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Herpes: The Silent Epidemic
Boca Raton, FL - The incidence of genital herpes has dramatically increased by more than 30% since 1980 and people who contract it are more at risk of contracting HIV, so itıs important to gain as much control over it as possible.
The virus may be spread even when there are no obvious signs of an outbreak, which is part of the reason that there are so many new cases. The worst aspect of genital herpes is the social stigma that accompanies it and the personal isolation some people suffer when they learn they have the virus. But because of research and clinical trials, there are new medications and better ways of controlling this virus than there were 20 years ago.
Herpes: The Silent Epidemic, an informative, 30-minute TV special, premieres on The Health Network on Monday, October 1 at 10:00 p.m. and 1:00 a.m. ET, and on Sunday, October 28 at 6:30 p.m. and 1:00 a.m. ET, and will repeat several additional times this year.
Herpes: The Silent Epidemic is co-hosted by Spotswood Spruance, M.D., Division of Infectious Diseases, University of Utah School of Medicine; Lawrence Corey, M.D., Head of Virology Division, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center and Lawrence Stanberry, M.D., Ph.D., Professor, Department of Pediatrics and Director for the Center for Vaccine Development, University of Texas Medical Center.
This documentary is produced by Information Television Network (ITV) as part of the award-winning series, The Cutting Edge Medical Report, and is made possible by an unrestricted educational grant from Glaxo SmithKline.
The Cutting Edge Medical Report airs on The Health Network Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays at 10:00 PM and 1:00 AM Eastern Time, 9:00 PM and 12:00 AM Central Time, 8:00 and 11:00 PM Mountain Time, and 7:00 and 10:00 PM Pacific Time. Weekend times are 6:30 PM and 1:00 AM Eastern time, 5:30 PM and 12:00 AM Central, 4:30 and 11:00 PM Mountain time, and 3:30 and 10:00 PM Pacific time.
For additional information on air dates or to order a VHS copy of the program, call 1-888-380-6500.
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