthy Despite HIV

t might not be the number of disease-fighting CD8+ T-cells you have, but how well those cells work that determines whether your HIV infection progresses to full-blown AIDS. The NIH researchers say this new information should help in vaccine development.

Sex Problems in Men

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What Are the Treatments for Cervical Subluxation?

Pain is usually the first sign that you might have cervical subluxation, a vertebrae misalignment that can cause buckling or tension of the cervical spinal cord. Migraines, tension headaches, facial pain, numbness, tingling, altered sense of balance, reduced cranial circulation, dizziness, irritabil

HIV Reservoirs Part 3: HIV Persistence in Anatomic Compartments

Following acute HIV infection, the AIDS virus establishes a persistent infection not only in blood but also in organs associated lymphoid tissue, in the gut, in the central nervous system. During antiretroviral therapy, these anatomic sites can act as reservoirs or sanctuaries.

What Are the Treatments for Secondary Adrenal Dysfunction?

Secondary adrenal dysfunction, more commonly referred to as secondary adrenal insufficiency, is a condition in which the pituitary gland produces insufficient amounts of adrenocorticotropin hormone (ACTH). This causes a deficiency in the production of the hormone cortisol, which regulates how the b

Prostate Cancer: Glossary

WebMD provides a comprehensive glossary of terms you may hear during prostate cancer testing, diagnosis, treatment, and recovery.

Ovarian Cancer Signs & Tests

Ovarian cancer is a serious and sometimes deadly type of cancer. Early diagnosis is essential to effective treatment. Ovarian cancer is treated by either surgical removal of cancerous growths, chemotherapy or a combination of both. Ovarian cancer has symptoms which may often be mistaken for other di

What Are BioBalls?

BioBalls are small balls containing microorganisms that are used for inoculation purposes in quantitative microbiology. Each water-soluble ball contains a precise number of specific microorganisms that are intended to yield extremely accurate results when used for quantitative microbiological qualit

Sex Problems in Women

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