Studies: Circumcision reduces HIV risk
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Scientists say conclusive data shows there is no question circumcision reduces men's chances of catching HIV by up to 60 percent &#151; a finding experts are hailing as a major breakthrough in the fight against AIDS. Now, the question is how to put that fact to work to combat AIDS across Africa.
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Circumcision helps protect men from getting the AIDS virus but may make an already-infected man more likely to infect a woman if he does not let his penis heal completely, researchers said on Tuesday.
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Southern African countries, the world's region worst affected by AIDS, have been urged to embrace male circumcision to partially prevent the spread of HIV.
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Circumcising adult men may reduce by half their risk of getting the AIDS virus through heterosexual intercourse, the U.S. government announced Wednesday, as it shut down two studies in Africa testing the link.
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31 August 2004 - With women at least twice as likely to become infected with HIV as men when exposed to the virus that causes AIDS - and six times as vulnerable in parts of sub-Saharan Africa - HIV vaccine clinical trials must be geared towards meeting
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NEW YORK  - Mistaken assumptions about black sexuality are finding their way into scientific research on the spread of HIV, and this could do more to fuel risky behavior than prevent it, authors of a new commentary warn.
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Exposure to alcohol makes mouth cells more susceptible to HIV infection during oral sex, research has shown.
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Circumcision may reduce men's chances of contracting HIV by up to 60 percent &#151; but early results suggest the procedure may put women at increased risk of infection, according to preliminary data presented Tuesday.
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a medical journal article published Friday says that conclusive data shows there is no question circumcision reduces men's chances of catching HIV by up to 60 percent
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HIV can dodge destruction by powerful antiretroviral drugs by hiding out in the testicles, scientists say.
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Circumcising adult men may cut in half their risk of getting the AIDS virus through heterosexual intercourse, the U.S. government announced Wednesday, as it shut down two studies in Africa testing the link.
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Researchers report that a new topical cream appears to stop female monkeys from getting an HIV-like virus. The treatment, which aims to protect cells in the vagina from
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NEW YORK  - A program aimed at cutting  rates of sexually transmitted disease among minority women at  heightened risk seems to have lasting benefits, according to a  new study.
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A U.S. health expert urged governments worldwide Tuesday to endorse circumcision to slow the spread of HIV, saying men without the procedure have a greater risk of contracting the virus from infected female partners.
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Circumcision can dramatically cut the rate of HIV infection in heterosexual men, results from two African trials show.
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A "morning after" treatment for the  AIDS virus can help prevent infection after a rape, contact  with a contaminated needle or even a night of passion without a  condom, U.S. health officials said on Thursday.
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AIDS experts have called for a mass circumcision programme in South Africa, condemning a &quot;deafening silence&quot; from policy makers since studies revealed it sharply cut infection rates.