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  • March 2008

    • Scientists Warn Doctors of Syphilis Comeback

      Reuters  |  Mar 18, 08 4:14 AM CDT

      Scientists Warn Doctors of Syphilis Comeback

      (Newser) - Health researchers have warned that syphilis is making a comeback, and doctors may not be recognizing the symptoms. Developed countries came closing to wiping out the disease in the '90s, Reuters reports, but infection rates in the US went up last year for the seventh year in a row. A study published in the journal Lancet urges authorities to move fast to educate the public—and doctors—about the disease. More »

  • January 2008

    • Columbus Gave Europe Syphilis

      LiveScience  |  Jan 15, 08 4:07 PM CST

      Columbus Gave Europe Syphilis

      (Newser) - New genetic evidence gives Christopher Columbus credit for bringing back a different sort of bounty from the New World—the scourge of syphilis. Columbus and his crew returned home with a sexually transmitted form of a disease native to South America, say Emory University researchers. Soon after, the first known syphilis epidemic ravaged Europe, LiveScience reports. More »

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      STD  • Native Americans  • syphilis  • Emory University  • Columbus

  • December 2007

    • Syphilis Makes a Surprise Comeback

      Associated Press  |  Dec 20, 07 5:34 PM CST

      Syphilis Makes a Surprise Comeback

      (Newser) - Syphilis, the sexual scourge of the 19th century, was all but vanquished in Europe in the fifties. But it's making a comeback, with 2006 UK infection rates 10 times what they were a decade earlier, and other nations boasting similar stats. Health officials blame the upsurge on the rise of online dating sites and "safe sex fatigue" after the HIV awareness campaigns of the nineties. More »

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      public health  • HIV/AIDS  • sexual health  • STD  • online dating  • syphilis

  • November 2007

    • Chlamydia Cases Hit Record High

      USA Today  |  Nov 14, 07 4:22 AM CST

      Chlamydia Cases Hit Record High

      (Newser) - Known cases of chlamydia in the US have topped a million for the first time, with the highest rates among adolescent girls, USA Today reports. Under-reporting of the sexually transmitted disease means the real number could be nearly three times higher. Syphilis and gonorrhea are also on the rise, partly due to antibiotic-resistant superbugs. More »

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      CDC  • STD  • superbug  • syphilis  • chlamydia

  • August 2007

    • Syphilis Surges in Surprise Comeback

      New York Times  |  Aug 12, 07 9:22 AM CDT

      Syphilis Surges in Surprise Comeback

      (Newser) - Just two years after it was almost eradicated, syphilis is experiencing a stunning comeback across the nation, health officials report. Nearly twice as many cases were reported in New York City in the first three months of this year, compared to the same time last year, the New York Times reports. The rate more than doubled nationally in 2005, according to the most recent statistics available. More »

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      health  • sex  • disease  • women's health  • HIV  • infection  • condom  • STD  • syphilis

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