Herpes Virus Common in Young Adolescent Girls
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Girls as young as 12 years old are commonly infected with various forms of herpes viruses, including the one that causes genital herpes, a study of urban U.S. adolescents shows.
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More than a quarter of U.S. girls  and women ages 14 to 59 are infected with the sexually  transmitted human wart virus, which causes most cases of  cervical cancer, U.S. health officials estimated on Tuesday.
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NEW YORK  - People with genital herpes are  often prescribed a drug, such as valacyclovir or acyclovir, to  take on an ongoing basis to reduce recurrences. However, while  both of these antivirals are very effective at suppressing  herpes virus shedding, neither completely blocks viral  replication, according to new research findings.
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Because adolescent girls with anorexia frequently develop hormonal, blood and bone density abnormalities, they require intensive clinical monitoring, according to a new report.
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Treating genital herpes can also help keep the AIDS virus under control in women with both infections, and might reduce the spread of HIV, too, the first major study to test this strategy suggests. Many people with HIV are also infected with the herpes type 2 virus, and scientists have long known that herpes sores on the genitals can make it easier to become infected with the AIDS virus and could increase the risk of transmitting HIV to others.
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Casual sexual behaviour, often fuelled by alcohol, is causing an alarming rise in sexually transmitted infections among teenage girls and young men, the Health Protection Agency said yesterday.
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NEW YORK  - A relatively new sexually transmitted infection has surpassed Neisseria gonorrhea in prevalence among young adults in the US, according to a new study.
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Severe alcohol and drug abuse by teenagers, particularly girls, may be easily missed during routine and urgent-care medical visits.
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HCM CITY - A 16-year-old girl has been infected with H5N1, the deadly virus that causes avian flu. &quot;The virus has killed 20 people in the country since the beginning of this year&quot;, said deputy director of HCM Cityâs Tropical Diseases Hospital.
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An 11-year-old girl who allegedly had sex with as many as 20 people as a 16-year-old girl watched and coached her has had HIV since birth, an alderman who met with the family said Friday. Alderman Mike McGee Jr. told The Associated Press that he met with the girl Thursday and described her as distraught.
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The Hepatitis B virus (HBV) is one of the most known infectious and common viruses in the world, with an estimated 350 million or 5 percent of the world&#39;s population chronically infected.
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By Sarah Vos, The Lexington Herald-Leader, Ky.  Feb. 16--FRANKFORT -- Under a bill approved by the House Health and Welfare Committee yesterday, middle school girls would be required to be vaccinated for a virus that causes cervical cancer.
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More than a quarter of U.S. girls and women ages 14 to 59 are infected with the sexually transmitted human wart virus, which causes most cases of cervical cancer, U.S. health officials estimated on Tuesday.
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People who took a drug to reduce outbreaks of genital herpes were not any less likely to become infected with the AIDS virus, an international team of researchers reported on Monday.
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NEW YORK  - Because adolescent girls with  anorexia frequently develop hormonal, blood and bone density  abnormalities, they require intensive clinical monitoring,  according to a new report.
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NEW YORK  - People who have been infected  with herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1) -- the variety that  usually causes 'cold sores' rather than genital infections --  appear to have an increased risk of developing type 2 diabetes,  according to a report from China.
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According to officials in Viet Nam, a 16 year old girl has the H5N1 bird (avian) flu virus. She is from Tay Ninh province (southern part of the country).