More Mid-Life (and Older) STDs Jul 8, 2008
From 1996 to 2003, total cases of chlamydia, genital herpes, gonorrhea, syphilis and genital warts among people over 45 increased 127%, from 344 cases in 1996 to 780 in 2003 ... In the U.S. the most recent CDC figures which include prevalence of syphilis, chlamydia and gonorrhea reflect relatively stable rates of infection in people ages 55 and older, but that data relies on self-reporting, and in many parts of the country is out of step with what physicians are seeing ... "Our rates of syphilis... (Time.com)
Pain Beyond Words Jul 7, 2008
"Are words actually any use to describe what pain (or passion, for that matter) really feels like?" asks Daudet, who suffered from syphilis. "Words only come when everything is over, when things have calmed down. They refer only to memory, and are either powerless or untruthful.". (Slate)
Sexual infections skyrocket among Gen Y Jul 3, 2008
Other infections, including HIV, gonorrhoea and syphilis have also risen significantly in the past decade, though not uniformly across the population. The task of tackling this crisis now looms large over governments, educators and health professionals. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)
State has no proof that backs Delaware Valley STD claim Jul 2, 2008
In 2007 in Pike County, there were 14 cases of chlamydia, two cases of gonorrhea and no cases of syphilis in teens between 15 and 18, according to the Health Department. That s an increase of three cases of chlamydia and two cases of gonorrhea from 2006. (Scranton Times, PA)
Sex diseases 'double in over-45s' Jul 1, 2008
Men were most likely to be affected, with increases in herpes, syphilis, gonorrhoea and genital warts ... Dr Babatunde Olowokure, from the HPA's regional surveillance unit in Birmingham, said: "Sexual health strategies have rightly focused on the under-25s but our results indicate that sexual risk-taking behaviour is not confined to young persons but is also an increasing trend in the over-45s. Sex is not the preserve of the young and gonorrhoea and syphilis are no respecters of age Lisa... (BBC News -- Health)
District backs Delaware Valley nurse on STD letter Jul 1, 2008
In 2007, among Pike County teens between 15 and 18, there were 14 cases of chlamydia, two cases of gonorrhea and no cases of syphilis, Ms. Kriedeman said. Because the county has three school districts, it is unclear whether any were Delaware Valley students. (Scranton Times, PA)
Older People Are Also Susceptible To Sexually Transmitted Infections Jul 1, 2008
The researchers found that cases of Chlamydia, herpes, warts, gonorrhea, and syphilis all increased quite dramatically. In 1996, the cumulative rate of infections was 16. (Medical News Today)
Dubai to screen expats for Hepatitis C and Syphilis Jul 1, 2008
Dubai (PTI): Dubai will now screen expatriates for Hepatitis C and Syphilis diseases, in addition to the existing medical tests, before they are granted a residency or employment visa. The new screening norms which come into force on Tuesday, require people renewing/applying for a residence or employment visa to undergo a number of medical fitness tests for diseases including HIV, Hepatitis B berculosis and Syphilis, according to the new Government Federal Law. (Hindu)
Middle-Aged People See Doubling Of STD Rate Jul 1, 2008
Cases of chlamydia, herpes, gonorrhea and syphilis all rose as well. Among women, the rates were highest among those aged 45 to 54; among men, rates were highest among those aged 55 to 60 plus. (Click2Houston, TX)
LETTERS: NCT, June 29, 2008 Jun 30, 2008
TB and syphilis were greatly reduced with compulsory testing for marriage, pregnancy and annual physical check-ups. Special interests did away with that effective testing, as it established an unwanted precedent for the testing of AIDS.. (North County Times)
As memory and ability fade with advancing Alzheimer's, the disease turns its sufferers into fragile husks. With increasing life expectancy, it's a fate that awaits more and more of us. Jun 30, 2008
These include depression, head trauma, infection (HIV, syphilis), intoxication or withdrawal, kidney or liver disease, neurodegenerative diseases (Creutzfeldt-Jakob, Huntington's), seizures, thiamine or vitamin B de ficiency, thyroid disease, tumor -- and the normal effects of aging. Only an autopsy can give a absolutely certain diagnosis of Alzheim er's. (NJ.com -- Times)
Doubling of sexually transmitted infections among over-45s in under a decade Jun 30, 2008
Cases of Chlamydia, herpes, warts, gonorrhoea and syphilis all rose sharply. And the cumulative rate of infections more than doubled from 16. (EurekAlert!)
STD rates in Iowa reach record highs Jun 28, 2008
The report tracked the occurrences of gonorrhea, syphilis and chlamydia in all different age groups for the year of 2007 ... Gonorrhea has taken a 19 percent increase over the last 10 years to 1,928 reported cases, and syphilis has jumped 52 percent to 64 reported cases in the last decade ... Syphilis is more common among the 35 to 55 age group, with 52 percent of all cases occurring to people in that age group. (Mid Iowa Enterprise, IA)
'Troubling' Rise in HIV Among Young Gay Men: CDC Jun 27, 2008
The agency noted that certain risk factors, such as pre-existing infection with syphilis or gonorrhea, or the use of alcohol or illicit drugs (especially methamphetamine) can encourage HIV transmission among young gay and bisexual men. "Strengthened collaborations between STD, HIV, viral hepatitis and substance abuse programs should result in more effective HIV prevention efforts," the CDC noted in an editorial. (Health-Finder)
Sexually Transmitted Diseases Hit Records Across Iowa Jun 26, 2008
For Chlamydia, 8,643 cases were reported, 1,928 cases of Gonorrhea and 64 cases of Syphilis. Officials said the numbers would be even higher if the state required reports on the cases of human papillomavirus and herpes. (7 KETV Omaha)
Unsafe Sex Remains Common Among New Yorkers Jun 25, 2008
Consequently, two people who abstained prior to marriage and remained chaste while married would have practically no opportunity to acquire HIV or AIDS, syphilis, gonorrhea, nor most other STDs. So what is Paul saying (the one in the Bible, not Paul #7). (New York Times)
Lyme Disease Spirochetes Tracked in 3D Jun 25, 2008
Pathogenic spirochetes are a group of bacteria that cause a number of emerging and re-emerging diseases worldwide, including syphilis, leptospirosis, relapsing fever, and Lyme disease. The mechanism by which they disseminate from the blood to target sites is unknown. (Science Daily)
Does washing your hair too often make you get dandruff or go bald? Jun 25, 2008
Certain diseases such as lupus and syphilis can also cause hair loss. If you are worried about losing your hair, it is very important to have it evaluated by an expert. (Globe and Mail)
State ranks high in chlamydia, low for HIV Jun 17, 2008
Alaska ranked first or second in chlamydia, 25th in gonorrhea and 28th in syphilis but low in HIV.. "We have a low prevalency rate in the state, and we would like to stay that way," said Mollie Rosier, manager of the Section of Epidemiology's HIV/STD program. (Anchorage Daily News)
Central Asia: World Bank Warns Of Tainted Blood Transfusions Across Region Jun 16, 2008
6 percent for syphilis. Based on these results, the World Bank said Central Asia needs to "strengthen screening of blood donors on the occasion of each blood donation.". (EurasiaNet.org)
HPV Vaccine for Boys? It Just Might Happen Jun 14, 2008
And, in 2006, there were increases in chlamydia, gonorrhea, and syphilis in the United States, according to the CDC. ... And the national syphilis rate increased 13. (Health-Finder)
Emory study of syphilis bacteria yields valuable diagnostic tool Jun 14, 2008
Variations in a gene within the family of bacteria that causes syphilis may hold clinical, epidemiological and evolutionary significance, researchers at Emory University in Atlanta have found. The researchers' study results describe how sequence variations they identified in the acidic repeat protein (ARP) gene allow straightforward differentiation of venereal syphilis from non-venereal Treponema pallidum subspecies ... The family of Treponema bacteria causes venereal syphilis and the... (EurekAlert!)
Genital Herpes More Common Among New Yorkers Jun 12, 2008
Schilling and her co-investigators found that sexually active New Yorkers were not just at risk from genital herpes, but also from gonorrhea, chlamydia, and infectious syphilis, and that their risk of getting these infections were, like genital herpes, also above the national average. In 2007 alone, the city's health department received over 65,000 reports of sexually transmitted infections. (Medical News Today)
Next for Braves: Swarm of locusts? Jun 12, 2008
Losing is a disease as contagious as syphilis. Losing is a disease as contagious as bubonic plague. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Sports)
25% of New Yorkers have herpes: survey Jun 11, 2008
Rates of Chlamydia, gonorrhoea, and infectious syphilis were also higher than the national rate, the CBS report said. AAP. (Sydney Morning Herald)
SEX IN THE CITY: 1 in 4 adults in NYC has herpes virus... Jun 10, 2008
Rates Of Chlamydia, Gonorrhea, And Infectious Syphilis Are Also Higher Than The National Average ... Rates of Chlamydia, gonorrhea, and infectious syphilis were also higher than the national rate. (The Drudge Report)
Citys Genital Herpes Rate Is Above National Average Jun 10, 2008
The Health Department received more than 65,000 reports of sexually transmitted infection in 2007 alone, and its rates of gonorrhea, chlamydia and infectious syphilis are above the national average. And the department reported last fall that H.I.V. infection is. (New York Times)
Health InfoCenter Jun 10, 2008
For more information on the rise in Syphilis cases in Vermont. For more on the Karate for All program. (WCAX.com, VT)
County gearing up for mosquito spraying Jun 7, 2008
For example, there were 250 cases of whooping cough last year; 140 cases of tuberculosis; 417 cases of early syphilis; 611 cases of HIV; 1,027 cases of salmonellosis. To request a no-spray zone, or for other questions related to the mosquito-control insecticide spraying, call the Road Department at 662-329-5840. (Columbus Commercial Dispatch, MS)
S. African health minister says HIV prevalence on decrease Jun 6, 2008
"HIV prevalence in the 15-19 years age group dropped from 13.7 percent in 2006 to 12.9 percent in 2007; in addition, a decrease was observed in the 25-29 years age group from 38.7 percent in 2006 to 37.9 percent in 2007. "The rate in the 20-24 years group was stable between 2006-2007," she said. Taken together, these figures suggested a trend of decreasing HIV prevalence overall, she added. She attributed the encouraging trend to intensive prevention campaigns that were beginning to make a... (Xinhuanet, China)
* Japan awards medical prize to Kenyan, Briton May 30, 2008
Noguchi is best known for discovering the agent of syphilis X and for appearing on Japans D1,000 note. This story has been viewed 250 times. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
The Emerging Role Of Infection In Alzheimer's Disease May 26, 2008
It has been known for a century that dementia, brain atrophy and amyloidosis can be caused by chronic bacterial infections, namely by Treponema pallidum in the atrophic form of general paresis in syphilis. Bacteria and viruses are powerful stimulators of inflammation. (Science Daily)
HIV-positive spitter gets 35-year sentence May 18, 2008
Dr. R. Doug Hardy, an infectious disease specialist at UT Southwestern Medical Center and Children's Medical Center Dallas, also said that fluids in people's eyes and mouths have very low risk of transmitting HIV. The higher risk is for Hepatitis B and C and syphilis, he said. But Dallas County prosecutor Jenni Morse, who handled Mr. Campbell's case, said any risk level is sufficient for the deadly weapon finding used during the trial. (KHOU.com, TX)
Syphilis ads yanked from buses after Mayor Langford says they project a bad image May 18, 2008
Ads on buses identifying Jefferson County as the nation's leader in syphilis will come down after Birmingham Mayor Larry Langford complained they present a bad image of the area and hurt efforts to recruit new businesses ... Jefferson County's syphilis ranking comes from a 2006 report by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ... Hill was unsure of the cost of the syphilis ads, but Langford said the city would make up the lost revenue. (AL.com)
Wife's secret may send her to prison May 16, 2008
State law requires couples take blood tests to obtain marriage licenses, but samples are screened only for syphilis. Last August, Shannon Howell took his wife to the doctor and the doctor informed him she had HIV. He confronted Shala Howell and she admitted she had known for several years, Guest said. (The Clarion-Ledger)
Believe it or not, clinical trials are not all about profit May 15, 2008
One of the uglier incidents took place, however, in the US over several decades beginning in the 1930s, when the Tuskeegee Institute worked with a branch of the US government to find out how syphilis developed in the bodies of African American men, by watching a community in Alabama that was largely black and had a significant number of infected men ... They were all encouraged to believe their ailment was being dealt with, and when good treatment became available, it was not given - as treating... (Business Report, South Africa)
Fertility First May 12, 2008
Do It Yourself Donor Insemination. If you don't like doctors and clinics, an increasing number of women are turning to DIY home insemination to start a family. (Suite101.com)
The classical bookshelf (I): Mahler and Schumann May 11, 2008
Worthen s essential point is that Schumann was, aside from his musical genius, a normal person whose insanity is attributable to the syphilis he contracted in 1831. Because syphilis is an illness that was until only very recently almost wiped out by penicillin and other antibiotics, we ve forgotten not only how much of a scourge it was, but also the state of half-truths and old wive s tales that once accompanied the illness ... In Schumann s case, contemporary medical opinion held that a person... (The Palm Beach Post)
Uganda: HIV Cases Soar Among Kampala Sex Workers May 9, 2008
Cases of other sexually transmitted diseases like Syphilis and Gonorrhoea are also high among the sex workers. The coordinator of the Breaking the Ice Project being implemented by Reproductive Health Uganda in Kampala, Mr Robert Kanwagi said a recent study done in Kampala indicated that the HIV prevalence among the sex workers was as high as 47. (allAfrica.com)
First rise in U.S. teen births since '91 May 8, 2008
Some key sexually transmitted disease rates have been rising, including syphilis, gonorrhea and chlamydia. The rising teen pregnancy rate is part of the same phenomenon, said Dr. Carol Hogue, an Emory University professor of maternal and child health. (FOX 11, AZ)
Letters to the editor (May 7) (63) May 8, 2008
The most controversial that AIDS was caused by experimenting on Africans requires the context of the Tuskegee experiments on syphilis. At worst, it is a reality-based paranoia shared broadly within African-American society. (Corvallis Gazette Times, OR)
Wright: U.S. 'Capable' of Inventing HIV for Genocide May 8, 2008
(The Tuskegee experiment was a notorious study conducted by the U.S. Public Health Service in which a group of black men were not told they had syphilis and were denied treatment for 40 years, starting in 1932, so that researchers could study what the disease did to them. The secret study was terminated in 1972 after its existence was publicly reported. (CNSnews.com)
Overcome your fears May 8, 2008
Curiously, however, teens are actually less likely than adults to fall into the trap of thinking: "It won't happen to me." In fact, teens massively overestimate the odds of things like contracting HIV or syphilis if they have sex. One study found that teens thought a sexually active girl had a 60 percent chance of getting AIDS. So why do they do it anyway. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Health)
Syphilis cases on the rise May 6, 2008
Kumasi, May 5, GNA - The Ghana Health Service (GHS) has expressed concern about the increasing cases of Syphilis in most communities in the country especially among people between 40 and 50 years ... Dr Agyarko-Poku said although Syphilis could be treated in all health centres and hospitals, peoples' attention were on the HIV/AIDS and therefore cautioned that if care was not taken, it could also become another national problem. (Ghana Web, Ghana)
THE TRUTH ON TUSKEGEE May 3, 2008
" But it is crazy - and dishonest. Wright says the US government "purposely infected African-American men with syphilis. " This is a lie, and no historian says otherwise. Yet, this untruth pops up routinely. What the US did at Tuskegee was indeed bad, very bad. But it didn't do what these people say it did. So what did happen? In 1932, public-health researchers set out to study syphilis, particularly among African-Americans, who had higher infection rates than whites. They recruited 399 black... (New York Post -- Opinions)
How Some Bacteria Survive Antibiotics May 3, 2008
Erythromycin and newer macrolide antibiotics azithromycin and clarithromycin are often used to treat respiratory tract infections, as well as outbreaks of syphilis, acne and gonorrhea. The drugs can be used by patients allergic to penicillin. (Science Daily)
Pledge to protection May 3, 2008
Condoms are not 100-percent effective in preventing STDs, especially those that are transmitted by skin contact, such as herpes and syphilis, according to a report by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. However, they greatly reduce the risk of infection and are essentially impermeable to particles the size of STD pathogens. (The Daily Texan, TX)
Child sex-disease infections fall May 2, 2008
The figures also showed that total diagnoses of chlamydia, gonorrhoea, syphilis and trichomoniasis declined in the second half of last year, compared with the first half, following the intervention ... However, the report revealed that total new notifications of chlamydia and syphilis were higher overall last year ... Two children aged between 10 and 14 were diagnosed with syphilis in the same period, the report revealed. (The Australian)
Changes aremade insexed classes (261) May 2, 2008
There was one case of syphilis among 16 to 18-year-olds. For 2006, the staff of Bladen County Health Department treated seven cases of Chlamydia among girls ages 13 to 15 years old; and 56 cases among girls age 16 to 18 years old. (Elizabethtown Bladen Journal, NC)
Voters say Wright has hurt Obama — but question how much May 2, 2008
But whites shouldn t be so shocked that some blacks believe it is possible, he said, given the infamous Tuskegee Institute experiments on unsuspecting black men in Alabama who had syphilis decades ago, he said. Similarly, Sharpe said, if Democratic superdelegates steer the nomination to Clinton despite Obama holding a lead in pledged delegates, then white America will not understand why black people are so upset. (Somerset Daily American, PA)
Congress Passes Bill Barring Genetic Discrimination May 2, 2008
" In the 1970s, many blacks were denied jobs and insurance coverage because they carried a gene for sickle-cell anemia, including those who lacked the two copies of a mutation necessary to get sick. In 1998, it was revealed that Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory in Berkeley, Calif., had secretly tested employees from the 1960s to 1993 for sickle-cell anemia, syphilis and pregnancy without their knowledge or consent (they were told that they were undergoing routine cholesterol screening). In... (Scientific American)
A great pox's greatest feat: Staying alive May 2, 2008
Because the disease was syphilis. The new research suggested that syphilis originated as a skin ailment in South America, and then spread to Europe, where it became sexually transmitted and was later reintroduced to the New World ... The origin of syphilis has always held an implied accusation: if Europeans brought it to the New World, the disease is one more symbol of Western imperialism run amok, one more grudge to hold against colonialism. (International Herald Tribune -- Health)
Tall Tales About Tuskegee May 2, 2008
Wright says the U.S. government purposely infected African-American men with syphilis ... Obery Hendricks, a prominent author and visiting scholar at Princeton University, told OReilly I do know that the government injected syphilis into black men at the Tuskegee Institute ... In 1932, public health researchers set out to study syphilis, particularly among African-Americans, who had higher infection rates than whites. (Townhall.com)
Antenatal Tests Apr 23, 2008
Blood samples will also identify conditions that could affect your or your baby s health the tests will include syphilis and HIV, and German Measles. For some races screening for thalassaemia may also be recommended. (Suite101.com)
Montana Chlamydia rate rises Apr 22, 2008
There were eight cases of syphilis reported. According to Laurie Kops from the sexually transmitted diseases section of DPHHS, education is a big key in fighting the spread of the disease. (Helena Independent Record, MT)
Chlamydia infections in state up 17 percent since 2005 Apr 22, 2008
Eight cases of syphilis were reported. "We really need parents and schools to come to their children's aid," said Laurie Kops, who works in the sexually transmitted diseases section of state health department. (Montana Standard, MT)
* Nine percent of foreign workers fail health check Apr 22, 2008
The health checks include chest X-ray examination, tests for the AIDS virus, syphilis, parasite, and leprosy, as well as a general condition appraisal. This story has been viewed 597 times. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
"Gay" Sex Kills Apr 22, 2008
But perhaps most shocking are todays syphilis rates among homosexual men and adolescents. A recent study conducted by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) found that although homosexuals comprise only a fraction of the population (one to two percent), they account for an epidemic 64 percent of all syphilis cases ... But perhaps most shocking are todays syphilis rates among homosexual men and adolescents. (Townhall.com)
Officials encourage disease testing Apr 20, 2008
Although the state's syphilis ranking fell last year -- dropping South Carolina from the top 10 in the infectious disease to No. 30 in the country, Mr. Price said, "South Carolina ranks No. 2 for gonorrhea and No. 3 for chlamydia.". Reach Sandi Martin at (803) 648-1395, ext. (The Augusta Chronicle)
Senate panel to eye sludge study Apr 17, 2008
The Tuskegee Experiment began in the 1930s and continued for 40 years, during which time researchers allowed syphilis in black men in Alabama to go untreated. Stansbury was responding to an Associated Press article about the sludge study. (Baltimore Sun)
Books: Book Review: William Styron's 'Havanas In Camelot' Apr 16, 2008
In this volume, Styron writes about a diagnosis of syphilis (false, it turns out) during his stint in the Marines and of trying to find consolation in "The Pocket Book of Verse" during his quarantine in the medical ward. And he writes too of the "reverent, I should say almost worshipful, aura that surrounded the writing and publishing of novels" in the early 1950s, when he was finishing his first book, "Lie Down in Darkness.". (International Herald Tribune)
Fight to allow gay blood donors Apr 15, 2008
"Other infections that are sexually transmitted and also transmitted by blood, such as hepatitis B and syphilis, are also increasing among men who have sex with men. Syphilis increased 117% from 2002 to 2006.". Dr McClelland said research continued to show that removing the current bar on donations by men who have sex with men would lead to an increase in the very small risk of HIV transmission due to infections in the very early stage that may be impossible to detect. (BBC News -- UK)
Artists, Musicians, Writers Who Suffered From STDs Apr 15, 2008
Joplin died from complications due to terminal syphilis in 1917. He ended up with a posthumous Pulitzer Prize in 1976, and will no doubt be endlessly commemorated by thousands of middle school piano recitals across the nation. (The Daily Campus, CT)
Sludge Tested As Lead-Poisoning Fix Causes Stir Apr 14, 2008
The Maryland Court of Appeals likened the study to Nazi medical research on concentration camp prisoners, the U.S. government's 40-year Tuskegee study that denied treatment for syphilis to black men in order to study the illness and Japan's use of "plague bombs" in World War II to infect and study entire villages. "These programs were somewhat alike in the vulnerability of the subjects: uneducated African-American men, debilitated patients in a charity hospital, prisoners of war, inmates of... (Fox News)
N.C. urged to test inmates for HIV Apr 13, 2008
The state does require prisoners to be tested for syphilis, another sexually transmitted disease that began plaguing North Carolina in the 1990s. Twenty-two states, including the vast majority of states in the South, where the number of new cases are highest, require HIV testing for prisoners. (News & Observer)
