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More U.S. teens getting vaccinated against HPV

(HealthDay)—Six out of 10 U.S. parents are choosing to get their children vaccinated against the cancer-causing human papillomavirus (HPV), which is spread by sexual contact, federal health officials reported Thursday.

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Spike in syphilis among newborns driven by broader epidemic

Neonatologist Gurvir Khurana had only read about it in textbooks. Seeing it in real life has been a shock: baby after baby born severely anemic, lungs filled with fluid, bodies covered with rashes. Some only lived minutes; ...

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Flu hospitalizations, deaths increasing: CDC

(HealthDay)— Although this year's flu season appears to be an average one so far, more hospitalizations are being reported and deaths are increasing, federal health officials reported Friday.

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Men with Zika exposure to abstain from conceiving longer

(HealthDay)—The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has released new recommendations on how long men with either Zika infection or exposure should abstain from trying to conceive. The recommendations have been ...

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CDC: pregnant women should avoid Southeast Asia due to Zika

(HealthDay)—Zika continues to extend its reach around the globe, with U.S. health officials now urging women to delay travel to 11 countries in Southeast Asia where the virus is circulating.

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Chickenpox cases down 85 percent since two-dose vaccine started: CDC

(HealthDay)—Chickenpox—which is caused by the varicella-zoster virus—has continued declining in the United States since 2006, when doctors began routinely recommending a second dose of chickenpox (varicella) vaccine, ...

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