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(Ivanhoe Newswire) – The HPV (human papillomavirus) vaccine sufficiently protects against the more serious immediate precursor to invasive cervical cancer (ICC), particularly when given to young adolescent girls before they become sexually active, according to this study. In addition the vaccine partially protects against four other cancer-causing HPV types not targeted by the formulations. "Provided that organized vaccination programs achieve high coverage in early adolescents before...
Nerissa Oden's free e-book is for anyone who has gotten a bad pap result or has been told that they have cervical dysplasia or anal dysplasia. It’s for anyone who is concerned about the harmful effects from human papillomavirus (HPV). Most importantly, this e-book gives women and men hope to heal their bodies naturally and overcome the virus. Wimberley, TX (PRWEB) November 02, 2011 Vaginal self-sampling for Human Papillomavirus (HPV) at home could unveil many cases of cervical...
HILDEN, Germany and GAITHERSBURG, Maryland, November 2, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- - Vaginal Self-collection for Hybrid Capture(R)-based HPV Testing Increases Screening Coverage and is More Sensitive than Pap Smear Shows a Mexican Study Published Today Online in the Lancet Promising findings published today online in the Lancet[1] from a community-based, randomized equivalence trial undertaken by public health authorities in Mexico to investigate DNA home testing for human...
American Osteopathic Association Survey Shows Only About 35% of Teenagers Received HPV Vaccine ORLANDO, Fla., Nov. 1, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Concerns about vaccinations are not limited to parents of young children. In fact, while the majority of parents see the importance of making sure their children ages 13 to 17 are current on national recommendations for vaccinations, there is a significant difference between the perceived importance and whether their children were fully...
SAN DIEGO, Oct. 31, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Gen-Probe Incorporated (NASDAQ: GPRO) announced today that the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved its APTIMA HPV assay, an amplified nucleic acid test that detects high-risk strains of human papillomavirus (HPV) that are associated with cervical cancer and precancerous lesions. The test has been approved to run on Gen-Probe's fully automated, high-throughput TIGRIS instrument system. "We believe our APTIMA HPV assay will offer...
BLUE BELL, Pa., Oct. 31, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Inovio Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NYSE Amex: INO), which is advancing synthetic vaccines to fight cancers and infectious diseases, announced today that VGX-3100, its investigational SynCon® vaccine for treating cervical dysplasia and cancer caused by human papillomavirus, was highlighted by Fierce Vaccines as one of 10 Promising Therapeutic Vaccines (see VGX-3100 - Cervical cancer). Inovio is currently enrolling patients with CIN 2/3 or CIN 3...
(Ivanhoe Newswire) – The rate of anal cancer is increasing, particularly among men who have sex with men. A new study shows that a vaccine, used to fight HPV, successfully lowers the rates of anal intraepithelial neoplasia (AIN), which leads to cancer. Anal cancer caused by human papillomavirus (HPV,) type 16 or 18, is preceded by AIN, grade 2 or 3, which is the abnormal cell growth in anal tissue that may progress to cancer. The study attempted to prevent anal cancer related to HPV...
TUCSON, Ariz., Oct. 27, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The CDC has added still another vaccine to the recommended list: three doses of human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine (Gardasil) for boys age 11-12. HPV causes genital warts, and four of about 100 strains have been linked to cancer, especially cervical cancer in women. Controversy over Governor Rick Perry's effort to mandate the vaccine for sixth-grade girls spilled into the Presidential campaign when he was criticized by Michele...
A large, international clinical trial led by doctors at the University of California, San Francisco indicates that a vaccine to prevent anal cancer is safe and effective, according to a study reported in the Oct. 27, 2011 issue of New England Journal of Medicine. Though anal cancer is less common than other forms of the disease in the United States, the number of cases has increased in recent years, and is particularly common among men who have sex with men and HIV-infected individuals....
WASHINGTON, Oct. 25, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Men's Health Network Vice President Scott Williams released the following statement today, October 25, 2011, in support of the decision of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices of the CDC to recommend the vaccination of boys and young men against the human papillomavirus (HPV): (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20100604/DC16079LOGO) "Men's Health Network applauds today's decision by the advisory committee to recommend...
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A human papillomavirus (HPV), a member of the papillomavirus family, is capable of infecting humans. HPVs establish productive infections in the skin or mucous membranes. Most of the 200 known types cause no symptoms in most people. Some types can cause warts, while others can lead to cancer. There are more than 30 to 40 types of HPV that are typically transmitted through sexual contact and infect the anogenital region. High risk HPV, can lead to cancer, in fact HPV infection is a cause of...
Bovine papillomavirus (BPV), of the Papillomaviridae family, is a group of DNA viruses common in cattle. The virus can cause warts of the skin and alimentary tract and in rare cases cancer. It is also though that equine sarcoid, a skin tumor, is brought on in horses and donkeys by BPV. BPV is a good model for the study of the papillomavirus molecular biology. Like others in their family BPVs are small non-enveloped viruses with an icosahedral capsid around 50-60 nm in diameter. BPVs have...
