HPV Not a Cause of Promoscuity-Study

A study that used medical outcomes data to examine consequences of human papillomavirus(HPV) vaccine, found that the vaccine does not cause promoscuity in girls.

The study involved 1,400 girls in a health program in Atlanta.

Researchers looked for markers of sexually activity after vaccination against HPV. They examined records of up to 3 years on whether the girls had:

• Sought birth control advice
• Tests for sexually transmitted disease
• Tests for pregnancy
• Had become pregnant

HPV vaccine is a preventative measure against cervical cancer. The Cancer society recommends that girls and women between the ages of 11 and 45 be vaccinated to reduce the risk of the disease.

The shots apparently work best when started before the person becomes sexually active, but parents raised concern that they may be a cause of promoscuity

The human papillomavirus is a leading cause of cervical cancer.

Read more on the study.

Statin Drugs Generate Survival and Health Benefits

A recent study found that the use of statin medication has large survival and health benefits

For the research, researchers examined data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Study (NHANES), from 1987 to 2008.

They assessed the relationship between statins use and LDL cholesterol levels.

They then estimated:
1-The number of avoided deaths due to statin use
2-The number of avoided  hospitalizations  due to statin use

Next they estimated how statin use affected long-term survival, for this they used data from a randomized trial of statin use for 15 years.

The study found that statin therapy reduced deaths by 40,000, hospitalizations for heart attacks by 60,000 and hospitalizations for strokes by 22,00

Based on the result of the study, the medical experts are predicting more actions to encourage their use and adherence.

Statins are FDA approved drugs for the treatment of cardiovascular disease.

Read More about the study from Drug Topics.

Antibiotics Blamed For Inflammatory Bowel Disease

A recent research study found that children who were exposed to antibiotics were at greater risk for inflammatory bowel disease(IBD).

For the study researchers analyzed data of 1,072,426 children 17 years and younger from 464 practices in the UK.

The participants were either never exposed to antibiotics or  ever exposed to them; more than 1/2 of the participants were exposed to at least one antibiotic.

The study found that exposure to antianaerobic antibiotics increased overall risk for IBD by 84%.

When compared to children of the same age who had never been exposed to antibiotics, children 1 year and younger had a 5.51 times increased risk for disease.  The risk for the disease in exposed children; however, decreased with age, so by 15 years the risk is 1.57 times.

 Researchers are saying that limiting antibiotic use may help reduce the incidence of inflammatory bowel disease in children.

Read more on the study.