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African-Americans have trouble clearing cervical cancer virus
April 1, 2012 11:48 AM
CHICAGO (AP) - New research might help explain why black women are so much more likely than whites to develop and die from cervical cancer. The research finds that blacks seem to have more trouble clearing HPV, the virus that causes the disease. Researchers have long thought that less access... more » -
Dolphins may be used to study human diseases, cervical cancer
February 21, 2010 11:16 AM
Talk about your alternative medicine, University of Florida researchers say dolphins could be used to study human diseases, such as cervical cancer. Scientists say they've discovered dolphins can get infections related to the human papillomavirus that can lead to cervical cancer in women. However, there's no evidence that dolphins... more » -
Dolphins may be used to study human diseases, cervical cancer
February 21, 2010 11:07 AM
Talk about your alternative medicine, University of Florida researchers say dolphins could be used to study human diseases, such as cervical cancer . Scientists say they've discovered dolphins can get infections related to the human papillomavirus that can lead to cervical cancer in women. However, there's no evidence that... more » -
Panel: No need for annual cervical tests
November 20, 2009 10:00 AM
First it was mammograms--now it's Pap smears. Most women in their 20s can have a Pap smear every two years instead of annually, say new guidelines that conclude that's enough to catch slow-growing cervical cancer. The change by the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists comes amid a... more » -
FDA approves Glaxo's cervical cancer vaccine
October 17, 2009 8:13 AM
British drugmaker GlaxoSmithKline said Friday U.S. regulators approved its vaccine Cervarix to prevent the leading cause of cervical cancer in women. The approval from the Food and Drug Administration allows Glaxo to compete against Merck's blockbuster vaccine Gardasil, which has been on the market here since 2006. London-based... more » -
FDA approves Glaxo's cervical cancer vaccine
October 17, 2009 8:01 AM
British drugmaker GlaxoSmithKline said Friday U.S. regulators approved its vaccine Cervarix to prevent the leading cause of cervical cancer in women. The approval from the Food and Drug Administration allows Glaxo to compete against Merck's blockbuster vaccine Gardasil, which has been on the market here since 2006. London-based... more » -
CDC: 1 in 3 teen girls got cervical cancer vaccine
September 20, 2009 9:05 AM
One in three teenage girls have rolled up their sleeves for a vaccine against cervical cancer, but vaccination rates vary dramatically between states, according to a federal report released Thursday. The highest rates were in Rhode Island, New Hampshire and Massachusetts, where more than half of girls ages 13... more » -
CDC: 1 in 3 teen girls got cervical cancer vaccine
September 20, 2009 8:52 AM
One in three teenage girls have rolled up their sleeves for a vaccine against cervical cancer , but vaccination rates vary dramatically between states, according to a federal report released Thursday. The highest rates were in Rhode Island, New Hampshire and Massachusetts, where more than half of girls ages... more » -
FDA panel backs Gardasil for use by men
September 9, 2009 5:31 PM
Federal health advisers say Merck's vaccine Gardasil, which already is used to prevent cervical cancer in women, should also be approved to stop genital warts in men. A Food and Drug Administration panel voted unanimously with one abstention that the vaccine is effective for blocking the human papilloma virus, or... more » -
New shot blocks cervical cancer virus, FDA says
September 6, 2009 8:54 AM
A vaccine from GlaxoSmithKline blocks the virus that causes most cases of cervical cancer, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration said Friday. In documents posted online, the FDA said Cervarix, Glaxo's vaccine against human papilloma virus or HPV, blocked the two most cancerous strains of the virus nearly 93 percent... more » -
New shot blocks cervical cancer virus, FDA says
September 6, 2009 8:33 AM
A vaccine from GlaxoSmithKline blocks the virus that causes most cases of cervical cancer , the U.S. Food and Drug Administration said Friday. In documents posted online, the FDA said Cervarix, Glaxo's vaccine against human papilloma virus or HPV, blocked the two most cancerous strains of the virus nearly 93... more »
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