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NEWS ABOUT: syphilis

syphilis stories: 8 news summaries

In War on STDs, NC Tries New Weapon: Bribery

Syphilis outbreak sparks offer of gift card in exchange for test

Sep 14, 09 2:21 PM CDT
(Newser) - The incidence of syphilis is spiking in the economically hard-hit South, and health officials have lit on a novel preventative measure, MSNBC reports: Wal-Mart gift cards. Syphilis tends to rebound in tough times, and a program in North Carolina induces patients to submit to a test in exchange for the... More »

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McDonald's • public health • North Carolina • syphilis • STD • gift card • Wal-Mart • testing • Southern United States • sexually transmitted diseases • economic incentive

 Teen Pregnancies,  
 STDs Increase: CDC 

Figures raise concerns after positive trends

Jul 20, 09 1:28 PM CDT
(Newser) - After declining in 1991-2005, the US teen birth rate climbed in 2006 and 2007, HealthDay News reports. Crunching numbers from 2002-07, the Centers for Disease Control found a number of trends had flatlined or worsened after a period of improvement.
  • 2004 saw 745,000 pregnancies among females under 20,
... More »

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AIDS • HPV • Centers for Disease Control and Prevention • HIV • syphilis • STD • chlamydia • gonorrhea • teen pregnancy • sexual assault • adolescents • teenager • sexually transmitted diseases

Polish Meaning of New Name Embarrasses 'Syfy'

Slang for VD probably not what network had in mind for rebranding

Mar 20, 09 3:06 PM CDT
(Newser) - The much-maligned rebranding of the channel formerly known as Sci-Fi has yielded another embarrassment for the network. “Syfy”—the new name—is Polish slang for syphilis, Broadcasting & Cable reports. Native Poles, however, may be less offended by the name change than hard-core fans: Polish embassy officials say... More »

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Poland • syphilis • science fiction • rebranding • slang • Polish

 Scientists Warn Doctors
 of Syphilis Comeback 

Cases are on the rise, doctors not spotting the symptoms

Mar 18, 08 4:14 AM CDT
(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... More »

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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention • public health • epidemic • sex education • syphilis • STD • safe sex

Columbus
Gave Europe Syphilis

Disease originated
with explorer's return from New World

Jan 15, 08 4:07 PM CST
(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... More »

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syphilis • STD • Emory University • Columbus • New World • Native Americans • PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases

Syphilis Makes
a Surprise Comeback

Infection rates in Europe have soared
on safe-sex fatigue

Dec 20, 07 5:34 PM CST
(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... More »

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

Chlamydia Cases Hit Record High

Doctors worry number of  hidden cases
could be much higher

Nov 14, 07 4:22 AM CST
(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,... More »

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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention • superbug • syphilis • STD • chlamydia • gonorrhea

Syphilis Surges in Surprise Comeback

Experts worry about increasing infection rate among women

Aug 12, 07 9:22 AM CDT
(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 ... More »

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

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