Is Gardasil safe? Does it prevent cervical cancer? Do we really need to give it to our daughters? Debate on this thorny issue is raging, even as most governments are offering Gardasil vaccinations to young girls through the school systems, in effect giving it the stamp of approval.
Gardasil For Cervical Cancer – Pros And Cons
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Americans Blind to the Obesity Epidemic
THURSDAY, Sept. 2 (HealthDay News) -- Many Americans have skewed
perceptions when it comes to their weight, often believing they are
lighter than they actually are, even when the scales are shouting
otherwise, a new poll finds.
Workers see higher health costs, less care
Companies are cutting healthcare costs further amid a continuing sour economy, scaling back benefits and shifting a greater share of the expense to employees.
Global cash support to fight AIDS is falling: UN
The chief of the UNAIDS agency said Thursday that global contributions to fighting the disease are dropping off for the first time in 15 years amid tough economic times.
Soy may ease sleep problems in older women
The estrogen-like compounds found in soy could help postmenopausal women get a better night's sleep, according to a small study.
Text messages little help in remembering the Pill
A cell phone text message -- and the buzz or beep that signals its arrival -- may not help a woman remember to pop her birth control pill, a new study suggests.
Starting periods early tied to greater asthma risk
Women who start menstruating early may be at increased risk of asthma and poor lung function, new research shows.
Promising new one-dose malaria drug discovered
Researchers have discovered a promising new malaria drug with the potential to treat resistant strains of the deadly disease in a single dose, according to a study published Thursday in the journal Science.
Experimental Novartis drug shows malaria promise
An experimental Novartis drug can clear malaria infection in mice with a single dose and scientists say it shows promise as a possible future treatment for one of the world's major killer diseases.
Women, children most vulnerable in Pakistan crisis
Pakistan's displaced flood victims say a lack of clean water and high temperatures are causing illnesses sweeping through relief camps with children most at risk.
Breakthrough test gives fast diagnosis of drug-resistant TB
A groundbreaking new test can accurately diagnose drug-resistant tuberculosis (TB) in as little as two hours, researchers wrote in a study published Thursday in the New England Journal of Medicine.
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