American Journal of Public Health October 2010, Vol 100, No. 10 | American Journal of Public Health 1841-1844 © 2010 American Public Health Association DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2010.193060 Jason L. Schwartz, MBE, AM Jason L. Schwartz is with the Center for Bioethics and Department of History and Sociology of Science, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia. Correspondence: Correspondence should […]
HPV-Positive Cancers Spreading among the Middle-Aged
Scientific American Debate continues about the efficacy of vaccinating teens against the sexually transmitted papillomavirus as rates of noncervical HPV cancers climbs By Katherine Harmon November 2, 2010 Head and neck cancer patients were once primarily older heavy smokers and drinkers. Now, the majority who are diagnosed with the disease are closer to middle age […]
Girls as Guinea Pigs: What the CDC’s “Gardasil for Boys” Issue Says About Sexism in Medicine
BNET by Jim Edwards November 1, 2010 The CDC’s pending decision over whether to recommend vaccinating boys against human papillomavirus will be interesting in terms of what it says about sexism in medicine: The issue is complicated because the vaccine is already recommended for girls. As more girls become immune to HPV, herd immunity kicks […]
HPV vaccine: an overview of immune response, clinical protection, and new approaches for the future
Journal of Translational Medicine 2010, 8:105doi:10.1186/1479-5876-8-105 Luciano Mariani and Aldo Venuti Published: 27 October 2010 Although long-term protection is a key-point in evaluating HPV-vaccine over time, there is currently inadequate information on the duration of HPV vaccine-induced immunity and on the mechanisms related to the activation of immune-memory. Longer-term surveillance in a vaccinated population is needed to […]
The Cervical Cancer Vaccine – What the HSE isn’t telling parents
Anglican Mainstream October 9th, 2010 From the Iona Institute · A vaccine against certain strains of Human Papillomavirus (HPV) that can lead to cervical cancer is currently being offered to all school-girls in the 12-13 age group · An information leaflet on the vaccination programme is available to parents · The information leaflet does not […]
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