Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STDS)

  • Rapid HIV Testing in the ED Boosts Diagnoses, Screening
    One in every 50 people screened for a suspected sexually transmitted infection (STI) in the emergency department (ED) at Henry Ford Hospital was found to be infected with HIV using a rapid blood sample screening test.Henry Ford researchers hope their study heightens ...More
    October 27, 2008
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  • American Red Cross Blood Services Under Fire for Protocol Lapses That Could Lead to Infection
    The American Red Cross Blood Services is coming under fire for its alleged failure to improve the methods it uses to collect and process blood, despite a federal court order and millions of dollars in fines in the last five years. Report by the Food and Drug ...More
    July 18, 2008
    Posted in News
  • Vaginal Microbicides May Prevent More Infections in Men than Women
    Vaginal microbicides currently in clinical trials may be the only weapon that will protect women against infection from HIV. Yet, under likely circumstances, these microbicides may be of more benefit to men than women, according to a new UCLA AIDS Institute study. The ...More
    July 7, 2008
    Posted in News
  • HIV Infection Stems from Few Viruses
    A new study reveals the genetic identity of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), the version responsible for sexual transmission, in unprecedented detail.The finding provides important clues in the ongoing search for an effective HIV/AIDS vaccine, said researchers at the ...More
    May 16, 2008
    Posted in News
  • Scientists Discover How Some Bacteria Survive Antibiotics
    Researchers at the University of Illinois at Chicago have discovered how some bacteria can survive antibiotic treatment by turning on resistance mechanisms when exposed to the drugs. The findings, published in the April 24 issue of the journal Molecular Cell, could lead to ...More
    May 1, 2008
    Posted in News
  • Researchers Pilot New Electronic System for Infectious Diseases
    Researchers at Harvard Pilgrim Health Care, HarvardMedicalSchool, Atrius Health, and the Massachusetts Department of Public Health have created and tested a set of computer programs that use electronic medical records to help clinicians detect contagious illness and ...More
    April 10, 2008
    Posted in News
  • New Technique Will Speed the Development of Vaccines
    A team of Washington State University scientists has devised a method that could lead to the development of vaccines against some of the most troubling infectious diseases we face—diseases that have so far been difficult or impossible to vaccinate against. The new method ...More
    March 25, 2008
    Posted in News
  • Researcher Finds Link Between Chlamydia and Cervical Cancer
    The human papillomavirus (HPV), an infectious disease of the skin and inner membranes, is considered one of the most common sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) in the world and a necessary agent of cervical cancer. Research now shows that Chlamydia increases this risk. ...More
    March 17, 2008
    Posted in News
  • FDA Warns Companies Importing and Marketing Drugs Over the Internet that Fraudulently Claim to Prevent and Treat STDs
    The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) today issued warning letters to six U.S. companies and one foreign individual for marketing unapproved and misbranded drugs over the Internet to U.S. consumers for the prevention and treatment of sexually transmitted diseases (STDs). ...More
    March 10, 2008
    Posted in News
  • Proactive Chlamydia Screening is Not Good Value for the Money
    Proactive chlamydia screening for young adults is an expensive intervention that probably does not represent good value for money, concludes a study published on bmj.com today. There are two types of screening – proactive and opportunistic. Proactive screening uses ...More
    July 27, 2007
    Posted in News
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