August 27, 2010 – 5:33 pm
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.
By Leslie Carol Botha
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Also posted in Adolescent Boys, Cervarix, Cervical Cancer, Gardasil/Silgard, Genital Warts, Global Gardasil/Silgard Concerns, HPV, Human Papillomavirus, Men, Teens, Vaccinations, Women's Health
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August 24, 2010 – 8:15 pm
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.
By Leslie Carol Botha
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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.
By Leslie Carol Botha
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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.
By Leslie Carol Botha
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Also posted in Abortion, Birth Control, Birth Control Pills/BCP's, Menstrual Cycle, Menstruation, Mothers & Daughters, Periods, Rape, Sexual Abuse, Teen Pregnancy, Teens, Women's Health, Women's Politics
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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.
By Leslie Carol Botha
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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.
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?”
By Leslie Carol Botha
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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.
By Leslie Carol Botha
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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.
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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