News tagged with 'HPV'

A survey of physicians finds many doctors perform unneeded pap smears, ignoring guidelines issued by major medical organizations and adding to health care costs.

Gardasil will not become part of the childhood vaccination schedule for boys to prevent against genital warts, despite the fact that earlier this month the FDA recommended its use for boys.

Cervarix has been approved for use in girls and women to fight cervical cancer, the FDA announced on Friday, the same day that Gardasil got approval for expanded use in boys and men to fight genital warts.

A 14-year-old girl in Britain died shortly after receiving her HPV vaccine Monday. Drug maker, GlaxoSmithKline has isolated that batch of the Cervarix vaccine. Cervarix is a direct competitor to Gardasil (Merck) and is seeking U.S. approval. The Gardasil vaccine is also thought to be responsible for a number of deaths.

While more girls are getting the first shot of Gardasil in 2008 than a year earlier, fewer than one in five completes the three-shot series, reports the CDC.

If the Food and Drug Administration follows the advice of its panels, Gardasil could soon be approved for use in boys and young men.

An FDA advsory panel will be looking at two issues to combat human papillomavirus (HPV) in the U.S. - the drug Ceravix, already approved in Europe, and expanded use of the drug, Gardasil in boys and young men.

Merck's Gardasil was promoted by medical societies after they received a total of $750,000. Medicine and marketing were blurred, says the published study.

Expect to see a back-to-school campaign for the Gardasil cervical cancer shot as sales for the Merck vaccine have been disappointing.

Head and neck cancer patients who test positive for the human papillomavirus (HPV) have a better survival rate than patients that don’t have the virus, according to new research published in the journal Cancer Prevention Research.

A new study released by the CDC shows birth rates among teens increased in 2006 and 2007 after a 14 year decline. The study found improving trends in teens’ and young adults’ sexual and reproductive health has stalled and/or in some cases worsened.

The Merck drug featured in the “One Less” campaign has been updated to receive a warning about the potential for fainting after some young teens suffered jerking movements and seizures after being inoculated. Add that to the more than 13,000 adverse events reported including 39 deaths in the three years since the drug has been on the market.

Circumcision reduced cases of herpes and human papillomavirus in Ugandan men, say researchers from Johns Hopkins. Circumcision is already known to reduce HIV infections. Researchers are calling for higher circumcision rates. 

The FDA wants more data on Gardasil before it gives the green light for use in older women. Gardasil, which reduces the risk of two types of cervical cancer and genital warts, is less effective in women who have already been exposed to the virus which causes cancer. 

The debate about whether or not to require government mandates for immunizing girls with Gardasil, against human papillomavirus (HPV) is again the center of debate as three scholars argue that local and state government should not require cervical cancer vaccinations for constitutional and public health reasons.