At least one in four teenage girls nationwide has a sexually transmitted disease, or more than 3 million teens, according to the first study of its kind in this age group. A virus that causes cervical cancer is by far the most common sexually transmitted infection in teen … [Read more...] about Confidential Teen Screening for STIs Needed
STD Infection
HPV — A Problem of Public Health or Politics?
HPV in the United States and Developing Nations: A Problem of Public Health or Politics? The Global AIDS bill, signed into law on May 27, 2003 by President Bush [for full text: Library of Congress, search bill number, H.R. 1298.] requires an analysis of the prevalence of human … [Read more...] about HPV — A Problem of Public Health or Politics?
Risk Factors Affect Parents’ Attitudes About STD Vaccinations
My Opinion About The Following Study Abstract This 2003 study, funded by a grant from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, was one of several studies that “tested the waters” concerning parental attitudes about STD vaccine programs. If I were a cynical … [Read more...] about Risk Factors Affect Parents’ Attitudes About STD Vaccinations
MERCK & CO, GARDASIL® Product Information
Patient Information about GARDASIL® (pronounced “gard-Ah-sill”) Generic name: [Quadrivalent Human Papillomavirus (Types 6, 11, 16, 18) Recombinant Vaccine] Read this information with care before you or your child gets GARDASIL*. You or your child will need 3 doses of the … [Read more...] about MERCK & CO, GARDASIL® Product Information
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