National Vaccine Information Center Criticizes FDA for Fast Tracking Licensure NVIC Press Release June 27, 2006 MERCK'S GARDASIL VACCINE NOT PROVEN SAFE FOR LITTLE GIRLS National Vaccine Information Center Criticizes FDA for Fast Tracking Licensure Washington, D.C. - The … [Read more...] about Mercks’s Gardasil Vaccine Not Proven Safe for Little Girls
FDA Announces New Initiative to Modernize the Regulation of Clinical Trials
FDA Announces New Initiative to Modernize the Regulation of Clinical Trials and Bioresearch Monitoring The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) today announced a series of new policy and regulatory developments to strengthen the Agency's oversight and protection of patients in … [Read more...] about FDA Announces New Initiative to Modernize the Regulation of Clinical Trials
Breast Cancer
Every three minutes a woman in the United States is diagnosed with breast cancer. In 2006, an estimated 212,920 new cases of invasive breast cancer are expected to be diagnosed, along with 61,980 new cases of non-invasive breast cancer. And 40,970 women are expected to die in … [Read more...] about Breast Cancer
Human Papillomavirus (HPV) and Genital Warts
What is human papillomavirus (HPV)? Human papillomavirus (pronounced pap-ih-lo-ma-vye-rus) is also called HPV. It is a virus that includes more than 100 types, over 30 of which are sexually transmitted. The types of HPV that infect the genital area are known as genital HPV. … [Read more...] about Human Papillomavirus (HPV) and Genital Warts
Cervical Cancer
What is cervical cancer? Cancer is a disease in which certain body cells don't function right, divide very fast, and produce too much tissue that forms a tumor. Cervical cancer is cancer in the cervix, the lower, narrow part of the uterus (womb). The uterus is the hollow, … [Read more...] about Cervical Cancer