On June 9, the Food and Drug Administration approved the first effective vaccine against Human Papillomavirus, a sexually transmitted infection that is one of the major causes of cervical cancer. On the heels of this approval, which represents a crucial breakthrough in the efforts of scientists, doctors and public health officials to combat the spread of STDs in the United States and elsewhere, the Medical College of Georgia announced today that significant strides have been made towards...
Read moreRecently, the United States Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices officially recommended that adults older than 60 years of age... Read more »
Annual vaccinations for influenza virus are recommended for many groups of people. I strongly suggest that all people over the age of 65,... Read more »
During 2007, an estimated 11,000 women in the United States were diagnosed with invasive cervical cancer. Knowing this, and the fact that a... Read more »
How time slips by. It's already March and I'm just now finishing scheduling the medical and dental appointments for my family. It's a good... Read more »
Since I contracted herpes, whenever I’ve gone to the gynecologist she’s always asked me to estimate how many outbreaks I experience per... Read more »
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Herpes - genital; Herpes simplex - genital; Herpesvirus 2; HSV-2PreventionThe best way to avoid getting genital herpes is to avoid all sexual... Read more »
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www.ashastd.org -- American Social Health Associationwww.niaid.nih.gov -- National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseaseswww.cdc.gov/std/herpes... Read more »
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Varicella zoster virus vaccine; Varivax; Vaccine - chickenpoxReferencesChaves SS, Gargiullo P, Zhang JX, et al. Loss of vaccine-induced immunity to... Read more »
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Both chickenpox (varicella) and shingles (zoster) can usually be diagnosed by symptoms alone. If a diagnosis is still unclear after a physical... Read more »
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VaccinationsCertain vaccinations can help prevent the diseases that can lead to encephalitis.MeaslesMeasles used to be a very common childhood... Read more »