Health Rewind: Parents Support HPV Vaccine in Boys
HPV for boys, diabetes treatment for children and more.
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Black Parents Support HPV Vaccine in Boys - A new report from Boston University School of Medicine suggests that African-American parents and low-income parents show support for giving their sons a Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) vaccine. This is good news given that Black men and teens are more likely to have HPV and suffer from complications such as anal and oral cancers.(Photo: Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
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Type 2 Diabetes Guidelines Handed Down For Children - For the first time, the American Academy of Pediatrics has handed down treatment recommendations for kids with diabetes, reported CNN.com. If docs are unsure if a child has Type 1 or Type 2 diabetes, children should be given insulin until they have a proper diagnosis. (Photo: GettyImages)
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Wear Red to Raise Awareness for Heart Disease - When you see lots of stylishly dressed women (and men) in red on Friday, know that they are doing their part to raise awareness of heart disease as part of the Go Red For Women "initiative designed to empower women to take charge of their heart health as well as band together and collectively wipe out heart disease." For more on the campaign, click here. (Photo: Go Red For Women/Facebook)
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Gatorade Won’t Have Vegetable Oil in It Anymore - PepsiCo won’t put brominated vegetable oil in Gatorade any more, reported the New York Times. The company claims that a recent Change.org petition that shed light to the possible side effects of this kind of the oil—neurological disorders and thyroid issues—was not a factor in their decision. (Photo: Tim Boyle/Newsmakers)
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Gay Black Men Have Challenges Coming Out - While “coming out” has its health benefits, researchers from Howard University have found that for Black, gay and bisexual men, that task is not that easy. Researchers claim that Black men who have sex with men face unique challenges such as “intersecting oppressions – racism, homophobia and sexism,” reported Science Daily.(Photo: Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)
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