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| FDA: Gardasil vaccine stops boys' genital warts |
5 Sep 09, 07:49 |
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| WASHINGTON - Merck's blockbuster vaccine Gardasil, used to prevent cervical cancer in women, also stops viruses that cause genital warts in men, the Food and Drug Administration said Friday. In documents posted online, the FDA said the vaccine prevented genital warts in males 90 percent of the time. The vaccine works by blocking the two strains of the human papilloma virus, or HPV, which causes ... |
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