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Chembio Presenting DPP(R) Syphilis at ISSTDR Congress
Chembio Diagnostics, Inc.(OTCBB: CEMI) will present a scientific poster on June 30th, 2009 describing the performance and other features of its recently completed DPP(R) Syphilis Screen & Confirm point-of-care test. The...
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HIV-positive gay men in UK still disproportionately affected by syphilis and LGV
The resurgent syphilis epidemic in the UK shows no signs of abatement, a new report from the Health Protection Agency (HPA) shows.In 2007, over 3700 cases of the infection were diagnosed, the focus of the epidemic being gay men. More...
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Worry Over AIDS Hides Rising STD Infections
ed 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...
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Free HIV Testing Tomorrow
As part of National HIV Testing Day, groups offer free, confidential screenings.The Cocaine and Alcohol Awareness Program, the Memphis Health Center's Syphilis Elimination Program, St. Jude Connect to Protect, and radio station K...
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National HIV Testing Day June 26
City of Port Arthur Health Department, 449 Austin Ave., will host free HIV and Syphilis screenings from 10 a.m.to 3 p.m. National HIV Testing Day June 26.
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Hepatitis B: the little known problem disease
HEPATITIS B is rarely spoken about, although it can be fatal if left untreated.It is also one of the diseases that doctors say is important for pregnant women to be screened for, because of its potential harm. As is the case with the...
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16th June, 2009 Between 5-10 percent HIV infections is due blood transfusion
Ho, June 16, GNA - Dr.Geoffrey R. Nyamuame, Medical Superintendent of the Volta Regional Hospital on Monday said: 'In our part of the world, between five to ten (5-10) per cent of HIV infections were transmitted through transfusion of...
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Between 5-10 percent HIV infections is due blood transfusion
Ho, June 16, GNA - Dr.Geoffrey R. Nyamuame, Medical Superintendent of the Volta Regional Hospital on Monday said: 'In our part of the world, between five to ten (5-10) per cent of HIV infections were transmitted through transfusion of...
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Steele County faces rise in gonorrhea, chlamydia
11:03 pm By MELISSA KAELINmkaelin@owatonna.comOWATONNA Syphilis is not much of a problem in Steele County, but there are two other sexually transmitted diseases that are.A report from the Minnesota Department of shows that chlamydia...
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Syphilis outbreak may be sign of re-emergence
-0400 (Reuters Health) NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - An epidemic of syphilis in Jefferson County, Alabama, between 2005 and 2007 involved large increases in cases among heterosexuals, a population in which rates of infection had previously...
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