Make a resolution this year to help prevent cervical cancer (Cures For Hpv)
Make a resolution this year to help prevent cervical cancer
It's an exciting time of year. It feels like a fresh start every time I write down "2007" instead of that pass "2006." The year is still ripe with potential and the moment for beginning the difficult journey toward attaining New Year's resolutions is at hand.
Top youth health issues to watch in 2007
There are myriad health issues impacting children and families, and here are 10 important trends to watch in 2007. The 10 issues represent a wide range of concerns: from HIV infections involving millions of children worldwide to the technology that enables kids and teens to connect with one another. Some issues, like the growing impact of obesity, threaten dire consequences for decades to come. ...
District's HPV Proposal Tinged With Ugly Assumptions
Let's say you have an 11-year-old daughter in D.C. public schools. She'll be a sixth-grader next year. You are reminded that she must be immunized before she will be allowed to return to school. She'll need the usual vaccinations against measles, rubella and chickenpox. But this time, there's...
Delegate's bill would require HPV vaccine for teen girls
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Virginia, Maryland and the District of Columbia are at the forefront of a growing nationwide effort to encourage or require teenage girls to receive the new cervical cancer vaccine.








