Merck to Seek Use of Gardasil in Older Women
Merck & Co. plans to ask the Food and Drug Administration to approve its controversial cervical cancer vaccine Gardasil for use in older women.
Continue →Gardasil Not for Routine Use in Boys and Men, U.S. Advisory Panel Says
The controversial vaccine Gardasil should not routinely be given to boys and men to prevent spread of a virus that causes most cervical cancers in women, a government advisory panel said today.
Continue →Cervarix Vaccinations Should be Recommended for Girls and Women, Government Panel Says
Women and girls as young as 11 should receive the vaccine Cervarix to guard against the most common causes of cervical cancer, a federal advisory panel has ruled.
Continue →FDA OKs Gardasil for Boys, Competitor Cervarix for Girls
The Food and Drug Administration today took long-awaited action on two vaccines designed to prevent girls and young women from developing cervical cancer.
Continue →Gardasil for Boys Not Worth the Costs, Researchers Say
Giving boys shots of the cervical cancer vaccine Gardasil to prevent them from passing the virus that causes the cancer to girls through sex may not be worth the price of doing so on a widespread basis, a new U.S. study has concluded.
Continue →U.K. Program Stalled After Patient Dies Following Cervical Cancer Vaccination
A cervical cancer vaccination program in a British town has been temporarily halted after a 14-year-old girl died just hours after being given a shot of the vaccine Cervarix.
Continue →One in Three Teenage Girls Got Gardasil Shots to Prevent Cervical Cancer, Government Report Says
One in three teenage girls in the United States has received the Gardasil vaccine to protect against a virus that is a leading cause of cervical cancer and genital warts, according to a newly released government study. That means millions of girls and many more older women have been given the vaccine associated with scores of patient deaths and serious health complications.
Continue →FDA Panel Recommends Expanding HPV Vaccine Gardasil Use to Men and Boys
The Merck & Co. vaccine Gardasil should be approved for use in men and young boys to prevent cervical cancer in girls who are exposed to the human papilloma virus (HPV) through sexual contact with males carrying the virus, a Food and Drug Administration advisory panel said.
Continue →FDA Panel: Cervarix Safe and Effective for Preventing Cervical Cancer
An advisory panel to the Food and Drug Administration said today that a proposed new vaccine from GlaxoSmithKline for preventing cervical cancer is safe and effective for use in girls and women between the ages of 10 and 25.
Continue →Big FDA Decisions Coming Soon on Two Controversial Vaccines
In the next week, an advisory panel of the Food & Drug Administration is expected to make decisions on two controversial vaccines designed to treat a commonly carried virus that is a primary cause of cervical cancer.
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