New study blames Columbus for syphilis spread
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New genetic evidence supports the theory that Christopher Columbus brought syphilis to Europe from the New World, U.S. researchers said on Monday, reviving a centuries-old debate about the origins of the disease.
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Merck &amp; Co. Inc.&#039;s vaccine to prevent  the world&#039;s most prevalent sexually transmitted infection  sailed through a panel of U.S. health experts, despite early  fears of opposition from the Christian Right that it might lead  to promiscuity and a false sense of security.
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Researchers who gleaned DNA from 500-year-old bone slivers said Friday that preliminary data suggests Christopher Columbus might be buried in Spain, rather than a rival tomb in the Dominican Republic, but for ...
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A new DNA analysis indicates that the parasites  accompanied their human hosts in the original peopling of the Americas, probably as early as 15,000 years ago.
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Women who use the injected contraceptive Depo-Provera have a higher rate of sexually transmitted diseases, U.S. researchers reported on Monday.
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Many people mistakenly believe that oral sex is safe, unaware that they can readily catch or pass on syphilis in this manner, according to a report put out by Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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The first "map" of teen sexual  behavior gives new meaning to the old warning that you don't  just have sex with a person, but with everyone that person ever  had sex with, researchers said on Monday.
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Conservative network leader: &quot;The disease of the US church has found its way into this report.&quot;. By Douglas LeBlanc | posted 10/19/2004.
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NEW YORK  - Young adults who don't know  whether or not their new partner is having sex with other  people appear to at higher risk of sexually transmitted  diseases, new research reports.
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NEW YORK  - The results of large study of  US residents infected with HIV show that the majority of them  refrain from sexual activities likely to spread the virus to  others who are not infected.
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A married couple who sailed to America from England around 1630 are the reason why thousands of people in the United States are at higher risk of a hereditary form of colon cancer, researchers said on Wednesday.
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NEW YORK  - Many people mistakenly believe  that oral sex is safe, unaware that they can readily catch or  pass on syphilis in this manner, according to a report put out  by Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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The sexually transmitted virus that causes cervical cancer in women is poised to become one of the leading causes of oral cancer in men, according to a new study.
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Stories we flag this week: The NYT says sexy spam lines make people sad, too much TV can dampen sex and cultural attitudes affect HIV spread. In Sex Drive Daily.
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New data on an experimental AIDS vaccine that failed to work shows volunteers who got the shots were far more likely to get infected with the virus through sex or other risky behavior than those who got dummy shots.
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A rare sexually transmitted disease that can scar the genitals has been found in two patients in New York, and the strain is the same as that recently detected in Europe, the city's health commissioner said Wednesday.
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More older people are risking sexually transmitted infections because they are not using condoms, research suggests.