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Push to expand Gardasil vaccine to boys as throat cancer linked to HPV

Posted by Leslie Carol Botha

Beasley Allen

August 19th, 2010 by Wendi Lewis

There is a push to expand the distribution of the Gardasil vaccine, manufactured by Merck & Company, to boys, as recent studies are linking the development of throat cancers to the Human Papillomavirus (HPV). Gardasil is currently marketed as a treatment for girls and young women for the prevention of cervical cancer, which also is caused by HPV. HPV is a sexually transmitted virus. Gardasil protects against four types of HPV, two of which are most often linked to the development of cervical cancer.

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Concern as Pap test rates drop

Posted by Leslie Carol Botha

Sydney Morning Herald

Australia
Danny Rose, Medical Writer
August 24, 2010 – 6:04PM

AAP

Young women in Australia are shunning the uncomfortable, but potentially life-saving, Pap test.

The test, which can identify the warning signs for cervical cancer, has seen a significant drop-off in use by women aged 25 to 29, a Victorian-based study has revealed.

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Human Papillomavirus Vaccine May Offer Prolonged Protection Against Genital Warts and Low-Grade Precancerous Growths

Posted by Leslie Carol Botha

Another study brought to you by…..Merck and company
MedScape Today

Laurie Barclay, MD

Authors and Disclosures

July 29, 2010 — Human papillomavirus (HPV) quadrivalent vaccine offers prolonged protection against anogenital warts and low-grade cervical, vulvar, and vaginal neoplasias, according to the results of 2 randomized controlled trials reported in the July 21 issue of the BMJ.

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Reproductive Coercion

Posted by Leslie Carol Botha

Society for Menstrual Cycle Research

re: Cycles

July 29th, 2010 by Elizabeth Kissling

In our May 28 “Saturday Surfing” round-up of recommended reading, we highlighted Lynn Harris’ essay for The Nation about new research on “reproductive coercion”: the alarming frequency with which young men try to get their partners pregnant, often by sabotaging birth control methods.

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Reactions to Gardasil Vaccine on Oprah.com

Posted by Leslie Carol Botha

Oprah.com

31. Re: Reaction to Gardasil Vaccine
Mar 5, 2009 5:11 PM | In response to: tray_sea83

My daughter had 2 Gardasil vaccines and approximately a year later has tested positive for high-risk HPV. We also believe that her HPV is the result of the vaccines because: she did not have HPV when she received the vaccines; she suffered SEVERE side effects from them which incapacitated her for 2 1/2 months; and she continues to experience menstrual problems even though it has been over a year.

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Boys, men now can get HPV vaccine

Posted by Leslie Carol Botha

St. Louis Dispatch

BY BLYTHE BERNHARD
Posted: Thursday, July 22, 2010 12:00 am

A vaccine used to prevent a sexually transmitted disease that can cause cancer in women is now available for men.

Human papillomavirus causes most cases of genital warts in men and women and cervical cancer in women. The HPV vaccine prevents against four strains of the virus that cause a majority of the diseases.

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Dem PAC’s ad hits Perry over HPV vaccine order

Posted by Leslie Carol Botha

Dallas Morning News

07/22/2010

Associated Press

TITLE: “Why.”

LENGTH: 30 seconds.

AIRING: Started airing Tuesday in unspecified markets including Austin, Dallas and Houston.

SCRIPT: Narrator: “It was a controversial new drug used for sexually transmitted disease.

“But Rick Perry ordered all 11- and 12-year-old girls in Texas to be vaccinated.”

Woman in kitchen: “Why would he do that without asking parents?”

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The Cancer-Causing Sex Virus

Posted by Leslie Carol Botha

Forbes.com

Matthew Herper, 07.21.10, 04:15 PM EDT
HPV–known for causing cervical cancer–is emerging as the leading cause of throat cancer in men. Should they get the vaccine too?

Martin Duffy, a Boston consultant and economist, thought he just had a sore throat. When it persisted for months, he went to the doctor and learned there was a tumor on his tonsils.

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New Study Finds HPV Vaccine Protects Against Genital Warts

Posted by Leslie Carol Botha

Health Day News

TUESDAY, July 20 (HealthDay News) — A new study finds that the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine protects not only against the sexually transmitted virus that causes cervical cancer, but also helps prevent genital warts and low-grade cervical growths.

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At Last, Vaginal Gel Scores Victory Against HIV

Posted by Leslie Carol Botha

Published Online July 19, 2010
Science DOI: 10.1126/science.329.5990.374
by Jon Cohen

For the first time ever, a vaginal gel has unequivocally blocked the transmission of HIV. In a trial that involved nearly 900 South African women, those who received a vaginal gel that contains an anti-HIV drug had a 39% lower chance of becoming infected by the virus than those who received a placebo.

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