As STD Awareness Month comes to a close, consider the effect such diseases have on health in the United States. April is STD Awareness Month and an opportunity to highlight the largely hidden impact ...

HOUSTON — Dr. Robert Huizenga was the resident doctor on TV's "The Biggest Loser", but now he brings attention to a topic that always has a stigma attached to it, STD's. The CDC reports there are 110 ...

A June 20 Facebook post (direct link, archive link) shows a chart of sexually transmitted diseases beside a column of corresponding numbers. "More than 40,000 people in Houston, Texas were diagnosed ...

However, the Houston Health Department and the Texas Department of State Health Services have made no official announcement of 40,000 positive STD diagnoses in Houston in one week. At the time of ...

If you’ve been putting off getting your pap smear, there’s one big reason you should make that appointment: the human papillomavirus. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, ...

The periodical cicadas that are about to infest two parts of the United States aren't just plentiful, they're downright weird. These insects are the strongest urinators in the animal kingdom with ...

*Refers to the latest 2 years of stltoday.com stories. Cancel anytime. Adolescents in the U.S. engage in sexual activity. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 47 percent of ...

The book is called "The Birds, the Bees and STDs: Facts You Need to Know." A new book written by two local physicians aims its messages toward teens: If people have unprotected sex, there s more at ...

RIDGEWOOD, N.J., Nov. 13, 2019 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- "One aspect of the challenge of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) is the stigma," notes Dr. Sonoa Au, a dermatologist with Advanced ...

Cut, color and … condoms? More than a dozen St. Louis barber shops and beauty salons have expanded their services to include education on sexually transmitted diseases. The Fade Out program, named for ...