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Spain Weighs In on HPV Vaccines

By VT / June 15, 2010

SEO Press Releases 06/14/2010 AAVP (Association of Affected Young Women by HPV Vaccine) was created to support and assist young women adversely affected by HPV vaccines in response to lack of honest answers from Spanish Health Authorities and members of parliament who tried to convince families that HPV vaccines did not cause side effects. AAVP […]

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HPV vaccine comes under spotlight in S. Korea

By VT / June 8, 2010

People’s Daily Online 06/08/2010 The human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine, though a bit of a tongue-twister, has been one of the latest buzzwords for South Korean obstetricians and gynecologists. Many of them have lately jumped on the global bandwagon of promoting the HPV vaccines designed to protect women against certain strains of the virus commonly associated […]

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Only one third of young girls get HPV vaccine

By VT / June 8, 2010

Jim Dryden Washington University in St. Louis 06/01/2010 Only about one in three young women has received the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine to help prevent cervical cancer, according to a new report from researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis. The findings are published in the May issue of the American Journal […]

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CDC confirms effectiveness of HPV vaccine in men

By VT / June 6, 2010

Alice Park blogs.Time.com 05/27/2010 The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) confirmed its provisional recommendation from 2009 that the HPV vaccine (Gardasil) against human papillomavirus infection is both safe and effective in males in preventing genital warts. The HPV vaccine was approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in 2006 for use in […]

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New quandary for parents: Do boys need the HPV vaccine?

By VT / June 3, 2010

Letitia Stein St. Petersburg Times 06/01/2010 On their next visit to the pediatrician, parents of adolescent boys may be asked if they want their sons to get an expensive vaccine they’ve never before considered — the HPV shot. Recently approved for boys, the three-dose immunization has been given to girls to prevent cervical cancer, often […]

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Will Merck’s Gardasil HPV Vaccine be its Next Vioxx?

By VT / May 28, 2010

Richard Gale Opednews.com 05/26/2010 Do you find something seriously wrong with this scenario? Reports of faulty gas pedals, obstructive floor carpets, and failing breaks in Toyota and Lexus vehicles generated uproar across major media networks. For the 4-year period starting in 2006, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) had reported 5 deaths, 17 injuries […]

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Parents, Teens Question Safety of HPV Vaccine

By VT / May 25, 2010

Scott Friedman NBCDFW 05/24/2010 She was only 18 years old, but Ainsley Bailey suddenly found herself struggling just to get out of bed. The Plano teenager said her medical troubles started the day after she received a first dose of Gardasil, the human papillomavirus vaccine designed to prevent cervical cancer. “It got to the point […]

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Truth About Gardasil Founder Voices Concerns About HPV Vaccine

By VT / May 17, 2010

Press Release 05/17/2010 North Hollywood, California, May 17, 2010 — North Hollywood, CA. Rosemary Mathis, co-founder of TruthAboutGardasil.org was interviewed for an expose, Mom Blames Teen’s Illness on HPV Vaccine on NBC affiliate WXII12 – http://www.wxii12.com/news/23519907/detail.html in Winston-Salem, North Carolina on Tuesday, May 11.  The interview garnered national and international attention and has been posted […]

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Gates steers clear of HPV vaccine row

By VT / May 15, 2010

The Hindu 05/15/2010 Bill Gates, co-founder of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, on Friday denied knowledge of the controversy over alleged violations of ethics during clinical trials of HPV (human papilloma virus) vaccine conducted by a U.S.-based non-governmental organisation for a pharmaceutical company. Bill and Melinda Gates had funded PATH, that conducted the ‘trial […]

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