Online Syphilis Testing???Confidential and Convenient

Online syphilis testing--confidential and convenient.

OBJECTIVE In response to the current syphilis epidemic among men who have sex with men, the San Francisco Department of Public Health sought to increase syphilis testing by offering testing in nonclinical settings. GOAL The goal of this study was to collaborate with a community-based organization, Internet Sexuality Information Services, Inc. (ISIS), to design an innovative, confidential, onl...

Syphilis and Pseudo-Syphilis

Congenital Syphilis

Two cases of congenital syphilis was presented and few aspect of the disease and its treatment was discussed.

Online Community and Democracy

The debate over the contribution of the Internet to democracy is farfrom settled. Some point to the empowering effects of online discussionand fund raising on recent electoral campaigns in the US to argue thatthe Internet will restore the public sphere. Others claim that the Internetis just a virtual mall, a final extension of global capitalism into everycorner of our lives. This paper argues f...

Convenient Conversation

Office workers are today often faced with the dilemma of being focused on the present activity and yet available for incoming calls on their mobile phone. Current technology does not support this situation. Many intrusive calls seem to occur as consequence of the lack of information about the recipient's context. The focus of this thesis is the initiation of mobile communication via mobile phon...