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STI havens within galloping distance of Preakness
The Baltimore SunIf indecent exposure laws aren't enough to give adventurous Pimlico infield visitors pause, here's another disincentive: The famous race course lies inside of one of Baltimore's statistical hot spots for gonorrhea. Just in time for the end of national...Tags: Syphilis, Diseases and Illnesses, Triple Crown, Pimlico, Equestrian
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Drop In Center dropping in on area club
WDBJ7 anchor/reporterH-I-V and AIDS is a battle a lot of people don't know they're fighting because they haven't been tested. That's why one group is trying to raise awareness and make outreach about the diseases more inviting. The Drop In Center devotes itself to...Tags: Roanoke (Roanoke, Virginia), HIV, AIDS, Medical Procedures and Tests
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News of the Weird: Jails Need Locks Too?
“Fulton Jail Will Get Working Cell Locks,” read the Dec. 19 Atlanta Journal-Constitution headline. The county commission serving Atlanta had finally voted to break a longstanding 3-3 tie that prevented buying new jailhouse locks -- even...
Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, China, Drug Trafficking, Police Arrests, Newspaper and Magazine
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AIG Nearly Bites The Hand That Fed It
The Hartford CourantSometimes you don't know where to begin. OK, let's start with AIG. Remember when the mega-insurer was on the brink of collapse and the government bailed it out to the tune of billions? Remember how the loan saved the company, along with thousands of...Tags: Michele Bachmann, The Beatles (music group), Fidel Castro, Lindsay Lohan, Methamphetamine (drug)
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Congress' popularity reaches new low
How low can Congress go? Well, lower than a cockroach. Really. A nationwide poll last week conducted by Public Policy Polling found Americans had a higher opinion of cockroaches than of Congress. But the roaches had to scurry. They were more popular than...
Tags: Democratic Party, Republican Party, Chris Christie, Tea Party Movement, Polls
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Congress is Less Popular Than Nickelback
Congress is known for egotism, obstruction, selfishness and general malaise, so it’s no surprise that their approval rating is very low. But now, thanks to the fine folks at Public Polling Policy, we can finally put into words exactly how low....
Tags: Politics, Fidel Castro, Methamphetamine (drug), Donald Trump, Root Canal
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STD numbers increase in Brown County
Chlamydia cases in Brown County have been increasing, keeping pace with the rise in numbers in the rest of the state, according to the department of health. Brown County's numbers account for 3.7 percent of the cases in South Dakota since 2006....
Tags: Syphilis, HIV, Health, Viral Diseases and Infections, Sexually Transmitted Diseases
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Condom conundrum: Porn industry ponders latex law
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The show must go on, is the entertainer's credo, and it did just that in the nation's Porn Capital even after Los Angeles County voted to require performers to use condoms when filming sex scenes. One of the industry's biggest...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Freedom of the Press, Pornography, Movies, Labor Legislation
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Report: Toddler found used condom on day care playground, put it in her mouth
FloriDUHIt's too bad you can't place a Mr. Yuk sticker on every hazard. In December 2011 at a day care center which is part of the Head Start program in Jacksonville, the 3-year-old's mom witnessed her child put something in her mouth. After telling her little...Tags: HIV, Head Start, Medical Procedures and Tests
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Forum acknowledges hardships of teen pregnancy
Imperial Valley Press Staff WriterBRAWLEY — For Victoria Alcala, simple tasks like going to school could not be possible without the help of her family. Victoria is a 17-year-old senior at Desert Valley High School and mother to 4-month-old Devan Holt. “I wouldn’t be...Tags: Syphilis, Asthma, Abusive Behavior, Chlamydia
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Decline in circumcisions costing health care system billions, study finds
A 20-year decline in male circumcision has cost the country $2 billion in medical costs that could have been prevented, Johns Hopkins researchers say in a study released Monday.
In what is believed to be the first look at the economic impact of male...Tags: Union Memorial Hospital, Medical Research, Georgetown University, Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Diseases and Illnesses
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CDC publishes new guidelines for gonorrhea treatment
Gonorrhea, one of the most common sexually transmitted diseases in the US, infects more than 700,000 Americans each year. Most do not have symptoms. Left untreated, it can increase the risk for HIV and cause other serious health consequences, including...
Tags: HIV, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Disease Prevention, Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Diseases and Illnesses
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Oct 3, 2012
|Story| Imperial Valley Press Online
Aug 20, 2012
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