Infection Control Today - Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STDS)

Great Britain Witnesses Increase in Sexually Transmitted Infections

LONDON -- New cases of chlamydia rose by 9 percent from 82,558 to 89,818 in England, Wales and Northern Ireland in 2003, according to latest figures released by the Health Protection Agency. It remains the most commonly diagnosed sexually transmitted infection (STI) in ...More

August 3, 2004

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Researchers Launch a Pilot Study of a Free Home Test Kit for Sexually Transmitted Diseases

BALTIMORE -- Researchers at Johns Hopkins have launched the first government-sponsored study to measure the effectiveness of a Web- and community-based home test kit for common sexually transmitted diseases, such as Chlamydia and gonorrhea. The study will measure how many ...More

August 2, 2004

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Parental Supervision May Reduce the Risk for STDs in Adolescents

African-American female adolescents who reported that they had high levels of parental supervision had reduced incidence of gonorrhea and chlamydia infections than their peers who reported low parental supervision, according to an article in the July 2004 issue of The ...More

July 5, 2004

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Researchers Discover Infiltration of the Brain by Pathogens May Cause Alzheimer's Disease

The possibility of an infectious etiology of chronic diseases, including Alzheimer's disease, has long been debated and is difficult to prove. Following a debate last summer sponsored by the Alzheimer Forum on "Challenging Views of Alzheimer's Disease," researchers from ...More

June 16, 2004

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Study Links Gonorrhea, Prostate Cancer in Men

FLINT, Mich. -- Men who have had gonorrhea are more likely to be diagnosed with prostate cancer, new research from the University of Michigan Health System finds. Having more than 25 lifetime sexual partners also increases odds of prostate cancer, by more than 2.5 times ...More

May 10, 2004

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Increasing Cases of Drug-Resistant Gonorrhea Prompt New Treatment Recommendation for Gay and Bisexual Men

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommended today that fluoroquinolones no longer be used as first-line treatment for gonorrhea among men who have sex with men (MSM). The recommendation was made after preliminary data showed that drug-resistant ...More

April 29, 2004

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Survey Suggests Lack of Awareness Heightens Risk for Sexually Transmitted Diseases

RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C. -- New survey results unveiled today by the American Social Health Association (ASHA) - an organization dedicated to preventing sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) -- suggest that lack of awareness may put Americans at risk for contracting ...More

April 6, 2004

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Researchers Show Common Bacteria Linked to Alzheimer's

PHILADELPHIA -- Newswise -- The paper, "Chlamydia pneumoniae induces Alzheimer-like Amyloid Plaques in Brains of BALB/c Mice," to be published in the April 2004 issue of Neurolobiology of Aging shows a link between the bacteria Chlyamydia pneumoniae and the amyloid plaques ...More

March 10, 2004

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Gonorrhea Test May Give False-Positive Results; Doctors Encouraged to Learn Patients' Sexual History

ALEXANDRIA, Va. -- Five women from Hawaii in long-term monogamous relationships tested falsely positive for gonorrhea in an 8-month period, according to a study in the March 15, 2004 issue of Clinical Infectious Diseases.. All of the women had been tested by the Roche COBAS ...More

March 8, 2004

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U.S. Syphilis Rates Climb for Second Consecutive Year

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The syphilis rate in the United States rose in 2002 for the second consecutive year, following a decade-long decline that led to an all-time low in 2000, according to new data released today by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The ...More

November 24, 2003

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