http://medicalxpress.com/ en-us Medical Xpress internet news portal provides the latest news on Health and Medicine. The HPV vaccine can prevent both cervical cancer and a nasty sexually transmitted disease in women. But emphasizing the STD prevention will persuade more young women to get the vaccine, a new study suggests. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-05-focus-std-cancer-hpv-vaccine.html Health Thu, 02 May 2013 11:42:11 EST news286713724 (HealthDay)—Contrary to conventional wisdom, a new Dutch study has found that the most likely way children get infected with the virus that causes warts is from close contact with family members or classmates, rather than from public places such as pools or communal showers. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-04-kids-warts-home-spaces.html Pediatrics Mon, 22 Apr 2013 18:00:04 EST news285871041 The proportion of young women diagnosed with genital warts in Australia has seen a significant decline thanks to the HPV vaccine, suggests a paper published today in BMJ. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-04-genital-wart-young-women-plummets.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Thu, 18 Apr 2013 18:30:01 EST news285522393 At present over one hundred strains of the human papillomavirus (HPV) are known, fourteen of which can trigger cancer. The HPV vaccinations currently in use provide protection from 70 percent of these cancers. "With the next generation of the HPV vaccine we will reach 90 percent," says Elmar Joura of the University Department of Gynaecology at the MedUni Vienna on the occasion of the forthcoming Immunology Week. This next vaccine generation is currently undergoing clinical trials at the MedUni Vienna and should be available in approximately two years' time. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-04-hpv-vaccination-future-infections.html Obstetrics & gynaecology Wed, 17 Apr 2013 10:10:06 EST news285410908 The incidence of genital warts, or condylomata, declined by 93 per cent in girls given the HPV vaccine before the age of 14, according to a Swedish national registry study. The study was carried out by researchers at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden, and published in Journal of the National Cancer Institute. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-03-incidence-genital-warts-young-girls.html Cancer Wed, 13 Mar 2013 16:00:10 EST news282404794 Despite the decline in cancer death rates in the U.S., there is an increase in incidence rates for cancers associated with human papillomavirus (HPV) infection and more efforts are needed to increase HPV vaccination coverage levels to prevent the occurrence of these cancers in the future according to a study published January 7 in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-01-hpv-associated-cancer-incidence-efforts-hpv.html Cancer Mon, 07 Jan 2013 16:00:03 EST news276772319 (Medical Xpress)—Women with HIV may benefit from a vaccine for human papillomavirus (HPV), despite having already been exposed to HPV, a study finds. Although many may have been exposed to less serious forms of HPV, more than 45 percent of sexually active young women who have acquired HIV appear never to have been exposed to the most common high-risk forms of HPV, according to the study from a National Institutes of Health research network. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-11-hpv-vaccine-benefit-hiv-infected-women.html HIV & AIDS Fri, 09 Nov 2012 06:40:01 EST news271663920 Testing women to see if they are cured of HPV (the virus that can cause genital warts and cervical cancer) following treatment for abnormal cells on the surface of the cervix is more effective and cheaper than cytology testing (cervical screening) alone, suggests a study published on BMJ today. A second study published today, finds that the risk of cervical cancer after treatment and cytological follow-up for abnormalities remains about four times higher than in women with normal cytology tests, regardless of age and stage of abnormality. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-11-cheaper-effective-women-pre-cervical-cancer.html Cancer Thu, 01 Nov 2012 18:30:03 EST news271001000 The human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine known as Gardasil is not associated with an increase in pregnancy, sexually transmitted infections, or contraceptive counseling, according to a Kaiser Permanente study published online today in the journal Pediatrics. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-10-hpv-vaccination-sexual-girls.html Pediatrics Mon, 15 Oct 2012 05:13:31 EST news269496805 A vaccine against cervical cancer, being developed by Inovio Pharmaceuticals Inc. of Blue Bell, Pa., produced positive results in a small sample of 18 women. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-10-cervical-cancer-vaccine.html Cancer Fri, 12 Oct 2012 11:50:01 EST news269257488 (Medical Xpress) -- The incidence of condyloma or genital warts (GW) is significantly declining in young women, according to a novel register study from Karolinska Institutet. The researchers suggest that this recent development may be explained by the introduction of the national HPV vaccine program in Sweden. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-07-significant-decline-genital-warts-young.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Fri, 20 Jul 2012 10:49:57 EST news262000178 Most U.S. adults support laws that allow teens to get medical care for sexually transmitted infections without parental consent. But when asked about the vaccine against the human papillomavirus (HPV), most adults want parents to have the final say on whether their teen or pre-teen gets the shots. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-07-parental-consent-hpv-vaccine-waived.html Health Wed, 18 Jul 2012 12:32:33 EST news261833547 Monitoring the effectiveness of the HPV vaccine in Canada requires that data from multiple registries and other data sources be combined. Linking registries can be problematic, however, since they are often managed by unrelated organizations. Privacy legislation may also restrict the sharing of data for such linkages. To address these challenges, Dr. Khaled El-Emam and his team at the CHEO Research Institute have developed a secure protocol that allows the linking of individual patient records without revealing personal information, which has been published in PLoS ONE. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-07-protocol-linking-registries-hpv-surveillance.html Medical research Tue, 10 Jul 2012 07:46:25 EST news261125166 Younger girls are more likely than adult women to report side effects after receiving Gardasil, the human papillomavirus vaccine. The side effects are non-serious and similar to those associated with other vaccines, according to a new study funded by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and published in the Journal of Women's Health. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-04-young-girls-side-effects-hpv.html Health Tue, 03 Apr 2012 13:20:01 EST news252677420 Women who are diagnosed with pre-cancerous cervical conditions after receiving the HPV vaccine can still benefit from a considerably reduced risk of reoccurring disease, a study published today in the British Medical Journal shows. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-03-cervical-disease-benefit-hpv-vaccine.html Cancer Wed, 28 Mar 2012 03:21:22 EST news252123652 Researchers from Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) have found that a health care provider's attitude toward male human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination may influence the implementation of new guidelines. They believe targeted provider education on the benefits of HPV vaccination for male patients, specifically the association of HPV with certain cancers in men, may be important for achieving vaccination goals. These findings appear on-line in the American Journal of Men's Health. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-03-attitude-vaccinating-young-males-hpv.html Cancer Tue, 13 Mar 2012 09:31:54 EST news250849905 US health authorities on Friday urged all boys age 11-12 to get a routine vaccination against the most common sexually transmitted disease, human papillomavirus, or HPV. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-02-routine-hpv-vaccination-boys.html Health Fri, 03 Feb 2012 11:50:03 EST news247491010 Gardasil, the human papillomavirus vaccine that is now recommended for male and female adolescents and young adults, does not trigger autoimmune conditions such as lupus, rheumatoid arthritis, type 1 diabetes or multiple sclerosis after vaccination in young women, according to a new study in the Journal of Internal Medicine. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-01-gardasil-trigger-autoimmune-conditions-vaccination.html Immunology Wed, 25 Jan 2012 09:29:21 EST news246706145 (Medical Xpress) -- A new study published in the Archives of Pediatric and Adolescent Medicine shows that almost a quarter of girls surveyed believe that the HPV vaccine will also help prevent other STDs. This new information is sparking a demand for better education when the vaccine is administered. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-01-girls-hpv-vaccine-stds.html Health Fri, 06 Jan 2012 12:57:58 EST news245077011 (AP) -- A vaccine against cervical cancer hasn't been all that popular for girls. It may be even a harder sell for boys now that it's been recommended for them too. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-10-boys-hpv-vaccine-panel.html Cancer Tue, 25 Oct 2011 12:51:27 EST news238765875 A prolonged sore throat once was considered a cancer worry mainly for smokers and drinkers. Today there's another risk: A sexually transmitted virus is fueling a rise in oral cancer. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-10-cervical-cancer-virus-fuels-oral.html Cancer Mon, 03 Oct 2011 17:23:31 EST news236881402 A new study reports that a drug already approved by the Food and Drug Administration for use in patients undergoing a bone marrow transplant may also have promise for treating people who have a rare immune deficiency known as WHIM syndrome. People with the syndrome are more susceptible to potentially life-threatening bacterial and viral infections, particularly human papillomavirus infections, which cause skin and genital warts and can lead to cancer. The study was conducted by investigators at the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-09-rare-disease-nih-scientists-repurpose.html Medical research Fri, 02 Sep 2011 10:54:52 EST news234179681 (AP) -- Only about half of the teenage girls in the U.S. have rolled up their sleeves for a controversial vaccine against cervical cancer - a rate well below those for two other vaccinations aimed at adolescents. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-08-teen-vaccinations-cervical-cancer-lagging.html Cancer Thu, 25 Aug 2011 13:17:01 EST news233496966