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Group backs HPV shot recommendation for boys
ReutersNEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Boys 11 years and up should get Merck & Co's Gardasil vaccine to protect them against HPV infections, which can cause genital warts as well as oral, penile and anal cancers, the nation's largest group of pediatricians said...Tags: Medical Specialization, Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Viral Diseases and Infections, Disease Prevention, Pharmaceuticals
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A sharp divide on ultrasounds, HPV, 'personhood'
RICHMOND – When Majorie was 8 years old in the early 1930s, she came home from school in the Texas community she grew up in to find her mother and a friend talking about a neighbor woman who had just died, leaving four children behind.
"This...Tags: Executive Branch, Disease Prevention, Pharmaceuticals, Polio, Abortion
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Anne Arundel County health briefs
Free HPV vaccine The health department will provide free human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine. The vaccine, Gardasil, is available for both males and females ages 9 to 26. Those under 18 must have a parent or guardian sign a consent form. The clinic will...Tags: HIV, Flu Vaccine, Disease Prevention, Pharmaceuticals, Recipes
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Virginia GA expected to vote on HPV vaccine Friday
Republican Del. Kathy Byron introduced a bill to end Virginia's requirement to notify parents about the HPV (human papillomavirus) vaccine. The vaccine prevents cervical cancer and is recommended for girls entering 6th grade in Virginia. Virginia requires...Tags: Viral Diseases and Infections, Disease Prevention, Pharmaceuticals, Diseases and Illnesses, Family
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HPV screenings recommended for young men and women
marieg@herald-mail.comWhen a vaccine became available several years ago that would protect against the human papillomavirus, Sarah Robbins didn't hesitate to have her 13-year-old daughter receive it. "Medical science has given us a vaccine against cancer," the Hagerstown...Tags: Medical Specialization, Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Viral Diseases and Infections, Disease Prevention, Pharmaceuticals
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Residents give a range of opinions on mandatory vaccines
caleb.calhoun@herald-mail.comHagerstown residents offered mixed reactions Tuesday when asked their opinion of whether children should be exempt from certain vaccines. A report by The Associated Press said a growing number of youngsters were skipping school shots in more than half...Tags: Flu Vaccine, Mumps, Pharmaceuticals, Childhood Diseases and Illnesses, Autism
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2011 Bad Science List: From why the ocean is salty ... to 'orgasmic' feet
ReutersFrom whale sperm to colon cleansers to the shape of a woman's foot when she has an orgasm, celebrities did not disappoint during 2011 with their penchant for peddling suspect science in the world's media. In its annual list of what it considers the year'...Tags: Viral Diseases and Infections, Entertainment, Diseases and Illnesses, Science, Drugs and Medicines
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A Degree In HPV
If you’re like me, you worry about any medicine you give your child let alone inject into their little body – whether it’s been around for a 100 years or it’s the latest cure all. I’m always leery.
So, I certainly...Tags: Medical Specialization, Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Viral Diseases and Infections, Disease Prevention, Pharmaceuticals
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Back-to-school can mean vaccines for tweens, teens
WASHINGTON — Backpack. Notebooks. Whooping cough shot?
If you haven't worried about back-to-school shots since your tween or teen was entering kindergarten, better put vaccines on the to-do list.
Older kids need a few new immunizations starting at...Tags: Flu Vaccine, Colleges and Universities, Meningitis, Pharmaceuticals, Coughing
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HPV vaccination rates low nationwide
Because most cervical cancer cases and some less common malignancies are caused by human papillomavirus, or HPV, area physicians and public health experts were thrilled when the U.S. Food and Drug Administration in 2006 approved the first vaccine to...Tags: Sex, Pharmaceuticals, Gynecology, Women's Health, Family
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SEC rules could hurt Rick Perry's fundraising
Nearly two weeks after announcing his presidential bid, Texas Gov. Rick Perry has displayed Texas-size ambition and signs of early success in raising the large sums necessary for a national campaign. But unlike other candidates, Perry may not have ready...Tags: Mitt Romney, Executive Branch, Economy, Business and Finance, Career and Workplace, Mutual Funds
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Buzzwords from the GOP debates
Presidential debates are often the birthplace of catchphrases that outlive the race in question—and sometimes the candidates themselves. Sarah Palin's "you betcha," Al Gore's "fuzzy math," and Lloyd Bentsen's "Senator, you are no Jack Kennedy"...Tags: Al Gore, Mitt Romney, Michele Bachmann, Executive Branch, Fraud
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