N.H. to offer girls free cancer vaccine
(AP)


<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/health/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20061129/ap_on_he_me/cancer_vaccine"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20061129/capt.7254c3feb7ad42bf88dd0a5b0150ac51.cancer_vaccine_nyol953.jpg?x=86&y=130&sig=pgzRjcjcXyJfqhGLQ1szYA--" align="left" height="130" width="86" alt="A doctor holds the human papillomavirus vaccine Gardiasil in his hand at his Chicago office in this August file photo. New Hampshire announced plans on Wednesday, Nov. 29, 2006 to become the first state to offer the new cervical-cancer vaccine free to all girls. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)" border="0" /></a>AP - New Hampshire announced plans Wednesday to become the first state to offer the new cervical-cancer vaccine free to all girls. Beginning in January, the vaccine against the human papilloma virus, or HPV, will be provided to girls ages 11 through 18 as part of a state program that offers various immunizations to children at no cost.</p><br clear="all"/>