Posts Tagged ‘gonorrhea’
Gonorrhea strain becoming resistant to antibiotics
One of the most well-known STDs is making a comeback, and this time it will be more difficult to treat. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, gonorrhea, colloquially known as the clap, is becoming increasingly resistant to antibiotics. The situation is being called a public health emergency not only in the United States…
Read MoreIs Atlanta really burning with STDs?
While Atlanta continues to rank highly when it comes to HIV infection rates, HIV/AIDS isn’t the only STD plaguing the burgeoning city. Atlanta has seen increases in gonorrhea, chlamydia and syphilis. While these new statistics can be quite frightening, studies show it’s actually a good thing because more people are getting tested, which presents the spike.…
Read MoreSex educator Shellita ‘She-Nyce’ talks HIV and ‘Doing It’
The multitalented Shellita “She-Nyce” Dillon-Coleman is a sexual educator who is passionate about her commitment to the community. Since 2001, her voice has resonated not only over the airwaves as a hip-hop artist, radio personality and television host but also as a sexual health advocate. Dillon-Coleman has found a way to combine her entertaining experience and education…
Read MoreProtect yourself: Gonorrhea on the rise in United States
It’s been called the “clap” or “drip” but its medical name is gonorrhea and it is making a comeback in the United States. The Centers for Disease Control estimates that more than 800K people are diagnosed with gonorrhea each year in the US, despite information about the disease. Gonorrhea was in decline at one point,…
Read MoreJohns Hopkins University sued over STD experiments on people of color
It is a fact that the U.S. government has conducted medical experiments on people of color such as in the Tuskeegee syphilis study. But what is not known is the full extent of medical experimentation outside U.S. borders. A recent lawsuit launched against prestigious Johns Hopkins University and the Rockefeller Foundation may shed light…
Read MoreDeadly superbug form of gonorrhea and 4 ways to protect yourself
There is a new “superbug” as many people are calling it, which is actually a new strain of gonorrhea. Gonorrhea is a sexually transmitted disease caused by a bacterium; it grows very fast in warm, wet places of the reproductive tract like the cervix or uterus. According to the CDC about 820,000 people in the United…
Read MoreCDC releases new estimates for sexually transmitted infections
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released new estimates that show how severe the health and economic toll of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) in America have become, particularly among young people ages 15 to 24. The two new studies provide the estimates of the number of annual new infections, total number of STIs,…
Read MoreStrippers beware: 1st completely antibiotic-resistant gonorrhea cases detected in North America
A new study just published has documented that first antibiotic-resistant gonorrhea cases have been detected in North America — a strain of gonorrhea that is immune to the last remaining effective oral antibiotic. It has been observed in at least nine North American patients. Gonorrhea is the second most commonly reported notifiable disease in the…
Read MoreFlu outbreak 2013: 4 other viruses to beware of
First completely antibiotic-resistant gonorrhea cases detected in North America. Most sexually transmitted infections that occur in America, occur in terms of rate and proportion among minority populations, in particular African American populations. Whether it is chlamydia, which among African Americans has increased by 17.6 percent over the past several years or HIV, African Americans historically…
Read MoreCommon STDs in Women
What’s more ubiquitous? STDs in women or Christian Louboutin stilettos? A man may want a mate who’s a good cook or has long leg or doesn’t have children, but does he ever think about adding “no STDs” to his wish list of preferred attributes? Men all around the world are hypnotized by young, beautiful, promiscuous women who show…
Read MoreCalifornia Porn Stars’ Dirty Little Secret
For some porn connoisseurs, the condom kills the money shot.
Read MoreGonorrhea Super Bug Discovered; Ways to Protect Yourself and Your Sexual Partner
The risk of having unsafe sex has just increased. According to a report by Reuters, scientists have discovered a new form of gonorrhea in Japan that is resistant to all antibiotics that are used to treat the disease. Known as H041, the disease could become a worldwide epidemic if scientists are unable to find a way to eliminate its…
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