Chlamydia May Pose Less Risk Than Thought
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THURSDAY, May 25 (HealthDay News) -- The rate of severe complications associated with chlamydia, the most commonly reported sexually transmitted disease, might be lower than commonly thought.
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Expectations that circumcision among men would reduce the risk of their female sexual partners becoming infected with AIDS were refuted by a new study.
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Easy access to a "morning after pill" for contraception does not influence the degree to which women have unprotected sex, according to a study published on Tuesday.
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WEDNESDAY, Oct. 4 (HealthDay News) -- The antibiotic doxycycline is proving an effective treatment for a lymphoma of the eye linked to chlamydia infection, Italian researchers report.
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NEW YORK  - Pregnant women considering a cesarean section, with no clear medical reason for it, should know that the procedure is not without risk, Canadian doctors caution in a report published this week.
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Despite the well-established danger from urinary catheters, a new study finds that hospitals are doing very little to reduce the risks of infection.
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THURSDAY, Oct. 28 (HealthDayNews) -- The great majority of sexually active young American women enrolled in health plans are ignoring repeated recommendations that they get routine screening for chlamydia, the most commonly reported sexually transmitted disease, a new report says.
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A single population-wide dose of antibiotic can virtually eliminate the blinding disease trachoma, a study said on Wednesday, although other researchers warned high levels of infection could hinder the drugs&#39; success.
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NEW YORK  - Many low-risk patients with community-acquired pneumonia recover faster and do not have an increased mortality risk if they are treated as outpatients rather than inpatients, findings from a new study show.
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Any surgery poses a risk of infection, but patients can help reduce those risks. Here are some steps recommended by the Committee to Reduce Infection Deaths, a nonprofit devoted to safer hospital care. This advice comes from the group's Web site.
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There&#39;s only a low risk of major injury from epileptic seizures, so most people with epilepsy don&#39;t need to restrict their daily activities to avoid injury, says a Mayo Clinic study.
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Men with a history of the  sexually transmitted disease gonorrhea may face a higher risk  of prostate cancer, a study suggests.
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Two recent studies that suggested oral contraceptives reduced a woman&#39;s risk of heart disease and cancer seemed to take conventional wisdom and stand it on its head.
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The risks are relatively few, and the potential is great.
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Researchers have discovered that circumcised men have a lesser chance of acquiring HIV. One of the principal investigators explains how the information will be used.
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Doctors can reduce the risk of gonorrhea  patients reacquiring the sexually transmitted disease by  arranging to provide antibiotics to their sex partners,  researchers said on Wednesday.
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Young adults who don't know whether or not their new partner is having sex with other people appear to at higher risk of sexually transmitted diseases, new research reports.