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STOUGHTON, Mass., July 20, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- STD Med, Inc., a worldwide manufacturer and innovator of medical devices located in Stoughton, Massachusetts, is pleased to announce that one of its internally incubated medical device technologies, Spirus Medical, Inc., has been successfully acquired by Olympus Corporation. Spirus Medical, with its proprietary "rotate to advance technology" for diagnosis and treatment of gastrointestinal (GI) disorders, is the second exit for the medical...
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., July 18, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Scientists at Osel Inc. and the National Cancer Institute (NCI) have developed a new way to prevent HIV infection by genetically enhancing the ability of naturally occurring vaginal bacteria to block viral transmission. Bioengineered bacteria introduced into the vaginal cavity of macaques--a commonly used experimental primate--reduced the transmission of simian HIV (SHIV) by nearly two thirds. The novel approach takes advantage of...
SAN DIEGO, July 13, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Two new studies presented this week at a leading infectious disease meeting demonstrate that sexually transmitted disease (STD) caused by the parasite Trichomonas vaginalis is more common than previously thought, especially in women over 40, and that a recently cleared molecular test can help improve detection of the often overlooked but potentially serious infection. "This new research shows that Trichomonas is an important public health issue,...
Johns Hopkins expert calls for testing and mandatory reportingA Johns Hopkins infectious disease expert is calling for all sexually active American women age 40 and older to get tested for the parasite Trichomonas vaginalis after new study evidence found that the sexually transmitted disease (STD) is more than twice as common in this age group than previously thought. Screening is especially important because in many cases there are no symptoms."We usually think of STDs as more prevalent...
Scientists have found a new strain of gonorrhea in Japan that is resistant to all recommended antibiotics and could transform into a global public health threat. The new strain, or H041, cannot be killed by any currently recommended treatments for gonorrhea, which has left doctors with no other option than to try medicines so far untested against the disease. Magnus Unemo of the Swedish Reference Laboratory for Pathogenic Neisseria described the strain as both "alarming" and...
Sufferers reluctant to tell partners and physicians To view the Social Media Release, click here: http://smr.newswire.ca/en/graceway-pharmaceuticals/genital-warts-emotional-stigma TORONTO, May 17 /PRNewswire/ - Genital warts, caused by the Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) is often the silent part of HPV kept behind closed doors.(i) While HPV prevention is openly discussed, for the more than 300,000 Canadians already living with genital warts,(ii) prevention for them is 'too little,...
PHILADELPHIA, June 7, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Teenage girls are almost four times more likely to be tested for sexually transmitted infections (STI) when doctors ask patients with abdominal symptoms about their sexual history during visits to a pediatric emergency department, according to a study by The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia. The results, published online by the journal Pediatrics, found almost 20 percent of patients who arrived at the emergency department with...
PRINCETON, N.J., May 27, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- After more than 200,000 YouTube votes, four regional contests and plenty of Magnum®-sized rhymes, the makers of Trojan® Brand Condoms and GRAMMY-winning entertainer Ludacris have announced the five winners of the Magnum® "Live Large" Project 2. The emcees, voted in by users on YouTube, will perform live on stage alongside Ludacris in front of 20,000 fans at Miami's Spring Fest music festival on May 29th. Rappers Marv Won from...
Sufferers reluctant to tell partners and physicians To view the Social Media Release, click here: http://smr.newswire.ca/en/graceway-pharmaceuticals/genital-warts-emotional-stigma TORONTO, May 17 /PRNewswire/ - Genital warts, caused by the Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) is often the silent part of HPV kept behind closed doors.(i) While HPV prevention is openly discussed, for the more than 300,000 Canadians already living with genital warts,(ii) prevention for them is 'too little,...
PLEASANTON, Calif., May 6, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Roche (SIX: RO, ROG; OTCQX: RHHBY) announced today that it has filed for FDA clearance of its Chlamydia trachomatis and Neisseria gonorrhoeae (CT/NG) tests. When cleared this standardized and fully automated test will help physicians detect and subsequently treat patients with the disease. Clinical trial data will be presented at the 21st European Congress of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (ECCMID, May 7-13, Milan, Italy)...
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Mycoplasma genitalium is a small parasitic bacterium that lives on the ciliated epithelial cells of the primate genital and respiratory tracts. It is the smallest known free-living bacterium. Up until 2002 it was also considered to be the organism with the smallest genome. M. genitalium was isolated in 1980 from urethral specimens of two male patients with non-gonococcal urethritis. Infection is fairly common and can be transmitted between partners during unprotected sex. It can be treated...
The Molluscum contagiosum virus, MCV, is a virus, in the poxvirus family, that causes the disease Molluscum contagiosum in humans. The virions have a complex structure that is consistent with the structure of the poxvirus family. Since the virus cannot routinely be cultured diagnosis is made on the clinical appearance. It can be confirmed by excisional biopsy. There are four types of MCV and MCV-2 is usually seen in adults and is often sexually transmitted. Photo Copyright and Credit
A human papillomavirus (HPV), a member of the papillomavirus family, is capable of infecting humans. HPVs establish productive infections in the skin or mucous membranes. Most of the 200 known types cause no symptoms in most people. Some types can cause warts, while others can lead to cancer. There are more than 30 to 40 types of HPV that are typically transmitted through sexual contact and infect the anogenital region. High risk HPV, can lead to cancer, in fact HPV infection is a cause of...
