Menstruation is a woman’s monthly bleeding, also called a period… What is menstruation? What is the menstrual cycle? What happens during the menstrual cycle? What is a typical menstrual period like? What kinds of problems do women have with their periods? When does a girl usually get her first period? How long does a woman [...]
Wall Street Journal Examines Efficacy Of HPV Vaccine Gardasil In Treating Precancerous Lesions, Preventing Cervical Cancer The Wall Street Journal on Monday examined the efficacy of Merck’s human papillomavirus vaccine Gardasil in treating precancerous lesions and preventing cervical cancer (Carreyrou, Wall Street Journal, 4/16). Gardasil in clinical trials has been shown to be 100% effective [...]
The latest in a series of health scares associated with Hormone Replacement Therapy Women on hormone replacement therapy have a 20 per cent higher risk of dying from ovarian cancer, says a new report. The research, from the authoritative Million Women study, suggests that as many as 1,000 women may have died from ovarian cancer [...]
Marketing for Gardasil began in earnest last November and almost immediately ran into controversy over its lobbying campaign. Merck had sought to persuade state governments to make the vaccine mandatory for schoolgirls. But it was revealed in February that the company had given Texas Gov. Rick Perry $6,000 in campaign contributions prior to Perry ordering that Texas girls be vaccinated. Later that month, Merck said it would cease all lobbying activity. “It was distracting from the conversation about women’s health and cervical cancer,” said a rep at Whitehouse Station, N.J.-based Merck.
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