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A year ago, Merck’s cervical cancer vaccine- Gardasil® - has been approved by the FDA for use across the United States for the prevention of sexually transmitted infections of strains of human papilloma virus (HPV) linked to most cervical cancers and genital warts and is recommended for young girls and women aged 11 to 26.
Last […]
Once Massachussets Governor Deval Patrick’s new proposal goes through, Merck’s cervical cancer vaccine - Gardasil - will be given free to girls in Massachussets aged 9- 18.
Unlike Texas, this is however NOT mandatory.
Patrick states that the new investments would save lives and reduce future treatment costs.
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As ordered by Texas Governor Rick Perry, all schoolgirls in Texas must be vaccinated against human papillomavirus (HPV) - the ones that cause cervical cancer.
Merck’s cervical cancer vaccine, Gardasil is recommended to be administered in girls as young as 11 or 12, before they are likely sexually active.
I wonder how parents would take such a […]
As announced by Digene Corporation (maker of Digene® HPV Test), Four Spanish medical societies have published national consensus cervical cancer prevention guidelines recommending the following:
HPV DNA testing for routine, primary screening for women above 35
use of the test for “proof of cure” following treatment
follow-up evaluation of women with inconclusive Pap results
The said guidelines, also approved by […]
The traditional Pap smear is still the best initial cervical cancer screening tool for younger women.
A new large Danish study however, found that a test for human papillomavirus (HPV) is a much more effective way of screening for potential cancer in older women (age 40 and above).
The researchers specifically found that the absolute risk of […]
Naturally produced by the cells lining the female reproductive organs, prostaglandins would usually help regulate cell growth.
However, the concentration of prostaglandin in seminal fluid is 1000 times higher than what is normally found in these cells.
A study from the Medical Research Council’s Human Reproductive Sciences Unit at The University of Edinburgh found that the high […]
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Written by Gloria Gamat [email] for b5media.
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