Virginia Hopkins Health Watch Without Gardasil, I Could be One Less Girl Harmed by Big Pharma Below is the script of a TV ad for Gardasil, a vaccine for the human papillomavirus (HP) which may cause cervical cancer. These ads have been widely broadcast and feature hip young skateboarding and drum-playing girls just wanting to […]
HPV vaccine effective in men
CNN News By Lynne Peeples, Health.com February 3, 2011 6:11 a.m. EST (Health.com) — Boys and young men who receive the human papillomavirus vaccine appear to be at reduced risk of contracting the virus and developing the genital warts associated with the common sexually transmitted disease, according to a large international study published this week […]
New England Journal of Medicine Publishes Efficacy and Safety Data for GARDASIL® in Males
Business Wire February 02, 2011 05:09 PM Eastern Time WHITEHOUSE STATION, N.J.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Merck (known as MSD outside the United States and Canada) announced today that data from the pivotal Phase III study with GARDASIL® [Human Papillomavirus Quadrivalent (Types 6, 11, 16, and 18) Vaccine, Recombinant] in males were published in the February 3 issue of the […]
The Second Leading Cause of Death in Young Women
The Huffington Post Mandy Moore Singer-songwriter, actress and PSI Ambassador Posted: February 1, 2011 09:12 AM Accidents are the number one cause of deaths for young women. Number two? Cancer deaths. And cervical cancer, in particular. In my role as an “ambassador” for the Stand Up To Cancer initiative, I’ve learned about the disease, and […]
HPV Vaccine Requirement May Be Repealed
Sponsoring Delegate says families should determine what vaccines to give their children. Burke Patch By Katherine Coates Capital News Service Virginia January 29, 2011 RICHMOND – A Senate panel is considering a House-approved bill to eliminate the requirement that girls in Virginia receive the vaccine against the human papillomavirus before entering sixth grade. The House […]
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