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USPSTF Issues Guidance on Vaginosis Screening  -  Mar 4, 2008
AAFP News NowBy News Staff Primary care physicians should not screen asymptomatic pregnant women at low risk for preterm delivery for bacterial vaginosis, according to

What's causing my repeated infections?  -  Feb 24, 2008
Jamaica Observer,Bacterial vaginosis and trichomonas vaginalis present with vaginal itching but the difference is that these infections both present with a foul "fishy"

Probiotic claims give prof gut ache  -  Mar 13, 2008
London Free Press,Health Research Institute that successfully isolated bacteria -- now sold in capsule form -- to help combat bladder infections and bacterial vaginosis.

Celebrating black women's sexuality  -  Mar 1, 2008
Jamaica Gleaner,...as well as to detect viral infections like herpes and vaginal warts; bacterial infections as in bacterial vaginosis, and protozoan infections,

Study throws light on insidious disease  -  Mar 5, 2008
Australian IT,These days one of Dr Bradshaw's principal interests is the lesser-known, but insidious condition bacterial vaginosis, the most common genital disease in

Quarter Of American Teenage Girls Have An STD  -  Mar 12, 2008
Medical News Today,..."Prevalence of Sexually Transmitted Infections and Bacterial Vaginosis among Female Adolescents in the United States: Data from the National Health and

Quidel Corporation and Susie's Cause Partner in Colorectal Cancer ...  -  Mar 4, 2008
PR-Inside.com (Pressemitteilung),...including influenza, respiratory syncytial virus, Fecal Occult Blood, Strep A, pregnancy, bacterial vaginosis, H. pylori and Chlamydia.

Microbicides 2008: Cellulose sulphate has unexpected tissue toxicity  -  Mar 3, 2008
Aidsmap,There was a more than threefold greater risk of infection in patients diagnosed with chlamydia, bacterial vaginosis or trichonomiasis, and a more than

KV Pharmaceutical Reports Record Revenues for Fiscal 2008 Third ...  -  Feb 27, 2008
PR Newswire (press release),15.2% revenue growth year-to-date -- Clindesse(R) currently holds 27.9% of total prescription volume in the intra-vaginal bacterial vaginosis market,

Ask the Doctor  -  20 Feb 2008
The Monitor, Uganda,Bacterial vaginosis or Candidiasis are not taken as sexually transmitted infections though they may be common in sexually active people.

Black babies in California twice as likely to die than any other  -  20 Feb 2008
San Jose Mercury News,Stress is also associated with higher rates of bacterial vaginosis, an infection that is three times more common in blacks than whites during pregnancy and

Screening Pregnant Women for Bacterial Vaginosis Not Recommended  -  Feb 4, 2008
Medscape (subscription)Describe US Preventive Services Task Force recommendations for screening for bacterial vaginosis in asymptomatic pregnant women at low risk for preterm

Screening Pregnant Women for Bacterial Vaginosis: US Preventive ...  -  Feb 4, 2008
Annals of Internal MedicineThe summary below is from the full reports titled "Screening for Bacterial Vaginosis in Pregnancy to Prevent Preterm Delivery: US Preventive Services Task

Hair on my face, hormones on my mind  -  Feb 10, 2008
Jamaica Observer,I get yeast infections at times and every three to six months I get bacterial vaginosis. Is this because of my hormonal imbalance?

Your browser does not support script  -  Feb 9, 2008
Malaysia Star,She was probably having bacterial vaginosis. In medical parlance, an â€œitisâ€? means an inflammation and an â€œosisâ€? generally means that â€œsomething has gone

Contraceptive Ring More Likely Used for Nondaily Method Than the Patch  -  Feb 7, 2008
Medscape (subscription)Patch users, but not ring users, had increased Nugent scores for bacterial vaginosis (P = .01), but most of these women were asymptomatic.

Annals of Internal Medicine tip sheet for Feb. 5, 2008, issue  -  Feb 4, 2008
EurekAlert (press release),Expert Group: Do Not Screen Pregnant Women for Bacterial Vaginosis Bacterial vaginosis is the most common lower genital tract syndrome among women of

CROI: Circumcising HIV positive men may increase HIV infections in ...  -  Feb 3, 2008
Aidsmap,However rates of all STIs and of bacterial vaginosis were the same in wives of circumcised and uncircumcised men. Another study presented by Aaron Tobian of

CROI: Circumcision Reduces Risk of Herpes Simplex-2  -  Feb 5, 2008
MedPage Today,They were followed for a year and tested for genitourinary disease, bacterial vaginosis, and trichomonas. The study found, among other things,

Manipal Develops New Way to Predict Birth Defects  -  Feb 14, 2008
Express Healthcare Management,Common bacterial infections of the maternal genital tract, a clinical condition often termed as bacterial vaginosis, can lead to poor pregnancy outcomes.

KV Pharmaceutical Company (KV-A) Completes Unaudited Fiscal 2007 ...  -  Feb 18, 2008
Lifescience-online,Clindesse(R), now holds 27.9% of the intra-vaginal bacterial vaginosis market and the product contributed $31.8 million in net revenues during fiscal 2007.

Both 3TC and tenofovir have high concentrations in female genital ...  -  Feb 18, 2008
Aidsmap,Nearly all the patients had antibodies to the genital herpes virus, HSV-2, and all 34 women had test results that were positive for bacterial vaginosis at

Screening pregnant women for BV not recommended  -  Feb 4, 2008
TamilStar.com,The US Preventive Services Task Force is advising doctors not to screen pregnant women for bacterial vaginosis, commonly referred to as BV, if they are at

Need to Know - Contraception  -  Jan 29, 2008
Pulse,How do you manage recurrent bacterial vaginosis â€“ or actinomycoses on a smear â€“ in women with an IUD? Bacterial vaginosis arises when the vaginal pH is

CROI: Lactobacillus supplementation could help reduce vaginal HIV  -  Feb 5, 2008
Aidsmap,The change in vaginal microflora seen in bacterial vaginosis, and especially the loss of H2O2+ Lactobacillus, is associated with increased risk of HIV

The Gynologues  -  Feb 5, 2008
The Collegian online,A foul, fishy odor can be a sign of infection with bacterial vaginosis (BV), which occurs when several types of bacteria normally present in the vagina

Dilemmas in family planning - IUDs  -  Jan 22, 2008
Pulse,WHO recommends that the benefits of inserting an IUD in women with bacterial vaginosis generally outweigh the risks (WHO category 2).

Surprising research results at AIDS conference  -  Feb 4, 2008
San Francisco Chronicle,50 percent reduction in trichomoniasis - a common sexually transmitted disease caused by a parasite - and a 20 percent reduction in bacterial vaginosis.

STEM the damage  -  Feb 4, 2008
Deccan Herald,Common bacterial infections of the maternal genital tract, like bacterial vaginosis, can lead to poor pregnancy outcomes. The EBs closely mimic a growing

Do your homework on take-home medical tests  -  Jan 23, 2008
MSNBCIf pH levels are elevated, symptoms may be due to bacterial vaginosis or parasitic infection, which can lead to infertility if left untreated.

Researchers Examine Effect of Male Circumcision on Female Partners  -  Feb 4, 2008
Kaiser network.org,The study also found a 50% reduction in the sexually transmitted infection trichomoniasis and a 20% reduction in bacterial vaginosis among women whose

Quidel to Hold 2007 Fourth Quarter and Year-End Financial Results ...  -  Feb 11, 2008
Business Wire (press release),...including influenza, respiratory syncytial virus, Fecal Occult Blood, Strep A, pregnancy, bacterial vaginosis, H. pylori and Chlamydia.

Sie sind hier: Home > Pressemitteilung: Infants with poor ...  -  Jan 22, 2008
Informationsdienst Wissenschaft (Pressemitteilung),But today, many women in the US as many as a third of all women of fertile age have bacterial vaginosis. This is a condition in which other bacteria than

You *CAN* be a research scientist!  -  Feb 4, 2008
renewamerica.us,Association Between Bacterial Vaginosis And Preterm Delivery Of A Low-Birth-Weight Infant. NEJM 1995;333:1737-1742 Schoenbaum LS, Monson RR.

Lying to Anthropologists  -  Jan 28, 2008
Blogger News NetworkThey reported that â€œcircumcisedâ€? women had more herpes simplex and bacterial vaginosis; and that â€œuncircumcisedâ€? women had more syphilis.

WHO Responds on FGM  -  Jan 25, 2008
New York Times Blogs,A study in West Africa where Type II FGM is practised found that women with FGM were more likely to have bacterial vaginosis and to have been infected with

STDs two and a half times More prevalent in lesbians than Normal Women  -  Dec 17, 2007
Lifesite,By Hilary White December 17, 2007 (LifeSiteNews.com) - Bacterial vaginosis (BV) is a sexually transmitted disease that a new study has found has a higher

Bacteria, Fecal Enemas, and Matching Lesbians  -  Dec 19, 2007
U.S. News & World Report,If a woman's bacterial community becomes imbalanced, she can develop a condition called bacterial vaginosis. And if one lesbian in a monogamous couple has

Probiotics under study  -  Dec 4, 2007
Toronto Star,Of the 106 women suffering from bacterial vaginosis who took part in a 2005 study, 88 per cent were cured after taking antibiotics with probiotics compared

Ask the Doctor  -  Dec 26, 2007
The Monitor, Uganda,In your case, apparently this follows changes in the hormones leading to overgrowth of candida fungus (vagina thrush) or bacteria (bacterial vaginosis).

Saturday, Nov. 24 / Dec. 1, 2007 -- Planned Parenthood, El Cajon  -  Dec 22, 2007
California Catholic Daily,One young woman driving out said she was there for an STD test and suspected she had bacterial vaginosis. We gave her literature with message that

Polydex Announces Commencement of Follow-up Study of Ushercell  -  Dec 3, 2007
CNNMoney.comBrazil reported that although Ushercell did not demonstrate the effectiveness rate in treatment of Bacterial Vaginosis (BV) that he was expecting in the

Quidel Corporation and Roche to Collaborate in Pilot Program for ...  -  Dec 6, 2007
PR-Inside.com (Pressemitteilung),...including influenza, respiratory syncytial virus, Fecal Occult Blood, Strep A, pregnancy, bacterial vaginosis, H. pylori and Chlamydia.

Finding the Right Product to Fight AIDS  -  27 Nov 2007
Daily Californian,...they may prevent a variety of reproductive health concerns, such as chlamydia, gonorrhea, HIV and bacterial vaginosis; some may be contraceptive.

condom use reduces risk of bacterial vaginosis  -  Nov 12, 2007
Reuters...new york (reuters health) - for women who have a high risk of contracting a sexually transmitted disease, their risk of developing bacterial vaginosis and

your letters answered  -  Nov 6, 2007
Jamaica Gleaner,...with the condition, bacterial vaginosis (bv). this odour is usually noticed after intercourse because of interaction with the semen. in this infection,

kv pharmaceutical company reports record revenues for fiscal 2008 ...  -  Nov 20, 2007
PR Newswire (press release),...growth. clindesse(r) remains the fastest growing branded intra-vaginal prescription product to treat bacterial vaginosis (bv) in the united states,

facing the challenges in combating std  -  Nov 10, 2007
Sunday Times.lk,...bacterial vaginosis and vulvovaginal candidiasis (vvc) or thrush are both inconvenient to the patient and costly for the service provider.

apha adopts new policies on food safety, global climate change ...  -  Nov 6, 2007
Earthtimes,...including pelvic inflammatory disease, bacterial vaginosis, cervical cancer, hiv transmission and infertility. apha therefore urges the us food and drug

dr. kenneth f. buechler appointed to quidel corporation board of ...  -  Nov 6, 2007
Business Wire (press release),...strep a, pregnancy, bacterial vaginosis, h. pylori and chlamydia. quidel's products are sold to healthcare professionals with a focus on the physician

Bacterial Vaginosis Causes Symptoms Information With Treatment  -  Oct 5, 2007
PR-GB.com (press release),Bacterial vaginosis is a mild infection in the vagina caused by a type of bacteria (germ). For grammatical reasons, some people prefer to call it vaginal

Bacterial Vaginosis and Women  -  Sep 28, 2007
American Chronicle,If youâ€™ve never suffered from bacterial vaginosis then it might be difficult to comprehend just how painful and distressing it can be.

Treatments for Your Bacterial Vaginosis  -  Sep 28, 2007
American Chronicle,If you suffer from bacterial vaginosis it might seem like nothing is ever going to take away the unbearable itching or the uncomfortable burning sensation

Mission Pharmacal Congratulates Exemplary Women's Health Researchers  -  Oct 18, 2007
Earthtimes,Her investigation found a relatively low incidence of screening for maternal serum markers for fetal abnormalities, kick counts and bacterial vaginosis,

Getting checked out for STDs  -  Oct 18, 2007
UNLV The Rebel Yell,For females only, the exam also tests for trichomonas, yeast infections and bacterial vaginosis. The cost includes the exam, counseling,

Gut reaction to probiotics  -  Oct 17, 2007
Now Toronto,..."Probiotics have been shown to be beneficial in children with diarrhea and women with bacterial vaginosis and urinary tract infections.

Educate teenagers about sex  -  Sep 25, 2007
Barbados Advocate,To hear reports that children are presenting to doctors offices with herpes, chlamydia, bacterial vaginosis, yeast infections and trichomonous vaginalis is

Nose for an early diagnosis  -  Oct 5, 2007
Times Online,Prototype e-noses that detect TB are also being developed at Cranfield University, in Bedfordshire, and devices to detect bacterial vaginosis are being

Fertility Clinic: Pelvic Inflammatory Disease & infertility (1)  -  Oct 8, 2007
Vanguard,PID is also linked to an imbalance of the organisms normally found in the vagina (bacterial vaginosis). The bacteria then spread to other female

Prof. Michel Klein Becomes Chief Scientific Officer at AMVAC  -  Oct 11, 2007
Earthtimes,Along with the vaccine against bacterial vaginosis already approved in Hungary, Klein is focusing on the further development of a vaccine against prostate

Exclusive Agreement Announced Between Quidel Corporation and Roche ...  -  Sep 26, 2007
Die Welt,...respiratory syncytial virus, Fecal Occult Blood, Strep A, pregnancy, bacterial vaginosis, infectious mononucleosis, H. pylori and Chlamydia.

UNSAFE SEX  -  Sep 24, 2007
The Nation Newspaper,...three to four new cases of chlamydia per month; new cases of warts twice to three times per month; [and] new cases daily of bacterial vaginosis.

What is your urine trying to communicate?  -  Sep 22, 2007
Houston Chronicle,Murky, cloudy: Could be bacterial vaginosis or a yeast infection, a bad urinary-tract infection, kidney stones or other urinary-tract diseases.

Lifestream Pharma BV and Lilâ€™ Drug Store Introduce RepHresh ...  -  Oct 2, 2007
Business Wire (press release),RepHresh Vaginal Gel is approved as a Class IIa medical device for the prevention and treatment of bacterial vaginosis (BV) in the EU.

20 Frequently Asked Questions about Homosexuality  -  Oct 8, 2007
Virtue Online,...an expert in that field); among lesbians, a higher prevalence of bacterial vaginosis and hepatitis C (Sexually Transmitted Infections, a journal).

Physicians More Appropriately Prescribe Treatment after Rapid Flu ...  -  Oct 8, 2007
Business Wire (press release),...including influenza, respiratory syncytial virus, Fecal Occult Blood, Strep A, pregnancy, bacterial vaginosis, H. pylori and Chlamydia.

Studies Address Bacterial Vaginosis, Hypertension, Skin Cancer ...  -  Aug 21, 2007
Kaiser network.org,Bacterial vaginosis: The risk of a pregnant woman becoming infected with bacterial vaginosis, the most common type of vaginal infection and a risk factor

Race a factor for common vaginal infection  -  Aug 16, 2007
Reuters.uk,By Karla Gale NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - A pregnant woman's risk of bacterial vaginosis, the most common type of vaginal infection and a risk factor for

Infection linked to preterm birth  -  Aug 14, 2007
ImediNews,13 (UPI) â€” A pregnant woman with bacterial vaginosis, a vaginal infection, increases her risk of preterm birth, but her partner also plays a role,

Risk of common vaginal infection linked to preterm birth appears ...  -  Aug 11, 2007
EurekAlert (press release),...â€œAnd now we can say that gauging risk for bacterial vaginosis is not as simple as just looking at the woman. We also should consider her partner.

Bayer to purchase Citracal  -  Aug 31, 2007
San Antonio Express,Mission plans to focus on developing other health-care products such as prenatal vitamins, topical pain relievers and treatment for bacterial vaginosis,

PURE gets cGMP manufacturing approval  -  Sep 6, 2007
US-PharmaTechnologist.com,...to be submitted over the next two years, including products for athlete's foot, onychomycosis (nail fungus), bacterial vaginosis, acne and wound care.

Bayer HealthCare agrees to buy local Citracal product line  -  Aug 30, 2007
Bizjournals.com,The company's Tindamax, an oral therapy for the treatment of bacterial vaginosis, received approval from the Food and Drug Administration in May.

What a difference $20000 makes  -  Aug 28, 2007
The Age,Dr Bradshaw, a research fellow at Monash University, will use her fellowship to investigate bacterial vaginosis, a common genital infection that affects at

From red to black and, hopefully, yellow, urine color hints at ...  -  Aug 27, 2007
Arizona Republic,Murky, cloudy: Could be bacterial vaginosis or a yeast infection, a bad urinary-tract infection, kidney stones or other urinary-tract diseases.

Mission Pharmacal Sells Citracal(R) Calcium Brand to Bayer HealthCare;  -  Aug 30, 2007
PR Newswire (press release),Tindamax(R), the first new oral therapy for the treatment of bacterial vaginosis (BV) in a decade, received FDA approval for that indication in May.

Beijing Med-Pharm Hopes To Grow Quickly Through Acquisitions  -  Aug 23, 2007
Seeking Alpha,Clindesse, or clindamycin phosphate vaginal cream, is indicated for the treatment of bacterial vaginosis in non-pregnant women.

Pelvic pain  -  Aug 23, 2007
Pulse,...for the diagnosis of chlamydia infection and a vaginal culture for diagnosing other infections such as bacterial vaginosis, gonorrhoea or trichomonas.

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