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The impact of HPV vaccination on future cervical screening: a simulation study of two birth cohorts in Denmark

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Authors:  Mie Sara Hestbech, Elsebeth Lynge, Jakob Kragstrup, Volkert Siersma, Miguel Vazquez-Prada Baillet, John Broderson Abstract: Objectives To explore the interplay between primary and secondary prevention of cervical cancer by estimating future screening outcomes in women offered human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination when they were sexually naïve. Design Estimation of outcome of liquid-based cytology screening for a post-HPV vaccination […]

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Pharmaceutical Companies’ Role in State Vaccination Policymaking: The Case of Human Papillomavirus Vaccination

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Authors: Michelle M. Mello, JD, Ph.D., Sara Abiola, JD, Ph.D., and James Colgrove, PhD Abstract:   Objectives. We sought to investigate roles that Merck & Co Inc played in state human papillomavirus (HPV) immunization policymaking, to elicit key stakeholders’ perceptions of the appropriateness of these activities, and to explore implications for relationships between health policymakers and industry. […]

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Vaccination Persuasion Online: A Qualitative Study of Two Provaccine and Two Vaccine-Skeptical Websites

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Authors: Lenny Grant, MA,MAT; Bernice L Hausman, PhD; Margaret Cashion, BS; Nicholas Lucchesi, BS; Kelsey Patel, BS; Jonathan Roberts, BA ABSTRACT Background: Current concerns about vaccination resistance often cite the Internet as a source of vaccine controversy. Most academic studies of vaccine resistance online use quantitative methods to describe misinformation on vaccine-skeptical websites. Findings from these […]

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Cervical screening rates for women vaccinated against human papillomavirus

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Screening Rates Authors: Budd AC1, Brotherton JM2, Gertig DM2, Chau T3, Drennan KT2, Saville M2 Abstract OBJECTIVE: To compare cervical screening rates for women vaccinated with a quadrivalent human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine with those for unvaccinated women, to address concerns that vaccinated women may not be participating in cervical screening. DESIGN, SETTING AND PARTICIPANTS: Cross-sectional […]

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Transmission of Vaccine-Derived Rotavirus (RotaTeq)

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Sibling Transmission of Vaccine-Derived Rotavirus (RotaTeq) Associated With Rotavirus Gastroenteritis Rotavirus (RotaTeq) Authors: Daniel C. Payne, PhD, MSPHa, Kathryn M. Edwards, MDb, Michael D. Bowen, PhDc, Erin Keckley, RNb, Jody Peters, MSb, Mathew D. Esona, PhDc, Elizabeth N. Teel, BSc, Diane Kent, RNb, Umesh D. Parashar, MBBS, MPHa, Jon R. Gentsch, PhDc Abstract Although rotavirus vaccines are known to be shed in stools, transmission of […]

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From Human Papillomavirus (HPV) Detection to Cervical Cancer Prevention in Clinical Practice

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Cervical Cancer Prevention Sin Hang Lee, Jessica S. Vigliotti, Veronica S. Vigliotti and William Jones Abstract: The newly gained knowledge of the viral etiology in cervical carcinogenesis has prompted industrial interests in developing virology-based tools for cervical cancer prevention. Due to the long incubation period from viral infection to developing an invasive cancer, a process whose […]

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Human papillomavirus genotypes in cervical cancer and vaccination challenges in Zimbabwe

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Human papillomavirus genotypes in cervical cancer and vaccination challenges in Zimbabwe HPV Genotypes: Nyasha Chin’ombe1*, Natasha L Sebata1, Vurayai Ruhanya1 and Hilda T Matarira2 Abstract Cervical cancer is one of the major causes of morbidity and mortality in women in Zimbabwe. This is mainly due to the high prevalence of high-risk human papillomavirus (HPV) genotypes in the population. So […]

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HPV Vaccines: Have They Provided a Benefit for You?

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Gardasil Cervarix HPV Vaccine Survey

Benefit? [SaneVax: The FDA/CDC and government health officials around the globe are brushing off adverse events experienced after HPV vaccinations as ‘coincidence’ despite the fact that these ‘coincidences’ are occurring at more than twice the rate of other vaccines. In direct response to government’s lack of concern independent research scientist, Dr. Chandler Marrs has taken up […]

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Influenza: marketing vaccine by marketing disease

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Influenza Influenza… by Peter Doshi, Postdoctoral Fellow: BMJ 2013;346:f3037 The CDC pledges “To base all public health decisions on the highest quality scientific data, openly and objectively derived.” But Peter Doshi argues that in the case of influenza vaccinations and their marketing, this is not so. Promotion of flu vaccines is one of the most visible and aggressive public […]

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Vaccines and Medications: Undue Pharmaceutical Manufacturers’ Influence

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Undue industry influences that distort healthcare research, strategy, expenditure and practice: a review. Stamatakis E, Weiler R, Ioannidis JP. Source Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, University College London, London, UK; Prevention Research Collaboration, School of Public Health, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia. Abstract BACKGROUND: Expenditure on industry products (mostly drugs and devices) has spiraled over […]

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HPV vaccines and cancer prevention, science versus activism

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Lucija Tomljenovic, Judy Wilyman, Eva Vanamee, Toni Bark and Christopher A Shaw Infectious Agents and Cancer 2013, 8:6 doi:10.1186/1750-9378-8-6 Published: 1 February 2013 Abstract (provisional) The rationale behind current worldwide human papilloma virus (HPV) vaccination programs starts from two basic premises, 1) that HPV vaccines will prevent cervical cancers and save lives and, 2) have no risk of serious side effects. Therefore, efforts […]

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Self-Organized Criticality Theory of Autoimmuity

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Ken Tsumiyama1, Yumi Miyazaki1, Shunichi Shiozawa1,2,3,4* 1 Department of Biophysics, Kobe University Graduate School of Health Science, Kobe, Japan, 2 Department of Medicine, Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine, Kobe, Japan, 3 The Center for Rheumatic Diseases, Kobe University Hospital, Kobe, Japan, 4 Global Center of Excellence (GCOE), Tokyo, Japan Abstract Background The cause of autoimmunity, which is unknown, is investigated from a different […]

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Too Fast or Not Too Fast: The FDA’s Approval of Merck’s HPV Vaccine Gardasil

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Tomljenovic L, Shaw CA. Early career postdoctoral fellow in the Neural Dynamics Research Group at the University of British Columbia. Professor in the Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences at the University of British Columbia and holds cross appointments with the Program in Experimental Medicine and the Graduate Program in Neuroscience. Abstract There are not many […]

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Public Awareness and Cervical Cancer Screening

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By P. Davies Article first published online: 16 MAY 2012 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2303.2012.00984.x © 2012 Blackwell Publishing Ltd Population-based, organized screening programmes can reduce cervical cancer rates by 80%,1 although this will only be achieved with high coverage of the target population.2–4 The introduction of vaccines protecting against oncogenic human papillomavirus (HPV) types 16 and 18 has provided a […]

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Mass psychogenic illness after vaccination

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    PubMed.gov Drug Saf. 2003;26(9):599-604. Clements CJ. Source Department of Vaccines and Immunisation, World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland. ClementsCJ@telstra.com Abstract When vaccines are administered to groups, the physical reactions of the recipients may be similar, causing a form of mass reaction, the mechanism for which is the same as that for mass reactions from […]

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Autoimmune encephalitis: a case series and comprehensive review of the literature

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Wingfield T, McHugh C, Vas A, Richardson A, Wilkins E, Bonington A, Varma A. Source The Monsall Unit, Department of Infectious Diseases and Tropical Medicine, North Manchester General Hospital, Manchester, UK. tomwingfield@hotmail.co.uk Abstract Encephalitic syndromes are a common medical emergency. The importance of early diagnosis and appropriate treatment is paramount. If initial investigations for infectious agents prove negative, other diagnoses must […]

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Assuring the Quality, Safety, and Efficacy of DNA Vaccines

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Robertson JS, Griffiths E Source National Institute for Biological Standards and Control, Herts, UK. Methods Mol Med. 2006;127:363-74. Abstract Scientists in academia whose research is aimed at the development of a novel vaccine or approach to vaccination may not always be fully aware of the regulatory process by which a candidate vaccine becomes a licensed product. It […]

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Investigating Viruses in Cells Used to Make Vaccines; and Evaluating the Potential Threat Posed by Transmission of Viruses to Humans

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FDA Vaccines Blood & Biologics Principal Investigator: Arifa S. Khan, PhD Office / Division / Lab: OVRR / DVP / LR General Overview The emergence of pathogenic virus infections like influenza and HIV have created an urgent need for new vaccines. Virus-based vaccines are made in living cells (cell substrates). Some manufacturers are investigating the […]

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Attitudes toward HPV Vaccination among Women Aged 27 to 45.

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Pub Med SRN Obstet Gynecol.2011;2011:670318. Epub 2011 Apr 7. Weiss TW, Rosenthal SL, Zimet GD. Source Global Health Outcomes, Merck & Co., Inc., P.O. Box 4, WP97-A243, 770 Sumneytown Pike, West Point, PA 19486-0004, USA. Abstract The purpose of this study was to identify attitudes toward HPV vaccination among US women 27 to 45 years […]

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Estrogens regulate neuroinflammatory genes via estrogen receptors alpha and beta in the frontal cortex of middle-aged female rats

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7th Space Interactive July 23, 2011 Estrogens exert anti-inflammatory and neuroprotective effects in the brain mainly via estrogen receptors alpha (ERalpha) and beta (ERbeta). These receptors are members of the nuclear receptor superfamily of ligand-dependent transcription factors. This study was aimed at the elucidation of the effects of ERalpha and ERbeta agonists on the expression […]

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