Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Explainer: What is a virus?
It may seem like a fairly fundamental question, but there is still debate over whether viruses should be considered a form of life.
Feb 13, 2014
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Popular disinfectants do not kill HPV
Commonly used disinfectants do not kill human papillomavirus (HPV) that makes possible non-sexual transmission of the virus, thus creating a need for hospital policy changes, according to researchers from Penn State College ...
Feb 12, 2014
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Oncology & Cancer
Oropharyngeal cancer on the rise in young adults
A new study reveals an alarming increase in oropharyngeal cancers among young adults. While the exact cause for this phenomenon is unknown, the human papillomavirus (HPV) may be to blame.
Jan 29, 2014
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Medications
Intranasal vaccine protects mice against West Nile infection
Researchers from Duke University have developed a nasal vaccine formulation that provides protective immunity against West Nile virus (WNV) infection in mice after only 2 doses. They present their findings at the 2014 American ...
Jan 28, 2014
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Oncology & Cancer
Large-scale HPV self-testing proves effective for screening cervical cancer
Self-testing for Human Papillomavirus (HPV) – the virus that causes cervical cancer – is as effective at detecting cancer as a conventional smear test (cytology screening) even when scaled up to test large populations.
Jan 21, 2014
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Oncology & Cancer
Longer screening intervals possible with HPV-based tests
A new study from Karolinska Institutet in Sweden finds that testing for human papilloma virus (HPV) allows for longer time between screening tests when compared to cytology-based testing. The study is published in the scientific ...
Jan 21, 2014
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Obstetrics & gynaecology
HPV 6, 11, 42/Combo detection doesn't ID CIN 2+, 3+ risk
(HealthDay)—Detection of human papillomavirus (HPV) 6, 11, 42 or combination infections does not identify increased three-year risk of cervical precancer, according to a study published in the January issue of Obstetrics ...
Dec 26, 2013
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Immunology
Parental perceptions are preventing HPV vaccination success
A Mayo Clinic physician and two other pediatric experts say that parental perceptions pose a major barrier to acceptance of human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination—and that many of those perceptions are wrong. Their comments ...
Oct 21, 2013
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Medications
Misconceptions about HPV vaccine explored in special issue of scientific journal
Suspicions about sexual promiscuity and vaccine safety are explored in an article in the November issue of the journal Preventive Medicine, which dedicates a section of that issue to research concerning the human papillomavirus.
Oct 17, 2013
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Oncology & Cancer
HPV linked to growing number of young adults with oropharyngeal cancer
The human papillomavirus (HPV) may be to blame for the alarming increase of young adults with oropharyngeal cancer, according to researchers from Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit.
Sep 24, 2013
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