Presentations to Address Vaccines, HIV/AIDS, Teen, Boomer, and Same Sex
Issues
SEATTLE, July 16 /PRNewswire/ -- Media who cover sexually transmitted
diseases, HIV/AIDS, health research, or reproductive health are invited to
attend the 17th meeting of the International Society for Sexually
Transmitted Disease Research (ISSTDR). The conference will be conducted
jointly with the 10th annual International Union against Sexually
Transmitted Infections (IUSTI) World Congress, July 29 - August 1, 2007 at
Seattle's Washington State Convention and Trade Center. Free online
registration can be found at http://www.astda.org
The biennial ISSTDR meetings are the preeminent venues for scientific
research in all STDs, including HIV/AIDS. The Seattle meeting will be
global in scope, with anticipated attendance by 1,200 scientists from at
least 70 countries.
Highlights to be presented in Seattle include: how the tobacco plant
may contribute to STD prevention; the effectiveness of adult circumcision
in preventing the spread of HIV and other STDs; whether there will be a
rise in STDs among baby boomers in the near future; the vicious cycles of
HIV infections and genital herpes; and the latest research on the new,
controversial vaccines to prevent HPV and cervical cancer.
The conference will address groundbreaking research in biomedical,
behavioral and social sciences related to all STDs and research in health
services, public health, and prevention methods. Presentation of the latest
research findings will be supplemented by state of the art lectures and
symposia by some of the world's preeminent experts.
According to the Presidents of the ISSTDR and the IUSTI, "In this era
of instantaneous electronic communication, international conflict, social
disruption, population migration, and worldwide travel for business and
recreation, the intertwined epidemics of HIV infection and other STDs reach
ever greater numbers of people around the world, with particularly
devastating impacts on women and young people. At the same time, biomedical
and other scientific advances offer hope and, in many settings, the reality
of improved prevention and control for both individuals and communities."
Sophisticated facilities will support media activities, and the
organizers will assure ready access to researchers and topical experts. For
more information or please contact Noelle Hopper or Steve Kaiser at Kaiser
Associates, 410-467-7800, or via email at noelle@kaiserassociatespr.com or
steve@kaiserassociatespr.com.
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