CDC: 23,000 Americans die from antibiotic-resistant infections annually
Every year, more than two million people in the United States get infections that are resistant to antibiotics and at least 23,000 people die as a result, according to a new report issued by the Centers for Disease More...
Two antibiotic combinations show success in treating gonorrhea in clinical trials
With relatively recent reports of a “shrinking arsenal” of antibiotics to treat the sexually transmitted infection, gonorrhea, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced in a press More...
England sees huge increase in gonorrhea, develop antibiotic resistant gonorrhea plan
With the latest numbers released from the Health Protection Agency (HPA) showing an increase in gonorrhea cases by 25 percent, British health officials published the first Gonorrhea Resistance Action Plan (GRASP) More...
Maine reports significant increase in gonorrhea cases in 2012
Image/CDC Maine health officials report that gonorrhea cases in the state have increased in recent years with the number of cases reported so far this year is 100 more than the entire 2011, according to a Maine More...