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Herpes Vaccine Trial has Disappointing Results

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by Martha Kempner, RH Reality Check

January 11, 2012 - 9:36am (Print)

The search for a vaccine to prevent Herpes faced a setback this month, when researchers published findings in the New England Journal of Medicine from a double-blind, placebo-controlled trial that found a new vaccine to be useless against Herpes Simplex Virus 2 (HSV-2).

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Unpacking a Bag Full of STI Stigma

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by Heather Corinna, Scarleteen.com

April 25, 2011 - 10:10am (Print)

Feeling awful about having contracted a sexually transmitted infection? Here's the nitty-gritty on the stigmatization of STIs and people with them and how to deal.

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Roundup: Origin of HIV Dates Back More Than 100 Years

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by Brady Swenson, RH Reality Check

October 2, 2008 - 10:18am (Print)

Researchers trace origin of HIV virus back more than a century; Federal officials ease ban on HIV positive visitors to the US; Columnist calls out Utah congressmen for playing politics with reproductive rights; Catholic Sister explains why she is voting for Obama; Genital herpes virus infects 28% of women by age 49.
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Roundup: Women and McCain, Planned Parenthood's New Strategy

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by Brady Swenson, RH Reality Check

June 23, 2008 - 10:33am (Print)

Katha Pollitt says women would have to be insane to vote for McCain, Planned Parenthood's new growth strategy, Mail-order birth control.
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