Category Archives: Epidemic

STIs, sexual health worries and HPA data – what you need to know

By Dr Petra | Published: 25 August, 2010
TweetThe Health Protection Agency has released its most recent figures on Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs) (including HIV) today. This is based on data collected from GU clinics across the UK annually. You can read the main report here. Those who’re of the more thorough/geekier persuasion may also want to look at the data summaries of [...]
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“Facebook linked to a rise in syphilis” – no, it’s not.

By Dr Petra | Published: 24 March, 2010
TweetSeveral papers carried the worrying story today suggesting links between social networking sites and sexually transmitted infections (STIs) Facebook ‘linked to a rise in syphilis’ – Telegraph Facebook ‘sex encounters’ linked to rise in Syphilis in North East – Metro Sex diseases soaring due to Facebook romps – The Sun Web casual sex sparks syphilis [...]
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