Genital Warts - Information and Resources
Genital warts are a sexually transmitted disease. Many people who are afflicted with them have much confusion, fear and embarrassment
about them. The name, the symptoms, everything about the disease can really be frightening.
Here, we'll give you some basic information about genital warts so that you can better understand the problem. Rest assured, the more you know
about the disease, the less fear and confusion that you'll have.
Genital warts are a widespread problem. As many as ten to twenty million Americans have genital warts, and as many as one million people
contract the disease per year in America alone. While anyone participating in a form of unprotected sexual activity can get the disease, there
are some groups that are more susceptible to contracting it. Pregnant women are especially at risk for the disease, and may contract it easier
than others; also, those with some type of deficiency of the immune system are more likely than the average person to catch genital warts.
Sometimes, there are abnormal skin growths that can appear to be genital warts, but in all reality, they are a harmless development that will go
away.
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Genital warts news on the Web
Health Department offers free vaccines (Fond du Lac Reporter)
The Fond du Lac County Health Department is now offering hepatitis A, hepatitis B, varicella (chickenpox) and HPV (human papillomavirus) vaccinations to Fond du Lac County adults free of charge at any of its regularly scheduled immunizations clinics. |
New Report Raises Gardasil Concerns (NewsInferno)
Approved in 2006, Gardasil prevents four strains of HPV. As of June 2009, 15 million girls had received Gardasil vaccines and some also reported suffering from adverse reactions that have included dizziness, numbness, and blood clots, among other dangerous, and sometimes even deadly, reactions. Gardasil prevents four strains of HPV, two of which cause 70 percent [...] |
Opinions on Gardasil clash (Timaru Herald)
Girls given the Gardasil HPV vaccine are at least 16 times more likely to have a serious adverse reaction to it than to develop terminal cervical cancer, which critics say raises doubts about the increasingly controversial vaccine. |
Call to shelve vaccine over adverse reactions (The Press)
Girls given the Gardasil HPV vaccine are at least 16 times more likely to have a serious adverse reaction to it than to develop terminal cervical cancer, which critics say raise doubts about the increasingly controversial vaccine. |
Edmonton Advertising Agency "Wins Big" at the 2010 ACE Awards (Marketwire via Yahoo! Finance)
EDMONTON, ALBERTA--(Marketwire - 03/08/10) - Calder Bateman Communications Editors Note: There are 3 photos and 2 videos associated with this Press Release. FACTS: - Calder Bateman Communications , one of Alberta's largest advertising and public relations agencies, won a total of 9 ACE Awards and 16 Awards of Distinction - winning nearly half of all awards presented - across a variety of ... |
SWArticle: STIs (The Carletonian)
STIs are infections spread through infected body fluids including blood, semen, and vaginal secretions. Symptoms take time to present themselves. Common STIs include chlamydia, gonorrhea, syphilis, (which are bacterial, and can be treated with anitbiotics) and HPV (Human Papilloma Virus), genital herpes, and HIV (which are viral). |
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