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(MedPage Today) -- The CDC's Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices has approved draft recommendations for routine vaccination of 11- and 12-year-old boys with Gardasil to protect against four strains of the human papillomavirus (HPV).

WASHINGTON (MedPage Today) -- The FDA has approved the human papillomavirus vaccine Gardasil for use in males and females ages 9 to 26 to prevent anal cancer.

The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) has advised against the routine use of the human papillomavirus vaccine (Gardasil) in boys and men, but said individual physicians should have the option to recommend the vaccine to male patients.

WASHINGTON (MedPage Today) -- FDA staffers say the quadrivalent human papillomavirus vaccine (Gardasil) appears to be as effective in preventing certain strains of HPV in boys as it is in girls.

The agency's vaccine advisory panel will take up the matter Wednesday.

Two studies by federal and academic researchers have found low rates of side effects with the blockbuster cervical cancer vaccine Gardasil, but a total of 32 deaths - and questionable promotion tactics by maker Merck & Co....

Side effects of the quadrivalent human papillomavirus vaccine (Gardasil) are pretty much as expected, with an apparent excess of fainting and blood clots, the CDC and FDA said.

NEWARK, N.J. (MedPage Today) -- A possible link between the quadrivalent human papillomavirus vaccine (Gardasil) and Guillain-Barre syndrome remains unresolved following an analysis of government data.

MELBOURNE, Australia (MedPage Today) -- True hypersensitivity to the quadrivalent human papillomavirus (Gardasil) is extremely rare, researchers here said.

WASHINGTON (AP) -- The cervical cancer vaccine Gardasil also works to prevent cancers of the vagina and vulva, federal health officials said Friday, as they approved expanding its use to protect against those diseases as well....