whee!

If I tilt back in my chair, look up at the ceiling, and spin around, it feels mighty weird.

WOW!

jrug sent me this article earlier today. My one word summary: WOW!!!!

Cervical cancer is caused by an infection of human papilloma virus. Now, every single one of us is infected with numerous strains and we're constantly shedding virus from our epithelial cells. Most strains are benign: some are extremely good at causing cancer.

What Merck's done is nothing short of amazing. They've developed a vaccine that will block infection, development of tumors, and development of precancerous lesions in 97% of women after .one. dose!

Now, granted, they haven't extended the study as far as I would like for true comfort, but this is incredibly spiffy research! I am damn impressed, and if the long-term safety concerns are addressed, I'll sign myself up for it when it comes on the market next year.

I think I'm insulted...

Huh.  That's...unexpected...
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