The promotion of promiscuity through comprehensive sex education and condom-distribution campaigns is continuing to fuel an STD epidemic that is now seeing more than one million new cases of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) and diseases (STDs) every year.
Tag Archives: STD
WHO: Gonorrhea on Verge of Becoming a Super Bug
The World Health Organization (WHO) is urging governments to step up surveillance of gonorrhea, the second most prevalent sexually transmitted disease (STD), which has developed such an extensive resistance to antibiotics it is on the verge of becoming a super bug.
Casual Sex On the Rise in U.S.
by Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
A new study has found that more and more Americans are settling for non-romantic sexual relationships, a trend that is being blamed by researchers for the rapid spread of sexually transmitted diseases.
CDC: 16 Percent of Young Americans Have Genital Herpes
by Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
A new study released by the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) found that 16 percent of Americans between the ages of 14 and 49 are infected with genital herpes, making it one of the most common sexually transmitted diseases in the U.S.
STD Rates Continue to Climb in US
By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
The latest report from the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) show that sexually transmitted diseases are continuing to rise, especially among teens.
DC “Safe Sex” Education Results in Expanded STD Screening Program
By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Writer
In a ringing indictment of the nation’s “safe sex” programs, D.C. area school officials are planning to counter the epidemic of sexually transmitted diseases (STD) among youth by offering free testing to all high school students in the coming school year.
Controversial Vaccine Blamed for Destroying Lives
By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Writer
Gardasil, the controversial vaccine developed to protect girls from being infected with a sexually transmitted disease (STD) that causes cervical cancer, is once again in the news for causing adverse reactions.
Millions for Condoms and STD Programs Hidden in Stimulus Bil
By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Writer
Only a day after House Speaker Nancy Pelosi was forced to remove $300 million dollars for contraceptives from President Obama’s stimulus plan, another $335 million was discovered in the bill to fund condoms and sexually explicit “STD prevention” programs.
More Deaths Related to GARDASIL Vaccine
by Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Writer
According to newly obtained documents from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), there have now been as many as 20 deaths of young girls who received the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine known as GARDASIL.
