Herpes awareness project divides health officials
‘NEARLY ONE in two African-American adults has genital herpes. Could it be you? Could it be your partner?… A simple blood test is the best way to know if you have it.” That’s the language of an advertisement that has begun running in publications and on radio stations with largely African-American audiences in cities including [...]
Hidden Risks of DMSO
MSM is derived from the liquid solvent dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO), which was a popular alternative remedy for rheumatoid arthritis and other inflammatory conditions in the 1960s and 1970s. Bathing sore joints in DMSO seemed to reduce arthritic symptoms, and there is some clinical evidence for this benefit. Both DMSO and MSM appear to be well [...]
Late valacyclovir for herpes yields greater response
This is great news. Not so new to me, but a bit of hope for anyone who may be newly diagnosed. Therapy with valacyclovir (Valtrex, GlaxoSmithKline), started within three months of infection with either herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1) or HSV type 2 (HSV-2), reduces the rate of symptomatic outbreaks compared with placebo, Seattle [...]
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