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Quadrivalent human papillomavirus vaccination for young girls is associated with reduced incidence of dysplasia and anogenital warts

Early Benefits for Quadrivalent HPV Vaccine in Canadian Teens

Reduced incidence of dysplasia and anogenital warts among girls vaccinated in grades 8 to 9
Yet another study finds no evidence that the measles-mumps-rubella (MMR) vaccine raises the risk of autism -- even among children who are at increased genetic risk. The latest research was reported in the April 21 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association

More Reassurance Against MMR-Autism Link

Finding held true even for children at risk for the developmental disorder
With respect to seropositivity

Aerosolized Measles Vaccine Inferior to Subcutaneous Vaccine

Lower rate of seropositivity for children receiving aerosolized versus subcutaneous vaccine
A clinical trial of an Ebola vaccine has been launched in the West African nation of Sierra Leone

CDC: Ebola Vaccine Trial Launches in Sierra Leone

Roughly 6,000 health workers will get shots in country hit hard by current outbreak
The quadrivalent human papillomavirus vaccine appears to be cost-effective for the prevention of oropharyngeal cancer among 12-year-old males

HPV4 Vaccine Cost-Effective for OPC Prevention in Teen Boys

Quadrivalent vaccine appears cost-effective among 12-year-old boys in Canada
Children with neurological disorders such as epilepsy or cerebral palsy are at increased risk for complications from the flu

Children With Neuro Disorders Need Flu Vaccine, May Not Get It

Children with neurological conditions more likely to develop flu-related complications
A quick-acting

Single-Dose Ebola Vaccine Effective in Nonhuman Primates

Animal tests are promising, but more work needed before human trials
A highly personalized vaccine can spur an immune response in people with advanced melanoma

Early Research Proving Hopeful for Melanoma Vaccine

Approach could be used against other cancers that typically have a high number of mutated proteins
Two separate teams of investigators conclude that an experimental Ebola vaccine is safe

Promising Research on rVSV Vaccine for Ebola

Immune response seen in all study volunteers; side effects were manageable
An experimental vaccine and a drug already on the market each may help slow down advanced ovarian cancer

SGO: Promising Research in Treatment of Ovarian Cancer

Experimental vaccine and cancer drug each slow disease progression, researchers find