Amanda Marcotte, Pandagon AlterNet: Reproductive Justice and Gender. May 13, 2008. A study linking HPV to oral cancer in men puts anti-choice advocates between a rock and a hard place.
Alexander Sanger, Alexander Sanger - Beyond Choice. March 14, 2008. In the battle against HPV and HIV, are male circumcision and vaccinations the best weapons?
Amanda Marcotte, Pandagon AlterNet: Reproductive Justice and Gender. January 9, 2008. Media coverage of the HPV vaccine reinforces pre-existing ideas about female sexuality and sacrifice.
Judy Norsigian, Heather Stephenson, Women's eNews. September 5, 2007. Questions still swirl around the HPV vaccine a year after it was introduced. But the public-health dialogue has made one thing clear: More women should get Pap tests.
Judith Siers-Poisson, PR Watch. July 17, 2007. What has not been done to date is to separate the real value of the HPV vaccine from the PR push to benefit Merck's bottom line, and to track the players involved in hyping the issue and pushing for mandates. Here's a look at the marketing and "education" campaigns, how they have been interpreted and implemented and the risks involved.
Judith Siers-Poisson, PR Watch. July 16, 2007. Many women, including the author, have been affected by cervical cancer or Human Papillomavirus (HPV) at some point in their lives. Part one of a series of articles examining HPV and Gardasil -- the facts, the hype, and what Merck stands to gain.
Guest Blogger, AlterNet: PEEK. April 20, 2007. Lucinda Marshall: Exploring the links between hormone replacement therapy and breast, endometrial and ovarian cancer deaths.
Terry J. Allen, In These Times. March 13, 2007. Merck wants to make its new HPV vaccine mandatory for young girls, but the immunization's safety and long-term effects are unknown.
Jill Filipovic, AlterNet. March 13, 2007. College campuses are breeding grounds for HPV, the virus that can cause genital warts and cervical cancer. A new vaccine offers protection, but many students can't afford it.
