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Is the Gardasil vaccination reliable?

Is Gardasil vaccination reliable? I've heard plenty of ugly things about this vaccination. I have a 17-year-old daughter and her doctor recommends that she get this vaccine. I am very confused because of the negative and positive information. Would you be able to clarify?

Thousands gather at funeral for reality TV star Jade Goody

Thousands of mourners and well-wishers gathered Saturday at a church east of London for the funeral of controversial reality TV star Jade Goody.

Thousands to mourn reality TV star Goody

Thousands of well-wishers are expected to line the streets of east London Saturday for the funeral of controversial reality TV star Jade Goody.

Circumcision reduces risk of herpes and HPV infection

Men who are circumcised are less likely to get sexually transmitted infections such as genital herpes and human papillomavirus (HPV), but not syphilis, according to a study of adult African men published this week in the New England Journal of Medicine.

People.com: Jade Goody Effect: She Will Save Lives

Cancer screenings are up, as are hits on the disease's U.K. Web site

People.com: Dying Jade Goody Reveals Her Last Wishes

The U.K. reality star talks about her sons, her funeral and how she will be remembered

Study: Poor more at risk of cervical cancer

A new British study has discovered that the highest rates of cervical cancer are found in some of London's most deprived areas.

Pap test challenged by HPV DNA test

A staggering 99 percent of all cervical cancers are caused by the human papillomavirus (HPV), according to the American Cancer Society. For 50 years, the Pap test has been the gold standard for detecting cervical cancer. But there's a new kid on the block: the HPV DNA test.

HPV vaccine 101

Genital human papillomavirus, or HPV, which infects the skin and mucous membranes, is the most common sexually transmitted disease. About 20 million Americans have the virus, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. HPV is the major cause of cervical cancer, which kills about 250,000 women worldwide each year. In the United States, cervical cancer will be diagnosed in about 12,000 women this year, and 4,000 will die, the CDC says. Women get Pap smears to detect cervical cancer and now have the option of preventing it with a vaccine. Gardasil, developed by Merck, works to protect against four strains of HPV, including two connected to 70 percent of cervical cancers.

Robbed by rare virus, boy gets his voice back

Singing "Frosty the Snowman" and "Jingle Bells" may not seem like a big deal to most third-graders, but for Joey Finley, 8, doctors say it's a miracle.

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