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Michael Douglas is a well known actor, and his fight with head & neck cancer has been the subject of much public attention. Adding to that attention this week, he mentioned that his cancer was caused by HPV (Human Papilloma Virus) and as such has a very good prognosis. In addition, he noted the connection …
Sexually transmitted Herpes 2 is a common infection. It can be treated and suppressed with medication, but an effective vaccine would be a boon. A recent vaccine study looked at vaccination in preventing HSV-1 “oral” herpes, and HSV 2 “sexual” herpes (although either can be oral or sexual, we tend to refer to them in …