Life Doesn't Stop when You Get Sick at College - Madison County Courier

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Life Doesn't Stop when You Get Sick at College Madison County Courier Dormitories in particular can be a breeding ground for all kinds of contagious diseases. Illnesses spread quickly when your rooms are 10 feet wide. Your roommate sneezes or coughs and poof! you get sick, too. Preventing illness through immunization is ...

Five years later, HPV vaccination rates still “disappointingly low” - Ottawa Citizen

Five years later, HPV vaccination rates still “disappointingly low” Ottawa Citizen It's estimated that 70 per cent of the adult population will be infected, according to Dr. Robinson, although she says most will clear the infection without developing warts or cancers. But they can still pass on the “amazingly contagious” virus that ... and more »

Progressive Health Services Now Offers HPV Testing for Men in San Diego - DigitalJournal.com (press release)

Progressive Health Services Now Offers HPV Testing for Men in San Diego DigitalJournal.com (press release) HPV, also called Human Papilloma Virus, genital warts and venereal warts, is the most common sexually transmitted infection in the US today. Extensive research linking HPV to cervical cancer has prompted routine testing for women in Pap smears. and more »

More pre-teens get vaccines when middle schools require them - WMBF

More pre-teens get vaccines when middle schools require them WMBF For middle schoolers, the vaccines protect against several serious, and even deadly, diseases, including diphtheria, a highly contagious bacterial disease that effects the respiratory system and can lead to swelling of the heart muscle tissue, ... and more »

Number of girls getting HPV shots 'disappointing' - The Province

Number of girls getting HPV shots 'disappointing' The Province It's estimated that 70 per cent of the adult population will be infected, according to Robinson, although most will clear the infection without developing warts or cancers. But they can still pass on the "amazingly contagious" virus that survives on ... and more »