The First International HPV Vaccine Information Clearinghouse
Manningham-leader
20 Mar 11 @ 07:00am by Anna Prytz
SCHOOL nurses in Manningham are urging parents to protect their daughters against cervical cancer after statistics revealed a quarter of teenage girls are missing out on potentially life-saving vaccinations.
Gardasil is free to all 12 and 13-year-old girls under the national HPV vaccination program.
But a 2010 survey by the Cancer Council showed two out of three teen girls were not aware human papillomavirus (HPV) caused cervical cancer.
A Documentary Film THE GREATER GOOD looks behind the fear, hype and politics that have polarized the vaccine debate in America today. The film re-frames the emotionally charged issue and offers, for the first time, the opportunity for a rational and scientific discussion on how to create a safer and more effective vaccine program. Latest […]
Timesofindia.indiatimes
Arun Ram, TNN | Mar 19, 2011, 04.47am IST
CHENNAI: The number of children dying due to immunization-related complications has more than tripled after the government closed down three public sector vaccine labs in January 2008. The government has no clue about the causes while children continue to die, the latest being that of five infants in Gujarat on Wednesday.
Details given by the Union ministry of health and family welfare in reply to an RTI query filed by Dr KV Babu of Payyanur show that 111 children died in 2008 due to “adverse effect after immunisation (AEFI)”. AEFI is a general term that covers various reasons, including bad vaccine quality due to break in cold chain, contamination and complications due to pre-existing conditions of the child.
In 2009, the latest year for which the ministry has given details, 116 children died due to AEFI. In contrast, 32 children lost their lives to AEFI in 2007.
Thisishullandeastriding
Saturday, March 19, 2011, 07:50
Rachel Attridge
Student of the year: Rachel Attridge, 17, thought she would die from a rare condition.
A PROMISING young student was left fighting for her life after she was struck down by a rare immune disorder.
Rachel Attridge, 17, thought she would die after she ended up on life support, unable to speak or swallow food.
Now, the brave youngster has been named Student Of The Year at East Riding College after fighting back from life-threatening illness.
Rachel, who shed three-and-a-half stone and was paralysed in intensive care, said: “At my lowest point, I said, ‘Switch the machine off.’
By Zinhle Mapumulo Shocking fresh figures reveal that up to two thirds of South African women are at risk of developing deadly cervical cancer, which is linked to the deaths of more than 3000 women each year. A World Health Organisation (WHO) report indicates that close to 17 million local women, mostly black women between […]
