Gardasil human papillomavirus quadrivalent vaccine (HPV) manufactured by Merck & Company was licensed by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in 2006 for girls and women nine to twenty-six years of age. Three doses of Gardasil are recommended by the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) for universal use in girls eleven to twelve years old and it is routinely administered by pediatricians, obstetrician/gynecologists and family practice physicians to grade school, high school and college students.

Chronic human papillomavirus infection is associated with the development of cervical cancer and Gardasil was the first vaccine designed to prevent cervical cancer.

Reported Side Effects with the use of Gardasil

As of June, 2009 more than twenty-five million doses of Gardasil were distributed nationwide with over fourteen-thousand reports of adverse side effects . Although Gardasil was approved by the FDA, there have been serious side effects associated with the vaccine. Some commonly reported side effects include:

Guillain-Barre` syndrome Blood clots Seizures Paralysis Fainting Hair loss Extreme fatigue Pelvic pain and severe stomach pain Death

Guillain-Barre`syndrome is a rare disorder that causes muscle weakness while blood clots have been reported in the heart, lungs and legs of women after being administered Gardasil. There have been forty-three reported Gardasil -related fatalities among females in this country as of June, 2009 who were given the vaccine. Pregnant women who have taken Gardasil have experienced fetal abnormalities and spontaneous abortions.

HPV vaccines like Gardasil have been added to the list of vaccines covered by the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program (VICP) which was established to provide monetary assistance to the victims of vaccine side effects.

Pharmaceutical manufacturers are legally responsible for ensuring the safety of their products before marketing them to a trusting consumer. The failure to do so is considered negligence and is grounds for personal injury litigation.

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Mild traumatic brain injury (TBI) occurs quite frequently in high school and college athletics. Impaired cognitive functioning is often observed in athletes who have had multiple concussions.

Younger Athletes Recover Less Quickly

Athletes at several colleges and high schools participated in a recent study to compare cognition pre and post concussion. Concussions were defined by loss of consciousness and the length of time needed for changes in mental status to substantially improve. Study results showed that college athletes had lost consciousness at a higher rate than their high school athlete counterparts. Twenty-four hours after injury, athletes with concussions and control subjects had substantial memory differences. However, injured high school athletes experienced longer memory difficulties than did the injured collegiates. The researchers speculated that less mature brains are more vulnerable to brain injury and recovery less quickly.

Girls More Vulnerable to TBI

Another recent study determined that girls appear to experience higher concussion rates than boys in sports played by both boys and girls.

Researchers reviewed U.S. high school athletes’ injuries among youths participating in the following sports: boys’ football, basketball, soccer, wrestling, baseball, girls’ soccer, volleyball, basketball and softball. They concluded that during the 2005-06 school year, high school athletes experienced approximately 135,901 concussions.

Young women participating in soccer had a 68 percent higher concussion rate than males participating in the same sport. In basketball, girls were an astonishing 200 percent more likely than their male counterparts to be injured with a concussion.

No Gain from Playing Through the Pain

The researchers expressed surprise at the huge discrepancy in injury rates, and hypothesized that boys’ larger neck muscles might serve to better absorb shock and prevent injury. They also hinted at socio-cultural reasons for the different rates of injury. Boys are taught not to let others know when they are in pain and typically continue playing while injured unless knocked unconscious.

Playing through the pain of a concussion is one of the worst mistakes an athlete can make, leading to potentially lifelong debilitating injury.