The Minnesota AIDS Project says millions of dollars will be needed to fight an epidemic of sexually transmitted diseases. But The state health department says, first, more research is needed to find out the extent of the problem. Minnesota Public Radio's Dan Gunderson reports... Most people are well aware of the dangers of the most publicized sexually transmitted disease..AIDS. But public health officials say few people are aware of syphilis, chlamydia and the papilloma virus. The centers for disease control says its a national epidemic Jeremy Hanson public policy co-ordinator for the Minnesota