The LA Times had a great article recently about new hope for those with HIV in Los Angeles. There have been new developments in research hoping to identify where HIV transmitters hide in the body, and how to kill them. The article goes on to describe a regimen that doesn't...
Here in California, and in almost every state of the US it is illegal to knowingly transmit a Sexually Transmitted Disease or STD to partner without warning them in advance of intimate contact. The real crime is denying the fact that they have infected you and threatening you not to...
According to a recent study released by the Centers for Disease Control or CDC the US is experiencing a rapid increase in the number of Sexually Transmitted Disease or STD transmission cases in recent years. Three dormant STD's - chlamydia, gonorrhea, and syphilis - have increased for the first year since...
According to the Centers for Disease Control or CDC the rate of HIV transmission in Los Angeles and throughout California is on the rise after decades of decline. The most recent analysis says the average Californian has a 1 in 102 chance of testing positive for HIV in their lifetime....
The rate of STD transmission in Orange County is on the rise, but it is possible to hold a person of financial substance accountable for transmitting an STD like herpes, HPV or HIV without advance warning. Those who carry an STD in California are required by law to warn any...
It is a civil code violation in California for anyone to knowingly have intimate contact or sexual relations with another person without warning them in advance of contact if they are...
Knowingly transmitting HIV or the AIDS virus to a sexual partner without warning them in advance that you are a carrier or at risk is a civil code violation in California. The recent public admission of Charlie Sheen has brought this back into the consciousness of Californians, and as an...
A new global strain of Gonorrhea may become a new STD transmission threat for residents of Orange County and Los Angeles. The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) have been warning of developments regarding this strain. The so-called "Super Gonorrhea" may become completely resistant to antibiotics and the CDC is concerned...
The recent case of Charlie Sheen is still fresh in everyone's mind. It still surprises me that celebrities and people of substance fail to understand the responsibility they carry when they enter a new physical relationship after learning of their own HIV infection. California law requires anyone with HIV, or...
Many STD’s such as genital herpes (hsv-2), chlamydia, HIV, HPV, and gonorrhea were on the downswing for many years, with lower rates of infection in the general population. However, recent statistics from the Center for Disease Control indicate that this trend is over, and many STD rates are on the...