Read more sexually transmitted diseases stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/40288/sexually-transmitted-diseases.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 18:18:52 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/69383/in-war-on-stds-nc-tries-new-weapon-bribery.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe incidence of syphilis is spiking in the economically hard-hit South, and health officials have lit on a novel preventative measure, MSNBC reports: Wal-Mart gift cards. Syphilis tends to rebound in tough times, and a program in North Carolina induces patients to submit to a test in exchange for the...http://www.newser.com/story/69383/in-war-on-stds-nc-tries-new-weapon-bribery.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 14 Sep 2009 14:21:39 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/67482/in-brazil-youve-got-mail-and-possibly-an-std.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe Brazilian Health Ministry has created a website to let people inform partners they've got a sexually transmitted disease via an emailed virtual postcard. The official in charge of the ministry's STD and AIDs programs notes that many have a hard time telling partners they're infected—and that the emails...http://www.newser.com/story/67482/in-brazil-youve-got-mail-and-possibly-an-std.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 21 Aug 2009 18:48:04 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/66168/dc-to-offer-std-tests-to-all-students.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagAll DC high school students will be offered testing for sexually-transmitted diseases, the Washington Post reports. The move follows a pilot program at eight schools last year in which 13% of 3,000 students tested positive for STDs, mostly chlamydia and gonorrhea. The new plan says students must watch a...http://www.newser.com/story/66168/dc-to-offer-std-tests-to-all-students.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 05 Aug 2009 13:45:02 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/64823/teen-pregnancies-stds-increase-cdc.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagAfter declining in 1991-2005, the US teen birth rate climbed in 2006 and 2007, HealthDay News reports. Crunching numbers from 2002-07, the Centers for Disease Control found a number of trends had flatlined or worsened after a period of improvement. 2004 saw 745,000 pregnancies among females under 20, including...http://www.newser.com/story/64823/teen-pregnancies-stds-increase-cdc.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 20 Jul 2009 13:28:02 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/64257/petitioners-to-cvs-free-the-condoms.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA labor coalition is sponsoring a petition calling on CVS to stop locking up condoms, the Kansas City Star reports. More than 200 groups across the country have signed the appeal to stop the practice, which the mega-chain says is an anti-shoplifting measure but critics say scares off would-be shoppers....http://www.newser.com/story/64257/petitioners-to-cvs-free-the-condoms.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 13 Jul 2009 11:00:13 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/61558/calif-porn-actress-tests-positive-for-hiv.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagCalifornia's pornography industry has confirmed its first case of HIV since 2004, the Los Angeles Times reports. The female performer worked infrequently, according to a rep for the Adult Industry Medical Healthcare Foundation, who denied rumors of an outbreak. LA County health officials said they planned to investigate and renewed...http://www.newser.com/story/61558/calif-porn-actress-tests-positive-for-hiv.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 11 Jun 2009 9:30:53 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/58367/obama-budget-cuts-funds-for-abstinence-only-sex-ed.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTake that, Bristol. The Obama administration seeks to cut most federal funding for abstinence-only sex education programs, the Wall Street Journal reports. Obama's proposed budget for 2010 would scrap two programs that fund abstinence education—with $145 million—and replace them with a $160 million initiative that funnels 75% of...http://www.newser.com/story/58367/obama-budget-cuts-funds-for-abstinence-only-sex-ed.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 07 May 2009 18:35:32 CDT