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...hard to ignore the letters H-P-V in a headline. Much has been written about HPV, or human papillomavirus, which infects some 20 million people in the U.S. and causes cervical cancer and genital warts. Even more has been written about the HPV vaccine, Gardasil, which was approved by the government last summer and is widely recommended for girls and women aged 11 to 26. But many consumers still have questions: for starters, can the vaccine help women who are already infected? Can it help older women over the age of 26? And can it do anything for boys...
...study in the Aug. 15 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association aims to clear up at least some of that uncertainty. Dr. Allan Hildesheim, an epidemiologist at the National Cancer Institute, and his colleagues set out to determine whether Cervarix - a new HPV vaccine for which GlaxoSmithKline hopes to get federal approval in early 2008 - could help reduce the virus-load in women already infected with HPV. According to the study's authors, past trials have suggested that HPV vaccination boosts the body's immune response to infection, and some researchers thought that it might work...
After almost 50 years of running her café on Arrow Street, Josefina Yanguas died of cancer on August 1 at the age of 90. Pamplona brought a slice of authentic European café culture to Harvard Square, and for decades it has served as a haven for intellectuals who came for fine coffee and fine conversation...
...procedure has faced ethical complications due to the necessary use of immunosuppressants, or anti-rejection drugs, to prevent the patient’s immune system from rejecting the donor tissue. These toxic drugs expose patients to infection and increase the risk of cancer, prompting many to quesiton whether it is right to subject patients to such risks for a non-lifesaving procedure...
...they're low earners, and can't be turned away because of existing conditions. (He fudged the financing, but it's the principle that counts.) Giuliani has called for none of this. If he really thinks the individual market is the answer, let's see this uninsurable prostate-cancer survivor try to buy a solo policy himself...