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Virus linked to deadly cancer rates in China
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Virus linked to deadly cancer rates in China

Medical researchers at a leading Australian university recently uncovered an alarming link between a common virus and the quadrupling of a string of deadly cancers in China, Xinhua news agency reported. The deadly Human...

13 December, 2013
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Single HPV vaccine dose may protect adequately
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Single HPV vaccine dose may protect adequately

Women who receive only one dose of a human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine have readily detectable antibody levels that remain stable for four years, suggesting that one dose of the vaccine may be adequate to confer...

8 November, 2013
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Adult HPV vaccination has limited impact
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Adult HPV vaccination has limited impact

The Costa Rica Vaccine Trial for human papillomavirus (HPV) in young women has had a “modest” impact on gynecologic outcomes in the first few years of the program. Data shows that the impact of vaccination on rates of...

29 July, 2013
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Why teens may be behind on vaccinations
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Why teens may be behind on vaccinations

A new survey finds even though vaccines for certain teenage illnesses are available and are found to be safe, many parents aren’t having their teens inoculated. The question is why? Researchers looked at parent...

20 March, 2013
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