Herpes virus: Protein complexes identified that control infection and reactivation
Herpes simplex virus (HSV) infections last a lifetime. Once a person has been infected, the virus can remain dormant (latent) for years before periodically reactivating to cause recurrent disease. This poorly understood More...
Los Angeles County Equine Herpes Virus outbreak: 4 horses currently quarantined
In a follow-up to the Equine Herpes Virus (EHV-1) outbreak in Los Angeles County, the California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) reported Saturday there are currently four (4) horses in quarantined isolation. More...
The magnitude of risk for neonatal herpes from Jewish circumcision not well defined: Study
A rare procedure occasionally performed during Jewish circumcisions that involves direct oral suction is a likely source of herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1) transmissions documented in infants between 1988 More...
NYC reports two neonatal herpes following ‘metzitzah b’peh’ Jewish circumcision
The New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene received reports of two new cases of HSV infection in newborn male infants following direct orogenital suction during ritual Jewish circumcision, aka metzitzah More...
PositiveSingles: STD dating and whole lot more
Online dating sites are hugely popular and can cater specifically to virtually every individuals wants and needs- Christian dating, Jewish dating, 50+ dating and just about anything else under the sun. One dating More...
Herpes evolution: Jump from chimpanzees to Homo erectus, according to UCSD researchers
NEWS RELEASE Researchers at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine have identified the evolutionary origins of human herpes simplex virus (HSV) -1 and -2, reporting that the former infected hominids More...
Vaginal ring delivers herpes, HIV antivirals, contraceptives for months of protection: Northwestern researcher
A Northwestern University (NU) researcher has come up with a device that could change women’s reproductive health in a significant way–an intravaginal ring that delivers antiviral protection against More...
Recent developments in Herpes Simplex Virus (HSV-2) therapeutics look promising
In the past two months, new therapies for the prevention and treatment of Herpes Simplex Virus (HSV-2) have showed some promising results. In January, a study published in the New England Journal of Medicine showed More...
The Top 5 most prevalent sexually transmitted infections in the US
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimates there are more than 110 million sexually transmitted infections (STI) among men and women nearly split evenly. This number includes both new and existing More...
Herpes simplex vaccine candidate clinical trial launched
The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), announced the launch of phase 1 clinical trials into an investigational genital herpes vaccine, More...
Looking for love, but got herpes? Check out Hmeet.com
If you are one of the tens of millions suffering from sexually transmitted infections, their is a dating site for you to help you meet your match. Computer Screen Shot Hmeet.com is a herpes dating site powered by More...
Green Day frontman, Billie Joe Armstrong calls Korean star, Psy, ‘the herpes of music’
How does Green Day star, Billie Joe Armstrong feel about South Korean YouTube sensation, Psy? Psy “Gentleman”Image/Video Screen Shot If you weren’t sure, Mr. Armstrong made it very clear on Instagram More...
Kris Humphries plans to countersue Kayla Goldberg for defamation and libel over herpes allegation
Kris HumphriesImage/Video Screen Shot The drama that surrounds the Brooklyn Nets Forward just seems to go on and on. Now in a Radar Online exclusive, the site is reporting that basketball star Kris Humphries has More...
Advances in herpes prevention and treatment- vaccines and nanoparticles
During the past few days, researchers from Yale University and biotech firm Agenus Inc. have made postive steps toward the prevention, treatment and symptom relief of the sexually transmitted viral infection, herpes More...
Amager woman thwarts would-be rapist by telling him she had herpes
Photo/Vectorportal via wikimedia commons An Amager woman woke to find a man in her bedroom with a revolver pointed at her Sunday morning. With the revolver pointed at her, the man jumped in bed with her ready of More...
NYC Board of Health passes regulation to require consent from parents before performing Jewish circumcision ritual known as metzitzah b’peh
The New York City Board of Health passed a regulation today that will require consent from parents before an infant can have a form of Jewish ritual circumcision, prevalent in parts of the ultra-Orthodox community, More...
Herpes discovery causes tire-slashing rage in Wisconsin town
An 18-year-old man and his older friend went on a tire-slashing rampage after the younger vandal discovered his girlfriend had herpes. Photo/Racine County Sheriff Office According to a report by Joe Petrie with More...
Prostitute, Ashley Nicole Steele, kills ‘john’ Derrick Gray after learning he had herpes
A prostitute shot a client to death when their sexual encounter was interrupted by a woman banging at the man’s door, claiming he’d given her a sexually transmitted disease, prosecutors allege. Ashley Nicole More...
