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As hospital and clinical laboratories endure increasingly intense pressures to do more with less, they now face another challenge – rising demand for medical tests driven by an aging U.S. population that is expected to swell to more than 70 million in the next 20 years, an increase of more than 80 percent from today…

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The human papillomavirus increasingly is being identified as the cause of head and neck cancers, prompting some physicians to guess that the genesis of the cancers might be oral sex, the Raleigh News & Observer reports. David Brizel, an oncologist at Duke University who specializes in head and neck cancers, said, “A third of head [...] Read more »

Zetiq Technologies Ltd. (“Zetiq”), a subsidiary of Bio-Light Ltd. (TASE: BOLT), reports that it has fulfilled the essential requirements towards issuing a self declaration CE mark of conformity for its diagnostic product for identification of cervical cancer in cytological specimens…

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The National Cancer Institute has awarded Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University $4.1 million to test the microbicide Carraguard® against the human papillomavirus (HPV), which causes cervical cancer. The research will evaluate the efficacy of Carraguard®, a clear gel made from the seaweed derivative carrageenan in preventing new HPV infections in women…

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Most adolescent girls should wait until they turn 21 to have their first Pap test, but those who have HIV and others with weakened immune systems should begin routine cervical cancer screening right away, according to The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists…

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Men who consistently use condoms during sex are less likely to contract human papillomavirus than those who do not, according to a study published in the Journal of Infectious Diseases, Reuters reports. There are more than 100 strains of HPV, some of which can cause genital warts and lead to cervical cancer in women and [...] Read more »

Scientists at the Health Protection Agency (HPA), the University of Manchester and the Manchester Royal Infirmary have found that the cervical cancer vaccine could prevent more cases of the disease in England than previously thought, according to a study published in the British Journal of Cancer. This could potentially reduce the annual number of cases [...] Read more »

Afghan Government Tells Foreign Donors How Aid Should Be Spent “The Afghan government wants foreign donors to focus 80 percent of the billions of dollars flowing into the country on priority projects it believes are key to pulling the country out of poverty and turmoil, Afghan officials said,” the Associated [...] Read more »

California’s ongoing budget crisis is raising doubts about the viability of the state’s Every Woman Counts breast and cervical cancer screening program for low-income women, the San Jose Mercury News reports (Theriault, San Jose Mercury News, 7/10)…

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