Here's a crucial message for teens: Oral sex carries many of the same risks as vaginal sex, including human papilloma virus, or HPV. And HPV may now be overtaking tobacco as the leading cause of oral cancers in America in people under age 50.
"Adolescents don't think oral sex is something to worry about," said Bonnie Halpern-Felsher professor of pediatrics at the University of California, San Francisco. "They view it as a way to have intimacy without having "sex."
FDA approves Selzentry (maraviroc) 150 mg and 300 mg tablets, a CCR5 co-receptor antagonist used in combination with other antiretroviral products for the treatment of adults infected with CCR5-tropic HIV-1.
Read about the FDA's updated evaluation of condom effectiveness against specific STI's
This PDF from the EPA explains the proper way to dispose of medical sharps, or syringes.
This 90-minute Web cast will outline the sexual risk behaviors (NACCHO) and current HIV and STD screening trends among adolescents.
Visit the Campaign for Comprehensive Sexuality Education (CCSE) for resources as well as information about sexuality education in Champaign County.
The CDC has made some major changes to the Division of HIV/AIDS internet pages. These include better organization of topics, better search engine - you can now search just the HIV/AIDS website and more frequent updates. You can get to these pages from our Infectious Disease Links page, in the HIV/AIDS section.
Public Health's Men's Clinic is open Mondays from 4-5:30 p.m. If you are over 40, come in to Public Health and get tested. At the clinic, men can come in to get tested for sexually transmitted diseases and HIV, and men over 40 can get a prostate cancer blood test.
For more Men's health information read the following, our Men's Clinic flyer and Prostate Fast Facts. Both are in pdf format.
Hepatitis C not a single disease issue: - Relationship of HVC to diabetes, lymphoma, liver cancer and mental disorders. From hepcchallenge.org.
Hepatitis C and liver cancer: - A growing threat in the Hepatitis C population. From hepcchallenge.org.
201 W. Kenyon Rd., Champaign
Location information including maps
Hours: (begining January 1, 2012)
Monday 9:00 a.m. - Noon and 1:00 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.
Tuesday 9:00 a.m. - Noon and 1:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Wednesday - Friday 9:00 a.m. - Noon and 1:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
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(217) 239-7827