Although Gardasil has been proven to protect against two strains of the human papillomavirus (HPV) that cause cervical cancer, as well as two additional strains that cause genital warts, the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices has voted against its use as a routine immunization for boys and men. However, the committee did vote, almost [...]

Each year, an estimated 56,300 people in the U.S. become newly infected with HIV, the virus that causes AIDS—in part because about one-quarter of the more than 1.1 million Americans believed to be living with HIV don’t know they are infected, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. HIV is transmitted primarily [...]