By Norma Erickson, President of SaneVax Inc. April 5, 2011 The first papillomavirus was discovered in the 1930’s by Dr. Richard E. Shope. It was the cottontail rabbit papillomavirus, or the Shope papillomavirus, which occurred in warts that frequently developed into cancerous tumors1. Dr. Shope was able to isolate the virus, inject it into […]
November 16-17, 2010: Vaccines and Related Biological Products Advisory Committee Meeting Summary Minutes
Food and Drug Administration Center for Biologics Evaluation and Review SUMMARY MINUTES VACCINES AND RELATED BIOLOGICAL PRODUCTS ADVISORY COMMITTEE November 16 – 17, 2010 Silver Spring Hilton, Silver Spring, MD The Chair, Dr. Jack Stapleton, called the Meeting of the Vaccines and Related Biological Products Advisory Committee to order at 9:00 a.m. EST on November […]
Behind the Scenes: The Evolution of an HPV Industry
By Norma Erickson, President of SaneVax Inc. The first papillomavirus was discovered in the 1930’s by Dr. Richard E. Shope. It was the cottontail rabbit papillomavirus, or the Shope papillomavirus, which occurred in warts that frequently developed into cancerous tumors1. Dr. Shope was able to isolate the virus, inject it into other rabbits and produce […]
A little protection can be a dangerous thing
By Jacky Jones SECOND OPINION: HPV vaccination programme makes no economic sense, writes JACKY JONES THE HSE is offering a new human papilloma virus (HPV) vaccination programme to young girls in first and second year at secondary school. The organisation plans to immunise more than 46,000 girls in 2011, at a cost of €4 million. Does […]
Mafraq Hospital Launches Outreach Campaign to Educate Young Women about Cervical Cancer
– Cervical cancer ranked second most common cancer worldwide, but nearly all cases can be prevented – Fifty percent increase in Pap tests performed at Mafraq Hospital’s gynaecological clinic since campaign launched Abu Dhabi, UAE: April 3, 2011- Mafraq Hospital has recently launched an awareness campaign to educate young women about Cervical Cancer. […]
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