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HPV vaccine bill blocked for now  -  20 Feb 2008
Kentucky.com,Gardasil, the only HPV vaccine on the market in the United States, protects against four strains of the virus, which cause 70 percent of cervical cancers

HPV vaccine has been too successful to ignore  -  20 Feb 2008
Bucyrus Telegraph Forum,By Dr. William Schamadan Most vaccines in common use are considered to be highly effective when they are 80 to 90 percent successful in preventing a

Aerosol vaccines 'ready for clinical trials'  -  20 Feb 2008
SciDev.net,...tested for safety and immune response using two vaccines, one based on an experimental HIV vaccine and the other a human papilloma virus (HPV) vaccine.

Survey Shows Most Women Can't Separate Fact From Fiction When It ...  -  20 Feb 2008
PR Newswire (press release),In addition, the first HPV vaccine has been approved for girls and young women age 9-26, and is expected to greatly reduce the number of cervical cancers.

Congressman Michael Burgess Visits DelSite  -  20 Feb 2008
Earthtimes,Congressman Burgess was also briefed on DelSite's development of a nasal Human Papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine and how nasal vaccines, when fully developed,

Actions Taken On Women's Health Legislation, Policy In Ariz., Colo ...  -  20 Feb 2008
Medical News Today (press release),Michigan Lawmakers have backed off earlier attempts to require all girls entering the sixth grade to receive an HPV vaccine, the AP/WLNS reports ( AP/WLNS

HPV vaccine  -  Feb 18, 2008
Salt Lake Tribune,Regarding Heather May's article, "Health officials want more women to get Gardasil" (Tribune, Feb. 10), it is a shame that Gardasil, the ground-breaking

HealthFirst-Learning about the HPV vaccine  -  Feb 19, 2008
ABC12.com,By Leslie LoBue UNDATED (WJRT) -- (02/19/08)-- Since the approval of the HPV vaccine two years ago, parents are asking themselves if they should vaccinate

Setting the record straight on HPV vaccine  -  Feb 19, 2008
Midland Daily News,If you say the polio shot prevents polio, and the tetanus shot prevents tetanus (lockjaw), you have to say the quadrivalent HPV vaccine (Gardasil) prevents

Clueless on STDs, Throat Cancer, and Oral Sex  -  Feb 19, 2008
U.S. News & World Report,Concern about the growing risk of oropharyngeal cancer also bears on the use of the new HPV vaccine, Gardasil, which protects against HPV-16 and 18.

Awareness of HPV crucial for students  -  Feb 18, 2008
TCU Daily Skiff,But Boone said he believes men will be approved for HPV vaccine in the future. Ireland said she is seeing more cases of HPV because of student awareness,

HPV vaccine blamed for pain, fainting  -  Feb 15, 2008
KING5.com,By JEAN ENERSEN / KING 5 News SEATTLE - The HPV vaccine Gardasil has had its share of controversy, and now it turns out it may carry a nasty sting that has

Cervical cancer vaccine hope for women  -  Feb 17, 2008
Melbourne Herald Sun,Both types of the HPV vaccine available in Australia prevent HPV type 16 and 18, responsible for about 70 per cent of cervical cancer cases.

Breakthrough vaccine victim of bad publicity  -  Feb 18, 2008
National Post,Barely half of the Grade 8 schoolgirls eligible for a free vaccine with the potential to prevent cancer actually took advantage of the offer, according to

Sexual History Shouldn't Guide HPV Vaccination, Researchers Urge  -  Feb 11, 2008
Science Daily (press release)11, 2008) — Targeting the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine to sexually active young adult women at greatest risk for contracting one or more of the HPV

Kentucky, New York, Utah Take Actions On HPV Vaccine, Sex ...  -  Feb 13, 2008
Medical News Today (press release),Utah: The Utah Department of Health recently announced that half of the 8000 doses of Merck's HPV vaccine Gardasil purchased by a $1 million donation from

HPV Vaccination For Older Women, Australia  -  Feb 17, 2008
Medical News Today (press release),..."Recently, a bivalent HPV vaccine has been licensed for use in women aged up to 45 years. Older women have robust immune responses to this vaccine and so

HPV causing oral cancers in men; vaccine urged for boys  -  Feb 1, 2008
USA TodayAs a result, there's a push to vaccinate boys with the only HPV vaccine on the market, which is targeted at girls and young women.

HPV Vaccine for Women Aged 19-26?  -  Feb 12, 2008
WebMD12, 2008 -- A new study supports giving all women aged 19-26 the HPV vaccine, if they haven't already been vaccinated, regardless of their backgrounds.

59% of Grade 8 girls getting HPV vaccine  -  Feb 12, 2008
Belleville Intelligencer,In August, the Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care announced it would provide human papilloma virus (HPV) vaccine for free to Grade 8 girls throughout the

GSK To Update FDA On HPV Vaccine Cervarix Later This Year, CEO Says  -  Feb 12, 2008
Medical News Today (press release),In related news, Didier Hoch -- president of Sanofi Pasteur, a joint company of Merck and Sanofi-Aventis that markets the HPV vaccine Gardasil in Europe

Unsound objection to HPV vaccine  -  Feb 12, 2008
Daily Press,Next, any discussion about the merits of the HPV vaccine that fails to mention the words "cervical cancer," the condition the vaccine is designed to prevent

Texas Governor Views HPV Vaccine As 'Pro-Life' Issue  -  Feb 11, 2008
Crosswalk.com,...and Virginia -- passed laws mandating that girls entering the sixth grade get the HPV vaccine, and that is what Perry attempted to do in Texas.

HPV Vaccine Bill in Frankfort  -  Feb 11, 2008
WBKO,..."I think it should be a personal choice. If a parent thinks that their daughter should get it, I think they should have the right to do it," said Dr. Keith

Health Department to recommend that cervical cancer vaccine not be ...  -  Feb 1, 2008
Minneapolis Star Tribune (subscription),In 2006, the Food and Drug Administration licensed an HPV vaccine for girls and women ages 9 to 26 and a second vaccine for women ages 10 to 55 is pending,

Texas Governor Views HPV Vaccine As 'Pro-Life' Issue  -  Feb 11, 2008
CNSNews.com,Washington (CNSNews.com) - Texas Gov. Rick Perry said he has no regrets about his proposal requiring sixth grade girls to get a vaccine protecting them from

Vaccine Provides up to 100% Protection Against HPV-Related ...  -  Feb 8, 2008
DG NewsThe HPV vaccine was administered to 8493 patients and placebo to 8464 patients. All patients were healthy women aged 16 to 26 years who had no previous

Sex-virus campaign may target girls aged 11  -  Feb 12, 2008
New Zealand Herald,Mr Cunliffe yesterday declined to comment on HPV vaccine funding or communications. The ministry has previously recommended vaccinating girls from the age

Govt in talks with cervical cancer vaccine makers  -  Jan 30, 2008
Stuff.co.nz,GSK said cervarix, which was the only HPV vaccine also indicated for women aged 27 to 45, was not yet available for sale and prices might vary across

HPV vaccine mandate? Not yet  -  Feb 6, 2008
Minnesota Daily,The HPV vaccine will be reviewed again by the Department of Health in three years. Some states have already made the drug available for free to low-income

Vaccine News You Need  -  Feb 1, 2008
San Francisco Chronicle,The human papilloma virus (HPV) vaccine (which protects against cervical cancer) is currently FDA recommended for only girls and women ages 9 to 26.

HPV Vaccine Gardasil Sustains Efficacy In Treating Precancerous ...  -  Feb 8, 2008
Medical News Today (press release),Merck's human papillomavirus vaccine Gardasil sustained 98% to 100% efficacy in preventing precancerous lesions and preventing cervical cancer, according to

Hall Health to subsidize HPV vaccine for students  -  Feb 6, 2008
Daily - University of Washington,Another Seattle corollary in the HPV vaccine story is PATH, a Seattle-based non-governmental organization that will soon be providing the HPV vaccine to

Assembly can’t kill HPV vaccine  -  Feb 4, 2008
C-Ville Weekly,BY SCOTT WEAVER Last year, Virginia joined Texas as the only states to require sixth-grade girls to be vaccinated for the human papillomavirus (HPV),

Tests show HPV vaccine effective and necessary  -  Feb 4, 2008
The Western Gazette,To clarify, Gardasil (the HPV vaccine) prevents two HPV types that cause up to 70 per cent of cervical cancers, as well as two types that cause genital

Parents weigh in on their opinions of the HPV vaccine  -  Feb 2, 2008
Appleton Post Crescent,Some critics of the HPV vaccine argue that it sends a message to their children that it's OK to start having sex without having to worry about a sexually

MEDIA ADVISORY: Should states mandate HPV vaccine for public ...  -  Feb 4, 2008
Vanderbilt University News,Jessica Farrar, a Texas state representative who authored legislation to enact an HPV vaccine requirement for Texas girls entering the sixth grade;

HPV Vaccine for Boys?  -  Feb 4, 2008
MedHeadlines,According to new research, Human Papillomavirus (HPV) may be responsible for the development of oral cancer in men to a greater extent than previously

All sides agree on go-slow approach to HPV vaccine  -  Feb 1, 2008
Minnesota Public Radio,But that doesn't end debate over whether the HPV vaccine should be required, it just delays it. St. Paul, Minn. — Even people who think the vaccine should

UM study: HPV vaccination should be comprehensive  -  Feb 12, 2008
The Ann Arbor News - MLive.com,The HPV vaccine is the most expensive routinely recommended vaccine. "So we were interested in exploring the possibility of using alternative strategies for

Mandatory HPV vaccine 'premature,' state says  -  Jan 31, 2008
Pioneer Press,In 2007, at least 24 states and the District of Columbia introduced legislation requiring the HPV vaccine for school attendance. INSIDE THE DEBATE Arguments

Minnesota Health Department Won’t Recommend Required HPV Vaccine ...  -  Feb 1, 2008
FOX 9 News,The 2007 Legislature directed the state health commissioner to report on whether the HPV vaccine should be required for school enrollment for junior-high

Butler students start new HPV prevention initiative  -  Feb 13, 2008
Dawgnet,During the peer-education sessions, information on the HPV vaccine is distributed. Gardasil is the FDA-approved vaccination for women against strains six,

Health Dept. recommends against requiring HPV vaccine  -  Jan 31, 2008
Minnesota Public Radio,...by Jessica Mador, Minnesota Public Radio St. Paul, Minn. — The Minnesota Department of Health is recommending that a vaccine for the Human Papilloma Virus

HPV vaccine safe, effective and necessary  -  Jan 29, 2008
The Western Gazette,23 entitled “Government wrong to push HPV vaccine.� All this discussion is bringing to the forefront the importance of HPV and its prevention.

HPV is not limited to those with multiple sexual partners  -  Feb 12, 2008
St. George Daily Spectrum,Not only has the HPV vaccine been approved in the United States but it has also been approved by many other countries. These countries looked at the studies

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

Cost Remains High for New HPV Vaccine  -  Jan 27, 2008
Cornell University The Cornell Daily Sun,You can’t get HPV from the HPV vaccine, there’s just no way.� Since July 2007 Gannett has given a total of 957 shots of Gardasil, 180 of which have been

HPV increasing concern for men  -  Feb 13, 2008
TCU Daily Skiff,Schwartz said the Health Center offers the HPV vaccine Gardasil, but the Food and Drug Administration has not approved the vaccine for use in men.

Merck Plans Expansion of HPV Vaccine to Boys  -  Feb 4, 2008
Dakota Voice,You may recall that last year there was a lot of discussion about the Gardasil vaccinations against several strains of HPV (Human Papillomavirus).


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