The Pharmaceutical Benefits Advisory Committee has proposed that Gardasil vaccinations should be administered to boys to prevent throat and anus cancers. Photo: Nicolas Walker ALL teenage boys would be vaccinated against the sexually transmitted disease that causes some forms of … Continue reading
The Pharmaceutical Benefits Advisory Committee has proposed that Gardasil vaccinations should be administered to boys to prevent throat and anus cancers. Photo: Nicolas Walker ALL teenage boys would be vaccinated against the sexually transmitted disease that causes some forms of … Continue reading
More Photos Click thumbnails to enlarge ERIC McGRATH By Maryanne Kocis MacLeod, Macomb Daily Staff Writer Immunizing boys and girls before they become sexually active, experts say, is the most effective way to prevent the spread of the human papilloma … Continue reading
On Oct. 25, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommended that all adolescent boys be immunized against the human papilloma virus, which causes several types of cancer in both sexes. We strongly support this landmark decision, which builds … Continue reading
Few politicians will ever admit they are wrong, so I salute health ministers who have finally capitulated to medical opinion and last month announced a U-turn on the cervical cancer vaccine that is given to 12- and 13-year-old girls. Until … Continue reading
Merck’s promotion of Gardasil, its vaccine against the human papilloma virus (HPV), has a complicated history. First there was the exuberant claim about its reputedly great effectiveness in preventing cervical cancer. Now comes the recommendation last month from the Centers for Disease … Continue reading
The vaccine that protects against a sexually transmitted, human papilloma virus, should be routinely recommended to boys ages 11 and 12, a government advisory committee said Tuesday. The HPV vaccine is already advised for routine use in girls ages 11 … Continue reading
The vaccine that protects against a sexually transmitted, human papilloma virus, should be routinely recommended to boys ages 11 and 12, a government advisory committee said Tuesday. The HPV vaccine is already advised for routine use in girls ages 11 … Continue reading
The vaccine that protects against a sexually transmitted, human papilloma virus, should be routinely recommended to boys ages 11 and 12, a government advisory committee said Tuesday. The HPV vaccine is already advised for routine use in girls ages 11 … Continue reading
The vaccine that protects against a sexually transmitted, human papilloma virus, should be routinely recommended to boys ages 11 and 12, a government advisory committee said Tuesday. The HPV vaccine is already advised for routine use in girls ages 11 … Continue reading