The HPV vaccines Gardasil and Cervarix can effectively prevent infections from the most dangerous HPV strains associated with cancer development. However, timing proves critical when it comes to ...

DNA found in museum pieces could provide a unique opportunity to study the history and spread of infectious diseases, researchers said after discovering bacteria and infectious disease DNA in ...

GSK is to provide a supply of Cervarix® (Human Papillomavirus vaccine [Types 16, 18] (Recombinant, adjuvanted, adsorbed)) to four new GAVI demonstration projects at a significantly discounted ...

Safety documentation is a priority in all phases of the vaccine clinical trials. Safety is categorized as local reactions from the injection itself and as systemic reactions that may occur ...

The decidua is an immunologically active tissue that is infiltrated by large numbers of maternal immune cells. The numbers of the different maternal immune cells change throughout the course of ...

Similarly, the vaccine market has seen launches like Mercks’ Gardasil and GSK’s Cervarix which are under patent. Pfizer also recently launched Prevnar-13 under Wyeth which has the potential to ...

Papua New Guinea Prime Minister James Marape has dismissed growing calls for his resignation, stating that any leadership change must follow parliamentary procedures. Upon his arrival at the APEC ...

Nothing in life is inevitable, aside from death and (for most people) taxes. Yet, as we explored in our previous article, there is in our view a range of factors that suggest PNG may well find itself ...

Minister Masiu sought an expert perspective on the use of AI in PNG, posing the question, “Is AI good for Papua New Guinea?” Dr. Nitheesh Murugan Kaliyamurthy, a Senior Lecturer and Program Manager at ...

Since independence in 1975, no government has ever shut down any form of media in PNG. Now on the eve of the anniversary of 50 years of independence, the government has taken this unprecedented action ...

Cervarix (GSK): Two doses for females aged 10–45; ₹2,200–₹2,600 per dose Gardasil 4 (MSD): Two or three doses for females aged 9–45; ₹3,500–₹4,000 per dose Gardasil 9: Gender-neutral; two or three ...

Background: Human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination is expected to reduce the burden of cervical cancer and other HPV-related diseases. However, if competition exists among HPV types, type replacement ...