Chlamydia Findings Could Yield New Therapeutic Approaches That Might Turn A Natural Infection Into A Vaccination

Researchers at Duke University Medical Center have discovered a way to block the damaging actions of Chlamydia, the bacteria responsible for the largest number of sexually transmitted infections in the United States. The team, which included Duke University microbiologists and chemists, designed a molecule that takes away the bacteria’s self-defense mechanisms…

STD Vaccine Viewed Positively According To Survey Of American Women

Cost but not convenience plays a significant role in attitudes about vaccination for common human papillomaviruses for women over the age of 26, according to the authors of a recent article in the journal Sexual Health. Currently, the two vaccines for human papillomavirus (HPV), which is the primary cause of cervical cancer, are U.S…