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Scientists sound alarm over threat of untreatable gonorrhea in United States

Researchers are continuing to sound the alarm on the growing threat of multi-drug resistant gonorrhea in the United States, according to a perspective in the Feb. 9 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine.

â€œIt is time to sound the alarm,â€ said co-author Wasserheit. â€œThough there is no evidence yet of treatment failures in the United States, trends in decreased susceptibility coupled with a history of emerging resistance and reported treatment failures in other countries point to a likelihood of failures on the horizon and a need for urgent action.â€

According to the article, gonorrhea is the second most commonly reported communicable disease in the United States, with an estimated incidence of more than 600,000 cases annually. It disproportionately affects some populations such as minorities who are marginalized because of race, ethnic group or sexual orientation. ...

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2/14/12 2:57 AM

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Another form of judgement by our Lord on sexual immortality. It amazes me that our culture still embraces sexual sin with open arms. A Holy and Just God must judge accordingly.

2/10/12 6:55 AM

Russ

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And once again God is not mocked ...... I wonder if it ever dawned on them that maybe all those nasty laws that God gave us might just be there for our protection.

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