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Doctors to leave our baby boys intact

June 6, 2009 – 9:09 pm

theage.com.au
Australia
Stephen Cauchi

June 7, 2009

THE Royal Australasian College of Physicians has flagged it will not change its policy against circumcision despite evidence the procedure can prevent the spread of HIV and other sexual diseases.

The college, which represents physicians and pediatricians in Australia and New Zealand, has adopted the position that “there is no medical indication for routine neonatal circumcision” since 2004.

But it has been reviewing this stance in part following recent scientific research suggesting that the risk of HIV infection could be dramatically reduced by the practice.

Three trials conducted in South Africa, Kenya and Uganda between 2005 and 2007 showed conclusively, according to the World Health Organisation, “that male circumcision reduces the risk of heterosexually acquired HIV infection in men by approximately 60 per cent”.

Further research, published this year in the New England Journal of Medicine, has found that circumcision can reduce the transfer of human papillomavirus — the chief cause of cervical cancer in women — by 35 per cent, and herpes simplex virus — the chief cause of herpes — by 25 per cent.

The journal said the findings underscored “the potential public health benefits of the procedure”.

The college, which began its review in 2006 and was supposed to come out with a revised policy at the end of 2007, will not do so until the end of this year, as it considers the new evidence.

It is estimated that 10 to 20 per cent of male infants are circumcised in Australia.

By Leslie Carol Botha | Posted in Human Papillomavirus, Men | Comments (0)

ASCO: HPV Infection Linked to Better Outcome in Oropharyngeal Cancer

June 4, 2009 – 6:27 am

Medical News from
ASCO: American Society of Clinical Oncology Meeting
Medpagetoday

TORONTO, May 14 — Patients with oropharyngeal cancer had a 50% lower five-year mortality risk when they also had human papillomavirus (HPV) infection, according to data from a randomized clinical trial.

HPV-positive patients had a two-year overall survival of 88% compared with 66% for HPV-negative patients (P<0.001), said Maura Gillison, M.D., of Ohio State University in Columbus.

The difference between groups increased with follow-up. HPV infection also was associated with a reduced risk of locoregional recurrence and second cancers, Dr.Gillison reported at a press briefing in advance of the American Society of Clinical Oncology annual meeting.

By Leslie Carol Botha | Posted in HPV, Human Papillomavirus, Science | Comments (0)

Utah Offers Prizes to Get HPV Vaccines

June 2, 2009 – 8:26 am

The Salt Lake Tribune

Updated: 06/01/2009 05:13:41 PM MDT

Send a tweet to a friend urging her to get a Pap smear. Blog about the advantages of the new HPV vaccine for girls and young women.

You won’t only be helping the fight against human papillomavirus and the cervical cancer it causes — you could win prizes from the Utah Department of Health.

The department’s Cancer Control Program has launched the virtual Cervical Cancer Prevention Contest to alert young people about how to prevent the disease, which is most often caused by a sexually-transmitted HPV infection, according to Whitney Johnson, health program specialist.

Participants can win a $300 spa pass, a stay in a Park City resort, an iPod with an iTunes gift certificate or other prizes. Weekly winners will be randomly drawn on June 8, June 15 and June 22.

By Leslie Carol Botha | Posted in Adolescent Girls, Cervical Cancer, Gardasil, HPV, Human Papillomavirus, Immunizations, Mothers & Daughters, Puberty, Social/Political, Teens, Vaccinations, Women's Health, Women's Politics | Comments (0)

1300 Girls Harmed by HPV Vaccines in UK; Bizarre Side Effects Like Paralysis and Epilepsy

May 18, 2009 – 7:49 pm

NaturalNews

May 19, 2009

More than 1,300 girls in the United Kingdom have experienced negative reactions to the government-mandated Cervarix vaccine for the human papillomavirus (HPV), according to adverse events reports collected from doctors by the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA).

“When they introduced this new vaccine, we had major concerns about its safety,” said Jackie Fletcher of Jabs, a support group for those negatively affected by vaccines. “The current statistics detailing adverse reactions — including cases of epilepsy and convulsions — bears out that we were right to be concerned.”

By Leslie Carol Botha | Posted in Adolescent Girls, Cervarix, Cervical Cancer, Gardasil, Genital Warts, HPV, Human Papillomavirus, Mothers & Daughters, Pharmaceuticals, Puberty, Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Social/Political, Teens, Vaccinations, Women's Health, Women's Politics | Comments (2)

HPV infection not uncommon in girls before sexual activity

May 11, 2009 – 6:07 pm

Modern Medicine
May 15, 2009
Positive tests for human papillomavirus (HPV) in young girls who were not yet sexually active suggest a wider subclinical prevalence of HPV infection than previously thought, according to a study reported in the May issue of the American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology.

Daniela Doerfler, MD, of the Medical University of Vienna in Austria, and colleagues took anogenital specimens from 114 girls aged 4 to 15 prior to coitarche, who came to a gynecological clinic for various problems. After examination, four girls were excluded from the study because of sexual abuse. The specimens were tested for HPV.

By Leslie Carol Botha | Posted in Adolescent Girls, Cervarix, Gardasil, Genital Warts, Human Papillomavirus, Mothers & Daughters, Sexual Abuse, Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Social/Political, Teens, Vaccinations | Comments (0)

Why There Won’t Be a Deadly Flu Pandemic

April 28, 2009 – 5:54 am

We’re all susceptibles in Ewald’s view, because Ewald, a fifty-two-year-old evolutionary biologist at the University of Louisville, has taken up the evolutionary point of view of the pathogen — the germ. He has gotten into arguments with scientists predisposed to think that most germs are content to live as domestically as dogs. “No,” he says, “they’re out to have dinner, and their dinner is us. What science has to figure out is what makes some of them voracious and some of them not.”

By Leslie Carol Botha | Posted in AutoImmune Disease, Education, Mothers & Daughters, Natural Cycles, Social/Political, Stress, Swine Avian Flu, Wellness, Women's Health | Comments (0)

Why I’m not a fan of Gardasil

April 15, 2009 – 7:30 pm

Science and Health Commentary
Alicia Ph.D.
April 15, 2009
I wrote the other day about adult vaccinations, and I’ve written about the misconceptions about MMR. But as much as I agree with the public health officials on these matters, I also do not blindly follow recommendations, particularly when the advertisements do not match the FDA literature.
There are many [...]

By Leslie Carol Botha | Posted in Cervarix, Cervical Cancer, Gardasil, HPV, Human Papillomavirus, Immunizations, Pharmaceuticals, Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Vaccinations | Comments (0)

The Tragic Truth behind the Gardasil Nightmare

February 13, 2009 – 3:15 pm

NaturalNews
Friday, February 13, 2009 by: Herb Newborg, citizen journalist
Also found at:
Iconic Woman
Why have the pharmaceutical and biotechnology industries chosen to experiment with the first ever, large scale application of a new, unproven, genetically modified, inter-species gene mixing vaccine technology on the female youth of an entire generation?
Under the ruse of attempting to eradicate cervical cancer, [...]

By Leslie Carol Botha | Posted in Cervarix, Cervical Cancer, Gardasil, HPV, Human Papillomavirus, Iconic Woman, Immunizations, Mothers & Daughters, Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Teens, Vaccinations, Women's Health | Comments (0)