The New York Times published a very interesting article about the Gardasil vaccine which prevents cervical cancer in vaccinated women by preventing infection with a strain of human papilloma virus. This provocative piece suggests there may be some benefit in vaccinating boys as well. This use is not yet approved by the FDA for use in males in this country. (You would have to go to the European Union or Mexico where it has received this approval.) But it remains food for thought!
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/02/24/fashion/24virus.html?ref=health
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