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Live & Love – Let’s Talk About Herpes

by admin on August 15, 2010

Spread the message, not the virus Live & Love Short Film Competition to destigmatise HSV (Herpes Simplex Virus) Budding film makers are being challenged to shoot cinematic flicks designed to destigmatise HSV – the Herpes Simplex Virus commonly associated with cold sores and genital herpes – as part of the inaugural Live & Love Short Film Competition. The [...]

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Men’s and Women’s Sexual Health and Well-Being Survey

by admin on July 26, 2010

Lyndsay Foster and I am a clinical psychology graduate student at the University of New Brunswick.  She is conducting a study on how being diagnosed with a STI impacts sexuality and sexual well-being.  Foster is interested in comparing the sexual well-being of men and women who have been diagnosed with a sexually transmitted infection (STI or [...]

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Fund tests of a new herpes treatment at the University of Florida

by admin on June 12, 2010

Goals Test the ribozyme for its ability to block recurrent herpes outbreaks Overview There are an estimated 1,000,000 new cases of Herpes every year. The goal of the proposed project will be to test a potential new treatment for Herpes.  This treatment (a ribozyme) has been shown to block Herpes Simplex Virus type 1 (HSV-1) [...]

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