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40 min ago | KFVS12

HPV cases down

For years pediatricians have recommended that girls 14 to 19 get the human papillomavirus vaccine to prevent certain kinds of cancer.

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Related Topix: Health, Pediatrics, Medicine

1 hr ago | Watersblogged

HPV vaccine

Source: www.cbsnews.com --- Wednesday, June 19, 2013Government health officials say the vaccine that protects against cervical cancer is working.

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Related Topix: Vaccinations, Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Biotech, Medicine, Healthcare Industry

Wed Jun 19, 2013

KSPR

Ozarks mom explains why she got her daughter the HPV vaccine; study proves its effectiveness

The first study of a controversial vaccine has supporters singing its praises. Gardasil prevents human papillomavirus, a common sexually transmitted disease that causes most cervical cancers.

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Related Topix: Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Family, Kids

Yorkton This Week & Enterprise

Study: Vaccine against sexually transmitted HPV cut infections in teen girls by half

This is the first evidence of how well the HPV vaccine works since it came on the market seven years ago.

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WATE-TV Knoxville

HPV vaccine cut infection by half in teen girls

Supporters of a far-reaching immigration bill in the Senate see fresh momentum from a report by the Congressional Budget Office that the measure would boost the economy and reduce federal deficits by billions of... After secretive talks, key senators express optimism they are closing in on a bipartisan agreement to toughen the border security ... (more)

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Related Topix: Vaccinations, Health, Immigration Reform, Colorado, Natural Disasters, Wildfire, Fire

KYTX-TV News

HPV rates down more than expected

A tongue-in-cheek controversy is threatening to sink the reputation of a beloved cereal icon.

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Related Topix: Health, CBS, Media, Television, Showtime Networks, ITA Software, WebMD, Social Software

WLTI-FM Syracuse

HPV Vaccines Working Despite Limited Use

WASHINGTON) -- Vaccines against the cancer-causing human papillomavirus appear to be working better than expected in the U.S. given the country's dismal vaccination rates, according to a new study from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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Related Topix: Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

New York Daily News

HPV infections on the decline since vaccine: CDC officials

The U.S. introduction of a vaccine to prevent cervical cancer in 2006 has reduced infections with the human papillomavirus or HPV - the sexually transmitted virus that causes the disease - by more than half among girls and young women, U.S. health officials said on Wednesday.

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Related Topix: Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

KCEN

HPV Infections Fell by Half in Teen Girls After Vaccine, Study Shows

Infections with the human papillomavirus tied to cervical cancer fell by more than half in U.S. teen girls after the HPV vaccine was introduced in 2006, despite high-profile controversy -- and low rates of uptake, a new study shows.

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Related Topix: Vaccinations, Health, Rick Perry, US Governors, Texas Government, Texas, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

MSNBC

HPV infections fell by half in teen girls after vaccine, study shows

A new study shows that infections caused by the HPV human papillomavirus dropped by more than half in U.S. teens after the HPV vaccine was introduced in 2006.

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Related Topix: Health, Vaccinations, Rick Perry, US Governors, Texas Government, Texas, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

CBS Local

Health: Study Shows HPV Vaccine Effective At Reducing Cases Of Disease

The research, which was published in the June issue of The Journal of Infectious Diseases, used data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey to compare the proportion of women aged 14-59 with certain types of human papillomavirus before the start of the vaccine initiative in 2006 with the prevalence of the disease after the ... (more)

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Related Topix: Vaccinations, Health, Infectious Diseases, Medicine, Life, Food, Nutrition

The Cincinnati Enquirer

HPV cancer cases on the rise

When Steve Eddingfield first noticed a small mass forming inside of his neck, the Liberty Township resident dismissed it.

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Related Topix: Health, Liberty Township, OH, National Cancer Institute, Charitable Organizations

Tue Jun 18, 2013

BioMed Central

Measuring effectiveness of the cervical cancer vaccine in an Australian setting

The quadrivalent human papillomavirus vaccine has been provided in Australia through the National Human Papillomavirus Vaccination Program since April 2007.

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Related Topix: Health, Pancreatic Cancer

Click Orlando

Test may predict HPV-related throat cancer

Scientists may be able to predict throat cancers caused by the human papillomavirus more than 10 years before patients get diagnosed, according to research published in the Journal of Clinical Oncology.

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Related Topix: Health, Esophageal Cancer, Oncology, Medicine, Human Sexuality, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Flathead Beacon

The Battle Against Transmitted Diseases Wages On

Last month more than 1,300 women attended a health fair hosted by the Center for Prevention and Wellness in Pablo.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Health, Montana Government, Montana, Infectious Diseases

The York Daily Record

Blood tests could detect sexually-transmitted oral cancers

This issue was highlighted earlier this month by Hollywood actor Michael Douglas, who said his throat cancer was caused by HPV transmitted through oral sex.

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Related Topix: Human Sexuality, Esophageal Cancer, Movies, Entertainment, Oncology, Medicine

Mon Jun 17, 2013

Independent.ie

Fatal attraction: How do we talk to our sons about sex and cancer?

MICHAEL Douglas may have retracted his claim about what caused his throat cancer, but - as the mother of two red-blooded sons aged 18 and 21 - the story still triggered anxieties about the link between oral sex and this type of cancer in men.

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Related Topix: Human Sexuality, Health, Vaccinations

EurekAlert!

NIH scientists find promising biomarker for predicting HPV-related oropharynx cancer

Researchers have found that antibodies against the human papillomavirus may help identify individuals who are at greatly increased risk of HPV-related cancer of the oropharynx, which is a portion of the throat that contains the tonsils.

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Related Topix: Health, Oropharnyx Cancer, Medicine, Oncology, Genetics

Freshnews

Advaxis Announces Voting Results of 2013 Annual Meeting of Stockholders

Advaxis, Inc., , a leader in developing the next generation of immunotherapies for cancer and infectious diseases, announced voting results from the Company's Annual Meeting of Stockholders, which was held in Princeton, NJ on June 14, 2013.

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Related Topix: Infectious Diseases, Medicine, Health

Drugs.com

Citing Side Effects, Japan Pulls Recommendations For HPV Vaccines

In the latest blow to drugmakers that market HPV vaccines, the Japanese health ministry has withdrawn its recommendation for vaccination after receiving hundreds of side effects reports of long-term pain and numbness, among other things, The Asahi Shimbun writes.

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