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January Is cervical health awareness month
Cervical cancer is the second-leading cause of cancer deaths among women worldwide, yet it is almost always preventable with the Pap test. Cervical cancer grows slowly, as abnormal cells begin to change into a pre-cancerous state. For some women, pre-...Tags: Preventative Medicine, Drugs and Medicines, Frederick (Frederick, Maryland), Medical Procedures and Tests, Diseases and Illnesses
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HPV screenings recommended for young men and women
marieg@herald-mail.comWhen a vaccine became available several years ago that would protect against the human papillomavirus, Sarah Robbins didn't hesitate to have her 13-year-old daughter receive it. "Medical science has given us a vaccine against cancer," the Hagerstown...Tags: Viral Diseases and Infections, Parenting, Symptoms, Pharmaceuticals, Preventative Medicine
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Residents give a range of opinions on mandatory vaccines
caleb.calhoun@herald-mail.comHagerstown residents offered mixed reactions Tuesday when asked their opinion of whether children should be exempt from certain vaccines. A report by The Associated Press said a growing number of youngsters were skipping school shots in more than half...Tags: Smallpox , Pharmaceuticals, Measles, Autism, Mumps
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Mom won't approve HPV vaccination
Dear Amy: I am an 18-year-old senior in high school. I am about to graduate and go to college. Each time I go for a yearly checkup, my doctor suggests that I get the HPV vaccine. My mother, who is a little skittish, hems and haws and ultimately decides...
Tags: Viral Diseases and Infections, Pharmaceuticals, Reviews, Preventative Medicine, Drugs and Medicines
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The void of Bachmann
Rep. Michele Bachmann got it backward in her surprising retirement announcement. Many "mainstream liberal media" critics will miss her, especially the fact-checkers. "I fully anticipate," the Minnesota Republican declared in an eight-minute, 40-second,...Tags: Elections, Tea Party Movement, American Revolutionary War (1775-1783), The Washington Post, Drugs and Medicines
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Washington mourns loss of tea party queen
Say it ain't so. There has never been a sadder day in American politics. Political reporters are still in shock over Michele Bachmann's sudden announcement that she will not seek re-election to Congress. How dare she just up and walk away? What are we...Tags: State of the Union Address, Values, Richard Nixon, Religion and Belief, Drugs and Medicines
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Bachmann, for whom the bell tolls
WASHINGTON — Bob Dole must be some kind of prophet. Not 72 hours after Fox News aired the former Republican leader's suggestion that the GOP put out a "closed for repairs" sign, Michele Bachmann announced that she's going out of business. Just...Tags: Elections, State of the Union Address, Tea Party Movement, American Revolutionary War (1775-1783), The Washington Post
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Science, sex and birth control
Democrats claim we have one party that upholds science and one that rejects it. When it comes to climate change, presidential polling, stem cells, evolution and other topics, we are told, Republicans have no use for actual experts. They'd rather listen to...
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The cost of sexually transmitted disease
Doctors and patients alike are often uncomfortable talking about sexual health and sexually transmitted disease. But a new Centers for Disease Control and Prevention report shows that this squeamishness costs society millions of dollars spent trying to...Tags: AIDS, Health Insurance Cost, Preventative Medicine, Drugs and Medicines, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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Many parents say no to HPV vaccine but vaccinations are up: study
Parents forgo vaccines for their teenage kids for a number of reasons, researchers said Monday in a paper reporting findings from the annual National Immunization Survey of Teens, which was published in the journal Pediatrics. That might mean that public...
Tags: Viral Diseases and Infections, Pharmaceuticals, Preventative Medicine, Tetanus, Drugs and Medicines
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Let’s Start 2013 by Preventing Cervical Cancer
Orlando Opinionators - Orlando SentinelJanuary is cervical cancer awareness month, and at Planned Parenthood of Greater Orlando, we are ringing in the new year by talking prevention all month long. Cervical cancer is one of the most deadly forms of cancer in women. It’s also the most... -
More info on vaccines
I'm writing in resonse to Kenneth VanAntwerp M.D. commentary on Oct. 31 about Gardasil. The Gardasil supposedly protects you from only four different strains of HPV (Human Papilloma Virus) when there are more than 100 different strains of HPV. Fifty-...Tags: Smallpox , Viral Diseases and Infections, Pharmaceuticals, Measles, Autism
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