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HPV Vaccine: Why Boys -- Not Just Girls -- Need a Shot in the Arm

Why is HPV still considered a girls' disease? Today, "girls" well past girlhood are seeking the vaccine to guard against human papillomavirus and cervical cancer -- and, according to new findings by Dartmouth researchers, women aged 18-25 are more likely to get the $360 shots if they think their mother would approve. It's great that girls and women are being proactive. But where are the male counterparts? Why are women bearing yet another burden of sexual activity while their partners and boyfriends and husbands ride on the coattails of girls' earned immunity? (STD prevention now, just like ...

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