Cancer Immunization

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Adults largely ignore getting immunized  -  Jan 28, 2008
Times-Mail (subscription),This month is a particularly fitting time to call attention to the cancer immunization because January is Cervical Cancer Awareness Month.

OneWorld Health Appoints Dr. Rajshankar Ghosh as India Country ...  -  Feb 7, 2008
Business Wire (press release),...managerial and technical support to the immunization teams working on the Cervical Cancer, Immunization Health Systems and Children’s Vaccine projects.

Report: No mandatory HPV vaccine...yet  -  Feb 1, 2008
KARE,Acccording to a report released Friday, the Minnesota Department of Health recommends that the vaccine to help fight Human Papillomavirus (HPV) should not

Women's health group seeks ban on HPV immunization  -  Sep 27, 2007
Montreal Gazette,A Quebec women's health group is calling for a moratorium on a provincial program to immunize girls against the human papillomavirus that causes cervical

Weiner to lead national cancer center review group  -  Aug 23, 2007
Iowa City Press Citizen,...the development and evaluation of genetically modified monoclonal antibody constructs and development of novel immune adjuvants for cancer immunization.

Doctor questions cervical cancer vaccination  -  Aug 2, 2007
ChronicleHerald.ca,By SHERYL UBELACKER The Canadian Press | 5:27 AM TORONTO — The idea of vaccinating young Canadian females against the leading cause of cervical cancer has

Mass. won't force cancer vaccine  -  Jun 7, 2007
Boston Globe,By Stephen Smith, Globe Staff | June 8, 2007 Massachusetts health authorities said yesterday that they have no plans to require adolescent girls to receive

Energy, cancer bills signed on West Slope  -  May 30, 2007
Vail Daily News,At St. Mary’s Hospital in Grand Junction, Ritter signed several bills, one of them HB1301, the cervical cancer immunization bill. The bill directs the state

Gov. Ritter Participates In GJ Bill-Signing  -  May 28, 2007
KJCT8.com,Ritter will be visiting Grand Junction from 2:30 pm to 3 pm at St. Mary's Hospital to discuss a bill based on cervical cancer immunization and pre-paid

Cervical cancer vaccine mandate thwarted in US  -  May 20, 2007
SpiritIndia,Cervical cancer vaccine Gardasil was approved by the Food and Drug Administration in June 2006. The federal Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices

Health officer says health care's future is in prevention, not ...  -  Apr 17, 2007
Brooks Bulletin,...budget that $300 million would be provided to provincial and territorial governments to enable them to introduce cervical cancer immunization programs.

STD vaccine bill clears Senate, off to governor  -  Apr 17, 2007
Fort Wayne Journal Gazette,By Niki Kelly. INDIANAPOLIS – The Senate gave the last necessary approval Monday to a bill requiring all sixth-grade girls to be given information about a

MDs set to endorse HPV vaccinations  -  Apr 16, 2007
Canada.com,OTTAWA - The group representing Canada's 2500 pediatricians and other specialists who care for children is set to endorse having little girls vaccinated

MDs to endorse vaccination of little girls, but critics question ...  -  Apr 16, 2007
Montreal Gazette (subscription),The group representing Canada's 2500 pediatricians and other specialists who care for children is set to endorse the vaccination of little girls against the

Utah cancer research was winner in funding  -  Mar 28, 2007
Deseret News,Karen Morgan, D-Cottonwood Heights, originally asked for $1 million so the health department could create a cervical cancer immunization program and

HEALTH: HPV vaccine bill fails in Senate  -  Apr 5, 2007
MyWebTimes.com,SPRINGFIELD -- A vaccination for a sexually transmitted disease won't be added to the list of booster shots required for sixth-grade girls,

Film stars stand up for good causes  -  Apr 2, 2007
Indian Muslims,New Delhi, April 1 (IANS) HIV/AIDS, cancer, immunization, animal cruelty and climate change ... Examine an issue, and there's likely a star connected with

Film stars stand up for good causes  -  Apr 1, 2007
India eNews.com,HIV/AIDS, cancer, immunization, animal cruelty and climate change ... Examine an issue, and there's likely a star connected with it.

Budget benefits BC  -  Mar 30, 2007
Vernon Morning Star,...health care by investing $900 million in the Canada Health Infoway, and providing the provinces with $300 million for a cervical cancer immunization.

ACIP Releases Gardasil® Recommendations  -  27 Mar 2007
Cancer Consultants (press release),The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) recently released recommendations regarding the use of the HPV vaccine Gardasil®.

Dr. Dan Foster  -  27 Mar 2007
Charleston Gazette,Examples would include the avoidance of smoking to keep from getting lung cancer, immunization as protection from diseases such as polio and whooping cough,

Cervical cancer vaccine endorsed  -  Mar 20, 2007
London Free Press,...budget that $300 million would be provided to provincial and territorial governments to enable them to introduce cervical cancer immunization programs.

HPV Vaccine Now Available on Limited Basis in Oklahoma  -  Mar 8, 2007
eMaxHealth.com,The Human Papillomavirus Vaccine or HPV vaccine is now available on a limited basis at the Oklahoma City-County Health Department.

A mandate on cervical cancer — minus funds  -  Feb 28, 2007
Deseret News,Karen Morgan, D-Cottonwood Heights, started out as a $1 million cervical-cancer immunization program and education campaign for young women.

Women should have option to choose HPV vaccination - International ...  -  Mar 8, 2007
SpiritIndia,According to the Federation of Medical Women of Canada, every Canadian girl and woman should have the option to choose whether or not to protect themselves

Texas House Rejects Order by Governor on Vaccines  -  Mar 13, 2007
New York Times,Elsewhere, two states are on the cusp of adopting their own cancer immunization requirements. In Virginia, Gov. Timothy M. Kaine, a Democrat, has indicated

Texas lawmakers overturn governor's vaccination order  -  Mar 14, 2007
Taipei Times,Two other states are on the cusp of adopting their own cancer immunization requirements. In Virginia, Governor Timothy Kaine, Democrat, has indicated he

Text of Finance Minister Jim Flaherty's budget speech  -  Mar 19, 2007
Canoe.ca,This budget provides $300 million to provincial and territorial governments to enable them to introduce cervical cancer immunization programs.

Budget 2007: A Stronger, Safer, Better Canada  -  Mar 20, 2007
Industry Canada (press release),...health care by investing $900 million in the Canada Health Infoway and providing the provinces with $300 million for a cervical cancer immunization.

Budget highlights  -  Mar 19, 2007
Barrie Advance,Investing $900 million in the Canada Health Infoway, and providing the provinces with $300 million for cervical cancer immunization.

Cervical cancer immunization gets OK from House  -  Feb 22, 2007
Kentucky.com,AP. FRANKFORT, Ky. - Unless their parents sign a form in opposition, middle school girls in Kentucky would be vaccinated against a sexually transmitted

Cervical cancer immunization gets OK from House  -  Feb 22, 2007
WHAS 11.com (subscription),By ROGER ALFORD / AP Writer. FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) -- Unless their parents sign a form in opposition, middle school girls in Kentucky would be vaccinated

Senator Won't Press Measure On Cervical Cancer Immunization  -  Feb 12, 2007
KOTV,OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) _ State Senator Constance Johnson says Monday she won't press for a hearing on a measure to require all Oklahoma girls entering the sixth

Manitoba Tories would offer free cervical cancer immunization for ...  -  Jan 31, 2007
Winnipeg Sun,McFadyen promises to launch a cervical cancer immunization program to all girls in grade four at an annual cost of $3 million if his party forms government

Mandatory vaccine bill debated in Frankfort  -  Feb 23, 2007
WHAS 11.com (subscription),A bill that would make cervical cancer immunization mandatory in Kentucky’s middle schools is now in the hands of the senate.

Too early to talk about a national Gardasil mandate  -  Feb 23, 2007
Enid News & Eagle,The new Gardasil vaccine, which was developed to protect women from infection by the highest risk HPV types and also prevent cervical cancer,

Talk about HPV vaccine should focus on preventing cancer  -  Feb 11, 2007
Henderson Gleaner,By Libby Keeling (Contact). Quite frankly, I don't understand all the hoo-ha about making the HPV vaccine an immunization requirement for school-aged girls.

Vaccine for cervical cancer requires tough call  -  Feb 15, 2007
Ventura County Star (subscription),By Wendy Dager. It was just over a year ago. The kid had been tired. Very tired. I thought she, like most teenagers, wasn't getting enough sleep.

FUROR ON RUSH TO REQUIRE CERVICAL CANCER VACCINE  -  Feb 17, 2007
Amherst Times.com,Is Merck pushing too far, too fast? At least 20 states are considering mandatory inoculation of young girls against the sexually transmitted virus that

Local health officials support cervical cancer shots for girls  -  Feb 10, 2007
State-Journal.com,By Sara Gividen. A bill requiring middle-school age girls to receive Gardasil, the vaccine that prevents cervical cancer and genital warts caused by the

HPV vaccine no easy decision for parents  -  Feb 3, 2007
CTV.ca,Doctors are urging parents to vaccinate girls as young as nine against human papillomavirus, a sexually transmitted disease that can cause genital warts and

Under the dome, 2/16  -  Feb 16, 2007
Denver Post,...a cervical-cancer survivor, also would direct the board of health to establish a cervical-cancer immunization program and public- awareness campaign.

Legislative hearings schedule  -  Feb 23, 2007
Billings Gazette,HB733, Small-Eastman, cervical cancer immunization information for certain students. HB761, French, creditable retirement service for deployed teachers.

Legislative hearings schedule  -  Feb 21, 2007
Billings Gazette,HB733, Small-Eastman, cervical cancer immunization for middle school females. HB761, French, creditable retirement service for deployed teachers.

Will states follow Texas on HPV shot mandate?  -  Feb 18, 2007
American Medical News (subscription)Academy officials say safety and cost concerns about the cervical cancer immunization need to be addressed before school girls are forced to get it.

Legislative Hearings Schedule  -  Feb 19, 2007
Helena Independent Record,HB733, Small-Eastman, Cervical cancer immunization for middle school females. HJ39, Erickson, Study economic development. House Human Services, Room 152,

Australia to subsidize cervical cancer immunization program  -  Nov 29, 2006
Pharmaceutical Business ReviewBy Victoria Harrison. Biological products company CSL has said that the Australian government will make Merck & Co.'s cervical cancer Gardasil available to

Good steps to prevent cervical cancer  -  Dec 2, 2006
Denver Post,By The Denver Post. The announcement last week that New Hampshire will become the first state to offer cervical cancer vaccines free to all girls is a

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