Cipro-Resistant Gonorrhea on the Rise
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NEW YORK  - In Hawaii, the proportion of  cases of gonorrhea that are resistant to treatment with the  antibiotic Cipro increased nearly sevenfold between 1997 and  2000, new findings show.
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Two potentially new classes of anti-HIV drugs have the medical world excited. But progress on a vaccine is still slow  -  and drugs can't do everything
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ANSWER: Cigna Medical Group has several more clinics scheduled (see box). Check with your doctor&#39;s office to see if they have ordered any new doses.
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The number of sexually transmitted infections continues to rise, particularly among young adults, figures show.
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WINNIPEG, Manitoba  - Drug-resistant superbugs are   present in Canadian hospitals in higher than expected numbers,   according to a study released on Wednesday, spurring a   recommendation to "hit them early, hit them right and hit them   hard."
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People with chronic sinus infections don&#39;t have to worry about developing a resistance to antibiotics if the drugs are part of a targeted treatment program.
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A new compound gives hope as the disease has become increasingly resistant to current drugs. By Thomas H. Maugh II / Los Angeles Times.
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For the treatment of vaginal bacterial infections, ovules containing the combination of metronidazole plus nystatin are significantly more effective than metronidazole gel, according to results of a trial conducted in Lima, Peru.
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A study shows promising results for Novartis's COX-2 inhibitor.
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A once-rare drug-resistant germ now appears to cause more than half of all skin infections treated in U.S. emergency rooms, say researchers who documented the superbug's startling spread in the general population.
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The number of sexually transmitted  chlamydia infections reported in the United States rose more  than 5 percent last year, the Centers for Disease Control and  Prevention said on Monday.
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Two New York men have been diagnosed with a rare sexually transmitted disease that has recently been making inroads among gay and bisexual men in Europe.
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The contraceptive Depo Provera may triple a woman&#39;s risk of contracting chlamydia and gonorrhea, according to a study reported in USA Today Monday.
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Use of the contraceptive Depo Provera appears to triple women&#39;s risk of infection with chlamydia and gonorrhea, says a study out today.
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Researchers say targeting a protein may overcome the malaria parasite's increasing resistance to drugs.
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A drug-resistant strain of potentially deadly bacteria has moved beyond the borders of U.S. hospitals and is being transmitted among gay men during sex, researchers said on Monday.
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WASHINGTON: World Health Organisation and US medical experts warn that the increasing ability of bacteria to resist antibiotics threatens the existing arsenal of drugs against dangerous infectious diseases.