Read more syphilis stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/8988/syphilis.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 18:52:15 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/69383/in-war-on-stds-nc-tries-new-weapon-bribery.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe incidence of syphilis is spiking in the economically hard-hit South, and health officials have lit on a novel preventative measure, MSNBC reports: Wal-Mart gift cards. Syphilis tends to rebound in tough times, and a program in North Carolina induces patients to submit to a test in exchange for the...http://www.newser.com/story/69383/in-war-on-stds-nc-tries-new-weapon-bribery.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 14 Sep 2009 14:21:39 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/64823/teen-pregnancies-stds-increase-cdc.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagAfter declining in 1991-2005, the US teen birth rate climbed in 2006 and 2007, HealthDay News reports. Crunching numbers from 2002-07, the Centers for Disease Control found a number of trends had flatlined or worsened after a period of improvement. 2004 saw 745,000 pregnancies among females under 20, including...http://www.newser.com/story/64823/teen-pregnancies-stds-increase-cdc.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 20 Jul 2009 13:28:02 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/53933/polish-meaning-of-new-name-embarrasses-syfy.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe much-maligned rebranding of the channel formerly known as Sci-Fi has yielded another embarrassment for the network. “Syfy”—the new name—is Polish slang for syphilis, Broadcasting & Cable reports. Native Poles, however, may be less offended by the name change than hard-core fans: Polish embassy officials say “Syfy” is...http://www.newser.com/story/53933/polish-meaning-of-new-name-embarrasses-syfy.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 20 Mar 2009 15:06:24 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/21852/scientists-warn-doctors-of-syphilis-comeback.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagHealth researchers have warned that syphilis is making a comeback, and doctors may not be recognizing the symptoms. Developed countries came closing to wiping out the disease in the '90s, Reuters reports, but infection rates in the US went up last year for the seventh year in a row. A...http://www.newser.com/story/21852/scientists-warn-doctors-of-syphilis-comeback.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 18 Mar 2008 4:14:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/16496/columbus-gave-europe-syphilis.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagNew genetic evidence gives Christopher Columbus credit for bringing back a different sort of bounty from the New World—the scourge of syphilis. Columbus and his crew returned home with a sexually transmitted form of a disease native to South America, say Emory University researchers. Soon after, the first known...http://www.newser.com/story/16496/columbus-gave-europe-syphilis.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 15 Jan 2008 16:07:29 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/14552/syphilis-makes-a-surprise-comeback.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSyphilis, the sexual scourge of the 19th century, was all but vanquished in Europe in the fifties. But it's making a comeback, with 2006 UK infection rates 10 times what they were a decade earlier, and other nations boasting similar stats. Health officials blame the upsurge on the rise of...http://www.newser.com/story/14552/syphilis-makes-a-surprise-comeback.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 20 Dec 2007 17:34:42 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/11635/chlamydia-cases-hit-record-high.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagKnown cases of chlamydia in the US have topped a million for the first time, with the highest rates among adolescent girls, USA Today reports. Under-reporting of the sexually transmitted disease means the real number could be nearly three times higher. Syphilis and gonorrhea are also on the rise, partly...http://www.newser.com/story/11635/chlamydia-cases-hit-record-high.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 14 Nov 2007 4:22:00 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/5713/syphilis-surges-in-surprise-comeback.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagJust two years after it was almost eradicated, syphilis is experiencing a stunning comeback across the nation, health officials report. Nearly twice as many cases were reported in New York City in the first three months of this year, compared to the same time last year, the New York Times...http://www.newser.com/story/5713/syphilis-surges-in-surprise-comeback.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSun, 12 Aug 2007 9:22:44 CDT