Transmission of HPV Authors: Marjut A. M. Rintala1,* Seija E Grénman1, Mirja H. Puranen2,3, Erika Isolauri4, Ulla Ekblad1, Pentti O. Kero4 and Stina M. Syrjänen2,3 ABSTRACT The Finnish HPV Family Study is a prospective cohort study assessing the dynamics of human papillomavirus (HPV) transmission between parents and infant. Serial genital and oral scrapings from 76 families, including mother, father, and infant, and […]
Narcolepsy spike linked with flu shot
By Suzanne Elvidge Narcolepsy (excessive daytime sleepiness) is usually a rare disorder. However, in 2010 there was a sudden spike in Finland of children and young people developing narcolepsy and cataplexy, with cases increasing somewhere around seventeenfold. A couple of papers published in PLoS One have tried to untangle this mystery, and they have found a connection between these […]
Association between Pandemrix and narcolepsy confirmed among Finnish children and adolescents
By European Medicines Agency An association between Pandemrix and narcolepsy among children and adolescents in Finland is confirmed In its final report, the National Narcolepsy Task Force confirms the tentative conclusion published in its Interim Report last January that the Pandemrix vaccine used in the winter of 2009–2010 contributed to the increased incidence of narcolepsy observed […]
Human Papillomavirus Vaccine Could Eliminate Cervical Cancer Screening Need: Study
ThirdAge.com Boomer Health and Lifestyle Posted by Claire Shefchik on November 12, 2011 1:30 PM Vaccinating girls for human papillomavirus (HPV) early in life could reduce the need for later screenings, U.S. and Finnish researchers said Wednesday. “Provided that organized vaccination programs achieve high coverage in early adolescents before sexual debut, HPV vaccination has the […]
Minister promises support to narcolepsy sufferers
By YLE News Minister of Health and Social Services Maria Guzenina-Richardson says that the state will, if necessary, supply additional funds to compensate those who became ill with narcolepsy after receiving the swine flu vaccine. Insurance companies are ready to pay a maximum of 30 million euros. The European Medicines Agency will give its judgement […]
