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HPV Vaccine-Maker Merck, Perry Cozier Than Claimed

Rob Quinn — Wed, 14 Sep 2011 06:02:06 CDT

Rick Perry told Michele Bachmann in Monday night's GOP debate that he received only a $5,000 donation from HPV vaccine maker Merck, but his financial ties to the drug maker are closer than that figure suggests, the Washington Post finds. Perry's campaigns have received almost $30,000 from Merck...

Guys: Half of You Might Have HPV

Evann Gastaldo — Tue, 01 Mar 2011 07:47:11 CST

A whopping half of men may be infected with human papillomavirus (HPV), best known for causing cervical cancer, but also a cause of anal, penile, head, and neck cancers. Though the CDC currently recommends a vaccine for females, health officials have so far not recommended one for males. Researchers believe...

Gardasil Gets OK for Use in Preventing Anal Cancer

Kate Schwartz — Thu, 23 Dec 2010 10:23:50 CST

As the battle rages over Gardasil and its potentially adverse effects , proponents have a new aspect to tout: The HPV vaccine has now been approved by the FDA for use in preventing anal cancer. CNN notes that roughly 90% of anal cancer is tied to HPV; manufacturer Merck determined that...

Cervical Cancer Vaccine Linked to 32 Deaths

Kevin Spak — Wed, 19 Aug 2009 12:16:58 CDT

Gardasil, the cervical cancer vaccine marketed to teen girls, has been linked to 32 deaths and other serious side effects including fainting and blood clots, according to a government report released yesterday. Since 2006, several complications of the vaccine have been reported, ABC News reports, ranging from neurological disorders to...

HPV Linked With Lung Cancer, But Many Still Fight Vaccine

Sam Gale Rosen — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 15:33:09 CDT

The human papillomavirus, or HPV, has been linked to increased risk of lung cancer, but conservatives are standing firm in opposition to the new vaccine. Parents and activists charge that Gardasil encourages promiscuous sex, ABC News reports. "If you give kids the vaccine, you're giving them a license to go...

HPV Shot Extra Painful, Say Patients

Colleen Barry — Fri, 04 Jan 2008 03:54:17 CST

Recipients of the new HPV vaccine are reporting that it's more painful than regular vaccines because not only does the needle hurt, but the vaccine itself stings as it's injected. Doctors have reported teenage girls fainting when getting the shot of Gardasil, although that may be in part because teenagers...

Tobacco Used in Cancer Vaccine

Heather McPherson — Mon, 30 Jul 2007 11:21:45 CDT

The same researchers who developed Gardasil—the vaccine that can prevent cervical cancer—have genetically engineered tobacco plants to produce a cheaper version of the vaccine. The new drug, designed for distribution in India and other poor countries, would cost $3 for three doses, as opposed to $360 for Gardasil,...

Conservatives Wield FDA Data on HPV Vaccine

Sam Gale Rosen — Thu, 24 May 2007 15:31:12 CDT

A group of religious conservatives has marshalled unreleased FDA data as a weapon in the battle against Gardasil, the new cervical cancer vaccine. The data indicates health problems in women taking the vaccine, but drugmaker Merck and the FDA both insist that the negative effects are probably unrelated to the...

Vaccine May Not Prevent Cervical Cancer

Greg Atwan — Mon, 16 Apr 2007 08:43:12 CDT

Pharma behemoth Merck is defending what it touted as a miracle cervical-cancer vaccine against charges of ineffectiveness. Merck lobbied states to mandate Gardasil for young girls—Texas and Virginia did—and got a glowing endorsement from the CDC. But new studies show that it works only to prevent sexually-transmitted HPV,...