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(MedPage Today) -- Among men who have sex with men, the vaccine against human papillomavirus (HPV) reduces the risk of the precursors of anal cancer, researchers reported.

(MedPage Today) -- Two doses of a bivalent vaccine against human papillomavirus (HPV) appeared just as effective in preventing persistent infections as the recommended three doses in young women, according to a study in Costa Rica.

(MedPage Today) -- A DNA test for cancer-causing human papillomavirus (HPV) catches risky cervical lesions better than liquid-based cytology, researchers found.

(MedPage Today) -- Vaccinating men who have sex with men (MSM) against human papillomavirus (HPV) may be a cost-effective approach to the prevention of anal cancer and genital warts, according to a study using decision-analysis models.

Only about a third of teenage girls in a six-state sample have been vaccinated against human papillomavirus (HPV), researchers found.

(Dartmouth College) College women were more likely to be vaccinated against human papillomavirus (HPV) if their mothers communicated with them about sex and if they thought their mothers would approve of their getting vaccinated.

Cervarix, one of two FDA-approved vaccines against human papillomavirus (HPV), protects against infection for more than six years, researchers found.

An experimental vaccine against human papillomavirus (HPV) can produce complete responses in some patients with precancers, Dutch researchers found.

WASHINGTON (MedPage Today) -- The FDA approved Merck's Gardasil vaccine against human papillomavirus (HPV) for boys and men, the same day that it okayed a competing vaccine for use in females.

Vaccinating boys against human papillomavirus (HPV) is unlikely to offer good value for the money, researchers said.