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SAN FRANCISCO (MedPage Today) -- Vaccination against human papillomavirus (HPV) significantly reduced the risk of recurrence after surgery for HPV-related cervical lesions, according to data reported here.

NEW ORLEANS (MedPage Today) -- National Football League players were significantly more likely to injure their legs and feet on a popular brand of artificial turf than on grass, researchers found in one of three NFL injury studies reported here.

WASHINGTON (MedPage Today) -- The FDA cautioned healthcare professionals and consumers of counterfeit surgical mesh products marketed as a known brand of the soft tissue support.

ATLANTA (MedPage Today) -- In patients with significant mitral value regurgitation, transcatheter repair using an investigational valve clip device appears to be safer than surgery and almost as durable, researchers reported here.

MIAMI BEACH (MedPage Today) -- A single high-dose tablet of an oral antifungal taken once a day cleared onychomycosis with efficacy similar to conventional treatment with two lower doses of the same drug, researchers found.

NEW ORLEANS (MedPage Today) -- Cementless total hip replacements appear to have greater longevity than cemented implants in younger patients, a Finnish study showed.

NEW ORLEANS (MedPage Today) -- For vertebral compression fractures, balloon kyphoplasty showed benefits over conservative therapy through two years of follow-up, researchers found.

NEW ORLEANS (MedPage Today) -- Injuries from recreational use of all-terrain vehicles (ATVs) are a significant and growing public health problem, especially for children, according to two studies reported here.

NEW ORLEANS (MedPage Today) -- The vast majority of spinal procedures using bone morphogenetic protein (BMP) involve off-label uses, researchers found.

SAN FRANCISCO (MedPage Today) -- Robot-assisted surgery for prostate cancer may require alteration in radiation planning but doesn't preclude sufficient lymph node sampling, according to results of two studies.