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According to some troubling new headlines out today, the HPV vaccine may make girls think they can forget about practicing safe sex because they're protected against all the nasty stuff lurking in other people's bodily fluids. Yet, just last week, parents were being assured that the vaccine doesn't turn little girls into sexpots. The public debate over whether the HPV vaccine is a safe, life-saving measure or a license to participate in a variety of risky sexual behaviors continues! (Hint: It's the former.) More »
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• In a recent survey of teenage drivers, 48% of girls admitted to routinely driving 10 miles or more over the speed limit, while only 36% of boys said the same. Furthermore, only 23% said teens make good drivers. More »
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On September 9, a Food & Drug Administration advisory committee will consider whether Gardasil should be approved for boys and if Cervarix, another HPV vaccine approved for women in developing countries, should be sold in the U.S. [Business Week] More »
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The makers of Gardasil are trying to get the HPV vaccine approved for boys, which is why now people are questioning the safety and effectiveness of the vaccine, rather than if it makes girls slutty. More »
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• A suburb of Tel Aviv will use DNA found in dog poop will reward and punish dog owners who properly (or improperly) dispose of their pup's droppings on the street. • Meet 5 "Fiesty" Presidential Daughters, including Margaret Truman Daniel (President Truman's daughter) who co-hosted a radio program with Mike Wallace, and Elizabeth Harrison Walker (President Harrison's daughter) who wrote a monthly newsletter about financial advice for women.• An artist from Virginia Beach known as the "Lint Lady" makes pictures of realistic objects using layers of dryer lint that range from $20 to $3,500 each. • More »
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Researchers are fine-tuning an experimental breast cancer vaccine that may help eliminate 20 to 30 percent of breast cancers. The vaccine — tested in mice — eliminated tumors from HER2-positive cancer, a type of cancer that accounts for 20-30% of breast cancers. The vaccine even worked to eliminate HER2 tumors that had developed a resistance to drugs aimed at treating them. (Herceptin, an expensive antibody-based drug, is designed to treat HER2 tumors, but patients eventually develop a resistance to it.) [Reuters] More »
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When Australian schoolgirls between the ages of 12-16 in New South Wales were offered free Gardasil vaccinations, about 23 percent of the girls opted out of receiving the vaccine. While a NSW Health spokeswoman says that the rate of girls participating is "high for a new program with a three dose schedule," others believe that it reveals worries about the side-effects of the vaccine, which includes headaches and dizziness. A spokeswoman for the Australian Family Association also says that the vaccine program assumes that all young people have multiple sex partners (although the vaccine is given at a younger age for preventative reasons, not because they think that all 12-year-olds are at an immediate risk to HPV). [The Daily Telegraph] More »
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Two girls have died after being injected with Gardasil, the drug intended to protect against HPV and cervical cancer. The causes of the deaths, which occurred in Germany and Austria, are unknown and not necessarily connected to the vaccine, but the European Medicines Agency monitors those injected. Nicholas Kitchin, medical director of the drug company responsible for Gardasil, said 13 million doses have been administered worldwide and the vaccine has a good safety profile. "The authorities in Germany and Austria have looked pretty extensively at these two deaths and have not seen anything that makes them believe a causal relationship," he stated. [Telegraph, Daily Mail] More »
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