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Too many women get HPV tests
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Doctors are testing women for human papillomavirus, or HPV, more often than guidelines recommend, suggests a new study. Not only is that a waste of money, researchers say, it also means that women who test positive may be getting extra treatment that won’t necessarily help them, but comes with a [...]
India says EU deal won't hit AIDS drugs supply
NEW DELHI (Reuters) – India has promised not to link a proposed trade deal with the European Union with limiting its production of generic HIV/AIDS drugs, the United Nations said on Thursday, giving hope to millions of infected patients but underlining the hurdles for the controversial pact. The EU and India began negotiations in 2007 [...]
Gonorrhea's Growing Resistance to Antibiotics Concerns CDC
THURSDAY, July 7 (HealthDay News) — Gonorrhea appears to be growing increasingly resistant to drugs called cephalosporins, the only remaining class of antibiotics available to treat the sexually transmitted disease, according to a new report. Researchers analyzed 10 years’ worth of gonorrhea samples (isolates) from men in 30 U.S. cities. The samples were collected between [...]