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HPV

American  

abbreviation

  1. human papilloma virus.


HPV British  

abbreviation

  1. human papilloma virus

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The second new division—the specialty, pharma and infectious-diseases business unit—will sell noncancer products, including the HPV vaccine Gardasil, diabetes drug Januvia and newer products such as lung-disease treatment Winrevair.

From The Wall Street Journal

Cervical cancer, the fourth most common cancer in women worldwide, kills about 350,000 people annually — but for the last two decades, there’s been a robust, cheap and simple way of preventing much of it: the HPV vaccine.

From Salon

Specifically, it will discuss the “wording of the age for routine HPV vaccination,” vaccination schedule, and draft policy recommendations.

From Salon

Kennedy, who founded an anti-vaccine non-profit, Children’s Health Defense, has personally attacked the HPV vaccine.

From Salon

Medical experts agree that the HPV vaccine does not need further scrutiny.

From Salon