Gonorrhea
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1930s gonorrhea drug could fight cancer...fight cancer Washington, Nov 7 : Drug, acriflavine, used in the 1930s for treating gonorrhea, has now been found beneficial in battling cancer, according to a new study at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. Researchers have... In this article: Cancer, Hif-1, Oxygen, Gonorrhea, and Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine |
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Medical News Today | November 07, 2009
1930S Drug Slows Tumor Growth
...aids those with a rare genetic disease. The newest surprise discovered by researchers at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine is a gonorrhea medication that might help battle cancer. "Often times we are surprised that a drug...
In this article: Hif-1, Cancer, Oxygen, Johns Hopkins, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, and Malaria
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1930s Drug Slows Tumor Growth: Gonorrhea Medication Might Help Fight Cancer
1930s Drug Slows Tumor Growth: Gonorrhea Medication Might Help Fight Cancer ScienceDaily (Nov. 5, 2009) Drugs sometimes have beneficial side effects. A glaucoma treatment causes luscious eyelashes. A blood pressure drug also aids those with...
In this article: Cancer, Hif-1, Oxygen, Johns Hopkins, Microtechnology, and Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
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www.washingtonpost.com | January 09, 2007
Health Highlights: Jan. 10, 2007
...a national campaign to vaccinate poultry and boost public awareness about bird flu, theAPreported. Gonorrhea Increases Bladder-Cancer Risk Men who've had the sexually transmitted disease gonorrhea are twice as likely as other men to...
In this article: Asthma, Bladder cancer, Toronto, Inflammation, Medicare, Indonesia, Cancer, Trans fats, and Ontario
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L.A. Times - Booster Shots | November 06, 2009
Rodent of the Week: New use for an old drug
...they will find a drug they expected to work on one condition actually helps another. Such is the case with a gonorrhea medication developed in the 1930s. Preliminary evidence published this week shows that the substance, called acriflavine,...
In this article: Cancer, Johns Hopkins University, Hif-1, Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles, and California
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Baltimore Sun | August 30, 2009
Medical testing in your home
Just last month, the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health launched a program offering free home-collection test kits for gonorrhea and chlamydia (available online at www.dontthinkknow.org or by calling [800] 758-0880). The...
In this article: HIV, FDA, Chlamydia, Cholesterol, E mail, Thyroid hormone, and HMOs
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PR Newswire | October 03, 2007
Preliminary Injunction Denied in Digene's Case Against Ventana Medical Systems
...the cause of essentially all cervical cancers. Digene's product portfolio also includes tests for the detection of other sexually transmitted infections, including chlamydia and gonorrhea. Digene tests are marketed in more than 40...
In this article: Preliminary injunction, Human papillomavirus, Beckman Coulter, Ventana Medical Systems, Securities and Exchange Commission, Nasdaq, Injunction, and Trademark
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Gonorrhea (also gonorrhoea), caused by the bacteria Neisseria gonorrhoeae, is a common sexually transmitted disease. In the US, its incidence is second only to chlamydia.
Non-genital sites in which it thrives are in the rectum, the throat (oropharynx), and the eyes (conjunctiva). The vulva and vagina in women are usually spared because they are lined by stratified epithelial cells—in women the cervix is the usual first site of infection. Gonorrhea typically spreads during sexual intercourse. It can also be vertically transmitted, where infected mothers can pass gonorrhea to their newborn infants during delivery. This causes conjunctivitis (eye infections) which, if left untreated, can lead to blindness. As prophylaxis against this, many countries routinely treat infants with eyedrops of erythromycin at birth.
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