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Bioengineer developing needle-free "nanopatch" vaccines

01/10/2013 majac Your Health Matters

LONDON (Reuters) – When it comes to protecting millions of people from deadly infectious diseases, Mark Kendall thinks a fingertip-sized patch covered in thousands of vaccine-coated microscopic spikes is the future. A biomedical engineer with a fascination for problem solving, he has developed the so-called "nanopatch" to try to transform delivery of life-saving vaccines against potential killers like flu and the HPV virus that causes cervical cancer. …

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Major Cancer Death Rates Are Lower; Throat and Anal Cancer Incidence on the Rise

01/07/2013 majac Your Health Matters

While the latest Annual Report to the Nation on the Status of Cancer reveals positive news in the fact that the overall death rate from cancer has decreased during the period of 2000 through 2009, the statistics mean little to anyone has lost a loved one to the disease. Physicians and researchers have noted an increase in cancers of the throat and anus related to human papillomavirus, HPV. An additional concern about future cancer diagnoses is related to the high rate of obesity in the United States and the aging of its population, both factors in the development of cancer.

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HPV-Related Cancers of Anus, Esophagus Are Up

01/07/2013 majac Your Health Matters

The Annual Report to the Nation on the Status of Cancer shows that HPV-related cancers of the esophagus and anus are more prevalent.

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Girls may not have riskier sex after HPV vaccination: study

10/15/2012 majac Your Health Matters

(Reuters) – Girls who had been vaccinated against human papillomavirus (HPV) weren’t more likely to get other sexually transmitted infections or to become pregnant, according to a U.S. study. This goes against worries on the part of some that getting the vaccine, which is supposed to ultimately help prevent cervical cancer, would encourage girls to become sexually active or engage in riskier sex than they otherwise would. …

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HPV shots don’t make girls promiscuous, study says

10/15/2012 majac Your Health Matters

Shots that protect against cervical cancer do not make girls promiscuous, according to the first study to compare medical records for vaccinated and unvaccinated girls.

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HPV Might Raise Risk of Form of Skin Cancer

07/20/2012 majac Your Health Matters

FRIDAY, July 20 (HealthDay News) — Infection with cutaneous human papillomavirus (HPV) is linked to a type of skin cancer known as squamous cell carcinoma, according to a new study.

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HPV Vaccine May Help Women With Cervical Conditions

03/27/2012 majac Your Health Matters

TUESDAY, March 27 (HealthDay News) — A new study finds that women diagnosed with pre-cancerous cervical conditions after they get the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine can still benefit from the shot because it cuts their risk of future HPV-related cervical disease.

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Study Finds No Link Between HPV Vaccine and Autoimmune Disorders (HealthDay)

01/26/2012 majac Your Health Matters

HealthDay – THURSDAY, Jan. 26 (HealthDay News) — The human papillomavirus
(HPV) vaccine Gardasil does not trigger autoimmune disorders such as
rheumatoid arthritis, lupus, type 1 diabetes or multiple sclerosis,
according to a two-year study that included nearly 190,000 girls and
women.

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Oral cancer virus affects 7 percent of Americans (AP)

01/26/2012 majac Your Health Matters

AP – About 16 million Americans have oral HPV, a sexually transmitted virus more commonly linked with cervical cancer that also can cause mouth cancer, according to the first nationwide estimate.

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Women Can Take Steps to Prevent Cervical Cancer (HealthDay)

01/25/2012 majac Your Health Matters

HealthDay – WEDNESDAY, Jan. 25 (HealthDay News) — Women need to get
recommended Pap tests, while girls and young women should be vaccinated
against human papillomavirus (HPV) to protect them from cervical cancer,
the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists advises during
Cervical Health Awareness Month.

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HPV campaign spurs picketing exercise outside Health Ministry …

01/13/2012 majac Exercise

a move which was engaged by a modest gathering of women concerned about the recent vaccine (Gardasil), which was introduced by the Ministry of Health to guard against cervical cancer. The women, who described themselves as a “group …
Kaieteur News

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HPV Test Spots Cervical Cancer Earlier Than Pap Smear: Study (HealthDay)

12/15/2011 majac Your Health Matters

HealthDay – THURSDAY, Dec. 15 (HealthDay News) – To catch cervical cancer or
the lesions that can lead to it, a human papillomavirus (HPV) test is the
best option for women over 30, Dutch researchers report.

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