HPV Prevalence, and Persistence Author: Delese E. LaCour, MD* Introduction HPV prevalence. Infections caused by human papillomavirus (HPV) result in considerable morbidity and mortality throughout the world.1–4 Conditions such as anogenital warts, caused by low-risk HPV genotypes and cervical dysplasia, more commonly caused by oncogenic HPV types, can affect females in all age groups.5–9 The prevalence […]
Dr. Paul Offit: Vaccine Lunacy?
[SaneVax: Can you imagine giving your infant 14 vaccinations every day for the first two years of their life? Dr. Paul Offit’s now infamous statement about the theoretical tolerance infants have for 10,000 vaccines would require exactly that if his theory were to be tested in a clinical trial. Any volunteers?] 10,000 Crazy Vaccines, by Sandy […]
Study Suggests Pre-Autism Brain Differences In Six Month Olds
Posted by RedOrbit Brain changes in infants as young as six months of age suggest that MRIs could be used to detect autism in children at least half a year before the emergence of other symptoms, according to a new study published online Friday in the American Journal of Psychiatry. According to Lara Salahi of ABC […]
CDC considering meningitis vaccine for infants
By Holly Ramer CONCORD, N.H.—Federal health officials, trying to determine whether to recommend that young children be vaccinated for the rare but often deadly bacterial meningitis, heard Wednesday from parents both for and against the vaccine. The public meeting in New Hampshire was the first of four the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is […]
Age-Dependent Maturation of Toll-Like Receptor-Mediated Cytokine Responses in Gambian Infants
Sarah Burl1,2*, John Townend3, Jainaba Njie-Jobe1, Momodou Cox1, Uche J. Adetifa1, Ebrima Touray1, Victoria J. Philbin4, Christy Mancuso4, Beate Kampmann1,2, Hilton Whittle1, Assan Jaye1, Katie L. Flanagan1#, Ofer Levy4# ABSTRACT: The global burden of neonatal and infant mortality due to infection is staggering, particularly in resource-poor settings. Early childhood vaccination is one of the major […]
