POC Test for Chlamydia, Gonorrhea as Good as Lab-based Assays POC Test for Chlamydia, Gonorrhea as Good as Lab-based Assays
A new 30-minute point-of-care test using self-collected vaginal swabs works as well as lab-based molecular diagnostic tests for detecting chlamydia and gonorrhea, new findings show.Reuters Health Information (Source: Medscape Pathology Headlines)
Source: Medscape Pathology Headlines - May 20, 2020 Category: Pathology Tags: Family Medicine/Primary Care News Source Type: news
UNISON demands extra government funding to save universities from crisis
Higher education member Bill Acharjee (above) works at Solent University in Southampton as a research governance officer, with the task of ensuring that students and academics maintain ethical standards while they conduct their research projects. He’s thoughtful, conscientious. And while working from home during the COVID-19 crisis, he has a very sobering thought.
“A world without universities would be tragic,” he says. “I just can’t comprehend it.”
But there’s a very real danger some may struggle to survive, Mr Acharjee feels, if the government continues to refuse to come to the aid of universities d...
Source: UNISON Health care news - May 19, 2020 Category: UK Health Authors: Demetrios Matheou Tags: Article News coronavirus higher education Covid-19 Source Type: news
Roche receives FDA approval for cobas HPV test for use on the cobas 6800/8800 Systems to identify women at risk for cervical cancer
Basel, 21 April 2020 - Roche (SIX: RO, ROG; OTCQX:RHHBY) today announced US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval for the cobas ® HPV test for use on the fully automated, high-throughput cobas® 6800/8800 Systems. The cobas® HPV test identifies women at risk for cervical cancer by detecting the presence of high-risk human papillomavirus (HPV) DNA in cervical samples. Persistent high-risk HPV infections can develop into pre cancerous lesions and, if left untreated, these lesions can progress to cervical cancer.“The approval of our HPV test for the cobas 6800 and 8800 Systems enables molec...
Source: Roche Media News - April 21, 2020 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Reducing STI Cases: Young People Deserve Better Sexual Health Information and Services
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Adolescents and young adults are particularly susceptible to sexually transmitted infections (STIs), and cases of chlamydia, gonorrhea and syphilis have been rapidly increasing among young people in recent years.
Young people face multiple roadblocks to obtaining high-quality sexual health inform ation and STI care that can help them avoid STIs or mitigate the effects of an infection.
Advocates and policymakers addressing STIs among young people should support the needs of those most vulnerable to STIs through high-quality sex education programs, access to clinical care, preventive technolo gies and vaccines,...
Source: The Guttmacher Institute - April 2, 2020 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Guttmacher Source Type: news
New chlamydia species discovered deep under the Arctic Ocean
Researchers discovered the bacteria deep below the seafloor, in a place with no oxygen and without an apparent host organism. (Source: CNN.com - Health)
Source: CNN.com - Health - March 11, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Chlamydia build their own entrance into human cells
(Heinrich-Heine University Duesseldorf) Chlamydia, a type of pathogenic bacteria, need to penetrate human cells in order to multiply. Researchers from Heinrich Heine University Duesseldorf (HHU) have now identified the bacterial protein SemC, which is secreted into the cell and restructures the cell membrane at the entry site. SemC forces the cell's own protein SNX9 to assist it in this process. (Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health)
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - March 5, 2020 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news
Evofem Biosciences Appoints Former FDA Division Director Lisa Rarick, M.D., to its Board of Directors
Distinguished Career at the U.S. Food and Drug Administration in CDER and the Office of Women's Health; Significant Industry and Regulatory Expertise
SAN DIEGO, Feb. 26, 2020 -- (Healthcare Sales & Marketing Network) -- Evofem Biosciences, Inc. (NASDAQ... Biopharmaceuticals, Personnel Evofem Biosciences, Amphora, lactic acid, citric acid, Chlamydia (Source: HSMN NewsFeed)
Source: HSMN NewsFeed - February 26, 2020 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Shale drilling activity linked to increased sexually transmitted infections in Texas, Yale study
(Yale School of Public Health) Researchers at the Yale School of Public Health have found that rates of two sexually transmitted infections (STIs), gonorrhea and chlamydia, are 15% and 10% higher, respectively, in Texas counties with high shale drilling activity ( " fracking " ), compared to counties without any fracking. (Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science)
Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science - February 13, 2020 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news
Sex health warning: Symptoms of the UK's most common STI to look out for this Christmas
SEX, if unprotected, can increase the risk of a person catching a sexually transmitted infection . Chlamydia is the most common STI in the UK, and with it causing potentially serious problems if left untreated, recognising symptoms is very important. (Source: Daily Express - Health)
Source: Daily Express - Health - December 17, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Mobile Clinic team to support people experiencing homelessness
Today, we’re launching a new Mobile Clinic service helping people experiencing homelessness and sleeping rough in the City of London.
Volunteer GPs and nurses will offer advice on health conditions, register patients with local GP practices, attend to immediate health needs, provide new socks and gloves and offer screenings for HIV, chlamydia and gonorrhoea.
The aim is to work towards sustainable access to healthcare, so that people experiencing homelessness will be able to access mainstream NHS services and rely on them in times of need.
We have teamed up with the City of London Corporation, which governs the Squ...
Source: Doctors of the World News - December 3, 2019 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Martina Villa Tags: Uncategorised Source Type: news
Targeted gene modification in animal pathogenic chlamydia
(Umea University) Researchers at Ume å University (Sweden), in collaboration with researchers at the University of Maryland and Duke University (USA), now for the first time successfully performed targeted gene mutation in the zoonotic pathogen Chlamydia caviae. (Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health)
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - November 7, 2019 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news
Chlamydia Can Harm Male Fertility
The Australian research is the first to find the sexually transmitted disease in testicular tissue biopsies of infertile men with no identified cause for their infertility. (Source: WebMD Health)
Source: WebMD Health - October 15, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Chlamydia Can Harm Male Fertility
(Source: Fertility News - Doctors Lounge)
Source: Fertility News - Doctors Lounge - October 15, 2019 Category: Reproduction Medicine Tags: Reproductive Medicine, Fertility, News, Source Type: news
Chlamydia Can Harm Male Fertility
TUESDAY, Oct. 15, 2019 -- Undiagnosed chlamydia infection can harm male fertility, a new study suggests. " Chlamydia infection has been associated with women ' s infertility but much less is known about its impact on male infertility, particularly if... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - October 15, 2019 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news
Infectious Diseases A--Z: Sexually transmitted infections at a record high
Sexually transmitted infections (STIs), also referred to as sexually transmitted diseases, are at a record high in the U.S. Sexually transmitted infections increased for the fifth consecutive year, with nearly 2.5 million combined cases of chlamydia, gonorrhea and syphilis, according to the annual Sexually Transmitted Disease Surveillance Report released by the Centers for Disease Control [...] (Source: News from Mayo Clinic)
Source: News from Mayo Clinic - October 13, 2019 Category: Databases & Libraries Source Type: news
