Health agencies going online to battle syphilis and AIDS - MontereyHerald.com :

"As life moves to the Internet, a growing number of public health agencies are signing on to social networking sites — not to find friends, but to fight syphilis, AIDS and other sexually transmitted diseases.

Public agencies in Ohio are among the latest to open accounts on online meeting sites in an effort to reach people who may have a sexually transmitted disease and need medical care.

Cleveland's health department opened accounts on two sites this week, and Cincinnati has plans to start an online effort in a couple of months. Columbus Public Health established a presence a year ago on Manhunt, a social networking site for gay men, and has since added other popular sites."