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Mandatory HPV Vaccination
Should parents support mandatory HPV vaccinations using Gardasil? The drug has proven to be effective at preventing cervical cancer if administered before girls become sexual active. But many parents fear the message that an early... [more]
Should parents support mandatory HPV vaccinations using Gardasil? The drug has proven to be effective at preventing cervical cancer if administered before girls become sexual active. But many parents fear the message that an early vaccination may give to young girls. What's your take?
A new vaccine designed to stimulate an immune response against a cancer-causing human papillomavirus (HPV-16) can eliminate chronic infection by the virus and may cause regression of precancerous genital lesions in women who receive the vaccine.
- New HPV Vaccine Might Stop Vulvar Cancer in its Tracks (rss.news.yahoo.com)
- Confusion surrounds HPV vaccine for men (edgedallas.com)
- Gardasil: Do the Risks Outweigh the Benefits? (momlogic.com)
The FDA recently approved the vaccine against human papillomavirus for use in boys and men to prevent genital warts. The vaccine has been used successfully in females to prevent cervical cancer, which is associated with the virus.
But should we recommend the vaccine for men?
Studies have concluded that the HPV vaccine was successful in reducing [...]Posted at KevinMD.com. Stay updated and subscribe, follow me on Twitter, or connect on...
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- Gardasil Researcher Questions Safety, Effectiveness of HPV Vaccines (newsinferno.com)
The study estimates the clinical benefits and cost effectiveness of cervical cancer vaccination in a cohort of 12-year old Canadian females. The indirect effect of vaccination, via herd protection, is also estimated. The results show a significant reductions in cervical cancer and high cost-effectiveness of the program.
From del.icio.us
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- New HPV Vaccine Helps Even After Infection (blogger.com)
- HPV vaccine reminds girls of sexual risks (salon.com)
- New study: HPV vaccine makes girls think about sexual risks (feedburner.com)
Pediatrician Sarah Campbell encourages parents to have their children vaccinated for the human papillomavirus and has since 2006 when the United States Food and Drug Administration approved Gardasil.
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From greenbaypressgazette.com
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NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Treatment with a vaccine against human papillomavirus (HPV)-16 oncoproteins can induce a complete clinical response in many women with vulvar intraepithelial neoplasia (VIN), according to a report in The New England Journal of Medicine for November 5.
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From rehabpub.com
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A U.S. advisory panel has recommended the use of GlaxoSmithKline PLC's Cervarix vaccine to prevent cervical cancer in girls and young women.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices recommended routine administration of Cervarix among 11- and 12-year-old girls as well as for older girls and young women who have not been vaccinated, Glaxo said in a statement. That includes females ages 13...
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From v.mercola.com
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From http://www.infowars.com/report-of-motor-neuron-disease-after-hpv-vaccine/Report of Motor Neuron Disease After HPV Vaccine Text sizeAllison GandeyMedscape TodayNovember 1, 2009A d v e r t i s e m e n tInvestigators are reporting a case of motor neuron disease after immunization with the quadrivalent vaccine Gardasil. The Merck product is designed to prevent infection with several types of human papillomavirus.Presenting here at the 134th...
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From blogger.com
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The FDA has expanded its approval of Merck & Co. Inc.'s quadrivalent human papillomavirus, or HPV, vaccine, which is marketed as Gardasil, to include use of the vaccine to prevent genital warts in boys and men ages 9-26 years. The agency also has given a thumbs-up to a bivalent HPV vaccine for girls and young women.
From aafp.org
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- CDC Says Yes to HPV Vaccination for Boys. Bye Bye, Genital Warts! (feedburner.com)
- Safeguard (dailyorange.com)
- Gardasil Approved for Preventing Genital ... (consumerist.com)
The Food and Drug Administration recently approved the use of the vaccine to prevent HPV in males, but some road blocks are keeping many boys and men from getting it. Our Kafi Drexel filed the following report.
From capitalnews9.com
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- Doctors push HPV vaccination for teens to protect against cervical cancer... (postcrescent.com)
- Doctors push HPV vaccine for teens (fdlreporter.com)
- HPV Vaccine OKed for Males (boxturtlebulletin.com)
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Because the prevalence of two high-risk types of human papillomavirus (HPV) may be greater than previously estimated, vaccination may provide wider protection against invasive cervical cancer than was thought, UK researchers report in the November 15th issue of the International Journal of Cancer.
From rehabpub.com
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- Gardasil Vaccine Not Recommended for Boys (associatedcontent.com)
- Cervical Cancer Vaccine Still Questioned (feedburner.com)
- Feds Approve New HPV Vaccine (news.google.com)
