MTV'S GYT Campaign Spurs Nationwide Movement to 'Get Yourself Tested'
... on Facebook and Twitter. Testing for gonorrhea among men and women increased in multiple ... Central New York, the number of women tested for gonorrhea rose nearly 70 percent. At Planned ... the Rocky Mountains conducted 2,754 chlamydia and gonorrhea tests, compared to the usual average of 156. ...PA Department of Health Urges Regular Screening for Sexually Transmitted Diseases
... an increase in the number of reported cases of gonorrhea and chlamydia in 2007, highlighting the need for ... average, the number of new cases rose in 2007: gonorrhea increased 10 percent to 12,706 cases; while ... sex. If left untreated, chlamydia and gonorrhea can cause serious and permanent health problems ...U.S. Chlamydia Infections Hit All-Time High
... may go untreated. Left untreated, chlamydia and gonorrhea can result in pelvic inflammatory disease -- a ... have to go up before they go down," he said. gonorrhea rates have been stable for about the last 10 ... an example where we have a job half done. gonorrhea has come down since its highpoint in the 1970s, ...PA Department of Health Urges Sexually Active Individuals in Delaware County to Get STD Tests
... Delaware County Sees Sharp Rise in gonorrhea Cases HARRISBURG, Pa., May 2 ... an 80-percent increase in the number of cases of gonorrhea last year in Delaware County, the Pennsylvania ... as Chlamydia. The number of reported cases of gonorrhea grew to 921 in 2007 from 513 the year before. ...Tip sheet for the Annals of Internal Medicine, April 15, 2008, issue
... 3. Comprehensive Strategy Needed to Control gonorrhea Epidemic Incidence of Neisseria gonorrhoeae ... (Perspective, p. 606). However, rates of gonorrhea remain high in the South and among African ... costs; and treatment options have narrowed as gonorrhea has become resistant to many drugs; ...U.S. Chlamydia Infections Hit All-Time High
... 2006 show that cases of chlamydia, as well as gonorrhea and syphilis, continued to increase in the United ... and left untreated" In women, chlamydia and gonorrhea can lead to pelvic inflammatory disease and ... actual increase in infections, Douglas noted. gonorrhea is the second most commonly reported infectious ...Pregnancy, STDs on the Rise Again Among U.S. Teens
... 24 have increased in both males and females in recent years. In 2006, about one million young people aged 10 to 24 were reported to have chlamydia, gonorrhea or syphilis. Nearly one-quarter of females aged 15 to 19, and 45 percent of females aged 20 to 24 had a human papillomavirus (HPV) infection during ...Kaiser Permanente Unveils the Nation's Most Wired Mobile Health Vehicle
... and video telemedicine regardless of the van's proximity to a clinic or hospital. The team can provide pap, pelvic and breast exams, urinalysis, gonorrhea and chlamydia testing, cholesterol, glucose and waive testing, urinalysis and immunization services. "The island of Hawaii's mammography ...One-Step Gonorrhea Antigen Test
Description:... The One-Step gonorrhea Antigen Tests are qualitative immunoassays for detecting the gonorrhea Antigen (NGH) in secretory products ....OneStep RapiDip Gonorrhea InstaTest
Description:... OneStep Strip Style gonorrhea Test is a rapid direct binding test for the visual detection of gonorrhea antigen, in the secretory specimen and urine from urogenital system, as an ...Class of antibiotics can enhance gene-silencing tool
... with them, so they are generally considered safe." The most powerful enhancer of RNA interference was enoxacin, which has been used to treat gonorrhea and urinary tract infections. The group of compounds also includes the widely used antibiotic ciprofloxacin. The antibiotics' effect on RNA ...New Finding May Aid Adult Stem Cell Collection
... now available online. Men with chlamydia or gonorrhea were more likely to see and talk to their female ... a diagnosis of urethritis due to chlamydia and/or gonorrhea infection, and most reported two or more sex ... arm to re-test positive for chlamydia and gonorrhea at follow-up. Patient-delivered partner ...Measurement Challenges In Detecting Cancer Biomarkers
... now available online. Men with chlamydia or gonorrhea were more likely to see and talk to their female ... a diagnosis of urethritis due to chlamydia and/or gonorrhea infection, and most reported two or more sex ... arm to re-test positive for chlamydia and gonorrhea at follow-up. Patient-delivered partner ...New study: Sexually transmitted disease treatment can be effectively administered by sex partners
... now available online. Men with chlamydia or gonorrhea were more likely to see and talk to their female ... a diagnosis of urethritis due to chlamydia and/or gonorrhea infection, and most reported two or more sex ... arm to re-test positive for chlamydia and gonorrhea at follow-up. Patient-delivered partner ...New licensing agreement to maximize AIDS drug development
... for the prevention of HIV infection among 2,574 adult women at high risk of acquiring HIV. This study will also assess incidence of genital gonorrhea and chlamydia. CONRAD is a cooperating agency of USAID committed to improving reproductive health by expanding the contraceptive choices of ...Blood Donations in U.S. Testing Positive for Chagas' Disease
... A reportable disease is one that must be reported to federal, state, or local health officials when diagnosed -- like active tuberculosis, hepatitis, gonorrhea and HIV, for example. Also called American trypanosomiasis, Chagas' disease is an infection caused by the blood-borne parasite Trypanosoma cruzi, or ...Third Wave reports another loss, stronger sales
... markets" by launching reagents for the detection of chlamydia and gonorrhea in 2007. Testing for HPV, chlamydia, and gonorrhea accounts for more than 20 percent of the molecular diagnostic testing ...