N.M. lawmakers approve cancer vaccine
(AP)


<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/health/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070312/ap_on_re_us/cancer_vaccine_n_m"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/rids/20070228/i/r2881726119.jpg?x=130&y=78&sig=ZCVFXuR1.YtFha4HvmKdnA--" align="left" height="78" width="130" alt="Human papillomavirus or HPV in an image courtesy of the CDC. More than a quarter of U.S. girls and women ages 14 to 59 are infected with the sexually transmitted human wart virus, which causes most cases of cervical cancer, U.S. health officials estimated on Tuesday. REUTERS/Handout" border="0" /></a>AP - New Mexico is on the verge of becoming the latest state to require sixth-grade girls to be vaccinated against a sexually transmitted virus that can cause cervical cancer, a spokesman for the governor said Monday.</p><br clear="all"/>

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