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New Hampshire to offer girls free cancer vaccine

I know a lot of you may be interested in a woman's reproductive health, genital warts and cancer prevention in general, so I thought this was really interesting!

- Mere "wonder if DialZero of NH had anything to do with it" 1975

NH is always ahead of the game.

perhaps I should move there.....after 2 surgeries and 3575720932 biopsies....my doctor still hasn't mentionned the vaccine.....I don't like not being comfortable with my gynecologist with such serious matters......he's so rude....

got an appointment with another doctor.....in JUNE....


San *free healthcare=neverending waiting lists* dra!

As a "cancer survivor" of specifically cervical cancer, I say it's about damn time. I was amazed and awed and generally overjoyed when I first heard about this vaccine. The very notion of a shot that PREVENTS CANCER - sounds like a miracle to me! Then the right wing nutjobs had to get their shots in - all high and mighty and moral. Again, I say, it PREVENTS CANCER. It should not only be free, but mandatory by age 12 in all 50 states.

Just think, if there were a shot to prevent a type of cancer that only affected men - well, not only would it be free, I'm quite sure there would be a Nobel prize for somebody.

Sy "Phyllis, roll up your sleeve" bil

In most studies, you will find that, consistently, NH is the healthiest state in the Union as far as human health is concerned. I'm at work so I'm not going to track down the stats, but every report on human health I have read has listed NH in the top 5.

So this is no surprise. Other states should follow suit.

It should not only be free, but mandatory by age 12 in all 50 states.

Just think, if there were a shot to prevent a type of cancer that only affected men - well, not only would it be free, I'm quite sure there would be a Nobel prize for somebody.

Sy "Phyllis, roll up your sleeve" bil

amen sister!

i'm totally getting on that. i have a doctor's appointment in a month and i'm gonna make her shoot me up. i'm already high risk for so many cancers that i would like to check one off the list.

yeah. i'm gonna read more about how much it's been tested, but i'm gonna get me one of those vaccines at my annual.

dal "my sister watched a doctor remove a brain tumor yesterday... in person" ya

WASHINGTON - An annual report released Tuesday put Minnesota at the top of its health rankings for the fourth straight year, while concluding that the nation's health improved slightly.



The report by United Health Foundation, an independent, not-for-profit foundation funded by the health care company UnitedHealth Group, said Americans are 0.3 percent healthier than they were a year ago.

The report is based on factors such as personal behaviors, the environment people live and work in, decisions by public and elected officials, and the quality of medical care delivered by health professionals.

Examples include smoking, motor vehicle deaths, high school graduation rates, children in poverty, access to care and incidence of preventable disease.

Dr. Reed Tuckson, senior vice president of the United Health Foundation, called the report a "call to action for all of us" to make the nation healthier.

"We can do better and our children deserve better," he said.

Minnesota, which has held the top spot in 11 of the 17 years of the survey, was cited for, among other things, its low rate of uninsured (8.4 percent), low percentage of children in poverty (10 percent), and low infant mortality rate (5.1 deaths per 1,000 live births).

Vermont was second on the list, followed by New Hampshire, Hawaii and Connecticut. At the other end, the report listed Louisiana as the least-healthy state, followed by Mississippi, South Carolina, Tennessee and Arkansas.

The report also points out states that have made the most progress in overall health since last year, as well as those that have regressed the most. Illinois saw the biggest jump, followed by Ohio, Wisconsin and Kansas. New Mexico had the biggest drop, followed by Idaho and West Virginia.

Nationally, the level of growth in health as measured by the report has been nearly flat since 2000, averaging only 0.3 percent a year, compared to an average increase of 1.5 percent a year from 1990 to 2000.

The United Health Foundation said factors contributing to the slowed growth include tobacco use, infant mortality, and increasing obesity. The report also found that the percentage of uninsured Americans has increased from 13.4 percent in 1990 to 15.9 percent today.

The report was produced in partnership with the American Public Health Association and Partnership for Prevention.

I especially love how I've NEVER been told of HPV or made aware of it...until recently seeing a tv ad. Somehow it's very easy to believe they just don't fucking care about women's health. UGH

Somehow it's very easy to believe they just don't fucking care about women's health. UGH

i just wrote two twenty page papers on this very topic

I especially love how I've NEVER been told of HPV or made aware of it...until recently seeing a tv ad. Somehow it's very easy to believe they just don't fucking care about women's health. UGH

judging by what is put in food and the sort of lifestyles that are sought after, I don't think they care about health in general...again, depending on where you live I suppose.

I especially love how I've NEVER been told of HPV or made aware of it...until recently seeing a tv ad. Somehow it's very easy to believe they just don't fucking care about women's health. UGH

judging by what is put in food and the sort of lifestyles that are sought after, I don't think they care about health in general...again, depending on where you live I suppose.

maybe so, but there is an especially large gap where women's health matters are concerned. women have historically been excluded from all medical experiments and trials (on a variety of health topics ranging from heart disease to cancer to a myriad of drug trials) because their menstrual cycles tend be a 'challenge' for researchers when analyzing data. so instead of doing more research to understand how women's hormone cycles impact their overall health, they simply opt to conduct the studies with only male participants and generalized the findings to women after the fact. over time, this has proven to be a serious disservice to the health of women.

I especially love how I've NEVER been told of HPV or made aware of it...until recently seeing a tv ad. Somehow it's very easy to believe they just don't fucking care about women's health. UGH

judging by what is put in food and the sort of lifestyles that are sought after, I don't think they care about health in general...again, depending on where you live I suppose.

maybe so, but there is an especially large gap where women's health matters are concerned. women have historically been excluded from all medical experiments and trials (on a variety of health topics ranging from heart disease to cancer to a myriad of drug trials) because their menstrual cycles tend be a 'challenge' for researchers when analyzing data. so instead of doing more research to understand how women's hormone cycles impact their overall health, they simply opt to conduct the studies with only male participants and generalized the findings to women after the fact. over time, this has proven to be a serious disservice
to the health of women.

i don't disagree with you. and i wasn't trying to negate the topic at hand, just making a general comment. i think there is more awareness of women's health issues in the UK, but whether or not that translates to funding is a different scenario altogether. But it's probably linked to the maleness of lawmakers, doctors etc? You are far more of an expert than I...

in western civilization, women have been ignored pretty much on all fronts, usually to their detriment. gotten much better over the past century.

dal "i'm glad i have suffrage to go with my suffering" ya