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Terrence Higgins Trust Scotland Urges Young Men In Argyll & Bute To Test For Chlamydia And Gonorrhea
A new campaign has just been launched encouraging young men in Argyll & Bute aged 16 – 24 to get tested for chlamydia and gonorrhea. The scheme, run by Terrence Higgins Trust Scotland and funded by NHS Highland, aims to reduce undiagnosed sexually transmitted infections (STIs) amongst young men because research suggests they are much […]
Lifespan Of HIV-infected Cells Might Be Shorter Than Previously Believed
Dutch-sponsored researcher Christian Althaus has used mathematical models to demonstrate that cells infected with HIV could die even sooner than was thought until now. If infected cells have a shorter lifespan then this increases the chances of the virus escaping the attention of the immune system. Althaus used mathematical models and computer simulations to describe […]
Wife sues for ‘life of hell’ after HIV error
Noluthando Mtana, an Eastern Cape woman, is suing a pathology laboratory in Port Elizabeth for a life of “emotional hell” after her husband was incorrectly diagnosed HIV positive. Mtana’s spouse, Mongesi, paid for an HIV test at Prime Cure Laboratories (Prime Lab) in July of 2004, and in August he received the results indicating he […]
WHO warns of risks of TB vaccine to HIV-infected infants
The World Health Organization (WHO) has warned that the tuberculosis (TB) vaccine is of great risks to HIV-infected infants, Tanzanian local daily the Guardian reported on Thursday. Through its research published in the International Public Health journal, the WHO noted that HIV-infected infants risked contracting a deadly form of tuberculosis from the Bacille Calmette-Guerin (BCG) […]
Chlamydia Is A Common Sexual Disease
SPECIAL TO THE POST-DISPATCH Dear Dr. Donohue — I just had my second pelvic exam. I am 21. The doctor told me he was going to check for infections as well as cancer, and I told him to go ahead. I have no symptoms of infection, like a discharge or any pain. It turns out […]
Worry Over AIDS Hides Rising STD Infections
Other sexually transmitted diseases don’t get the attention HIV does, which causes Dr. John Toney some distress. An estimated 19 million new infections occur each year, most of them not HIV. Almost half are in people 15- to 24 years old. Chlamydia diagnoses are skyrocketing. Syphilis, at an all-time low nine years ago, is increasing […]
CDC, National Chlamydia Coalition Partner To Raise Awareness, Testing Rates
The National Chlamydia Coalition is partnering with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to increase public awareness and screening efforts for chlamydia, the most common sexually transmitted infection in the U.S., the Wall Street Journal reports. According to CDC, there were 1.1 million recorded cases of chlamydia in 2007, although experts estimate that there […]
Chlamydia, the Silent STD That Can Cause Infertility
Chlamydia infection is the most common sexually transmitted disease, responsible for a record 1.1 million cases reported to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in 2007, and experts there estimate that twice that many cases go undetected. Left untreated, chlamydia can cause infertility or potentially fatal ectopic pregnancies. But many women aren’t even aware […]
Partner Notification Essential in Chlamydia, New Guidelines Say
Partner notification and treatment needs to be at the centre of chlamydia treatment programmes, new European guidelines urge. European Centre for Disease Control (ECDC) guidance issued this week says that notification and management of partners of those with chlamydia should form an essential part of case management. Consideration should also be given to providing partners […]
Causes Behind Development of Hepatitis B&C
Hepatitis is one of the prominent health problems. Many illnesses and conditions can cause inflammation of the liver. Hepatitis is most often viral, due to infection with one of the hepatitis viruses (A, B, C, D, and E) or another virus (such as those that cause infectious mononucleosis, cytomegalovirus disease, or yellow fever). Hepatitis B […]
