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1. Middle-Age Heart Risk Factors Shorten Men's Lives - US News and World Report
Smoking, hypertension, high cholesterol cut 10 years of life, study finds
2. Study Pinpoints Risk Factors for Death in Young Stroke Victims - US News and World Report
Many can be modified, treated to improve odds, experts say
3. Gonorrhea : Causes, incidence, and risk factors
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Gonorrhea is one of the most common infectious diseases. Anyone who has any type of sex can catch gonorrhea. The infection can be spread through the mouth, vagina, penis, or anus. The bacteria grow in warm, moist areas of the body, including the t...• Reviewer: Updated by: A.D.A.M. Editorial Team: Greg Juhn, M.T.P.W., David R. Eltz, Kelli A. Stacy. Previously reviewed by Monica Gandhi MD, MPH, Assistant Professor, Division of Infectious Diseases, UCSF, San Francisco, CA. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network. (July 2006)
4. Gonorrhea
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Gonorrhea is a highly contagious sexually transmitted disease (STD) caused by the Neisseria gonorrhoeae bacterium. The genitourinary tract is the main system that is usually affected, but gonorrhea can also spread to the rectum, the throat, and th...• Author: Patience Paradox, Teresa G. Odle Expand your search to include all of U.S. News
5. Gonorrhea
If a baby catches gonorrhea during childbirth, they might have eye infections. In both sexes, extreme untreated infections can enter the bloodstream and affect the joints, heart. Neisseria gonorrhoeae. http://www.mamashealth.com/gonorrhea.asp
6. Pelvic Inflammatory Disease (PID)
The primary risk factor for PID is infection with an STI in particular, chlamydia. Infection with PID can be prevented by avoiding risky sexual behaviors. PID is caused by sexually transmitted infections (STIs) that have been left untreated, most... http://www.engenderhealth.org/wh/inf/dpid.html
7. MedlinePlus: Gonorrhea
Gonococcal Infections. (National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases) Primary Gonorrhea Infection. Annual report of the Australian Gonococcal Surveillance Programme, 2006. Correct usage of latex condoms greatly reduces, but does not... http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/gonorrhea.html |
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