In Disease Proof - Posted 4 days ago

Gardasil, Merck s clumsy HPV vaccine, has garnered a lot of attention a mix of hype and bad press. Now this has Tara Parker-Pope of the Well blog ...

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In Disease Proof - Posted 4 days ago

Gardasil, Merck s clumsy HPV vaccine, has garnered a lot of attention a mix of hype and bad press. Now this has Tara Parker-Pope of the Well blog ...

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In Disease Proof - Posted 1 week ago

Many of the treatments used to address obesity appear to increase prostate cancer-risk in men. Michelle Rizzo of Reuters explains:In a population-...

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In WSJ.com: Health Blog - Posted 2 weeks ago

Merck s Gardasil vaccine for cervical cancer isn t cheap it s a three-shot series that costs about $360. Whether it s worth the money depe...

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In WSJ.com: Health Blog - Posted 2 weeks ago

Dealing with vaccines is a hassle for doctors. Not only do docs have to store vaccines in the office (typically in a refrigerator), they also have to ...

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In Palo Alto Medical Foundation - Posted 3 weeks ago

By Mary Parman, D.O.Human Papillomavirus (HPV) is the most common sexually transmitted infection in the Unites States, and studies have shown that wom...

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In Blogging Baby - Posted 4 weeks ago

Filed under: Teens & tweens, Health & safety, Medical conditionsWhen Gardasil, the relatively new vaccine for the human papillomavirus, was announced,...

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In WSJ.com: Health Blog - Posted 4 weeks ago

You re a modern patient. You want to look at all the information and make a rational decision about what to do. But when it comes to whether you sho...

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In Junkfood Science - Posted 4 weeks ago

Cervical cancer cases in Maryland nearly doubled from 1998 to 2002, and melanoma cases increased 70%. A Department of Legislative Services audit for t...

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In WSJ.com: Health Blog - Posted 5 weeks ago

In a surprise, the FDA has rejected Schering-Plough s application to sell a drug called sugammadex, the company said. Even in today s tough safety...

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