Syphilis rates rising after long decline
Boston Globe: "Syphilis, a sexually transmitted disease once on the cusp of extinction in the United States, continues a dramatic and dangerous rebound both nationally and regionally, and disease trackers fear that the rise could herald an explosion of new HIV cases. Federal disease investigators reported yesterday that after a decade of steadily plummeting, syphilis cases rose in 2002 for the second straight year, climbing 12.4 percent, with much of that increase rooted among men who have sex with other men."
