Two women in the UK diagnosed with super-gonorrhoea
Public Health England has confirmed two women in the UK have been treated for antibiotic-resistant gonorrhoea – one of them caught it in the UK and the other on mainland Europe. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - January 9, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Sex WARNING: Antibiotic-resistant super-gonorrhoea on rise in UK - what are the symptoms?
SEX WARNING: Doctors have warned of a surge in the number of super-gonorrhoea cases and are now reminding the public the benefits of practicing safe sex. (Source: Daily Express - Health)
Source: Daily Express - Health - January 7, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Super-gonorrhoea is becoming MORE resistant to common antibiotics
The warning by Public Health England comes amid a soar in cases - there were almost 45,000 diagnoses in the country in 2017, a rise of 22 per cent in one year, figures show. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - January 7, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
What is gonorrhoea? Infection spread through SEX could affect your prostate
SEXUALLY transmitted infections become a more prevalent issue as the party season approaches, with drink fuelled flings on the horizon. What is gonorrhoea and how does the disease spread? (Source: Daily Express - Health)
Source: Daily Express - Health - December 10, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Antibiotics could extend your life by culling older cells that can no longer divide
Salford University scientists made the discovery using azithromycin, which treats infections ranging from gonorrhoea to Lyme disease. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - November 27, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
It's not just the flu that's seasonal! Scientist names when 31 diseases most commonly strike
A researcher from the Columbia Mailman School of Public Health found the hazy months of June, July and August cause a spike in gonorrhoea, genital herpes and syphilis in the northern hemisphere. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - November 9, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
One young person in England is told they have an STI every FOUR MINUTES
Fifteen people aged between 15 and 24 were told they had chlamydia or gonorrhoea every hour in England from 2016-to-2017. Untreated, these can cause everything from infertility and arthritis. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - October 25, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Sexual health clinics 'struggling' with big STI rise
The use of dating apps is blamed for an increase in syphilis and gonorrhoea in Wales. (Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition)
Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition - October 3, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Drug-resistance of gonorrhea in the EU: persistent but stable
(European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC)) Neisseria gonorrhoea continues to show high levels of resistance to azithromycin across the European Union and European Economic Area, according to the 2016 results of the European Gonococcal Antimicrobial Surveillance Programme (Euro-GASP). This threatens the effectiveness of the currently recommended dual therapy regimen for gonorrhea. Overall, the rates of resistance to cefixime, ceftriaxone and azithromycin have remained stable when compared to recent years. (Source: EurekAlert! - Infectious and Emerging Diseases)
Source: EurekAlert! - Infectious and Emerging Diseases - August 30, 2018 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news
Chlamydia and gonorrhoea cases in France triple in 4 years
Health officials in the Netherlands, which borders the country, have warned travellers to pack their own condoms and that holiday romances can be risky. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - July 24, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Sexually transmitted infections and screening for chlamydia in England, 2017
This report details a spike in cases of syphilis and gonorrhoea in 2017 in England. There was a 20% rise in syphilis cases, and a 22% rise in gonorrhoea cases. The overall rates of sexually transmitted infections remained stable in 2016-17. (Source: Current Awareness Service for Health (CASH))
Source: Current Awareness Service for Health (CASH) - June 8, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Victorian STIs like syphilis and gonorrhoea have increased by more than 20% in the past year
Syphilis, which can be life-threatening if it severely damages the brain, incidences rose by 20 per cent from 5,955 in 2016 to 7,137 in 2017, according to a report by Public Health England. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - June 5, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Syphilis and gonorrhoea up by one-fifth
Both sexually transmitted infections have gone up by about 20% in England in 2017, figures reveal. (Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition)
Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition - June 5, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
GARDP's efforts for drug-resistant gonorrhoea treatment receive boost from UK government
(Drugs for Neglected Diseases Initiative) The Global Antibiotic Research and Development Partnership (GARDP) is pleased to announce a £ 1 million investment from the UK Government's Department of Health and Social Care. (Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health)
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - May 22, 2018 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news
