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Epidemiology of Upper Limb Complex Regional Pain Syndrome in a Retrospective Cohort of Persons Aged 9-30 Years, 2002-2017
Conclusion These data provide a comprehensive assessment of the epidemiology and characteristics of CRPS in children and young adults and provide further reassurance about the safety of HPV vaccination.PMID:37154719 | DOI:10.7812/TPP/22.170
Source: Cancer Control - May 8, 2023 Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: Allison L Naleway Michelle L Henninger Stephanie A Irving S Bianca Salas Tia L Kauffman Bradley Crane Kathleen F Mittendorf Stacy Harsh Charles Elder Julianne Gee Source Type: research

New Cochrane Review assesses different HPV vaccines and vaccine schedules in adolescent girls and boys
New evidence published in the Cochrane Library today provides further information on the benefits and harms of different human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccines and vaccine schedules in young women and men.HPV is the most common viral infection of the reproductive tract in both women and men globally (WHO 2017). Most people who have sexual contact will be exposed to HPV at some point in their life. In most people, their own immune system will clear the HPV infection.HPV infection can sometimes persist if the immune system does not clear the virus. Persistent infection with some ‘high-risk’ strains of HPV can lead to the de...
Source: Cochrane News and Events - November 20, 2019 Category: Information Technology Authors: Katie Abbotts Source Type: news

Post Marketing Surveillance Study of 2nd Dose Quadrivalent Human Papilloma Virus Vaccine in Elementary School Children in Jakarta, Indonesia: Safety Result and Implementation of School-Based HPV Immunization Program
Conclusion: These results along with the safety data from the pre-licensure clinical trials confirm the favorable safety profile of QHPV vaccine in pre-adolescent girls. The school-based two-dose QHPV immunization program in Indonesia is a safe and effective strategy for optimizing HPV vaccine coverage among pre-adolescent girls. PMID: 30912406 [PubMed - in process]
Source: Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention - March 27, 2019 Category: Cancer & Oncology Tags: Asian Pac J Cancer Prev Source Type: research

Get Tested for Sexually-Transmitted Infections
When Charlie Sheen disclosed his HIV infection last fall, sexually transmitted infections were back in the public eye. His case will likely contribute to the belief many people have that HIV is caused by sexual promiscuity or injection drug use, when in reality having unprotected sex with someone HIV-positive just one time can lead to HIV infection. April is STD Awareness Month. The new term for STD is STI -- sexually transmitted infection -- to focus on the infection rather than the disease it could lead to. One way to mark the occasion is to get tested for HIV and thus help eradicate the stigma. A focus on HIV for STD A...
Source: Healthy Living - The Huffington Post - April 5, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

My Children are Vaccine-Damaged; are Yours?
Conclusion A growing number of today’s children suffer from vaccine damage. Most individuals do not make the connection between health problems and vaccines. When asked about the cause of autoimmune disorders, asthma, allergies, diabetes, learning disabilities, attention deficit disorder, autism, and other common childhood diseases and illness, the majority of health care providers advise patients that the causes are unknown. Doctors, including most integrative physicians, fail to make the connection to vaccines. It takes one moment to permanently damage the health of an adult or child, but takes a lifetime to t...
Source: vactruth.com - February 5, 2016 Category: Allergy & Immunology Authors: Michelle Goldstein Tags: Logical Michelle Goldstein Top Stories autoimmune disorders gardasil HPV Vaccine Medical Authority vaccine injury Source Type: blogs

Why your children should get the HPV vaccine — and why they should get it early
If there’s something we can do to prevent our children from getting cancer, we should do it. Plain and simple. That’s why the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) recommends that youth be vaccinated against Human Papilloma Virus, starting as young as 9 years old. Human Papilloma Virus, or HPV, is the leading cause of cervical cancer. It can cause other cancers as well in both men and women, and is the cause of genital warts. The vaccine, which is given as three doses over 6 months, is very effective. And yet, some parents don’t want me to give the vaccine, especially when their children aren’t teenagers yet. Hereâ€...
Source: Thrive, Children's Hospital Boston - February 2, 2016 Category: Pediatrics Authors: Claire McCarthy Tags: Health & Wellness In the News Parenting Teen Health Claire McCarthy HPV vaccine sexually transmitted disease Source Type: news

Stopping Cancer Before It Starts
On May 20, 2015, New York State will host its Cancer Prevention Summit in Manhattan. This bold initiative is the work of the New York State Commissioner of Health, Dr. Howard Zucker, and his colleagues at the New York State Department of Health. Many health related organizations in New York are participating in the Summit, and the audience will be challenged with action points. I am honored to participate in the Cancer Prevention Summit as a speaker, and will introduce the keynote speaker, Dr. Graham Colditz, an internationally recognized leader in the prevention of cancer and other diseases. The Summit's focus is the p...
Source: Science - The Huffington Post - May 18, 2015 Category: Science Source Type: news

January Cervical Cancer Month: Progress Is Promising
January is Cervical Cancer Month. So it is time to look at what has been accomplished recently in control of this disease. Getting treatment for advanced cervical cancer is challenging. Patients often have pelvic pain, sometimes with blockage of intestines and the urinary tract. Regrettably many patients have fistulas (holes) develop where they leak urine or stool through the skin, vagina or bladder. These are cruel consequences of failed cancer control. About 13,000 women will develop cervical cancer every year, and tragically 4,000 will die of the illness. In 2014, the FDA approved a new treatment for advanced cervical...
Source: Healthy Living - The Huffington Post - January 9, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Safety and immunogenicity of a quadrivalent human papillomavirus vaccine in HIV-infected and HIV-negative adolescents and young adults.
Abstract Human papillomavirus (HPV) infection is highly prevalent and can lead to cancer; the development of safe and efficacious vaccines for HPV is a major public health concern. The two licensed HPV vaccines contain recombinant virus-like particles of HPV 16 and 18; one of such vaccines also protects against HPV types 6 and 11 which cause genital warts. We determined safety and immunogenicity of quadrivalent HPV vaccine in HIV-infected and HIV-negative adolescents and young adults, aged 13-27 years. The seroconversion rate, assessed by antibody titers, 1 month after the administration of the third vaccine dose ...
Source: Vaccine - August 19, 2014 Category: Allergy & Immunology Authors: Giacomet V, Penagini F, Trabattoni D, Viganò A, Rainone V, Bernazzani G, Bonardi CM, Clerici M, Bedogni G, Zuccotti GV Tags: Vaccine Source Type: research

HPV vaccine could be offered to boys
"HPV vaccine could be given to boys as well as girls in UK," The Guardian reports. It goes on to say that, "Government advisers are to consider whether the HPV vaccine, routinely offered to girls at the ages of 12 and 13 since 2008 to help protect them against cervical cancer, should also be offered to boys and some men". The news appears to be based on draft minutes from the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI). The JCVI advises the government on how vaccinations may reduce health problems – and considers the evidence on factors such as the prevalence of diseases, and the safety ...
Source: NHS News Feed - November 29, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Pregnancy/child Medication QA articles Cancer Source Type: news

HPV Vaccines Are Lowering Infection Rates Among Teenage Girls
The HPV vaccines may be controversial, but they are proving effective. A new study finds that the prevalence of the human papillomavirus, which can lead to cervical cancer, dropped by roughly half among teenage girls between the ages of 14 and 19 years old during the four years following the 2006 introduction of the first vaccine, the Gardasil shot that is sold by Merck (MRK). The findings, which were published in The Journal of Infectious Diseases, are significant not only because it signals the vaccination campaign is apparently succeeding, but has also done so amid continual debate over the safety and veracity of the va...
Source: Pharmalot - June 20, 2013 Category: Pharma Commentators Authors: esilverman Source Type: blogs