N.M. Lawmakers Approve Cancer Vaccine
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ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. -- New Mexico is on the verge of becoming the latest state to require sixth-grade girls to be vaccinated against a sexually transmitted virus that can cause cervical cancer, a spokesman for the governor said Monday.
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County health officials received promised flu vaccine from the state this week and now can offer shot clinics to seniors and others at risk of complications from influenza.
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RICHMOND, Va. -- Gov. Timothy M. Kaine said Thursday he would sign legislation requiring all sixth-grade girls to be vaccinated against the sexually transmitted virus that can cause cervical cancer.
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A new study of 1,113 women in North America and Brazil has found that a vaccine that could reduce cervical cancer rates by 75 percent is safe and 95 percent effective.
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A breakthrough cancer drug made by a Long Island company won federal approval late Thursday in a major victory for cancer patients and the region&#39;s budding biotech industry.
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By Emily Ramshaw, The Dallas Morning News  Feb. 18--AUSTIN -- Advocates of mandatory HPV vaccines for Texas schoolgirls rest their case on sound science -- medical evidence that a few shots could nearly eradicate the sexually transmitted disease and the cancer it can cause.
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Bypassing the Legislature altogether, Republican Gov. Rick Perry issued an order Friday making Texas the first state to require that schoolgirls get vaccinated against the sexually transmitted virus that causes cervical cancer.
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GlaxoSmithKline Plc&#39;s experimental vaccine was effective against a virus that causes cervical cancer in a study, the first to show the treatment may provide protection against the No.
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New Jersey lawmakers approved the stateâs s most sweeping measures yet in its efforts to be a leader in stem-cell research.
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By Sarah Vos, The Lexington Herald-Leader, Ky.  Feb. 16--FRANKFORT -- Under a bill approved by the House Health and Welfare Committee yesterday, middle school girls would be required to be vaccinated for a virus that causes cervical cancer.
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The Massachusetts Biotechnology Council's recent track record on Beacon Hill is the envy of most other industry lobbies. On issues from blocking drug price-control efforts to state funding for job training, the council has successfully persuaded the Democrat-controlled Legislature and Republican Governor Mitt Romney to vote its way.
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Lawmakers defied President George W. Bush on Thursday and gave final congressional approval to legislation to expand federally funded embryonic stem cell research.
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New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson Thursday joined with Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich in securing flu vaccine from Europe for their young, sick and elderly.
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By KEVIN MILLER; OF THE NEWS STAFF  State legislators have enacted a bill banning a potentially hazardous chemical used in household products and are poised to approve a measure enrolling Maine in a regional compact on climate change.
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GlaxoSmithKline Plc won U.S. approval for a once-a-day breast cancer pill on Tuesday that the drugmaker hopes will launch a new era for its oncology business.
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WASHINGTON  - Years of clinical trials have yeilded promising results for a vaccine that would protect women from a virus that causes colon and cervical cancer, researchers said.
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DURHAM -- State officials have told the Durham County Health Department it can buy 2,250 doses of flu vaccine through the NC Division of Public Health and can expect delivery within two to three weeks, according to a Health Department news release.