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1 in 4 Middle Class Americans have HSV2 - Genital Herpes

Posted Tue, 05/25/2004 - 12:34 by jack

RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C., May 24

According to a recent
study of 36 primary care physician (PCP) offices in relatively affluent
suburban areas of six U.S. cities, one in four people (25.5 percent) tested
positive for the virus that causes Genital Herpes, despite the fact that only
four percent of all those tested reported a history of the condition.

Risk Factors Identified for Persistent Post-Shingles Pain

Posted Mon, 05/10/2004 - 10:22 by jack

HerpesDoctor.com – Researchers have recently confirmed a set of indicators that, alone and in combination, identify shingles patients who have an increased risk of developing persistent pain after the shingles rash heals. Results and implications of their study will be presented in the May 11 issue of Neurology, the scientific journal of the American Academy of Neurology.