Read more STD stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/8989/std.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 5:02:01 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/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/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 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/57868/sex-query-experts-help-teens-via-texting.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTeenagers no longer need to reveal their angst over pregnancy or noisy sex in crowded classrooms, the New York Times reports. Public health officials, fretting over the state of sex ed in US schools, are now answering questions via text message. Some use multiple choice menus and automated responses, but...http://www.newser.com/story/57868/sex-query-experts-help-teens-via-texting.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSat, 02 May 2009 15:14:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/52074/hiv-brit-arrested-for-unprotected-sex.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagPolice have arrested a British man for allegedly keeping his HIV status secret while having unprotected sex with women, the BBC reports. Cops in Cornwall and Devon captured the suspect after multiple complaints from women who say they learned of his infection after sleeping with him. The man, 39, can...http://www.newser.com/story/52074/hiv-brit-arrested-for-unprotected-sex.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSat, 28 Feb 2009 14:38:44 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/43748/planned-parenthood-offers-gift-certificates.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagPlanned Parenthood of Indiana is making gift certificates available for the holiday season, infuriating right-to-life groups, WISH-TV reports. Though the certificates can be used for abortion, a Planned Parenthood representative said “they really are intended for preventative health care,” like breast exams and STD tests. The hope is that philanthropists...http://www.newser.com/story/43748/planned-parenthood-offers-gift-certificates.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 26 Nov 2008 15:11:09 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/40780/50-high-school-teens-in-st-louis-exposed-to-hiv.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagHealth officials in a small town near St. Louis have set up an HIV testing clinic in a high school gym after an infected person said up to 50 students may have been exposed, reports the St. Louis Post-Dispatch . School officials won't say whether that person is a student or...http://www.newser.com/story/40780/50-high-school-teens-in-st-louis-exposed-to-hiv.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 24 Oct 2008 7:46:01 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/40125/std-slap-your-ex-with-lawsuit.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagCalifornia courts are deciding a civil dispute that could change first-date conversations. A woman is suing her ex-husband for allegedly giving her HIV, though he claims to not have known he was infected at the time, MSNBC writes. The case follows successful wins in Iowa and New York by plaintiffs...http://www.newser.com/story/40125/std-slap-your-ex-with-lawsuit.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 16 Oct 2008 12:00:01 CDT