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Emergency room visits afford free AIDS/HIV testing
HIV testing is free for patients seeking emergency room care at certain Chicago area hospitals. The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) states that a forth of the population has not been diagnosed with HIV. In an effort to prevent an epidemic, and target specific ethnic groups, the CDC subsidizes Chicago’s Rapid-result HIV Screening program. It is one of the many Chicago Department of Public Health’s initiatives, backed by the CDC’s $3.8 million funding.
Today, Stroger, Provident, Advocate Trinity and Mount Sinai Hospitals offer free HIV screening with an emergency room visit. Out of the 19,907 Chicagoans who participated in the screening at the end of 2008, 143 were HIV+.
[Source: http://www.aegis.com/todaysnews/du.asp]
Illinoisans maintain STD status
Chlamydia and gonorrhea top the list of most infectious venereal diseases in America. Based on the recent reports, released by the CDC, 2007 was a record-breaking year for Chlamydia cases—as in 1.1 million.
Recently, published by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Illinois made the nation's top ten list for ranking most significant cases of chlamydia (10th place), and held 9th place for the highest gonorrhea rate in 2007. As the Windy City is Illinois’ largest metropolis, statistics indicate that Chicagoans spread their share of sexually transmitted diseases, too.
Dr. Will Wong, medical director of the STD/HIV program for the Chicago Department of Public Heath (CDPH), says that sexually transmitted infections are merely tantamount to a hidden epidemic. Dr. Wong attributes the health quandary to the fact that Chlamydia can go undetected without showing any signs. Over the years, Illinoisans have maintained the same number of sexually transmitted diseases.
[Source: http://www.idph.state.il.us/health/std/chlcases03_07.htm]
Women use unsightly condoms for safe sex
A new female condom serves as the safe sex alternative and a potential mood breaker. Manufactured by a Chicago based company, Female Health, the next generation of the female condom is named FC2. The newly, FDA-approved female contraception device is about 6.5 inches (17 centimeters) in length, and works verisimilar to a traditional condom. In the foreplay and intimacy sector, many complain that the synthetic rubber contraption is not only unsightly, but squeaky too.
[Source:http://www.sciam.com/blog/60-second-science/post.cfm?id=fda-approves-next-gen-female-condom-2009-03-13]
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