Syphilis Articles

Syphilis News : UAE introduces Syphilis test for expatriates
Tue, 01 Jul 2008 07:48:34 GMT
Dubai, Jul 1: The government of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) has passed a federal law to make medical screening for syphilis mandatory for expatriates applying for employment or residence visas.

Syphilis News : Dubai to screen expats for Hepatitis C and Syphilis
Tue, 01 Jul 2008 07:20:38 GMT
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 & C, Tuberculosis and Syphilis, according to the new Government Federal Law...

Syphilis News : The Real Lincoln Bedroom: Love in a Time of Strife
Thu, 03 Jul 2008 05:04:59 GMT
Daniel Mark Epstein?s careful parsing of the Lincoln marriage interweaves the crisis-filled, mercurial career of Abraham Lincoln with an equally rocky tale of man and wife.

Testing through HIV West Yellowhead continues
Thu, 03 Jul 2008 20:15:07 GMT
June 27 was National HIV Testing Day and we at HIV West Yellowhead still would like to encourage you to get tested for HIV and other STIs. Getting tested for HIV and other STIs is simple and confidential.

Mugabe to Brits: 'Bloody idiots'
Wed, 02 Jul 2008 15:22:54 GMT
In this clip, a journalist with the ITN news network, covering the recent African Union summit in Egypt, gets about as close to Robert Mugabe as any Western journalist has in years. Predictably, the reporter gets manhandled by Mugabe's security, and then, even more predictably, Mugabe reminds everyone what he thinks of the British.

Council OKs HIV Cuts
Thu, 03 Jul 2008 19:53:50 GMT
The City Council passed a 2009 budget on June 29 that succeeded only in reducing the cuts to HIV services made by the Bloomberg administration and did not maintain any funding for hepatitis C and crystal meth programs.

A history of firsts
Thu, 03 Jul 2008 04:56:55 GMT
Florence spurred the cultural growth of 14th-century Europe. Silicon Valley has produced many of the major advances in computer science over the past half century. And Boston's southern suburbs? Well, the region may not be as well known, but it, too, has given its share of important innovations.

A Dastardly Doubling... of Pleasure?
Thu, 03 Jul 2008 15:24:52 GMT
Image by Vox Efx on Flickr Two important rates have doubled lately: home foreclosures and STDs . We've all been inundated with information about the housing crisis, but we didn't realize there was a herpes crisis as well. Are people having reckless sex to console themselves about their home foreclosures? Probably not; the research for the STD study found rates doubled in 2003, ...

Teens talk about sex, domestic violence
Thu, 03 Jul 2008 15:44:36 GMT
Decades later and a hundred or so miles from where he grew up in Memphis, Joe McCall can still see his father’s Army boots striking his mother. “I remember it like it happened this morning,” he said Tuesday. “When he kicked her, she balled up like a baby when it’s just born.

The perfect date
Thu, 03 Jul 2008 09:03:56 GMT
Jill Barrs knew something had to change after one too many dates with a dude calling himself a neo-hippie.

Free HIV Testing In Bessemer Friday
Wed, 02 Jul 2008 22:32:02 GMT
Friday is National HIV Testing Day.

Sunday's Our View: Alarming figures
Tue, 01 Jul 2008 04:22:36 GMT
Tom Newton, director of the Iowa Department of Public Health, called the figures "alarming." His choice of words was not an exaggeration. According to figures from the IDPH, the total number of cases of chlamydia, gonorrhea and syphilis reached record levels in 2007.

Canadians first to illustrate Lyme disease bacterium
Wed, 02 Jul 2008 20:41:46 GMT
Canadian researchers are the first in the world to use high-resolution, 3-D imaging to create dramatic new footage of the bacterium that causes Lyme disease as it moves through the bloodstream of a living host.

Canadians first to illustrate Lyme disease bacterium
Wed, 02 Jul 2008 20:34:48 GMT
Canadian researchers are the first in the world to use high-resolution, 3-D imaging to create footage of the bacterium that causes Lyme disease as it moves through the bloodstream.

Syphilis outbreak spurs health dept. to add test sites
Fri, 27 Jun 2008 20:30:31 GMT
A big outbreak of syphilis in Marion County has the health department setting up several testing sites, primarily in gay bars. What has health officials especially concerned is that 70 percent of the syphilis victims are HIV positive.

Woman fights for right to adopt girl taken from her care
Wed, 02 Jul 2008 09:36:44 GMT
When Patty Stewart saw the infant girl who would become her 13th foster child, she was struck by the white glimmer in her blind eyes. So she called her Sparkles. Stewart, 57, a widow who has adopted 12 foster children over 17 years and raised two biological ones, wants to adopt Sparkles. But she is in a battle to regain custody of the baby.

Quebec City's founder remains a mystery 400 years on
Tue, 01 Jul 2008 17:26:35 GMT
Where was he born? Was he Roman Catholic or Protestant? What did he look like? Four hundred years after French explorer Samuel de Champlain founded Quebec City, he remains an enigma.

Heather McRobie: Yes, even the elderly have sex
Wed, 02 Jul 2008 07:19:34 GMT
Heather McRobie: Sexual infections are rising fast – among older people. It's time we grew up about the fact that sex doesn't stop at 50

Not a death sentence
Wed, 02 Jul 2008 19:13:46 GMT
First, allow me some unfinished business. I tried to pull out of Maverik, toward Ogden's, just a little too fast and lost half of my pickup load. Several people stopped and helped. You know who you are. Thanks from the bottom of my heart. This was about a month ago.

Foreigners In UAE To Undergo Compulsory Medical Check-up
Wed, 02 Jul 2008 08:54:10 GMT
ABU DHABI, July 2 (Bernama) -- Foreigners who came to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to live, study or work, for a period not less than six months, will now have to undergo medical check-up for some contagious diseases like HIV AIDS, Hepatitis B and leprosy.

30 years of blood pints
Wed, 02 Jul 2008 14:15:48 GMT
When the Stanford Blood Center opened in 1978, three people worked there, and none of the neighboring blood banks were very happy about the competition, Medical Director Edgar Engleman said.

Sexually Transmitted Infections Among Over 45s On The Increase
Wed, 02 Jul 2008 08:15:22 GMT
A collaborative study which included researchers from the Health Protection Agency (HPA) West Midlands and is published in the journal Sexually Transmitted Infections (STI), shows an increasing rate of sexual infections in people over 45 years in the West Midlands.

State has no proof that backs Delaware Valley STD claim
Wed, 02 Jul 2008 08:09:22 GMT
The state Department of Health on Tuesday said it has no information to support the Delaware Valley School District’s claim that more than 300 students have been diagnosed with sexually transmitted diseases, including one with HIV.

UAE reviews decision on test screening of Hepatitis C for expats
Wed, 02 Jul 2008 08:02:44 GMT
Dubai, Jul 2 : The decision to include Hepatitis C in the new set of medical tests required by expatriates has been reviewed by the UAE Ministry of Health (MoH).

UAE to introduce compulsory medical check-up for expatriates
Wed, 02 Jul 2008 01:44:57 GMT
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) will introduce compulsory medical check-up for certain contagious diseases for expatriates who come to the country to live, study or work for a period of not less than six months, Emirates News Agency reported ...

Compulsory medical check-up for expatriates in UAE
Wed, 02 Jul 2008 06:08:10 GMT
Dubai, July 2: All expatriates coming to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to stay for more than six months would have to undergo medical check-up for contagious diseases such as hepatitis B and leprosy, WAM news agency reported Wednesday.

MoH reviews decision on medical test
Tue, 01 Jul 2008 20:38:35 GMT
DUBAI -Following intense discussions, the Ministry of Health (MoH) has reviewed its decision on including the infectious disease, Hepatitis C, in the new set of medical fitness tests required by expatriates taking up study, residency or employment in the UAE. Leprosy was, however, included in the list of tests.

Baby boomer generation biggest booze bingers
Tue, 01 Jul 2008 15:56:00 GMT
SOUTH Australia's baby boomer generation is the worst for dangerous drinking, a report shows.

Sexual diseases double among middle-aged Britons
Mon, 30 Jun 2008 11:33:46 GMT
Sexually transmitted infections (STIs) in Britons aged over 45 have more than doubled in less than a decade, a report said on Monday, citing online dating and drugs that counter erectile dysfunction among causes.

District backs Delaware Valley nurse on STD letter
Tue, 01 Jul 2008 08:09:03 GMT
The Delaware Valley School District is standing by a school nurse who drafted a letter to 3,000 parents stating Maternal and Family Health Services in Milford diagnosed more than 300 students with sexually transmitted diseases.

Older People Are Also Susceptible To Sexually Transmitted Infections
Tue, 01 Jul 2008 08:13:12 GMT
A team of British researchers has found that among the over-45 age group, there has been a doubling of sexually transmitted infections (STI) rates in less than 10 years. The findings are published in the BMJ journal Sexually Transmitted Infections.

New medical tests from today
Mon, 30 Jun 2008 20:14:10 GMT
DUBAI — Effective today, expatriates will have to undergo a new set of medical fitness screening tests before acquiring their residency or employment visas.

STD Rate Doubles For Middle-Aged People
Mon, 30 Jun 2008 15:43:47 GMT
People over 45 show up in clinics with cases of genital warts and herpes at an increasing rate.

Sex diseases 'double in over-45s'
Sun, 29 Jun 2008 23:33:47 GMT
Sexually transmitted infections double in under a decade in older people, research suggests.

Baby boomers are binge boozers
Mon, 30 Jun 2008 15:00:00 GMT
THE Baby Boomer generation is the worst for dangerous drinking, a report shows.

Sex diseases shoot up in older Britons
Mon, 30 Jun 2008 18:22:34 GMT
Number of STDs in people over 45 more than doubles in less than decade, report says, blaming Internet dating, erection aids

Middle-Aged People See Doubling Of STD Rate
Mon, 30 Jun 2008 14:51:21 GMT
More people over 45 report infections such as genital warts and herpes that are often associated with younger people.

STD Rate Doubles For Middle-Aged People
Mon, 30 Jun 2008 14:44:40 GMT
The rate of sexually transmitted diseases in people over 45 doubled over the last decade, researchers found by checking reports from 19 sexual health clinics.

STD rate skyrockets in older Brits
Mon, 30 Jun 2008 10:26:00 GMT
SEXUALLY transmitted infections in Britons aged over 45 has more than doubled in less than a decade with internet dating and drugs that counter erectile dysfunction partly to blame, a report said today.

Sex diseases among over 45s rocket
Mon, 30 Jun 2008 09:27:00 GMT
Sexually transmitted infections (STIs) in Britons aged over 45 has more than doubled in less than a decade with Internet dating and drugs that counter erectile dysfunction partly to blame, a report said on Monday.

STI rate has doubled in a decade among over-45s due to 'sexual risk-taking'
Mon, 30 Jun 2008 12:04:38 GMT
The rate of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) among over-45s has soared in the last 10 years, a study has found. The failure to practise safe sex has led to the number of infections to rocket 127 per cent.

Sex diseases among over 45s rocket
Mon, 30 Jun 2008 16:20:25 GMT
Sexually transmitted infections STIs in Britons aged over 45 has more than doubled in less than a decade with Internet dating and drugs that counter erectile dysfunction partly to blame a report said on Monday

Michelle Obama: Bold, brave, beautiful
Mon, 30 Jun 2008 15:39:07 GMT
The next national pastime by pundits and well-placed politicians will be The Makeover of presumptive First Lady Michelle Obama.

'Risk-taking' blamed as STIs double for over-45s
Mon, 30 Jun 2008 09:33:56 GMT
The rate of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) among the over-45s has more than doubled in under a decade, a study showed today.

Frisky-50s in sex bug explosion
Mon, 30 Jun 2008 06:33:43 GMT
HEALTH

Doubling of sexually transmitted infections among over-45s in under a decade
Sun, 29 Jun 2008 23:09:26 GMT
The almost exclusive focus on the sexual health of young people, including in national surveys of sexual behaviour, has tended to ignore older age groups, who are also at risk, say the authors.

Zimbabwe: Ethics in Medical Care a World Issue
Mon, 30 Jun 2008 07:02:02 GMT
I would like to take this opportunity to write about ethics in medical care, because it has become an issue all over the world.

Sexual diseases double in eight years among the over-45s
Sun, 29 Jun 2008 23:25:44 GMT
Health officials call for safe sex campaign aimed at the middle-aged to address rise in infections

Doubling Of Sexually Transmitted Infections Among Over-45s In Under A Decade
Mon, 30 Jun 2008 00:20:01 GMT
Rates of sexually transmitted infections have doubled among the over-45s in less than a decade, reveals new research in the journal Sexually Transmitted Infections.

Sexual diseases double in over-45s in less than a decade
Mon, 30 Jun 2008 10:08:40 GMT
London, June 30 : A new study has revealed that the rates of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) among people aged 45 years and above have increased two-fold in less than a decade.

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