House endorses expedited treatment for gonorrhea, Chlamydia - OregonLive.com

"Antibiotic treatment for gonorrhea or Chlamydia would become more readily available in Oregon if a bill passed by the House Monday becomes law.

House Bill 3022 would allow doctors and medical practitioners who diagnose patients with gonorrhea or Chlamydia to prescribe antibiotics to the patient's partners without an examination of the partners.

At least 11 other states make this kind of 'expedited partner therapy' available, said Rep. Michael Dembrow, D-Portland."

Mike Tyson Recalls Prison, Gonorrhea, Ear-Biting: Rick Warner - Bloomberg.com

"Sitting on a plush sofa in a Malibu beach home, Mike Tyson tears up while remembering his late mentor Cus D’Amato.

He recalls growing up as a pudgy kid in a Brooklyn slum, where he committed armed robberies and got hot chocolate thrown in his face. He recounts his divorces, his rape conviction, his shocking loss to Buster Douglas, his chomping on Evander Holyfield’s ear and other misadventures in an improbable life.

Once known as “The Baddest Man on the Planet,” the former heavyweight boxing champion is revealed as a regret-filled, tortured soul in “Tyson,” a documentary that packs the awesome power of one of its subject’s vaunted uppercuts."

Chlamydia, gonorrhea top list of STDs - The Clinical Advisor

"Chlamydia and gonorrhea were the two most common infectious diseases in 2007, hitting young women and minorities especially hard, the CDC announces in its annual report on sexually transmitted disease (STD) (accessed April 15, 2009).

The more than 1.1 million new diagnoses for chlamydia comprise the most cases ever reported to the CDC for any condition.

Consequently, annual screenings are recommended for all sexually active women younger than age 26 years and for older women who have new or multiple partners or other risk factors. Women who have the disease should be retested after three months and efforts should be made to get their partners tested and treated too."

Facts, Symptoms, And Information About The STD Gonorrhea AC | The Frisky

"Gonorrhea is one of the most commonly sexually transmitted diseases (STD), with about 700,000 people being infected each year in the United States. In 2006, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported that 120.9 per 100,000 people in the U.S. were infected with gonorrhea. With that in mind, here’s five things you need to know about the disease."

County health rankings mixed - DailyBulletin.com

"Los Angeles County residents are less likely to die of lung cancer, suicide or car crashes than residents of most other California counties - but more likely to die from heart disease and diabetes, according to a state health report released Thursday.

The annual report compiled by the state Department of Public Health and the California Conference of Local Health Officers, offers a mixed picture of Los Angeles County's health between 2005 to 2007.

The county ranked among the 10 best in prenatal care, preventing death from lung cancer and fewest fatal car accidents per person. Some health experts attributed those results to public policy decisions like public smoking bans and better compliance with seat-belt and child-seat laws.

But the county ranked 48 out of 58 in deaths from heart disease and 46 in diabetes.

And when it came to sexually transmitted diseases, Los Angeles residents still are contracting chlamydia, gonorrhea and HIV at a higher level than those in other counties."

Planned Parenthood urges STD testing

Planned Parenthood urges STD testing: "South Carolina ranks third nationally for cases of gonorrhea and chlamydia, and 12th for syphilis.

The 'Get Yourself Tested' campaign is a nationwide effort with MTV and the Kaiser Family Foundation to increase testing and treatment for those under age 25."

Better health; take charge: Take precautions, know the facts about STDs : Health and Fitness : Memphis Commercial Appeal

"Sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) spread through sexual activity. They don't spread on toilet seats, in hot tubs or on shared eating utensils. Douching, spermicides, washing and urinating are not ways to avoid STDs.

Sexual activity -- oral, vaginal or anal sex -- can transfer a bacteria or virus from one person to another. Common STD bacteria include chlamydia, gonorrhea, and syphilis. STD viruses include herpes (like fever blisters) and the human papillomavirus (HPV -- the genital warts virus). The HIV virus that causes AIDS is less common, but dangerous."

Monitor Online | News | Gonorrhea, syphilis resistant to Penicillin

"Gonorrhea, syphilis resistant to Penicillin

Gonorrhea and syphilis, the sexually transmitted infections that have for long been treated and cured using penicillin have become resistant to the medicine, Health Ministry officials have confirmed.

The Director General of Health Services, Dr Sam Zaramba, confirmed last Friday that both gonorrhea and syphilis had become resistant to the first line medicine for their treatment."