HPV Articles

HPV News : Taking it slow Grade 5 students to be vaccinated against HPV next year will not hear about how the virus is transmitted
Thu, 03 Jul 2008 20:13:06 GMT
A learning tool to accompany the HPV immunization program slated for Grade 5 girls this September is in the works, but it will make no mention of the virus being sexually transmitted.

HPV News : HPV Vaccination - A Missed Opportunity, UK
Thu, 03 Jul 2008 08:13:32 GMT
The Royal Society of Health (RSH) welcomes the decision to introduce a national HPV vaccination programme, but with reservations.

HPV News : Deadline extended for Grade 8 females to get free HPV vaccine
Thu, 03 Jul 2008 19:23:12 GMT
Almost half of all Grade 8 girls in the local area have already received the HPV vaccine. Young women currently in Grade 8 will now have more opportunity to get protected against the Human Papillomavirus (HPV) because Ontario is extending the deadline for receiving the free vaccine.

GSK Does Not Expect FDA Approval Of HPV Vaccine Cervarix Until End Of 2009
Thu, 03 Jul 2008 14:12:32 GMT
GlaxoSmithKline on Monday said it does not expect to receive FDA approval for its human papillomavirus vaccine Cervarix until late 2009, Reuters reports. GSK said it has decided to wait until results from a Phase III trial of the vaccine are available before seeking U.S. approval.

Is HPV Vaccine to Blame for a Teen's Paralysis?
Wed, 02 Jul 2008 22:01:38 GMT
A father desperately searches for answers as his daughter nears death.

For Your Health: The Vaccine Gardasil
Fri, 04 Jul 2008 02:57:05 GMT
Gardasil is a vaccine that protects against the sexually transmitted disease HPV and cervical cancer. Now, if women go to Planned Parenthood in Watertown, they can receive the vaccine free of charge.

Health Buzz: Waiting Room Death and Other Health News
Thu, 03 Jul 2008 15:14:18 GMT
Concern over the HPV vaccine, relaxation techniques, and disturbing dementia news

Doctor: Tell kids about STDs
Fri, 04 Jul 2008 04:23:15 GMT
Recently released Iowa De-partment of Public Health Sexually Transmitted Disease statistics should sound the alarm to parents, schools and communities, according to Dr. Archana Chatterjee, Creighton University professor of pediatrics and Chil-dren's Hospital epidemiologist.

How should parents talk to their children about sex?
Thu, 03 Jul 2008 20:19:36 GMT
"I'm still a virgin and intend to stay that way," 14-year-old Eric informed me during a recent evaluation. When I gently inquired what he meant, Eric proclaimed that he hadn't had sexual intercourse but then described having unprotected anal and oral sex with his girlfriend.

Clinic fights virus that causes cervical cancer
Tue, 01 Jul 2008 19:03:35 GMT
An HPV vaccination clinic was held Tuesday in Joplin. A second clinic will be held July 17 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at 116 North Jefferson in Neosho. The Economic Security Corporation is hosting the clinics. Without

VGX Pharmaceuticals Receives FDA Approval Of IND For Novel DNA Vaccine For Cervical Cancer Therapy
Thu, 03 Jul 2008 13:13:22 GMT
VGX Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (VGX) announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the Company's Investigational New Drug (IND) application for its DNA vaccine for cervical cancer therapy, VGX-3100. The Company expects to initiate the Phase I clinical study for VGX-3100 in patients in a multi-center study in the third quarter of 2008.

(AFX UK Focus) 2008-07-01 17:25 Innogenetics signs genotyping technology license deal with GlaxoSmithKline
Tue, 01 Jul 2008 16:46:19 GMT
BRUSSELS (Thomson Financial) - Biotechnology group Innogenetics said on Tuesday that it has granted GlaxoSmithKline Biologicals (GSK) a worldwide non-exclusive restricted license to use its HPV SPF10 genotyping technology in clinical studies on HPV vaccines.

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Thu, 03 Jul 2008 05:31:47 GMT
GO AMERICAN TALES For these one-act musicals, writer-adapter Ken Stone and composer Jan Powell turn to great names in American literature: Mark Twain’s rollicking The Loves of Alonzo Fitz Clarence and Rosannah Ethelton and Herman Melville’s enigmatic Bartleby the Scrivener . In Twain’s tale, set in the early days of the telephone, feckless Alonzo (Daniel Blinkoff) attempts to call his aunt in ...

National cancer experts meet in Louisville to discuss future of cancer care
Wed, 02 Jul 2008 18:03:18 GMT
A panel of national cancer experts today discussed issues surrounding the disease during a symposium entitled "Discovery to Delivery: A Public Forum about the Future of Cancer Research."

Cancer prevention for girls in ECH
Wed, 02 Jul 2008 19:40:58 GMT
After a provincial endorsement, the East Central Health region has entered the planning stages for taking preventative measures against the majority of cervical cancers.

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Wed, 02 Jul 2008 20:21:53 GMT
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GSK to submit Cervarix's final study data for approval
Wed, 02 Jul 2008 12:46:39 GMT
GlaxoSmithKline provided the following update regarding its application to the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for approval of Cervarix, its vaccine to prevent cervical cancer.

State has no proof that backs Delaware Valley STD claim
Wed, 02 Jul 2008 08:09:22 GMT
The state Department of Health on Tuesday said it has no information to support the Delaware Valley School District’s claim that more than 300 students have been diagnosed with sexually transmitted diseases, including one with HIV.

Hpv Vaccination - A Missed Opportunity
Fri, 27 Jun 2008 15:04:26 GMT
The Royal Society of Health welcomes the decision to introduce a national HPV vaccination programme, but with reservations. The Department of Heal ...

Glaxo's Cervarix vaccine faces further delay
Mon, 30 Jun 2008 17:03:10 GMT
GlaxoSmithKline Plc does not expect to win U.S. approval for its key cervical cancer vaccine Cervarix until late 2009, marking a further delay for the product.

QIAGEN Acquires Corbett Life Science
Tue, 01 Jul 2008 06:55:47 GMT
Transaction Adds Proprietary Real-Time PCR Detection Technologies to QIAGEN's Portfolio of Molecular Testing Solutions

Glaxo's Cervarix vaccine faces further delay
Mon, 30 Jun 2008 14:07:11 GMT
GlaxoSmithKline Plc does not expect to win U.S. approval for its cervical cancer vaccine Cervarix until late 2009, marking a further delay for the key product, the world's second largest drugmaker said on Monday.

Perry's plan draws fire from several corners - BILL JORDAN
Tue, 01 Jul 2008 20:14:21 GMT
Folks that crunch numbers for a living claim fewer than 60 women will die of cervical cancer in Texas this year. By anybody's standards that's not a medical epidemic, but apparently our governor wants to make a strong strike against the disease even if it is an expensive defensive measure.

Vaccine investor eyes HPV and rubella
Sat, 28 Jun 2008 09:45:07 GMT
An international partnership that funds vaccines for children in poor countries will decide whether to also start investing in vaccinations to protect adult women.

GlaxoSmithKline Responds To FDA On CERVARIX(R) And Plans To Submit Final Study Data For Approval
Tue, 01 Jul 2008 09:13:12 GMT
GlaxoSmithKline (NYSE: GSK) provided the following update regarding its application to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for approval of CERVARIX(R), its vaccine to prevent cervical cancer. GSK has submitted its response to questions raised by the FDA in their Complete Response Letter, received in December, 2007.

VGX Pharmaceuticals receives FDA approval of IND for novel DNA vaccine for cervical cancer therapy
Tue, 01 Jul 2008 14:18:49 GMT
VGX Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (VGX) announced today that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the Company's Investigational New Drug (IND) application for its DNA vaccine for cervical cancer therapy, VGX-3100. The Company expects to initiate the Phase I clinical study for VGX-3100 in patients in a multi-center study in the third quarter of 2008. More information on this study is ...

GlaxoSmithKline Responds To FDA On CERVARIX® And Plans To Submit Final Study Data For Approval
Tue, 01 Jul 2008 07:45:41 GMT
GlaxoSmithKline recently provided the following update regarding its application to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for approval of CERVARIX, its vaccine to prevent cervical cancer.

District backs Delaware Valley nurse on STD letter
Tue, 01 Jul 2008 08:09:03 GMT
The Delaware Valley School District is standing by a school nurse who drafted a letter to 3,000 parents stating Maternal and Family Health Services in Milford diagnosed more than 300 students with sexually transmitted diseases.

01.07.2008 - DJ HUGIN NEWS/QIAGEN Acquires Corbett Life Science
Tue, 01 Jul 2008 07:15:16 GMT
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Ask Dr. H: The causes and the cures for warts
Tue, 01 Jul 2008 05:29:33 GMT
Question: My granddaughter has quite a few warts on her skin. What is the cause - and the cure?

VGX Pharmaceuticals receives FDA approval of IND for novel DNA vaccine for cervical cancer therapy
Tue, 01 Jul 2008 13:50:00 GMT
BLUE BELL, Pa.----VGX Pharmaceuticals, Inc. announced today that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved the Company's Investigational New Drug application for its DNA vaccine for cervical cancer therapy, VGX-3100.

Death toll linked to Gardasil vaccine rises
Tue, 01 Jul 2008 02:39:00 GMT
"Anaphylactic shock," "foaming at mouth," "grand mal convulsion," "coma" and "now paralyzed" are a few of the startling descriptions included in a new federal report describing the complications from Merck & Co.'s Gardasil medication for sexually transmitted human papillomavirus – which has been proposed as mandatory for all schoolgirls.

GSK's Cervarix could face further delay
Mon, 30 Jun 2008 16:56:00 GMT
Drug maker GlaxoSmithKline could see its cancer vaccine Cervarix face a further delay in getting US approval after it said it will submit new data on the drug in the first half of 2009.

Sunday's Our View: Alarming figures
Tue, 01 Jul 2008 04:22:36 GMT
Tom Newton, director of the Iowa Department of Public Health, called the figures "alarming." His choice of words was not an exaggeration. According to figures from the IDPH, the total number of cases of chlamydia, gonorrhea and syphilis reached record levels in 2007.

Health Notes: July 1, 2008
Tue, 01 Jul 2008 04:12:03 GMT
ELIZABETHTOWN -- Well Child Clinics during July, conducted by the Essex County Public Health Department, will begin on Wednesday from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at Ticonderoga Health Center.

QIAGEN Acquires Corbett Life Science
Tue, 01 Jul 2008 06:00:00 GMT
VENLO, The Netherlands, July 1, 2008 -- QIAGEN N.V. today announced that it has acquired Corbett Life Science Pty. Ltd. , a privately-held developer, manufacturer, and distributor of life sciences instrumentation headquartered in Sydney, Australia.

YOU ARE HERE:
Mon, 30 Jun 2008 13:28:21 GMT
US investigators studied a cohort of men aged 18-40, recruited from both the community and sexual health clinics, who reported having sex with a woman in the preceding year.

Ronald McDonald cares
Mon, 30 Jun 2008 20:17:32 GMT
The Ronald McDonald Caremobile was out in Crane and Odessa last week, but the red-haired clown was nowhere to be found. Nurses Tamara Bavousett and Krista Hudson filled the void by helping heal sick kids in the community as well as giving out immunizations and physical exams.

Global Vaccine Alliance Board Approves $3.5B Investment Strategy That Includes HPV Vaccine
Fri, 27 Jun 2008 17:12:51 GMT
The board of the Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunisation (GAVI) -- a public-private partnership that invests in childhood vaccinations in developing countries -- endorsed a $3.5 billion vaccine investment strategy for 2009 to 2020 that expands the focus to vaccines for adult women, including human papillomavirus, Reuters reports.

FDA Delays Approval Of Mercks HPV Vaccine Gardasil For Older Women
Fri, 27 Jun 2008 13:13:12 GMT
FDA has delayed a decision on Merck's application to expand marketing of its human papillomavirus vaccine Gardasil to women ages 27 to 45, the company said Wednesday, the Newark Star-Ledger reports (Newark Star-Ledger, 6/26).

Judicial Watch Uncovers New FDA Records Detailing 10 New Deaths & 140 "Serious" Adverse Events Related to Gardasil
Mon, 30 Jun 2008 16:52:00 GMT
Judicial Watch, the public interest group that investigates and prosecutes government corruption, today released a report based on new documents obtained from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration under the provisions of the Freedom of Information Act, detailing reports of adverse reactions to the vaccination for human papillomavirus, Gardasil. The adverse reactions include 10 deaths since ...

(AFX UK Focus) 2008-06-30 15:49 GlaxoSmithKline could see up to 1 year delay for U.S. Cervarix
Mon, 30 Jun 2008 15:00:42 GMT
LONDON (Thomson Financial) - GlaxoSmithKline Plc could see up to a one-year delay before the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) begins its review of the data for its cervical cancer jab Cervarix, a major new product for the company, as it has decided to wait for a key study to be completed so it can be included on the label.

GlaxoSmithKline Responds to FDA on CERVARIX(R) and Plans to Submit Final Study Data for Approval
Mon, 30 Jun 2008 13:03:00 GMT
GlaxoSmithKline today provided the following update regarding its application to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for approval of CERVARIX®, its vaccine to prevent cervical cancer.

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Sun, 29 Jun 2008 10:18:29 GMT
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Community Announcements
Sun, 29 Jun 2008 04:07:14 GMT
The Seneca County General Health District is sponsoring a Senior Health Check 1-3 p.m. July 9, at Helburn Meadows Center for anyone age 60 or over. For more information, call (419) 447-3691.

A Fool Looks Back
Sat, 28 Jun 2008 12:29:17 GMT
Smartphones, smart buys, and smarting drugmakers filled Wall Street this past week.

Cervical cancer a silent killer 29 Jun 2008, 0110 hrs IST, Meenakshi Kumar,TNN
Sat, 28 Jun 2008 22:05:37 GMT
Till two years back, Sharada Devi's world revolved around her four children and husband. It was a mundane existence, but Sharada Devi was happy. When she started bleeding in between her menstrual periods, she did not panic.

STDs Run Rampant at Pa. School District, CDC Steps In
Fri, 27 Jun 2008 15:25:35 GMT
A Pennsylvania school district has such a high number of students with sexually transmitted diseases that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has stepped in to track down students at risk for HIV.

WEATHER FOR STROUDSBURG:
Sat, 28 Jun 2008 04:42:23 GMT
MILFORD — An estimated 10 percent of middle and high school students in the Delaware Valley School District are infected with a sexually transmitted disease. About two dozen teenage girls in the district have tested positive for pregnancy. And officials say there's one confirmed case of a student with HIV, the virus that causes AIDS.

Shenanigans: Ignorance can be an unhealthy rash
Sat, 28 Jun 2008 07:18:04 GMT
Alright, parents and educators, it's time for The Talk. Yes, that uncomfortable chat dealing with urges, babies and, if it's informative, some coinciding unpleasantries.

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