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April is STD Month; LaSalle County Health Department releases local infection rates - Tonica News April is STD Month; LaSalle County Health Department releases local infection rates - Tonica News Posted: 25 Apr 2019 12:05 PM PDT OTTAWA — The LaSalle County Health Department announces that April is STD (Sexually Transmitted Disease) Awareness Month. According to the Centers for Disease Control, 2.3 million new cases of the three nationally notifiable sexually transmitted diseases — chlamydia, gonorrhea and syphilis — were reported by Americans in 2017. It was yet another record-breaking year for STDs in the United States, and the epidemic is showing no signs of slowing down. Chlamydia remains the most common with nearly two-thirds of all new infections acquired by patients aged 15 to 24 years of age. In 2018, LaSalle County had 343 cases of chlamydia. Because chlamydia is asymptomatic in the majority of patients, they do not seek ...

DHEC will offer free STD testing across South Carolina - Aiken Standard DHEC will offer free STD testing across South Carolina - Aiken Standard Posted: 16 Apr 2019 12:00 AM PDT A no-cost screening for sexually transmitted diseases will be offered to South Carolinians by the Department of Health and Environmental Control on Wednesday, April 17. According to a DHEC press release, the free screenings are meant to promote health and recognize April as National STD Awareness Month. The national STD rate is on the rise, according to data from the CDC. Data from a 2017 report shows that South Carolina's STD rates are among the highest in the nation. "STDs are preventable, and an individual's first step in prevention and intervention is getting tested," said Ali Mansaray, director of DHEC's STD, HIV, and Viral Hepatitis Division. "With the number of STDs rising annually in South Carolina and across the nation, we ca...

Got a Minute?: STD education, prevention is important - The Livingston County News Got a Minute?: STD education, prevention is important - The Livingston County News Posted: 28 Apr 2019 07:28 AM PDT ARTICLE OPTIONS Lifelong treatment, pain, infertility, and cancer are the potential outcomes of sexually transmitted diseases. The stark health realities and startling statistics paint a serious picture. April is Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STDs) Awareness month, a time to raise awareness about STDs and take action to mitigate the increasing numbers. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports the following sobering data. In 2017: ■ There were more than 2 million diagnosed cases of chlamydia, gonorrhea, and syphilis. n There were 200,000 more cases of these STDs than the previous record set in 2016. n Diagnoses of chlamydia, gonorrhea, and syphilis all increased sharply for the fourth year in a row. From 20...

OnPoint on WACH Fox: Rising rate of STDs in SC teens - WACH.com OnPoint on WACH Fox: Rising rate of STDs in SC teens - WACH.com America's sex ed controversy: Can you teach consent? - CBS News STD Symptoms Women Need to Know About — STD Symptoms in Women - WomansDay.com OnPoint on WACH Fox: Rising rate of STDs in SC teens - WACH.com Posted: 28 Apr 2019 04:30 AM PDT [unable to retrieve full-text content] OnPoint on WACH Fox: Rising rate of STDs in SC teens    WACH.com COLUMBIA, S. C. (WACH) - This week on OnPoint on WACH Fox we look at the alarming rate of sexually transmitted diseases among young people in South ... America's sex ed controversy: Can you teach consent? - CBS News Posted: 28 Apr 2019 04:44 AM PDT Watch the new  CBSN Originals documentary "Sex. Consent. Education." in the video player above. When Amy Fortier-Brown took a sex education class in high scho...

Quest Diagnostics Launches New Consumer-Initiated STD Tests Through QuestDirect™ - PRNewswire Quest Diagnostics Launches New Consumer-Initiated STD Tests Through QuestDirect™ - PRNewswire Posted: 18 Apr 2019 12:00 AM PDT SECAUCUS, N.J. , April 18, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Quest Diagnostics (NYSE: DGX ), the world's leading provider of diagnostic information services, today launched three new sexually transmitted disease (STD) laboratory test packages that individuals can purchase online for some of the most prevalent STDs in the United States . The new STD test packages are the first to be offered directly by Quest Diagnostics or any other major national laboratory to allow individuals to purchase tests at their discretion. These new packages have been designed to meet the needs of individuals who want accurate basic or comprehensive STD testing. The services are available at QuestDirect.QuestDiagnostics.com . The new services are ...

DHEC will offer free STD testing across South Carolina - Aiken Standard DHEC will offer free STD testing across South Carolina - Aiken Standard Posted: 16 Apr 2019 12:00 AM PDT A no-cost screening for sexually transmitted diseases will be offered to South Carolinians by the Department of Health and Environmental Control on Wednesday, April 17. According to a DHEC press release, the free screenings are meant to promote health and recognize April as National STD Awareness Month. The national STD rate is on the rise, according to data from the CDC. Data from a 2017 report shows that South Carolina's STD rates are among the highest in the nation. "STDs are preventable, and an individual's first step in prevention and intervention is getting tested," said Ali Mansaray, director of DHEC's STD, HIV, and Viral Hepatitis Division. "With the number of STDs rising annually in South Carolina and across the nation, we ca...

Sexually transmitted diseases on the rise in Iowa, following national trends - Des Moines Register Sexually transmitted diseases on the rise in Iowa, following national trends - Des Moines Register Posted: 08 Apr 2019 12:00 AM PDT CLOSE A four-year trend of rising STD rates continued in 2017. Here's why and what you can do to protect. USA TODAY Sexually transmitted disease diagnoses of chlamydia and gonorrhea have continued to climb in Iowa, according to data from the Iowa Department of Public Health . Preliminary data shows 14,695 cases of chlamydia (a 5.8 percent increase from 2017) and 4,839 cases of gonorrhea (28.3 percent increase). There were 283 cases of syphilis (1.7 percent decrease) reported to the state department in 2018, as well. While the state reports increases in diagnoses of gonorrhea and chlamydia have been reported nationally, it's unclear if the increases are due to increase...