HPV Vaccines Are Reducing Infections, Warts — and Probably Cancer
An analysis covering 66 million young people has found plummeting rates of precancerous lesions and genital warts after vaccination against the human papillomavirus. (Source: NYT Health)
Source: NYT Health - June 28, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Donald G. McNeil Jr. Tags: Human Papillomavirus (HPV) Women and Girls Vaccination and Immunization Cervical Cancer Sexually Transmitted Diseases Warts Gardasil (Vaccine) Third World and Developing Countries Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Lancet, The (J Source Type: news
HPV Vaccine Ages For Males Should Be Extended, According To CDC Panel
By Jacqueline Howard, CNN
(CNN) — The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices, known as ACIP, voted unanimously on Wednesday to recommend HPV vaccines for both boys and girls and men and women through age 26.
Previously the CDC recommended that teen girls and young women who had not been adequately vaccinated receive the human papillomavirus vaccine through age 26, but the recommendation for teen boys and young men only went through age 21. The CDC’s recommendation that children start receiving two doses of the HPV vaccine around 11 or 12 years old h...
Source: WBZ-TV - Breaking News, Weather and Sports for Boston, Worcester and New Hampshire - June 27, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Health – CBS Boston Tags: Health News CNN HPV vaccine Source Type: news
HPV Vaccine Proving Very Successful
The prevalence of cancer-causing HPV strains has dropped markedly in women who have been vaccinated. (Source: NYT Health)
Source: NYT Health - June 27, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Nicholas Bakalar Tags: Human Papillomavirus (HPV) Sexually Transmitted Diseases Cervical Cancer Women and Girls Vaccination and Immunization Source Type: news
Rich nations could end cervical cancer within decades, say experts
Study shows HPV vaccine has greatly reduced infections among girls and young womenElimination of cervical cancer in wealthy countries such as the UK may be possible within decades, say experts, following a major study showing the success of the HPV jab in protecting women.Human papilloma virus, which is sexually transmitted, can cause cervical cancer as well as anogenital warts. Data from high-income countries shows vaccination has led to an 83% reduction in HPV infections in 15- to 19-year-old girls over five to eight years. Among women aged 20 to 24, infections are down 66%.Continue reading... (Source: Guardian Unlimited Science)
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - June 27, 2019 Category: Science Authors: Sarah Boseley Health editor Tags: Cervical cancer Cancer research Vaccines and immunisation Medical research UK news Health Science Society World news Source Type: news
HPV vaccine 'offers chance' of wiping out cervical cancer in rich countries
Study shows vaccine has greatly reduced infections among girls and young womenElimination of cervical cancer in wealthy countries such as the UK may be possible within decades, say experts, following a major study showing the success of the HPV jab in protecting women.Human papilloma virus, which is sexually transmitted, can cause cervical cancer as well as anogenital warts. Data from high-income countries shows vaccination has led to an 83% reduction in HPV infections in 15- to 19-year-old girls over five to eight years. Among women aged 20 to 24, infections are down 66%.Continue reading... (Source: Guardian Unlimited Science)
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - June 26, 2019 Category: Science Authors: Sarah Boseley Health editor Tags: Cervical cancer Cancer research Vaccines and immunisation Medical research UK news Health Science Society World news Source Type: news
HPV Vaccine Making Headway Against Cancer-Causing Virus Worldwide
WEDNESDAY, June 26, 2019 -- HPV vaccination programs significantly reduce human papillomavirus infections and precancerous cervical lesions, a new global review finds.
Vaccination protects against the HPV strains that cause the majority of cervical... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - June 26, 2019 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news
Vaccination programs substantially reduce HPV infections and precancerous cervical lesions
(Universit é Laval) Human papilloma virus (HPV) vaccination programs have substantially reduced the number of infections and precancerous cervical lesions caused by the virus, according to a study published today in The Lancet by researchers from Universit é Laval and the CHU de Qu é bec-Universit é Laval Research Centre. Results are so promising that it has now become possible to envision eliminating cervical cancer as a public health problem in the coming decades. (Source: EurekAlert! - Cancer)
Source: EurekAlert! - Cancer - June 26, 2019 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: news
The HPV Vaccine Is A Cancer Vaccine, Not A Sex Vaccine
Anal cancer, a rare cancer often caused by the human papillomavirus (HPV) has been brought to the forefront as an actress shares her story of her own experience with this disease. HPV vaccination will reduce risk of HPV-related cancers in the future. (Source: Forbes.com Healthcare News)
Source: Forbes.com Healthcare News - June 8, 2019 Category: Pharmaceuticals Authors: Nina Shapiro, Contributor Source Type: news
Tanzania: Under-Vaccinated Girls Risk Contracting Cervical Cancer
[Daily News] THE government introduced a human papilloma virus (HPV), vaccine last year as part of the routine immunisation programme targeting girls aged 14 to protect them against cervical cancer. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - May 30, 2019 Category: African Health Source Type: news
Women in developing countries need radiotherapy and vaccines for cervical cancer
(University Health Network) Millions of women in low- and middle-income countries will need life-saving radiotherapy to treat their cervical cancer, despite the growth of essential human papilloma virus (HPV) vaccination prevention programs. (Source: EurekAlert! - Cancer)
Source: EurekAlert! - Cancer - May 28, 2019 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: news
UVA partnering to improve HPV vaccination rates in western Virginia
(University of Virginia Health System) University of Virginia Health System is joining a coalition of healthcare organizations to improve vaccination rates in western Virginia for human papillomavirus (HPV), a leading cause of cancer. (Source: EurekAlert! - Cancer)
Source: EurekAlert! - Cancer - May 24, 2019 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: news
Tanzania: Ministry of Health, Jhpiego Partner Against Cervical Cancer
[Daily News] INTERNATIONAL nonprofit organisation, Jhpiego, in collaboration with the Ministry of Health, Community Development, Gender, Elderly and Children, is intensifying efforts to prevent cervical cancer through Vaccination against Human Papilloma Virus (HPV). (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - May 14, 2019 Category: African Health Source Type: news
The 4 Types of Doctors Visits You Should Make For a Long, Healthy Life
Prevention is often called the best medicine — but research has shown that millions of Americans are not getting the preventive care they should to live long, healthy lives. Obstacles like inadequate access to care and financial barriers can keep people away from the doctor, but anxiety and feeling like care is unnecessary are also common deterrents.
“There are a lot of things that every person could do to stay healthy, and this could help people to feel better, improve their quality of life and help them to live longer,” says Dr. Alex Krist, a professor of family medicine at Virginia Commonwealth Univer...
Source: TIME: Health - May 10, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Jamie Ducharme Tags: Uncategorized Longevity public health Source Type: news
Opting In: The Value of Vaccines
A young boy in Pakistan receives an oral polio vaccine (OPV). Over the last 30 years huge progress has been made against polio and it is now only endemic in 2 countries, Afghanistan and Pakistan, with only 33 cases confirmed cases last year. Credit: Ashfaq Yusufzai/IPSBy Tharanga YakupitiyageUNITED NATIONS, May 1 2019 (IPS) Since the introduction of vaccines, diseases such as measles and polio were quickly becoming a thing of the past. However, the world’s progress on immunisation is now being threatened.
According to the World Health Organisation (WHO), 85 percent of the world’s children received basic vaccines, incl...
Source: IPS Inter Press Service - Health - May 1, 2019 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Tharanga Yakupitiyage Tags: Featured Global Headlines Health IPS UN: Inside the Glasshouse North America Population Regional Categories TerraViva United Nations diptheria-tetanus-pertussis (DTP) human papillomavirus (HPV) Measles Vaccines World Health Organ Source Type: news
