Genital warts

Researchers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Medicine and Public Health have eliminated cervical cancer in mice with two FDA-approved drugs currently used to treat breast cancer and osteoporosis. Published in the Nov. 9 edition of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, the findings offer hope for the 500,000 women around the world who are diagnosed with cervical cancer each year. Half of them will not survive. The drugs, which keep estrogen from working in cells, also cleared precancerous growths, or lesions, in both the cervix and vagina, and prevented the onset of cancer in mice that had the precancerous lesions. ... Read Full Story

The House of Representatives passed the Democrat healthcare bill on Saturday night with an amendment sponsored by Bart Stupak of Michigan. The so-called Stupak Amendment prohibits any federal funding for abortion in either the public option or the insurance exchange, except in cases of rape, incest, or the mother’s life being in danger. Pro-life Democrats and Republicans applauded the measure, and voted overwhelmingly for it. But I say it doesn’t go far enough. It is not enough to limit funding for abortion. As a Republican, I do not want any public dollars going for any immoral or deviant behavior. There should be no funding ... Read Full Story

BOSTON (Reuters) - An experimental vaccine cured nearly half of women with pre-cancerous growths on their genitals, producing major improvement in nearly four out of five, researchers in the Netherlands reported on Wednesday. "We hope to get results like this in women with cancer, but those tests are in the future," team leader Dr. Gemma Kenter of Leiden University said in a telephone interview. The vaccine is different from the Merck's Gardasil vaccine and GlaxoSmithKline's rival Cervarix, which are available to prevent cervical cancer caused by common forms of the human papillomavirus, known as HPV. The new vaccine tested by Kenter and her colleagues ... Read Full Story

Warts are caused by a viral infection, which is some strain of the human papillomavirus (HPV). It is generally a small, rough tumor, usually found on hands and feet, such as deep plantar (sole of the foot) and palmar (palm of the hand) warts. If they appear on the genital area, it called genital warts. Read Full Story

Is it true that duct tape can be used to remove warts? You bet it is. Nevertheless you have to follow certain steps in order to adequately kill off warts by simply using duct tape. Just think about how your self-esteem is going to improve once you're able to remove a wart that has been attached to your body for a number of years. Read Full Story