It's an unwelcome distinction for Texas, with alarming statistics being reported involving newborns and a common sexually transmitted disease. Our state leads the nation when it comes to babies born ...

Syphilis cases have been rising at an alarming rate in the United States, according to a report from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. As concerns for syphilis and sexually ...

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has granted marketing authorization for the first at-home syphilis test. The over-the-counter First To Know Syphilis Test, made by NOWDiagnostics in Arkansas, ...

SPRINGDALE, Ark.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--NOWDiagnostics, Inc. (NOWDx), a developer of over-the-counter (OTC) and point-of-care (POC) diagnostic tests, today announced that its First To Know® Syphilis Test—a ...

Credit: NOWDiagnostics The First to Know Syphilis Test retails for $29.99 and is available online and at major retailers and pharmacies. Positive results indicate the presence of antibodies to ...

– Program Provides At-Risk Consumers Access to Free Tests Delivered At Home – SPRINGDALE, Ark.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--NOWDiagnostics, Inc. (NOWDx), a leader in developing over-the-counter (OTC) and ...

The FDA on Friday granted marketing authorization to NOWDiagnostics for the first at-home, over-the-counter syphilis screening test. The authorization follows last year's authorization of the first at ...

Several conditions can cause a false-positive syphilis test result. However, healthcare professionals often use two different tests to diagnose a person with syphilis. Syphilis is a sexually ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Mother holding a newborn baby Getty Images/Halfpoint Images Last week, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released a ...

NEW YORK (AP) — Alarmed by yet another jump in syphilis cases in newborns, U.S. health officials are calling for stepped-up prevention measures, including encouraging millions of women of childbearing ...

The trend is especially worrisome because the sores associated with syphilis significantly increase the risk of transmitting or becoming infected with HIV, the virus that causes AIDS. To encourage ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. tktktk Federal officials, healthcare providers, and activists converged at a Walgreens in downtown Washington, D.C., earlier this ...