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Weekly News Roundup
December 21, 2015
Dennis J. Barbour, JD, Editor
 

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According to a new study, two-thirds of professionals who work in sexual health believe that the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination should be given to all men who have sex with men.  Gay and bisexual men suffer higher incidents of anal cancer due to the HPV virus, according to the research, and many healthcare professionals believe the vaccine would dramatically decrease cases. The study, which was published   in the British Journal of Cancer showed that 14% of healthcare professionals already administer the HPV vaccine to gay and bisexual men even though NHS England offers no guidelines to GPs in this area. However, half of the participants also stated that they lacked the knowledge required to offer the vaccine to gay and bisexual men.
Pink News UK, December 18, 2015
The more men buy into energy drink marketing campaigns, the less sleep they get

"Men watch media ads about energy drinks in which they're connected with a hypermasculine lifestyle - extreme sports, etc.," Parent said. "The men don't really pursue the same kind of lifestyle, but the marketing works - the energy drinks make them feel more connected to that sort of a life. So, the attitudes and energy drink usage interact." The study found a common thread. Men who bought into the media messages were more likely to use energy drinks, and the more energy drinks the men had, the more they reported trouble sleeping.
Consumer Affairs, December 17, 2015

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has expanded its approval of 9-valent human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine to include use in males ages 16-26. Gardasil 9 already was licensed for males ages 9-15 and females ages 9-26. GARDASIL 9 Now Approved for Males 16 through 26 Years of Age for the Prevention of Anal Cancers and Genital Warts Caused by Nine HPV types.
AAP News, December 16, 2015
The Weekly News Roundup is produced by The Partnership for Male Youth and is released every Monday. 
For more information contact Dennis J. Barbour, JD. News Roundup editor and President/CEO of the Partnership, at dbarbour@partnershipformaleyouth.org.

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The  Partnership for Male Youth is a collaboration among 23 national organizations and representation from six federal agencies. It is led by a multidisciplinary and multispecialty steering committee and advisory council. The Partnerships's flagship effort, released in January 2014, is  The Health Provider Toolkit for Adolescent and Young Adult Males.
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