Unless you’ve been hiding under a rock, you have probably heard that there is a killer vaccine on the market called Gardasil in the U.S. (by other names in different countries) and patented by Merck & Co. This vaccine is supposed to stop cervical cancer, which is an over-sensationalized, relatively rare disease. You should also ...
At some point, most teenagers will be asked to attend a rainbow party. This is not a party where the theme of the decorations is rainbow. Rainbow parties can be potentially dangerous to teenagers who take part in them. Here are some of the things that both teens and parents should know about rainbow parties. ...
A vaccine called Gardasil has been becoming commonplace these past few years. You may have seen its commercials, asking you to be “One Less” victim to cervical cancer. The Gardasil vaccine has been said to protect against certain forms of the human papillomavirus, or HPV, which causes approximately 70% of all cervical cancer cases. Gardasil ...
It’s the most common sexually transmitted disease. HPV, or the human papilloma virus, causes genital warts – and some types of the virus increase the risk of cervical cancer in women. Because of the cervical cancer link, much of the focus has been on women and HPV – but men get it too. According to ...
HPV, or human papillomavirus has been making headlines. With Gardasil, hitting the market last year, countless commercials and magazines are advertising the HPV vaccine. Their “one less” campaign has become commonplace. Just what is HPV though? Here are the facts, the ones you may already know, and the ones they don’t tell you. HPV has ...