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Genital Herpes Drug Found Safe for Daily Use |
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Wednesday, 31 December 1969 |
THE drug commonly used to treat outbreaks of genital herpes infections can safely be used on a daily basis for years to prevent recurrences of this distressing viral disease, according to a five-year study published recently in Archives of Dermatology. The highly communicable virus newly infects half a million Americans a year; they join an estimated 30 million Americans who are already infected. After the first infection, many people experience recurrences at rates that typically vary from once or twice a year to as much as once or twice a month.... Read more at: . |
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Last Updated ( Monday, 07 August 2006 )
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