Gardasil vaccination reduces cervical dysplasia in teen years
Vaccination with Gardasil, the quadrivalent human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine, can reduce cervical dysplasia and genital warts as early as 14-17 years old, a recent study found.
“The fact that these benefits were observed in such a young age group strengthens current recommendations that... (Source: Skin and Allergy News)
Source: Skin and Allergy News - April 27, 2015 Category: Dermatology Tags: CME-candidate FPN News IMN News ONCR News ONCR Prevention & Epidemiology SAN Clinical News SAN News Source Type: news
By 2020, The Most Common HPV-Related Cancer Will Affect Men
While currently recommended for both boys and girls, the HPV vaccine was initially marketed -- and is still thought of -- as a way to protect young women and girls from cervical, vaginal and vulvar cancer. Boys, it's been commonly thought, should be vaccinated primarily to benefit herd immunity and any future female partners.
But a new analysis from researchers at the Princess Margaret Cancer Center in Toronto, Canada, points out that boys who get the vaccine receive important protection as well, not only against genital warts, but against HPV strains that cause oropharyngeal (mouth and throat) cancer.
"We believe this s...
Source: Science - The Huffington Post - April 20, 2015 Category: Science Source Type: news
AAD: Frog Enzyme Clears Genital Warts
(MedPage Today) -- Summaries of late-breaking research from the dermatology meeting. (Source: MedPage Today Dermatology)
Source: MedPage Today Dermatology - March 27, 2015 Category: Dermatology Source Type: news
'Game changer' HIV drug cuts infection risk by 86%
Conclusion
The results of this unpublished study were presented at a conference in Seattle and have been reported by the Medical Research Council, who helped fund it. As it has not been published, some important details are not yet known, such as:
The researchers report that there was "high adherence" to taking the medication, but it is not known how regularly it was taken, or how many people stopped taking it and why.
No details have been provided about any side effects experienced on the medication.
The incidence of STIs was used to determine whether taking Truvada changed sexual risk-taking beha...
Source: NHS News Feed - February 25, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Lifestyle/exercise Medication Source Type: news
New HPV vaccine may protect against 90% of cervical cancers
Conclusion
This double-blind randomised trial has shown that the new HPV vaccine provides increased protection from additional strains of HPV that cause cervical, vulval and vaginal cancers.
Strengths of the study include:
Blinding of the pathologists to the vaccine type, and blinding of the participants (they didn't know which vaccine they had been given), which reduces any bias – a double-blind randomised controlled trial is considered the gold standard of how best to assess a treatment or intervention.
The large number of women included in the study, with diverse ethnic backgrounds, makes it likely that the...
Source: NHS News Feed - February 20, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Cancer Medication Source Type: news
Bacteria Battle: Which Of These Spots Are Germier?
Unless you live in a plastic bubble, germs and bacteria are on every surface you touch. Apparently, even washing your hands promises very little protection; one study revealed 25 percent of the public soap dispensers tested contained fecal bacteria. But what surfaces are the most notorious germ farms? We all know door handles are home to high populations of germs, but how do they compare with a cell phone? And who is more germ-ridden, men or women?
1. Cell phone vs. bathroom door handle
Chloroform Capital: cell phone
According to study findings published in the Wall Street Journal, swabs taken from a sample of cell ...
Source: Science - The Huffington Post - February 19, 2015 Category: Science Source Type: news
Bacteria Battle: Which Of These Spots Are Germier?
Unless you live in a plastic bubble, germs and bacteria are on every surface you touch. Apparently, even washing your hands promises very little protection; one study revealed 25 percent of the public soap dispensers tested contained fecal bacteria. But what surfaces are the most notorious germ farms? We all know door handles are home to high populations of germs, but how do they compare with a cell phone? And who is more germ-ridden, men or women?
1. Cell phone vs. bathroom door handle
Chloroform Capital: cell phone
According to study findings published in the Wall Street Journal, swabs taken from a sample of cell ...
Source: Healthy Living - The Huffington Post - February 19, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Spontaneous cure of rare immune disease
A genetic phenomenon called chromothripsis, or 'chromosome shattering,' may have spontaneously cured the first person to be documented with WHIM syndrome. The patient was the subject of a 1964 study that first described the disorder, a syndrome of recurrent infections, warts and cancer caused by the inability of immune cells, particularly infection-fighting neutrophils, to leave the bone marrow and enter the bloodstream. (Source: ScienceDaily Headlines)
Source: ScienceDaily Headlines - February 5, 2015 Category: Science Source Type: news
How Good is 5-Fluorouracil to Treat Plantar Warts?
Discussion
Veruccae plantaris or plantar warts are caused by Human papillomavirus which causes benign epidermal tumors that often have a cauliflower pattern on the foot that may be elevated or flush with the surrounding skin. Lesions may resemble calluses but the normal footprint pattern is disrupted. The lesions often have pinpoint hemorrhages that appear as black dots. In an immunocompetent individual, the lesions usually have spontaneous resolution within 2 years but the infection may spread to create additional lesions. The lesions may also cause pain or discomfort because of their size or location.
Plantar warts are...
Source: PediatricEducation.org - February 2, 2015 Category: Pediatrics Authors: pediatriceducationmin Tags: Uncategorized Source Type: news
Does contraceptive jab make HIV more likely?
Conclusion
This is a well-conducted systematic review that tried to identify all studies investigating the possible link between hormonal contraceptive use and HIV.
It did not find an association between HIV risk and oral hormonal contraceptive use, nor with one type of injectable progestogen contraceptive.
But it did find an increased risk of HIV in studies where women used a commonly used injectable form of contraception called depot medroxyprogesterone acetate.
The review had strict inclusion criteria, but the possibility of selection bias and confounding from other factors still cannot be ruled out.
Only three out...
Source: NHS News Feed - January 12, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Lifestyle/exercise Medication 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
Healthpointe Presents Blaine Labs, New Line of Dermatological Products
Healthpointe is now offering Blaine Labs products for the prevention of Athlete’s Foot, warts, fungal infections, psoriasis, eczema, foot pain, and other skin, nail, and foot conditions.(PRWeb December 29, 2014)Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2014/12/prweb12417051.htm (Source: PRWeb: Medical Pharmaceuticals)
Source: PRWeb: Medical Pharmaceuticals - December 30, 2014 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
New HPV Vaccine Is Even More Effective Against Cancer
WASHINGTON (AP) — The drugmaker Merck & Co. Inc. has received approval for an updated version of its Gardasil vaccine that protects against an additional five strains of the virus that causes most cases of cervical cancer.
The Food and Drug Administration approved the company's Gardasil 9, which protects against nine strains of the virus called HPV, or human papillomavirus. That's up from four strains covered by the original Gardasil vaccine approved in 2006. The FDA said Wednesday the updated Gardasil has the potential to prevent roughly 90 percent of cervical, vulvar, vaginal and anal cancers. Original Gardasil protec...
Source: Science - The Huffington Post - December 11, 2014 Category: Science Source Type: news
HPV infections common among gay, bisexual teen males
(Reuters Health) - Many young men who report having sex with other young men have the human papillomavirus (HPV) that can lead to genital warts and anal cancer, according to a new study from Australia. (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - December 3, 2014 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: healthNews Source Type: news
Warts--A Common Infectious Disease
Title: Warts--A Common Infectious DiseaseCategory: Doctor's ViewsCreated: 4/1/2005 12:00:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 12/1/2014 12:00:00 AM (Source: MedicineNet Skin General)
Source: MedicineNet Skin General - December 1, 2014 Category: Dermatology Source Type: news
