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 | WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A quarter of girls aged 13-17 in the United States received Merck & Co's Gardasil vaccine last year to protect against the human papillomavirus, which causes cervical cancer, the U.S. government said on Thursday.
| | | October 10, 2008 01:43 PM ET
 | NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Many women don't know that obesity increases their risk of several types of cancer, a new survey published in the journal Obstetrics & Gynecology shows.
| | | October 10, 2008 05:00 AM ET
| HONG KONG (Reuters) - Drug-resistant HIV strains are turning up in parts of China as the virus stretches beyond high-risk groups and gains a stronger foothold in the general population, a leading Chinese AIDS researcher said.
| | | October 10, 2008 05:10 PM ET
 | NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - A survey of more than 350 plastic surgeons indicates that occupational injuries, especially muscle strains, are the norm, not the exception in this profession, according to study findings to be presented next month at the American Society of Plastic Surgery meeting in Chicago.
| | | October 10, 2008 05:07 PM ET
| NEW YORK (Reuter Health) - Inadvertent exposure to latex poses a "serious health risk to millions of Americans," Dr. Donald H. Beezhold, chair of the Latex Allergy Committee of the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology (AAAAI) warns in a statement issued this month.
| | | October 10, 2008 05:13 PM ET
| NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - In older adults, taking naps during the day, even in the late afternoon or early evening, does not seem to detract from hours of sleep logged at night or the quality of that sleep, research suggests.
| | | October 10, 2008 02:21 PM ET
| NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - As a treatment for early-stage breast cancer, a surgical team as devised a new approach to removing the cancerous tissue within the breast while preserving the skin to achieve a better cosmetic appearance without compromising the cancer treatment.
| | | October 10, 2008 01:41 PM ET
| NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Strength training can help ease pain and improve physical functioning in people with osteoarthritis of the knee, a new review of current data confirms.
| | | October 09, 2008 04:30 PM ET
| WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Extract from the leaves of the ginkgo tree offers promise to minimize brain damage caused by a stroke, scientists said on Thursday.
| | | October 09, 2008 03:07 PM ET
 | NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Drinking red wine, but not white wine, may reduce lung cancer risk, especially among current and ex-smokers, new research indicates.
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Quarter of adolescent U.S. girls received HPV vaccine
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