20% of parents 'block cancer jab'

Middle schoolers and alcohol: Tips for parents from AAAS
(American Association for the Advancement of Science) The first few weeks of middle school are a frenzy of friends, parties, and school events. It's...

Link between nationality and cervical cancer
(Karolinska Institutet) Gynecological screening tests for cervical cancer have been available to all women in Sweden for almost four decades. Despite...

Jump in measles outbreaks worries health officials
ATLANTA (AP) -- The number of measles cases in the U.S. is at its highest level since 1997, and nearly half of those involve children whose parents...

Experts: HPV Vaccine a Preteen Priority
The vaccine against human papillomavirus (HPV), the sexually transmitted virus that causes cervical cancer, will be most cost-effective in the U.S....

Cervical cancer shots less cost-effective with age
ATLANTA (AP) -- An expensive vaccine aimed at preventing cervical cancer makes sense for young teens when it comes to cost-effectiveness, but not for...