Call Out the Fumigators, Because There's Something in the Air
From WEBMD via FoxNews.com:
Vaccine May Prevent Cervical Cancer
Thursday, April 07, 2005
By Salynn Boyles
A vaccine that could prevent both cervical cancer and genital warts may be available as early as next year. In a newly reported study, the vaccine was found to be 90 percent effective for preventing the majority of viral infections that cause these sexually transmitted diseases.
Experts say the highly anticipated cervical cancer vaccine could have a huge impact on the thousands of women with this cancer worldwide. About 500,000 women get cervical cancer each year, mostly in developing nations without screening programs. Half end up dying from the disease.
"This is a very exciting time," researcher Luisa L. Villa, PhD, tells WebMD. "We have shown that this vaccine is highly effective. Universal vaccination could lead to dramatic declines in cervical cancer."
100 Percent Protective Against Disease
Cervical cancer is almost exclusively caused by the human papilloma virus, or HPV. There are more than 100 types, but only certain high-risk strains cause lesions that over time can develop into cancer if not treated.
Routine screening with Pap smears can detect abnormalities and prevent cervical cancer. The widespread use of Pap smears has been shown to reduce cervical cancer rates in the U.S. It is recommended that women begin screening within three years of becoming sexually active or age 21, whichever comes first.
From CNN news channel program "Crossfire":
CARVILLE: If you think the right is merely stupid and not colossally assinine in stupidity then listen to what I'm getting ready to say. A successful vaccine to treat a widespread sexually transmitted infection that is responsible for 70 percent of cases of cervical cancer you would think would be supported by everybody. Well, you would be wrong. The Family Research Council, a pro-Bush, right wing operation says they should not approve this because it may encourage people to have premarital sex. [...] Stupidity at this level is beyond explanation.
WATKINS: It's really about values. And I applaud the Familiar Research Council for having values.
CARVILLE: If you applaud them for trying to keep a drug off of the marketplace that would cut the is cervical cancer rate by 70 percent, that's...
WATKINS: Well, the idea is to provide every incentive for young people not to have premarital sex.
CARVILLE: So, in other words, you have sex, you get cancer. That's a real incentive. That's -- I'm floored.
Just ahead, we'll tell you why federal election officials could have learned by watching "American Idol." Stay with us.
(COMMERCIAL BREAK)
CARVILLE: The producers of "American Idol" may have come up with the right formula for getting a good voter turn-out. In case you weren't watching, Carrie Underwood, a 22-year-old country singer from Oklahoma won the singing competition last night. The field was narrowed and the winner was decided all by viewer voting.
Over the course of the season, about a half a billion votes were cast either by phone or text messaging, roughly 125 million people voted in last year's presidential election. Either people care more about "American Idol" than an American president or candidates need to spend more energy appealing to the couch potato vote.
WATKINS: Can you imagine if we had text messaging in the presidential election? That would be just crazy.
CARVILLE: Well, it was Bo Bice from Alabama.
(CROSSTALK)
WATKINS: Bo Bice was awesome.
CARVILLE: The only Bo I ever knew from Alabama was Bo Jackson. He was my man.
WATKINS: Congratulations, to Carrie, she did he a great job. But Bo was awesome.
CARVILLE: Awesome. All right. "American Idol."
Moonfredi: Fair and balanced? Your ass. My balls. The Fox News network is a weapon of mass distortion propagated by the Bush administration for his own evil gain. At one point I thought he was the anti-Christ, but he's not intelligent enough for that.
I'm just getting ready for the inevitable.
Vaccine May Prevent Cervical Cancer
Thursday, April 07, 2005
By Salynn Boyles
A vaccine that could prevent both cervical cancer and genital warts may be available as early as next year. In a newly reported study, the vaccine was found to be 90 percent effective for preventing the majority of viral infections that cause these sexually transmitted diseases.
Experts say the highly anticipated cervical cancer vaccine could have a huge impact on the thousands of women with this cancer worldwide. About 500,000 women get cervical cancer each year, mostly in developing nations without screening programs. Half end up dying from the disease.
"This is a very exciting time," researcher Luisa L. Villa, PhD, tells WebMD. "We have shown that this vaccine is highly effective. Universal vaccination could lead to dramatic declines in cervical cancer."
100 Percent Protective Against Disease
Cervical cancer is almost exclusively caused by the human papilloma virus, or HPV. There are more than 100 types, but only certain high-risk strains cause lesions that over time can develop into cancer if not treated.
Routine screening with Pap smears can detect abnormalities and prevent cervical cancer. The widespread use of Pap smears has been shown to reduce cervical cancer rates in the U.S. It is recommended that women begin screening within three years of becoming sexually active or age 21, whichever comes first.
From CNN news channel program "Crossfire":
CARVILLE: If you think the right is merely stupid and not colossally assinine in stupidity then listen to what I'm getting ready to say. A successful vaccine to treat a widespread sexually transmitted infection that is responsible for 70 percent of cases of cervical cancer you would think would be supported by everybody. Well, you would be wrong. The Family Research Council, a pro-Bush, right wing operation says they should not approve this because it may encourage people to have premarital sex. [...] Stupidity at this level is beyond explanation.
WATKINS: It's really about values. And I applaud the Familiar Research Council for having values.
CARVILLE: If you applaud them for trying to keep a drug off of the marketplace that would cut the is cervical cancer rate by 70 percent, that's...
WATKINS: Well, the idea is to provide every incentive for young people not to have premarital sex.
CARVILLE: So, in other words, you have sex, you get cancer. That's a real incentive. That's -- I'm floored.
Just ahead, we'll tell you why federal election officials could have learned by watching "American Idol." Stay with us.
(COMMERCIAL BREAK)
CARVILLE: The producers of "American Idol" may have come up with the right formula for getting a good voter turn-out. In case you weren't watching, Carrie Underwood, a 22-year-old country singer from Oklahoma won the singing competition last night. The field was narrowed and the winner was decided all by viewer voting.
Over the course of the season, about a half a billion votes were cast either by phone or text messaging, roughly 125 million people voted in last year's presidential election. Either people care more about "American Idol" than an American president or candidates need to spend more energy appealing to the couch potato vote.
WATKINS: Can you imagine if we had text messaging in the presidential election? That would be just crazy.
CARVILLE: Well, it was Bo Bice from Alabama.
(CROSSTALK)
WATKINS: Bo Bice was awesome.
CARVILLE: The only Bo I ever knew from Alabama was Bo Jackson. He was my man.
WATKINS: Congratulations, to Carrie, she did he a great job. But Bo was awesome.
CARVILLE: Awesome. All right. "American Idol."
Moonfredi: Fair and balanced? Your ass. My balls. The Fox News network is a weapon of mass distortion propagated by the Bush administration for his own evil gain. At one point I thought he was the anti-Christ, but he's not intelligent enough for that.
I'm just getting ready for the inevitable.
posted by Terry Manfredi at 6:41 PM
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