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HPV Vaccine Makes Girls More Cautious About Sex

truthseeker — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 10:21:42 +0000

Nearly eighty per cent of girls say that having the HPV vaccine makes them think twice about the risks of having sex, according to a study published in the British Journal of Cancer. The survey – the first to focus on girls’ views of the vaccine rather than their parents’ – showed that, despite speculation that the vaccine could make girls more likely to start having sex younger, it highlighted the risks of sex for the overwhelming majority.

Best Practices In Breast, Cervical And Colorectal Cancer Screening Translated Into Risk-Based Guidelines For The Public

truthseeker — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 10:21:41 +0000

Drawing on years of experience in cancer research and patient care, The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center have just released the most comprehensive, risk-based screening guidelines publicly available to date for breast, cervical and colorectal cancers. The new recommendations represent the first wave of an effort by M. D.

Teenagers Difficult To ‘Capture’ For Vaccinations; Rates On Rise Overall, But Still Low

truthseeker — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 10:21:40 +0000

More teenagers are being vaccinated against human papillomavirus (HPV), meningococcal meningitis and pertussis (whooping cough), though the rates are still too low, according to recently released government data and a panel of experts convened by the National Foundation for Infectious Diseases (NFID).

CDC Panel Recommends HPV Vaccine Cervarix For Girls, Optional Gardasil Vaccination For Boys

truthseeker — Sun, 25 Oct 2009 10:21:24 +0000

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices on Wednesday recommended GlaxoSmithKline’s human papillomavirus vaccine, Cervarix, for routine use in vaccinating girls and young women to prevent cervical cancer, the AP/New York Times reports (Stobbe, AP/New York Times, 10/21).

HPV Vaccine Hurts Less Than Expected

truthseeker — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 10:21:29 +0000

Injections of the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine appear to be no more painful than other shots that prevent disease, according to a new study by researchers at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. The finding follows anecdotal accounts and news stories that have emphasized the potential side effects of the [...]

CDC Advisory Committee On Immunization Practices Votes For Permissive Use And For Vaccines For Children Funding For GARDASIL(R) For Boys And Young Men

truthseeker — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 10:21:29 +0000

Merck & Co., Inc. announced that the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC’s) Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) supports the permissive use of GARDASIL® [Human Papillomavirus Quadrivalent (Types 6, 11, 16 and 18) Vaccine, Recombinant] for boys and young men ages 9 to 26, which means that GARDASIL may be given to [...]

CDC Advisory Committee Recommends Cervarix To Prevent Cervical Cancer In Girls And Young Women

truthseeker — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 10:21:28 +0000

GlaxoSmithKline (NYSE: GSK) announced that the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC’s) Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) recommended that CERVARIX® [Human papillomavirus bivalent (types 16 and 18) vaccine, recombinant] be given to girls and young women to protect against cervical pre-cancers and cervical cancer caused by oncogenic HPV 16 and 18. The [...]

CDC Advisory Committee To Weigh Whether To Recommend Vaccinating Boys Against HPV

truthseeker — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 10:21:28 +0000

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices on Wednesday is scheduled to consider whether to recommend vaccination of boys with Merck’s human papillomavirus vaccine Gardasil, NPR’s “All Things Considered” reports.

FDA Approves HPV Vaccines Cervarix For Women, Gardasil For Men

truthseeker — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 10:21:08 +0000

FDA on Friday approved GlaxoSmithKline’s human papillomavirus vaccine Cervarix for use in girls and women ages 10 through 25 to prevent cervical cancer, and it

News From Annals Of Internal Medicine, October 20, 2009

truthseeker — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 10:21:08 +0000

Adding ACE Inhibitors to Standard Care Improves Outcomes for Stable Ischemic Heart Disease Patients; Adding ARBs Does Not Help, Increases Harms Ischemic heart disease (IHD) is the leading cause of death of both men and women in the United States. IHD is the lack of blood supply to the heart muscle caused [...]