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    COLUMN: Lincoln's legacy takes an unfair hit on Coles debate site marker  Oct 14, 2008
    Dottedline wrote on Oct 13, 2008 2:04 PM:" Thank you, Mr. Lair, for this thoughtful column. I, too, was troubled when I read the newspaper report about the markers and the intended change to the wording on the new marker. Of course, those words and ideas are part of Lincoln's thought processes and "journey", and like all journeys, his continued and changed over time, whether one considers it cynically as a journey of political expediency or one of his moral and philosophical evolution. So, of... (Mattoon Journal-Gazette, IL)

    Student health to host Gardasil event  Oct 14, 2008
    The Gardasil vaccine is geared to young women aged 9-26, and targets four types of human papilloma virus, which is responsible for 90% of genital warts cases and 70% of cervical cancer cases ... The Merck Pharmaceutical Company does not promise protection against all types of cervical cancer, is considered a healthy, proactive step in the protection against most types of genital warts and cervical cancer ... The company also recommends that regular screenings still be done, and reminds women... (Kaleidoscope Online)

    GM might not be able to afford Chrysler  Oct 14, 2008
    DETROIT - For General Motors Corp. to acquire Chrysler LLC and all of its warts, GM would have to get desperately needed cash. Lots of it, according to industry analysts. (Casa Grande Valley Newspapers, AZ)

    These shows don’t do much  Oct 11, 2008
    orguy wrote on Oct 10, 2008 12:15 PM:" I don't think they should be allowed to use make up to cover up Palin warts, and make geriatrics look only 70 years old. You know, that natural look would provide a better peek at how they really are. On the other hand, tho, SP and JM pretty much showed us what they are all about. ". Barefoot wrote on Oct 10, 2008 12:43 PM:" Speaking of late-breaking news, Hasso- are you holding the presses for the troopergate report? I see McCain has already released its... (Albany Democrat-Herald, OR)

    Financial firms need 'nutrition labels'  Oct 11, 2008
    Of course, there's risk in transparency, as it tends to show "warts and all," and can be gamed without adequate oversight. That said, worthy financial firms might come to see it as a competitive advantage. (Yahoo News)

    A one-stop recharger, with a catch  Oct 10, 2008
    If you're a business traveler, you'll find that the whole apparatus is simpler and lighter to carry than a mess of black wall warts. Today in Technology & Media. (International Herald Tribune -- Technology)

    WildCharge mat both solves and creates problems  Oct 10, 2008
    If you're a business traveler, you'll find that the whole apparatus is simpler and lighter to carry than a mess of black wall warts. The first time you plop your BlackBerry or RAZR onto the WildCharge and see it light up with the "Battery Charging" message, without your having had to fiddle with a single cord, plug or connector, you can't help smiling. (Fresno Bee -- Business)

    HPV vaccine for women becoming more common  Oct 7, 2008
    Gardasil, approved two years ago by the Food and Drug Administration, prevents infection by human papillomavirus, or HPV, a virus that causes genital warts and can lead to cervical cancer ... About 1 percent of sexually active adults has genital warts at any given time, according to CDC.. (Montana Standard, MT)

    Noble Medicine  Oct 7, 2008
    Thus, he first had to find papilloma viruses in warts, show that there were multiple poorly related strains and prove that a member of the family was present in many cases of cervical cancer. Dr. zur Hausen and other investigators went on to show just how these viruses can cause inappropriate growth of cells--the hallmark of cancer. (Forbes)

    Cause of 'Treeman's' barklike growths...  Oct 7, 2008
    A man from rural Indonesia cuts his skin as a teenager and develops warts ... Kosawa undergoes surgery to remove 12 pounds of warts ... (CNN) -- For 20 years, the warts studding Dede Kosawa's hands and feet multiplied and sprouted like gnarled roots. (CNN -- Law)

    Tattoo culture  Oct 5, 2008
    "Another risk is infection, most commonly bacterial, although viral warts could develop in the area treated. "Furthermore, the transmission of syphilis, hepatitis and HIV have been reported - although this is rare. " He added: "My advice to someone interested in having a tattoo is to go to a tattoo parlour that is reputable and maintains impeccable standards of hygiene and infection control. (BBC News)

    Looking for a mate just like Dad  Oct 4, 2008
    Interesting topic I am an affirmed, dyed in the wool Dadddy s Girl while I am aware of my father s shortcomings and limitations as a human being and as a man these things nowhere near overshadow the more salient attributes of his most wonderful being my father is compassionate and empathetic he is a very humble and grateful he is a person who believes in selflessness to others when it comes to God, family, friends and community he is loyal and always the eternal optimist he will make great and... (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)

    STDs Spread Among Boomers, Seniors  Oct 4, 2008
    The most commonly diagnosed infection among the over 45s was genital warts, accounting for almost half of the episodes ... Cases of Chlamydia, herpes, warts, gonorrhea and syphilis all rose sharply. (NBCSandiego.com, CA)

    Life returning to normal for 'Treeman'  Oct 4, 2008
    AN Indonesian man known as "treeman" because of the gnarled warts that covered him from head to foot is returning to normal after extensive treatment ... He found Dede suffered from the Human Papiloma Virus (HPV), or common warts ... Over the nine months, Dr Gaspari gave Dede chemotherapy and performed gruelling surgery to remove 6kg of branch-like warts. (The Australian)

    Pic: 'Tree Man' Free of Branches, Warts  Oct 3, 2008
    Documentary to Show 'Tree Man' Free of Warts, Bark-Like Growths ... The world's infamous "Tree Man" is well on the road to recovery, after amazing footage has revealed most of his gnarled warts have disappeared ... Over nine months, Gaspari gave Dede chemotherapy and performed surgery to remove 13 pounds of branch-like warts from his body including his hands and feet. (Fox News)

    Reform state Legislature -- go to one-house system  Oct 3, 2008
    Now that the state budget fiasco has exposed the many warts of California's legislative system, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger is gathering ideas for a massive reform of state government. I'm taking him at his word that he's serious about making fundamental changes, and I have several proposals to offer. (Fresno Bee -- Opinion)

    Candidates haunted by past rants in wired world  Sep 23, 2008
    He says he's more interested in candidates' policies and would rather have Canadians run for office who have blemishes and warts within reason. He says he worries parties could end up with 308 candidates who are all the same. (Globe and Mail)

    Helix Receives Approval to Open Sites in Germany for its Ongoing Clinical Trial With Topical Interferon Alpha-2b in Patients With Ano-Genital Warts  Sep 22, 2008
    AURORA, Ontario, Sept. 22 /CNW/ -- Helix BioPharma announced today that it has received the necessary regulatory approvals to open clinical sites in Germany to expand upon its clinical trial with Topical Interferon Alpha-2b in patients with ano-genital warts, which is presently underway in Sweden ... Ano-genital warts result from HPV infection of the external genitalia, and can manifest as outwardly visible growths of varying sizes and shapes in both men and women ... Each year in the United... (Canada Newswire)

    US at a turning point  Sep 20, 2008
    Like the nations of East Asia in the aftermath of the Asian financial crisis of 1997-8, or Eastern Europe after the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991, our way of economic life - warts and all - is imperiled. No matter what happens as the week comes to a close our lives have changed. (Asia Times Online)

    State of the Hogs: Alabama  Sep 19, 2008
    I know all of the warts, the reasons why the Hogs should do poorly from week to week. I also know all of the good things and about the spirit inside a team and staff. (HawgsIllustrated.com)

    HUskies promote interim AD  Sep 19, 2008
    Your warts show when you re losing and when you re winning they go away kind of, or you don t look at them, Woodward said. But we ve got to win some ball games. (Corvallis Gazette Times, OR)

    Oregon Recreation Report (25)  Sep 19, 2008
    A few anglers have reported landing 8 to 12 pound coho by trolling black and gold colored Wiggle Warts. Try trolling at 1 to 1. (Lebanon Express, OR)

    Integrating Writing and Technology ...  Sep 17, 2008
    Example: Doctor describes the practical uses of liquid nitrogen for treating patients with warts. Review a summary of a newspaper article, magazine article, movie, or chapter in a book describing the use of the scientific concept. (Suite101.com)

    Registration statement including financial report  Sep 16, 2008
    We are initially developing a topical gel based on our lead compound, PEP005, to treat AK and superficial BCC. However, we also intend to evaluate the utility of PEP005 in treating other skin disorders, including nodular BCC, SCC and cutaneous warts ... The following are the primary FDA-approved topical agents for treatment of AK or BCC: 3 Topical imiquimod: Topical imiquimod, sold as Aldara, is indicated for the treatment of AK lesions on the face or scalp, smaller superficial BCC tumors and... (Sydney Morning Herald)

    As it nears 100, GM faces a rough road ahead  Sep 15, 2008
    For all its warts, GM can point to progress, especially on the expense side of the ledger. A historic contract reached last year with the United Auto Workers will save the company about $3 billion per year, mainly by shifting $46. (MSNBC -- Politics)

    Merck vaccine wins OK for vaginal cancer  Sep 13, 2008
    The vaccine is already available in the United States to prevent cervical and genital warts in girls and women ages nine to 26 years old ... The genetically engineered, or recombinant, vaccine is effective against four strains of the human papilloma virus, which is passed through sexual contact and causes genital warts and most cases of cervical cancer. (Scientific American)

    The Christian view on torture  Sep 13, 2008
    He has his warts but he is a saint compared to all of the whiners, misfits, hangers on and just plain sh*s on this blog. You should all be half as good as this man. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Opinion)

    Fannie, Freddie, Obama, McCain  Sep 9, 2008
    Not saying that it doesn t have some warts. There have been more people killed in the name of organized religion and it s beliefs than any other factor in the last two thousand years. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)

    'Dozens' of under-16s have STIs  Sep 8, 2008
    A total of 62 were diagnosed with genital warts, 13 contracted herpes and 10 picked up gonorrhoea ... " Jasmine* said she was still a virgin, but in the past when she has refused to have sex with a boy he complained that she was "tight". ACUTE SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED INFECTIONS - 2007 STIs U-16 16 17 18 Infectious syphilis * * * * Gonorrhoea 10 14 35 66 Chlamydia 181 363 556 799 Genital herpes, first episode 13 16 40 68 Genital warts, first episode 62 160 316 465 NSGI (non-chlamydial) 11 20 36 90... (BBC News -- UK)

    Ghanas presidential elections a parade of mediocrities  Sep 8, 2008
    Ghanaians may be forced to accept Akufo-Addo, warts and all. Atta Mills. (Ghana Web, Ghana)

    With rescue plan, US takes giant step in housing, finance  Sep 8, 2008
    The mortgage mess was just an inconvenient truth that made it all less viable and exposed the warts that had been there all along". The takeover provides the US government with one billion dollars in a new class of preferred shares at no cost to taxpayers. The new plan does not eliminate the existing common and preferred shares, but means they would absorb any losses ahead of the government, Paulson said. Another step authorised by emergency legislation passed by Congress in July opens up a... (Channelnewsasia.com)

    Forum: Towers' beat blog  Sep 7, 2008
    A playoff system is the fairest solution even though it has warts, too. The lesser of two evils, so to speak. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Sports)

    Suzy's own secrets for beautiful skin (2)  Sep 7, 2008
    I have severe rosacea, my husband has a new scar on his face, and my daughter has acne and warts ... Warts: These skin growths are caused by a type of Human Papilloma Virus or HPV. Your immune system has to be weak in order for these little guys to erupt ... Some people paint clear nail polish or apply duct tape to the warts in order to starve them from oxygen. (Lodi News Sentinel, CA)

    Did you hear Gov. Sarah Palin? What do you think?  Sep 6, 2008
    This is the greatest country on the planet, even with its warts ... Joe Biden was well known so we saw him warts and all. (Columbus Telegram, NE)

    What Our Daughters Must Know  Sep 5, 2008
    They did as they were told and used protection, but still paid a hefty price: genital warts and blisters, pre-cancerous conditions, worries about slipped condoms and HIVto say nothing of chaotic, empty relationships and broken hearts ... While its easiest to share viruses when warts or sores are present, transmission can also occur at other times, when everything looks OK. So a woman could get an incurable genital infection from someone who doesnt know he has it ... In real life,... (Townhall.com)

    Sx, cancer and virginity: unpicking the Gardasil hype  Sep 5, 2008
    In other words, at best it seems there is about one chance in 250 that vaccinating a virgin will prevent that individual from getting cervical cancer (although, on the plus side, the vaccine should also confer benefits like preventing visible warts and abnormal pre-cancerous smears). Further calculations were published last year in the Canadian Medical Association Journal. (On Line opinion)

    All Types of Sexual Activity Carry Some Sexually Transmitted Disease Risk  Sep 4, 2008
    The viruses that cause genital herpes, genital warts and hepatitis can all be transmitted through oral sex. The same is true of the bacterial STDs syphilis, gonorrhea and chlamydia. (MEDLINEplus)

    Will you give your daughter the cervical cancer jab?  Sep 2, 2008
    In July, the British Medical Journal calculated that by using Cervarix - cheaper than Gardasil because it protects only against strains 16 and 18 and not 6 and 11, the strains responsible for genital warts - the Government will save up to 18million in the first year alone ... We already have a good open relationship and I will be rigorous in educating her about the perils of unsafe sex - not just in regard to cervical cancer but also about genital warts, other sexually transmitted diseases and,... (Daily Mail)

    Clarkson: Bulldogs good, but leave room for improvement  Sep 1, 2008
    Stafford summed up Georgia's solid overall grades and the warts that will get treatment during practice next week the best. "I thought we played pretty well, but we had penalties and turned the ball over," Stafford said. (Athens Banner-Herald)

    Healthful Hints: Contagious or infectious?  Aug 28, 2008
    Reasons are unknown and fascinating to contemplate (if you don t have the warts). Another example might be horseradish on a slice of bread. (Winona Daily News, MN)

    Indonesia's 'tree man' home after surgery  Aug 27, 2008
    JAKARTA - An Indonesian man dubbed the "tree man" because of gnarled growths on his body has returned home from the hospital after 13 pounds of warts were surgically removed from his body, a doctor said on Tuesday. Dede, who like many Indonesians goes by one name, first noticed the warts on his body after cutting his knee as a teenager ... One of Dede's doctors, Rachmad Dinata, said the hospital had allowed the 37-year-old man to enjoy the Islamic fasting month with his family now that 95... (MSNBC -- International)

    * World News Quick Take  Aug 27, 2008
    A man dubbed the tree man because of gnarled growths on his body has returned from hospital after 6kg of warts were surgically removed from his body, a doctor said yesterday. Dede, 37, first noticed the warts after cutting his knee as a teen ... A US doctor said previously that the warts were a result of severe Human Papilloma Virus infection. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)

    Duct-tape treatment can cure some warts  Aug 26, 2008
    My husband's doctor told him to put duct tape on his foot to get rid of plantar warts ... The duct-tape treatment for warts is quite controversial ... "I had a cluster of plantar warts treated by a dermatologist. She used a liquid nitrogen spray, which was excruciatingly painful. My kidney stone was less painful. The warts persisted even after this treatment. "Then I treated them with warm-water soaks and duct tape, which I kept on all day. (Athens Banner-Herald)

    Natural cures, folk remedies (2)  Aug 24, 2008
    I used to have warts and my sister recently got rid of them with marigolds. She had a garden of these plants (I don't know all their names) and she cut the stems, squeezed out the sap and applied it to my warts. (Lodi News Sentinel, CA)

    BORROWED TIME: Best-selling author, minister relates death experience at North revival  Aug 22, 2008
    ""I don't want any accolades for this, and I don't deserve them because I was really beaten down and depressed for quite a while after the accident," Piper continued. "I told the story at the revival as I've done everywhere else, warts and all. I want to make certain that people hear the message that heaven is real, God has a plan for them, and they can turn their lives around following a personal tragedy. (Orangeburg Times and Democrat, SC)

    Cervical Cancer Prevention Should Focus On Vaccinating Adolescent Girls, Report Says  Aug 22, 2008
    The quadrivalent vaccine currently licensed in the U.S. also prevents low-risk HPV types 6 and 11 (HPV-6 and HPV-11) infections, which are responsible for most genital warts and juvenile-onset recurrent respiratory papillomatosis (JORRP), a rare but severe respiratory condition usually diagnosed in infancy that may be related to a mother's infection with genital warts ... While the study focused on the prevention of cervical disease, the investigators also examined the benefits of the... (Science Daily)

    Roseanne's Anti-Brangelina Stance  Aug 21, 2008
    John Mayer Genital Warts ... John Mayer Genital Warts. (Washington Post)

    Study Questions Cost-Effectiveness Of Gardisil Cervical-Cancer Vaccine  Aug 21, 2008
    Two of the targeted HPV strains are believed to cause about 70% of all cervical-cancer cases, while the other targeted strains cause most cases of genital warts ... The cost-effectiveness becomes more attractive when protection against genital warts is factored in ... Among the differences between the models were that the Harvard researchers included patient time and travel costs, while Merck didn't, and the Harvard researchers didn't include genital warts in males, while Merck did, according to... (Wall Street Journal)

    Merck's Gardasil Vaccine Not Worth the Cost for Women in 20s, Study Says  Aug 21, 2008
    Gardasil protects against the HPV strains 16 and 18, which are responsible for 70 percent of cervical cancers, and HPV strains 6 and 11, which cause 90 percent of genital warts. While many of the sexually transmitted infections caused by HPV are resolved naturally, others develop into genital warts and cervical cancer. (Bloomberg -- US)

    Human Papillomavirus Vaccine in Males  Aug 21, 2008
    The vaccine helps prevent cervical cancer, precancerous genital lesions, and genital warts. Trials of the vaccine in males are currently under way. (New England Journal of Medicine)

    Critics question cervical cancer vaccine  Aug 20, 2008
    When it occurs, cervical cancer is a dreadful disease; genital warts, partly prevented by the Merck vaccine, can be a painful nuisance ... The vaccines offer partial protection against infection from human papillomavirus, or HPV. The Merck vaccine also prevents some genital warts that are caused by other strains of the virus. (Seattle Times)

    Drug Makers' Push Leads to Cancer Vaccines' Fast Rise  Aug 20, 2008
    When it occurs, cervical cancer is a dreadful disease; genital warts, partly prevented by the Merck vaccine, can be a painful nuisance ... The Merck vaccine also prevents some genital warts that are caused by other strains of the virus ... Merck recently applied for approval to market the vaccine to women 26 to 45 and is conducting studies on vaccinating boys, who can get genital warts from HPV.. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Health)

    Report cards for teachers  Aug 19, 2008
    My report card - warts and all. My last year at my old school (75% free and reduced lunch, majority of students reading below grade level, high transiency) I had an average of 66% passing on the 8th grade science CRCT - pretty close to what the other teachers (outside of gifted) had. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)

    Wrinkle Removers, Backed by Science  Aug 19, 2008
    The procedure is also used for removing scars, warts and birthmarks. Healing takes two to three weeks, and the wound has to be cleaned with saline or diluted vinegar and treated with ointments to prevent scarring. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Health)

    Software offers new (photo) reality  Aug 18, 2008
    "The value to accepting a photograph of yourself as you are is that you're accepting the reality of who you are, and how you look, and accepting yourself that way, warts and all.". 1. (International Herald Tribune -- Technology)

    Months after teen's suicide, 'Yolanda's Law' advances  Aug 16, 2008
    "She was truly powerful in being the visual face of what mental illness looks like. It doesn't have two heads or warts on its face or drool down its mouth. It looks like a typical child," Tufts said in a telephone interview. "Could this bill have changed the outcome for [Yolanda], no one knows. But I think it will impact other children very positively.". (Boston Globe)

    Police-Involved Shooting Investigation Almost Done  Aug 16, 2008
    "We collect the facts, whichever side they lay on, warts and all, and the district attorney's office gets that case and they make legal determination on how to proceed from there.". Perrien said the results of the investigation could be going to the district attorney's office in less than two weeks. (KSBW 8, CA)

    5 Ways to Treat Acid Reflux Symptoms Naturally  Aug 15, 2008
    Although this vinegar is purported to treat everything from hay fever to warts (with little evidence to back up its effectiveness), it does appear to have a calming effect on stomach acid. "I really don t know how it works," Sosin said. (Fox News)

    Zimbabwe: Govt Seizes Tsvangirai's Passport  Aug 15, 2008
    warts and bag and baggage with all their families. the lot. (allAfrica.com)

    Hurricane prep  Aug 15, 2008
    -1) { write('\r\n'); write('+EXPAND'); } else { write('\r\n'); write('+EXPAND'); } write. Friday, August 15, 2008. (Florida Today)

    Discovery Health Offers the Definitive Look at Indonesia's 'Treeman' in TREEMAN: SEARCH FOR THE CURE  Aug 15, 2008
    Countless news outlets and websites from around the world have featured images of the tree-like warts covering Dede's body -- totally consuming his hands and feet and making him look as much plant as human. Nearly a year in the making, TREEMAN: SEARCH FOR THE CURE provides an exclusive firsthand account of this groundbreaking medical case from both Dede and his American doctor, Dr. Anthony Gaspari. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)

    LETTERS: NCT, August 13, 2008  Aug 14, 2008
    I suppose since it is a quote, it needs to be published warts and all. It does give the post a certain proletariat flavor. (North County Times)

    'Tree Man' Has Bark Trimmed, Heads Home  Aug 13, 2008
    Dede Koswara, 37, has been covered with bark-like warts for more than 20 years ... Within a decade, the warts had grown so large that he had to quit his job as a fisherman and joined a freak show to support himself. (Fox News)

    'Tree Man' To Head Home After Treatment  Aug 13, 2008
    Dede Koswara, known in his native Indonesia as "Tree Man," has lived for years with rapidly spreading warts that have covered his entire body in a case that has baffled doctors ... Doctors will continue to work on his immune system and find ways to cope with the challenges of excessive bleeding during operations, the deep growth of his warts and the search for more skin donors ... However in Dede's case, the warts had run wild, creating a medical mystery for doctors. (ABC News)

    FOXSexpert: The Health Benefits of Masturbation  Aug 12, 2008
    Anybody with solo sexploration experience can tell you that, contrary to popular myths, masturbation does not result in any of the aforementioned, nor does it lead to acne, warts, hair on the palm, insanity, blindness. What many may not know, however, is that stimulating yourself can ultimately boost your health in many ways. (Fox News)

    2 p.m.: Muscatine jury awards damages to woman in case against former lover (3262)  Aug 7, 2008
    HPV is a virus that can cause cervical cell abnormalities and warts, and lead to cervical cancer ... Some strains can produce warts, but many strains of the virus show no symptoms in men. (Muscatine Journal, IO)

    The time is right to move on  Aug 6, 2008
    Having Maria cover our news, our civic leadership, our warts and our best days so well for so long a period of time was almost too good to be true. I look forward to hearing about your next assignment enjoy the time off. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)

    Genital Rash Can Transmit HIV  Aug 6, 2008
    Studies have shown that Genital Warts are caused by a virus called the Human Papilloma Virus. The warts can be removed but the sufferer would have the virus for the rest of his life; it is very common for the warts to reappear after they have been removed ... The disease is spread by coming into contact with the warts, but often it cannot be seen. (Ghana Web, Ghana)

    Nigeria: Lagos - Figure It Out  Aug 5, 2008
    An unmitigated source declared that it spent N6billion on the drainages in Lagos, but there were six million warts to be contacted from the dirty waters last Tuesday. But where were the drainages on Tuesday. (allAfrica.com)

    Behind The Scenes With McCain's Campaign  Jul 30, 2008
    Campaigns, warts and all, are watched and dissected more than ever before. And the McCain team is doing its best to adapt to this increasingly complicated battlefield of modern political warfare. (CBS News)

    First trailer for Oliver Stone's 'W' hits...  Jul 30, 2008
    W. is creepy and I would love to see all of his warts exposed to those Americans who are too lazy to conduct research on him. Posted by: DG. (The Drudge Report)

    Wellness director talks about skin cancer protection  Jul 30, 2008
    Certain environmental exposures are known to play a role in the development of skin cancer, including excessive toxins (chimney soot, tar), ionizing radiation, and certain types of warts. Over exposure. (Atlantic News-Telegraph, IO)

    Hurricane Guide  Jul 30, 2008
    Brevard County residents say they're not worry warts, but they're also far from complacent when it comes to hurricane preparations. La Nina's status could play a big role in this year's hurricane season, but African dust and countless other variables. (Florida Today)

    UT Southwestern digestive specialists freeze out esophagus cancer with new therapy  Jul 29, 2008
    Early results from studies show the therapy similar to that used by dermatologists to freeze off warts works well inside the esophagus, though further study is needed, Dr. Sreenarasimhaiah said. "Patients may feel a little pain in the first couple of days, like a heartburn-type pain, but that starts to improve after a few days and after that they usually don't feel anything," he said. (EurekAlert!)

    Consumers will have greater stake in health care  Jul 28, 2008
    Every system has its warts and its pluses. Reader Comments. (Milwaukee Business Journal, WI)

    Imiquimod, an immune response modifier, is dependent on the OGF-OGFr signaling pathway  Jul 25, 2008
    Imiquimod (Aldara, R-837, S26308), the best characterized and most widely used, is highly efficacious in the treatment of external genital and anal warts, basal cell carcinoma, actinic keratoses, Kaposi's sarcoma, chronic hepatitis C infection, and intraepithelial carcinoma. Therefore, the underlying mechanism of imiquimod action is of clinical importance. (EurekAlert!)

    The buzz on 'Garden of Last Days'  Jul 24, 2008
    "I think the job of a fiction writer is to give characters with all their warts, all their shadows. I think we're looking for ourselves. We all have shadows; 99.9 percent of us get out of bed every day to have the best day we can and do the best we know how to do which is not always the same as the best we can do.". "The Garden of Last Days" took five and a half years to complete and was delivered at 778 pages. (Seacoast New Hampshire)

    Cervical cancer vaccine extended to 300000 more teenage girls  Jul 22, 2008
    " The Department of Health has also announced it was handing primary care trusts (PCTs) an additional 10 million to implement the additional programme. Controversy has raged about the core programme to routinely vaccinate 12 and 13-year-old girls, with some commentators arguing it encourages under-age sex. But medics and health campaigners have accused such commentators of wilfully ignoring that teenage sex happens. They have said denying girls an HPV vaccine is morally wrong. Some parents have... (Telegraph.co.uk)

    More girls offered cervical cancer vaccine  Jul 21, 2008
    The Department of Health was accused of false economy in buying Cervarix because, unlike its rival, Gardasil, it does not protect against genital warts ... Critics said that if Gardasil had been chosen a quicker result would have been achieved in the reduction of genital warts ... Gardasil has won most of the world market by combining protection against cervical cancer with that against genital warts. (Times Online)

    Drugs: Decision on cervical cancer vaccine is false economy, say ...  Jul 19, 2008
    Gardasil, unlike Cervarix, also protects against genital warts, an infection that is rising steeply, especially among young people ... Gardasil is quadrivalent, protecting against four - the main causes of cervical cancer and genital warts ... "The decision to select the bivalent vaccine implies that the Department of Health is willing to accept forgone health benefits (and additional cost savings) from averting [non-cancerous] cases of genital warts for the reduced financial outlay, which may... (guardian.co.uk)

    Anger over Department of Health choice of cheaper cancer vaccine  Jul 18, 2008
    The Department of Health may have saved more than 18million a year by choosing a cervical cancer vaccine that does not protect against genital warts ... A new analysis published in the British Medical Journal says that a vaccine that does not protect against genital warts needs to be 13-21 cheaper per dose to be as cost-effective ... Choosing Cervarix, she said, has cost the UK a rare opportunity to protect an entire generation of its young women against genital warts. (Times Online)

    Taking a lesson from PFC Frog  Jul 17, 2008
    And while I don t run away from frogs, I don t like the green slimy ones who have the perhaps undeserved reputation of causing warts and LSD-like hallucinations if their sliminess is somehow accidentally ingested. The frog jumped a few inches. (Woburn Advocate, MA)

    Sex infections in young up again  Jul 16, 2008
    But he added: "Increasingly a shag now stands for syphilis, herpes, anal warts and gonorrhoea." ... The 16-24-year-old age group accounted for 65% of all new chlamydia cases diagnosed in 2007, 55% of genital warts and 50% of gonorrhoea ... Overall chlamydia and genital warts were up 7%, while herpes increased by 20% - although this was partly put down to a better testing technique. (BBC News -- Health)

    Culture of promiscuity causes sexual diseases to soar among young ...  Jul 16, 2008
    Rates of chlamydia and genital warts increased by seven per cent. The 16 to 24 age group accounted for 65 per cent of chlamydia cases, 55 per cent of genital warts and 50 per cent of gonorrhoea infections. Almost 75 per cent of cases of chlamydia and gonorrhoea in women occurred among those aged between 16 and 24. (Daily Mail)

    More to kids' summer skin care than sunscreen  Jul 13, 2008
    Swimming: Wet skin doesn't have as strong a barrier as dry skin, so kids become more susceptible to funguses and viruses, especially warts, ringworm and athlete's foot, warns Drucker. "They're not usually bad things, but you want to recognize them and maybe wear flip-flops or disinfect your feet when you get back to the car," she says. (MSNBC -- Health)

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