Bulletin Daily Paper 11/14/10 by Western Communications, Inc.

For many backyard-chicken keepers, the desire to know where their food is coming from is a big motivator. Kate Sharp, a preschool teacher and mother of two, has three chickens in her Farmingdale, N.J., backyard. When she read about the recent salmonella outbreak, she didn’t have one minute of concern. “I thought, Not our eggs.” Chickens also teach children a sense of responsibility and give them a delightful—if slightly unconventional—pet. “It’s easy to anthropomorphize chickens because they have such different personalities,” Tonya Moyle explains. “They’re really great to watch because they move in a funny way.” The chickens’ interactions are a source of endless entertainment for friends when Elizabeth Lampert has a party. “We’ll hang out on the deck and watch them. They are way more fun than any animal I’ve ever had,” she says. And gifts of fresh eggs have proven effective in swaying those who were, perhaps, a bit skeptical about the whole livestock-in-theneighborhood thing. “We’ve only had one comment, from the woman next door,” recalls Linda Wrinn, a speech pathologist in Gloucester, Mass., whose brood includes four children and seven chickens. “She quipped, ‘Now, you’re not going to get a rooster, are you?’ ”

Now you can help protect both your son and daughter with GARDASIL. Because HPV disease can impact males and females. There are over 30 types of human papillomavirus (HPV) that will affect an estimated 75% to 80% of males and females in their lifetime. For most, HPV clears on its own. But, for 30 women a day in the US (about 11,000 women a year), certain types of HPV lead to cervical cancer. Other types of HPV can cause genital warts in both males and females. It is estimated that each minute in the US, there is a new case of genital warts.

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GARDASIL is the only HPV vaccine that helps protect against 4 types of HPV. In girls and young women ages 9 to 26, GARDASIL helps protect against 2 types of HPV that cause about 75% of cervical cancer cases, and 2 more types that cause 90% of genital warts cases. In boys and young men ages 9 to 26, GARDASIL helps protect against 90% of genital warts cases. GARDASIL may not fully protect everyone. GARDASIL does not prevent all types of cervical cancer, so it’s important for women to continue routine cervical cancer screenings. GARDASIL does not treat cervical cancer or genital warts. GARDASIL is given as 3 injections over 6 months. IMPORTANT SAFETY INFORMATION

person affected by HPV disease.

Anyone who is allergic to the ingredients of GARDASIL, including those severely allergic to yeast, should not receive the vaccine. GARDASIL is not for women who are pregnant. The side effects include pain, swelling, itching, bruising, and redness at the injection site, headache, fever, nausea, dizziness, vomiting, and fainting. Fainting can happen after getting GARDASIL. Sometimes people who faint can fall and hurt themselves. For this reason, your health care professional may ask your child to sit or lie down for 15 minutes after your child gets GARDASIL. Some people who faint might shake or become stiff. This may require evaluation or treatment by your child’s health care professional. You are encouraged to report negative side effects of prescription drugs to the FDA. Visit www.fda.gov/medwatch or call 1-800-FDA-1088. Please see the Patient Information on the next page to discuss it with your child’s doctor or health care professional.

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