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Getting snippy over adult circumcision
Is it healthy to get circumcised well into your mid-40s? And can not being circumcised cause urinary tract infections?--Anon. Like my first boyfriend, I thank you sir, for putting the fate of your penis in my very unqualified hands. Circumcision is a...
Tags: American Academy of Pediatrics, HIV, Genital Herpes, Syphilis, Penile cancer
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Study: HPV vaccine doesn't encourage sexual activity
There's been a lot of controversy over the HPV vaccine. Because Gardasil is designed to protect young people against human papillomavirus, a common sexually transmitted disease, some people believe the inoculation gives teens the go-ahead to have sex....
Tags: Sexually Transmitted Diseases, American Academy of Pediatrics, Pharmaceuticals, Mouth, Throat Cancer
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The HPV vaccine and teen sex
If you could vaccinate your kids against cancer, wouldn't you do it? The answer may sound obvious. But we can vaccinate our kids against some vicious types of cancer -- and many parents are deliberately choosing not to. Why? Because the cancers...
Tags: Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Pharmaceuticals, Family Planning, HPV Vaccine, Preventative Medicine
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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... -
It’s a New Day for Women
Orlando Opinionators - Orlando SentinelThanks to the Affordable Care Act, for the first time ever, women across the U.S. have access to life-saving preventive care without cost-sharing. Effective as soon as August 1, 2012 –today!– all new insurance plans are required to provide... -
HPV Vaccine Important for Boys, Too, Cancer Specialist Says
TribLocal - EvanstonBy Susan J. WhiteNorthShore University HealthSystem Oral and head and neck cancers comprise some of the most common cancers in the United States and have …... -
Over 57-year career, pediatrician says, vaccines changed everything
The Orange County RegisterSANTA ANA, Calif. If you think today's world can be a perilous place for children, imagine life in the 1950s. Seat belts in cars were not widely used, much less required. A kid wearing a bike helmet would have been mocked mercilessly. The child-resistant...Tags: Pharmaceuticals, Health and Medical Professionals, Vaccines, Diseases and Illnesses, Hospitals and Clinics
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HPV may reactivate in older women
Scientists have always thought the HPV virus clears most women after a couple of years, but new evidence suggests it may linger in the body undetected and reappear later in life. Researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health...Tags: Diseases and Illnesses, Health and Safety at School, Viral Diseases and Infections, Malaysia, Medical Research
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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: Medical Procedures and Tests, Pharmaceuticals, Tetanus, Vaccines, Diseases and Illnesses
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HPV-related throat cancers multiplying
It is well known that HPV (human papillomavirus) can lead to deadly cervical cancer in women, but the virus is causing cancer in men as well. Throat cancers caused by HPV are showing up typically in men with little or no history of smoking, said Dr. Kevin...
Tags: Throat Cancer, Symptoms, Vaccines, Lung Cancer, Diseases and Illnesses
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Students' health records go electronic
Khaleej TimesStudents' school health records are now linked to all Abu Dhabi Health Services Company (Seha) hospitals and clinics with the migration to electronic system by public schools, providing easier, timely and accurate information about the child's heath....Tags: Electronics, Abu Dhabi (United Arab Emirates), Health and Medical Professionals, Nursing, United Arab Emirates
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Male circumcision tied to less sexual pleasure
ReutersNEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Men circumcised either as children or adults report less intense sexual pleasure and orgasm than their uncircumcised counterparts, according to a new study from Belgium. "We're not saying less sexual activity or satisfaction,...Tags: American Academy of Pediatrics, Vaccines, HIV, Belgium, Johns Hopkins University
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