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Dr. Sundari Mase, the county's health officer, said syphilis can be best treated through early detection, and anyone who is at risk of infection should be screened and tested. In the case of women who are pregnant, it's especially important to establish strong prenatal care and to do all the screen tests that are required. "The people who are falling through the cracks are those who don't have prenatal care," Mase said. "That's who we need to be reaching out to." Current screening requirements for pregnant women call for syphilis testing during the first trimester, again during the third trimester and also during delivery. The battery of tests throughout the pregnancy ensures that a syphilis infection is not missed. "If it's a high-risk OB setting, we definitely want people to be tested three times because they can be sexually active up until the day they deliver," said Alan Powell, a public health investigator with the county Dep...

Eczema (atopic dermatitis) can occur anywhere on the body but can be exceptionally irritating when it appears on the face, around the eyes, or on the lips. Eczema is a skin condition that causes red, itchy, and dry skin. Food allergens, skin irritants, changes in outside temperature, stress, or hormonal changes can trigger eczema flare-ups. This article explains the most common treatments for eczema on the face, including lifestyle changes and home remedies, creams and oral medications, and procedures. Prostock-Studio / Getty Images Home Remedies and Lifestyle Changes Research suggests that people with eczema have a gene mutation that affects the skin barrier. Certain substances trigger an immune response because the skin cannot effectively block allergens or irritants. Many people can effectively manage their eczema by identifying and avoiding triggers and through good skin care practices. Avoid Eczema Triggers Environmen...

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– Sunlenca is the First and Only Approved Capsid Inhibitor-Based HIV Treatment Option – – New Drug Application Approval Based on High Rates of Sustained Virologic Suppression in the CAPELLA Trial – FOSTER CITY, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Gilead Sciences, Inc. (Nasdaq: GILD) today announced that Sunlenca ® (lenacapavir), in combination with other antiretroviral(s) (ARV), has been granted approval by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the treatment of HIV-1 infection in heavily treatment-experienced (HTE) adults with multi-drug resistant (MDR) HIV-1 infection. Sunlenca has a multi-stage mechanism of action distinguishable from other currently approved classes of antiviral agents and no known cross resistance exhibited in vitro to other existing drug classes. Sunlenca offers a new, twice-yearly treatment option for adults with HIV that is not adequately controlled by their current treatment regimen. This press release features multimedia. View the full release...

We've all been urged to take necessary precautions to protect our sexual health, but alas, sometimes STIs head their ways into our lives at the worst times. In Season 2 of The Sex Lives of College Girls , this happens to our girl Leighton after she begins experimenting with her sexuality and sleeping with a number of women. No matter your sexual preference or how much you end up having sex, anyone can get an STI. Leighton ends up contracting chlamydia, but how common is chlamydia among college students, and what should you do if you get it?  What actually is chlamydia? Chlamydia is a sexually transmitted infection (STI) caused by bacteria that affects men and women, according to the Mayo Clinic. It's actually most common in young women, and is easily treated. However, left untreated, it can result in some negative impacts to one's health. How is chlamydia spread? Chlamydia is spread like many other STIs are: through vaginal, anal, or oral sex with a s...

Antibiotics are antimicrobial substances that are active against bacteria. In simple words, they are the most common type of antibacterial agent used to treat infections caused by bacteria. They are the drugs that treat bacterial infections in humans by either killing the bacteria or making it difficult for the bacteria to grow and multiply. However, despite being commonly prescribed, there are many questions and much confusion regarding their usage. As such, if you also have any queries, here's Dr Yatin Mehta, chairman, Institute of Critical Care and Anaesthesiology, Medanta, Gurugram answering some of the frequently asked questions about antibiotic use on the occasion of 'World Antimicrobial Awareness Week' annually observed by the World Health Organization (WHO) between November 18-24. Why should antibiotics only be used under expert supervision? Specific antibiotics are effective against specific infections or bacteria; however, they do not work against all bacte...

The basket of free ultrathin and studded condoms stayed full to the brim — a recurrent reality that no longer surprised the D.C. health workers offering HIV testing this month at a downtown plaza. Public health authorities are confronting a rise in sexually transmitted infections in a world where condom use has steadily declined — and, with it, one of the most effective ways of curbing the spread of disease. " They'll laugh at it, or sometimes they get it and throw it away," said Kevins Anglade, a community outreach worker for Whitman-Walker Health, a D.C.-based LGBT health-care organization that opened in the 1970s as the Gay Men's Venereal Disease Clinic. "It's a new normal, which is very sad." The United States recorded nearly 2.5 million cases of chlamydia, gonorrhea and syphilis in 2021, more than doubling in the past two decades, according to preliminary data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. About half of new infections las...