Spread of super-gonorrhoea 'big concern'
Doctors say the spread of super-gonorrhoea widely across England and to gay men is causing "huge concern" about the ability to treat it in the future. (Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition)
Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition - April 17, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
New drive to cut stillbirths
Stillbirth rate in the UK double that of nations with lowest rates Related items from OnMedicaChlamydia and gonorrhoea linked to pregnancy complicationsStillbirth raises risk of its recurrenceMonitor women better to cut stillbirth ratesExperts identify gaps in care affecting stillbirthSmoking bans reduce risk of preterm births (Source: OnMedica Latest News)
Source: OnMedica Latest News - March 21, 2016 Category: UK Health Source Type: news
Scientists expose superbug defenses
(Reuters) — Scientists in Britain have found how drug-resistant “superbug” bacteria build and maintain a defensive wall – paving the way for the development of new drugs to break through the barrier and kill the often deadly organisms.
In recent decades, bacteria resistant to multiple drugs, such as methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) or Clostridium difficile, have grown into a global health threat, while superbug strains of infections like tuberculosis and gonorrhoea have become untreatable.
The World Health Organization has warned that many antibiotics could become redundant this century...
Source: Mass Device - February 22, 2016 Category: Medical Equipment Authors: Brad Perriello Tags: Clinical Trials Hospital Care Source Type: news
Kenya: Growing Resistance to Antibiotics a Ticking Time Bomb, Health Experts Warn
[Nation] You are seven times more likely to die of pneumonia, diarrhoea, gonorrhoea and other diseases that were easily cured in the past, thanks to drug resistance, health experts warn. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - January 12, 2016 Category: African Health Source Type: news
Gonorrhoea could soon become 'untreatable'
Dame Sally Davies has written to all GPs and pharmacies to make sure they are giving out the correct drugs after the rise of a highly drug-resistant strain of Gonorrhoea in Leeds. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - December 28, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Gonorrhoea may become untreatable in England, medical officer warns
Andrew V. PestanoLONDON, Dec. 27 (UPI) -- England's chief medical officer has warned gonorrhoea may become untreatable due to a highly drug-resistant strain of the infection. (Source: Health News - UPI.com)
Source: Health News - UPI.com - December 27, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Gonorrhoea could become untreatable, says chief medic
Dame Sally Davies asks GPs and pharmacies to ensure they are prescribing correct drugs after 16 cases of drug-resistant strain of STI this yearGonorrhoea is at risk of becoming an untreatable disease, England’s chief medical officer has said. Dame Sally Davies has written to all GPs and pharmacies to ensure they are prescribing the correct drugs after the rise of a highly drug-resistant strain of the infection. Continue reading... (Source: Guardian Unlimited Science)
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - December 27, 2015 Category: Science Authors: Ben Quinn Tags: Gonorrhoea Antibiotics Sexual health Drug resistance Drugs UK news Science Society GPs Doctors NHS Leeds Source Type: news
Gonorrhoea could become untreatable, GPs warned
England's chief medical officer Dame Sally Davies writes to all GPs and pharmacies after rise of drug-resistant strain (Source: Telegraph Health)
Source: Telegraph Health - December 27, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Gonorrhoea 'could become untreatable'
Gonorrhoea could become an untreatable disease, England's top doctor warns, amid concerns some pharmacies are not prescribing for it properly. (Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition)
Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition - December 27, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Department of Health Letter: Gonorrhoea and antimicrobial resistance
The Chief Medical Officer and Chief Pharmaceutical Officer for England have issued a letter on the risk of gonorrhoea becoming an untreatable disease due to the continuing emergence of antimicrobial r (Source: Royal Pharmaceutical Society News)
Source: Royal Pharmaceutical Society News - December 18, 2015 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Source Type: news
The sex health MOT for older daters to help those at high risk of STIs
Nationwide figures reveal that 1,139 over-65s were diagnosed with a new STI in England last year, up from 854 in 2012. The new kits will test for chlamydia, gonorrhoea, syphilis and HIV. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - November 23, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Sexual health strategy aims to combat rising STI levels
Move follows reports highlighting increase in cases of chlamydia, gonorrhoea and syphilis (Source: The Irish Times - Health)
Source: The Irish Times - Health - October 29, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Gonorrhoea Treatment Position StatementGonorrhoea Treatment Position Statement
This position statement reviews the current guidelines for the treatment of gonorrhoea. Sexually Transmitted Infections (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - September 29, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Infectious Diseases Journal Article Source Type: news
Sharp rise in sexually transmitted diseases in Ireland in past decade
Incidence of gonorrhoea rises fourfold while infection with syphilis and chlamydia doubles (Source: The Irish Times - Health)
Source: The Irish Times - Health - September 22, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
