http://herpeslifeline.com/herpesdating-blog Mon, 18 Aug 2008 09:26:51 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en SmartBrief Treating genital herpes soon as possible upon diagnosis, rather than waiting for a breakout patterns to emerge, equates to  better suppression of the virus, a study of 384 patients found. Nearly 71% of newly diagnosed patients who were given valacyclovir for 24 weeks were recurrence-free, compared with 43% who ... http://herpeslifeline.com/herpesdating-blog/uncategorized/early-genital-herpes-treatment-increases-your-natural-viral-suppression/ Wed Jul 16, 2008 6:43pm BST var storyKeywords = "HEALTH GENITAL HERPES DC"; var RTR_ArticleTitle = "Genital herpes therapy effective if begun early"; var RTR_ArticleBlurb = " NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Treatment to suppress outbreaks of genital herpes simplex virus type 2 (HSV-2) infection is typically begun once a recurrence ... http://herpeslifeline.com/herpesdating-blog/uncategorized/genital-herpes-therapy-effective-if-begun-early/ By Charles Hodges SEX ED: The number of sexually transmitted diseases has increased among the elderly. Be careful when dating — that cougar (or that sugar daddy) could give you a sexually transmitted disease: a recent health study suggests that the rate of STDs have doubled in people over the age ... http://herpeslifeline.com/herpesdating-blog/uncategorized/sexual-infections-double-in-older-people/ Wednesday, Jul. 02, 2008 By Kathleen Kingsbury | Time Cold sores are icky. And they're insidious. The raw, ugly blisters show up without notice and are unpreventable. Worse yet, once you're infected with the virus that causes them, you're stuck with it for good. But landmark research reported today by microbiologists at ... http://herpeslifeline.com/herpesdating-blog/news/a-cure-for-cold-sores/ July 3, 2008 BY KARA SPAK kspak@suntimes.com http://herpeslifeline.com/herpesdating-blog/herpes-dating/the-perfect-date-niche-sites/ July 1,2008 A collaborative study which included researchers from the Health Protection Agency (HPA) West Midlands and is published in the journal Sexually Transmitted Infections (STI), shows an increasing rate of sexual infections in people over 45 years in the West Midlands. The study examined episodes of infection between 1996 and 2003 ... http://herpeslifeline.com/herpesdating-blog/news/sexually-transmitted-infections-among-over-45s-on-the-increase/ More than one-fourth of adult New Yorkers — 26 percent, compared to the national average of 19 percent — are infected with HSV-2, the virus that causes genital herpes, the city’s Department of Health and Mental Hygiene announced on Monday. Officials said they were concerned about the prevalence of the ... http://herpeslifeline.com/herpesdating-blog/news/ny-city%e2%80%99s-genital-herpes-rate-is-above-national-average/ You’re never too old to get an STD By Judy Rupp, commentary Maria was offended when her daughter started to lecture her about safe sex. At age 78, she had been a widow for 11 years, and her relationship with Edward was filling an important need in her life. “We are not going ... http://herpeslifeline.com/herpesdating-blog/herpesgeneral/you%e2%80%99re-never-too-old-to-get-an-std/ Genital Herpes: A Common Infection Women's HealthBy Dr. Kenneth Noller, MD Genital herpes is a sexually trans-mitted disease (STD) that affects approximately 50 million Americans. One in four US women has genital herpes, and up to 90% don’t know it. An outbreak of herpes sores is the most tell-tale sign of infection, ... http://herpeslifeline.com/herpesdating-blog/herpesgeneral/genital-herpes-a-common-infection/ Is a cold sore an STD? Alicia Coffman Newsweek Web Exclusive Updated: 4:28 PM ET May 12, 2008 Cold sores--they always seem to pop up when you have a big interview, first date or important event. You know what they look like and what a pain they can be, but are they a sexually ... http://herpeslifeline.com/herpesdating-blog/herpesgeneral/is-a-cold-sore-an-std/