http://waronwarts.com Fighting The War On Warts Tue, 15 May 2012 18:34:46 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Hannah, the spunky central character in the edgy new HBO series “Girls,” is a creative and endearingly naïve 24-year-old bumbling fearlessly through postcollege life. She works for years at an unpaid internship that never turns into a job and pretends to be far more sophisticated about sex than she actually is. She’s a loyal friend, [...]]]> http://waronwarts.com/genital-warts/hpv/new-york/long-island/general-info/tv-show-%e2%80%98girls%e2%80%99-adds-to-the-muddle-on-hpv-testing/ The leading group of U.S. pediatricians says it’s now time for boys, as well as girls, to be vaccinated against human papillomavirus. The American Academy of Pediatrics has updated its guidance to parents and doctors in favor of routine immunization for boys against the virus. The full story can be read on NPR]]> http://waronwarts.com/genital-warts/hpv/new-york/long-island/general-info/pediatricians-recommend-hpv-vaccination-for-boys/ Coverage of the decision by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) to expand its recommendation for the HPV vaccine to boys and young men aged 11-21 was widespread, appearing on the three network newscasts, and in national newspapers. The story took up over ten percent of news [...]]]> http://waronwarts.com/genital-warts/hpv/new-york/long-island/photos/penile-warts/cdc-recommends-boys-receive-hpv-vaccine/ Researchers at the University of Washington have found just how easily people infected with herpes simplex type 2 virus, which causes genital herpes, can unknowingly pass it on to other people.  On average, the researchers found those “who had had past herpes outbreaks were infectious 20.1% of the time, while the asymptomatic group was found [...]]]> http://waronwarts.com/genital-warts/hpv/new-york/long-island/research/asymptomatic-hsv-2-carriers-may-transmit-genital-herpes/ Adherence to recommended schedules for human papillomavirus (HPV) quadrivalent vaccine is relatively low, and even lower among blacks, raising concerns about disease disparity, according to research published online Dec. 13 in Pediatrics. To determine the level of adherence to the recommended schedule for vaccination and to identify factors associated with completing the three-dose series, Lea [...]]]> http://waronwarts.com/genital-warts/hpv/new-york/long-island/general-info/adherence-to-schedule-for-hpv-vaccination-series-low/ Gardasil (human papillomavirus vaccine), the vaccine that can prevent most cases of cervical cancer in girls, has won the FDA’s blessing as a vaccine to prevent anal cancer, a huge victory for men! The FDA’s  approval for Gardasil as an anal cancer vaccine opens the way for the medication’s maker, Merck and Co. Inc., to [...]]]> http://waronwarts.com/genital-warts/hpv/new-york/long-island/general-info/fda-approves-hpv-vaccine-for-men/ Cryotherapy with liquid nitrogen to remove common warts may be more effective than salicylic acid or a wait-and-see approach, according to the results of a randomized controlled trial reported online September 13 in the Canadian Medical Association Journal. “Cryotherapy is widely used for the treatment of cutaneous warts in primary care,” write Sjoerd C. Bruggink, [...]]]> http://waronwarts.com/genital-warts/hpv/new-york/long-island/photos/penile-warts/cryotherapy-is-one-effective-treatment-for-warts/ What are anal warts? Anal warts (also called “condyloma acuminata”) are a condition that affects the area around and inside the anus. They may also affect the skin of the genital area. They first appear as tiny spots or growths, perhaps as small as the head of a pin, and may grow larger than the [...]]]> http://waronwarts.com/genital-warts/hpv/new-york/long-island/general-info/anal-warts-in-men/ June 14-20th is National Men’s Health Week and June 20th is Father’s Day. Lets celebrate both by sharing the gift of knowledge.  Here are some key facts about STD/STI’s that every man should know. STD/STIs are certainly a critical piece of the sexual health puzzle but being sexually healthy is about much more. Our most [...]]]> http://waronwarts.com/genital-warts/hpv/new-york/long-island/general-info/national-men%e2%80%99s-health-week-june-14th-to-20th/ Changing sexual practices have led to a dramatic rise in throat cancer in the United States over the past two decades, and experts say they fear an epidemic of the disease. The comments were made Wednesday at a news conference held by the American Association for Cancer Research to discuss research into the role of [...]]]> http://waronwarts.com/genital-warts/hpv/new-york/long-island/research/oral-sex-cause-of-throat-cancer-rise/