Health roundup: HPV vaccine found safe in large study

Your Tuesday morning health roundup:

Vaccine study: The Gardasil vaccine against the human papillomavirus, or HPV, is safe for teen girls and young women, a large new study finds. Like previous studies, this one found that some patients faint right after getting the shot and a few develop skin infections. But the study finds no link with more serious health problems. The vaccine protects against HPV strains that cause 70% of cervical cancers and some vaginal, mouth and throat cancers. (Wall Street Journal)

Altered cow: Scientists have created a genetically modified cow that gives milk lacking a protein responsible for many milk allergies. But don't go looking for cartons of low-allergy milk just yet: Researchers will have to show the new trait can be passed to new generations -- and convince nervous consumers the milk is safe. (BBC)

Doctors' notes: Patients who get a chance to see their doctors' notes are more likely to follow doctors' orders and feel a sense of control over their medical care, a new study shows. A few patients feel worried, confused or offended after seeing the notes, but almost all want to keep seeing them., researchers say. (HealthDay)

Today's talker: Do you feel queasy at the sight of a honeycomb? Freaked out by rotting wood or even the bubbles that form on pancakes? Then you may suffer from trypophobia -- a fear of clusters of small holes. It's not on the official list of phobias, but thousands of people claim to suffer from it and a team of British scientists is studying it, the Washington Post reports. But other scientists are skeptical this is a true phobia. As one says: "People can learn to be afraid of anything."