Originally posted in an anonymous site called ‘Health Guide,’ 26 November 2010 People could contract warts that are caused by Human papillomavirus from quite a few separate areas. Human papillomavirus just like different viruses is passed on between one person and another. When a person contracts a wart then a person should instantly locate a […]
FDA Reviewers Endorse Gardasil for Anal Cancer Prevention
By: Emily P. Walker 15 November 2010 WASHINGTON — Merck’s quadrivalent human papillomavirus recombinant vaccine, Gardasil, appears safe and effective at preventing anal cancer in males and females ages 9 to 26, FDA reviewers said. The vaccine was approved in 2006 to treat genital warts and cervical, vulvar, and vaginal cancer in females ages 9 […]
Too few Teens Finish HPV Shot Series
By: Denise Mann 09 November 2010 Nov. 9, 2010 — Just one-third of teenage girls actually complete all three required doses of the human papillomavirus (HPV) shot, suggesting that many teens are unprotected or underprotected from the strains of HPV linked to cervical cancer. These findings will be presented at the American Association for Cancer […]
Few Young Women Getting Cervical Cancer Vaccine
By: Amanda Gardner 09 November 2010 Few teenage girls and young women are getting the human papillomavirus vaccine (HPV), and many of those who start the regimen fail to take all three doses, new research reveals. Although studies have shown that the HPV vaccine is safe and effective against several strains of the sexually transmitted […]
GlaxoSmithKline Drops the Price of Cervarix
Source: PharmaLive 25 October 2010 Today, GlaxoSmithKline Inc. (Canada), announced its plan to reduce the cost of CERVARIX™ by 30%. The cost reduction is in response to recent research that demonstrates the relatively high price of cervical cancer vaccines, coupled with a low understanding of their protective benefits topped the list of reasons why the […]
