New vaccine prevents cervical cancer.

The Food and Drug Administration has approved Gardasil, the first vaccine developed to prevent cervical cancer and precancerous genital lesions and genital warts due to certain types of human papillomavirus (HPV). The vaccine is approved for use in females ages 9 years to 26 years. Gardasil was evaluated and approved in six months under the FDA's priority review process--a process for products with potential to provide significant health benefits.