http://www.physorg.com/ en-us Physorg.com internet news portal provides the latest news on science including: Physics, Nanotechnology, Life Sciences, Space Science, Earth Science, Environment, Health and Medicine. Half of urban teenage girls may acquire at least one of three common sexually transmitted infections (STI) within two years of becoming sexually active, according to an Indiana University School of Medicine and Regenstrief Institute study. http://www.physorg.com/news180013377.html Medicine & Health Mon, 14 Dec 2009 12:30:01 EST news180013377 The antibiotic, called azithromycin, is effective in treating infections such as syphilis, Chlamydia and Ureaplasma urealyticum - a bacterial infection thought to play a significant role in causing preterm labour. Recent studies have also shown that the drug is effective in reducing the risk of miscarriage following amniocentesis, a medical test for infection and foetal abnormalities. http://www.physorg.com/news178867963.html Medicine & Health Tue, 01 Dec 2009 06:10:01 EST news178867963 When a woman becomes infected with Chlamydia, the first white blood cells that arrive at the scene to fight the infection are not the most effective. This is shown by a thesis from the Sahlgrenska Academy. This discovery could pave the way for the relatively rapid development of a vaccine against Chlamydia. http://www.physorg.com/news177596805.html Medicine & Health Mon, 16 Nov 2009 12:50:05 EST news177596805 (AP) -- Sexually spread diseases continue to rise, with reported chlamydia cases setting yet another record in 2008, government health officials said Monday. http://www.physorg.com/news177592692.html Medicine & Health Mon, 16 Nov 2009 11:50:06 EST news177592692 Cumulative exposure to five common infection-causing pathogens may be associated with an increased risk of stroke, according to a report posted online today that will appear in the January 2010 print issue of Archives of Neurology. http://www.physorg.com/news177016333.html Medicine & Health Mon, 09 Nov 2009 19:30:02 EST news177016333 Teenage boys in Sweden take less responsibility than girls for preventing the spread of chlamydia and other sexually transmitted infections, according to a new study from the Sahlgrenska Academy at the University of Gothenburg, Sweden. http://www.physorg.com/news174661763.html Medicine & Health Tue, 13 Oct 2009 16:10:06 EST news174661763 Children in Ethiopia who received the antibiotic azithromycin as a method for controlling the contagious eye disease trachoma had a lower odds of death compared to children who did not receive the antibiotic, according to a study in the September 2 issue of JAMA. http://www.physorg.com/news171047671.html Medicine & Health Tue, 01 Sep 2009 18:15:12 EST news171047671 A new urine test developed with funding from the Wellcome Trust will allow doctors to diagnose Chlamydia infection in men within the hour, improving the ability to successfully treat the infection on the spot and prevent re-transmission. http://www.physorg.com/news168029966.html Medicine & Health Tue, 28 Jul 2009 21:00:01 EST news168029966 Dr. David H. Martin, Professor and Chief of the Section of Infectious Diseases at LSU Health Sciences Center New Orleans School of Medicine, updated reporters and the National Foundation for Infectious Diseases on sexually transmitted diseases in the United States on July 22, 2009 at the National Press Club in Washington , DC. Dr. Martin, whose presentation was called, Sexually Transmitted Diseases: Neither Gone nor Forgotten, revealed significant information about STDs including Chlamydia trachomatis, gonorrhea, syphilis, and a relatively new STD, Mycoplasma genitalium. http://www.physorg.com/news167498593.html Medicine & Health Wed, 22 Jul 2009 16:24:21 EST news167498593 Condom use is associated with a reduced risk of contracting herpes simplex virus 2, according to a report based on pooled analysis of data from previous studies in the July 13 issue of Archives of Internal Medicine. http://www.physorg.com/news166721309.html Medicine & Health Mon, 13 Jul 2009 16:29:40 EST news166721309 The Centre for Epidemiological Studies into Sexually-Transmitted Diseases and AIDS in Catalonia (CEEISCAT) started a pioneering study in Spain in 2005 to look into the prevalence of sexually-transmitted diseases (STDs) among female sex workers (SWs). The objective was to monitor the rates of infection with both HIV and other diseases over time, as well as the prevalence of risky behaviour. http://www.physorg.com/news162730806.html Medicine & Health Thu, 28 May 2009 12:00:27 EST news162730806 New sequencing and analysis of six strains Chlamydia will result in improved diagnosis of the sexually transmitted infection. This study provides remarkable insights into a new strain of Chlamydia that was identified in Sweden in 2006 after spreading rapidly across the country by evading most established diagnostic tests. http://www.physorg.com/news162106906.html Medicine & Health Thu, 21 May 2009 06:42:11 EST news162106906 Spondylarthritis (SpA) represents a group of arthritidies that share clinical features such as inflammatory back pain and inflammation at sites where tendons attach to bone. It includes ankylosing spondylitis (AS), psoriatic arthritis, inflammatory bowel-disease-related arthritis, reactive arthritis (ReA) and undifferentiated spondylarthritides (uSpA). http://www.physorg.com/news160323071.html Medicine & Health Thu, 30 Apr 2009 15:11:32 EST news160323071 Chlamydia trachomatis is the most common bacterial agent of sexually transmitted disease, accounting for more than a million reported infections in the United States each year. http://www.physorg.com/news160304948.html Medicine & Health Thu, 30 Apr 2009 10:09:31 EST news160304948 (PhysOrg.com) -- A product created by scientists at The University of Queensland could make Chlamydia testing more accessible, particularly to those living in remote areas. http://www.physorg.com/news159721664.html Medicine & Health Thu, 23 Apr 2009 16:08:46 EST news159721664 Researchers at the University of Westminster have used a simple and convenient method for screening female commercial sex workers (CSW) for sexually transmitted infections (STIs) without the need for them to attend clinics. The women were given tampons that they could use to collect their own samples and post them to the laboratory. The results showed that the women in the study found self-collection of samples very easy and much preferred this method of screening for STIs and in addition the testing methods used proved to be more accurate than traditional tests. http://www.physorg.com/news157805087.html Medicine & Health Wed, 01 Apr 2009 11:46:27 EST news157805087 Adolescent girls reveal alarmingly high rates of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) which remain largely undetected by recommended screening guidelines. A study in Brazil, reported in the open access journal BMC Medicine, has shown that the syndromic approaches for screening and treating chlamydia and gonorrhoea are woefully inadequate. http://www.physorg.com/news155937775.html Medicine & Health Tue, 10 Mar 2009 21:03:19 EST news155937775 Professors Peter Timms and Ken Beagley from Queensland University of Technology's Institute of Health and Biomedical Innovation (IHBI) said the vaccinated koalas, which are at Brisbane's Lone Pine Koala Sanctuary, were mounting a good response to the vaccine. http://www.physorg.com/news135510997.html Biology Thu, 17 Jul 2008 10:56:37 EST news135510997