1. Middle-Age Heart Risk Factors Shorten Men's Lives - US News and World Report
Smoking, hypertension, high cholesterol cut 10 years of life, study finds

2. Condoms May Reduce Herpes Risk - US News and World Report
Unprotected skin may still transmit virus, but disease odds fall by 30 percent, study finds

3. Genital herpes : Causes, incidence, and risk factors  (Trust Mark: Doctor-Reviewed)
Herpes is caused by two viruses: Herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1; Herpes simplex virus type 2 (HSV-2. HSV-1, the virus responsible for common cold sores, can be transmitted through fluids from the mouth. It is responsible for some cases of geni...• Reviewer: David Zieve, MD, MHA, Greg Juhn, MTPW, David R. Eltz, Kelli A. Stacy, ELS. Previously reviewed by Kenneth M. Wener, MD, Department of Infectious Diseases, Lahey Clinic, Burlington, MA. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network (11/1/2007).

4. Birth-acquired herpes : Causes, incidence, and risk factors  (Trust Mark: Doctor-Reviewed)
Newborn infants can become infected with herpes virus: In the uterus (intrauterine herpes - this is very rare; Passing through the birth canal (birth-acquired herpes, the most common method of infection; Right after birth (postpartum. If the mothe...• Reviewer: Daniel Rauch, MD, FAAP. Director, Pediatric Hospitalist Program, New York University School of Medicine, New York, NY. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.