News & Events for October, 2011

HPV vaccine can prevent most anal cancers: study

Posted on October 28, 2011

WASHINGTON — A vaccine against the sexually transmitted disease HPV, which can cause cervical cancer in women, has also been shown to prevent most anal cancers in gay men, an international stud… Continue

Measles cases at 15 year high in U.S.

Posted on October 28, 2011

There have been 220 cases of measles so far this year in the United States, more than triple the usual 60 to 70 cases per year, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Europe… Continue

First Vaccine Against Malaria Shows Promise

Posted on October 25, 2011

CDC Statement on Results from RTS,S/AS01 Malaria Vaccine Trial

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention welcomes the announcement tod… Continue

Separate the facts from flu fiction

Posted on October 18, 2011

"The flu can kill healthy children," says Richard Kanowitz of Scarsdale, N.Y., who founded Families Fighting Flu in Amanda’s memory. "The only way to prevent it is to get vaccinated." Ex… Continue

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