By: Martha Rosenberg 26 December 2010 Even though Merck’s Gardasil and GSK’s Cervarix are highly advertised to doctors and patients, women are Just Saying No to the vaccines according to research presented at the American Association for Cancer Research in Philadelphia last month.The vaccines protect against the Human papillomavirus (HPV), the virus which causes cervical […]
A Pap Smear for Men – Diagnosing Anal Cancer
By: Antoine Craigwell 23 December 2010 Early one fall morning, 26-year-old Mark Ramos (not his real name) walked into the New York-based Callen-Lorde Community Health Center for a routine medical check up. After several questions about his sexual practices, Mark consented to a rectal exam. He dropped his pants and underwear and climbed […]
Gardasil Researcher Drops a Bombshell: Shocks Doctors Attending Medical Conference
Posted by: S. Spencer Jones 23 December 2010 Dr. Diane Harper, lead researcher in the development of two human papilloma virus vaccines, Gardasil and Cervarix, said the controversial drugs will do little to reduce cervical cancer rates. What’s more, even though they’re being recommended for girls as young as nine, there have been […]
FDA: Gardasil approved to prevent anal cancer
FDA Press Release 22 December 2010 The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved the vaccine Gardasil for the prevention of anal cancer and associated precancerous lesions due to human papillomavirus (HPV) types 6, 11, 16, and 18 in people ages 9 through 26 years. Gardasil is already approved for the same age […]
HPV Vaccine: Would You Give Your Kids Gardasil and Cervarix Vaccines?
By: Martha Rosenberg 22 December 2010 Even though Merck’s Gardasil and GSK’s Cervarix are highly advertised to doctors and patients, many women are just saying no to the vaccines, according to research presented at the American Association for Cancer Research in Philadelphia last month. The vaccines protect against the Human papillomavirus (HPV), the […]
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