High Risk of HIV Linked to Common Vaginal Infection

Women with bacterial vaginosis are at 60% higher risk of contracting the human immunosuppressant virus (HIV) than women without the infection, according to the findings of a study just released from the University of North Carolina (UNC) Chapel Hill’s School of Public Health.  Research hasn’t yet revealed which infection came first but, since both infections are sexually transmitted, the findings of the UNC study may lead to improved treatments, perhaps a means of prevention, for either of the two life-changing infections. Read more