A vaccine shown to be 100% effective against two virus strains that cause most cervical cancer could be available within a year, say manufacturers.
Gardasil worked against the sexually transmitted human papillomavirus (HPV).
Some 12,167 women aged 16 to 23 from 13 countries, including the UK, took part in the drug company study.
Continue reading ‘Cervical cancer jab in a year’
The UK has one of the highest rates of death from heart disease in the world – one British adult dies from the disease every three minutes – and stroke is the country’s third biggest killer, claiming 70,000 lives each year.
BBC Heart Disease and Stroke: The Facts
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