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Friday, December 16, 2005

You've Got Mail -- And Maybe Gonorrhea

Via Reuters AlertNet:
You've got mail -- and possibly gonorrhea, HIV or another sexually transmitted disease.

E-mail sent through Web sites launched in Los Angeles and San Francisco is providing people with a free, sometimes anonymous, way to tell their casual sex partners they might have picked up more than they bargained for.

Los Angeles County health officials launched www.inspotla.org this week in a bid to reduce the rapidly rising spread of STDs by encouraging sexually active men and women to get tested.
Technorati Tags: Gonorrhea, HIV, Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Inspotla