Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STDS)

  • Infectious Disease Screening Not Performed at Many Substance Abuse Treatment Facilities
    Fewer than half of all substance abuse treatment facilities surveyed nationwide reported that they conduct on-site infectious disease screening, according to a new study sponsored by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA).  Rates of HIV, ...More
    March 25, 2010
    Posted in News
  • CDC Study Finds U.S. Herpes Rates Remain High
    About 1 in 6 Americans (16.2 percent) between the ages of 14 and 49 is infected with herpes simplex virus type 2 (HSV-2), according to a national health survey released today by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. HSV-2 is a lifelong and incurable infection that ...More
    March 10, 2010
    Posted in News
  • Animals Linked to Human Chlamydia Pneumoniae
    Animals have been found to have infected humans sometime in the past with the common respiratory disease Chlamydia pneumoniae, according to Queensland University of Technology infectious disease expert professor Peter Timms.Unlike the sexually-transmitted form of Chlamydia, ...More
    February 22, 2010
    Posted in News
  • Herpes Medication Does Not Reduce Risk of HIV Transmission
    A five-year international multi-center clinical trial has found that acyclovir, a drug widely used as a safe and effective treatment taken twice daily to suppress herpes simplex virus-2 (HSV-2), which is the most common cause of genital herpes, does not reduce the risk of ...More
    January 20, 2010
    Posted in News
  • Syphilis Survey Reveals Need for Accurate Testing for Early Infection
    Although syphilis is one of the oldest known diseases, most health professionals do not have access to the tests necessary to reliably diagnose it in its earliest and most infectious stage. A recent survey of infectious diseases specialists regarding the diagnosis and ...More
    October 22, 2009
    Posted in News
  • Researchers Identify Mechanism that Helps Bacteria Avoid Destruction in Cells
    Infectious diseases currently cause about one-third of all human deaths worldwide, more than all forms of cancer combined. Advances in cell biology and microbial genetics have greatly enhanced understanding of the cause and mechanisms of infectious diseases. Researchers ...More
    October 14, 2009
    Posted in News
  • Study Examines Adverse Events Associated With HPV Vaccine
    An analysis of the adverse events reported following distribution of quadrivalent human papillomavirus recombinant vaccine since 2006 indicates that adverse event rates were consistent with pre-licensing data and expected background rates of other vaccines, with the ...More
    August 19, 2009
    Posted in News
  • Syphilis Comeback Could Wipe Out Control Gains, Make Gonorrhea Resistant
    Dr. David H. Martin, professor and chief of the Section of Infectious Diseases at LSU Health Sciences Center New Orleans School of Medicine, updated reporters and the National Foundation for Infectious Diseases on sexually transmitted diseases in the United States on July ...More
    July 22, 2009
    Posted in News, Disinfection & Sterilization
  • Public Health Experts Discuss Infectious Diseases Threats
    Updates on the impact of sexually transmitted diseases, infection risk from animals in the home and public settings, seasonal and H1N1 influenza, and foodborne diseases were presented today at a news conference at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C. The news ...More
    July 22, 2009
    Posted in News
  • Nurse Researchers Toil to Curb Spread of Infectious Disease
    Fighting infectious disease, the very heart of public health and the genesis of contemporary nursing, is about more than handwashing and immunizations. It’s about screening and early detection, identifying risk and protective factors, and educating clinicians, ...More
    June 12, 2009
    Posted in News
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