Medscape Today October 28, 2010 — A massive multinational cervical cancer study described as “the benchmark for all time” has confirmed that 8 human papillomavirus (HPV) types cause more than 90% of all cervical cancers worldwide, and that HPV 16, 18, and 45 cause 94% of cervical adenocarcinomas. The study was published online October 15 in the […]
Vaccine panel expands whooping cough coverage
Reuters By Julie Steenhuysen CHICAGO | Wed Oct 27, 2010 6:31pm EDT CHICAGO (Reuters) – An independent U.S. advisory panel is amending its recommendations for booster vaccines to prevent whooping cough and expand protection from the disease that has made a comeback in several U.S. states. The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices voted on Wednesday […]
Teens need 2nd meningitis shot as 1st doesn’t last long enough: CDC panel
The Canadian Press By Mike Stobbe (CP) – 1 day ago ATLANTA — Teens should get a booster dose of the vaccine for bacterial meningitis because a single shot doesn’t work as long as expected, a U.S. federal advisory panel said Wednesday. The vaccine was initially aimed at high school and college students because the […]
Experts wrestle with vaccinating boys for HPV
Reuters By Julie Steenhuysen CHICAGO | Thu Oct 28, 2010 5:21pm EDT CHICAGO (Reuters) – U.S. vaccine advisers are weighing whether boys and young men should be vaccinated against the human wart virus that causes a number of cancers, but some worry the vaccine is too costly to justify its use. Merck & Co’s Gardasil […]
Two thousand schoolgirls suffer suspected ill-effects from cervical cancer vaccine
Thousands of schoolgirls have suffered suspected adverse reactions to a controversial cervical cancer vaccine introduced by the Government. Telegraph.co.uk By Laura Donnelly, Health Correspondent Published: 9:00PM BST 12 Sep 2009 Doctors’ reports show that girls of 12 and 13 have experienced convulsions, fever and paralysis after being given the vaccine, which is now administered in […]
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