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HealthDay - TUESDAY, Nov. 18 (HealthDay News) -- People with HIV have about twice the risk of developing a non-AIDS cancer as members of the general population, a new report says.

HealthDay - Here are some of the latest health and medical news developments, compiled by editors of HealthDay:

HealthDay - Here are some of the latest health and medical news developments, compiled by editors of HealthDay:

AFP - An Australian scientist who developed a vaccine for cervical cancer is set to outline a breakthrough which could pave the way for a skin cancer vaccine, reports said Sunday.

AFP - An Australian scientist who developed a vaccine for cervical cancer is set to outline a breakthrough which could pave the way for a skin cancer vaccine, reports said Sunday.

HealthDay - Here are some of the latest health and medical news developments, compiled by editors of HealthDay:

HealthDay - Here are some of the latest health and medical news developments, compiled by editors of HealthDay:

Reuters - A vaccine designed to protect women and girls from cervical cancer caused by a wart virus may protect men, too, maker Merck and Co reported on Thursday.

AP - For the first time, an expensive vaccine aimed at preventing cervical cancer in women has proven successful at preventing a disease in men, according to a new study.

HealthDay - (HealthDay News) -- Menstrual bleeding typically occurs about every 28 days, and lasts for about four days at a time.

HealthDay - MONDAY, Nov. 3 (HealthDay News) -- An estimated 25,000 cases of cancers associated with human papillomavirus (HPV) occurred in 38 states and the District of Columbia between 1998 and 2003, U.S. officials reported Monday.

AP - In a rush to correct reports of substandard care for wounded soldiers, the Army flung open the doors of new specialized treatment centers so wide that up to half the soldiers currently enrolled do not have injuries serious enough to justify being there, The Associated Press has learned.

HealthDay - SUNDAY, Nov. 2 (HealthDay News) -- Obesity can wreck a person's health for many reasons. But for women, too much weight tacks on an additional danger: Studies have linked obesity and breast cancer in a variety of ways.

HealthDay - FRIDAY, Oct. 31 (HealthDay News) -- A simple mouth rinse can spot specific types of human papillomavirus, some of which cause genital warts and increase the risk of developing certain types of cancer, new research shows.

Reuters - An aggressive strategy of vaccinating older women against cervical cancer could deliver a crippling blow against the disease, cutting rates for that type of cancer in half for women through age 45, U.S. researchers said on Saturday.

Reuters - Even though Britain chose GlaxoSmithKline's Cervarix for its cervical cancer vaccine program, many British doctors pick Merck and Co's Gardasil for their own daughters, a well-known physician said on Friday.

HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, Oct. 22 (HealthDay) -- Gardasil, the two-year-old vaccine that's designed to prevent cervical cancer, is safe, U.S. officials said Wednesday.

HealthDay - TUESDAY, Oct. 21 (HealthDay News) -- Combining the use of MRI with a special vaginal coil, doctors can now assess the extent of cervical cancer and make more informed treatment decisions, a new study suggests.

HealthDay - MONDAY, Oct. 20 (HealthDay News) -- New discoveries in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), also called Lou Gehrig's disease, and Alzheimer's disease could bring new hope to patients, scientists say.