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A look at legislation passed or introduced by states and the District of Columbia since 2007 regarding the HPV vaccine. Several other states provided money for girls to receive the vaccine, either through legislation or the budgeting process.
Only Virginia and the District of Columbia have moved toward requiring sixth-grade girls to get vaccinated for a potentially cancerous sexually transmitted disease, three years after federal health officials recommended the shots.
An expensive vaccine aimed at preventing cervical cancer makes sense for young teens when it comes to cost-effectiveness, but not for women in their 20s, contends a new report.
HPV Vaccine for Boys?More than half of all people will have a sexually transmitted disease or infection at some point in their life, the American Social Health Association reports. One of the least noticeable, but potentially most life-threatening infections, is the human papillomavirus, or HPV.
Screening for Cervical Cancer in the Era of the HPV Vaccine—The Urgent Need for Both New Screening Guidelines and New BiomarkersScreening for Cervical Cancer in the Era of the HPV Vaccine--The Urgent Need for Both New Screening Guidelines and New Biomarkers
Deaths Associated with HPV Vaccine Start Rolling In, Over 3500 Adverse Affects ReportedAs Canada, in large part due to aggressive behind the scenes lobbying, rolls out the not-comprehensively-tested Merck HPV vaccine for girls as young as nine, a look at developments on the vaccine south of the border should cause Canadians serious concern.
Some doctors stop offering HPV vaccine: Cost, insurance hassles citedinsurance companies and big pharma screwing over women and doctors, as always....
Should You Get the HPV Vaccine?It's not recommended for everyone—find out if it's right for you.
The deadly profits of misogynist medicineThe latest issue of Ms. Magazine has an unfortunate article (which unfortunately is not online) about the HPV vaccine.
HPV Vaccine: Public Health Boon or Big Pharma Bull?Merck wants to make its new HPV vaccine mandatory for young girls, but the immunization's safety and long-term effects are unknown.
Study: 1 In 4 Women Infected With HPV-Causing Virus I'll be honest here. The first time I was diagnosed with HPV was also the first time I was diagnosed with dysplasia--essentially pre-cancerous cells on my cervix. That was 14 years ago.
HPV Vaccine: Betting on a Mercky Record -- In These TimesThe politics behind Merck's push for the HPV vaccine.
Texas Gov. orders anti-cancer vaccine - Yahoo! NewsAUSTIN, Texas - Bypassing the Legislature altogether, Republican Gov. Rick Perry issued an order Friday making Texas the first state to require that schoolgirls get vaccinated against the sexually transmitted virus that causes cervical cancer.
Virginity or Death!Imagine a vaccine that would protect women from a serious gynecological cancer. Wouldn't that be great? Well, both Merck and GlaxoSmithKline recently announced that they have conducted successful trials of vaccines that protect against the human papilloma virus.
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