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A promising treatment for wart removal

...stem - and represents a completely new approach to wart treatment. The researchers are now recruiting volunteers for a larger trial which, if successful, will lead to its eventual licensing and widespread availability....

New Cancer-Blocking Algae Found

...s in the genital tract. Ninety percent of genital wart cases are also attributed to this virus. Clinical testing to study the effectiveness of carrageenan is underway in South Africa by the Population Council as the test conducted so far have only been in the laboratories and much more research is nee...

Tips for Avoiding Foot Fungus in Communal Bathrooms

...d less messy to apply than over-the-counter liquid wart removers,” he adds. Sourc-Newswise SRM...

Encouraging a Lifetime of Healthy Skin Right from the Beginning

...opical treatments that are applied directly to the wart such as salicylic acid, liquid nitrogen or cantharidin. Less common, but still of concern for children, is the "superbug" or Community Acquired Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus Aureaus (CA-MRSA) infection. CA-MRSA is commonly spread within fami...

Will the Cervical Cancer Vaccine Have Long Term Benefits?

...tion that needs it.” It would help prevent genital wart that the young usually develop. With more than 11,000 new cases of cervical cancer and with more than 3,600 deaths, according to the American cancer society it would be beneficial to use the vaccine. It is also necessary to educate the girls to get...

Gardasil Effective in Preventing Vaginal, Vulvar Cancers, Study Finds

...h HPV strains 16 and 18 cause about 90% of genital wart cases, among women not already infected with these strains. FDA in June 2006 approved Gardasil for sale and marketing to girls and women ages nine to 26, and CDC's Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices later that month voted unanimously to r...

Gadrasil Could Prove Effective in Men too

...nital warts. Merck says it did this because the wart strains can confuse HPV screening tests and cause unnecessary anxiety among patients. Some researchers, however, have said that this grouping will encourage men to get vaccinated to prevent disfiguring warts, and as a result they will no longer tra...