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       <title>Herpes - livepress.com</title>
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  <updated>2006-08-03 00:30:39</updated>
  <entry>
    <title><![CDATA[FDA Approves First One-Day Treatment For Genital Herpes]]></title>
    <link href="http://livepress.com/go/?132294"/>
    <id>http://livepress.com/go/?132294</id>
    <updated>2006-08-03 00:26:04</updated>
    <summary><![CDATA[The FDA approves the first one-day treatment for recurrent  genital herpes  and  cold sores  in people with healthy immune systems. Famvir, manufactured by Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corp., can be taken in 1,000 milligrams doses twice daily for one day....]]></summary>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title><![CDATA[Health Tip: Genital Herpes Can Be Spread Without Symptoms 
    (HealthDay)
]]></title>
    <link href="http://livepress.com/go/?119479"/>
    <id>http://livepress.com/go/?119479</id>
    <updated>2006-07-11 23:52:31</updated>
    <summary><![CDATA[HealthDay - (HealthDay News) --  Genital herpes  is caused by a sexually transmitted virus, often leading to blisters on or near the genitals or rectum. These blisters eventually open into painful sores that take several weeks to heal. Over time, outbreaks tend to become less severe and last for shorter periods.]]></summary>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title><![CDATA[Health Tip: Genital Herpes Can Be Spread Without Symptoms 
    (HealthDay)
]]></title>
    <link href="http://livepress.com/go/?118921"/>
    <id>http://livepress.com/go/?118921</id>
    <updated>2006-07-11 09:12:48</updated>
    <summary><![CDATA[HealthDay - (HealthDay News) --  Genital herpes  is caused by a sexually transmitted virus, often leading to blisters on or near the genitals or rectum. These blisters eventually open into painful sores that take several weeks to heal. Over time, outbreaks tend to become less severe and last for shorter periods.]]></summary>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title><![CDATA[FDA Approves Vaccine For Shingles]]></title>
    <link href="http://livepress.com/go/?95733"/>
    <id>http://livepress.com/go/?95733</id>
    <updated>2006-05-26 12:41:07</updated>
    <summary><![CDATA[ The Federal Drug Administration (FDA) approved the licensing of Zostavax ( Merck  &amp;amp; Co., Inc., Whitehouse Station, NJ) on May 25. Zostavax is a new vaccine for shingles (also known as  herpes  zoster) to be given to people who are at...]]></summary>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title><![CDATA[Antiviral helpful for genital herpes in pregnancy 
    (Reuters)
]]></title>
    <link href="http://livepress.com/go/?62675"/>
    <id>http://livepress.com/go/?62675</id>
    <updated>2006-04-05 13:04:32</updated>
    <summary><![CDATA[Reuters - Treatment with the antiviral 
drug valacyclovir, sold as Valtrex, curbs recurrent bouts of 
 genital herpes  in pregnant women, a study shows. Moreover, no 
safety concerns were identified in mothers, fetuses, or 
neonates exposed to the drug.]]></summary>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title><![CDATA[Herpes Simplex 
    (KidsHealth.org)
]]></title>
    <link href="http://livepress.com/go/?52163"/>
    <id>http://livepress.com/go/?52163</id>
    <updated>2006-03-20 06:28:15</updated>
    <summary><![CDATA[KidsHealth.org - Herpes is a contagious infection that's caused by the herpes simplex virus. 
One type of the virus - herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV1) - can lead to cold 
sores around the mouth. An infection of herpes simplex virus type 2 (HSV2) can 
lead to  genital herpes , a sexually transmitted disease that causes blisters and 
pain in the genital area.]]></summary>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title><![CDATA[FDA Proposes Easing Rules on Herpes Tests (AP)]]></title>
    <link href="http://livepress.com/go/?15607"/>
    <id>http://livepress.com/go/?15607</id>
    <updated>2006-01-06 19:18:16</updated>
    <summary><![CDATA[AP - The FDA has proposed making it easier to make, market and administer tests for the  herpes  virus.]]></summary>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title><![CDATA[FDA Proposes Easing Rules on Herpes Tests (AP)]]></title>
    <link href="http://livepress.com/go/?15580"/>
    <id>http://livepress.com/go/?15580</id>
    <updated>2006-01-06 18:17:24</updated>
    <summary><![CDATA[AP - The FDA has proposed making it easier to make, market and administer tests for the  herpes  virus.]]></summary>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title><![CDATA[One-day antiviral treats recurrent genital herpes (Reuters)]]></title>
    <link href="http://livepress.com/go/?13461"/>
    <id>http://livepress.com/go/?13461</id>
    <updated>2006-01-03 11:19:42</updated>
    <summary><![CDATA[Reuters - Patient-initiated, single-day 
treatment with the antiviral drug famciclovir is an effective 
and well-tolerated treatment for recurrent  genital herpes , a 
new study shows.]]></summary>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title><![CDATA[Herpes in pregnancy may raise HIV risk for baby (Reuters)]]></title>
    <link href="http://livepress.com/go/?10924"/>
    <id>http://livepress.com/go/?10924</id>
    <updated>2005-12-28 22:28:23</updated>
    <summary><![CDATA[Reuters - HIV-positive women diagnosed 
with  genital herpes  during pregnancy appear to be quite likely 
to pass HIV to their infants, according to a study conducted in 
New York City.]]></summary>
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