American Medical News Only 30% who begin the three-dose vaccine series actuallycomplete it, a new study says. By Christine S. Moyer, amednews staff. Posted Nov. 23, 2010. Educating female patients age 9 to 26 about the human papillomavirus vaccine could help bolster their protection against cervical cancer, the author of a new report says. Only […]
Is Your Friendly Neighborhood Blogger Pushing Drugs?
CBS Moneywatch.com By Marlys Harris | Nov 22, 2010 Could the blogger next door be accepting dough from big companies to shill their products? According to Kara McGuire, a staffer with the Minneapolis StarTribune, the answer is literally ‘yes.” Her recent story, “A New Recipe for the Web”, described General Mills’ efforts to promote its cake mixes […]
HPV test is next step for women
Mirror United Kingdom By Miriam Stoppard 22/11/2010 We’ve made great inroads in the fight against cervical cancer. Before the cervical screening programme was introduced in 1988, the death rate from the disease had tripled over 20 years. Now regular smear tests save an estimated 5,000 lives a year, according to the charity Cancer Research UK. […]
FDA advisory backs Merck & Co’s Gardasil for prevention of anal cancer and AIN in both men and women
thepharmaletter Article | 19 November 2010 The US Food and Drug Administration’s Vaccines and Related Biological Products Advisory Committee has advised that the data presented support an indication for drug giant Merck & Co’s (NYSE: MRK) Gardasil ([Human Papillomavirus Quadrivalent [Types 6, 11, 16, and 18] Vaccine, Recombinant) for the prevention of anal cancer and […]
Media sways support for HPV vaccine
Futurity November 18, 2010 U. MINNESOTA (US) — Controversy surrounding state laws that require young girls to be vaccinated against human papillomavirus diminishes public support for the vaccine. News coverage about HPV vaccine requirements tends to amplify the controversy, possibly leading to negative attitudes among the public about the value of the HPV vaccine or […]
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