Tag: STD
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in Africa, Business, Capitalism and Markets, China, Christian Life, Crime, Demography, Economic News, Environment, Health and Medicine, International Affairs, Links – Saturday, Politics, Public Policy, Religion, Sociology, Sports and Entertainment, Technology (Digital, Telecom, & Internet), Technology (Energy), Technology (Food & Water), Technology (Manufacturing & Construction)), Theology, Trends: Economic, Trends: Social(Like the Kruse Kronicle on Facebook if you want links to daily posts to appear in your Facebook feed.) 1. Pray for Egypt Today! More than 50 million Egyptians are voting today on a constitution that would be a giant step backward for Egypt and much of the Middle East, marginalizing women and religious minorities.…
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Genital Herpes Virus Infects One in Six Americans
Business Week: Genital Herpes Virus Infects One in Six Americans March 9 (Bloomberg) — Genital herpes, a condition that produces painful sores and increases transmission of AIDS, has infected one in six Americans, according to a U.S. study that shows prevention efforts haven’t stopped outbreaks. The survey, conducted from 2005 through 2008, found the infection…
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One in four U.S. teenage girls has an STD, study finds
Kansas City Star: One in four U.S. teenage girls has an STD, study finds You may recall my post about STDs from the social indicators series. I identified this as one of the few truly disturbing negative trends. Well… For too many teenage girls, the numbers released Tuesday hold the threat of infertility and cancer.…
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Family Formation and Sexuality (Part 2)
SOCIAL INDICATORS 2006 Family Formation and Sexuality (Part 2) Despite the decrease in teenage sexual behavior and less unprotected sexual behavior, there is a rapid increase in the rate of sexually transmitted diseases: After declining somewhat erratically from 1975 to 1997, the rate of sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) rose by 28% between 1997 and 2004.…
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Gay Sex Called Key to Rise in Syphilis
Gay Sex Called Key to Rise in Syphilis is an article in Today's LA Times. I thought it was particularly relevant with regard to my social indicators post today about Family Formation and Sexuality.