Medical News Today: Most common 3 STDs on the rise, according to CDC report
A new CDC report outlines recent increases in chlamydia, gonorrhea, and syphilis cases in the US. The report asks why, and outlines what should be done. (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - October 11, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Sexual Health / STDs Source Type: news
A Virus in Koala DNA Shows Evolution in Action
Many animals, including humans, have DNA left over from ancient viral infections. In koalas, researchers are studying the process in real time. (Source: NYT Health)
Source: NYT Health - October 10, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: James Gorman Tags: Genetics and Heredity Koalas DNA (Deoxyribonucleic Acid) Viruses Evolution (Biology) Chlamydia RNA (Ribonucleic Acid) your-feed-science William Theurkauf University of Massachusetts Cell (Journal) Source Type: news
Sexually Transmitted Disease Cases Reach Record High In The U.S. [Infographic]
CDC research has found that cases of gonorrhea, chlamydia and syphilis have risen dramatically in the U.S. since 2014. (Source: Forbes.com Healthcare News)
Source: Forbes.com Healthcare News - October 9, 2019 Category: Pharmaceuticals Authors: Niall McCarthy, Contributor Source Type: news
Three STDs reach all-time highs in the US, new CDC report says
Combined cases of gonorrhea, chlamydia and syphilis have risen to unprecedented numbers for the fifth consecutive year in the United States, according to a new STD report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (Source: CNN.com - Health)
Source: CNN.com - Health - October 9, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Sexually Transmitted Disease Cases Rise to Record High, C.D.C. Says
Cases of syphilis, gonorrhea and chlamydia in the United States jumped last year, and an alarming number of newborn deaths were linked to congenital syphilis. (Source: NYT Health)
Source: NYT Health - October 8, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Liam Stack Tags: Sexually Transmitted Diseases Chlamydia Gonorrhea Syphilis Centers for Disease Control and Prevention United States Source Type: news
2017 to 2018 Saw Increases in Chlamydia, Gonorrhea, Syphilis
TUESDAY, Oct. 8, 2019 -- During 2017 to 2018, there were increases in the rates of chlamydia, gonorrhea, and syphilis, according to a report published online Oct. 8 by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Virginia Bowen, Ph.D., and... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - October 8, 2019 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
These STDs Are the Most Common Infectious Diseases Reported to the CDC
Sexually transmitted disease diagnoses in 2018 broke a record for the fifth consecutive year, according to new data from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
Chlamydia was the most common STD in 2018, with more than 1.7 million cases reported, followed by more than 580,000 cases of gonorrhea—3% and 5% increases over 2017, respectively. Though less common, syphilis diagnoses also rose, topping 115,000 cases in total, according to the CDC.
“These are just infections that were diagnosed and reported,” says Elizabeth Torrone, an epidemiologist at the CDC. Since lots of STDs are asymptoma...
Source: TIME: Health - October 8, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Jamie Ducharme Tags: Uncategorized data visualization Infectious Disease Source Type: news
STD Rates Continue to Rise in the U.S.
TUESDAY, Oct. 8, 2019 -- STD rates in the United States are continuing a years-long climb -- including a sharp rise in the number of babies born with syphilis.
A new government report finds that combined cases of syphilis, gonorrhea and chlamydia... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - October 8, 2019 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news
Health matters: preventing STI's
Focuses on the prevention of 5 common sexually transmitted infections (STIs) - gonorrhoea, chlamydia, syphilis, genital herpes and genital warts. It also covers the public health challenge of antimicrobial-resistant STIs and the commissioning and improvement of sexual health services. (Source: Current Awareness Service for Health (CASH))
Source: Current Awareness Service for Health (CASH) - September 18, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Arkansas Children's Research Institute, UAMS Awarded $420K
Arkansas Children's Research Institute and the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences have received a $420,000 National Institutes of Health to research chlamydia. (Source: Arkansas Business - Health Care)
Source: Arkansas Business - Health Care - September 13, 2019 Category: American Health Source Type: news
'Extreme grooming' not linked to STIs
(Reuters Health) - Researchers say women who frequently remove most or all of their pubic hair are no more likely to contract chlamydia or gonorrhea than women who don't practice "extreme grooming." (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - September 6, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: healthNews Source Type: news
Pubic Grooming Doesn't Raise STD Risk
Women who shave or wax their pubic hair aren't more likely to get chlamydia or gonorrhea, according to new research that challenges studies suggesting that so-called extreme grooming increases the risk of sexually transmitted diseases (STDs). (Source: WebMD Health)
Source: WebMD Health - September 4, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Pubic Hair Removal Does Not Raise Sexually Transmitted Infection Risk
Women who removed all pubic hair did not have higher rates of chlamydia or gonorrhea. (Source: NYT Health)
Source: NYT Health - September 4, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Nicholas Bakalar Tags: Sexually Transmitted Diseases Chlamydia Gonorrhea Source Type: news
Health matters: preventing STIs
This edition of Health Matters focuses on the prevention of five common sexually transmitted infections (STIs): gonorrhoea, chlamydia, syphilis, genital herpes and genital warts. It also covers the public health challenge of antimicrobial-resistant STIs, and the commissioning and improvement of sexual health services. (Source: Current Awareness Service for Health (CASH))
Source: Current Awareness Service for Health (CASH) - September 4, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
