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HPV Vaccine Offers Long-term Protection, Study Finds
By Cheri Cheng | Aug 18, 2014 01:16 PM EDTAccording to a new study, researchers found that the human papillomavirus vaccine can offer protection against the virus for at least eight years.
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Mosquito-borne Chikungunya Virus Vaccine Shows Promise
By Cheri Cheng | Aug 15, 2014 12:22 PM EDTAccording to the early results from a phase I trial, a vaccine for the chikungunya virus could be available over the next five to 10 years.
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Dissolvable ‘Tampon’ Could be Key to Preventing HIV in Women
By Cheri Cheng | Aug 15, 2014 09:41 AM EDTAccording to a new study, researchers created a dissolvable 'tampon' that can act as protection against HIV.
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Advisory Panel Recommends Seniors to get Pfizer’s Prevnar 13 Vaccine
By Cheri Cheng | Aug 14, 2014 10:10 AM EDTAn advisory panel voted in favor of recommending Pfizer's Prevnar 13 vaccine in order to protect seniors aged 65 and older against pneumococcal disease.
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HPV Vaccination Rates Need to Go Up, CDC Reports
By Cheri Cheng | Jul 25, 2014 09:27 AM EDTA new CDC report found that the HPV vaccination rates for boys and girls are still too low.
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Sexually Experienced Teens are not Getting HIV-Tested
By Cheri Cheng | Jul 18, 2014 03:39 PM EDTA new CDC report found that only around one in every five sexually active teens gets tested for HIV.
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Dengue Fever Vaccine is Promising in Early Trial
By Cheri Cheng | Jul 11, 2014 09:57 AM EDTResearchers reported that an early trial testing the dengue fever vaccine shows promise.
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Novel Intravaginal Ring could Prevent HIV, Study Reports
By Cheri Cheng | Jul 03, 2014 10:53 AM EDTA new study reported that a novel intravaginal ring can potentially be an effective HIV prevention tool.
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Study Reports Vaccines are Safe for Children
By Cheri Cheng | Jul 02, 2014 10:15 AM EDTA new study concluded that vaccines are safe for children and do not cause health conditions such as autism and leukemia.
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Panel Recommends Nasal Spray over Shot for Upcoming Flu Season
By Cheri Cheng | Jun 27, 2014 09:31 AM EDTThe CDC's advisory panel is recommending the nasal spray over the flu shot for children between the ages of two and eight.
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Sunscreen alone cannot Prevent Skin Cancer, Study Finds
By Cheri Cheng | Jun 12, 2014 10:52 AM EDTA new study reported that sunscreen only slows down the development of skin cancer.
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Five Sunburns before age 20 can Increase Skin Cancer Risk
By Cheri Cheng | May 30, 2014 10:25 AM EDTA new study found that participants who suffered from at least five blistering sunburns when they were 15 to 20-years-old had an 80 percent increased risk of melanoma.
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Olive Oil Pills can Protect Heart from Air Pollution
By Cheri Cheng | May 19, 2014 11:17 AM EDTA new study found that olive oil supplements could protect the heart from some of the negative effects caused by air pollution.
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Study Reports Bullying Hurts Children’s Future Health
By Cheri Cheng | May 12, 2014 03:09 PM EDTA new study found that children who were victims of bullying tended to suffer more from chronic, systemic inflammation that lasts into adulthood.
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U.S. Syphilis Rates Rise among Gay and Bisexual Men
By Cheri Cheng | May 09, 2014 10:04 AM EDTThe CDC reports that syphilis rates have increased particularly in gay and bisexual men.
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