D.C. Bill Would Mandate Vaccine
Washington Post - Female students enrolling in the sixth grade would be asked to show proof of receiving the vaccine against the sexually transmitted human papilloma virus (HPV) under the bill, introduced yesterday by council members David A. Catania (I-At Large) and
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National Womens Health Information Center - HIV are at increased risk for developing or contracting a range of conditions affecting their reproductive systems, including chronic vaginal yeast infections, pelvic inflammatory disease (PID), and cervical dysplasia and human papillomavirus (HPV
God help us when faith silences reason
St. Petersburg Times - Harris cites numerous other examples, such as the religiously grounded opposition to the new inoculation against the human papillomavirus (HPV). The vaccine would shield women from a disease that infects half of all Americans and leads to nearly 5,000
No Link Between Viral Findings In The Prostate And Subsequent Cancer
Medical News Today - Tissue was examined for genetic traces of EBV, herpes simplex virus (HSV) 1 and 2, cytomegalovirus (CMV), adenovirus, HPV, polyoma viruses BKV and JCV and Candida albicans. Nested PCR assays were used for all except HPV and C. albicans. Positive
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KYW News radio - The vaccine is designed to target four strains of human papilloma virus or HPV -- which have been linked with cervical cancer. Lifestyle Changes and Medical Advances Go Hand in Hand In today s world, the average life expectancy is way up, but
Potent vaccine has anxious audience
Contra Costa Times - Most county health clinics, which provide free immunizations for children from low-income families, don't yet have the HPV vaccine, which is recommended for girls and young women ages 9 to 26. Neither does Planned Parenthood. At Kaiser Permanente
Senate education committee OKs bill to require vaccination
Roanoke Times - Janet Howell, D-Fairfax County, said the bill will dramatically decrease rates of cervical cancer, which has been linked closely with HPV. According to Howell, 20 million men and women have HPV, and by age 50, eight out of 10 women will have had it.
Doctors see high demand for cervical cancer vaccine
Boston Herald - Some doctors have long waiting lists of patients who want the vaccine, which protects against the human papillomavirus. HPV, which is among the most common sexually transmitted diseases, causes about 70 percent of cervical cancers.