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        Article dated: 23 Nov 2007 
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          Sex infections continue to rise
              
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              The sexual health of young UK adults worsened in 2006 despite a concerted public health effort to turn it around, figures show. 
 
In 2006, a total of 376,508 new sexually transmitted infections (STIs) were diagnosed - up 2.2% on 2005, the Health Protection Agency found. 
 
Young people aged 16-24 made up the bulk of cases of some of the most common STIs, including chlamydia.  
 
Full story: BBC News 
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