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1. 2007.10.05 -- Clinical Trials Update: Oct. 5, 2007
   October 05, 2007 Clinical Trials Update: Oct. 5, 2007 (HealthDay News) -- Here are the latest clinical trials, courtesy of Thomson CenterWatch:
2. 2007.08.31 -- Clinical Trials Update: Aug. 31, 2007
   Clinical Trials Update: Aug. 31, 2007 (HealthDay News) -- Here are the latest clinical trials, courtesy of Thomson CenterWatch: The research site is in Raleigh, N.C.
3. 2007.05.18 -- Experts Debate Giving HPV Vaccine to Boys
   However, according to Bookman, "they took a more conservative stance when they approached the FDA for licensure, registration and vaccine recommendations -- their safety data base was stronger for girls than boys." SOURCES: Michael Bookman, M.D., director, medical gynecologic oncology, Fox Chase Cancer Center, Philadelphia; Debbie Saslow, director, breast and gynecological cancers, American Cancer Society, Atlanta; Robert Frenck, M.D., professor, pediatrics, Cincinnati Children's Hospital ...
4. 2008.04.15 -- New HPV Vaccine Promising in Mice
   The advantages of the synthetic vaccine are that it can be synthesized as if it were a drug, Roden said, adding that "it can be made chemically in the lab rather than having to use biological systems." SOURCES: Richard B.S. Roden, Ph.D., associate professor of pathology, gynecology and obstetrics, and oncology, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore; Debbie Saslow, Ph.D., director, breast and gynecologic cancer, American Cancer Society, Atlanta; April 15-18, 2008, Proceedings of the National ...
5. 2008.03.11 -- One in 4 Teen Girls Has a Sexually Transmitted Disease
   "This means that far too many young women are at risk of the serious health effects of untreated STDs, including infertility and cervical cancer." SOURCES: March 11, 2008, teleconference with Sara Forhan, M.D., Division of STD Prevention, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta; Elizabeth Alderman, M.D., adolescent medicine specialist, Children's Hospital at Montefiore, New York City, and chairwoman, Executive Committee of the Section of Adolescent Health, American Academy of...
6. 2008.02.29 -- Health Tip: A Word About WARTS
   February 29, 2008 Health Tip: A Word About WARTS Here is more information about WARTS, courtesy of the American Academy of Family Physicians:
7. 2008.02.15 -- Daily Stress May Raise Women's Risk of Cervical Cancer
   "However, women with higher perceived levels of daily stress were more likely to have an impaired immune response." SOURCES: Carolyn Y. Fang, Ph.D., associate member, population science division, Fox Chase Cancer Center, Philadelphia; Charles Raison, M.D., clinical director, Mind-Body Program, department of psychiatry and behavioral sciences, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta; Kevin Ault, M.D., associate professor, department of gynecology and obstetrics, Emory University School of...
8. 2007.05.09 -- Studies Support Cervical Cancer Vaccine's Effectiveness in Young Girls
   SOURCES: Kevin Ault, M.D., associate professor, gynecology and obstetrics, Emory University, Atlanta; George F. Sawaya, M.D., associate professor, obstetrics and gynecology, University of California, San Francisco, and director, Cervical Dysplasia Clinic, San Francisco General Hospital; Maura Gillison, M.D., Ph.D., assistant professor, oncology and epidemiology, Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore; May 10, 2007, New England Journal of Medicine id=...
9. 2007.02.07 -- Health Highlights: Feb. 7, 2007
   Here are some of the latest health and medical news developments, compiled by editors of HealthDay: There are promising indications that the Gardasil vaccine may offer protection against cervical cancer beyond what is currently claimed, according to drug maker Merck & Co. "After just 30 hours, players showed a substantial increase in the spatial resolution of their vision, meaning they could see figures like those on an eye chart more clearly, even when the other symbols crowded in."