Free HPV vaccine curbs new cases of genital warts
October 20, 2009 — NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Since 2007, when free vaccination against HPV for young women became available, Australia has seen a rapid decline in new cases of genital warts, researchers say. HPV, or human papillomavirus, causes genital warts and cervical cancer.
Green tea extract useful for genital warts
June 6, 2008 — NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - A botanical ointment containing sinecatechins, a green tea extract, is an effective and well tolerated treatment for external genital and anal warts, results of a controlled study confirm.
Duct tape doesn't cure warts in adults: study
March 26, 2007 — NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Covering up a wart with transparent duct tape or moleskin, commonly referred to as occlusion therapy, hardly ever cures warts in adults, according to the results of a new study. Even when a treated wart resolves, it usually recurs within months, the investigators report.
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