Med Page Today By John Gever, Senior Editor, MedPage Today Published: September 08, 2011 Reviewed by Dori F. Zaleznik, MD; Associate Clinical Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Boston. Two doses of a bivalent vaccine against human papillomavirus (HPV) appeared just as effective in preventing persistent infections as the recommended three doses in young women, according to a […]
Infectious Disease News report misleading as to the efficacy of Cervarix vaccine against anal cancer
By Norma Erickson and Stephen Tunley In a recent article in Infectious Disease News[1]commenting on the research published in the latest issue of Lancet Oncology[2], Jason Harris reported: “There were 27 diagnosed HPV-related anal cancers in the vaccine group vs. 85 diagnoses in the control group, for a vaccine efficacy of 68.2% (95%GI, 51.4-79.7). For […]
THE HPV VACCINE MYSTERIES – MUST READ
By Janine Roberts WHY IS A NOBEL AWARD BEING GIVEN FOR THIS ON DECEMBER 10TH? There are two licensed HPV vaccines in the world. Merck makes Gardasil. It contains proteins said to come originally from four different types of HPV. By early 2008 over 10 million doses had been distributed, three-quarters of these in the USA. It […]
Targeting HPV 16/18 shows promise in cancer risk reduction
Infectious Disease News Posted August 26, 2011 New vaccine provides ‘strong protection’ for anal cancer, and researchers discover that separate screening for HPV 16/18 may represent a more effective screening strategy. Results from two recently released studies show that researchers are seeing progress in preventing HPV-related anal cancer and in screening for HPV-related cervical cancer. […]
Mexico to give HPV vaccine to all girls from 2012
The Raw Story By Agence France-Presse Tuesday, August 30th, 2011 — 6:09 pm MEXICO CITY — Mexico plans to administer the vaccine against human papillomavirus (HPV), which can cause cervical cancer, to all girls beginning next year, the country’s health ministry said Tuesday. Beginning in 2012, the HPV vaccine will be part of the normal […]
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