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December Newsdesk
Ethics of screening for asymptomatic herpes virus type 2 infection
The
ethics of screening people for asymptomatic herpes virus type 2 infection
(HSV-2) has recently been a subject of controversy in the British Medical
Journal (BMJ). An article on the matter was published in the BMJ1 but
its conclusions were subsequently challenged. [View
full article]
The American Social Health Association (ASHA) has published a new Herpes Testing Toolkit for clinicians. The Toolkit is a 10-page guide which was developed by ASHA's Herpes Resource Center and reviewed by leading experts in the field. [View full article]
The Real Story on Genital Herpes: IUSTI Media Roundtable Report
An international panel of journalists with an interest in sexual health recently met at the 2004 European conference of the International Union of Sexually Transmitted Infections (IUSTI) in Myconos, Greece, to discuss the role of the media in tackling the stigma associated with STI's with a particular focus on genital herpes. The meeting was chaired by Charles Ebel, Chairman of the International Herpes Alliance (IHA) and Senior Director of Program Development at the American Social Health Association, USA. [View full article]