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December 16, 2011

STDs becoming more prevalent across baby boomer demographic

According to an article in the November/December issue of the journal Medical-Surgical Nursing, rates of HIV/AIDS, herpes, syphilis, human papilloma virus and other STDs are climbing steadily across men and women older than 50 years.

September 15, 2011

GSK donates more than $1 million to fight HPV

GlaxoSmithKline is making a donation that it said would give more than 10,000 girls and women access to human papillomavirus vaccination.

September 14, 2011

Merck responds to Gardasil criticism

Attacks on a human papillomavirus vaccine made amid an increasingly caustic Republican presidential primary battle have drawn a response from the manufacturer.

April 25, 2011

MinuteClinic to offer vitamin B12 injections, HPV vaccination

CVS Caremark's MinuteClinic division has expanded its suite of services to now include vitamin B12 injections and the human papillomavirus vaccination Gardasil.

February 3, 2011

Study: Gardasil is effective in preventing genital warts among males

Merck’s vaccine for human papillomavirus is 89% effective in preventing genital warts in teenage boys and young men, according to a new study.

December 23, 2010

FDA approves Merck's Gardasil for prevention of anal cancer

Merck on Wednesday announced that the Food and Drug Administration has approved Gardasil [human papillomavirus quadrivalent (types 6, 11, 16 and 18) vaccine, recombinant] for the prevention of anal cancer in males and females 9 to 26 years of age.

November 16, 2010

FDA advisory committee recommends expanded use of Gardasil

A Food and Drug Administration advisory committee has recommended expanded approval of a vaccine for...

February 17, 2010

Merck: Gardasil may prevent anal warts, cancer in men

A vaccine made by Merck for preventing human papillomavirus works for preventing anal warts and...